My best friend covets my money and beauty, and together with my husband, they want to put me in a deadly situation. However, they didn't take action themselves; instead, they made my little maid play the role of the murderer.
My best friend covets my money and beauty, and together with my husband, they want to put me in a deadly situation. However, they didn't take action themselves; instead, they made my little maid play the role of the murderer.
My best friend, Tonya Harrison, coveted my wealth and beauty, conspiring with my husband to murder me.
However, they didn't act directly; instead, they manipulated our young maid, Maddie, into playing their dirty work.
Maddie Hall, barely twenty, came from a poor and naive background and was easily swayed by my husband's promises of money and affection.
She was always meant to be his pawn against me.
My husband, Chris Dent, was a classic self-made man-a man from a humble background who rose to success through hard work. During his university days, he was a standout figure, serving as the vice president of the student council and editor of the school newspaper. He had a voice that could captivate, and his looks attracted many admirers, which was why I noticed him first.
I wasn't just a pretty face; my family was wealthy and sophisticated. Besides, I was also really attracted by his outstanding abilities and charm. That was why I pursued Chris and eventually we became a couple.
My parents hoped for an attentive, caring, and brilliant man to join me in inheriting the family business, ensuring their hard-earned legacy wouldn't crumble in my hands.
After seven or eight years together, our relationship was solid, yet we couldn't escape the fatal curse of coming from different classes that evidently didn't match in marriage.
It wasn't that my parents looked down on him; on the contrary, my father always believed in him.
My dad, too, had risen from humble beginnings to achieve great things. He often joked about being a self-made man with a humorous take on his own experience.
Chris, however, harbored a deep-seated inferiority and pride, almost pathological.
This drive helped him stand out and reach my father's level, though he couldn't have done it without my father's support.
After pushing for marriage, we got married. Now, we'd been married for over a year, and my parents were eagerly pushing for grandchildren.
My father's health issues made having a child my sole focus.
He hired a young, attractive maid specifically to help me with the housework and take care of my daily life, so that I could focus more on preparing for pregnancy without being bothered by other trivial matters.
He insisted that even the maid should match my looks, lest our future child be unattractive.
We even went for pre-pregnancy health checks, which Chris initially resisted, arguing that we'd already done medical exams when we married just over a year ago.
Yet, he quickly scheduled the appointments.
A few days later, a high school friend invited me out, and I wondered why she reached out after so many years.
I told Maddie about my plans, asking her to inform 'Mr. Dent' if I returned late.
Chris liked to mimic the mannerisms of the wealthy families he saw in TV dramas. Therefore, he asked Maddie to call him that.
That evening, I returned home after several calls from Chris.
My face was pale, and both he and Maddie noticed.
Chris quickly signaled Maddie to run a bath for me, while he fussed over me as if we'd been apart for months.
Chris was always good to me, consistently so. Though I wanted to be angry at his urging, I held back.
As long as he treated me well, nothing else mattered. That night, I feigned exhaustion.
Understanding as ever, he didn't bother me. He even coaxed me, soothing me like a child with a gentle lullaby hummed from his resonant nose.
I had grown accustomed to this.
After five years of playing the perfect daughter, Rylie was exposed as a stand-in. Her fiancé bolted, friends scattered, and her adoptive brothers shoved her out, telling her to grovel back to her real family. Done with humiliation, she swore to claw back what was hers. Shock followed: her birth family ruled the town's wealth. Overnight, she became their precious girl. The boardroom brother canceled meetings, the genius brother ditched his lab, the musician brother postponed a tour. As those who spurned her begged forgiveness, Admiral Brad Morgan calmly declared, "She's already taken."
Everyone was shocked to the bones when the news of Rupert Benton's engagement broke out. It was surprising because the lucky girl was said to be a plain Jane, who grew up in the countryside and had nothing to her name. One evening, she showed up at a banquet, stunning everyone present. "Wow, she's so beautiful!" All the men drooled, and the women got so jealous. What they didn't know was that this so-called country girl was actually an heiress to a billion-dollar empire. It wasn't long before her secrets came to light one after the other. The elites couldn't stop talking about her. "Holy smokes! So, her father is the richest man in the world?" "She's also that excellent, but mysterious designer who many people adore! Who would have guessed?" Nonetheless, people thought that Rupert didn't love her. But they were in for another surprise. Rupert released a statement, silencing all the naysayers. "I'm very much in love with my beautiful fiancee. We will be getting married soon." Two questions were on everyone's minds: "Why did she hide her identity? And why was Rupert in love with her all of a sudden?"
"GET THIS FAT, SHAPELESS COW OUT OF MY PRESENCE!" I claimed our Alpha as my mate, he insulted and rejected me in front of the whole pack, resisting the mate bond. "GET THIS FAT, SHAPELESS COW OUT OF MY PRESENCE!" He said, and even with his cruel words, my wolf whined and cried out to him. Getting sold later for a few pennies was the worst heartbreak I could ever wish for. But not until I got a second chance at love with the Howling Alphas. Being mated to 2 Alphas isn't a problem. But there are more and they're all fighting for my attention. With war looming amongst the werewolf clan and plentiful revelations from the Moon Goddess, I'm presented as the solution to the ultimate problem, but that would mean even more pain for me. Will my mates choose me over their pack and the entire werewolf clan, even though they have little or no choice in the matter? Yet, with the ongoing chaos, someone is still staking his claim on me. Who is this man?
Janet was adopted when she was a kid -- a dream come true for orphans. However, her life was anything but happy. Her adoptive mother taunted and bullied her all her life. Janet got the love and affection of a parent from the old maid who raised her. Unfortunately, the old woman fell ill, and Janet had to marry a worthless man in place of her parents' biological daughter to meet the maid's medical expenses. Could this be a Cinderella's tale? But the man was far from a prince, except for his handsome appearance. Ethan was the illegitimate son of a wealthy family who lived a reckless life and barely made ends meet. He got married to fulfill his mother's last wish. However, on his wedding night, he had an inkling that his wife was different from what he had heard about her. Fate had united the two people with deep secrets. Was Ethan truly the man we thought he was? Surprisingly, he bore an uncanny resemblance to the impenetrable wealthiest man in the city. Would he find out that Janet married him in place of her sister? Would their marriage be a romantic tale or an utter disaster? Read on to unravel Janet and Ethan's journey.
Livia Shelby, 19, is forced into marriage with Damian Alexander - a ruthless CEO with a cold heart. Hate simmers beneath the surface, and sometimes it blurs the line between resentment and desire. But what happens when the love that grows between them is bound by a contract... and forbidden to be spoken? Author's Note: This book has been previously published on several platforms. This version is a revised and improved edition.
Mira found herself sold to her greatest enemies, who turned out to be her mates. She never expected to feel so much desire toward them, battling the bond while uncovering secrets that would shatter her world. The Lycan brothers-Rowan, Damien, Lucian, and Kai-are cursed, and the only cure lies in Mira's death. But how can they sacrifice the one woman they're bound to love?
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