In Defense of a Murderer

After her mother-in-law is hospitalized, a wife desperately calls her attorney husband, only for him to prioritize his client, Gigi Norris. He refuses to provide medical funds, accusing his wife of greed while defending Gigi. The neglect results in his mother's death. Three days later, he successfully clears Gigi of DUI charges in court. When his wife presents the death certificate and demands a divorce, his world collapses as he realizes his betrayal cost him his own mother.

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I didn't know how to respond to Marie's question. My resentment over Zachary's lack of trust in me intensified.

Mustering a forced smile, I replied, "Zachary's working, Mom. He can't get away."

I wasn't sure if Marie believed me. Her smile seemed to have faded slightly. She gestured for me to come closer. Doing so, I noticed that her eyes were red.

"I know Zachary has done you wrong, Annie. I know what's going on. He has never been home whenever I've gone over to your house recently. How can a person be that busy?" Marie said.

She spoke with strength, and her cheeks looked flushed. My heart clenched at the sight of that. I knew patients often showed signs of improvement before taking their last breath. Seeing this now, I felt even more anguished.

Marie noticed my sorrow. She used her hand, which felt extremely cold to the touch, to wipe my tears away.

"Once I'm gone, there won't be anyone to help you teach him a lesson. You're a lovely person, Annie. You should be happy. Stop allowing yourself to be hurt like this. You should get a divorce," Marie said. "I'm to blame too. I never thought he would end up like his father…"

A tear rolled out of the corner of Marie's eye, and her hand slowly collapsed onto the bed.

I tried not to cry, but it didn't work. I couldn't stop myself from sobbing.

"Mom!"

The heart rate monitor flatlined.

I was never going to get to eat her handmade pastries anymore.

…

When I went over to Marie's house to go through her belongings, I saw a letter on her desk. I didn't know when she had written it, but it was addressed to me. It was only after reading the letter that I found out Zachary's father had cheated on her.

She had suffered a lot in her early years. Life only improved once Zachary was older.

Marie hated unfaithful people the most. Who would've thought that Zachary, the son she adored and raised on her own, would become one such person too?

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Modern Romance

8.6

After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

8.6

After caring for a handsome amnesiac and marrying him on a whim, Aveline Young is blindsided when he recovers his identity and demands a divorce to run his family empire. Unfazed, Aveline publicly insults his prowess and dives into a glamorous life surrounded by new suitors. She vows never to return to her ex, yet the powerful CEO finds himself unable to let go. Determined to win her back, he is willing to sacrifice his dignity just to hear her voice again.

Billionaire Modern Romance

8.6

Betrayed Bride, Mafia Princess Rises

8.6

At my ten-week ultrasound, I was supposed to be celebrating the future of the Falcone family. I was Isabella Falcone, wife to the most powerful Don in the south. But when the nurse called my name, the man who stood up beside his pregnant mistress was my husband. In the sterile silence of that waiting room, he chose her. He later confessed he was being blackmailed by her family—a weakness that was a death sentence in our world. That night, he moved his mistress into our home, into my bedroom, and locked me away like a prisoner in the staff quarters. He wasn't imprisoning his wife; he was guarding an asset. He needed the legitimate heir I carried to save his crumbling empire. His betrayal was absolute when his own mother and my adoptive parents arrived while he was away. They forced me to sign divorce papers, then told me they were taking me to a clinic. His mother pulled out a gun and pointed not at my head, but at my stomach. "We're terminating this complication," she said coldly. As they dragged me from the house, my world went dark. But through the haze, I saw a fleet of black cars blocking the gate. An army of men poured out, led by a face I had only ever seen in a photograph. Days earlier, locked in my room, I made a single phone call to the only man more powerful than my husband: my biological father, the head of the Chicago Outfit. And he had come to collect his daughter.

Mafia Modern Romance

8.6

Exit the Substitute: Walking Out of Her World

8.6

Exhausted by years of unrequited love for Lara Lawson, the protagonist seeks peace by marrying his childhood friend, Celine Young. Their life appears idyllic until he discovers unsent messages on Celine’s phone, revealing he is merely a substitute for her true love. Devastated by her deception and his son’s complicity, he severs all ties and disappears. As he walks away from the life he knew, Celine and his child desperately plead for his return, finally realizing the cost of their betrayal.

Modern Mystery Romance

8.4

Jilted Ex-Wife? The Secret Billionaire Heiress!

8.4

I endured labor alone while my hockey-captain husband ignored my calls, choosing my stepsister over me. The nurses mocked me, strangers called me a discarded "Puck Bunny," and a month earlier he'd served divorce papers so my stepsister could take my place. I was the adopted orphan everyone used and abandoned. But as I prepared to sign, the hospital director moved me to a VIP suite with a DNA test. I wasn't unwanted—I was the Sinclairs' long-lost daughter. My billionaire parents and three brothers flew in to protect me, and I finally called my arrogant husband to make him leave with nothing.

Action Billionaire Modern Romance Young Adult

8.8

Love Turned to Dust, a Final Farewell

8.8

After an intimate moment, Chase Quinn coldly dismisses her, urging her to return to her mother's blind date request. Mistaking his distance for jealousy, she eagerly pledges her devotion, only to be met with harsh reality. Chase ruthlessly breaks her heart, revealing she was merely a physical outlet. He saved his respect for his sweet, untouched fiancée, Raina. Now that they are officially engaged, his future wife takes her rightful place, leaving his discarded lover with nothing.

Billionaire Modern Romance

In Defense of a Murderer

Chapter 3

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