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 A woman strolled through the streets of West village. A gentle breeze caressed her shoulder length blond hair. West village was known for being a magnet for tourists. It was historically known as a center for American bohemian culture. There were vibrant artistic scenes with quirky consignment shops, and historic brownstones. The woman had come to realize that spotting celebrities was actually a norm in this part of New York.
 However, she was not in town for sight-seeing. She needed to get something. She was relieved when she spotted the shop she was looking for. A bell rung atop the doors that she pushed open with her long slender fingers. The shop owner smiled upon recognizing her. It was finally his turn to be graced by the beautiful woman's visit.
 "Mrs. Stanford, what can I do for you?" he said as he took note of the shiny gold ring on her ring finger. She smiled at him as she gracefully walked towards him.
 "Please call me Emily. You must be Mr. Tiller", she said to the old timer whose face wrinkled when he smiled so happily.
 "Please, call me Jim. How may I help you Emily? Anything that interests you?" he pulled on his apron as he walked towards her. Emily's eyes wondered around the flower shop before they landed back on Jim.
 "Stella told me I could find a cactus here. A baby cactus", she said with a smile.
 "I'll be right with you in a minute", he turned on his heels and rushed to a room she figured was the store room.
 She looked around the shop and noticed the camera that rested on one corner of the shop facing directly at her. There was another one by the entrance that she took note of when she walked in and another close to the counter where she would need to make payment for her purchase.
 She took out her phone and typed a few commands on it. She immediately retrieved the live feed from the cameras to her phone. She frowned upon seeing how well they captured her. She typed some more commands and the cameras turned away from her. Jim walked out with two potted baby cacti.
 "I only have these two remaining", he said with an apologetic smile.
 "That's fine", she said with a smile while her gaze immediately fell on the two pots. She stretched out her hand to point at the one she took a liking to.
 Jim nodded in satisfaction. "Great eye. But why a cactus my dear girl?" he said while wrapping it up.
 "It's very easy to take care of", she said.
 Soon as she settled the bill with cash, she exited his shop. She erased all footage of herself before getting further away from Jim's shop. The old man did not even notice his cameras that had turned back to their original position.
 Within a few weeks of moving to West village, everyone had known Emily's back story already. She was married to a man who was dispatched on a mission in the army. He was hardly home but made sure she was well taken care of. He purchased the two bedroom house that she or they had recently moved into.
 Two years into the marriage and she was still not used to his absence. It was especially hard since she did not have siblings to keep her company during his absence. Although he could not do anything about her loneliness, he bought their house in her name because he loved her so much should anything happen to him. All of this was known around the neighborhood all thanks to Stella who fished the information out of Emily.
 Emily waved at the folks who waved at her as she walked home. When she arrived at her door step, she took out her keys from her hand bag to open the door. An older looking woman, almost in her sixties, stepped out of the house right opposite the Stanfords'. She had on a pair of colorful clothes that complimented her bright personality.
 "Is that you Emily?" she shouted from behind Emily. She stopped unlocking the door and turned around to greet her overly friendly neighbor. Emily saw the woman leaning on the railings of her veranda.
 "Hey, Stella. How's your afternoon going?" she asked with a smile.
 Stella scoffed, "It would be great if Richard could get his lazy butt up and TAKE OUT THE TRASH!" She shouted over her shoulder. The curtains were drawn and a man appeared by the window while his attention was on whatever it was that was inside the house.
 "Stella we've talked about this! You can't disturb my game time. It's currently game time!" he snapped.
 "Game time? It's a repeat!" she snapped back upon hearing his raised voice. He scoffed before disappearing back into the house.
 "Chelsea lost! They scored one goal!" she shouted in irritation. What followed was the man's scream in annoyance and irritation. Not long after that did Richard grumpily march out of the house with a trash bag.
 "I see you got that cactus", Stella spoke with a happy smile playing on her lips.
 "I did. I have you to thank for it", she smiled back.
 Stella waved her off in dismissal. "Was Jim nice to you? I told you everyone in this town is nice."
 "Yes, you were right Stella." Emily chuckled when she saw Richard slam the trash bag into the bin. The happy smile on Stella's lips grew wider as her husband marched back into the house while glaring at her.
 "Men! Have you heard from your husband today?" she asked with evident curiosity.
 "No. Not today, no", Emily shook her head.
 Stella nodded in understanding. "You probably will soon enough. I won't keep you waiting."
 After bidding her good bye, Emily finally walked into the house and locked it behind her. She found a good spot by the window to place her cactus before rushing to her bedroom to wash up. She threw the clothes she stripped out of on her bed and placed the gold wedding band on the nightstand. She scoffed and muttered under her breath, "Mrs. Stanford."
 She wrapped a towel on her body before walking to the bathroom to take a steaming hot shower. When she stepped out with a towel covering her body and water still dripping from her shampooed hair, she wiped the fogy mirror in front of her. The past three weeks had been exhausting for her. She hated moving but this time, she had to.
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 All Amy needed to do was get away from her pursuers. The last thing she thought she'd encounter was being kidnapped, drugged and offered to some smelly fat old man.
 But no, he wasn't any of that. Zach was simply a god. And he was drugged, just like her. It could be the drugs or she just genuinely found him irresistible. And to her luck, he didn't resist her when she made a move on him. When she found out how much of a beast he was in bed, she wasn't complaining.
 But she knew they were not supposed to cross paths. So when she finally left the next morning, little did she know that fate had a 'little surprise' in store.
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 At the age of 6, she lost her mother,
 At the age of 10, she lost her dear grandmother,
 6 years back, she was fooled by her soon-to-be fiance and was forced to leave her maternal house,
 4 years back, she was kidnapped and then was in an accident, due to which she forgot the past 2 years of her life.
 Life was never easy on her. She has suffered a lot!
 Someone has correctly quoted, "justice can be delayed but it will not be denied.”
 Finally, God showered her with mercy. She was found by her paternal family. She got a loving grandmother, an uncle and a cousin. With their support, she rose in power and was now a name of terror in the business world, Zhou Liying.
 Zhou Liying, popularly known as Hitler or a heartless woman was a smart, shrewd and successful businesswoman. She was called heartless but she had a big heart, doors to which were opened only for her dear one.
 ...
 5 years back, he fell in love for the first time,
 4 years back, he was separated from her when she was kidnapped.
 Mu Yuehan was once a charming, happy-to-go boy. He lost himself when he lost her, the love of his life. Today, he was living like a zombie, holding onto the ray of hope that he would find her. He was a broken man. Only she could fix him. He was alive only for her.
 "Where are you, TianTian? I miss you." He lovingly looked at the photo in his hand. A tear fell from his eyes.
 ...
 "Boss, we found her. She is living with a new identity of Zhou Liying, CEO of Zhou corporations. "
 "Interesting." Lips of Mu Yuehan tilted up in a doting smile when he looked at her latest photo. His heart started to beat fast like a bullet train. A giddy, boyish smile appeared on his face.
 "I am so happy to have found you." His voice was so soft that anyone could say he loved the lady in the photo more than anything.
 ...
 "Who are you?" Zhou Liying looked at Mu Yuehan as if seeing him for the first time.
 "How can you forget about me? How can you forget only about me?" Mu Yuehan broke down when he realized that the lady he loved had forgotten all about him.
 ...
 Mu Yuehan was not the one to accept defeat in front of fate. Now, he was on a mission, 'make her fall in love with me, again.'
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 "What are you doing here?"
 "Didn't I tell you, I am a parasite who is stuck with you!"
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 Tricks to pursue her:
 - Showering her with gifts ✓
 - Seducing her by using his body ✓
 - Staying by her side 24/7 ✓
 - Fighting against her attackers, to protect her ✓
 - Being shameless ✓
 What else is left?
 Will Mu Yuehan be able to make Zhou Liying fall in love with him? Will Zhou Liying get her revenge on her ex soon to be fiance? What will be the hindrances coming in their love life?
 To know the answers, peek inside the book: 'Wife loving husband: Husband, spoil me some more!'
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 In her previous life, An Xiulan had been oppressed and tortured by the members of Duke An's household. Her legitimate status wasn't enough to save her from the schemes of jealous siblings. For sixteen years, she tolerated the oppression inflicted on her but in the seventeenth year, she was pushed to death into the frozen lake.
 Now she has reincarnated into the body of a youthful girl in the modern world who died in a car accident. She was given everything she was devoid of in her last life– family, love and education.
 Graced with a new life, An Xiulan is determined to strive towards a better life. She will be the best daughter. She will study hard. And she will stay away from puppy love.
 Nothing must come between her path to become a top scholar!
 But there seems to be a hitch in the plan.
 Why was the backbencher Han Zixin following her to the library, laboratory, playground and even the principal's office?
 Wasn't Big Boss Han allergic to studies?
 Why was he following the campus Belle?
 …
 Teacher: An Xiulan is a top student. We must preserve her at all costs.
 Class Ten gulped as they recalled how a certain bro-con had supplied cheating slips to his model student sister in monthly tests subsequently resulting in her topping the exams!
 Lu Xuan: No one is allowed to bully my sister!! Only I can bully her!
 Everyone in class Ten: ????
 A few days later, class Ten witnessed the delicate looking youthful girl chasing her self proclaimed brother with a hockey stick!
 The delicate looking campus Belle wasn't delicate at all!
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 A delicate girl can't possibly make two big gangsters of Jingyuan Highschool dance on her tunes?
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 Nemesis!
 If Arianna had known that irritating man would change her life in the worst way possible, perhaps she would have poisoned his coffee the first day they met. Arianna who was tricked and about to be married off to a Loan shark by her uncle's family, finally found a way to escape. However, that was all ruined when Marcel, the feared lord of the underworld captured her. The one thing she desired the most - her freedom - was taken from her.
 Marcel prided on the fact that he was well feared, respected, and revered in the city. His name caved terror in the hearts of people, however, his reputation is put to test when a familiar stranger relieved him of his property right under his nose. Anger simmers in his veins as he goes on a manhunt against the pickpocket who robbed him.
 When he gets Arianna, Marcel is sure to show her that nobody steals from Marcel Luciano and goes scot-free. On the other hand, Arianna loathes him so much and would do everything to escape that crazy Mafia. Unfortunately, what if she ends up stealing his heart as well. Read to find out.
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 "You're a monster, Marcel,"
 "Don't monsters deserve to be loved too?"
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 Scarlett's world collapses when she is drugged and forced to marry an old, filthy-rich widower with five children.
 Trying to escape her seemingly inescapable troubles, she accepts an offer of a one-year contract marriage with a mysterious gentleman. He promises this will get her out of her hostile-arranged marriage problems. She took the offer.
 If everything goes well, she will be a free and independent woman in one year...
 However, many things take an unexpected turn. The contract marriage made Scarlett's life feel like she was riding a rollercoaster. A mix of exhilaration, dreaded inferno, and joyful heaven.
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 Only a crazy person would accept his offer. And right now, she does not fall into that category. Her mind is still sane.
 "Please don't get me wrong. I'm just trying to help myself. And at the same time helping you."
 Scarlett was even more confused.
 "I know my problem is complicated. But, I think being married to a man I just met, without love, feels weird..." She said.
 "This is not a real marriage but a contract marriage that you can set up to your advantage. And also mine."
 Scarlett listened silently; inside, she was shocked and a bit perplexed.
 Xander crossed his arms over his chest while looking into Scarlett's eyes. He continued, "As I said before, I will help you, and at the same time, you will help me. I don't need to explain what my problem is. But, I assure you, if you agree to do a contract marriage with me, then your problems will be solved. So what do you think!?"
 Scarlett was in no hurry to speak. She slowly raised her head and said, "So I can put any clauses I want in the contract?"
 The man nods, saying, "As long as it doesn't hurt me."
 She offered a handshake to Xander, "Okay. You got a deal!"
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 Have you ever wondered about unpredictable life?
 One minute everything is so good and then suddenly the next minute everything just turns around…
 Anya Owen faced such times thrice in her life due to one person. Twice she survived and started leading a happy life with her darling son.
 But could she survive the jeopardy he was going to cause again in her life?
 Alvin Matthews, the most mysterious man in the city. Nobody knows where he is, what is up to, or what he does. Some even doubt if he is alive or dead.
 Could he stop himself from falling for the little feisty woman?
 Well, he never stops himself. But he doubted if he would get killed by the stone-hearted woman before he could soften her heart.
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 Alvin watched Anya politely speaking with the butler. He leaned back on the armchair and crossed his legs, intently watching the soft smiles appearing on the delicate face.
 “Hey, Little Chipmunk, why is your mother good to all but me?” He asked shifting his eyes on the little man who was crossing his little legs playing a video game on his mobile.
 A sly smirk appeared on Zane’s face. He carelessly threw his words, “That’s what you deserve, Chipmunk Monster.”
 Alvin: “...”
 Alvin has to rack his brain to appease Little Monster... Correction, Little Master and his Devil… The second Correction, his Queen.
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 There are times when you’ll still never be good enough no matter how hard you try.
 Born with a frail twin sister, Li Caiyi gives most of her time to take care of Li Chunhua. Her parents and older brother trust her to take care of her sister, yet Li Caiyi can’t help but feel the disparity in treatment and affection given to both of them.
 In her whole life, she has never become anyone’s first priority. Not in the heart of her family, and especially not in the heart of her childhood friend, the Young Master of Meng family, Meng Renshu.
 When Li Caiyi became Meng Renshu’s wife, Li Caiyi thought she could finally become someone’s first priority, but everything fell apart in just three years.
 She decides to let everything go. Then she meets Shen Qiang in the most unexpected place. No one wants to accompany her in her life, yet this stranger offers to accompany her in death.
 “Do you want to jump together?”
 When she opened her eyes, Li Caiyi had gone back to her high school times.
 This time, she won’t make the wrong choice again.
 But where can she find Shen Qiang?!
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 [Warning: MATURE CONTENT]
 “A wedding, yes, but not to this girl. You will go down because of this. I would make you pay a million times over. This is my promise to you.”
 Being drugged and unknowingly having a one-night-stand with a stranger, Andromeda Kai found out that losing her virginity was not as painful as being cheated on by her fiancé and co-designer a day before her wedding.
 Even with this setback, she refused to cower. She would repay her enemies’ schemes a hundredfold and stop at nothing till she stands on top of the fashion world!
 She is prepared to do it alone - but she gets help from someone unexpected!
 With the tale of a sweet romance hanging around her life, demanding her love and attention, Andromeda is
 confronted on all sides by the undying love of Liu Xueyi, the entertainment emperor, who would use all means to make the queen of the fashion world fall for him.
 So many secrets lay in the dark while her enemies try to steal her glory, ruining her completely.
 She had her plans. He had greater plans for her. He would make her rule and bring her enemies down, not as a queen but as an Empress!
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 Living together with my ex-husband?
 Sarah never thought she would one day meet Michael, her ex-husband, again in the operating room with his body full of wounds and needing treatment from her.
 They were already divorced for three years, and Sarah didn’t have a good memory of the man. If she could… she would have let him die. However, she was a doctor, and a doctor's job was to save patients.
 Sarah immediately regretted her decision to save the man because it turned out that Michael had amnesia and remembered that they just got married!
 To make matters worse, she stupidly accepted her ex-in-law's request to pretend to remain Michael's wife while taking care of him. Why did she do that?
 However… during the time she spent with her ex-husband, Michael's attitude was very different from what Sarah had last remembered. He was very gentle… and loving. It made the feelings she thought were gone, come up to the surface.
 Would Sarah be able to deal with her feelings? What would happen when Michael's memory suddenly returned? Would his attitude stay the same?
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 "Wifey," Michael called, looking at Sarah who was lying beside him.
 “Hm,” Sarah answered curtly, not looking at Michael.
 "I think I'm healthy."
 Sarah's body stiffened when she heard that. Was Michael healthy? Did that mean he had remembered everything? Would he scold her for tricking him?
 "Wifey? Why are you silent? I think I'm healthy and I can do it," Michael said quietly.
 "What do you mean?" Sarah finally looked at Michael with raised eyebrows. “Do what?”
 "Making babies."
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 Doctor Irish Lane- 28 years old, was a renowned psychologist in New York. She looked stunningly attractive, sexy, and smart—a real beauty with the flesh of ice and bones of jade to every man's eyes.
 One day, she woke up with a dashing and mysterious stranger on her bed. Recalling last night's event, she can't remember how they end up together in the huge bed. She stared at the calm face before her and was startled when his phone rang. The man woke up and quickly answered the call.
 She clearly heard the conversation he had. The stranger was getting married today! Composing herself, she hastily took money from her wallet and handed it to him without giving him a chance to explain. She sprinted to the door and disappeared from his life.
 Unexpectedly, when she started her new job, the stranger once again appeared in front of her, dragging her into a murder case his company, Runestone Group, involved.
 She refused him immediately, but no way he would let her escape.
 He calmly said, "It's very dangerous for you, being so beautiful, to get into my car in the first place. And I take no for an answer!"
 Irish tried to calm herself down and then did her seat belt. "Mr. Dover, I've told you that I also usually charge overtime pay."
 "Doctor Irish, don't you think your professional fee is high?"
 "Is it?" Irish rolled her eyes, and an idea occurred to her, "No, the price of basic commodities nowadays is increasing, so doctors should increase their salary too."
 "You are a smart woman." He said a half-sentence, and the end of his words was meaningful. "Of course, the extra money on the check was just an advance deposit. We can negotiate about the related remuneration once I'm satisfied with your performance."
 His scheming trick clearly trapped her, and it was too late for her to take back her words and realize the implication of her abrupt action.
 A dangerous game of love that is full of lies and deception. Two exceptional individuals that fate collided, leading to the past they tried to bury.
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 "There was a time in my life where I struggled to breathe. A time where I felt suffocated everyday, but then I met you."
 -Turning the gears of fate.
 A drop of ink can penetrate the walls, even the walls you took too long to build.
 After losing her first love due to a traffic accident, Ibuki Sumire transfers to Tokyo. She wanted to escape, to run away from everything that happened. To start over in a place that didn't have him. But a series of clues lead her to investigating the case behind the accident.
 In that place she learns about the masks people wear. The masks people wear to disgui se their feelings. Sometimes you have to look past what you see on the surface.
 There she meets him, the person who helps her move forward. But Sumire quickly learns how alike they are. His cold personality is different than the kindness she is used to. However, he is the only one who understands her feelings.
 It keeps going around in circles, like a drop of paint. Round and round - an endless stream of pain and lies. But, that stream ended the moment she laid her eyes on his paintings.
 Such rich and vibrant colors, it felt like his emotions exploded. Yet, in the corner of his studio, she found it. The real him, a sakura painting of two people walking hand in hand.
 A gentle and sweet feeling, something she has never felt before.
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 [Mature content.]
 Chloe Carlson, 35, was a married woman living with her cheating husband— Vincent Gray, and their daughter— Mackenzie.
 Her failing marriage led her to file a divorce after 10 years, but her husband refused to sign it.
 “I know what you want Chloe, you want my money after we divorced. You want to take everything from me and I will not let that happen!” Vincent accused.
 “I don't need your Money, Vincent! I just want to take Mackenzie with me and leave!”
 At last, she left her bastard husband without taking a cent from him. She was going to carve her own path in life and give her daughter the best in the world.
 However, things aren’t working so well with a single mother like Chloe. It was difficult to find job because she was a housewife without qualification for a long time. Thus, in desperation as she needed to care for her daughter, she only had one way out.
 She contacted her brother-in-law— Vernon Phoenix Gray, 25, a young, heartless playboy, who happened to be the CEO of a skyrocketing company, asking him for a job in this tough time.
 “A job? That's not an issue. You can work as my personal assistant and take care of all my daily needs.” Vernon smirked and leaned in. “Especially in bed,” he whispered in her ear.
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 Would Chloe fall into the hands of her evil brother-in-law and become a slave of his whim?
 Or would she return to her abusive scum husband for their daughter’s future?
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 Note: There is an age gap in this story,
 Chloe is 35 years old.
 Vincent is 35 years old.
 Vernon is 25 years old.
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