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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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Blinded By Love, Betrayed By Him
I was an architect, designing futures, and I finally had my own: a baby with my fiancé, Ethan Riley. Then, a brutal attack left me in darkness. Ethan told me it was a mugging, that they saved me but couldn't save my eyes. I believed him, clinging to him in my new black world. But then, one night,/0/22541/coverorgin.jpg?v=810dddcf1fe943e924cb904131c1e4c5&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Blinded By Love: Want You Only And Forever
He came to her rescue when she was in trouble. In that strange city, she spent a wild night with him, a man she just met. After she came back and continued her daily life, she ran into him and found out how powerful he was. They came from two different worlds, but she couldn't help falling for him./0/49900/coverorgin.jpg?v=091251e356ac142e3dff7d97db4435d4&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Blinded By His Love
Drake O'Rourke is an ex-cop-turned-guardian. Drake's presumptuous demeanor and weighty drinking have lost him more than one work in California, and he can't bear to turn down his new task. He appears for work for Nicolas Templeton, a notable tycoon. Yet, it turns out it isn't Mr. Templeton he's prot/0/85871/coverorgin.jpg?v=7b9fa8f4a2a481cdba28e30e637da93f&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Blinded By Her Betrayal
The scent of lilies was thick, sweet, and suffocating. It was my wedding day, a grand affair Chloe had meticulously planned, even insisting on a custom-designed lighting fixture for the venue. Then the world exploded: metal twisted, glass shattered, and a crushing impact stole my sight, leaving me/0/86238/coverorgin.jpg?v=231f8631ea3300f75575f1f815c1229a&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Blinded By His Betrayal
The day began like any other. I, Ava Hayes, lived a fairytale life, the ballerina wife to tech mogul Mark Thompson. Our world, seemingly perfect, was a carefully constructed illusion. Then, a car accident stole my sight, plunging me into a suffocating darkness. Mark became my devoted shadow, my/0/18557/coverorgin.jpg?v=a71ee143d837fdc29cb834bb9f44af2a&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Be Your One And Only
The day Irene was dumbed by her boyfriend was the same day that she got engaged. Drunk in sadness and alcohol, Irene found herself answering a tipsy "yes" to Aaron's invitation to marry. By the time she sobered up, she found herself whisked in a marriage with a man she barely knew. At first, each/0/69788/coverorgin.jpg?v=533a54f3b6f48c83d968d1a4a4c867ae&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Blinded by the alpha clans
Amelia is a sweet, timid girl who is oddly kept very sheltered from the world by her parents. All she yearns is to get out there and experience some life. However, the troubling dreams that follow her tell her an all different story of a possible past life. Are they just dreams or is everyone aroun/0/59345/coverorgin.jpg?v=6772d7021b983d7909b7d7d80b663361&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Blinded Dreams
Wynter Grizelle King is a heiress, but beneath her glamorous exterior lies a fierce desire to prove herself as a veterinarian. In her final year of college, she believes she has found true love in Sean, whose charm and ambition seem to mirror her own dreams. Their relationship feels like a fairy tal/0/73195/coverorgin.jpg?v=525411b5e47976ea49658315fcd5846a&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Blinded Alpha's Curse
The story begins with a description of a common day in the life of Anne Marie Delacroix, Countess of Holst, a woman with a troubled past and marked by the contempt of her kingdom due to her recent divorce. Anne Marie receives an unexpected proposal from the emissaries of the Lycan kingdom: to marry/0/85744/coverorgin.jpg?v=8b63c6a1d5437593e2c60afd48b6abc5&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Blinded Bride, Vengeful Heart
The world was a blur, then nothing. I woke up to blinding darkness and a chemical stench, my eyes replaced by thick bandages. Panic set in fast. Then, Liam, my fiancé, was there, his voice a balm. "What happened? Our wedding is tomorrow." He soothed me, but a cold dread seeped in. I was blind./0/82345/coverorgin.jpg?v=4be47fd7c4878ce7f4088a3b408b50ec&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Their Blinded Betrayal
I was dying of aggressive leukemia, my last chance for life, a revolutionary CAR T-cell therapy, within reach. My own family - my husband, David, and my parents - colluded to steal that life-saving treatment, diverting it to my cousin Jessie, who feigned vague illnesses for attention. Condemned to/0/84219/coverorgin.jpg?v=6c01f428e033c75afc7fcd601953a270&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Blinded Wife's Sweet Revenge
The day I found out I was pregnant was the same day I lost my sight. I woke up in a hospital, my world plunged into impenetrable darkness, but my fiancé, Ethan, was there, his hand in mine, murmuring reassurances. Then, through the fog of pain, I heard another conversation - Ethan, whispering to t/0/18775/coverorgin.jpg?v=1dd743f5a79dffde8d9facdf5141561f&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Love Fools Me Around
Her mother's scheme granted her a wild one night stand with a stranger. But as soon as the sun rose, her family's debts were paid off, and everyone disappeared on her. At that time, she found herself miserably abandoned. Five years later, she had already become a famous painter once she returned to/0/86708/coverorgin.jpg?v=2f434678506c53197e9db2a98df35f91&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Betrayed by Love.
She was his escape. Now she's his only hope Maya thought she knew what she was getting into a few stolen moments with a married billionaire whose life was already spoken for. But feelings don't follow rules, and what started as a secret affair quickly spiraled into something dangerously real. When/0/38988/coverorgin.jpg?v=48332def84fd630601d66c09dbcb49a5&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Love Is By Accident
Olivia McGregor buries her pale face in the Espresso drink in her hand which matches her hair color that she has packed in the usual scraper ponytail style. A warm hand suddenly wrap around her cold neck giving it a little warmness, Olivia raise her head up and her dark brown eyes take a second gla/0/20071/coverorgin.jpg?v=7ae3097bb8e0941173172a5153e82a85&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Defeated By Love
"You taste like warm sweet honey, and I want more of you!" He growls as he presses his manhood into my hip. "Give yourself to me, tesoro." [Treasure] His words are like fuel to my igniting fire. I want him, I crave him, and when his lips start to suck on my heated skin, I turn into a puddle/0/32369/coverorgin.jpg?v=86b4903637713dbc0a6937aa1495e18c&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Intertwined By Love
Lorena has just lost her mother and is desperate, as she needs to take care of her little brother who is less than six months old, but she runs the risk of losing custody of him because she has no income, and her young age still doesn't help her, her hope and go after her brother's father for financ/0/58452/coverorgin.jpg?v=6361e283b7ee5d79b9ec3a80bdbb5295&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Trapped By Love
Biological parents desperately wanted a son, but ended up having several daughters and even lost everything they had. So they sold all of us. Although I signed a contract to be sold, I was fortunate to be taken in by a good family and found my true love. The wife of the good family taught me embroid/0/87012/coverorgin.jpg?v=20260527104051&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Caught By Love
Veronica is a brave, feisty, and playful woman. Despite life's hardships, she continues to fight against its challenges. Then she met Gabriel Marquez, a man who immediately fell for her. But how can she reciprocate Gabriel's feelings if his own family dislikes her? Because for them, she's just a po/0/78188/coverorgin.jpg?v=dad30e1ae2bc6d3fe36892300ddf15a5&imageMogr2/format/webp)
