Reborn To Crush My Ruthless Husband
Frances survived a horrific car crash, only to return to a suffocating life. Her wealthy husband, Baron, and his domineering mother were now relentlessly pressuring her to adopt a "poor, distant relative" named Jagger as the heir to their billionaire empire.
But on her way to sign the adoption papers, a violent vision flashed in her mind. The crash wasn't an accident. She saw her car in flames, while Baron watched with cold, calculating eyes. Beside him stood an older Jagger, who calmly muttered the chilling truth.
"The problem is solved."
A private investigator soon confirmed her worst nightmares. Jagger wasn't a charity case; he was Baron's illegitimate son. The family had been illegally funneling offshore money to fund his elite lifestyle. Worse, Baron's ultimate plan was to label Frances mentally unstable, lock her away in a Swiss sanatorium for life, and bring in Jagger's biological mother to take her place.
For years, Frances had played the perfect, obedient wife in their corporate marriage contract. How could they be so ruthlessly evil, plotting her agonizing death just to legitimize their dirty bloodline and steal her trust fund?
But she was no longer the fragile puppet they thought she was. At the high-stakes board meeting, with all eyes expecting her to submit, she put the expensive pen down.
"I refuse."
Instead of adopting their bastard son, she slammed down an SEC whistleblower threat, forced a new will, and introduced her own handpicked heir. The war had just begun.
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Chapter 6
The crackle of the fire was the only sound in the study. Estela stared at her son, her face a mask of fury, disappointment, and bone-deep exhaustion.
He had done it. He had threatened to burn the house down just to stay warm. He was willing to destroy the Burnett name, the legacy, everything, just to have his way.
She slowly lowered herself back into her chair, the fight draining out of her. She closed her eyes. "You threatened me just to expose your own son?a Burnett by blood，but he is an illegitimate child, did you really do something detrimental to the family just to achieve your own goals?" she whispered.
Baron didn't back down. "I am protecting my son. Jagger is a Burnett. The only real Burnett. He is more important than reputation."
The words hit Estela where she lived. She could lose the money, the power, the respect. But she could not lose the bloodline. She could not let the Burnett line die out.
Baron saw her hesitation. He pressed his advantage, his voice gaining strength. "When Gia gets here, we will show Frances what a real family looks like. We will document every misstep, every outburst. We will prove she is mentally unstable and unfit to raise a child."
He began to pace again, his movements sharp and animated. "Once everyone believes she is crazy, we will send her to the best sanatorium in Switzerland. She can 'rest' there for the rest of her life."
He turned to Estela, a cruel smile on his face. "Then, I will divorce her. And Gia will become the new Mrs. Burnett. The new mistress of this house."
In her room, Frances felt the blood drain from her face. Her fingers, resting on the arm of the chair, curled inward, her nails biting into the fabric.
A sanatorium. Switzerland. That was the fate they had planned for her. A living death. A silent, forgotten end.
She forced herself to breathe. In and out. Slow and steady. She would not panic. She would not be a victim.
In the study, Estela opened her eyes. The fire was gone, replaced by a cold, hard resolve. She had made a deal with the devil, but she would make sure she controlled the terms.
"Fine," she said, her voice like ice. "But she does not enter as Gia Hobbs. We give her an airtight identity. One that allows her to move freely and 'guide' Frances."
Baron's smile widened. "We can say she's an old college friend."
"Too easy to verify," Estela snapped. She thought for a moment, her mind racing. Then, a calculating gleam entered her eyes.
"The family trust is looking to acquire a new collection for investment and tax purposes," Estela said slowly. "Gia worked in a gallery, didn't she? She has the knowledge."
"She can be the family's 'art consultant'," Estela continued, the plan taking shape. "She will evaluate the collections and advise the lady of the house on her artistic taste."
It was perfect. It gave Gia a legitimate reason to be in the house, to attend meetings, and to lord over Frances under the guise of professional superiority.
Baron nodded, his eyes gleaming with triumph. "Do it. I'll have her here tomorrow."
The conversation was over. The deal was struck.
Frances pulled the earpiece from her ear. Her hand was steady, but her heart was a drum in her chest. She walked over to her laptop and quickly uploaded the audio file to a secure, encrypted cloud server.
It was her insurance policy. It was her weapon. And when the time came, it would be the rope she used to hang them all.
The door opened softly. Phoebe slipped in, her face pale. She had been waiting in the hallway, keeping watch. "Ma'am?" she asked, her voice trembling. "What did you hear?"
Frances looked up from the computer screen. Her eyes were calm, a still pool hiding a riptide underneath. "Phoebe, get me my lawyer on the phone. Tell him the plan is a go."
She stood up, squaring her shoulders. "They want to bring the wolf to the door? Fine. But I'll be waiting with a loaded gun."
She wasn't going to sit back and wait for Gia to arrive. She was going to hit them where it hurt-right in the Burnett bank account. And she was going to do it before Gia even unpacked her bags.
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Now, at a high-society gala, Callum Wyatt is back. He isn't just a CEO anymore; he's a ruthless predator, and the second his eyes lock onto me, I know I am his prey.
When my wealthy half-sister publicly humiliated me, calling me the cheap bastard child of a homewrecker, Callum stepped out of the shadows. He nearly snapped her wrist in half and declared to New York's elite that anyone who touched me would be dismantled.
In the back of his Maybach, he pinned my arms above my head, his eyes burning with psychotic obsession.
"If you run again, Aubrey, I will burn your entire world to the ground just to keep you."
My heart bled. I had spent four grueling years tearing myself apart to keep him out of my messy, blood-soaked revenge against the family that watched my mother die.
But his terrifying protection only made my biological father's family target me harder, using their massive capital to buy out my movie set and crush my acting career.
They thought I would cower.
But as I walked onto the soundstage, facing the heiress trying to steal my role, I took off my sunglasses. I wasn't running anymore; it was time to make them pay.
9.3
Marissa was the perfect wife. She traded her high powered corporate ladder for home cooked meals and a designer sanctuary, all to support her husband, Ethan.
But when Ethan confesses to a four month affair not out of guilt, but because his mistress is extorting him for $300 million...Marissa's world turns to ash.Ethan's solution is as twisted as his heart.
"Cheat back. Get even. Stay married."Driven by a cocktail of rage and Revenge, Marissa decides to take him up on his offer. She heads into the night looking for a single moment of rebellion to wash away the scent of Ethan's lies.
She finds it in the arms of a cold, devastatingly masked handsome stranger who makes her forget everything.Broken and fueled by the betrayal, Marissa decides to take the ultimate risk. She slips into an exclusive, members only masquerade club...a place where names don't exist and only desires matter.
Behind a lace mask, she meets him....a man who smells of expensive bourbon and cold command.He is the first person in years to see the fire in her, not just the wife she became.They share a night of scorched....earth passion that leaves Marissa breathless and "even." She leaves before the sun rises, intending for the stranger to remain a ghost of her revenge.
But some ghosts have a name.When the masks come off and the corporate world demands her return, Marissa comes face to face with the man from the club. He isn't just anyone. He is Xavier Sterling....the ruthless billionaire CEO she once worked for, and the man Ethan calls his "best friend."Xavier knows her scent. He knows her touch. And most dangerously, he knows exactly what Ethan did to her.
Now, Marissa has to navigate a world where her husband wants her to stay, the mistress wants her dead, and the CEO wants to own the one woman he was never supposed to touch.
Now, Marissa is caught in a lethal triangle. Xavier wants to own her, Ethan wants to keep her to save his reputation, and the $300 million debt is threatening to drown them all. In a world of billionaire power plays, Marissa is about to learn that revenge is a dish best served... in the CEO's bed.
8.5
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It still feels so unreal being dumped by my boyfriend at the courtyard on the day of our wedding.
David didn't show up and when I called him to know the reason why.
He told me right to my face that he had found love with another woman who happened to be my best friend.
My heart was shattered into a million tiny pieces.
I was wallowing in self-pity when I overheard Lucas talking on the phone about needing a replacement for the woman who has collected a part-payment to be his wife.
I agreed to be his wife without thinking twice wanting to get back at my Ex.
What would happen when two strangers' hearts intertwined?
And what started as an arrangement became a bedrock for something real?
Read to find out.
9.7
Eliana Rivera is the firstborn daughter of business tycoon Cassian Rivera. When her father's company falls into debt, he marries her off to the arrogant and ruthless billionaire, Alexander Grayson, as part of a business contract and under the threat of blackmail.
Alexander, the billionaire CEO, never planned to marry, but the pressure of blackmail forces him into a union with a woman he barely knows. Although Eliana doesn't see Alexander as her ideal partner, she agrees to the marriage out of a sense of duty.
Once engaged, however, he barely acknowledges her presence and harbours disdain for her because of her father's actions and their relationship. But as they navigate their newfound relationship, the unexpected desire for each other's touch ignites-a twist neither of them planned, leading them toward an unforeseen love.
9.0
Colette stepped out of the federal prison, finally breathing the air of freedom after two agonizing years.
But instead of a bus home, a black armored SUV blocked her path. Ferris Vance's men kidnapped her right at the gates. He forced her to sign a marriage certificate, threatening to completely destroy her father's legacy if she refused.
The nightmare had only just begun. She soon learned her father had been driven to suicide anyway. Dragged into the Vance estate, Colette was beaten bloody by the family of Ellie, the girl she supposedly wronged. Ferris paraded her in a pure white gown for the cameras, playing the fiercely devoted husband. But the second the lenses turned away, he forced her into a coarse maid's uniform, making her scrub the freezing marble floors on her hands and knees.
"Your life isn't even worth the dirt on my shoes."
Ferris whispered those words as he threw his muddy boots at her bruised face. She was nothing but a piece of bleeding bait, a prop meant to lure his missing lover out of hiding. She was tortured and humiliated for a crime she had absolutely nothing to do with. The sheer injustice of paying the price for another woman's disappearance tore her soul apart.
When he cornered her in the bathroom, the last thread of Colette's sanity snapped. She hurled a bucket of filthy water right into his face, broke out of his grip, and threw herself out a window into a freezing storm. This time, she chose to escape, even if it meant death.
7.4
Avery thought she'd found her happily ever after with Ethan, the charming billionaire who swept her off her feet in Willow Creek. But after one night of passion, he vanished, leaving her heartbroken and alone. She returned home to find her grandmother, her only family, had passed away.
Devastated, Avery discovered a shocking truth: she was the daughter of a millionaire who'd left her a vast fortune. Relocated to New York, she met Ethan again, but this time, he was determined to win her back. Unbeknownst to him, Avery had been hiding a life-changing secret: she's the mother of his twin babies.
As Avery navigates her complicated past and the wicked family members who despise her, Ethan's pursuit becomes relentless. He'll stop at nothing to reclaim the love they shared, but Avery's secrets threaten to tear them apart. Can she trust him with her heart and the truth about their children, or will it drive them further apart?
Ethan's words echoed in her mind: "I've been searching for you for six years, Avery. I won't let you go again." But Avery's secrets were only the beginning. Little did Ethan know, their love story was only just beginning...