Mr. Billionaire's Unwanted Bride
*Based on a true story where love has its dark sides but burns hotter than ever* Abandoned by her mother and orphaned at a young age, Natalie held a deep-seated mistrust for the world especially when it came to men. Her strategy for survival was simple: work hard enough to scrape by each month and rely solely on yourself! Fate had other plans in store for her. Enter Alonso Valois, a charismatic billionaire who swept into her life and showed her just how right a man can be. Despite Natalie's attempts to keep him at arm's length, Alonso who had no intention of letting her slip away shocked her by proposing just two weeks after their first encounter! Was this the "happily ever after" Natalie had dreamt of? Far from it. Walking into the Valois mansion with Alonso's dad calling all the shots felt like walking into a lion's den for Natalie. Little did she know that while she was trying her best to fit in, her in-laws were scrambling to conceal the truth about what happened to the women in the Valois family. As the past comes haunting Alonso and demanding its price, will the unwanted bride be the one who saves the Valois ship from sinking? Or will she be the first one to jump off that sinking ship? *** Updates every Monday! +1 bonus chapter for 300 Power Stones +1 bonus chapter for 50 Golden Tickets +5 bonus chapters whenever the book receives a Magic Castle *Credit of the art goes to the owner*
The Last Scene in a Play
Three days passed in a haze after that surreal night she spent at the police station, and as expected, the raw ache in her chest refused to subside.
If only I could stop thinking about him.
She kept on living the events in her mind, ashamed of the vulnerability that came with opening her heart to someone. She questioned her judgment, replaying every shared glance, every word, and every touch. Was any of it genuine? Or was her time with him altogether one big fat embarrassing lie?
It felt as if she were transported back to her theater class at drama school playing the heroine of her own story. But instead of seeing the story through to the end, the curtains fell while she was still getting acquainted with the hero—a hero who happened to be engaged. Someone else's man.
What a pathetic excuse of a man he was.