Allana had always thought that she had a perfect life, a loving family, a kind husband, a cute and lovable son, and a sweet adoptive sister. But everything was a lie, her husband cheated on her even before they married, her son dead, and her adoptive sister turned out to be her husband's mistress and her son’s biological mother. This made her question her sanity and her worth, driving her to the far corner till she hoped she was dead, but a man from her past seems to be lurking around waiting for her for years. Dead set on taking her own life, this man from her past showed her what it is to love herself, know her worth, and be loved unconditionally. Pampered and wanted, however, will Allana be willing to fall in love again? Book 1 of Love, Lust, Lies Series
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She looked up at the sky and watched the lonely moon above. She had lost everything. What is life?
Why are we breathing?
Why are we alive?
Why does the sun give off warmth when we never appreciated its worth until it rained?
Why do people want you after they lose you?
A tear escaped from her eyes while she smiled sadly. Despair. That's what she felt. She hated the feeling of being worthless but she became one because of love.
But is it really love?
What really is love? Why do we give love to people when they don't even dare to give it back?
Do you really know what true love is?
Is it worth it to gamble in this kind of thing when all it gives is pure pain?
Was it a mistake to fall in love?
No. It wasn't. Her mistake was she pushed everyone away who loved her just to have the love that she thought was hers. That belonged to her. But it wasn't. It had never been.
She closed her eyes and let herself drown into the endless deep ocean. She took the last step until the current swallowed her body. She reminisced about her past, she delved deeper and deeper while her tears mixed with the ocean.
She was ready to end it when she saw the shadow of a shining star beside the moon. And just like that a blurry voice and an image that she assumed that was part of her memory appeared in her mind.
'A woman's worth is more than a man could never work for. A woman is a powerful person who gives light. A woman has been given a womb and a man's part and yet she can give life. A woman has been given a house and yet she made it a home that is full of warmth. A woman is someone who was given a simple thing but can give back precious treasures. A woman has never been worthless. Always remember you are a woman. And you are worth it"
It was then, as if the coldness of the ocean disappeared and the warmth in her heart lingered as if telling her to fight.
'No! I'm not going to die! I'm a woman! And I'm not Worthless. I will never be.'
She strived hard to reach the surface as her determination to live gave her the strength to go on. As she finally felt the air on her bare skin, tears streamed down her pale cheeks as she cried hard for her dear life. Clutching her hand on her chest, sobbing so hard pouring every pain she kept.
Under the moon and the sky finally filled with shining stars, she smiled to herself and promised to get back the things that she lost. She has to get it back and show them her worth. Shoving the treasure that they threw.
...
It was supposed to be a beautiful day, but there are things that are meant to happen. Yana scrubbed the toilet hard till it was sparkling. It has been her cycle of work to clean every corner of their house, for she believed that a clean house is a good environment for a family.
She leaned at the side and watched her surroundings, if it was her from her previous self, she probably got scolded for moving a finger. Her life as an heiress has been majestic, she was not allowed to do things that could harm or dirty her. She was treated like a princess but life didn't warn her that she will be a servant when she marries.
Wiping her sweats while picking up the basin on her side, she smiled to herself for once again she made a good job on cleaning. She won't deny that she missed her life before. Slacking off, and just training and studying every day. Not minding the bills nor groceries and withering plants in the backyard.
She walked out of the bathroom and put the basin away. Careful not to slip off and get bruises again. While concentrating on her tracks, she was startled by a loud giggle from the other side and accidentally slipped her foot. She felt the pain on her bottoms and a stinging pain from her left leg.
She got scratched again. She wasn't worried about the pain she felt. She was worried about the bruises; she was so sure that it would be bigger this time. She gathered herself and slowly walked out of there and walked to the nearest stool.
She sat on the chair sighing, quite disappointed that it will make her look less attractive. What will her husband think?
Brushing off that thought, she walked inside the infant's room and watched her child sleeping peacefully. She can never deny that her baby doesn't even look like her. She felt sad by those thoughts. Maybe it was her husband's strong genes? She nodded and sat on the side and fed herself with satisfaction of her precious little potato's sight.
She calls kids potatoes because she loves them and their heads look like one. She giggled as Jiuhan batted his eyes and looked at her with his sparkling eyes. She smiled at him showing her deep dimples, Jiuhan raised his hand and reached for her cheek. He always adored her cute dimples.
"My little potato, are you hungry my baby?" she asked with her gentle voice. The things she loved about herself is her dimples, eyes and voice. Her soft gentle voice is just attractive.
"Not" Jiuhan mumbled. Even with his young age, he managed to mumble things just like no, not, yes, eat, sip (sleep), ash (wash) and uddie (cuddle). And of course, he can say mommy and quite bad saying daddy. No matter how they teach him, he just can't get it.
Yana nodded her head and lifted him up. She carried him in her arms and smiled as he started to play with her hair again.
"Does little Jiu-Jiu want mommy to sing him a song?" she asked, wiggling her brows. He giggled and nodded softly.
"The moon is bright; the wind is quiet.
The leaves hang over the window.
My baby fell asleep quickly.
Sleep, dreaming sweet dreams.
The moon is bright, the wind is calm,
Gently moving cradle,
Mother's baby, close your eyes,
Yeah sleep, sleep, dreaming sweet dreams"
(This is a Chinese lullaby that I have listened and searched for on Google I believed it was called "Northeastern lullaby")
She sang the song two times with her soft voice lingered around the house. She was swaying her body slowly while humming as she finished her song. She was oblivious that she had reached the backyard while dancing softly turning and swaying.
The servants were once again happy to see and hear her soft voice, they had been down these days. A couple of passersby even peeked through their gates. They always look up for her small performance every single time. Even though she doesn't look that good these days, she was still beautiful. She just doesn't take care of her beauty.
Ever since she got married, she looked older and passed her beauty. It's just sad that a precious diamond was covered by rust.
...
Supper came and they were sitting at the dining table quietly eating. Her husband came home early today. She was eager to know why but kept it to herself. The thought that her husband must have remembered her upcoming birthday. She smiled, showing her deep dimples on both of her cheeks.
In front of her was the little girl they took in. Not that little, but she treated her like a little sister because she was younger than her by a year and half. Jing Wei is a 22-year-old woman. They took her in when her husband found her on the streets. Jing Wei was abandoned by her betrothed and was 2 months pregnant. She pitied the poor woman and took her in as what her husband suggested. She treated her like a little sister and took care of her. Then soon after a few weeks she found out that she was pregnant for almost three months. She was happy to know that she gained a sister and a child.
Ji Xuan, her husband is a CEO of the company that she gained from her deceased aunt. Her aunt died without being wedded and as the only little girl in their family she was favored and got her aunt's will.
Her husband took care of the company even if the ownership of the company was still hers. Xuan sometimes asks her to give her the title but she always tells him that it was her memory of her aunt and she promised not to give it away. They had fought over it a lot and always ended up with unwanted curses. But soon her husband will apologize.
She does sometimes feel bad and think that her husband was only after her money but soon scold herself for being stupid.
She doesn't know that her husband was indeed after her money.
TBC
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LETTER FROM THE AUTHORGood day, It had been quite a roller coaster ride for everyone, for me, and all the readers who silently watched over me as I continued to write the first book of my first series, A Woman’s Worth.It was quite a blast writing this book. This one had started in 2018 and had been on hiatus with only 10 chapters published for the year 2018-2020. I had even forgotten about this one and the concept and plot was a little different before. But now after thinking things through, I picked it up once again on November 11, 2020 and started writing it from the beginning till the end. I experienced writer’s block 4 times while writing this.I thought I wouldn't make it. But after 6 months, here I am, April 28, 2021 writing a letter to myself and to everyone who read the book and also did not read it hahahaha.
CHAPTER 123 WORTHShe had to sacrifice her freedom for her father's safety but she knew that once she walked inside the church, she had nowhere to run to. She had to marry the man one way or another.“How much is your father’s debt, I can lend you the money, who is this man, do you know anything about him other than he is your father’s debtor? Augustine can help you-” Maisie shook her head and held Allana’s hand tightly, she welled up eyes preventing her from saying anything.“It’s okay, I can handle this, I just have to make him hate me, I can’t bear to burden you, I know you have more than enough money to pay it off, but I already signed the contract. I can only leave when he no longer wants me. I have to do this Allana, he is not someone
CHAPTER 122 INVITATIONAllana gasped in between their kisses and a tear fell from her eyes, she felt grateful for his love, for the patience that he had, and for making her feel loved and cared for her more than anyone in this world.She raised her hand and cupped his cheeks before planting a short kiss at the of his nose, her heartfelt smile and swollen eyes spoke of how emotional she was just by hearing him say that to her.“If that’s what you want. Then we won’t. I love you.” she whispered then embraced him in a tight hug.The attendants outside overheard their conversation and felt emotional as well, they were amazed and insecure, wishing they would find someone as caring as Augustine and be someone as elegant a
CHAPTER 121 PUNISHMENTWARNING!EXTREMELY SPECIFIC AND DEFINED AS HELL !!!! SEXUAL !!!! CONTENT !!! HANDLE YOUR OWN EMOTIONS AND REACTIONS.THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS HEAVY (GORE, SEXUAL, SUICIDAL, DANGEROUS, EXPLICIT) SCENES AND WORDS NOT SUITABLE FOR PEOPLE BELOW 18 YEARS OLD. READ AT YOUR OWN RISKS!YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!It is said that when a man destroys his image just to express his devotion for you means that man is someone who loves you more than anything in this world.“I am sorry love, I promise I won’t leave you again.” She said then let him bury
CHAPTER 120 VISIT“She’s back!”“Prepare to stitch her up!”“Vitals are starting to go normal and everything is doing good doc!”For the next few minutes, the group of doctors who rushed inside the operating room was at the edge of their seats as they tried to treat Allana with all that they possibly could, a miracle already happened and it is their duty not to make this chance a waste.They were never once who believed in God, but for the first time in their lives, they prayed that the woman lying in the operating room would be saved, she still had a lot of things to do and a kind woman like her still deserves a chance to experience the things that
CHAPTER 119 BEGWARNING!THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS LIGHT (SEXUAL, SUICIDAL, DANGEROUS, EXPLICIT) SCENES AND WORDS NOT SUITABLE FOR PEOPLE BELOW 18 YEARS OLD. READ AT YOUR OWN RISKS!YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!JUST BEWARE!They were in pain, but they could never imagine how much it hurts him more than anyone in the world.He gradually calmed down as he silently held her close to him, as if he had accepted the loss of the woman he loves. Everything had grown dark and worthless in his eyes.“You are the peace that I want to keep. You
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