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Flash Marriage To My Best Friend's Father
I was once the heiress to the Solomon empire, but after it crumbled, I became the "charity case" ward of the wealthy Hyde family. For years, I lived in their shadows, clinging to the promise that Anson Hyde would always be my protector. That promise shattered when Anson walked into the ballroom with Claudine Chapman on his arm. Claudine was the girl who had spent years making my life a living hell, and now Anson was announcing their engagement to the world. The humiliation was instant. Guests sneered at my cheap dress, and a waiter intentionally sloshed champagne over me, knowing I was a nobody. Anson didn't even look my way; he was too busy whispering possessively to his new fiancée. I was a ghost in my own home, watching my protector celebrate with my tormentor. The betrayal burned. I realized I wasn't a ward; I was a pawn Anson had kept on a shelf until he found a better trade. I had no money, no allies, and a legal trust fund that Anson controlled with a flick of his wrist. Fleeing to the library, I stumbled into Dallas Koch-a titan of industry and my best friend's father. He was a wall of cold, absolute power that even the Hydes feared. "Marry me," I blurted out, desperate to find a shield Anson couldn't climb. Dallas didn't laugh. He pulled out a marriage agreement and a heavy fountain pen. "Sign," he commanded, his voice a low rumble. "But if you walk out that door with me, you never go back." I signed my name, trading my life for the only man dangerous enough to keep me safe.Sydney, Australia.
Caldwell Publishing Office.
"Mornin', Serena!"
Serena looked up from her laptop and to greet her colleague back. She curiously frowned when she saw Nicky smiling from ear to ear, and there's something about her that seems a bit... Weird.
"Morning, Nicky. Wait, what's with that smile?" Serena asks, while observing her bestfriend-slash-co-worker.
Nicky averted her blue eyes away from Serena's gaze while acting so strange.
"Tell me... Is there something that I need to know?" Serena did a follow-up question.
Nicky bit her lip, and it was obvious that she is hiding something.
"Well, you see---!" Nicky wasn't able to finish her sentence when they heard a familiar voice behind them.
"I believe we're still in the middle of working hours, and I expect you to focus on your work, Miss Hughman." it was the CEO of Caldwell Publishing, Mrs. Rosie Caldwell.
Nicky's face became red like a steamed crab after they heard their Boss. Serena took the opportunity to cover up for her friend.
"Nicky was just asking for some opinions regarding her article, Boss. I apologize for the inconvenience." she made up an excuse to save her friend.
Serena saw Nicky who's giving her a secret smile, while looking relieved.
"Alright then. You should concentrate on your work. We have lots of things to do today." Boss Caldwell reminded them.
"Yes, Boss." Serena and Nicky said in unison.
Both of them went back to work, but Serena is planning to have a talk with Nicky later on.
She will have a talk with her bestfriend later. It's obvious that Nicky got some juicy news for her, and she wants to know more about it.
After a few moments, Serena suddenly received a call from the CEO's office.
"Hello, Boss?"
"Come to my office as soon as possible, Miss Montana. I need to talk to you about something important." Mrs. Caldwelll said it all in one breath, and Serena knew that it was something serious since her boss called her by her last name.
Their Boss is known for being close to her employees, and she calls them on a first name basis. However, if there's something wrong, their old Boss calls them by their surnames...
"Yes, Boss..." responded, while feeling nervous.
Serena closed her laptop and took out her pen and paper to write down all of their Boss's agenda for that closed meeting.
She's also thinking that maybe she did something wrong on her manuscript and the Boss will just reject it or she will ask for revision... There are many things that is going on her mind while she's making her way towards the CEO's Office.
After a few minutes, she is now standing by the door of the CEO's Office. Serena took a deep, calming breath, then afterwards, she knocked at the door twice.
"Come in." she heard Mrs.Caldwell's voice.
"Well, this is it." Serena whispered to herself.
She opens the door and enters the room.
She saw Mrs. Caldwell looking at her with a serious expression on her face.
"Please take a seat. I want you to calm down and listen to me carefully." the old woman seriously stated.
Serena's heart started beating faster after she heard her Boss' remark. She has this feeling that she's going to be fired. She just feels sad to leave the company because she loves working here, and she treats everyone like a family member...
“Miss Montana?”
Serena's train of thoughts stopped in a halt when she heard Mrs. Caldwell's voice again.
"O-Oh, I'm sorry..." Serena apologized. She took a seat as her legs trembles with extreme nervousness.
"Let's start with the meeting, then. Miss Montana, how long have you been working with us?" Mrs. Caldwell began.
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Tales Of The Heart
Serena Montana is a career woman who's working as a signed writer for a big publishing company in Brisbane, Australia. She received a great news from her Boss that her manuscript was handpicked by a famous production company, and they will have a television adaptation of her novel. Since 50% of the/0/15298/coverorgin.jpg?v=1d02bfa32c6b5604cd83f4d63d176724&imageMogr2/format/webp)
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Tales of the Chesapeake
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TALES OF THE HEART AND THE HEARTLESS TEAR'S
Amira Ben didn't meet her mother. She was abandoned and abused by her father who blamed her for the death of his wife, Mia Ben. Amira's mother had died while giving birth to her. Since then, she'd no nothing but hatred and abuse from her narcissist stepmother who persecute, abused, an/0/1349/coverorgin.jpg?v=20171122182415&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Tales of the Thinking Machine
It was absolutely impossible. Twenty-five chess masters from the world at large, foregathered in Boston for the annual championships, unanimously declared it impossible, and unanimity on any given point is an unusual mental condition for chess masters. Not one would concede for an instant that it wa/0/5037/coverorgin.jpg?v=195df7dcd933f06e105e13676a069a85&imageMogr2/format/webp)
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Tales of the Five Towns
This is a selection of short stories recounting, with gentle satire and tolerant good humour, the small town provincial life at the end of the nineteenth century, based around the six towns in the county of Staffordshire, England, known as the Potteries. Arnold Bennett chose to fictionalize these to/0/50033/coverorgin.jpg?v=20240206181548&imageMogr2/format/webp)
TALES OF THE MATURED STAR
Mr.Yomi was ascended by the casualty of life,he faced allot of misfortune when his wife got pregnant,their marriage is drowning beneath the heaven and earth,Mrs.Yomi goes through allot too with her husband,but it's so disheartening she dismay her hope around the fate of her mother inlaw,Mama Yomi,s/0/2476/coverorgin.jpg?v=fea7cd5f02396bb833b01657a285ad19&imageMogr2/format/webp)
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The Echo of our Love
Nicole married Nicholas Jackwood just to get her late father's company back from her uncle, who threaten to kick her out because she was a female child. Though, their marriage is a contract, the tension was undeniable. Nicole struggles to get Nicholas love because he is every woman's dream and the t/0/76607/coverorgin.jpg?v=2caa83597f3bd8e42d489ade9f8467c9&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The pieces of our love
Five years ago, Amelia Chase chose ambition over love, leaving behind her small town-and Noah Bennett, the only man who ever truly knew her heart. But dreams come at a cost. Alone and pregnant, Amelia built a life for her son, hiding the truth from the man she once loved. Now, a chance encounter s/0/15293/coverorgin.jpg?v=ed75afe9949df6629e4436b3bc8973cf&imageMogr2/format/webp)
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Tales of Mean Streets
After a quarter of a century these, brief and searching tales of Arthur Morrison’s still keep the breath of life in them — modest but precious salvages from the high washings and roarings of the eighteen-nineties. The decade — the last of the Victorian age, as of the century &mdash/0/25999/coverorgin.jpg?v=6222ca279e9901676580d2827872adc3&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Affairs Of The Heart
"If you wonder just how much I love you, wonder no more. You are the sun in my sky, the river that runs through my soul, and the very air I breathe. Before I saw you, I didn't believe it was possible to love someone so deeply and completely, but you have given me faith that true love does exist be/0/44365/coverorgin.jpg?v=d78a813d10789c1f5de4e21743fb5214&imageMogr2/format/webp)
HEART OF THE NIGHT
In this present reality where the twilight backwoods disguises old mysteries and secret cravings, Alice, a young lady troubled by her lycanthropic nature, is going to leave on an excursion that will challenge her actual character. Tormented by the call of the wild and driven by a longing she can't o/0/63278/coverorgin.jpg?v=8c0731b134555e8be4af4a9857178b2a&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Heart of the Empire
"I don't need your money... I never have... And, I never will..." Jenifar stated firmly. Alexander smiled ruefully, his eyes glinting with a mix of amusement and challenge. "What you feel for me is irrelevant... I've never asked for your love. And you always seem to forget that what we have here..."/0/69177/coverorgin.jpg?v=32f7de7bcd31f8777ad0cbab6c0c5100&imageMogr2/format/webp)
