The Billionaire's Debt.

She saved a dying boy and forgot his face. He survived and memorized hers. For a decade, Rob Stark was a shadow. He was the anonymous donor at her mother's funeral. He was the silent investor who saved her career. He was the reason every man she ever dated disappeared without a trace. Chloe Bishop thought it was fate. But fate doesn't break into your house and leave a marriage license on your pillow. "You tried to escape me three times, Chloe. There won't be a fourth." The man she saved didn't grow up to be a hero. He grew up to be her captor.

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"You know my tolerance better than anyone," Chloe Bishop countered.

Jake Tully raised a hand in surrender. "Fine, half a bottle won’t get you drunk. But does that mean Rob Stark is the one who's crazy? Before today, he probably didn't even remember who Chloe Bishop was. And he says marriage isn't a game? Marrying a literal stranger is the definition of playing games."

"Hmm..." Chloe thought for a moment. "Based on my years of observing psychiatric patients, Rob Stark doesn't seem like his brain is malfunctioning. Besides, it really felt like he made the proposal after careful consideration. Let me think... he was silent for about ten minutes."

"Ten minutes?" Jake rolled his eyes. "Well, for a CEO whose time is worth millions every minute, spending ten minutes to contemplate marriage is practically an eternity. That’s 'careful consideration' for him, I guess."

Chloe felt the same way; otherwise, she wouldn't have used the word "serious" to describe those ten minutes of silence.

"So, what about you? Did you agree?" Jake calmed down and took another sip of wine.

"I don't know if I should. From a practical standpoint, marrying him is the choice that maximizes my interests," Chloe admitted.

As her best friend for over twenty years, Jake didn't need her to say the rest. Having witnessed the suffering and torment Chloe had endured over the past five years, Jake knew that marrying Rob Stark was, logically, her best option.

"Whatever choice you make, I’ll support you," Jake said, pulling his friend into a hug. "This time, Chloe, I promise I will help you overturn your case. I will wash away every drop of dirty water they ever threw on you."

Chloe’s eyelashes fluttered for just a second before her expression returned to normal. In that brief moment, her resolve hardened. She downed the rest of her wine in one go and, with a voice laced with the scent of alcohol, said, "Jake, help me prepare two more agreements."

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The next day, Chloe Bishop slept until the sun was high in the sky. After waking up, she got ready and took the agreements Jake Tully had rushed to draft overnight. She hailed a taxi to the famous Lakeside Villa District on the outskirts of New York.

Though she hadn't been here in five years, she had lived here for ten. As she walked down the familiar path to a specific villa, she couldn't help but marvel at how sharp her memory remained.

She rang the doorbell, and a maid quickly came to answer. The woman was a stranger and didn't recognize Chloe. She looked Chloe up and down, seemingly trying to judge her status based on her clothes.

However, Chloe was a disappointment to her. Today, she was wearing an outfit she had made herself five years ago—it was worlds away from the style of a wealthy socialite.

"Can I help you? Who are you looking for?" Judging that Chloe wasn't anyone important, the maid’s attitude turned dismissive, carrying a hint of condescension.

"David Bishop," Chloe stated. "I’m looking for David Bishop."

"You’re looking for the Lord?" The maid was surprised. "Do you have an appointment? The Lord doesn't just see anyone who wanders by." Hearing that the girl wanted to see the man of the house, the maid grew suspicious.

Chloe let out a cold laugh. Losing the patience to argue, she pushed past the maid and stepped into the villa.

The maid froze for a second before reacting with a loud shout. "Hey! How can you be so rude? You can’t just barge into someone’s home! Get out of here right now, or I’ll have the bodyguards throw you out!"

The maid’s shouting attracted the other staff members and the security detail. Almost as soon as she finished her sentence, several bodyguards in black suits blocked Chloe’s path.

"Miss, please leave," one bodyguard said. He was relatively polite, but his tone carried a clear warning.

Chloe looked at the gathered staff with an expressionless face. Not a single face was familiar. It seemed that over the last five years, the Bishop Family’s old staff had been systematically replaced. In this house, there was no longer anyone who knew that Chloe Bishop was the rightful eldest daughter of the home.

"What’s all this noise? Don't you know the Lord is in a video conference?" Amidst the standoff, a scolding female voice drifted down from the staircase.

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Ava's world shatters when she discovers her husband’s infidelity with her own sister. Despite her pregnancy, he ruthlessly abandons her for his mistress, leaving her to face a bleak future alone. Years later, she returns as a successful woman, only to cross paths with the man who discarded her. Now a powerful billionaire, he is stunned by her transformation. As old wounds reopen, Ava must decide if she will seek revenge or find a new path.

Billionaire Modern Romance

9.6

Cheating Husband's Costly Loss

9.6

After three years of a hollow marriage, Isabella is devastated to find her billionaire husband, Gabriel, in the arms of his first love. Realizing her devotion meant nothing, she chooses to walk away and reclaim her independence. However, as Isabella flourishes without him, Gabriel is haunted by her absence. Regret consumes him as he realizes he discarded the only woman who truly loved him, but winning her back will be his hardest challenge yet.

Billionaire Modern Romance

9.2

Loving My Billionaire Stepson

9.2

SYNOPSIS: Before meeting Elliot Winter, Michelle's life was a routine of beatings from her drunk dad and juggling part-time jobs. He was handsome, loaded, and had a smile that could melt ice. There was also a twenty-year age gap between them, Michelle didn't care because their relationship was the only ray of sunshine in her rather bleak world. And when he popped the question she was more than happy to say yes. Michelle thought she had found her happily ever after, but she couldn't have been more wrong. With each year that passed Elliot became more of a stranger and less of the man she had fallen for, neglecting her and looking the other way when his mother treated her poorly, that was until the day their 5th anniversary rolled around, she caught him in bed with her sister. Her love is replaced by hate, a swooning affection now burning rage. Well, two could play that game. That night, she dials her stepson's number with a single text that will change their lives forever. 'I need you tonight'

Billionaire Modern Romance

8.6

Mr Billionaire's Ex-wife

8.6

After three years of a cold, one-sided marriage, Jane decides she has had enough of her husband’s indifference. Seeking a fresh start, she hands billionaire Sean the divorce papers, ready to reclaim her independence. However, the separation triggers an unexpected shift in Sean. Suddenly obsessed with the woman he once ignored, he refuses to let her go. As Jane tries to move on, she finds herself pursued by the man who never loved her before.

Billionaire Modern Romance

7.1

One Forbidden Night: The Billionaire's Obsession

7.1

Warning: R18+ His pierced cock thrust deep, the metal barbell dragging along my G-spot with every relentless stroke, sending shockwaves that made me scream his name. I came again hard, squirting around him while he growled "mine" and filled me bare, hot pulses claiming every inch inside me. Thirty minutes earlier I'd been drowning in heartbreak and gin at a Mayfair club. Now I was unraveling in a billionaire's penthouse, owned by a stranger whose name I still didn't know. One forbidden night. No names. No promises. Or so I thought. One reckless night with a stranger ignites a billionaire's obsession. Elara thought it was over at dawn. Damian Blackwood doesn't let go. When her world crumbles, he offers salvation-with strings: Become his contract wife. One forbidden night becomes a lifetime of possession...

Billionaire Modern Romance

9.7

The Billionaire's Secret Heir In Hiding

9.7

I woke up in a bed of cold marble and silk, lying next to Armond Emerson—the billionaire CEO who treats people like disposable assets. Five years ago, I escaped his world with a secret that could destroy me; now, a single night of desperation had put me right back in his crosshairs. My nightmare was only beginning. My ex-boyfriend, Lucas, had me followed to the penthouse and was now using my family as target practice to force me back under his thumb. Within twenty-four hours, my gallery was seized, my bank accounts were frozen, and my brother was left bleeding on a warehouse floor with his painting hands crushed. Lucas’s threat was clear: "Kneel and beg, or I’ll make sure your little bastard in Queens has an accident." That "bastard" was Leo, my four-year-old son. He was the secret heir to the Emerson empire, and Armond had no idea he existed. To protect him, I sold my soul. I walked into Armond’s office and offered a deal: I’d be his fake fiancée to stabilize his board of directors if he destroyed Lucas. He agreed, but his touch was a brand and his suspicion was a knife. He started digging into the five-year gap in my resume, hiring investigators to peel back the layers of my time in Switzerland. I thought I could play the part of the harmless socialite until the danger passed. I thought I could keep my son hidden in the shadows of a crumbling Queens apartment while I played house with a monster. But after a brutal attack in a parking garage, I collapsed in Armond's arms, my consciousness fading as I whispered the one name I should have kept buried. As I lay sedated in his penthouse, my phone buzzed on the nightstand. Armond answered it. "Mommy? Are you okay? Uncle Nate said the bad man hurt you." The silence that followed was the sound of my world ending. Armond stared at the caller ID, looking at the face of the son I had stolen from him, and finally realized exactly what I had been running from.

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