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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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Beyond A Substitute
After Beth-the love of Kingsley's life-left him, his world fell apart. Drowning in heartbreak, he vanished into obscurity... until Katherine found him and helped him heal. Her quiet strength and those familiar aqua-blue eyes brought him peace-and eventually, love. He married her, convinced he had fi/0/91308/coverorgin.jpg?v=abaf29b6cc5691be3f4865a17f541688&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Beyond A Substitute
After Beth, the love of Kingsley's life, left him, his world fell apart. Drowning in heartbreak, he vanished into obscurity... until Katherine found him and helped him heal. Her familiar aqua-blue eyes brought him peace and, eventually, love but secrets, lies, and the return of his ex-fiancée, Beth,/0/78009/coverorgin.jpg?v=6f9a1a2fed2e9958b8579f7b608147b3&imageMogr2/format/webp)
A Yearning Beyond Years
"We...shouldn't be doing this," Stacey moaned as she felt Noah's lips kiss the side of her neck. "Tell me to stop, and I will," he whispered. "I'm twelve years older than you; what would the world say?" "I don't care what the damn world says. The only thing I care about is the woman in front of m/0/64252/coverorgin.jpg?v=09fd5131c42938e15b2039dc22413407&imageMogr2/format/webp)
A Love Beyond Danger
When freelance journalist Cassandra Winters stumbles upon a stolen painting tied to an ancient secret, she is thrust into a world of intrigue and danger. Enter Nicolas-a mysterious man with a shadowy past and a mission of his own. As they race against time to uncover the truth, trust becomes a luxur/0/80768/coverorgin.jpg?v=dac128c85d64a207cd60f1af7624f19c&imageMogr2/format/webp)
A Love Beyond Betrayal
My life was always a supporting role to my brother, Caleb – a "spare part" for his childhood illness, my parents' love a finite resource entirely consumed by him. As "E," I finally felt seen, connecting deeply with Olivia after her accident-induced blindness. But my world shattered when Caleb, orch/0/19435/coverorgin.jpg?v=0c9bd81b5ebf424e2e7fd157ccfdb1af&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Time Beyond A Dream
"What if you could wake up in your dreams and live out your wildest fantasies, every night? What would you do?" Catherine wishes all her dreams were just like those that everyone has. Yet her dream was different. Her dreams weren't rainbows and sunshine however, her dreams became her reality. Aft/0/68385/coverorgin.jpg?v=b56209ca1ae26eda6e855fc1c17b9cd9&imageMogr2/format/webp)
A Connection beyond Coincidence
"Join Enoch, Iyiola, Chris, and Amaka on their journey from the halls of secondary school to the campuses of university life. From navigating the pressures of SSCE exams to exploring the freedoms of higher education, this group of friends has been through it all together.As they grow and evolve, Iyi/0/85372/coverorgin.jpg?v=315f9ccb394428bc5fb1a386434512f3&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Beyond Repair: A New Beginning
The system overload alarm shrieked, sparks flying, monitors flickering. My own algorithm, my miracle cure, was dying, and it was taking me with it. Liam Thorne, facing me, declared, "Bring her back, Ava! You said your algorithm could heal anything!" His face a mask of cold fury over his lost love,/0/85923/coverorgin.jpg?v=85e750e79649bcb4f9e7aa60547ef7f8&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Beyond Biology: A Woman's Revenge
My brother, Kevin, just got the bizarre diagnosis. He had a fully functional uterus. I, a bio-ethicist, saw it as a severe medical condition, but Kevin, fueled by delusion, declared himself the "next step in human evolution." My mother, Eleanor, encouraged his madness, seeing it as a shortcut to/0/80869/coverorgin.jpg?v=f47671c9cf54d3d38c919919b1abd751&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Beyond Forgiveness: A Husband's Vengeance
My wife, Sarah, and I had a perfect life plan: no kids, just us, travel, and careers. To seal the deal, I underwent a vasectomy. I came home that day, a bag of frozen peas on my groin, feeling a strange mix of relief and finality, ready to celebrate. But Sarah didn't want to celebrate. She sat besi/0/83054/coverorgin.jpg?v=89c4baeeb45d48fec8e8fc35a0f5bc2c&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Beyond Redemption: A Mother's Fury
The sunlight hit my face, bright and familiar. The scent of Mark' s pancakes drifted upstairs, and I could already picture Emily' s excited squeal. It was going to be a big day, a theme park adventure. A perfect family morning. But then the memory hit me like a sledgehammer. This wasn' t just a mor/0/85423/coverorgin.jpg?v=6e70c733c99f165bdd0c82ab67737d5c&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Beyond Death: A Wife's Return
Chloe Miller and Blake Harrison were husband and wife, a title that masked three years of mutual hatred and separate beds. Then, a gang abducted and brutally murdered Chloe. But instead of peace, she woke to the Grim Reaper' s voice: "Ms. Miller, you have desires you have not resolved. You cannot/0/36543/coverorgin.jpg?v=54c9323b9f7299570118ecdecdac8c91&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Substitute Bride, Substitute Love
"You're so cheap. And you don't even have a basic sense of shame." "I am not cheap at all. You are my first man. But for her, you aren't." He cupped my neck with his hand directly and asked word by word, "What did you say?" I reached out and pinched his waist gently with my fingers, pretending to be/0/97675/coverorgin.jpg?v=d7ec2d8859698ecc714687d88551e7d1&imageMogr2/format/webp)
A Substitute No More, A Queen Returns
For five years, I was Jameson Blair's fiancée. For five years, my brothers finally treated me like a sister they loved. Then my twin, Haleigh-the one who left him at the altar-returned with a fake cancer story. In five minutes, he married her. They believed her every lie. When she tried to poison/0/86575/coverorgin.jpg?v=eb14766acea4df33c4d094073464bbfd&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Beyond Betrayal: A Heart's Escape
Three years. Three years of nights blurring into mornings, building a company from nothing with my wife, Chloe. Tomorrow, all that sacrifice would finally pay off with our IPO, making us billionaires and allowing us to finally reveal our secret marriage. But tonight, my world stopped. I found Chloe/0/86967/coverorgin.jpg?v=baa362554574d606034d106f7b21ff31&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Beyond Betrayal: A Love Rediscovered
For six years, I poured everything into building our architecture firm, our life. So, when we landed our biggest contract, I thought it was the perfect moment. At our favorite restaurant, I raised my glass and asked him, "Ethan, let's get married." He laughed, a dismissive chuckle that shattered ou/1/104086/coverorgin.jpg?v=4aabd342abbd24fc249c6c9042f865ce&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Beyond Betrayal: A Billionaire's Fall
I was an artist who gave up my career for my tech CEO husband, Jakob. Pregnant with our child, I believed our life was a perfect dream built on his genius. That dream shattered when I discovered his genius was a lie, built on stolen code. Then I overheard his real plan: to drug me, publicly ruin me/0/47539/coverorgin.jpg?v=4787a6673484549371b4f581cc5d0a0d&imageMogr2/format/webp)
A Love Beyond Time (English)
Young Tara has become bewitched by Antonio, a man much older than herself. Although Antonio attempts to threaten her into leaving his life, there is an undeniable spark between them. When he offers to end their affair, Tara passionately refuses to let him go. Grabbing Antonio close, she silences any/0/85422/coverorgin.jpg?v=c8e0a1d3e1f8a67db82ef6c5b8465047&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Beyond Forgiveness: A Wife's Vengeance
For ten years, Julian Thorne, the Silicon Valley titan, was my world. He came into my life when I was a nobody, busking on the streets, and transformed me into a princess, envied by every woman in the country. He promised me forever, fighting his powerful family to marry me, treating me like the m/0/86940/coverorgin.jpg?v=27623b3c220e85048e9c96f60dfbd66d&imageMogr2/format/webp)
