A high-society romance where pretense turned into reality. Van, the heir to a top-tier fortune and a regular on the front page of the Wall Street Journal, had been mocked for being perpetually single, with even rumors swirling about his "dysfunction." Winnie, a Hollywood superstar desperate to escape her constant barrage of scandals, encountered this billionaire worth tens of billions. To her surprise, Van presented her with an unexpected proposal: "Pretend to date me for a year. You won't have to do anything else. I'll pay you $100 million after taxes." She planned to laugh it off but couldn't ignore the man's chiseled features-the way his shadowed face was lit up as he casually raised an eyebrow and lit a cigarette in the glow of firelight, his voice steady and laced with danger. She remembered their first meeting in a torrential downpour-the man reclining in a silver Maybach, eyes half-closed, exuding charm yet utterly unattainable. She also remembered later, when everyone had believed him to be unshakable and untouchable, he had appeared alone, worn and weary, at her remote desert film set, quietly asking: "Do you really have to shoot this kiss scene?" Behind this contract lay something far deeper than money-a fixation, a love that had turned real, or perhaps an irresistible force neither of them had recognized. $100 million had set the stage for a high-stakes battle of love and hate that would ultimately unravel.
Los Angeles is famous for its sunshine and beaches, but every fall, when the humidity drops to 20-30%, the golden maple leaves clinging to the branches and the gentle breeze create the illusion of being in a high-latitude region. Yet, this is Los Angeles, the largest city in California, where cloudless blue skies and slightly sweet air are the norm.
Before stepping out, fully made up and ready, Winnie Loxley noticed that the previously azure sky had turned slightly grayish. Her assistant pointed out a 40% chance of rain from afternoon to evening and reminded her to prepare for the drop in temperature. Winnie listened but dismissed the warning, knowing how unreliable Los Angeles rain forecasts usually were.
The Alphard van rounded a corner and picked her up outside a modern concrete apartment-turned-studio. Without pause, it headed straight for California's Highway 1. This iconic coastal highway north of Los Angeles, winding along the Pacific Ocean, is renowned for its breathtaking ocean views. However, Winnie wasn't in the mood to admire the scenery, her thoughts interrupted by a soft female voice.
"Winnie, thank you so much for coming all the way to pick me up," the voice said. It was sweet and pleasant, though the overly cautious tone made its owner seem a bit uneasy.
Winnie shifted her gaze from the ocean to glance at Mia, seated beside her. "It's okay. The company hasn't assigned you a car yet, and it wasn't far for me."
Mia was a newly signed junior artist with a somewhat tongue-twisting stage name. She had explained that, lacking standout looks, she hoped the name would grab attention. At just 22 years old, fresh out of school, Mia had already starred in a couple of Netflix dramas and built up some recognition.
It was Mia's first time riding with Winnie, and she hadn't expected her to be so easygoing, without any diva-like behavior. Relieved, she let down her guard and asked, "It's my first time attending an event like this. Is there anything I should prepare for?"
Winnie smiled gently, as if reminiscing about her own first public appearance years ago. She raised her hand and lightly patted Mia's shoulder in a comforting gesture.
"Don't worry, just stick with me!" Winnie said softly.
Although she was still relatively new to stardom, Mia usually had three or four people surrounding her wherever she went.
Winnie chuckled, "So why didn't you bring them along?"
Mia pouted slightly. "The organizers didn't allow it."
"Exactly," Winnie replied.
"You can't pull any strings to make an exception?" Mia asked, her eyes sparkling with hope.
It was an understandable question.
Winnie was the biggest star in their talent agency. By the age of 27, she had already won two Best Actress awards and one Best Supporting Actress award-practically the pinnacle for a young actress. Yet here she was, attending this event without even being allowed to bring her assistant.
Winnie said, "Even I can't."
"It's just some rich person's banquet." Mia muttered under her breath. "Do rich people think they're so special?"
"Being rich is very special," Winnie responded simply, raising her eyebrows slightly, her expression becoming a bit livelier than before.
Mia laughed, her tone turning playful, almost childlike. "But you're really rich yourself."
"Money," Winnie said lightly, as if making casual conversation, "the more, the better, of course."
The coastal highway stretched endlessly into the distance. After a long drive, the scenery ahead finally began to change.
It was a marina.
Despite the forecast for rain, the seaside at just past four in the afternoon showed no signs of gloom. The sunlight filtered through the clouds in fine threads, clear and pure. Inside the harbor, hundreds of sailboats and yachts were moored, their sails neatly tied to the masts in preparation for the predicted storm. This was a playground for the wealthy, a sanctuary for the affluent. Yet, two months ago, it had quietly changed ownership. Nobody knew who the new owner of this marina was.
Reaching the marina meant they were nearing the hotel.
Across the bay, perched on the hillside, was a cluster of white buildings. Built into the slope of the mountain, their large glass windows reflected the emerald sea. Inside, dazzling crystal chandeliers had already been lit. From a distance, the scene looked like golden fireworks floating on the ocean.
The car glided smoothly along the asphalt road outside the marina. Mia leaned against the window, her eyes widening in astonishment. She caught sight of a towering, pure white superyacht docked at the marina, so massive she couldn't count how many decks it had at a glance. She wanted to gasp in amazement, but noticing that Winnie seemed entirely unfazed, she swallowed her surprise and sat quietly.
Meanwhile, in the VIP lounge on the top floor, Edison, the host of the banquet, stood by the window, taking a phone call.
The voice on the other end was deep and refined. "It's going to pour. The hotel says there'll be a massive storm. Commercial flights might not be able to take off."
Edison chuckled and shook his head. "Don't tell me you're still in Las Vegas."
From the top floor of the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, neon lights painted a kaleidoscope of indulgence below, amplifying the city's hedonistic atmosphere. Few people knew that hidden within the executive office on the top floor was a giant ocean-view window. The man on the call stood before the glass wall, his reflection outlined against the deep blue backdrop of a virtual sea.
"Still at the hotel. Just wrapped up a meeting," he said, exhaling a stream of smoke as he habitually tapped the ash off his slim white cigarette.
"If flights are grounded and the yacht's here at the marina, how do you plan to make it to the banquet on time?" Edison asked.
The voice on the phone carried a faint smile, tinged with unhurried nonchalance. "Since when was punctuality a requirement?"
After hanging up, Edison's assistant, in charge of public relations for the event, asked, "Mr. Marlowe is still in Las Vegas? Coming from there, wouldn't he arrive after midnight?"
Edison wasn't worried. He knew the man was meticulous in everything he did. The suggestion of a delay was likely just a joke.
As expected, moments after the call ended, a helicopter rose into the skies before the storm arrived, climbing steadily to the stratosphere. Against the darkening heavens, it prepared to cut through turbulent weather on its way to Los Angeles.
At the hotel's revolving doors, the sliding door of the Alphard van opened automatically. A leg in stiletto heels emerged from beneath the hem of a sleek black satin gown. The soft click of her heel echoed gently as it met the marble floor.
She is a wealthy and wealthy woman renowned in New York, and he is a financial tycoon in Washington. Their marriage is a family alliance without any emotional connection. In order to cultivate this love, she hid her identity and entered her husband's company, but unexpectedly, the first thing she did at work was the sexual hidden rules of her immediate supervisor.
'Sir, this card is rejected either!" Vanessa's eyes crossed with a trace of pity. Such a beautiful man was a penniless vagrant. But, luckily, he met her. Vanessa was worried about how to spend the 100,000 dollars, or her brother would nag her again. So she handed the card over directly, 'Use this." Aaron Anderson looked down and saw a fair arm stretched out from behind him. The girl was extremely good-looking, just looked cold. He raised an eyebrow, and for the first time in his life, he had the illusion of being a kept man.
Sophia Ysabelle, 26 years old, accepted the life-changing deal of marrying the famous billionaire, Daniel Kelley, not for his money but his name. They have different reasons for marrying each other. Daniel needs a woman to pretend as his wife to get the biggest investment for their company, which will lead them to the top-grossing company in the whole state of California. While Sophia needs someone 'powerful' on her back while still seeking justice for what happened to her in the past. But there is a big problem between the two of them, they couldn't stand alone in one place facing each other. Daniel is a cold and arrogant billionaire with a smile as precious as a diamond, and who already put her under his judgement from the very first time they met. And Sophia is a stubborn yet resilient woman who never backs down from anyone's judgement, not even from her future husband's rudeness. But in the end, will she tell him the real reason for marrying him? When he finds out the truth, will he continue to judge her? Will he be able to protect her from her dark past or he will just remain a cold and arrogant husband towards her? "Never judge someone without knowing the whole story. You may think you understand, but you don't"
Aviva~~~ I sat on the ground looking at the sight in front of me. I cried again and again. "Why did you leave us?"I screamed to the top of my lungs. " why us" I screamed a gain this time my lungs felt painful but not compared to my heart. " why did you have to leave us?"I said in lower tone this time lowering my head and looking down at the grave. I just couldn't understand life or was it fate? It took from us the most loved person. "Why did you have to leave us miserable with no support dad?" I said looking down at his grave. The grave I was sitting at the moment hopping that my dad could comeback and live happy with us like how we used to be. Hoping that at least my dad could come and take me to where he went up there Hoping that when I go back home everything could go back to where they were before my dad died.
Introduction: She was the daughter of a plutocrat, an elite with multiple identities, known and respected by everyone; she was a young girl from a rich family, who was peacocky and shameless, loathed by all. After being reborn as her, she defeated the bad man and the angelic bitch, took revenge on the bad guy who killed her, married the noblest man, got into the sweetest relationship, and stunned the world! Reporter, "Mr. Leach, what is your favourite thing in the world?" Benson, "Jill." Reporter, "Mr. Leach, what do you like to do most every day?" Benson smiled, "Sleeping with Jill in my arms at night." Juliana: ...
Kadin and Billy, two young pupils, got hold of a notebook with a mysterious scribbling in it after a professor was assaulted and maybe murdered for it. Looking for answers and starting to fall in love Billy falls into the hands of the devils. Kadin runs into the dangerous prophet that manipulates everyone with supernatural powers. Desperate to save the brave Billy she fell madly in love with she runs for help by the people they shared the mystery of the script with and they devise a risky and desperate plan to deceive the Devil. She negotiates with the Devil alone and takes a huge risk trying to trick him. Their lives hang on a thread as Kadin tries her best to navigate the dangers. The curse follows them home and now their families are also in danger. They are oblivious of the fact that the future of the world as we know it hangs on a thread and that the danger is far bigger than they can imagine in their wildest dreams. Join Billy and Kadin to try and unravel the mystery before the peril is divulged when even more sinister characters knock on their front door.
Kallie, a mute who had been ignored by her husband for five years since their wedding, also suffered the loss of her pregnancy due to her cruel mother-in-law. After the divorce, she learned that her ex-husband had quickly gotten engaged to the woman he truly loved. Holding her slightly rounded belly, she realized that he had never really cared for her. Determined, she left him behind, treating him as a stranger. Yet, after she left, he scoured the globe in search of her. When their paths crossed once more, Kallie had already found new happiness. For the first time, he pleaded humbly, "Please don't leave me..." But Kallie's response was firm and dismissive, cutting through any lingering ties. "Get lost!"
"I'm going to tell you what I have in mind," he murmured. "First you're going to strip down until you're completely naked," he whispered against her ear. "Then I'm going to tie you up so you're completely powerless and subject to my every whim." "Mmm, sounds good so far," she murmured. "Then I'm going to insert a plug to prepare you for me. After that I'm going to spank that sweet ass of yours until it's rosy with my marks." She shivered uncontrollably, her mind exploding with the images he evoked. She let out a small whimper as he sucked the lobe of her ear into his mouth. God, she could cum with just his words. She was already aching with need. Her nipples tingled and hardened to painful points. Her clit pulsed and twitched between her legs until she clamped her thighs together to alleviate the burn. "And then I'm going to f**k your mouth. But I won't cum. Not yet. When I'm close, I'll flog you again until your ass is burning and you're on fire with the need for relief. And then I'm going to f**k that ass. I'm going to take you hard and rough, to the very limits of what you can withstand. I won't be gentle. Not tonight. I'm going to take you as roughly as you can stand. And then I'm going to cum all over your ass. Are you ready to be completely and utterly dominated?"
"Miss Brown, I am the butler here at your service," the butler replied. "My master wants to buy the baby in your belly." "What?!" Does that mean the abortion didn't take place? Did they kidnap her from the operating table just to buy the baby? But why her? "You..." Alice was about to ask a question, but the man in front of her calmly continued, as if he had expected her question, "You're pregnant with his child, and he needs a child. That's all I can tell you." Alice was forced to sign a surrogacy contract and eight months later gave birth to two healthy babies. Fortunately, the man was unaware of her daughter's existence. It wasn't until five years later that fate brought them together again...
The day Lilah found out that she was pregnant, she caught her fiancé cheating on her. Her remorseless fiancé and his mistress almost killed her. Lilah fled for her dear life. When she returned to her hometown five years later, she happened to save a little boy's life. The boy's father turned out to be the world's richest man. Everything changed for Lilah from that moment. The man didn't let her experience any inconvenience. When her ex-fiancé bullied her, he crushed the scumbag's family and also rented out an entire island just to give Lilah a break from all the drama. He also taught Lilah's hateful father a lesson. He crushed all her enemies before she even asked. When Lilah's vile sister threw herself at him, he showed her a marriage certificate and said, "I'm happily married and my wife is much more beautiful than you are!" Lilah was shocked. "When did we ever get married? Last I checked, I was still single." With a wicked smile, he said, "Honey, we've been married for five years. Isn't it about time we had another child together?" Lilah's jaw dropped to the floor. What the hell was he talking about?
The dream of everyone with regards to marriage is to be able to find that special someone and settle down with them. Even arranged marriages grant you an opportunity to meet your partner briefly before the wedding. How will you feel about waking up in the morning with someone sleeping next to you who is not just anyone but your legally married partner yet with no memory of how that had happened in just a few hours of going out the previous day? This is the story of Jason Haward and Julia Harrison, two strangers trapped in a marriage they never planned. The quest to find out why led to the unfolding of a mystery which made them realize they are both living a lie. To find out more, read this amazing story of love, betrayal, revenge and murder.
Rose looked at the reports in her hand and was in shock... The reports said that she was one month pregnant, however, how can she get pregnant when she didn't have any man in her life... "Was it because of that dream? Could I get pregnant because I have sex in my dream?" She thought... She didn't have any mental problems, however, except for this she can't able to think about anything... However, she still didn't get out of her surprise when she met the man in her dream... Kevin Davis looked at the reports in her hand and asked, "Is this child mine?" However, Rose didn't answer but asked... "Was that night not a dream?" Kevin was angry because it was his first time and she thinks it was a dream... Kevin forced her to marry him however, Rose didn't want it... She wanted to abort the child but he didn't let her... In the end... Rose agreed to marry him... She looked at Kevin's blue eyes and said, "I will marry you, however, I had two conditions..." "First, after marriage, you can't control my freedom, I still had the right to do whatever I want. Don't worry I won't harm the child." "Second, if I ever found out that you had cheated behind my back then I will leave with my child and you can't stop me..." Both of them got married... However, after she falls in love with him... She found there are hidden secrets in his past...