He Found My Worth, Unlike Them

For three years, I was the unpaid maid, cook, and accountant for my boyfriend Kieran's family. His mother, Jeanie, never let me forget my place. "You're not legally family," she'd say, whenever I asked for basic respect. Then I found the messages on his phone. He and Jeanie were arranging his engagement to Carolina Farley, a wealthy heiress. They called me a placeholder—someone who was just "around" until a better option came along. Jeanie sat me down and told me it was time to leave, confident I had nowhere else to go. She was wrong. While they slept, I earned my CPA license. While they spent, I saved every dollar. While they dismissed me as "just the girlfriend," I bought my own condo. When Kieran finally came crawling back, begging for another chance, I had one thing to say: "I'm already married. To a man who didn't need three years to know my worth." He thought I'd wait forever. He thought wrong.

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Chapter 2

Aubrey Delacruz

The sharp rap on the bedroom door startled me awake.

"Aubrey! Collin needs his laundry done for his interview! And the breakfast dishes aren't going to clean themselves!"

Jeanie's voice. 6 AM. Not a request. An order.

Kieran stirred beside me, pulled the blanket over his head, and said nothing.

I stared at my reflection in the mirror. Dark circles. Tired eyes. A woman I barely recognized.

Later that morning, Jeanie cornered me with a stack of bills. "Aubrey, dear. Collin needs a new suit for his interview. And he's got some parking tickets. Could you… float him some money?"

She named a figure that made my stomach drop. Five thousand dollars.

"That's a lot of money, Jeanie. I don't know if I can—"

Her smile vanished. "Aubrey, we're family. We help each other out. This is the least you can do if you want to stay."

Collin, lounging on the sofa, chimed in. "Yeah, Aubrey. Come on. Just this once."

I looked at Kieran, who had just walked in. He saw my pleading expression. He saw his mother's demanding one.

"Aubrey, it's for Collin," he said, shrugging. "He really needs this break."

I opened my banking app and transferred the money. Another chunk of my freedom, gone.

Kieran patted my arm. "You're the best, babe."

I walked to the dresser and pulled out a small locked box. Inside was the deed to my condo. One bedroom, one bath. Mine.

A delivery notification buzzed on my phone. The custom frame for my CPA certificate had arrived. I signed for it quickly and hid it under the bed.

Jeanie's head popped out of the living room. "What's that, dear? Another one of your silly books?"

"Just a delivery," I said, my voice even.

That evening, as I prepared dinner, I heard Kieran and Collin from the living room.

"She's such a pushover," Collin laughed. "Always gives in."

Kieran chuckled. "Yeah, well. Not like she has anywhere else to go."

The knife in my hand slipped, narrowly missing my finger.

Not like she has anywhere else to go.

I took a deep breath. Then another.

They thought I was trapped.

They were about to learn the truth.

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After sacrificing her own sight to save the man she loved, a devoted woman is met with cold-hearted betrayal instead of gratitude. Having donated her eye to ensure his future, she is devastated when he abandons her for another. Now, she must navigate a world of darkness and billionaire power plays while dealing with the crushing weight of his treachery. It is a poignant tale of sacrifice, broken trust, and the painful journey of a woman scorned.

Billionaire Modern Romance

8.3

Leaving Marriage for Dreams

8.3

After three years of a cold, loveless marriage, Seraphina realizes she has become a ghost in her own life. Ignored by her billionaire husband, she decides to reclaim her identity and pursue her forgotten aspirations. She initiates a divorce to escape the gilded cage of his indifference. As she rebuilds her career and thrives independently, her stunned ex-husband begins to see her true worth, sparking a complex pursuit to win her back.

Billionaire Modern Romance

9.7

Love Was Never in the Contract

9.7

Isla Hart has one priority: survival. Drowning in bills and personal struggles, she needs money, fast. So when Lucien Cross, a powerful and emotionally distant CEO, offers her a lucrative deal to pose as his fiancée, she accepts. The rules are clear: no emotions, no attachments, and no complications. It's strictly business. Lucien Cross has built his life on control. Wealth, power, and influence are effortless to him-but love is a liability he refuses to entertain. With a critical merger at stake, a fake engagement is just another calculated move. Isla is meant to be temporary, a convincing presence by his side until the deal is secured. But proximity has consequences. As Isla steps into Lucien's world, she begins to see beyond the cold exterior, the loneliness, the pressure of his empire, and the past he keeps buried. And Lucien, despite himself, finds his carefully ordered life unraveling. Isla isn't just playing a role anymore. She challenges him, softens him, and awakens feelings he never planned to have. When the truth behind their engagement starts to surface and old secrets threaten Lucien's empire, the line between contract and reality shatters. Isla is forced to face the one thing she promised herself she'd avoid: love. Now, with everything on the line, reputations, power, and hearts, Isla must decide whether love is worth the risk. Because this time, love was never in the contract. And the fallout could cost them both everything.

Billionaire Modern Romance

8.5

Married a Billionaire, My True Heiress Identity Revealed

8.5

Alexandrea woke up with a splitting headache in a strange hotel bed, terrified to find a brutally handsome, half-naked stranger beside her. Before she could even scream, the door burst open. Her adoptive mother, Ivette, stormed in with a swarm of reporters and flashing cameras. "How could you disgrace our family name like this?" Ivette sobbed, putting on a theatrical performance of a heartbroken mother. It was a setup to completely ruin Alexandrea's reputation in front of New York's elite. For ten years, Alexandrea had lived in a house of horrors. Her back and arms were covered in silvery scars and puckered cigarette burns left by Ivette's vicious abuse. Yet to the public, Ivette had carefully crafted Alexandrea's image as a wild, ungrateful, and manipulative liar. Trapped under the duvet, Alexandrea was drowning in shame, her voice lost in the storm of accusations. She didn't understand why her adoptive family hated her so much, treating her worse than a stray dog while using her brother's future to keep her chained. But what she understood even less was the stranger beside her. Instead of panicking, the man slowly sat up, his presence alone silencing the frantic room. He was Ace Griffith, the billionaire heir who owned half of Manhattan. He wrapped his suit jacket around her trembling shoulders, looked Ivette dead in the eye, and dropped a bomb. "I will be marrying her." Then, he carried Alexandrea away from her ten-year prison, ordering his men to dig up the Terry family's darkest secrets and her true identity.

Billionaire Modern Romance

8.2

Reborn Heiress: Vengeance And True Love Found

8.2

For three years, I poured my soul into Cade, forgiving him 99 times. I was a struggling art student, paying for our shared dreams and caring for his fragile heart. But the 100th time, he let his cruel mistress, Alessandra, try to kill me in an old boathouse. He called it an "accident," his eyes already choosing his ambition over my life. I woke up in the hospital to hear him call me a "disposable stepping stone" and announce his engagement to the woman who had just tried to murder me. The doctor then confirmed the worst: his betrayal had cost me our unborn child. I had been a fool, a victim in their sick game. But as I lay there, broken and bleeding, I realized something. They thought I was a poor, orphaned artist. They had no idea I was Blaire Madden, the sole heiress to a global corporation. And I was finally ready to come home and make them pay.

Action Billionaire Romance

8.1

Reborn to be Truly Loved

8.1

To save her sister, Charlotte Green enters a companionship system requiring her to pursue the elite Eric Lorvis while feigning muteness. She endures years of cold indifference, even undergoing plastic surgery to resemble his first love, Emily. Despite her total devotion and domestic sacrifices, Eric treats her like a mere servant. Charlotte bears his disdain in silence, waiting for her mission to end. Yet, when she finally passes away, the once-unmoved billionaire completely loses his mind.

Billionaire Fantasy Modern Romance

He Found My Worth, Unlike Them

Chapter 2

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