marriage first, love second

After taking her stepsister’s place, Yvonne Miller is married into a wealthy family. To take back her family business, she plots each step she takes carefully. Everyone knows Stephen Anderson is a cruel and ruthless person. Yet, his ugly and uncultured wife has him wrapped around her little finger. Stephen doesn’t mind that his wife’s an ugly duckling. On the contrary, he dotes on her excessively. When he hears gossip about his wife being ugly, with cosmetic surgeons offering her discounts, he whirls into a rage. “These blind dogs! My wife’s the most beautiful woman alive!” he insists.With that, a rumor spreads in Northerna City that Yvonne is Stephen’s retribution for his past misdeeds… Until one day, Yvonne returns from abroad drop-dead gorgeous, sending shockwaves all across the city. However, she doesn’t show up in Stephen’s life again. “What do you take me for, coming and going as you please?” he demands. Stepping aside to present the young kid behind her, Yvonne says in chagrin, “My child’s father?”

Alonso's life had been anything but ordinary. He had lost his family and his memories, leaving him with a desperate need to cling to anyone who made him feel like he belonged. So when his girlfriend cheated on him, it was like a knife in his chest. He felt like he had lost the last tether that kept him grounded. Then he lost his job, and everything came crashing down. He was desperate and alone until a billionaire named Perry Montillo offered him a job as her husband. He didn't question the offer, not when he was so lost and alone. But as he began to remember bits and pieces of his past, he realized that he had been the victim of attempted murder. The man he thought was his savior had actually tried to kill him. His anger and fear simmered below the surface, as he struggled to hold on to his fragile sense of stability. As Alonso dove deeper into the mystery of his attempted murder, he unearthed secrets that threatened to shatter everything he had built with Perry. He knew that the truth could destroy them, but he couldn't let it go. He had to find out who wanted him dead and why, no matter the cost. With his world on the brink of collapse, Alonso must choose between the love he has found and the justice he craves. Will he risk everything to uncover the truth, or will he choose to protect his fragile happiness and let the past remain buried

Madeline Crawford has loved Jeremy Whitman for twelve years, but ultimately it was him who sent her to prison. In between her suffering and pain, she had to witness her man fall in love with another woman…Five years later, she has returned with renewed strength, no longer the same woman he belittled years ago!With this newfound strength, she will tear apart those who pretend to be pure and step on the scums of this earth. However, just as she is about to have her revenge with the man who wronged her… He suddenly turns from a cold, unfeeling psychopath, to a caring, warm and loving man!In fact, he even kisses her feet in front of a crowd, all while promising her, “Madeline, I was wrong to love another. From now on, I will spend the rest of my life trying to make it up to you.” To which Madeline replies, “I’ll only forgive you if you....die.”

Nicole Stanton, the richest young woman in the world, showed up low profile at the airport but she was immediately swarmed by reporters.Reporter: “Ms. Stanton, why did your three-year marriage with Mr. Ferguson come to an end?”She smiled and said, “Because I have to inherit my billion-dollar family fortune…”Reporter: “Are the rumors that you’ve been dating a dozen other young men within a month true?”Before the billionaire heiress could speak, an icy voice came from not far away. “No, that’s fake news.”Eric Ferguson stood out in the crowd. “I also have a billion-dollar net worth. Ms. Stanton, why don’t you inherit my family fortune?”

Angelo Salvador is the first son of the mighty Bonucci Salvador, head of the greatest family and business empire in Europe, however, he falls out of favor with his family and gets banished after rejecting an arranged marriage with a daughter of the Lorenzo family, an agreement which was meant to strengthen the bond between the two clans who had been very close allies for generations. Angelo moves to London to begin a new life as a pauper after he had everything taken away from him as punishment for dishonoring his father's wishes, he crosses paths with Sophia, a very beautiful girl and light hearted girl whom he falls in love with. Angelo's new life hits a wall when Sophia's family berates and despise him believing he's an ordinary pauper, a war breaks out between his family and the Lorenzo's as a result of his decision and a close relative of his sets out to eliminate him and become the undisputed heir of the Salvador empire

Olivia Fordham was married to Ethan Miller for three years, but that time could not compare with the ten years he spent loving his first love, Marina Carlton. On the day that she gets diagnosed with stomach cancer, Ethan happens to be accompanying Marina to her children's health check-up. She doesn't make any kind of fuss, only leaving quietly with the divorce agreement. However, this attracts an even more fervent retribution. It seems Ethan only ever married Olivia to take revenge for what happened to his little sister. While Olivia is plagued by her sickness, he holds her chin and says coldly, "This is what your family owes me." Now, she has no family and no future. Her father becomes comatose after a car accident, leaving her with nothing to live for. Thus, she hurls herself from a building. "The life my family owes will now be repaid." At this, Ethan, who's usually calm, panics while begging for Olivia to come back as if he's in a state of frenzy …

Hi, I’m Mark and while I’m not the strongest and neither do I have any unique ability, most of my opportunities being either wasted or given away one way or another, I’m the one that survived the most. Now that I think about it, this life is pretty miserable. I got my ups and downs, but because I rushed at the beginning, I ruined my entire future and the only thing keeping me alive is my ability to adapt and survive. That’s it. No magical abilities. No genius talent. The most unique ability I had was an ability the “survivor” title gave me called “The survivor”. And now I'm about to be killed aaaaand I'm dead. ... . . Die, they said, you will receive eternal rest they said, but where is the eternal rest?! “Hello and welcome to the Regression and Reincarnation agency. Due to your peculiar achievements, you have been fo- ahem, given the chance to go back in time, as well as three wishes.” –––––––––––––––––– Follow Mark on his journey to change his ending, see his rises and falls and journey with him together in this story through your imagination. ______________________ This is my first book and my native language isn't English, so expect grammar mistakes and so on. Enjoy my book and if you don't like it, just stop reading. It is far more energy efficient that writing a bad review. _________________

That day, my parents and sister who were all working abroad suddenly told me that I was a second-generation rich with trillions of dollars in wealth!Gerald Crawford: I am a second-generation rich?

"I'm giving Shawn my business." When Kenneth Immanuel Sander heard what Winston Sanders had decided, he couldn't believe it. Kenneth didn't agree with what his father decided. During this time, Kenneth helped Winston run the WS Group, but Winston gave the big company to Shawn, who had clearly never helped the company in any way. It turned out that Winston had given the business to Shawn not just because Shawn was his oldest son, but also because Kenneth was the child of an affair. Kenneth feels not only betrayed by his own family but also shamed by them. Kenneth made the decision to leave Winston's home. When a woman was being pickpocketed, Kenneth helped her. When her husband saw how brave and kind Kenneth was, he asked Kenneth to marry their daughter.

Dahlia Nicholson and Dustin Rhys had been married for three years. After Dahlia’s meteoric rise to success, she abandons the useless dead weight that’s Dustin, proposing divorce. Unbeknownst to her, everything she had ever achieved was only because of him.