STEP ASIDE EX-HUSBAND: THE RISE OF LIANA
They said she was lucky to have married him. He had wealth, charm, a name with legacy and other women warming his bed.
She was "just" a scholarship girl with a gentle voice and no background.
So when Liana Davids divorced and parted from Dominic Smith, the world snickered.
"She'll be back in no time," they taunted. "He's irreplaceable."
Even Dominic smiled, betting on her return to his board of directors.
But Liana never came back.
Liana didn't just disappear, when she returned, she came back like a ghost.
A masked tech mogul, business guru and a headline queen.
The wife they discarded returned as the woman no one could touch.
Now, whispers say she's looking for a father figure for her daughter.
Powerful men line up, begging for a taste of the empire she built. But Dominic thinks he is not through yet.
He corners her, seething: "Your baby is mine, isn't it?"
She lifts her head, eyes colder than frost.
"That's none of your business. Now step aside, ex-husband before I bury you."
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Chapter: CHAPTER 76LIANA'S POVI stood at my home office window, my fingers casually slung over the rim of my telephone. The sun was bleeding into the late afternoon horizon, leaving long streaks of gold in the sky, but I barely noticed. My mind had been racing since Stanley and I parted ways at the restaurant the night before. The subjects that we had discussed… the dangers we had skirted around… it all rubbed at my nerves with a tenacity that I could not dispel.Stanley had said that Dominic might be watching him. And if Dominic was suspicious of Stanley, it wasn't far fetched that I might be quietly watched as well, maybe Serena was watched too. The thought sent shivers down my spine. I jut wanted to be done and over with this Dominic scandal and move back to my normal life. I picked up my phone and glanced at my messages. Sifting through the calls I had left unanswered and the half dozen random emails, I saw Serena's number. My thumb lingered for a moment on the screen. She was a major part of this
Last Updated: 2025-06-25
Chapter: CHAPTER 75 STANLEY'S POVShe uttered it like she was asking for extra cream in her coffee. It was so effortless and smooth."So what's the plan?" The line hit me like a slap, unexpected and rough. I blinked. My body froze halfway through its movement, hand in mid-air as I tried to push the table a little further. I had spent the last half-hour trying to make amends for my transgressions, wearing my guilt like a crown, hoping she would see remorse shining through every word I spoke.But this? I wasn't sure this was forgiveness. This smelt of strategy. I seethed at her. Her face was calm and vacant, but her eyes, they blazed with something else. Determination. Revenge. A craving to regain power."What?" I breathed, not quite certain I'd heard right.Liana's lips formed a tiny smile, but her words sliced like glass. "You heard me, Stanley. What's the plan?"Slowly, I lowered my hand and rested back into the booth, gazing at her face. I forgot how to breathe for a moment. There she was, the same wom
Last Updated: 2025-06-25
Chapter: CHAPTER 74 LIANA'S POVI lingered there, staring at my phone screen for too long. My thumbs hovered over Stanley's name as if touching it would make him vanish. I didn't know what scared me more, the thought that he would not pick up, or that he would but after the conversation with mum, I was convinced I needed to talk to him. Finally, I pressed the call button.It rang once and then it kept ringing but no answer came. My heart was pounding as I dialed it again. "Hello?" His voice was deep and groggy.For a moment, I was paralysed. My mouth opened but nothing came out. That voice, Lord,it was like a pull to everything I wanted to disown and everything I secretly desired."Are you there?" he asked, soft, hesitating.I swallowed. "Yeah. I'm here."There was a pause. Then his voice returned, panicked and on the verge of being out of breath. "I'm… I can’t believe you phoned. I mean, I'm so grateful you phoned.""Hold on," I said, trying to stop my voice from trembling. "Don't be thankful yet.""
Last Updated: 2025-06-24
Chapter: CHAPTER 73 Mrs David PovThe cold had settled in. It wasn’t just in the wind outside or in the pale afternoon light slipping through the blinds, it was in my bones. In the quiet that had hung in this house lately like an extra layer of frost.I wrapped my shawl tighter around me and went into the kitchen. The tiles were biting into my heels, and I moved slowly, rubbing my hands together to warm them.What I needed was coffee. Cappuccino, specifically.Something creamy and warm, like friendship in a cup.The kettle whirred into action as I picked out my favorite mug, the one Cam had crafted on Mother's Day three years previously, with its drippy swirls and pink heart bearing my name just legibly in the center. I smiled every time I used it.The sachet tore open easily, and I poured it into the mug as steam erupted behind me. Just then, I heard the clicking of heels from behind, slowly approaching me. She did not usually walk that slowly.Liana entered the kitchen wearing a lightweight coat over h
Last Updated: 2025-06-24
Chapter: Chapter 72Dominic's Pov The air was thick with unsaid things. After Marc left my penthouse, his tension remained in the room like fog after gunfire. I was at the window staring over the city. I'd built this skyline in my head all those years ago, before I ever cut it from glass and stone. But now I could feel it being taken from me, grains of control slipping through fingers that used to crush like fists.Elia Torres was no longer a name. She was a silhouette on the floor, a sanitized file that didn't ring true, a ghost we inhaled and buried to protect what? Margins? Investors?No. Marc was withholding something I knew him well enough. The stutter, the twitch in his left eye, the bumbling laugh… facades. Which meant I needed someone who wasn't lying or hiding something. I picked up my phone and sent a coded message to Alejandro. "Meet me at my house, don't let Marc know about this meeting, it's private. "In a matter of minutes, he sent a lone dot. I interpreted that as confirmation that he g
Last Updated: 2025-06-24
Chapter: Chapter 71 Dominic POV Five days. Five days since the board handed me out of seat. Five days of silence where there used to be power. Five days since I watched Liana walk into that boardroom like she owned the air.And five days since I love everything I worked hard for and started sitting in my room day in and day out.I hadn't slept more than two hours a night since. I'd lie back and close my eyes and see Liana, not in that dress she wore when she kissed me last, bar tossing my secrets packed in a box to Liana, it will then translate to Liana staring in that conference room, staring at me with eves glittering with mockery.And in the background of her voice, echoing like a curse in my mind, was her cursed name.This morning the sun tore my window blinds apart like a blade, and I woke up to the buzzing of my phone on the nightstand. I reached for it without opening my eyes. Ten missed calls. From Marc. He also sent one text message.“I have an update for you. It's urgent.”My heart missed a be
Last Updated: 2025-06-23
The CEO'S SECRET BRIDE
I am ANNABEL DRAKE, a woman who has spent her entire life in the Shadows of others. A forgotten girl child ,and also an underestimated employee, in fact I am everything you can think of because I have been through a lot .
It started after my father was imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. My family lost everything: our fortune, our home, and most painfully, our dignity. My mother fell ill under the weight of disgrace, and I became the sole provider, fighting every day just to keep us alive .
When an unexpected job opportunity lands in my lap, I see it as an opening way out of poverty and struggle. Working as an executive assistant for Carson Clair, the almighty billionaire CEO of Sonclair Enterprises, isn't easy. He's rude , and unnecessarily leading over everyone in a bad manner, and I can tell you unapologetically that he's everything I despise in a man. But the paycheck is good, and I need it .
Then, the unimaginable happens after a few months. Carson makes me an offer I can't refuse because it is such a juicy offer. It was a contract marriage .
He needs a wife to secure a billion-dollar deal, and in exchange, he promises to clear my Father's name, pay off my mother's medical Bills, and set me up for life. It sounds like a dream... Until I realize I'm falling for him.
Just as I start to believe that maybe, just maybe, this arrangement could turn into something real, my world shatters again. I discovered a secret which was actually the truth and it changed everything. Carson isn't who I through he was. And neither is the man I've been secretly confiding in ...
Fred Mark.
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Chapter: CHAPTER 36: First Move It was already past midnight, before Carson finally spoke again.We were in the study, each lost in our own thoughts. Papers, maps, and files were scattered across the table, but no one was touching them. Fred had gone to rest, but Carson and I stayed behind, sitting far apart—like we were still waiting for something more than just a plan, maybe a resolve.“I think I know where we should start,” Carson said quietly.I looked at him. His voice was calm now, unlike before.“Where?” I asked.He turned his laptop towards me. There was a picture of a tall glass building with heavy security at the entrance.“It’s called Valtrex Group,” he said. “They’ve been linked to illegal offshore transactions. Laura Price used it to move over four million dollars just last month,”he added.I frowned. “Is she still using it?"I asked.“Yes,” he said. “Which means we can use it too. We get inside, plant the tracker, and we follow the money trail,”he said again.I stared at the screen, then back at him. H
Last Updated: 2025-06-24
Chapter: CHAPTER 35: Breaking point The house felt quieter than ever. Since Fred went back, I was just in my room and he was in his own room too. Carson and I were avoiding each other, even though we were in the same house. Sometimes I heard his footsteps in the hallway. Sometimes I saw the light under his door. But we didn’t talk.It was like we were both waiting for the other to speak first, and yes I miss him but I can't bring myself to talk to him first, because he was the one who caused it.*************That morning, I came downstairs and saw him in the kitchen. He had a bowl of cereal, but he wasn’t eating it.He looked at me and I looked at him back.Nothing.I poured myself a glass of water and sat on the other side of the table. Then not long after, Carson spoke.“Are you going to keep pretending I don’t exist?” he asked.I didn’t answer at first.“I’m not pretending,” I said finally. “I just don’t know what to say,"I added.He stood up, pushing the chair back loudly.“You always walk away,” he said. “Ever
Last Updated: 2025-06-22
Chapter: CHAPTER 34: DividedThe fight changed everything, and we now start behaving like two strangers who are just getting to know themselves. That seems very difficult for me or maybe for himself too.That night, Carson slept on the couch although I didn’t ask him to, but he didn’t come into the room either. Maybe he needed the space… or maybe I did.I lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling, just like I used to before we met.I managed to have a small sleep and once it was morning, I got up early. I packed a small bag and I was set to leave so as to clear my head for the main time.Carson, on the other hand, was sitting at the table with a cup of coffee. He looked tired, like he hadn’t slept at all.“I’m going out for a while,” I said softly.He looked up, his eyes unreadable.“Where?” he asked.“Just somewhere to clear my head,” I replied.He didn’t stop me. He just nodded.“Okay.”he said.I waited a few seconds. I thought maybe he’d say more. Maybe he’d ask me to stay.But he didn’t.So I walked out the door
Last Updated: 2025-06-19
Chapter: CHAPTER 33: Mis-Love The day started like every other quiet morning.I stood in the kitchen, wearing Carson’s big white shirt, stirring a pot of soup. The smell of spices filled the air. Not long after, Carson walked in, his hair still wet from the shower. He looked fresh, calm, and a little too quiet.“You’re cooking?” he asked, smiling lightly.I nodded. “I wanted to surprise you,"I said.He walked over and kissed my forehead. “I’m surprised,” he said. “In a good way.”I smiled and went back to stirring.We ate together, we talked, we laughed a little and everything felt so good.After breakfast,I did the dishes and cleaned the kitchen while he sat on the couch reading a file.I watched him from the corner of my eye. He looked serious… too serious.“You’ve been quiet lately,” I said slowly.He looked up. “I’ve just had a lot on my mind,”he said.“Like what?” I asked.He paused, then shook his head. “It’s nothing. Don’t worry about it,”he said.But I was already worried.**********Later that afternoon,
Last Updated: 2025-06-16
Chapter: CHAPTER 32: Silent EchoThe sun was up, but the morning felt quiet—almost too quiet. I sat near the window, sipping warm tea, looking at the sky. Carson walked in slowly, holding a book in his hand.“You’re awake early,” he said.I nodded. “I couldn’t sleep much,” I replied. “I had so many things on my mind.”He came closer and sat beside me.“Still thinking about the names your father mentioned?” he asked softly.“Yes,” I whispered. “I don’t even know who to trust anymore.”Carson held my hand gently.“We’ll figure it out,” he said. “One step at a time. But you don’t have to carry everything alone.”I looked at him and gave a small smile. “I’m glad I have you,” I said.He leaned closer and kissed the back of my hand.“And you’ll always have me,” he replied.---Later that day, Fred came in holding a small envelope.“This came in, sir,” he said.Carson took it from him and opened it slowly.Inside was a folded paper and a small photo. He read the paper silently, his face changing as he read.“What is it?” I
Last Updated: 2025-06-15
Chapter: CHAPTER 31: Truth ComesIt had been a few peaceful days since Carson and I shared our first kiss.The house was quiet. The wounds on my skin had fully healed now, but the memories still visited me in my sleep, but I'm healing fast.That morning, Carson came to me with a little grin on his face.“What?” I asked, raising my brows.He hid something behind his back. “Guess what I planned,”he said.“Oh no,” I said, narrowing my eyes playfully. “What did you do this time?"I added.“Date night,” he said proudly, bringing out two tickets and shaking them in the air. “We’re going out tonight,”he added.“Going out?” I blinked. “Like… leaving the house?"I asked.“Yes. You need air, music, lights. You need to feel alive again,” he said. “And I want to see you smile somewhere else other than the kitchen or balcony.”I giggled. “I don’t have anything to wear."I said.“You don’t need anything fancy. Just wear what makes you feel beautiful,” he said. “Because to me, you already are,”he added.I rolled my eyes and smiled. “S
Last Updated: 2025-06-10
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