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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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Substitute Marriage: Taming The Disabled Dragon Lord
I was the neglected foster daughter of the wealthy Sterling family, treated like dirt while their real daughter was treated like a princess. Suddenly, they ordered me to take her place and marry the Dragon Lord, Gideon Carlisle. He was a fearsome, disfigured ruler confined to a wheelchair, rumored/0/41892/coverorgin.jpg?v=8e74ceb5f8d0a067bdd850666599462b&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Taming His Vengeful Dragon Luna
Gifted by my father to the Alpha, I became a slave in the Alpha's mansion. Even more than a slave. My only chance of leaving was after getting my mate just as the Alpha promised, but unfortunately, he lost his life and his ruthless son was to take his place. He made sure my life in his mansion was/0/84245/coverorgin.jpg?v=251b1aebdedf6edd2cf80e060fc33e44&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Taming The Wolf
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Taming The Charming Director
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Taming The Ruthless Alpha
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Taming the Dark Lord
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TAMING THE ALPHA'S HEART
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The Last Female Dragon.
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The Dragon Thief
The dragons and royals are at war. Dragons have power and the royals want it to cement their rule in their kingdoms. Rather than creating a bond between the two, the royals have been stealing dragon eggs, hoping they will bond with the dragon once it hatches, allowing the royal to become a dragon ri/0/39696/coverorgin.jpg?v=45534e54ad36109b6f207435dbe4052f&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Dragon Slayers Queen
Zayla was abandoned when she was a baby during the war and was left with a human family to hide who she was, years later, she would be set on a path of love, danger, and power beyond her imagination, but would she survive long enough?-------- It's five in the morning ... my stupid alarm clock is goi/0/59157/coverorgin.jpg?v=eea4e63f0eb988e0faface233898fb04&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Taming the Ceo's Bride
Victor tapped his fingers as one of his bodyguards brought out a sheet of printed paper, extending it to me with a space for my signature. “First, sign this paper” “What for?” Victor shrugs. “Just so that you don’t go back on your words later on” “I’m a man of my word” “And I do/0/61699/coverorgin.jpg?v=20240930114216&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Taming the Italian billionaire
Noelle Binchy would do anything to change her life situation and that includes signing a contract with her best friend's cousin. After losing her parents in a mysterious way, she had to travel all the way to Texas, where she met her best friend who took her in and helped her. Since then she had bee/0/25394/coverorgin.jpg?v=f95680e40eee6754c4deea1861b84e61&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Taming the emperor's son
Ivanna, a young beautiful and innocent witch is being thrown into a world filled with deceit, trickery and betrayal. In order to save the one she loves the most, she willingly threw herself into that world where she had to be smarter than everyone else if she wanted to survive. ... Ian is the pr/0/32336/coverorgin.jpg?v=2f5e2ce24b1b1797f83338c9c17cc7aa&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Taming The Heiress
Tamara Gaxiola has lived her life living in luxury, being the face of every gossip channel and newspaper, she's a paparazzi favorite. Being an heiress to the Gaxiola fortune gives her a strong personality and willful nature. She spends her days shopping wearing designer clothes and shoes, driving t/0/52675/coverorgin.jpg?v=e4fdec74deeb4e15c3f91ef9a9e5e88d&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Taming The Beast Billionaire
She's beautiful almost perfect, yet poor. She is Kezella who became an orphan since something terrible happened to her family, she has two twin brothers They were adopted by an elderly couple who were kind and caring, but plain but full of love He is satisfied with the life he has, but what if une/0/66251/coverorgin.jpg?v=20250121181733&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Taming The Playboy
When June, a driven young woman juggling multiple jobs and caring for her teenage brother, is promoted to a new department, her world takes an unexpected turn. Her new boss, is not only the CEO's son but also a notorious playboy with charm and secrets to spare. Their first encounters are anything bu/0/66651/coverorgin.jpg?v=c8bb1a8f80776f8dfc40078d955b3eb2&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Taming The Billionaire
He has everything money can buy. She has nothing left to lose. Together, they'll break all the rules. When Maya loses her job and faces eviction, the last thing she expects is to cross paths with Damian Blackwood-the mysterious billionaire, with a reputation as cold as steel, he commands. Their wor/0/21884/coverorgin.jpg?v=b917eae4d1578c68bfc3440a70d966bb&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Taming The Bully
WARNING: It may contain explicit scenes, bullying, triggering words, violence and psychological aspects scenes. " Pitiful....I'll make sure you are pitied more...in Hunsberg university, don't you think? " " Soon you'll be so pitiful, it will get so extreme that each and every people in there wil/0/58209/coverorgin.jpg?v=97748412a09443662721159fa483c527&imageMogr2/format/webp)
TAMING THE FEELINGS
He trailed his hand down her face as it flushed instantly, emotions that seemed uncontrolled blooming out. "I love you. You know that right?", he asked, his eyes looking as convincing as ever, as he stared at the naive and lovesick teenage girl in front of him. " I...," she could not make out/0/52990/coverorgin.jpg?v=20241107163721&imageMogr2/format/webp)
