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While I Was Bleeding Out, He Lit Lanterns For Her
As I lay on the floor of our manor, bleeding out from a ruptured ectopic pregnancy, I used my last ounce of strength to call my husband, Cole. I begged him for help, my vision blurring. But the only thing I heard was the clinking of champagne glasses and his mistress's giggle in the background. "Stop the drama, June," Cole snapped, his voice cold. "We're about to go on stage. Don't call again." He hung up, leaving me to die alone on the Persian rug while he accepted an award with another woman on his arm. I woke up in the hospital days later. My baby was gone. They had removed my fallopian tube. Cole finally arrived, smelling of expensive scotch and his mistress's perfume. He didn't hug me. He didn't cry. Instead, he leaned over my hospital bed, pressing his knee into the mattress until my fresh stitches tore open and bled. "You embarrassed me by calling an ambulance," he hissed. "My mistress, Alycia, says you're faking it. Clean yourself up." He left me bleeding again to go announce a $10 million donation to Alycia's "groundbreaking" medical research. I stared at the TV screen, numb. The research Alycia was taking credit for? It was mine. I wrote that patent years ago under a pseudonym. They thought I was just a poor, orphan housewife who needed Cole's money to survive. They had no idea I was actually a billionaire scientist hiding my identity. I pulled the IV needle out of my arm. A drop of blood fell onto the divorce papers I had been hiding. I didn't wipe it off. I signed my name right over it. Then I walked into the bank, reactivated my dormant account with $128 million, and bought the penthouse directly overlooking Cole's house. The mourning widow is dead. The avenger is born."I can't wait to play the role of Moon Ga Young," I said excitedly to my manager who is also my best friend. I twirled on the sliding chair in my office, and my smile deepened when her face twitched up into a smile. I knew she was as excited as I was, this is a very crucial part of our carriers. I was going to shoot the popular movie, True Beauty and I was given the female lead. It wouldn't hurt a little if I feel proud of myself.
Emma nodded. "The feeling is mutual, Angel. Maybe after that you will become New York's next diva in the entertainment industry."
I chuckled. "And then I will raise your salary and you can go boost your TikTok account with my fame." I finished for her, and I watched as the red color rose to her cheeks. Feeling shy about it, Emma covered it with a scowl and gave me a playful kick.
"There's no reason to be embarrassed about anything now, or is there Emma?" I asked, relaxing more on the chair. "After all, you have been with me all through this journey and you deserve even more than a raise."
She flicked her hair and narrowed her eyes. "At least I'm glad that my hard work had been noticed."
Just then I heard my phone ring, and I picked it up after checking it was someone I knew. It was Dad, and I face palmed and whispered who it was to Emma after she gave me a cocked eyebrow.
"Hello dad," I greeted.
"Angel I have something I want to discuss with you." Dad said hurriedly, and I tipped my head into a frown as uneasiness washed over me. I got a bad feeling about what he was about to say and I hope it wasn't something as bad as it seemed. "I arranged your marriage with the Colloways, so you will have to come back here for the wedding."
"What! You can't be serious right now Dad. Why will I marry a stranger?" I said completely pissed off. Emma rolled her eyes and she went back to typing something on her phone.
"You should know something like this was bound to happen. Just like how the other families of the firm arranged their children's marriages for the sake of the company, so will you now. It's same thing as the others. It definitely is not a big deal if you look at it from my own angle. You only have to be married by name and you can go ahead and go about your business like nothing happened."
"You really amaze me, Dad. It's so easy for you to say after all you and mother married for love. You have no idea what it means for you to walk down the aisle with someone you barely know." I said repulsively, and I closed my eyes as I thought it all. How mistaken I was to think I would escape the wrath of the company by not getting my marriage arranged by them. I thought being the daughter of the main chairman would secure me but now I know I have been long all along.
"It's not that bad if you view from my angle Angel. Just imagine what the Ruby Group will benefit from all of this, and I think you will also benefit from it as well considering you are still single and all that." Dad said, exhaling a long breath. I could hear his heavy breathing in his end as a little silence issued between us.
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The Billionaire's Wife Is A Top Star Actress
When Angel's engagement was organized, she had to forget her decision to remain a single lady until she clocked thirty and got acquainted with Liam Colloway who was determined to make her life a living hell, for the sake of her family's business. But then, when the house suddenly becomes cold for bo/0/17789/coverorgin.jpg?v=c198a86dc621041ce554fd2eedb55403&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Over The Top
Excerpt: ...of the trench. One dead German was lying on his back, with a rifle sticking straight up in the air, the bayonet of which was buried to the hilt in his chest. Across his feet lay a dead English soldier with a bullet hole in his forehead. This Tommy must have been killed just as he ran his/0/14587/coverorgin.jpg?v=3c002893163d3ee81991338e92bd9d63&imageMogr2/format/webp)
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Lonely At the Top
(This book has sex scenes and is rated 18+)In a whirlwind of twists and turns, she rose from a struggling job seeker to the lover of the powerful and vicious CEO, sacrificing her own heart to settle her late father's insurmountable gambling debt. Their tumultuous relationship was marked by soaring p/0/75182/coverorgin.jpg?v=c0272430c19756dd4a45ebd68a89507c&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The devil at the top
Blurb: I hate you, Eddy Arnold, with every fiber of my being. Yet, my heart beats for you, a rhythm I can't escape. Why do I ache for you so desperately? Your hand on my back, your arm around my waist, your fingers weaving through my hair, your body pressed against mine. Your lips, like fire-spicy,/0/15208/coverorgin.jpg?v=e50fb226bbf50603e9f7ec21cd2a6339&imageMogr2/format/webp)
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The Moon & The Star
Avalon Carmichael is a normal college student. After a normal girls night goes horribly wrong Avalon learns she isn't as normal as she thought. She learns there are dark forces after her and her family. Avalon is thrust into chaos and danger. She joins an ancient organization called The Moon that/0/15490/coverorgin.jpg?v=4fe7faf98313a1a02dce8c6ff776d68b&imageMogr2/format/webp)
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The Fallen Star
I can breathe freely even though I bury embers in my body and soul. My wound is happiness for you Where will my fate end? I'm alone without the hands that will grab me when darkness swallow me His name is engraved in your heart, all your body traces are left behind In your memory, he reigns. I love/0/16928/coverorgin.jpg?v=e76803c476582fa1dbad6757e3e6daaf&imageMogr2/format/webp)
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The Hockey Star Regret
Coleen Maine hated Hayden Michaels with her entire heart. After high school graduation, she thought she had escaped the hell that being a classmate to Hayden was. Being his academic rival was enough to put her, Coleen, at the top of his shit list. To make matters worse, he's the hot, popular jock wi/0/73374/coverorgin.jpg?v=915913c3dc027d676f4d15b65b101a63&imageMogr2/format/webp)
THE LAST SHOOTING STAR
Irene Lancaster is not just beautiful she is otherworldly. Her presence alone can silence a room, leaving men mesmerized and women insecure. With her striking features and ethereal elegance, she is untouchable, unreachable. But beneath her breathtaking beauty lies an icy heart. Irene does not smile./0/20187/coverorgin.jpg?v=2afff128d298bf5afd6441c4b05a8ec7&imageMogr2/format/webp)
When The Star Falls
Several days after Celine graduated in Law school, she found out that she's already pregnant. And the father of her child is the famous medical student, the smart, cold, and drop dead handsome first born of the most prominent family on his town, La Cuevas. But Celine knew very well that she wouldn't/0/32888/coverorgin.jpg?v=aa490707a420faa5e0b1ddb6fde541f6&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Golden Star
Alex is born in a continent where power is respected. His mother dies during his birth. His father then marries another wife with whom he gets two sons. Alex fails to awaken his powers thus his mother treats him badly while his father turns a blind eye to his son's predicament. Alex is fed up with/0/84402/coverorgin.jpg?v=1ffaac19c639a3df0f20afa1df7d40eb&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Star Maker's Revenge
I watched the man I loved, the star I' d built from scratch, standing on a stadium stage. My heart hammered, knowing he was about to call me up, to begin our dreamed-of life together. But then he smiled, a brilliant, camera-ready smile that didn' t reach his eyes. "I' d like to welcome to the st/0/1507/coverorgin.jpg?v=4a57c1b5af0b8a82409566bcdf1907cd&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Jacket (The Star-Rover)
Darrell Standing, a university professor serving life imprisonment in San Quentin for murder, defies the will of prison officials who try to break his spirit with "the jacket," a canvas jacket which can be tightly laced so as to tortuously compress the whole body. To survive, Standing discovers how/0/93261/coverorgin.jpg?v=e9085ac075f69d536a62d3e1be350496&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Fake Heiress Marries a Top Tycoon
The day after my father passed away, my stepmother, Destinee Vaughn, wasted no time bringing my father's biological daughter, Lola Haynes, back from the countryside. She threw a paternity test report in front of me and demanded I leave the Haynes Group. My fiancé, Caden Fletcher, who loved me/0/4444/coverorgin.jpg?v=b4cac4c054a2fa4ff86bf10c68ca55d3&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Star Hunter
In the future, advanced technology has made it possible to perform "mind-swapping" procedures that implant one person's memories, skills, beliefs, and feelings into another's brain. Predictably, scam artists have begun to employ this technique for nefarious purposes. In Star Hunter, that's exactly w/0/32026/coverorgin.jpg?v=5a69a67feb0cd3df5636238b9866f1fc&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Mighty Garry Smith's Love Story
Ever since I was a child, I had always been poor. Every time I came home from school, I would be met with the sight of my father busying himself in the kitchen. From my earliest recollection, I would always remember my father wearing his old factory uniforms in the house. His hair was snow-white an/0/17483/coverorgin.jpg?v=0afc1e2497d1e789623e8758cfc4ff55&imageMogr2/format/webp)
