What would you do if you found out your husband married you to hide his love for another woman- His step-sister? Sophia Johnson thought she had everything: beauty, intelligence, and a marriage to the man she secretly loved. A first-class graduate in Graphic and Web Design, she had worked hard to overcome a painful childhood. Orphaned at eight and later losing her grandfather at fourteen, she believed life had finally given her a chance at happiness when she married Richard. Marrying Richard Lincoln, the powerful CEO of Lincoln Enterprises, felt like a dream come true. She had admired him from afar, and their arranged marriage seemed like fate. For three years, she poured her heart into their relationship, believing they were building something real. But everything shattered on the night of their third wedding anniversary. A single post. A blurred photo. Her husband gifting her favorite necklace to another woman. At first, she dismissed it as a misunderstanding, until she discovered the truth. Richard's heart had never belonged to her. It belonged to his step-sister. And to make matters worse, that same step-sister had finalized her divorce that very day. And she is back into our lives. Now Sophia has to make a choice. Will she walk out of the marriage with Richard or will she try to find a way to save her marriage, despite the step sister? ~~~~~ My other story #Her Good luck system #Mr. Billionaire wants me back #Unknown children of Ceo Kenzo Kareem Black
On the day of our third wedding anniversary. Richard bought me a necklace I've loved for a long time at a high price.
Everyone said that he's crazy about me.
I was joyfully preparing a candlelight dinner when I received a video.
In the video, he put the necklace on another girl with his own hands, "Congratulations on your new life."
Turns out, today is not just our wedding anniversary. It's also the day his first love got divorced.
I never thought that this would happen to me. Even though my marriage with Richard wasn't borne out of romance.
But in public, he has always indulged me as a doting husband. I sat at the dining table, staring at the now cold steak, and at the still trending search –– Richard spent millions only to please his wife.
All of these, have become silent mockery.
At two in the morning, the black Mercedes-Maybach finally drove into the yard.
Through the floor-to-ceiling window, I could see the man getting off the car, dressed in a custom-tailored dark suit, towering figure, noble and elegant.
"Why haven't you gone to bed yet?"
Richard flipped on the light, noticing me sitting in the dining room with a bit of surprise.
I attempted to get up, but due to my numb leg, I collapsed back onto the chair, saying, "I was waiting for you."
"You missed me?" He laughed nonchalantly, went to pour himself a glass of water, glancing at the untouched dinner on the table with some surprise.
If he wanted to pretend, I would hold my emotions back as well.
I stretched out my hand towards him and said with a crooked smile, "Happy third anniversary, where's my gift?"
"Sorry, I was too busy today and forgot to prepare for it."
He paused, then finally realized that today was our wedding anniversary.
He reached out to tousle my hair but I reflexively dodged it.
I didn't know what else his hand had touched this evening, and it felt a bit repulsive. He was slightly taken aback.
Pretending I hadn't noticed, I kept smiling softly at him,
"Still trying to fool me? You've clearly bid on my favorite necklace, and it's even trending on social media! Give it to me now."
"Sophia..." Richard slowly retrieved his hand, his face impassive, his voice light,
"That necklace, I've actually bid for Henry." ...
As stated online, a brother is always the best shield.
I barely managed to keep the smile on my face, "Is that so?"
"Yes, as you know, he attracts trouble like bees to honey."
Richard's tone and expressions gave nothing away.
Looking at him under the light, with his flawlessly handsome features, I suddenly feel like I might have never truly understood this man.
I even start to question if this is really the first time he has lied to me.
Or maybe, I just trusted him too much in the past. If it weren't for the anonymous video I received, I wouldn't have doubted his explanation at all.
Seeing that I stayed quiet, he patiently tried to comfort me, "I shouldn't have forgotten such an important day.
I'll definitely make it up to you with a gift tomorrow."
"All I want is that necklace."
I still want to give him a chance.
The angle in the video didn't reveal the woman's face.
Just maybe, their relationship isn't something bad.
Richard showed a hint of hesitation.
I looked at him with confusion,
"Is it not possible?
Let Henry, for the sake of you, his brother, bear losing his admirers.
It shouldn't be an issue right?" He remained silent for a moment, understanding my insistence, all he could do was reply, "I'll ask him tomorrow, It's not right to forcefully take what someone cherishes."
"Do I ask 'him' or 'her'?" Unable to inquire further, I simply reply, "Alright."
"Have you been waiting for me, starving?"
Richard starts to clean up the dining table.
His distinctly boned fingers, landing on the china-white tableware, look pretty good.
I nod, "Mm, it's our anniversary."
As I stand up to help him clean up, he stops me.
His voice is soft, "Just sit down, let your husband cook you some noodles."
"Oh."
Seeing him like this, the doubt in my heart fades a bit more.
Could a man who has cheated really be so calm and considerate?
It's strange, Richard was born with a gold spoon in his mouth, yet he has such good cooking skills.
His meals are quick and delicious.
However, he rarely cooks on regular days.
After about ten minutes, a bowl of enticing-looking tomato and egg noodles is served.
"It's delicious!" After taking a bite, I praised him generously, "Who did you learn to cook from?
It's even better than the restaurants outside."
He looks startled, as if lost in some memory.
About half a minute later, he finally responds in a low voice,
"Those two years when I was studying abroad, I had to learn to cook just to satisfy my stomach."
I originally just asked out of curiosity, without giving it much thought.
Coming upstairs after taking a bath and laying on my bed, it was already past three.
Behind me, the man's hot body pressed against mine.
His chin was in my neck hollow, lightly rubbing against it.
"Are you in the mood?"
His voice was as if it had been polished with sandpaper.
The breath between his words sprayed onto my skin, causing ripples of shivers.
Before I could answer, he leaned over, his hand slipping under my silk nightdress.
He was always dominant in bed, not allowing me to resist.
But this time, I had to refuse, "Husband, I can't today..."
My voice, like my body, had softened into a puddle of water.
"Hm?" Richard was softly kissing on my neck, his hand reaching down, saying embarrassingly candid words: "Down here is welcoming me so much, aren't you?"
"I, have a stomachache today."
Hearing this, he finally halted his movements. He gently kissed my earlobe and pulled me into his arms,
"I forgot, your period is coming soon.
Get a good rest."
The heartstrings I had just relaxed tightened immediately.
I turned to look at him without blinking, "My period was at the beginning of the month, it's been over for a while now."
"Is it?" He looked calm, asking in return without losing his composure,
"Did I remember it wrong? Does it hurt badly? Should I ask Aunt Sandra to accompany you to the hospital tomorrow?"
"I went there this morning."
"What did the doctor say?" "The doctor said..." I lowered my eyes, hesitating briefly.
The doctor said that I was five weeks pregnant.
The abdominal pain was due to a threatened miscarriage.
I need to take medication to boost progesterone first, and have an ultrasound check-up for the fetal heartbeat in two weeks.
Finding out that I was pregnant on our wedding anniversary was undoubtedly the best gift.
I hid the pregnancy test results in a tiny glass jar, concealed in the homemade cake at the center, planning to give Richard a surprise during our candlelight dinner.
Yet, until now, the cake remained untouched in the refrigerator.
No one paid any attention to it.
"It's nothing serious.
I might have an upset stomach from drinking too many cold beverages recently."
I chose to hide the truth for the time being.
If the necklace returns tomorrow, everything will be fine.
However, if it does not, our marriage, with a third person involved, might struggle to continue.
Telling him about the child would lose its original meaning.
I had a restless night.
Probably no woman could calmly accept the fact that her husband might be having an affair.
Unexpectedly, the matter that I have been worrying about quickly had a follow-up.
The next day, while Richard was still washing up, someone knocked on the door.
I had just changed my clothes, I opened the door to see Aunt Sandra pointing downstairs, "Madam, Miss Bianca is here, she said she came to return something."
Bianca is the daughter of Richard's stepmother, with no blood relation , two years older than him.
When you think about it, she could also be considered a lady of the Lincoln household.
Aunt Sandra was arranged by the Lincoln household to take care of us, and she habitually refers to her as "Miss Bianca".
I was somewhat puzzled. Normally, besides meeting Bianca at family banquets back at the old house, we don't interact much, let alone borrow things from each other.
"Return something?"
"Yes, it's in a very delicate jewelry box, it should be some kind of jewelry."
Aunt Sandra replied.
Maureen Smith died at the age of 23 due to cancer and was lucky enough to be reborn back to the age of 17th faced with the same challenges of life she faced in her past life but this time she had a System. "A Good Luck System." All she has to do is to absorb good luck from the list of people provided by the system. If not she will die again when she clocks 23. And at the top of the list was a notorious bully Liam Williams. ***** Liam Williams, after the untimely death of his father and elder brother. He became the rejected son. As his mother and grandfather kept blaming him for this brother and father demise. That somehow had a drastic change in Liam's behavior. And to make matters worse his mother went and adopted another son who looks like his elder. Causing him to become a notorious bully both in and out of school. Will Maureen master the courage of facing the man who has the most good Luck? If she does succeed in approaching him, will he bully her too? What will happen to Maureen's lover in her past life? will they still be together in her present life? What will happen when Liam's adopted brother turns out to be among the people Maureen will need to absorb good luck from? Will Maureen's Good luck quest turned out to be a good Luck for better health and life or a good luck for Love Square? To find out read this book. My other books. # Mr. Billionaire Wants me back # Unknown children of Ceo Kenzo Kareem Black # Brought by the Mafia Don
After the heartbreaking death of her parents, Bella's world was crumbled and she lost her sense of living. Her uncle took over her family business and treated her cruelly, demoted her to a maid. She endured all the maltreatments hoping on the inheritance money she will get once she is twenty years. But she was in for a surprise when she requested for the money and was told that it was gone. As a means to compensate her, her uncle gave her a job appointment. Bella went to the appointment where she realized that she had been sold to the ruthless, famous, wicked and evil mafia boss that rules the underworld. Damien Santoro, the devil himself, he was terror and nightmare all together. A ruthless mafia boss that bought Bella, he had only three intentions for her; break her, impregnate her and make her feel the pains that he always feels. Will Bella survive his ruthless ways and found her feet again or will she be another victim just like the others. Read to find out.
Four years ago, Rhian Valdez thought she was the most luckiest woman in the entire New York city to be able to marry the love her life. " Jake Cabrera." Even though it was a marriage of convenient she was still happy. But she was brought back to reality when he finally came home after four years and serve her a divorce paper. As if that was not enough he brought home is pregnant Mistress. Will Jake do when he found out Rhian true identity? Will go after her? And even if he does will Rhian accept him? Read to find out
Arianna Williams from an average family of city T who live with her mother and younger siblings . What will happen when she will cross part with KENZO KAREEM BLACK a ruthless and cool man and the owner of BLAQ COMPANY Keep reading to found out
When Zora was sick during the early days of her pregnancy, Ezrah was with his first love, Piper. When Zora got into an accident and called Ezrah, he said he was busy, when in actual fact, he was buying shoes for Piper. Zora lost her baby because of the accident, and throughout her stay at the hospital, Ezrah never showed up. She already knew that he didn't love her, but that was the last straw for the camel's back, and her fragile heart could not take it anymore. When Ezrah arrived home a few days after Zora was discharged from the hospital, he no longer met the woman who always greeted him with a smile and cared for him. Zora stood at the top of the stairs and yelled with a cold expression, "Good news, Ezrah! Our baby died in a car accident. There is nothing between us anymore, so let's get a divorce." The man who claimed not to have any feelings for Zora, being cold and distant towards her, and having asked her for a divorce twice, instantly panicked.
COALESCENCE OF THE FIVE SERIES BOOK ONE: THE 5-TIME REJECTED GAMMA & THE LYCAN KING BOOK TWO: THE ROGUES WHO WENT ROGUE BOOK THREE: THE INDOMITABLE HUNTRESS & THE HARDENED DUKE *** BOOK ONE: After being rejected by 5 mates, Gamma Lucianne pleaded with the Moon Goddess to spare her from any further mate-bonds. To her dismay, she is being bonded for the sixth time. What’s worse is that her sixth-chance mate is the most powerful creature ruling over all werewolves and Lycans - the Lycan King himself. She is certain, dead certain, that a rejection would come sooner or later, though she hopes for it to be sooner. King Alexandar was ecstatic to meet his bonded mate, and couldn’t thank their Goddess enough for gifting him someone so perfect. However, he soon realizes that this gift is reluctant to accept him, and more than willing to sever their bond. He tries to connect with her but she seems so far away. He is desperate to get intimate with her but she seems reluctant to open up to him. He tries to tell her that he is willing to commit to her for the rest of his life but she doesn’t seem to believe him. He is pleading for a chance: a chance to get to know her; a chance to show her that he’s different; and a chance to love her. But when not-so-subtle crushes, jealous suitors, self-entitled Queen-wannabes, an old flame, a silent protector and a past wedding engagement threaten to jeopardize their relationship, will Lucianne and Xandar still choose to be together? Is their love strong enough to overcome everything and everyone? Or will Lucianne resort to enduring a sixth rejection from the one person she thought she could entrust her heart with?
[Cute Baby + Secret Identity + Powerful hero and heroine!] Caroline loved Damian with all her heart for five whole years. She devoted herself to him and lived humbly for his sake. However, when the couple faced a crisis, she hoped that the news of her pregnancy would fix their marriage, but what she got in return was just a divorce agreement. And to make things worse, while she was about to give birth, she had fallen into someone's trap and her life was in danger. After managing to survive such a harrowing experience, she was determined to cut all ties with the man. Five years later, she re-emerged with her head held high, being the CEO of a famous company. Those who used to bully her now got a taste of their own medicine. And the truth about the past gradually surfaced... Dazzled by Caroline's newfound confidence, her ex-husband wanted to get back together with her, but she just turned a blind eye to his advances. Damian pleaded desperately, "Honey, our baby needs both his parents. Please remarry me!"
Madison had always believed that she would marry Colten. She spent her youth admiring him from afar, dreaming of their future life together. But Colten was always indifferent to her, and when he abandoned her at a time when she needed him most, she finally realized that he never loved her. With renewed resolve and a thirst for revenge, Madison left. Endless possibilities lay ahead, but Colten was no longer part of her plans. Colten rushed to her place in a panic. "Madison, please come back to me. I’ll give you everything!" It was his powerful uncle who answered the door. "She's my woman now."
Janice, the long-forgotten legitimate heiress, made her way back to her family, pouring her heart into winning their hearts. Yet, she had to relinquish her very identity, her academic credentials, and her creative works to her foster sister. In return for her sacrifices, she found no warmth, only deeper neglect. Resolute, Janice vowed to cut off all emotional bonds. Transformed, she now stood as a master of martial arts, adept in eight languages, an esteemed medical expert, and a celebrated designer. With newfound resolve, she declared, "From this day forward, no one in this family shall cross me."
Amy didn't expect that her husband whom she had loved and trusted earnestly for many years would be cheating on her by having sex with his secretary. When she confronted him, he and his secretary mocked and ridiculed her, they called her barren to her face, afterall, she had not conceived for the past three years that she had been married to her husband, Callan. Terribly Heartbroken, she filed for divorce and left to the club, she picked a random gigolo, had a hot one night stand with him, paid him and dissapeared to a small city. She came back to the country six years later with three identical cute boys and three identical cute girls of the same age. She settled and got a job but soon find out that her CEO was the gigolo she had sex with six years back at the club. Will she be able to hide her six little cuties from her CEO, who happens to be the most powerful man in NorthHill and beleived to be infertile? Can Amy and the most powerful man in NorthHill get along considering the social gap between them.