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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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The Jock's Secret Crush
[Forbidden Romance ] She's a rich girl. He's her housekeeper. Seth Monroe is the dream of every girl in his school. He is smart, he's drop-dead gorgeous, and captain of the Hockey team. They all want a piece of him, but he has eyes only for one girl. The girl that Seth likes is on a whole new lev/0/41139/coverorgin.jpg?v=05c2d07fea1609114a9faa044efab093&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Billionaire’s Secret Crush
Olivia has only been in love once, and it didn't end well it only led her to becoming a single mom, not that she doesn't love her daughter if there's one good thing the relationship gave her it's Aria her 7yr old daughter. She has sworn off love and focused on her daughter and her business and has n/0/41648/coverorgin.jpg?v=d778b24877b7865468c3f52a336b10ec&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Secret Crush
When Chloe came to Leighton High for the first time, in a small town, she didn't expect to come into a bully's radar. All her life, she had always stayed out of people's way, and was never really noticed. She had also always had to make an effort to make friends, but never enemies. Not that she did/0/63988/coverorgin.jpg?v=6802c9f9e7aa311a884b3c32fd94c7bb&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Online Crush: The Actor's Secret
I have a double-door online dating partner. Every day, he sends me various half-naked videos of himself lifting weights, along with his sexy, low, husky voice. "I hope next time, I’m lifting you up, baby." One day, I was invited to participate in a variety show. I heard the aloof movie star gently s/0/86413/coverorgin.jpg?v=70eeaa454b806308c1322223ea77f003&imageMogr2/format/webp)
My Secret Crush For Foster Uncle Ethan
It was my eighteenth birthday, a day that should have been filled with joy, but the silence in the grand dining room was heavy with the ghost of my foster parents, gone too soon. Across from me sat Ethan, my foster uncle and the only family I had left, his serious gray eyes holding a warmth I fooli/1/116746/coverorgin.jpg?v=34a9243ded71a060ec2429945e1b46ca&imageMogr2/format/webp)
A Loveless Contract: Marrying My Secret Crush
Blair Glover watched the man she had secretly loved for five years get abandoned at the altar. To secure his billionaire family's trust fund, Judge Harrell needed a bride immediately, so Blair stepped out of the pews and volunteered. He accepted without hesitation, but his dark eyes evaluated her/0/53361/coverorgin.jpg?v=c974087f19fbec6ef6b617898674d010&imageMogr2/format/webp)
A Secret Crush On My Step-Uncle
"If I leave now, I'll never come back! I might end up dying. Is that what you want?" She asked. "Yes. Who cares if you die? I'm already lenient with you for not sending you to jail!" I said. __ Elise Sinclair got entangled with the wrongest person in the world, her step-uncle but what happens w/0/44716/coverorgin.jpg?v=577f3c30b5c194d3127a7068a5bf8a09&imageMogr2/format/webp)
THE BILLIONAIRE MISTRESS: CRUSH
Curse love ...curse my stubborness , I curse the day I met you..I curse the day I turned deaf ears because I loved you...I curse the fact that I gave you my all. Love was meant to be great...to be sweet and perfect. But mine was the complete opposite...it was a LOVE SAGA. -------- Andan cursed as he/0/27982/coverorgin.jpg?v=83724b274ed32570f38047910bfb53fe&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Doctor's Crush
Melanie Steven, a young neurosurgeon in one the best hospital in South Korea. She's beautiful and smart, she never takes no for an answer. More to add to it, she's stubborn and likes things to go her way. She's one of the best surgeon in the hospital though she was still undergoing training but/0/81873/coverorgin.jpg?v=fc781d7b55ddba27e0ad872d1f5bc8c8&imageMogr2/format/webp)
My Crush
Olivia Davies had it all. Beauty, brains, and an ego big enough to match. With heads turning wherever she walked, she ruled Royal Kids High like a queen, perfectly content living with her mother and causing just enough mischief to keep life interesting. But then he showed up. Brian Kings, the quie/0/23368/coverorgin.jpg?v=670cbaa0323e420cb2be1ceef22253aa&imageMogr2/format/webp)
CEO's Crush
On our first meeting, the crazy man almost ran me over, I was lucky it was just a splash of water, but still I had to pay him back, he ruined my work clothes with muddy water. I threw a stone at his car, hoping to gain his attention because he had to apologize, but it broke the glass. "You know y/1/113258/coverorgin.jpg?v=2072c9acefeb5aa9f583d4a1c24328cf&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Woman He Couldn't Crush
Ten years. Ninety-seven million dollars. And the wife wasn't me. I discovered Knox Miller's photograph on a Tuesday—him, his pregnant wife, and a future I was never meant to share. I could have walked away. Instead, I spent nine years becoming the architect of his rise, waiting for the perfect mome/0/19414/coverorgin.jpg?v=5294642231a9bd0c81380b5fb2f02c3b&imageMogr2/format/webp)
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Her Stepfather's Crush
"Fuck," he said, as his eyes lingered on my breasts. "If we do this, we do this my way." "Not a problem, Daddy," I said to be bratty, but when he lifted his eyes to meet mine, they were blazing. My pussy throbbed in response. He liked that. "Rule number one, you cannot tell your mother about a/0/22040/coverorgin.jpg?v=f593db51b1307860322e86e7d10e671e&imageMogr2/format/webp)
He Was My Crush
Sylvia Torres has always had a crush on Alex Jones until she kissed quiet Patrick Jamison to prove otherwise. Now to keep up with her lie, she must be closer to Patrick or else be humiliated by Alex's girlfriend. But what happens when real feelings set in and there's more to Patrick and Alex than ju/0/45292/coverorgin.jpg?v=127e6dc0940875c14ddf265593551e8c&imageMogr2/format/webp)
My Crush, My Boss
What if the irritating man that Eve liked but also hated because of his arrogancy turned out to be her new boss at work? Could Eve endure her internship there when Gery, the boss, kept looking for her mistakes to make her get fired? Then, what if life's twists led them to an arranged marriage? W/0/17894/coverorgin.jpg?v=0957880de52d299d99677db4cbf7204e&imageMogr2/format/webp)
David Has A Crush
"Hi my name is David, and you might've already figured this out but I have a crush. Crush, you say, what's a crush when you are seventeen going on eighteen boy, invisible but sadly, over achiever in high school, who has only two friends and a twin sister that is a snobby bitch? I will tell you in t/0/22274/coverorgin.jpg?v=7e0a8b0efaf939f811bacca665d23c8c&imageMogr2/format/webp)
My Celebrity Crush
Tamara Wesley was a 21 years old girl that works in a coffee shop, she has a dream of meeting her favourite celebrity. On a very good day, she ran into Rodney Shaw in the middle of the road but to her utmost surprise, the reaction Rodney gave her wasn't what she expected . Tamara as a young gir/0/59216/coverorgin.jpg?v=ba72561462da39c1d60f6318843883f7&imageMogr2/format/webp)
My Sister's Crush & I
Wham! A slap landed on my cheeks. It stung so hard, and I tasted blood. Tears slipped out of my eyes as her minions held me in place. "I hate you so much," my sister spat with venom in her voice "you stole my man from me and - I swear, I will make you experience hell!" ••• Sarah's life took an/0/61382/coverorgin.jpg?v=7d5fd44b1320d47efe58c4eb071819c1&imageMogr2/format/webp)
