No Water Like the Sea

After a tragic accident leaves her blind, former diving prodigy Lin Xiyue is forced to abandon her dreams. Her life takes a sudden turn when she is coerced into a marriage of convenience with Lu Jingyan, a cold and powerful billionaire. Though their union begins with mutual indifference and hidden secrets, Lu Jingyan’s icy exterior slowly melts. As they navigate corporate schemes, they find a deep, healing love that defies their dark pasts.

Chapters

Chapter 1

"Donna, have you lost your goddamn mind? Who told you to go near Grace?"

After Donna had Robert's beloved, unattainable ideal blacklisted and sent abroad, he completely snapped.

"You're hurting me..."

Trying to pull her hand back, Donna found Robert's gaze fixed on her, his eyes bloodshot with fury.

He didn't let go—instead, he tightened his grip.

"Hurt? You think you know what hurt feels like? Grace slit her wrists, and you still arranged to have her sent away? Did you ever stop to consider her pain?"

"Tell me, what did you say to her the last time you met?"

Pain paled Donna's face, yet a stubborn defiance hardened within. Fighting to keep the tears at bay, she refused to show vulnerability and glared back at Robert without flinching.

"What does her life or death have to do with me? Or with you!? I'm the one you're about to marry!"

"Oh, wonderful. The future Mrs. Robert. Is that it? Donna, you're just counting on me having no choice but to marry you, aren't you? You think a piece of paper can trap me?"

"Hah, looks like I've spoiled you too much all these years. You're still this naive, even at your age!"

Robert sneered, eyes full of mockery.

Blindfolding Donna, he hoisted her onto a wire dozens of meters high.

She struggled desperately, the thin cord suspending her seeming ready to snap at any moment.

"Stop!"

Utterly hopeless.

This was the same man who once cooled a cup of hot water before handing it to her, afraid she might burn herself. Now, he stood there coldly, savoring her desperate pleas.

Donna was the only legitimate heir of her generation in the family.

A pity she was a girl—Michael didn't believe women should lead.

So Laura took matters into her own hands. She selected six boys from affiliated families, raising them alongside Donna with the explicit understanding that her choice would become her husband and inherit the family empire.

"Whoever Donna marries gets the keys to the empire!"

Those six boys had always catered to Donna's every whim. As children, they were her entourage, teasing and tormenting others at her command. As adults, they accompanied her, beating the illegitimate family children into submission.

Robert, the standout among them, always charged ahead, dealing the harshest blows.

In Donna's eyes, that fearless brutality defined a man.

So at her coming-of-age ceremony, she chose Robert as her fiancé without hesitation.

She even spent hundreds of millions on advertising, announcing to the world that Donna was engaged to Robert!

Only when those overwhelming ads reached Grace's ears, driving her to slit her wrists in anguish, did Donna finally realize: Robert had a cherished first love all along. And that tender "Donna" he whispered in moments of passion—that wasn't her either.

Donna had tried to win Robert back, but Grace sought her out first.

On one hand, Grace acted pure and proud, declaring she'd never be the other woman, urging Donna to help her go abroad. "Miss Donna, I have no interest in being a homewrecker, but you should keep your man in check. Don't let him come crawling to me—it puts me in an awkward position."

On the other, she sent tearful messages to Robert, sobbing, "We're just not meant to be. Maybe in another life"—making Robert believe Donna had forced her hand.

Donna's voice grew hoarse from crying, her eyes dull. The ropes cut into her skin, fresh wounds bleeding steadily.

Finally, Robert deigned to crouch down and lift her chin.

"Grace came back but refuses to eat properly, avoiding me on purpose."

"She says as long as you're alive, she'll always be the other woman. She won't accept me. What am I supposed to do?"

He thought the problem lay with Donna.

Donna shook her head in despair. "I never said anything. She asked to leave herself..."

She no longer had the strength to explain.

Robert scoffed. "Donna, you really are heartless. I played the loyal dog for you all these years, and still you bite the hand that feeds you."

With that, he gestured to someone beside him.

The next moment, the rope around Donna's waist snapped...

When she opened her eyes again, Donna was back at her coming-of-age ceremony, the day she chose Robert as her fiancé.

"Donna, are you sure you want to choose Robert?"

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After a night of unexpected passion with her billionaire stepbrother, a young woman finds herself facing a life-altering secret. Navigating the complex boundaries of their shared family history and his immense wealth, she must decide how to reveal her pregnancy. As hidden desires surface and professional pressures mount, the pair struggles to reconcile their past connection with a future that could either unite or destroy their family legacy.

Billionaire Modern Romance

9.0

After My Husband Saved His Friend I Divorced Him

9.0

When a devastating fire breaks out, my husband chooses to rescue his childhood friend instead of me, leaving me to face the flames alone. This cold betrayal shatters my heart and ends our marriage. Emerging from the ashes of our relationship, I decide to stop being a background character in his life. I file for divorce to reclaim my dignity and find a future where I am finally the priority, leaving the billionaire and his past behind.

Billionaire Modern Romance

8.3

I Nearly Died Pregnant When He Hung around with His First Love

8.3

After three years of marriage, Ava is devastated when her husband, Ethan, abandons her while she is pregnant to care for his returning first love. Left alone during a life-threatening medical crisis, Ava nearly dies while Ethan stays by his former flame's side. Heartbroken by his betrayal and neglect, she decides to disappear and start a new life. However, when they cross paths again, a desperate Ethan is determined to win her back at any cost.

Billionaire Romance Werewolf

8.0

My Husband's Regret After Discovering I'm A Billionaire Inheritor

8.0

I had just given birth, thinking it was a fresh start. But then I found two tickets to France-not for us, but for him and Angela, his colleague. I had forgiven his infidelities before, but this was the breaking point. I had never told him the truth about who I really was-someone from a wealthy family. Heartbroken, I left with our baby and returned to my parents. He begged me to come back, but once again, he chose Angela, leaving me with a sick child. That was the last straw. I walked away, determined to inherit the billion-dollar company my father left behind. By the time he realized his mistake, it was too late. I was gone, and I was never coming back.

Billionaire Modern Romance

9.6

He Chose A Fake Heiress Over His True Queen

9.6

I waited seven years for Jax Vetti, the youngest Capo in New York, to finally claim me. Instead, five minutes before our scheduled engagement, he called me a burden behind a velvet curtain. Standing on the center stage of the Gala, he didn't reach for my hand. He took the hand of Chloe Davenport, his rival’s daughter, and announced to the underworld that she was carrying his heir. When the explosion tore through the ballroom moments later, Jax didn't hesitate. He threw his body over Chloe, shielding her completely, and dragged her to the safe room. I was left behind, exposed and helpless, until a massive crystal chandelier crashed down, crushing my legs and slicing my throat. While I lay bleeding out on the cold floor, Jax returned. He looked at my shattered body not with horror, but with disgust. "You're a liability, Savvy," he sneered, ordering his guards to dump me in the courtyard like trash so I wouldn't upset his pregnant fiancée. I clutched the bullet casing he gave me years ago—a blood oath he swore would bind us forever. He had promised to protect me, but tonight, he stepped over my broken body to comfort the woman who was secretly plotting his demise. His second-in-command found me before the cold took me. "He's lost his mind," Ben whispered, scooping me up and driving me to a private jet bound for Sicily. I didn't die that night. But the girl who loved Jax Vetti did. Six months later, I returned from the dead. Not as his victim, but as the woman who would turn his wedding into a funeral.

Billionaire Mafia Romance

7.2

He Killed Love, She Killed His Empire

7.2

I was securing the diamond clasp of my necklace when the security monitor blinked to life, revealing my husband burying his face between his assistant's thighs. Just an hour later, Dante Moretti stood by my side at the Gala, playing the part of the devoted Capo, while his mistress smirked at me from across the room in a dress that screamed for attention. I wanted to leave. I had packed my bags, ready to disappear. But then the doctor told me the news: I was six weeks pregnant with the Vitiello-Moretti heir. I thought the baby might save us. I thought it would stop the madness. I was wrong. When his mistress accused me of betrayal to cover her own tracks, Dante didn't listen to his wife. He listened to the woman warming his bed. In a blind rage, the man who swore to protect me struck me down. I felt the sharp, tearing pain in my abdomen before I even hit the stone floor. As blood stained my pristine white dress, I realized he hadn't just broken his vows. He had killed our unborn son. So, when the opportunity came to detonate the gas line and fake my own death, I didn't hesitate. I let the world believe Seraphina Moretti died in that explosion. Ten years later, I returned to a city that thought I was a ghost. I dismantled his supply lines, froze his assets, and watched his empire crumble piece by piece. And when he was finally on his knees in the rain, broken and destitute, I stepped out of the shadows. I didn't come back for his money. I came back to hand him the ultrasound photo of the child he murdered. "Hello, Dante."

Billionaire Modern Romance

No Water Like the Sea

Chapter 1

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