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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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Runaway From The Alpha
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Runaway From The Billionaire
Alaric Montgomery is a woman-hater, heartless, and an arrogant playboy. The word 'marriage' isn't in his vocabulary. However, because of a letter and Zephyrine Calista's grandmother's last will and testament, he found himself in a chaotic situation. He needed to marry her, and that didn't sit well w/0/25993/coverorgin.jpg?v=9e3a6c754eec8b372b4f5be985018064&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Runaway Alpha
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STOLE FROM THE ALPHA
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Erased From The Frame: Runaway Bride
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Alpha Alvar's Runaway Bride
The notorious Alpha is riding on me, his hardness pressed against my valley. With a pained look, he questions why I don't accept him. If you'd told me a week ago that I'd be mated to Alvar, I'd have spat at you. I'll think you are crazy. Now, it seems like I'm the one losing my mind. Alvar Gonzales/1/118705/coverorgin.jpg?v=7d9f1eaf4cdb32484a8c17e0b50d7239&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Runaway Omega's Secret Alpha Heir
For five years, I was the hidden shadow of the Royal Packhouse, an Omega kept purely as the Alpha King's secret punching bag. While he paraded my cruel sister Seraphina as his chosen Luna, he kept me locked in the dark. When Seraphina pushed me into a toxic silver lake and later faked her own poiso/1/122506/coverorgin.jpg?v=701a32bd247ad72c0a39d9303dd1fc99&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The runaway princess and her lone alpha
The run away princess and her lone alpha, tells the story of a young princess, who runs away from her family, in search of her prophesied mate. Only for her to get bullied by him, and the worst revelation that she is running away has already qbeen predestined and she has always been a card in her fa/0/65702/coverorgin.jpg?v=ca2644d482ce8abd5443d00bb382ffe7&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The king's Runaway Bride
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The Runaway Bride's Redemption
In the bustling city of Palmer, a striking beauty named Jane Hart lived a life of modest means with her father Mark, a retired construction worker. Despite her impoverished background, Jane's goddess-like physique - slim, svelte, with black tresses, brown eyes, and baby's skin - belied her station a/0/88632/coverorgin.jpg?v=9c8fec343947f9cc08f4a9a2e20318e1&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Runaway Luna's Daughter
Jenine could see him shifting back to his human form as he walked up to her, his eyes piercing deeply into hers as if searching her soul. "You shouldn't be out here this late," the words rolled out of his mouth heavily like a stream of water thundering down a waterfall. "I... I didn't..." Jenine/0/62095/coverorgin.jpg?v=2bf1193b0ba2463209b9b00bde0b89e3&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Runaway Mafia Bride
She doesn't want anything to do with her past. He will stop at nothing to win her heart, even if it meant taking her back to her family. **** Two people with an intertwined past. A nasty secret that could cause everything to crumble down. And a former love rekindled. When the young tortured dau/0/18532/coverorgin.jpg?v=2c3f8abb16e290e7436ccdfd34aecaf2&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Runaway Mafia Queen
"Did you finish the process of your admission in this college?" He asked her in a low voice calmly. Her eyebrows got scrunched in confusion at his bizarre question out of the blue. She even forgot that his arms were around her and she was being kept captured. "Yes?" She hesitantly said after a/0/57632/coverorgin.jpg?v=e2f48eed89a46e424c9cb52014c76aa7&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The CEO's Runaway Wife
To the public, she was the CEO's executive secretary. Behind closed doors, she was the wife he never officially acknowledged. Jenessa was elated when she learned that she was pregnant. But that joy was replaced with dread as her husband, Ryan, showered his affections on his first love. With a heav/0/81333/coverorgin.jpg?v=26fa0aa212f1491913b43e4a32bf5b2c&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Runaway Wife's Resolve
My life with Ethan was a dream. High school sweethearts, married five years, he was a charismatic tech mogul, and I loved him deeply. Then, I got pregnant, and he seemed absolutely over the moon, especially when we learned it was twins. That dream shattered when I overheard a hushed conversation/1/130605/coverorgin.jpg?v=e245991d0af735762fc934252d39e736&imageMogr2/format/webp)
THE BILLIONAIRE'S RUNAWAY BRIDE
On the night she was supposed to become a billionaire's wife, Arabella Laurent discovered the truth about the man waiting for her at the altar and walked away from a fortune worth billions. By sunrise, the most coveted heiress in the country had vanished. She abandoned her name, her family, her in/1/123000/coverorgin.jpg?v=36dc11a2a9a3a3e25c78b123dac05c4b&imageMogr2/format/webp)
My Secret Divorce From The Cruel Alpha
"Strip her clothes off. If she isn't pregnant by tonight, every single one of you dies." Paralyzed on the cold bed, I watched my mate, Cason, drive a sedative needle into my neck. He made five doctors watch as he forced himself on me, breeding me like livestock. All because his "pure" sister-in-la/0/67604/coverorgin.jpg?v=adf875be154b052b268657ac704a55bf&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Running away from the Alpha King
I was forced to marry my Mate, the Alpha King. But I said hell no! As a white she-wolf, I, Christal, am also an noble Alpha. Though it was my destiny to marry him, I had never met him, I felt nothing for him! What's more, I've heard he's an extremely violent tyrant. That's why, I chose to escape fro/0/29840/coverorgin.jpg?v=e890757b85a678d34420ed74143d5460&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The runaway bride
Aeliyah Craige was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Her parents treat her like a real princess and feed her with so much love and care but in spite of the prosperity they enjoyed there was an event which they did not expect. She went to the stranger man and was known as mysterious and one of t/0/79703/coverorgin.jpg?v=c47340d4edb6f1b6f24413a58f3ebd47&imageMogr2/format/webp)
