The Baby Name I Chose for His Mistress's Son

Mia Carter gave Leo Hart everything: her leg, saving him in their teens, then ten years forging his fashion empire from nothing. At her own reception, he publicly brands her the person he hates most, exposing the lavish ceremony as a mere rehearsal for her best friend Serena's real wedding. Her fiancé, brother, and closest friend conspired to drain her talent, money, and devotion, then bar her from her dream job in Paris. Once love turns to ash, nothing remains to lose. Long ago, Leo swore a bitter oath: if he ever betrayed Mia, he would meet a miserable end. Now the reckoning begins.

My father gave me an ultimatum: marry a man I despise or lose my entire inheritance. I chose to run, boarding a private jet with no intention of looking back. But his reach is absolute. The phone buzzed before we even left New York airspace. "Send me a picture with Sterling now," his voice barked, "or I'm calling your pilot to turn that jet around." I faked the photo and fled to Las Vegas, my last resort. My mission was simple: find my father's illegitimate son, the one secret that could break his hold over me. My only lead was a grainy picture of a ruthless fixer, a man who cleaned up my father's messes. I found him in a desolate diner, a giant of a man surrounded by a wall of guards. I gambled everything on a single coin toss for the information I needed. He saw right through my desperate bluff. He leaned in close, his voice a low, gravelly rasp. "In my city, the house always wins." I was left standing there, humiliated and defeated. But as he turned to leave, he glanced over his shoulder. "But you're lucky. Today, I'm just curious what Howard Bright's daughter is doing so far from home." He had seen me not as a threat, but as a curiosity. I had lost the battle, but I wasn't done yet. I was no longer running. I was hunting.

On her seventh anniversary, a devoted wife follows her husband, Davis Stark, only to find him hosting a lavish banquet for newborn twins. She watches in silence as the billionaire promises his entire fortune to the children and their mother, his secretary Sonia Robertson. However, the celebration hides a massive secret that only the protagonist knows. As she steps forward to confront the betrayal, she prepares to expose the impossible truth: her husband is medically infertile.

Shen Qingzhou once abandoned her life for love, only to be met with cold betrayal. Reborn with a clear mind, she severs ties with the unfaithful man and focuses on her own future. Unexpectedly, she catches the eye of a powerful billionaire whose influence is unmatched. As she navigates her new path, he offers a deep, unwavering devotion she never thought possible. This time, she will protect her heart while rising to heights she never imagined.

April Scott only wanted to help her family until she crossed paths with Dr. Adrian Smith, the ruthless billionaire and her childhood crush, who is aware of her dark past and turns her life upside down in twenty-four hours. Her sister is hospitalized, her home is suddenly sold. April becomes the target of a deadly plot she doesn't understand. Every time she tries to escape, Adrian is there... saving her, controlling her, or destroying her, she can't tell which. She could only sense he wanted something from her and she also finds herself drawn to him. But when a confrontation ends with Adrian presumed dead, April becomes a fugitive overnight. And the only person willing to protect her is a stranger with secrets of his own.

On our fifth wedding anniversary, I walked in with a positive pregnancy test and a heart full of hope. I walked out with my world in ashes.Through the cracked bedroom door, I didn't just see my husband, Mark the man I'd built a billion-dollar empire for. I saw my best friend, Sarah, tangled in the sheets I'd picked out. "She's just a placeholder, Mark," she whispered. "I know," he laughed, kissing the woman who had shared my secrets for a decade. "Once the merger is signed, she'll be penniless and on the streets. I never loved that plain, boring girl anyway."They thought I was a weak girl with no family. They thought they had stripped me of everything. But they forgot one thing: I was the genius behind the mask. I didn't scream. I didn't cry. I quietly walked away and let them believe they won. But while they plan their "dream wedding" with my stolen money, I'm reclaiming my true identity as the long-lost daughter of the world's most powerful shipping tycoon. Now, I'm coming back not as his wife, but as his new CEO. And this time, I'm not just taking my money back. I'm taking their dignity, their future, and everything they ever held dear. Mark, Sarah... the game has just begun.