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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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I Still Hate You
Ethan Miller was the hottest guy in Greenville High School. Girls loved him, guys wanted to be him. He just had one problem, Corey Price. Corey Price was the complete opposite of Ethan. Ethan did not like his lingering looks and admiring glances. It made him furious. Corey was the bane of his existence. Ethan's solution was to beat and torment Corey and make his school days unbearable. Corey's wounds never healed. His fondness of Ethan turned into hatred and he vowed to never forgive him. But, he spent years working on himself and has emerged a stronger, better person, ready to take on new challenges. Finally confident, he's about to take on a new job. Until he discovered who his new boss was. It was none other than the monster himself. Ethan Miller/0/19841/coverorgin.jpg?v=8ab436c74892e222dfe90a543af34310&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Crossing Borders
Not being able to shift can really affect a werewolf. But for Lily, she's gotten used to it. Of course she still wants to be a werewolf and run along with her pack instead of jumping from tree to tree like a squirrel but what can a person do? Get kidnapped of course/0/61807/coverorgin.jpg?v=07523aa12e7ba87ff8c758b690d9c173&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Crossing Shadows
Zimmoni is no stranger to trouble, but when she encounters Kaere—known to the streets as Lonelle or Lonnie—her life takes a turn she never could have anticipated. Kaere, a feared and ruthless figure, rules the criminal underworld with a cold, iron grip. Yet, behind his hardened exterior lies a man w/0/75951/coverorgin.jpg?v=107b004b3bafd4662042c427a1b579f1&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Love Beyond Borders.
A post-marriage romance between an American boy and an Indian girl He's from America. A famous physician in New York. That perfect man that all girls desire. His family and the hospital are the center of his workaholic universe. She is a conventional Indian girl with a tender heart who adores he/0/86006/coverorgin.jpg?v=e06e8eab107c234fa148d4f2a9342d54&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Love Across Borders
Remus Saltzman's life had been set in stone right from the moment of birth. As the only full-breed son of his father, he was destined to be the alpha of the crescent wolf pack. From birth, he was trained to take over the responsibility of being the leader, alongside his half-breed brother. In a bid/0/1461/coverorgin.jpg?v=3f24e61ab2ddcc87647ecbc1cd222b2e&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Crossing
Not to be confused with the famed twentieth-century British prime minister, American author Winston Churchill took as his fictional palette the history of his native country. Following in the tradition of Churchill's other sweeping historical epics, The Crossing is a thrilling account of the settlem/0/66230/coverorgin.jpg?v=89836683c698540c467be1b84e5888a0&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Crossing Paths
After a decade of chasing success in New York City, Emily Monroe's career in interior design is everything she dreamed of- until a failed project sends her back to her sleepy hometown of Riverbend to regroup. Tasked with restoring the town's historic library, Emily is ready to prove herself again. B/0/61121/coverorgin.jpg?v=73946b8a46ab487a86db87a74eaaa847&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Love Beyond Borders
When British teacher Lucy Hastings sets foot in China, she dreams of cultural adventures and self-discovery. What she doesn't bank on is falling in love. As Lucy's heart entwines with the charismatic Li Wei's, Lucy finds herself entangled in a high-stakes game of deception and danger and plunged in/1/128211/coverorgin.jpg?v=58f08cf2b014c626d0a1631c5a6186b0&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Accidentally Crossing the Tycoon
My name is Audrey, and I'm the adopted daughter of the Bailey family. Four years ago, the Bailey family faced a devastating financial crisis. Just when bankruptcy seemed inevitable, a mysterious benefactor emerged, offering salvation with one condition: a contract marriage. Rumors swirled about this/1/130949/coverorgin.jpg?v=2636704e7a4835433d2e7d32ee9524dc&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Offside Hearts: Crossing the line
Amidst a school rivalry neither of them chose, Ronnie and Chloe found each other. They didn't begin as the couple everyone would come to root for but they began in secrecy, kept apart by two families with very different standards. What started to blossom was nearly destroyed when Chloe begins uncov/0/98214/coverorgin.jpg?v=495f2174d3878ee3e0a1450b28c6d9b5&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Crossing The Line
She's the coach's daughter. He's the captain. Together, they're breaking every rule." Ava Reynolds has one rule-never let her life be defined by basketball. As the coach's daughter, she's spent years dodging whispers and expectations, determined to make her own mark through journalism. But when her/1/120145/coverorgin.jpg?v=2fde347c4d2834937f7f817315a248b4&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Crossing The Lines
She was easygoing and warm toward everyone - except the boy who tormented her throughout high school. She thought she'd escaped him for good once graduation was over. But fate had other plans. A few months later, her mother came home with a new partner... who turned out to be the bully's father./0/47430/coverorgin.jpg?v=50fb977591e0aa63cb6d7d243ce61f67&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Crossing The Space Between Us
Wrongfully accused of being her boss's mistress, Coreen was fired and kicked out of her company after five years as a secretary. On her way home with her shoulders hanging and thinking of ways to get a new job for her sick sister, she overheard a lady offering a high salary for being a maid. Despera/0/12704/coverorgin.jpg?v=e95f516b5ff3f2489ea7cd093e4908a0&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Crossing the Plains, Days of '57
Crossing the Plains, Days of '57 by William Audley Maxwell/0/11910/coverorgin.jpg?v=48ea682e6b78cbbebed0310fa04597a7&imageMogr2/format/webp)
A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest
A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest by Amelia B. Edwards/0/92492/coverorgin.jpg?v=1bb6622443a3a4bfcfa33bb68f308e60&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Wrong Right Man - Crossing the Line of Hate
For years, Elias Vance was nothing more than my arrogant rival. We battled in boardrooms and traded bitter words, our hatred a familiar, fiery dance. Everything changed when he saved my brother's life. Now, he has a permanent place at our dinner table and my family adores him. He's become the honor/0/63292/coverorgin.jpg?v=cc942f18802648f433154ee99661abc2&imageMogr2/format/webp)
