Zero Assets: Divorcing The Cruel Billionaire

A car crash erased my husband Apollo's memory. I brought his favorite vintage watch to the club, praying it would remind him of our love. Instead, standing outside the VIP room, I heard him coldly tell his friends that I was just a greedy gold digger. He accused me of slipping drugs into drinks at a party, completely unaware that he was fiercely protecting Brynlee, the woman who actually set me up. He froze every bank account in my name to force me to my knees. When I confronted them and threatened to call the police, he shielded Brynlee. He even grabbed me by the throat, choking me until I slipped and fell backward into a freezing outdoor pool. As blood poured from a deep gash on my forehead, he just looked down at my thrashing body. "Disgusting," he spat, his eyes filled with murderous hatred. The man who used to treat me like his entire world was dead. He didn't just forget our marriage; he forgot my humanity, torturing me to protect a calculated liar. That single word killed the last pathetic shred of hope I had been clinging to. So, when he finally discovered the truth at the hospital and desperately tried to stop the divorce, I didn't shed a single tear. I just handed him the divorce papers claiming zero assets. "I'll see you at the courthouse tomorrow at nine."

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The lights in the VIP hospital room had been dimmed to a soft, warm glow. The faint, sterile smell of antiseptic hung in the air.

Erna slowly fluttered her eyes open. A dull, throbbing pain radiated from her forehead, making her suck in a sharp breath through her teeth.

She turned her head against the pillow. Cary was sitting in a single armchair near the window, holding a cup of black coffee.

His bottomless dark eyes were locked onto her face. There was a heavy, intense emotion swirling in them that she couldn't decipher.

Seeing her wake up, Cary set the coffee cup down. He stood up and walked to the edge of the bed, his large frame blocking out most of the light from the window.

He raised his hand, his long fingers moving toward the purple bruises on her neck. But he stopped, his hand hovering just an inch above her skin, his jaw clenching tight.

He pulled his hand back. "How do you feel?" he asked, using his usual cold, restrained tone of a guardian.

Erna pushed herself up against the headboard, wincing slightly. "Thank you for getting me out of there tonight, Cary."

Cary's brow furrowed slightly. His jaw tightened almost imperceptibly, a subtle physical reaction to the polite distance in her voice.

He pulled a chair closer and sat down. "That divorce agreement you drafted is incredibly stupid. Walking away with nothing is a fool's move."

"I don't want his money," Erna said quietly.

"As an old friend of your mother, Cassandra, and as your legal guardian, I will not sit back and watch you be bullied," Cary stated.

He reached into his jacket and pulled out a thick envelope stamped with gold foil. He held it out to her. "This is the activation paperwork for a massive trust fund the Warren family set up for you."

Erna looked at the envelope but didn't move her hands.

"Sign it," Cary urged, his voice dropping an octave. "You can leave New York tonight. Go to Europe. Start over anywhere you want. I will use my firm to ensure Apollo Cherry pays a devastating legal price for what he did to you."

It was an offer that would guarantee her a life of absolute luxury and safety.

But Erna just looked at him. Her eyes were startlingly clear, stripped of any naivety.

"I am grateful for the protection the Warren family has given me," Erna said, her voice steady. "But I am done being an accessory to someone else's power."

She looked down at her hands. "Three years with the Cherry family taught me one thing. Power and wealth that are handed to you can be snatched away just as easily."

She looked back up at Cary. "I am not taking the trust fund. I am staying in New York. I'm going back to Columbia to finish my degree. I will build my own ground to stand on."

Cary stared at her stubborn face. A flash of deep admiration crossed his eyes, immediately swallowed by a dark, restless frustration that he couldn't completely control her.

He rubbed his thumb over his platinum cufflink, a dark, possessive storm brewing in his eyes before he forcefully swallowed it down, his rigid posture masking an intense urge to lock her away from the world.

"The capital circles in New York are filthy," Cary warned, his voice turning icy. "An orphan with no backing will be chewed up and spit out."

Erna smiled faintly. "Because I've seen the filthiest parts, I know I have to be the one holding the knife."

The room fell into a suffocating silence for a full minute. It was a silent war of wills.

Finally, Cary exhaled. He put the envelope back into his jacket. "Fine. But you will accept the security detail I assign to you. That is non-negotiable."

Erna knew this was the absolute limit of his compromise. She nodded slowly.

Cary stood up. His shadow fell over her once more.

He looked at her for a long moment. "Call me if you need anything."

He turned and walked to the door. When Cary pulled the door open, he stopped.

Standing in the hallway, sweating profusely and arguing with the bodyguards, was Jax Koda-one of Manhattan's notorious playboys. He was clutching a piece of paper in his shaking hand.

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I was a wolfless Omega, forced into a humiliating contract with Alpha Declan just to keep my mother's life support running. Four years ago, he publicly rejected me as his Fated Mate, treating me like a shameful secret. But one night, I unlocked his tablet and discovered the sickening truth. He already had a "Chosen Mate," Karly, and a secret daughter named Ava. While I was fed gray nutrient paste like a stray dog, he was parading them around as his perfect family. He even moved them into the master suite and tossed out the last wooden toy belonging to my dead son. Worse, I found out my own stepbrother was Karly's spy, helping them keep me in the dark. The week I was hemorrhaging in the hospital, terrified of losing my baby, Declan wasn't fighting a border war. He was buying Karly diamonds in Paris. The week my mother suffered a massive stroke, he abandoned her to take his secret daughter skiing. I was entirely alone, a convenient shield for his lies. But the absolute betrayal burned away my lingering grief, leaving behind a freezing, unbreakable clarity. I didn't just want a divorce anymore; I wanted to burn their entire world to ash. So, I slipped a forged termination agreement into his stack of Pack contracts. Blinded by his own arrogance, the Alpha signed my freedom without even looking. Holding the legal key to my cage and a folder full of his treacherous secrets, I sped out of the manor and dialed an encrypted number. "It's time. Unleash hell."

Billionaire Modern Werewolf

9.4

His Unwanted Wife, The Nation's Hero

9.4

On our wedding anniversary, I came home to find my husband, Jace, celebrating with another woman in our living room. She was wearing my mother's necklace-the only thing recovered from the explosion that killed my parents. Jace laughed, calling it a "cheap piece of junk," and tried to write me a check to buy a new one. His family called my parents' ashes "garbage" and "unsanitary." When I confronted them, Jace sided with his mother, ordering me out of the penthouse I secretly owned. He let his friends publicly humiliate me, calling me a gold-digging leech with no background. But that wasn't the worst of it. When a gunman stormed the restaurant we were in, Jace shoved me directly into the line of fire to shield his mistress. The shotgun blast tore through my arm. As I lay bleeding on the marble floor, I stared at the man who had just used me as a human shield, his face pale with terror as he protected her. In that instant, every ounce of love I ever had for him died. The pain in my arm was nothing compared to the cold, hollow void that consumed my heart. He thought he was sacrificing a quiet, useless wife to secure his future. He had no idea he had just declared war on Captain Cilla Henson, West Point valedictorian and the most lethal operator of the Eagle Task Force.

Billionaire Modern Romance

9.5

No Escape: The Billionaire Won't Sign

9.5

I returned to New York with two scuffed suitcases and a broken heart, ready to end my three-year exile as a ghost wife. All I wanted was to sign the divorce papers, move my dying mother to hospice, and vanish from the billionaire Spears family forever. But the moment I stepped into the penthouse, I saw a pair of expensive red-bottomed heels by the door that weren't mine. Carlyle, the husband who hadn't spoken to me in years, was already moving his mistress into our home before the ink on our separation agreement was even dry. The humiliation was only the beginning. Carlyle treated me like an intruder in my own house, yet he forced me to attend high-society galas as his "perfect" wife to protect his reputation. When I tried to leave, he froze my bank accounts, leaving me unable to pay for my mother’s life-saving treatment. He watched my desperation with cold, predatory eyes, flaunting his new romance in the tabloids while keeping me trapped in his freezing home. My mother’s doctors warned me she was running out of time, but Carlyle only used her illness as a leash to keep me from running. I didn't understand why he was doing this to me. I had clearly signed away the money and the name, so why wouldn't he let me go? Why did he have me watched for years if he hated me so much? Why was he flaunting another woman while refusing to sign the papers that would set us both free? What did he want from a woman he claimed to despise? When I finally cornered him with the final decree, Carlyle didn't pick up the pen. He snatched the folder, a flicker of cold triumph in his icy eyes. "The terms are wrong, Beatrix. I'm adding an employment clause. You’re going to work for me, in my office, where I can keep you under my thumb 24/7." He didn't just refuse to sign the papers; he had just turned my divorce into a permanent prison sentence.

Billionaire Modern Romance

7.0

Rising From Hell: The Vengeful Heiress Returns

7.0

I was the Stanton family heiress, engaged to the President's son to secure a vital military alliance. But he cornered me in the White House sitting room, slamming a thick manila folder onto the marble table. "I said, sign the annulment agreement, Hester." He looked at me like I was dirt, demanding I step aside so he could be with a manipulative intern named Tricia. In my past life, I was a naive lamb. I cried and begged him not to end it. My devotion was rewarded with absolute cruelty. He ordered my bones broken and my reputation completely shredded. My trusted assistant forced poison down my throat, and I was left to die with a rope burning my neck. Until my last breath, I didn't understand. I had done everything perfectly for the family. Why did my unwavering loyalty only bring me a gruesome death? Why did the monsters who tortured me get to live happily in the highest seats of power? Opening my eyes again, the suffocating terror of the noose suddenly washed away. I was sixteen again, staring at the exact same annulment papers. "Hester, please. Just let us be happy," Tricia whimpered, reaching out her trembling hand. This time, I didn't cry. I picked up the solid gold fountain pen, stabbed it violently through the center of the contract, and prepared to drag the entire First Family straight to hell.

Billionaire Modern

8.5

Shattered Rings And Her Priceless Hidden Identity

8.5

I was rushed to the emergency room with a bleeding head after a horrific car crash. But while the doctor was stitching my forehead, I heard the nurses whispering. "The CEO of the Finley Group is upstairs right now, playing nurse to that pregnant actress." My heart stopped. I ripped out my IV and dragged my battered body to the VIP suite, only to watch my billionaire husband tenderly wipe away his mistress's tears. I filed for divorce that night and left his penthouse with nothing but a basic suitcase. Carter was furious. He tracked me down, completely ignoring my injuries, and mocked me relentlessly. "You're nothing but a breeding tool. You won't survive a week without my money." When I later collapsed from severe stomach cramps, he abandoned me on the floor because his mistress faked a panic attack over the phone. He even nearly ran me over in the freezing rain as he sped back to her side. I had loved him in secret for ten agonizing years, pouring my bleeding heart into a novel about my unrequited love. I couldn't understand how a man could be so incredibly cold-blooded to his own wife. But Carter didn't know I was the anonymous author of that global bestselling book. So when he tried to use his massive wealth to buy the film rights and give his mistress the lead role, I walked straight into his boardroom, slammed my contractual veto on the table, and finally fought back.

Billionaire Modern Romance

8.3

Step Daddy's Naughty Girl

8.3

I never thought I could find myself sucking the dìck of a man I should call father and made him moan out so loud. I found myself going back to have him finger and pound my clit, ripping moans off my throat as day passed by. I found myself moaning to him every single day, taking all his sexual command and fantasies, being daddy's naughty girl and wishing for nothing other than his 8 inches dick buried deep into my wet clit. I grew up invisible, the illegitimate daughter of a woman who valued status more than motherhood. While she chased elite society, I learned to survive on my own, retreating into art and quiet fantasies of being chosen by someone who would finally see my worth. Everything changes when my mother marries Calder Rhys, a billionaire widower seeking stability, not love. Thrust into a world of wealth and rigid expectations, I moved into the Rhys mansion and met Wells, Calder's polished and charismatic son. Drawn to him despite knowing he is unavailable, I mistake attention for affection, unaware that my longing is about to pull me into something far more dangerous. A single mistake blurs boundaries that should never be crossed. Caught between a mother who sees me as a liability, an elite society eager to destroy me, and a man whose influence could either protect or ruin me, I must decide who I want to become.

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