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Married To My Ex-Fiancé's Silent Uncle
Twenty minutes before the "Wedding of the Century" at The Plaza, I stood outside the Presidential Suite in a fifty-thousand-dollar Vera Wang gown. I was the girl from a West Virginia trailer park about to marry Hugh Maxwell, the golden heir to a billion-dollar defense empire. I pushed the door open only to find Hugh pinned against the bed with my own stepsister, Floy. She was wearing my bridal diamond necklace, and the sounds of their laughter scraped against my eardrums like sandpaper. I didn't scream; I listened as Hugh grunted that once the wedding was over and the trust fund unlocked, he'd dump "that hillbilly trash" on a bus back to the mountains. They weren't just cheating; they were planning to steal my family's land deeds and leave me with nothing. When I set off the sprinklers and exposed their naked bodies to the paparazzi, the Maxwell family didn't apologize. They called me a "greedy peasant" and threatened to ruin my life unless I signed a new deal to save their crashing stock. I realized then that I was never a bride to them. I was a transaction, a rounding error in a ledger to be used and discarded. They thought my poverty made me weak and my silence made me a victim. "If we don't have a marriage certificate by midnight, the bank freezes thirty percent of our liquidity," their lawyer warned. So, I gave them exactly what they wanted. I used a loophole in their hundred-year-old family covenant and married the only other direct heir available. I didn't marry Hugh. I walked into the ICU and married his uncle, Fleet Maxwell-the legendary war hero who had been in a vegetative state for months. Now, I am the matriarch of the Maxwell dynasty. I've suspended Hugh's executive powers, exiled my mother-in-law to the Swiss Alps, and taken control of the family vault. They think I'm just a gold-digger waiting for a "corpse" to die so I can collect a fifty-million-dollar widow's payout. But last night, as I lay beside my comatose husband, the man they called a vegetable gripped my hand back."You're pregnant, ma'am. Congratulations!"
Cheryl Naylor walked out of the hospital in a stupor, but the doctor's remarks continued to play in her head.
When she glanced at the pregnancy test report in her hand once more, her face creased into a sudden smile.
It was the third year of Cheryl and Jarred Fuller's marriage.
They wed not because of love but to fulfill the last request of Jarred's grandmother.
However, Jarred was a wonderful husband once they were married, doing everything a spouse should do. He made sure Cheryl lived a good life and took good care of her. Every year on their anniversary, he would ask his assistant to send Cheryl a gift.
He treated her with the utmost respect and dignity that a wife deserved.
It seemed to everyone else that they were the sweetest and most loving couple.
However, it was a far cry from reality.
Cheryl kept to herself that Jarred did not utter a single "I love you" to her in the past three years they spent together.
Nonetheless, she fervently wanted to marry him, and she was already content with just having his company and presence in her life. She hoped their happiness would only increase now that they were expecting their firstborn.
Cheryl cautiously tucked away the pregnancy test report and eagerly dialed Jarred's number.
"Cheryl."
The man's deep and pleasant voice could be heard via the phone. It had a soothing tone to it.
Cheryl couldn't keep her enthusiasm from coming through, and her voice reflected it. "Jarred, I've got some news for you!"
"I've got something to tell you, as well. Let's talk about it later tonight."
"Okay..."
But before Cheryl could finish her sentence, the call was abruptly ended.
She didn't know what to think at first, but the pleasure of her first pregnancy soon took over.
Night came fast as the sun started to sink lower in the sky.
Bright lights illuminated the River Villa.
Cheryl prepared a feast of Jarred's favorite dishes as she waited for him to come back.
Before long, a car pulling up on the driveway could be heard outside.
As she anxiously awaited his entrance, Cheryl's pulse raced.
The urge to welcome him prompted her to get to her feet.
At that moment, the door swung open, and a tall guy strode in.
Jarred had a reputation for dressing sharply. He was dressed in a tailored grey suit, a crisp white shirt, and a fancy tie.
He had chiseled features and a prominent nose that stood out. His gold-rimmed glasses gave people the impression of being aloof and arrogant.
"You're home. Let's eat dinner first, shall we?"
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Burning Love: What If I Never Get Over You
Despite being an ordinary orphan girl, Cheryl managed to marry the most powerful man in the city. He was perfect in every aspect, but there was one thing-- he didn't love her. Three years into their marriage, she finally got pregnant, but it was also the day her husband gave her their divorce pap/0/80372/coverorgin.jpg?v=9799b950a0c7e9b0e07e8a81f1dbd0bb&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Bride Of The Shadowed Alpha
The Shadowed Alpha Series: Bride Of The Shadowed Alpha Book 1 Marked By The Shadowed Alpha Book 2 "I will give you the most pleasurable pain you've ever had. You like pain, and lucky for you," his smirk deepened, his gaze dark with promise, "I know how to give pain until you cry for me." The vi/0/98470/coverorgin.jpg?v=1953bacd7d79f71d9cdbbf3fbed28349&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Abandoned Luna: Now Untouchable
For eight years, Cecilia Moore was the perfect Luna, loyal, and unmarked. Until the day she found her Alpha mate with a younger, purebred she-wolf in his bed. In a world ruled by bloodlines and mating bonds, Cecilia was always the outsider. But now, she's done playing by wolf rules. She smiles as sh/0/18759/coverorgin.jpg?v=a5d82470b8381230ce54c62619918b80&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Baby Cupid: Could You Be My New Mommy
After five painful years of marriage that gave her nothing but sorrow, Daryl was gifted to another man by her husband as a final blow. However, things take a happy turn when a five-year-old boy comes into her life, bringing all the smiles and laughter she needed. Drama ensues when Deryl gets a DNA/0/31572/coverorgin.jpg?v=625c67d95885a2fc84ff27df5c47e6ab&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Flash Marriage: Spoiled By My Mysterious Husband
Three years ago, Eunice gave birth to triplets, but only one of the three children survived—or so she was told. In order to inherit her mother's property, Eunice was forced to marry a poor but handsome computer programmer. After getting married to this mysterious man, she started to wonder… Three ye/0/18527/coverorgin.jpg?v=40ef064ca468f1d193ec29165121804c&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Sinful Duty
Her stepmother treated her unfairly, her half-sister wanted everything she had, and even her father tried to sell her to an old lecher just for a contract. All of these didn’t take Sophia down. But when she caught her boyfriend cheating with her half-sister, she failed to swallow the blow this tim/0/18342/coverorgin.jpg?v=132e5583326975c4b5a036ce01721b28&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Enchanted Night
Four years ago, Cassandra had to marry a wealthy man, though she had no feelings toward him. Similarly, the man whose name was written against hers on the marriage certificate couldn't care less about her either. Four years later, she was drunk on a cruise ship in Rome and the fate sent her a gra/0/18226/coverorgin.jpg?v=bcbeca197f68f4fbd94a63a5bdf98422&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Born to be a slave.
"See, she is totally disobedient. You are gonna regret, if you take her." his old man said again. He didn't answer him. He bent down, little bit closer to me and pulled some strands of my hair away, to get a better look at me. My eyes were shut tight. Please, not me, not me. I was chanting in my he/0/19339/coverorgin.jpg?v=7b7cd8c7de49e6c18d3b29495a1e61ea&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Billionaire's Secret Lover
Nina Dern Miller it is a simple and easy going girl. At 17, she gave her virginity to a stranger she met at a club. Now at 27 years, she met the guy who took her heart but he's engaged to her friend. Will she break friendship or mend the relationship? Michael Vincent Thompson, the first of the/0/36994/coverorgin.jpg?v=04a5bcfb0353f2529f9be7429ef60e32&imageMogr2/format/webp)
