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No Longer Mrs. Cooley: The Architect's Return
I went to the City Clerk’s office for a routine copy of my marriage license to finalize a trust fund audit. I expected a simple piece of paper, but the clerk’s pitying look told me my entire life was a lie. "The license was never finalized, Ms. Oliver. In the eyes of the state, you are single." The three-hundred-guest wedding at the Plaza and the Vogue features meant nothing. My husband, Gray Cooley, had intentionally filed the documents with a "procedural defect" so he could discard me without a legal divorce. Moments later, an iCloud invite titled "Our Little Secret" popped up on my screen. It was a photo of my best friend, Brylee, holding a positive pregnancy test at our Hamptons estate. Gray’s text to her was the final blow: "Happy anniversary, babe. This baby is the best gift. Once the trust unlocks today, we’re done with the charade." I soon discovered they were even stealing my career, reassigning my architectural masterpiece to Brylee while preparing my eviction notice. Gray's mother called me a "barren mule" in a leaked recording, mocking the infertility I suffered after saving Gray’s life in a construction accident. I wasn't a wife; I was a three-year placeholder used to secure his inheritance. How could the man I bled for treat me like a disposable prop? How could my best friend carry his child while pretending to comfort me through my darkest moments? The betrayal burned until it turned into a cold, hard stone of fury. I didn't cry. Instead, I walked into the penthouse of the Barretts, the Cooleys' most powerful rivals. I signed a marriage contract with Kane Barrett, the man the tabloids called the "Beast of Wall Street." "I want a wedding," I told his father, my voice steady and lethal. "Bigger than the one I had with Gray." If they wanted me gone, they would have to watch me become the woman who owns their world."What wedding gown did you think look more better?"
"I like the long one laced with diamonds better!" Samantha Cruz said to her mother in a house with just the two of them.
She was laying on the sofa with her head placed on her mother's lap. One can tell the mother and daughter had a really tight bond.
"Why are you even asking me? You look like you made your decision already." Her mother Ema Cruz replied and she chuckled widely.
"Even so, you should still make some guesses." she shrugged as she scrolled through her gallery with varieties of wedding gown images on them.
"You're really excited, Mrs Cruz or should I say Erwin?" Her mother teased.
"That'll be in a week's time. You can call me that in a week's time, for now... Let me hear "Cruz" all I can!" Samantha said and her mom nodded.
"Come to think of it, who buys their wedding gown a week before the wedding?" Her mother suddenly brought up making her seat up instantly.
"If you're that concerned then, you should have bought it. That's why I have a mom! If I am busy you should take care of that. It's not like I have a friend to take care of that for me", she snapped at her mom who smacked her head immediately.
"What for mom?" She whined and held on to her head with pouty lips.
"Then get yourself a friend, I'm not your errand girl, you know!" Her mother snapped in return.
They were in that position for a while staring into each other's face and they both bursted into sudden laughter.
"It's so nice seeing you smile again, Sam. I'm so worried about you all this time, I thought you'll never break out of your shell because of your father cold murder."
"You suddenly turn dark hearted back then, you rarely eat, you don't even laugh, you rarely talk! Same as your sister."
"I thought I was going to lose both of my daughters, thanks for coming back to me Samantha! Mom is really grateful!" Ema Cruz, who suddenly got emotional after seeing her daughter's happy smile, said to Samantha.
"Katrina will come back to us as well. She indulged herself in the investigation days and nights, that was why she took up the cop profession."
"She's not letting go of her resentment and she keeps on losing herself every day. I lost my cute daughter to researching of violent crime and cold murder case... So, this mother feels aggravated! However... I have you Samantha."
"I would have ended my life, if you two grew up the same way. Thank you!" Her mother added and Samantha dived into her arms immediately.
"Mom, sometimes I feel like a bad daughter for neglecting my own father's murder case. But seeing how Katrina is really indulged in it, I feel like that's more than enough. Katrina will be fine... She's gonna be okay! I'll never leave you again so, worry not!" She soothed her mother.
Ema felt the sincerity in her daughter's hug and a joyful tear escaped her eyes which she wiped immediately as they disengaged from the hug.
"How's Ryan? I haven't seen him in a while." Ema suddenly brought up trying to brush the painful topic behind.
"He's fine, he asked_ _
Samantha was about to say when her phone started ringing.
"Speak of the devil!" She smiled and waved the phone at her mother's face as the caller turned out to be Ryan.
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The End Of Us
Their love is very beautiful, All the days are the best for them... Since they had each other. Samantha Cruz and Ryan Erwin. They are two incompatible souls that met and slowly got attracted to each other and then, fell in love even after facing opposition from each other family. The burning des/1/108425/coverorgin.jpg?v=6af34636868c06b1a30ab0dc738d7e01&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Probability Of Us
Aiden Cole has it all-looks, charm, and a reputation that keeps every girl guessing. Behind the confident smirk, though, hides the secret of being the school's untouchable playboy and the illegitimate son no one talks about. Then she shows up. The girl who isn't afraid to call him out, the one who s/0/83416/coverorgin.jpg?v=82e414ceec2d3079bb446c8d528d66c4&imageMogr2/format/webp)
A Garden of Us
"A Garden of Us" blossoms around the lives of Dr. Elara Vance, a driven and brilliant botanist dedicated to revitalizing dying ecosystems, and Liam Thorne, a reclusive yet deeply empathetic landscape architect haunted by a past loss. Their paths collide when they are both independently drawn to the/0/93139/coverorgin.jpg?v=01cd07f295a31581c83fca46382dbfcb&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Two of us
Kavya Kapoor has everything-beauty, wealth, and the ruthless drive that built her empire, Kavya's Glow, into one of Los Angeles' top beauty brands. She's flawless, untouchable... until her carefully curated life shatters with four little words from her mother: "You're getting married." The groom? G/0/11720/coverorgin.jpg?v=5484dc3d2e0dc81b0990d54a8563acaf&imageMogr2/format/webp)
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The memory of us
When Adrian Cole wakes from a near-fatal accident, his past is nothing but a blur. Faces, names, and memories vanish-except one. To everyone's shock, the only person he remembers is his on-call nurse, Clara Hayes. But Clara isn't just his nurse. She's the woman he once loved... and the one he left/0/90991/coverorgin.jpg?v=e5251a2d4923b49c6dc59a4aa5272acd&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Price Of Us (MM)
Bruises. That's all Louis has ever known. At twenty-seven, you'd think he'd have escaped the violent grip of his abusive father-but breaking free from the man who raised you, no matter how monstrous, is never simple. Life has never gone easy on Louis, and now, he carries a secret that'll finally g/0/84850/coverorgin.jpg?v=4184b1e6fddbd6b351a63cd4ff94ca98&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Sinful Desires : Gravity Of Us
He was going to make him fall, make him ache for him. And then, just when the craving became unbearable, he'd walk away-leave him broken. That was the plan. The perfect revenge. ***** Born into wealth and bound by duty, billionaire heir Ethan has always played by the rules. But on the eve of his/0/71404/coverorgin.jpg?v=08a21fc165b3e69d8ed6682156c09ea0&imageMogr2/format/webp)
One of us did it.
Five years ago, an 11-year-old Jeremy murdered his best friend to protect someone close to him. The town was in shock when they heard what he did, including Arianna, the little girl who witnessed it. Stoneybrook town was at peace with Jeremy away, but now he's back. Two days after his arrival, anoth/0/52766/coverorgin.jpg?v=20240327150146&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The love story of us
The sky blends with ash, orange, and red, indicating the approaching sunset. The wind intensifies, a sign that the day is drawing to a close. I smile at the beautiful scene, tears streaming down my face. My chest tightens, realizing this might be the last time I witness the sunset. Tomorrow... tomor/0/43209/coverorgin.jpg?v=826938fa2d6147a359ff89b8580da6c0&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Before Us
Set in 90's times... Jennifer used to be a cold hot headed teenage girl. She was living a normal life, not until she met Akira, a college guy who spilled a 1peso worth of juice on her 7,000 worth of peso bag. She then ended up being in love and in a relationship with him. One night und/0/61781/coverorgin.jpg?v=56af4ea46dbe6f402d209f962bbcba32&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Between Us
Though Bili had her own plans, life had others in store for her. Moving to a new city was her carefully crafted escape, a step toward leaving behind the scars of a failed relationship. But as she embarked on her path to healing, life surprised her with something unexpected and meaningful, even if it/0/19531/coverorgin.jpg?v=9befeb1b384561868986735067f471ae&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Story of Us: Spencer & Meadow
Spencer and Meadow tells their love story to their four children after their daughter announced that she getting married. Meadow was supposed to be just a one night stand when she showed up with Spencer's sister in Boston pregnant during the COVID-19 lockdown. Spencer at the time wasn't looking fo/0/74018/coverorgin.jpg?v=e6d15d5155ee0bd726957ebd9f1116f3&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Trouble With Us
Emery James has spent years building her dream café in a quiet coastal town, far from the chaos of big-city life-and even further from the heartbreak she left behind. But when her landlord sells the building to none other than Desmond Proctor, her former best friend and the man who once broke her he/0/74627/coverorgin.jpg?v=8354c72fa16e9c2f8edd4f7d6bbdcfd2&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Whispers Between Us
Maya has always prided herself on being in control of her life-her career, her future, and her heart. But when the two men who have shaped her world in completely different ways enter her life at once, everything she thought she knew begins to unravel. Liam, the brooding artist with a tortured pa/0/93781/coverorgin.jpg?v=0fb8dcbc48542cfbcb613f39267d9aa3&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Saving Her, Breaking Us
The day I saw Jared Stanley's interview, I filed for divorce and moved out of the perfectly maintained home I'd shared with him for three years. In that interview, Jared said his biggest regret in life was that, in a life-or-death situation, he instinctively protected what he called his most "pre/0/77323/coverorgin.jpg?v=0a812f703fd9563a8d548ec7e3532385&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Sin Betwixt Us
Some secrets never stay buried. Some obsessions never die. The summer before senior year was supposed to be unforgettable for Tiffany-a dream birthday trip to Barcelona with her best friend, her first taste of freedom, and the man who awoke something inside her she never knew existed. A mysterious,/0/27509/coverorgin.jpg?v=2bae7a0b1d78bd3f2b03a12dc00440d6&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Us Three (Book one)
What happens when Emma discovers that her best friends/crushes are dominants and pushes them to accept her as a submissive? Will she be able to be with them in the way she desires in the end, or will this merely complicate matters further? There's only one way to find out!!!/0/17507/coverorgin.jpg?v=4e1b5c5c41dd2ea212fd8638ae842705&imageMogr2/format/webp)
