The Day Love Died

A catastrophic earthquake on their fourth anniversary reveals Lionel Brooks's true priorities. He deserts his wife and children trapped in the debris to rescue his ex-lover, Fiona Smith. While Fiona’s family survives, the protagonist’s children are killed when steel beams pierce their chests. A week later, Lionel calls the grieving mother to ask about the children's location, having prioritized Fiona's comfort over his own family. This modern novel depicts a tragic transition from celebration to mourning.

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I did not want to argue about him and Fiona. I just needed him to donate blood for our children. I pleaded, "Lionel, the kids need a blood transfusion urgently. Please come quickly! I'm begging you."

"Blood transfusion?" Before he could continue, I heard Fiona let out a sharp scream in the background.

"Fiona, are you okay?" Lionel asked with concern.

Fiona's voice came through weakly. "Lionel, I'm feeling dizzy, but I'll be fine after some rest. You should check on Aster and the kids. I don't want her to misunderstand."

Lionel's irritated voice crackled through the phone. "What era are we living in? What hospital doesn't have blood in its blood bank? Aster, how have I never noticed how petty you are? You're just trying to drag me away from Fiona because you saw me bring her to the hospital. You're being completely unreasonable!"

He hung up, and when I tried calling back, an automated message informed me the number was disconnected—he had turned on his "Do Not Disturb" mode.

I laughed bitterly, thinking about this man I was married to for four years, the father my children adored so much. However, he had never bothered to learn or care about our children's blood type in all those years.

Rh-negative blood was rare, and the hospital was helpless without it. Eventually, due to their severe injuries and the lack of timely blood transfusion, both my children passed away.

When the nurse wheeled my children's bodies out of the ward, I broke down sobbing, feeling as if my heart had been ripped out. While I was crying like a madwoman in the hallway with everyone staring, just one wall away, Lionel was covering Eva's ears.

"What's all that noise outside?" Fiona asked.

Lionel replied casually, "It's a hospital, and people die here all the time. It's normal! Don't be scared. I'm here for you and Eva."

After passing out countless times from crying outside the morgue, I checked my phone. Fiona had posted a new photo on social media showing Lionel sitting by her hospital bed, embracing her and Eva Haywood like a happy family.

The caption read, [We survived. We're one loving family.]

I could not help but laugh out loud. It hit me that my four-year marriage was one big joke. I had always thought Lionel was just a careless man who was too busy with work to pay attention to details.

Yet, it turned out he was not incapable of caring—he just did not care about us.

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Kaitlyn thought she was living a happy life with her husband Martin, until that night when she overheard his conversation with his mistress on the phone. Her world changed in an instant, especially when she learned that the woman was carrying Martin's child, while she had struggled to have a child in the four years she spent with him. Then she discovered she was pregnant too, but a cruel plot was set against her. Kaitlyn was thrown in prison, and her husband sent her divorce papers without giving her a single chance. She lost one of her twins during childbirth, suffered, and lost everything. Until that moment when Douglas, her husband's former rival, offered her a marriage contract. A way to take revenge and reclaim what was stolen from her by those who put her in prison, destroyed her life, and killed one of her twin children. What will Kaitlyn do when the truth comes out? When she learns that Martin Thompson's mistress is none other than her closest friend Ashley? When she uncovers the full conspiracy against her and realizes that the death she witnessed was faked, the very reason she ended up in prison?

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Alpha Braddock

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After twenty-two years of searching, Billionaire Alpha Braddock Westfield finally agrees to a political union, only for his chosen Luna to be abducted by rogues. While retrieving his Gamma from a remote diner, Braddock discovers his true fated mate: a battered waitress named Charlie. To protect her from her attackers and heal her trauma, he poses as a psychiatrist. Now, he must manage the mate bond, their age gap, and the search for the woman he is now destined to reject.

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8.4

Divorcing The Tycoon: The Genius Designer

8.4

For three years, Aletha sold her soul to her adoptive family, enduring a toxic, loveless marriage to Wall Street tyrant Kristopher. But the illusion shattered when Kristopher brought his crying mistress into Aletha's ER. He violently shoved Aletha into a metal cart just because she applied standard medical pressure to the mistress's minor scratch. "If you ever handle her like that again, I will have your medical license revoked." The nightmare quickly escalated. Kristopher froze Aletha's bank cards, publicly humiliated her, and forced her to hand over a priceless gown to his mistress. When he was injured in a car crash protecting the mistress, Aletha flawlessly stitched his hand back together. In return, he dragged her to a freezing warehouse at 3 AM to illegally save the mistress's criminal brother, only to abandon Aletha alone in the dangerous streets of Brooklyn. Her adoptive parents didn't care if she lived or died. They only called to scream at her, demanding she get on her knees and beg Kristopher to restore their company's funding. Staring at her bruised reflection, Aletha felt entirely hollowed out. She couldn't understand why her absolute submission only bought her betrayal and abuse from everyone she called family. But as the tears dried, the fear that had controlled her evaporated, replaced by cold steel. She opened her hidden wall safe and pulled out the documents proving she was "Lan," the world's most sought-after millionaire designer. Aletha shredded her family's contract, put on a sharp black power suit, and headed to her husband's company. This time, she wasn't going to beg.

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Eight Years Of His Cold Betrayal

7.8

After eight years in a cold marriage, I watched my husband, Damian, run past me during a raging fire. He ignored my screams, his only focus on saving another woman. That night, he coldly admitted he never loved me. Our entire marriage was just a business deal he was forced into. But his betrayal didn't end there. His mistress, Aida, framed my innocent younger brother for a crime he didn't commit. Damian believed her lies without question. He stood by as she had my brother murdered in his hospital bed. He even forced me to crawl over broken glass to apologize for "upsetting" her. The final blow came when he threatened me with my mother' s heirloom box, not knowing it held my brother' s ashes. He had taken everything from me-my love, my family, my dignity. He thought he had broken me. But he only forged me into a weapon. Now, I'm back. And as the new majority shareholder of his company, I'm here to make him pay for every last sin.

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Finding Hope Where Heartbreak Once Lingered

9.2

For three years of their secret relationship, Claire was sure Carsten would never let her down. But she overestimated herself and underestimated the hold his first love had on him. Three years of devotion ended with him suggesting she marry someone else, saying, "In six months, after your divorce, I'll marry you." Heartbroken, Claire walked away and vowed to never betray her new husband. What started as an arranged marriage blossomed into something real. Carsten, desperate, searched endlessly for her-only to be met by a nobleman who protected Claire and their unborn child, telling him to let go.

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He Broke Me, I Broke Us

9.0

Vincent Hawthorn is a ruthless billionaire who treats his wife, Ash, with unparalleled tenderness. To support her passion for art restoration, he builds her a private studio and even acquires entire museums for her research. After defying his powerful family to marry her, his devotion seems absolute. However, while restoring a painting belonging to Vincent's late mother, Ash uncovers a chilling secret. This mystery threatens to shatter their perfect life and reveals the dark reality behind his obsessive love.

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The Day Love Died

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