MISLED My heart didnt know

Modern

I went to the City Clerk’s office for a routine copy of my marriage license to finalize a trust fund audit. I expected a simple piece of paper, but the clerk’s pitying look told me my entire life was a lie. "The license was never finalized, Ms. Oliver. In the eyes of the state, you are single." The three-hundred-guest wedding at the Plaza and the Vogue features meant nothing. My husband, Gray Cooley, had intentionally filed the documents with a "procedural defect" so he could discard me without a legal divorce. Moments later, an iCloud invite titled "Our Little Secret" popped up on my screen. It was a photo of my best friend, Brylee, holding a positive pregnancy test at our Hamptons estate. Gray’s text to her was the final blow: "Happy anniversary, babe. This baby is the best gift. Once the trust unlocks today, we’re done with the charade." I soon discovered they were even stealing my career, reassigning my architectural masterpiece to Brylee while preparing my eviction notice. Gray's mother called me a "barren mule" in a leaked recording, mocking the infertility I suffered after saving Gray’s life in a construction accident. I wasn't a wife; I was a three-year placeholder used to secure his inheritance. How could the man I bled for treat me like a disposable prop? How could my best friend carry his child while pretending to comfort me through my darkest moments? The betrayal burned until it turned into a cold, hard stone of fury. I didn't cry. Instead, I walked into the penthouse of the Barretts, the Cooleys' most powerful rivals. I signed a marriage contract with Kane Barrett, the man the tabloids called the "Beast of Wall Street." "I want a wedding," I told his father, my voice steady and lethal. "Bigger than the one I had with Gray." If they wanted me gone, they would have to watch me become the woman who owns their world.

Billionaires

"You don't want to do this." He warned again as he sat down relaxed on the sofa. "Bruce, warn them." "See, you don't want to bet on this game because you will only lose, My boss is the best, second to none." Bruce warned just as his boss told him to. "I'm not backing down." Val was determined. "O

LGBT+

Author: MsInkySplatter {I acknowledge this is my own original work, Copyright infringement may result in story deletion or account closure.} Xiao Dan went to Xian tao office and Shu Ying went to meet the owner of Qingxian Company and have a good talk with him. As Xiao Dan walked inside he met th

Horror

I spent three years locked away by my husband, Ethan, in a soundproof panic room. My legs, shattered in the "accident" he orchestrated, were useless. He stole my songs, my career, my life, and gave them to Chloe, a talentless fraud he built into a star. Then, they wheeled me out-a prisoner displa

Billionaires

I watch as she falls off the cliff, but I could not save her. I could not do anything to save her. How do I live without her? How do I survive? Why! Things change and this lookalike. Why is she so like her?

Literature

Heroes Every Child Should Know by Hamilton Wright Mabie

Fantasy

"Father I have sinned. I have a confession." I lean against the confession booth relieved that I could finally tell someone this niggling secret that haunted me. I wasn't Catholic, heck I wasn't a Christian but when your mom worked four jobs just to keep a roof over your head and your best friend

Young Adult

Just an ordinary story about a boy who secretly loves a girl who is too hard to reach, too vague to reach, and too difficult to embrace. He was too persistent to give up on getting her heart. But is he still that way when his only hope fades away?

Adventure

Julia is a girl who has to work to cover all her stepfather's debts. Her stepfather likes gambling and drinking. Julia couldn't leave her stepfather because her mother was seriously ill. One day, his stepfather was in debt to a notorious land lord in his village. Julia's stepfather sold Julia to a l

Short stories

An elderly woman falls in love with a young man while being in his housework.This began with a history of sex, but finally fell in love.

Billionaires

He walked closer to Hazel and sniffed her gently, and he could tell it was her scent that had rubbed off on him.   "Why did you lie?" Ethan's voice sounded calm but terrifying.   Hazel knew she had been caught, and to keep lying would only put her in a more difficult situation.   "Em. The thing is,

Billionaires

Victoria Collins, Vicky's good life turned upside down when she lost both her parents in a car accident. Now she has to move in with her father's best friend Charles Ferdinand, and his family. The only problem, their elder son Douglas Ferdinand is her arch-nemesis. That and her maternal uncle whom s

Romance

“A cheater and a bitch. They are perfect for each other,” Ashley scoffed in her heart, a faint smile climbing up the corners of her lips. Her smile was so dazzling that no one could look away from her. With one swift swig, she emptied the glass of wine down her throat. Never had she imagined tha

Short stories

Ronald Gidwani, a billionaire, who is also a single father, finds love again when he meets Raina, The Queen Of His Heart.

Romance

Jillian was a well trained police officer, the only friend of Aya that she trusted the most. When Aya found out that she has another brother, she insisted Jillian to take responsibility in investigating Willie Harvard. As her investigation goes further and further, her heart was being stolen by thi

Modern

My father, a respected ethics professor, looked peaceful in the mortuary. But then, a chilling detail: a fresh, surgical scar beneath his collar. They said car accident, but his heart was gone. The truth shattered me: his heart, transplanted. To my best friend, Chloe, who was pregnant. And the

Romance

Synopsis. Annabella Whales has loved her husband dearly and even gave her inheritance for him only to be used, cheated, and betrayed by him. With a heavy heart, she signed a divorce paper and her husband was glad she signed the paper since he never love her. She left him to take over her inherita

Romance

Falling in love is like falling off a cliff, where your brain says, DON'T DO IT! YOU WILL DIE! But stupid heart says, JUST DO IT! I CAN FLY! ••••• Beautiful, yet introvert, self conscious, nerd, JIVIKA SINGHANIA is head over heels in love with Ranbir. RANBIR KHURANA, one of the most eligible bachel

Werewolf

For the last few years, the Lycan kingdom and the nightfall pack have been mortal enemies who keep attacking each other. But a prophecy predicts that a powerful silver wolf will one day unite them all. Anaiah is a pitiful girl who has suffered abuse and humiliation from her pack, the nightfall pack

Romance

A master at his game and answerable to none, Arthur couldn't believe his feelings when he found himself wanting more of Reina after just one passionate night with her. After doing everything he could to find her again, he resigned himself to fate when a month passed with no sign of Reina. Miraculo

Romance

"Marry me," he suddenly asked, his voice breaking through the heavy silence that hung over the dimly lit restaurant like an unwelcome guest. It was an outrageous statement, a bold proclamation that came out of the blue. Wynter, bought her gaze up, "What did you just say?" she demanded, her eyes