His Betrayal, Her Billion-Dollar Revenge

For three years, I played the part of a simple housewife for my husband, Cedric. I buried my true self-Eleanor Curry, heiress to a massive security firm-to be the quiet wife he claimed to love. Then a chemical plant exploded. In the chaos, Cedric shielded his teammate, Cassidy, and left me behind in a collapsing building. "Forget her," I heard him tell his men. "She' s useless. A dead weight." I survived, only for him to force me, while I was injured and feverish, to donate blood to Cassidy for her "severe" injuries. But then I overheard them laughing in the next room. Her injuries were a lie. It was all a "little lesson," he said, to teach me my place. As my own wound reopened and bled through my gown, I reached for the hidden device in my bag. "Falcon reporting." A gravelly voice answered instantly. "Welcome home, little bird. We've been waiting."

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Cassidy tightened the belt of my silk robe, the silk clinging to her unfamiliar curves. My robe.

She looked up. Her eyes widened, a flicker of surprise, then something colder. "Eleanor? What are you doing here?"

Her voice was laced with an artificial sweetness. It grated against my ears.

"You look…different," she said, her gaze raking over my tailored suit. "Trying to copy me now?"

I didn't answer. I just walked past her. Each step was deliberate. I walked towards Cedric.

He was sitting at the kitchen island, scrolling through his phone. He looked up, his eyes meeting mine. His jaw dropped.

"Eleanor?" He stared at me, then at Cassidy. His confusion was almost comical.

Then his face hardened. "What is this, a costume? Trying to play a joke?" His tone was dismissive.

"No joke, Cedric." My voice was steady. "This is me."

I turned to Cassidy. "Why are you in my robe? In my house? In my bedroom?"

Cedric slammed his phone down. "Eleanor, don't be dramatic. She stayed over. We were working late."

He glanced at Cassidy with a soft smile. "Cassidy, are you ready for your vacation to Aruba next month? The one I arranged for you?"

Cassidy beamed, ignoring me. "Oh, yes! I can't wait! And the 'Desert Eagle' operation? Are we still on for that?"

Cedric nodded, his attention fully on her. "Of course. It's crucial. Don't worry, honey. Eleanor will understand." He looked at me, a condescending smirk on his face. "She always does, right, Ella? The strong, silent type."

I already knew what he was going to say. I could almost hear the echo of his words before he spoke them.

I pulled a sleek, embossed folder from my bag. I placed it gently on the counter between us.

Divorce papers.

I turned and walked to the front door. The cool metal of the doorknob felt good in my hand.

"Eleanor! Where are you going?" Cedric's voice was sharp. Filled with disbelief.

I paused, my hand still on the doorknob. "To make this official."

He laughed, a harsh, humorless sound. "You can't leave, Eleanor. You have nothing without me. You'll be back by dinner."

Cassidy stepped forward, a triumphant smirk on her face. "Some women need a man to feel complete. Not all of us are like that." She looked at me, her eyes challenging. "Some of us are strong, independent."

I let out a cold, humorless laugh. I glanced at them. Cedric was already pouring a bowl of soup for Cassidy. He blew on it gently, then handed it to her.

He then ladled soup into another bowl. He pushed it towards me without looking. "Here, Eleanor. Eat something."

I pushed the soup away. It sloshed over the rim. "Keep it. Both of you." My voice was a whisper, but it cut through the air.

I was about to utter the words that would sever us forever.

The house shook. A violent tremor. The soup bowl crashed to the floor.

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Nathan Gray has spent years as a top-performing salesman to fund his mother's surgery, only to be targeted by a ruthless HR director's new AI surveillance system. This technology tracks every blink and micro-expression, levying absurd fines that drain Nathan’s livelihood. However, the management is unaware that Nathan is the original architect of the system's core code. Driven to the edge, Nathan prepares to reclaim his life and expose the machine’s flaws in this intense sci-fi mystery.

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ALPHA DOM AND HIS HUMAN SURROGATE

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Blind to the Fact

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During the holiday rush, a highway standstill turns violent when an arrogant billionaire slams his Maybach into a stalled Volkswagen. Instead of apologizing for his illegal driving, the wealthy man claims to be above the law in Jacksboro City, smashing the protagonist's car with a baseball bat and threatening physical harm. However, his intimidation tactics fail when he is forced to notice a special clearance permit on the windshield, revealing a hidden authority he never expected.

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Carrying My Ex-Fiancé’s Mafia Uncle’s Baby

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Deal With The Devilish Wall Street Tycoon

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Ami Cleveland's family empire was destroyed overnight by a malicious short-selling attack, leaving her mother facing federal prison and hunted by ruthless loan sharks. To secure a hundred-million-dollar lifeline, Ami risked her life as a blindfolded co-pilot in a deadly cliffside street race, all just to get five minutes alone with Jerad Kidd, the elusive Wall Street titan she had accidentally slept with the night before. But instead of saving her, Jerad completely crushed her dignity. "What makes you think you are worth a hundred million dollars?" He mocked her desperate pitch, calling her family's equity garbage, and coldly walked away. Two days later, he forced her onto his Miami superyacht as a political decoy, making her wear a backless silk gown that offered zero protection and throwing her into a sea of wealthy predators. When a drunk tech billionaire pinned her against a sofa and tried to rip the thin straps of her dress, Ami screamed for help. She looked up at the VIP balcony in absolute despair, only to see Jerad looking away, treating her like she didn't even exist. She didn't understand why he was torturing her. Why did he let her risk her life in his car, only to humiliate her and feed her to the wolves? With no one to save her, Ami grabbed a whiskey glass and violently smashed it into her attacker's face. She squeezed her eyes shut, bracing for the man's brutal retaliation slap. But the hit never came. A large hand, wearing a heavy Patek Philippe watch, shot out of nowhere and clamped down on the man's raised arm like a steel vice.

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My So-Called Family

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