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Jilted Girlfriend? I Am The Tycoon's Wife
Cara Lewis sat quietly as her boyfriend of three years pushed a plate of dessert across the table, wearing a rehearsed mask of sorrow. He claimed he had to break up with her for her own good, blaming his lack of connections on Wall Street and insisting he couldn't give her the life she deserved. He acted like a martyr making a tragic sacrifice, waiting for her desperate tears and trembling denial. Instead, Cara calmly pulled out a stack of glossy photos and an elegant engagement invitation. She exposed his secret affair with the wealthy Hailie Lewis, completely dismantling his hypocritical social climb. Leaving the cheating narcissist pale and humiliated, Cara paid the bill and walked out, thinking the trash had finally been taken out. But her newly single evening took a chaotic turn when a teenage gaming partner called in a panic. He begged her to crash his elite prep school and pose as his aunt to save him from expulsion. Cara agreed, flawlessly playing the role of the secret new wife to his uncle, a notoriously ruthless Wall Street titan. She was thoroughly dominating the snobby school board when the office doors suddenly swung open. The real billionaire uncle, Beck Greer, walked into the room. Cara's heart dropped into her stomach as his glacial eyes locked onto her, knowing her social existence in New York was about to end. Caught in a terrifying, inescapable lie, Cara made an insane calculation. She stepped forward, firmly hooked her arm through the billionaire's, and smiled sweetly. "Honey, what took you so long? Julian and I were being bullied." She waited for the executioner's axe to fall, but the untouchable tycoon simply covered her hand with his and played along.Across the white tablecloth of Serafina, Bradyn Hubbard—Cara Lewis's boyfriend of three years—set his wine down and leaned forward. He pulled a thick, cream-colored envelope from his jacket and slid it across the table until it rested in front of her.
Cara looked down. The gold foil lettering was fresh from the press.
Engagement Gala
Groom: Bradyn Hubbard
Bride: Hailie Lewis
Venue: The Lewis Estate, Long Island. Next Saturday.
"Cara, let's be realistic," Bradyn said, his voice dropping into a conspiratorial whisper. "Hailie is my ticket to the top. Marrying her is the only shortcut for a guy like me to get a seat on the board. I don't love her—she's just the ladder I have to climb for my career."
Cara stared at the card, then lifted her cold amber eyes to meet his. "So you're proposing what, exactly?"
Bradyn gave a smug, self-satisfied smile.
"We break up publicly. But in private? Nothing has to change. You funded my MBA and paid my rent for three years—I haven't forgotten that. Stay quiet, be my little secret on the side, and once I secure the Lewis assets, I'll make sure you're taken care of in luxury."
Cara stared at his shameless face, her voice dropping into a dangerous, silky calm. "You sold yourself as a kept man to my stepsister, and you expect me to be your dirty little secret?"
"Don't make it sound so ugly, Cara," Bradyn scoffed, waving a dismissive hand. "That's how men get ahead in Manhattan. Be realistic, Cara. You're broke and you have no one. Who else is going to take care of you? Don't be stupid. Just take the deal."
Cara looked at him for one quiet second, her lips curving into a razor-sharp smile.
"In your wildest dreams, Bradyn."
Without a second's hesitation, Cara picked up her crystal tumbler and threw the cold bourbon and ice straight into his face.
The freezing liquor drenched his styled hair and soaked the collar of his designer shirt. Bradyn gasped, shooting up from the velvet booth in sheer shock, frantically wiping his stinging eyes.
"What the fuck is wrong with you?!" he snarled, glaring at her as neighboring tables turned to stare.
Cara set the empty glass down with a quiet, deliberate tap.
Without breaking eye contact, she reached into her Saint Laurent bag, pulled out a thick manila folder, and dropped it heavily onto his soaked lap.
"Open it, parasite," Cara said calmly.
Bradyn's hands shook as he ripped the folder open.
A thick stack of forensic-grade photographs spilled across the table. His breath caught in his throat—the photos showed him and Hailie completely naked, tangled in the satin sheets of a suite at the Baccarat Hotel.
Taped right behind the prints was a notarized invoice.
Columbia MBA Tuition & Fees: $186,000.00
Tribeca Penthouse Lease Subsidies: $94,000.00
Bespoke Wardrobe & Networking Tabs: $62,000.00
TOTAL REIMBURSEMENT DUE: $342,000.00
Bradyn's face turned an ashen, sickly gray. "You... you tracked me?"
"Three hundred and forty-two grand," Cara said, tapping the total with a manicured nail. "Wire it back to my account by Monday morning. If you don't, these photos go directly to Hailie's father and the Lewis board."
The shock on Bradyn's face instantly curdled into ugly fury. He slammed both hands on the table, leaning in with a desperate hiss. "You crazy bitch! You gave me that money willingly—that was trust money! You can't sue me for gifts!"
"I invested in a partner, Bradyn, not a freeloader," Cara said coldly. "You lived off my money for three years just to become my stepsister's leashed lapdog. Pay back every cent by Monday, or wear the collar in public."
"You fucking bitch—" Bradyn lunged forward, grabbing for her wrist.
Cara smoothly stepped back, out of his reach. She stood tall, smoothing the front of her tailored coat, looking down at him with absolute disgust.
Slowly, deliberately, she raised her hand and flipped him a clean, effortless middle finger.
"Congratulations on the engagement, Bradyn," Cara said softly. "You and Hailie deserve each other."
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Keep Her Safe From Me
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TO KEEP AN EMPIRE
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She's to Keep!
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Right Here Waiting
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Keep Him Fed
BLURB: I crossed an ocean to hunt the very person who ruined my grandmother's company. But now I'm entangled in a web of lies, secrets, blackmail and landed in a twisted agreement with my boss. To stay in her husband's bed, be his only lover, so he doesn't make more lovers she isn't aware of. I was/1/106936/coverorgin.jpg?v=7c5dcba4488d616e4731ab633cd4ae92&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Waiting in the shadows
Maya Bennett never expected to cross paths with Lucas Thoreau again not after high school, not after life pulled them in different directions, and certainly not inside a corporate boardroom years later. Their reunion is cold. Professional. Controlled. But beneath the silence lies unfinished history./0/11719/coverorgin.jpg?v=42879fc0f37a81dab6168dc8840f5b78&imageMogr2/format/webp)
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Waiting to Exhale
Klea Dexter is a 24 years old lady, who was made to get married to her childhood friend; Aiden Barrett who she hasn't met in years. About eight months into her marriage, she discovered that her husband was a misogynist and had forced her to stop working. She was tired of the marriage and wanted a/0/8660/coverorgin.jpg?v=bcb74542ce6d706753bcfe1f2019816c&imageMogr2/format/webp)
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Waiting For You
A love that can never be, a marriage she can not escape, a web of lies too dark to untangle. Can Caitlyn discover the truth before it kills her? Or will her sense of duty blind her to the one thing that could save her. With the light of her heart gone and presumed dead, Caitlyn's father promises h/0/82305/coverorgin.jpg?v=ca23d7b0fb9bc2c66ff7e0b60aaf93db&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Wife He Couldn't Keep
Ava Miller' s marriage to Ethan Hayes was a hollow shell. He was charming in public, a ghost at home, leaving her alone in a king-sized bed feeling the gnawing loneliness of a woman yearning for connection. One evening, she found his emails. A thread titled "Us" with her friend Chloe Vance revea/0/18352/coverorgin.jpg?v=fe87c31e86c35c158c4338e52ee39ca2&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Waiting For a Girl Like You
“You saved my life, and I owe you one. Fair and square.” “Is this how you are going to repay my kindness? By sharing my bed? In my own house?” “Fine, then come to my place and share my bed. How’s that, huh?” People always say what the An Family is capable of is beyond imagination. However, Carl/0/47241/coverorgin.jpg?v=de6278da5b364f4877b31ecbd986a699&imageMogr2/format/webp)
CEO's Contract Marriage Worthy To Keep
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He Was Never Mine To Keep
There are two sides of a coin, heads, and tails. Both represent a whole, without either side of the coin, the coin will be incomplete. There will always be something missing but combined they make the coin whole. Two sides of a coin, they might seem insignificant but both are important, for a coin i/0/36075/coverorgin.jpg?v=810aec6e2d35425a55b78e0f5d085c44&imageMogr2/format/webp)
SECRETLY INTO YOU ( WAITING SERIES #1 )
Loving someone in a far is not easy. You will feel the emotion that no one will know or probably the person you love will not know. Will you risk loving him even in secret despite possible pain? Venice Marquez is a typical girl. She is the definition of a mediocre person. She may know everything bu/0/45610/coverorgin.jpg?v=80b35dc221ca78dd5a1b14d18f701c38&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Lonely Demon King Is Waiting For His Phoenix Bride.
The Demon King, a powerful and lonely ruler, has waited for centuries for his fated bride, the Phoenix. But when she finally appears, she is nothing like he expected. She is weak, timid, and unable to use her powers. But she is also kind, compassionate, genuine and wise. As the Demon King gets to kn/0/81385/coverorgin.jpg?v=41f1a1366675ec15f28beb6bfb30fb65&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Billionaire's Second Chance: A Heart He Couldn't Keep
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Keep Your Sorry, Ex-I've Already Married the Alpha Protector
Seraphina gave her heart to fate the night the Moon Goddess bound her to Caspian - the ruthless, golden-haired Alpha every she-wolf dreamed of. She believed in the sacredness of the mate bond. She believed in loyalty. She believed in him. Until she opened a door she was never meant to open. and foun/0/51106/coverorgin.jpg?v=9b3315d1959edb8814fee278bef040c6&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Martial Universe
A person who cultivates martial arts to the extreme can go up to the nine heavens and step down to the Yellow Springs, waving his hand and snapping his fingers to reverse yin and yang. Using martial arts to enter the Tao, using Elixir to supplement his body, is he a waste or a genius? Mysterious sys/0/38343/coverorgin.jpg?v=7b8aaaa2690be7eb02f5d4561412b449&imageMogr2/format/webp)
