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English · Romance · Contemporary
**Chapter 1**
After seven years of secretly dating my best friend’s brother, news of his engagement to a powerful heiress spread like wildfire. But the bride wasn’t me.
I rushed to Julian Collins’s private room, my hand reaching for…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
**Chapter 1**
Everyone told me I was lucky to marry someone like Julian Hayes.
He’d settled down for me, covered grand plazas in flowers to confess his love.
I used to believe I was truly lucky, and I accepted his devotion without a…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Everyone knew I was the one who relentlessly pursued Julian.
To help him secure a deal, I drank until my stomach bled.
One word from him, and I'd drop everything to bring him his jacket.
Even when he continuously maintained ties with…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I really did brave the storm with him.
For eight years we were together, only for me to discover he was already married to someone else.
It was his first love, the same woman who abandoned him after he lost his sight.
For eight years,…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
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I was reborn!
Gazing at the young, smooth face in the mirror, unmarked by time, and my slender, pale hands, a momentary haze quickly gave way to clarity. I fumbled for my phone and lit up the screen to confirm the…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
**Chapter 1**
"Mr. Blake, the contract is signed. As agreed, we will arrange a simulated death service for you in seventeen days."
In the reception room, the staff handed me the freshly drafted paper contract. I took it, flipped…
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My CEO fiancée claimed company performance was down and cut my salary in half.
But then I saw her assistant, Jax, showing off on his social media.
“My boss not only gave me a raise, but also bought me a luxury car because she worried…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
When I married Julian, I was 22, he was 32.
He was ten years my senior, and let's just say his 'generosity' extended beyond his age, into aspects that left me breathless.
For three years, he showered me with endless affection, almost…
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I was known as the notorious wild child in our circles, a siren with a tempting smirk and eyes that promised trouble.
Julian Sterling was the most distinguished heir to a vast family fortune, cool, aloof, and remarkably composed, his…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
**Chapter 1**
"Congratulations, Host. You've completed 99 tasks for Aurora Vance. Just one more, and you'll successfully return to your original world and revive your beloved, Elara Stone."
Hearing the system's announcement, my heart…
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My husband, Dylan Sterling, only married me because of a family alliance. After we tied the knot, I discovered the truth: his heart belonged to Serena Hayes, the nanny's daughter. Our intimacy was a cold, distant affair, while he…
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My parents always adored my brother, Brandon.
Me? I was just a *tool*, born solely to provide the umbilical cord blood that would treat his leukemia. Even the woman I fell deeply in love with, my girlfriend, Celeste, abandoned me…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
“I’ve made up my mind. I’ll marry that vegetable, Julian Sterling.”
I leaned against the doorframe of the Vance family mansion, a mocking smile playing on my red lips.
My father’s cigar nearly dropped onto the priceless Persian rug.…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Eighteen years of relying on each other, inseparable, my brother died.
He died on a rich socialite's private yacht, simply because he accidentally stained her dress.
She, always pampered and arrogant, ordered her men to break his bones…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
The 99th time I woke up in a hotel room with my childhood best friend, Liam Hayes, he was still just as wild.
The next morning, my body was covered in hickeys. The slightest movement sent a sharp ache through my lower back. The…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
In three years of marriage, I’d been driven to the brink 108 times.
When I woke up again, I found myself lying in a hospital bed, my mind a complete blank.
A middle-aged couple sat beside my bed. The moment I opened my eyes, the woman…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My boyfriend and brother didn't know that after they hurt me for their charity beneficiary exactly 100 times, I would leave them for good and never look back.
All the love and privileges I once had, they now showered on that girl they…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
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When Jake Miller called off our engagement, everyone said my life was over.
I’d spent five years with him, and my reputation was already in tatters from trying to keep up with his lifestyle.
No one wanted anything to do with a woman…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
**Chapter 1**
At six in the evening, I cooked six dishes and one soup, all to Vivian's exact preferences.
At seven in the evening, I ran her bath, carefully placing her favorite roses and aromatherapy candles nearby.
At eight in the…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
The affluent Albright family had three daughters, one after another, while my mother gave birth to just me, her only son.
The day I was born, Mrs. Albright was incredibly envious. She even declared that she absolutely had to be my…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
**Chapter 1**
I sat in the hospital, listening to the doctor's question.
"Ms. Hayes, are you certain you want to donate all your organs?"
"Yes, I am."
The words slipped out, followed by a faint smile, a sense of pure liberation. The…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
**Chapter 1**
In the final minute before the application deadline, I switched my choice from Westwood University to Eastwood University.
As soon as it was done, a huge weight lifted from my shoulders. I leaned back in my chair, my…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
It was the third year of my marriage to Ryder Vance when he was reported dead, killed in action during a mission. His twin brother, Archer Vance, brought back a blood-stained dog tag, his voice hoarse as he told me, "Mia, Ryder… he's…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
**Chapter 1**
In the quiet coffee shop, my friend looked at me, utterly stunned.
“Liam, are you really just leaving Aria and moving abroad?”
I set down my spoon, my voice flat.
“We’re already divorced.”
“Divorced?!” My friend, Leo,…
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