The Billionaire's Captive Heart": "When Rory's family business is threatened by bankruptcy, she's forced to marry billionaire Elijah Blackwood to secure a merger. But their marriage of convenience soon turns into a battle of wills, as Rory struggles to maintain her independence and Elijah fights to control her. As they navigate their complicated pasts and uncertain futures, they must confront the dark secrets and lies that threaten to destroy their relationship. Will Rory and Elijah find love and redemption, or will their captive hearts forever be trapped in a prison of their own making?"
I gazed at the oust warning on my family's art gallery, my heart sinking like a titanic in an ocean. How could this be happening? The Thompson Art Gallery had turned out to be an essence in this populace for ages . My parents had poured their energy and money into establishing this line of work, and now it was on the rim of collapsing .
I felt a hand on my elbow , and I turned to see my mother's tear- filled face. "Rory, I'm so sorry. I can't figure out what to do."
I sucked in air and tried to bolster her. "We'll figure something out, Mom. We always do."
But the veracity was, I had no plan how we were going to save the gallery. My parents had taken out a second loan on our home to keep the establishment floating, but it wasn't sufficient. The bank was threatening to impound on the property, and we were up the creek.
As I was motionless there, feeling helpless and desperate, I couldn't help but think of Elijah Blackwood. He was a billionaire businessman with a reputation for being hard - hearted and coy. I had heard gossips that he was eyeing up to invest in local businesses, but I had never thought that our gallery would be of interest to him.
And even, as I looked at the oust warning, I couldn't help but wonder if Elijah Blackwood might be our only hope.
After being fired from her chef job in New York, Sophia embarked on a Parisian vacation to escape the frustration. She lodged with a French family, quickly winning over the hearts of the husband and wife with her kindness and helpfulness. They saw an opportunity for their son, Mario, a talented chef with a troubled love life, and urged him to make a move. Sophia and Mario's chemistry was undeniable. As they spent more time together, Mario taught Sophia innovative cooking techniques, and she documented their culinary adventures on social media. Her unique posts caught the attention of her former boss, who offered her a lucrative salary to return to New York. Torn between her blossoming love for Mario and the tempting job offer, Sophia must decide between following her heart or pursuing her career ambitions.
After two years of marriage, Sadie was finally pregnant. Filled with hope and joy, she was blindsided when Noah asked for a divorce. During a failed attempt on her life, Sadie found herself lying in a pool of blood, desperately calling Noah to ask him to save her and the baby. But her calls went unanswered. Shattered by his betrayal, she left the country. Time passed, and Sadie was about to be wed for a second time. Noah appeared in a frenzy and fell to his knees. "How dare you marry someone else after bearing my child?"
Her fiance and her best friend worked together and set her up. She lost everything and died in the street. However, she was reborn. The moment she opened her eyes, her husband was trying to strangle her. Luckily, she survived that. She signed the divorce agreement without hesitation and was ready for her miserable life. To her surprise, her mother in this life left her a great deal of money. She turned the tables and avenged herself. Everything went well in her career and love when her ex-husband came to her.
Corinne devoted three years of her life to her boyfriend, only for it to all go to waste. He saw her as nothing more than a country bumpkin and left her at the altar to be with his true love. After getting jilted, Corinne reclaimed her identity as the granddaughter of the town’s richest man, inherited a billion-dollar fortune, and ultimately rose to the top. But her success attracted the envy of others, and people constantly tried to bring her down. As she dealt with these troublemakers one by one, Mr. Hopkins, notorious for his ruthlessness, stood by and cheered her on. “Way to go, honey!”
After three secretive years of marriage, Eliana never met her enigmatic husband until she was served with divorce papers and learned of his extravagant pursuit of another. She snapped back to reality and secured a divorce. Thereafter, Eliana unveiled her various personas: an esteemed doctor, legendary secret agent, master hacker, celebrated designer, adept race car driver, and distinguished scientist. As her diverse talents became known, her ex-husband was consumed by remorse. Desperately, he pleaded, "Eliana, give me another chance! All my properties, even my life, are yours."
There was only one man in Raegan's heart, and it was Mitchel. In the second year of her marriage to him, she got pregnant. Raegan's joy knew no bounds. But before she could break the news to her husband, he served her divorce papers because he wanted to marry his first love. After an accident, Raegan lay in the pool of her own blood and called out to Mitchel for help. Unfortunately, he left with his first love in his arms. Raegan escaped death by the whiskers. Afterward, she decided to get her life back on track. Her name was everywhere years later. Mitchel became very uncomfortable. For some reason, he began to miss her. His heart ached when he saw her all smiles with another man. He crashed her wedding and fell to his knees while she was at the altar. With bloodshot eyes, he queried, "I thought you said your love for me is unbreakable? How come you are getting married to someone else? Come back to me!"
Due to the plight of her family, Phoebe had no choice but to embark on the path of selling herself. In an accident, she had a tangled night with Alexander. Everything began to derail, and even if she fled to the ends of the earth, she would still be found by him and entangled... *** Phoebe screamed in frustration, "What do you want from me?" What was this supposed to be? He raised an eyebrow wickedly. "What do I want? You'll find out soon enough." With that, he hoisted her up and carried her back into the office. The door slammed shut with a kick, and he cleared the desk with a sweep of his arm before laying her down on it, his body pinning hers in place, completely trapping her in his grasp. Every cell in his body was telling him he wanted her. He wanted to claim her again. This time, there would be no escape for her-he wouldn't let her slip away. Never again. If he had suffered for five years, then this woman wouldn't get off easily either!