0
TOP UP
Reading History
Sign out
Get the APPTHE SHATTERED STAR
/1/129475/coverorgin.jpg?v=7cffc475e4bbe7e23904a63fe7cd1bf2&imageMogr2/format/webp)
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."
/0/23879/coverorgin.jpg?v=092acede050d4091d865cca8aee804d3&imageMogr2/format/webp)
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/0/15208/coverorgin.jpg?v=e50fb226bbf50603e9f7ec21cd2a6339&imageMogr2/format/webp)
/0/90275/coverorgin.jpg?v=f1e836abf7867d0083307264e4e8da60&imageMogr2/format/webp)
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/0/20170/coverorgin.jpg?v=edb61f0f67335609c225fe6031f876c5&imageMogr2/format/webp)
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)
/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/0/20187/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/0/84402/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/0/73374/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./0/15490/coverorgin.jpg?v=4fe7faf98313a1a02dce8c6ff776d68b&imageMogr2/format/webp)
/0/85208/coverorgin.jpg?v=711ae6b8a62f8046accd46a753ab2e10&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Architect's Shattered Heart
For five years, I lived in a gray, quiet world, shattered by a tragic accident that claimed my fiancée, Amelia, and my three promising apprentices. I became Ethan Miller, the brilliant architect who' d lost his touch, a hollowed-out recluse living with ghosts. Then, a familiar laugh broke the sile/0/74477/coverorgin.jpg?v=66b37eb8b1c7502e6e58caeab2c07925&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Billionaire's Shattered Trust
Accused of murdering his powerful uncle, a top government official, billionaire Stan George fakes his death and vanishes, assuming a new identity to uncover the truth behind the crime that destroyed his life. In his new existence, he falls in love with Vera Wills but imposes one firm condition: she/0/86647/coverorgin.jpg?v=d64d8def851385f8a25eaab7746edc00&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Shattered Wife's Ascent
My husband, David Chen, the CEO of "InnovateX," called for a celebration on our fifth anniversary. He announced, with a theatrical wink, that the two representatives for the Global Tech Summit in Hawaii would be chosen by a game. He drew his own name first, then reached into the glass bowl, his han/0/43361/coverorgin.jpg?v=f74c014257be50b26b3b54133e977b53&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Shattered trust
In the quaint suburban neighborhood of Willowbrook, the Winslow family seemed to embody the epitome of perfection—a successful lawyer, a talented artist, and an adorable ten-year-old daughter. However, behind the facade of a picture-perfect family lay buried secrets that threatened to unravel thei/1/116557/coverorgin.jpg?v=3085ba208a663082f74c3eaf9f1dbc0e&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Billionaire's Shattered Vow
For three years, Elena thought she was living a fairytale. She was married to Ethan Vance, the ruthless, cold-hearted billionaire CEO of Vance Enterprises-who was only ever warm with her. She gave up her career, her dreams, and her heart to be the perfect wife. But fairytales are built on lies. On/1/101937/coverorgin.jpg?v=4ba9b6123b10df891ba438875edd531f&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Star He Left Bleeding
For three years, I, Hollywood's unbreakable star Aliza Cabrera, chased the one man I couldn't have: the brilliant, cold surgeon Dr. Etienne McCarthy. My relentless pursuit was a public spectacle, met only with his icy indifference. Then, a single phone call shattered my world. My mother, her voice/1/133564/coverorgin.jpg?v=71e50aabab9c6c9a141a74bfecaabac0&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Fake Dating The Hockey Star.
She was his safe haven. He was the ticking time bomb. To the world, Ethan Vance is the golden-boy hockey star living a clean, glamorous life in New York. To the Italian mafia underworld, he is the ruthless heir locked in a silent war with his own blood. Katherine "Kat" Pierce thought she knew the/0/23970/coverorgin.jpg?v=9699601ba2fb9b2ff1b47769d247e9e2&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Mafia's Star
STAR OF THE MAFIA KING He is a cold hearted and a ruthless personality who can send shivers down the spine of the person who stands infront of him but at the same time, he is also the heartthrob of the world. Aarav Malhotra is a business man, one of the top most singers, most eligible bachelor for/0/24116/coverorgin.jpg?v=eec81529a7e2c70d240d599f92f0b7d5&imageMogr2/format/webp)
