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Pregnant After One Night Stand With Billionaire
6 years ago, Lydia suffered a brutal betrayal orchestrated by her own husband and step-sister, who drugged her and framed her. In a twist of fate, she ended up having a one-night stand with a stranger.
Don't even remember what he looked like.
Later, in the throes of death, she discovered the truth about her mother's death all those years ago.
In the blink of an eye, she lost everything.
6 years later, Lydia returned with her genius son, vowing to exact revenge on all her enemies! Little did she know, she encountered an incredibly familiar man at the airport!
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The man was briskly pushing open the door to the restroom, heading to the urinal. Even with such a mundane action, he did it with unparalleled elegance and grace.
Lydia, following him in a daze, saw his fierce lower body and suddenly snapped back to reality. She let out a high-pitched scream, instinctively covering her eyes with her hands, her cheeks flushed, and stood there stiffly, unsure of what to do.
Lambert furrowed his brows slightly but remained calm as he continued to relieve himself.
The sound of water hitting the urinal made Lydia's face even redder. She angrily shouted, "You pervert!"
Little did Lydia know that Lambert, seeing her in this state, had a flicker of recognition in his eyes.
Memories from many years ago flashed through his mind, and his heart couldn't help but stir.
It was her!
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My Wife Wants a Divorce!
In her six years of marriage, Sydney Raines slowly lost herself, becoming more like a nanny. What made her finally come to her senses was the man’s words. “Lyra is coming back. You have to move out tomorrow.”“Fine, let’s get a divorce.” Then, Sydney turned around and left.When they met again, she was in the arms of another man.Julien Flint’s expression was terrifyingly dark.“We just got a divorce, and you’ve found yourself another man?”Her smile was as beautiful as the flower. “That’s my business, Mr. Flint. I don’t think it has anything to do with you.”
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The Alpha's rejection
Alpha James who is known to be cold-hearted, ruthless and arrogant is feared by all. Rumors say he is totally cruel and leaves no enemy behind. His reputation does him no justice in the social department as he was rejected three times by his mates. A secret he intends to keep to himself. Convinced he doesn't need love, he takes it upon himself to reject his forth chance mate to preserve his pride.
"I Alpha James Tyler Carter of black mist pack, reject you Zoe Chloe Anderson of White mist pack as my mate and Luna."
"But.....why?"
"I don't need a mate. I'm fine on my own! I don't want some she-wolf up in my business!" He roared arrogantly.
"I Zoe Chloe Anderson of white mist pack, reject your rejection, humph!" She scoffed.
Zoe is an arrogant, egotistic Alpha's Daughter who doesn't take no for an answer. What happens when she meets the most ruthless Alpha in the world and he rejects her as his mate?
They say opposites attract but similarities bind. Will these two look past all their shortcomings and accept each other? Or will their pride lead them to separate ways?
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The Luna and her Quadruplet Pups
“What’s wrong, Jane, can you not feel me?” Ethan demands, slɑmming his into mine so I feel sure he’ll leave a bruise. “Am I not giving you hard enough?”
Still I don’t respond.
All I can do is imagine him with Eve, kissing and making lóve to her, giving her all the things he used to give me. I can see their writhing bodies in my mind’s eye, tɑngling the sheets of the Alpha’s bdd. It makes me feel sick to my stomach to know my husband was with the other woman mere hours ago, how does he even have the energy to use me this way when Eve was pleasuring him all night long?
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My husband seeks nothing but to claim me as roughly and thoroughly as he possibly can - and remind me of my proper place.
This is what I have to look forward to: a lifetime of pain… unless I finally do what I’ve been planning over the last few months, and ask Ethan for a divorce.I didn’t even know it was possible for an omega to leave an Alpha until recently. Legally, we have almost no rights, but I could request a divorce. Now it is the time.
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Ethan and Jane were childhood sweethearts. However, he is alpha and she is omega. It was almost impossible for them to be fated mate. Ethan did not give up but chose Jane to be his wife and luna. But Fate sure knows how to run with a bit. This young couple messes up their first marriage by lack of trust. Divorce is easy. But what about finding out you were pregnant after divorce?What if you had quadruplets?
226 Bab
His Caged Princess
Princess Layana's birth was a mystery and her heritage a secret. Despite the luxurious life of a royal, she simply wished for a life away from the cage-like palace.
Declan of House Storm was the sole survivor of a massacred clan, an event that gave birth to the darkness within him. Fuelled by hate, rage and betrayal he wants nothing but to get revenge on the royals that slaughtered his family.
What will happen when the shielded princess with a heart as pure as the first ray of dawn meets the heir whose soul is shrouded in a blanket of darkness. Will he set her free from her shackles? Will she be able to lead him to the light before it’s too late?
When the first whispers of darkness spread from the borders, they are brought together to protect the kingdom.Beware the prophecy decreed a long time passed for it may hold their world in its balance.
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“It seems Lord Declan holds more ignorance than he is aware, we are women with emotions, wishes and hopes that we put behind us for the betterment of the kingdom,” Layana said her eyes flashing
“Do enlighten me, what exactly can the precious jewels of the kingdom do for its people?” Declan mocked arrogantly.
“Jewels? You compare us to items devoid of emotions, but yes, like jewels, we will be given away to the highest bidder. So before assuming princesses are simply there to play dress up and have tea parties, remember our lives are not simply fun and games!”
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The Alpha's Surprised Mate (Book #1 of Silver Moon Series)
Alpha Devon had finally found his mate. There was only one problem (not really) she was human (or so he thought). Mykayla along with her younger sister Breaynia and their cousin Danique had recently moved to Washington State. They had no idea that they had moved into the Sylvyr Moon Packs territory. Sylvyr Moon, being the sole pack in the state, is one of the strongest and most powerful in the Pacific Northwest. Alpha Devon but now he has to find an easy way to explain the supernatural world to her. However, Mykayla is already well versed in the supernatural world. She along with her sister grew up alongside a pack in New Mexico. While exploring their new neighborhood Mykayla feels like she is being watched. Across the street stands Devon watching her. Their eyes meet but when Mykayla looks back up, he is gone (or so she thought).
Unbeknown to them Mykayla is hired at Alpha Devon’s company as his PA. While Mykayla tries to fight her developing feelings for her boss Devonn is trying to make the bond stronger between them. One night Devonn’s beta, Kaleb, comes running into the room while he is speaking with his parents letting them know that Mykayla’s apartment building is on fire. That triggers a whole chain of events that no one saw coming. A manilla envelop is left attached to main gate of the territory Alpha Devon knows this is deeper than just some other asshole Alpha that has his sights set on his mate. The pack needs help! Alpha Devon’s cousin Naetaya tells him that she has some friends that can help. No one could prepare for who or what her friends were.
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What Did Duchamp Intend With The Duchamp Urinal?
4 Jawaban2025-08-28 11:33:50
I still laugh a little when I think about how a bathroom fixture rewired the art world. Seeing Duchamp’s 'Fountain' is like watching someone flip a table and then calmly explain the rules they just broke. He meant to shift attention from hand-made craft to the artist’s choice — the act of selecting an ordinary object and declaring it art. That gesture poked holes in the idea that beauty or technical skill alone make something worthy of a museum.
He was working with Dada attitudes, delighting in nonsense and anti-bourgeois provocation, but there’s seriousness under the prank. Signing 'R. Mutt' and submitting it to the Society of Independent Artists forced institutions to confront what they exhibited and why. Duchamp wanted people to ask: is it the object, the context, or the name attached that creates meaning? He later contrasted 'retinal' art (purely visual) with work that engages the mind — and 'Fountain' is very much a cerebral artwork.
For me it’s the perfect mix of cheek and theory. I still enjoy imagining the conversations in that 1917 meeting room — the laughter, the confusion, and the slow realization that the rules of the game had changed.
How Do Museums Authenticate A Duchamp Urinal?
4 Jawaban2025-08-28 22:42:56
I get a little giddy thinking about this—authenticating a piece like 'Fountain' is part detective work, part lab science, and part art history gossip. First off, museums obsess over provenance: every receipt, loan form, exhibition photo, and letter that could link an object to Duchamp or to the 1917 show is hunted down. Old photos—like those taken around the time of the original submission—are compared to the object to check proportions, mounting, and visible wear.
On the technical side, conservators run noninvasive tests: X‑rays, surface microscopy, and pigment or ink analysis on the 'R. Mutt' mark to see whether the inscription is contemporary with the object. Porcelain has manufacturing marks and subtle differences between factory models; matching those to known makers or catalogs helps rule things in or out. Crucially, Duchamp authorized several reproductions decades later, so curators also consult estate papers and catalogues raisonnés to see if a given urinal is one of the authorized casts. In the end, it’s rarely a single piece of evidence but a stack of documents, scientific data, and expert judgment that lets a museum decide how to label and present the object.
What Impact Did The Duchamp Urinal Have On Modern Art?
4 Jawaban2025-08-28 18:27:06
I still get a little thrill thinking about the moment when I first read about 'Fountain' in an old art-history textbook and realized how cheeky it really was. To me, Marcel Duchamp's urinal destroyed the comfortable idea that art must be a crafted object and replaced it with a radical question: what if the artist's choice, context, and intent were the work itself? That tiny provocation reshaped the century that followed. Museums, critics, and collectors had to start asking how institutions confer value, and galleries learned that selection and display could be as meaningful as paint and stone.
Beyond the stunt, 'Fountain' seeded a whole vocabulary. The readymade concept encouraged artists to appropriate, to challenge taste, and to make ideas—the concept, the gesture, the context—central. You can trace lines from that urinal to the conceptual projects of the 1960s and 70s, to Pop's embrace of everyday imagery, and to contemporary artists who remix mass-produced objects. It also complicated authorship and authenticity debates: what counts as an original when a factory-made object becomes art by declaration? For me, that ongoing agitation is Duchamp's gift—art became a conversation rather than a craft exercise, and I love how messy and alive that conversation still is.
Where Is The Original Duchamp Urinal On Public Display?
4 Jawaban2025-08-28 18:22:53
Back when I was neck-deep in arty debates with friends, this question always came up and tripped people up: there is no surviving 'original' Duchamp urinal from 1917 on public display. The urinal Duchamp submitted as 'Fountain' for the Society of Independent Artists show in 1917 was lost soon after its rejection and disappearance from the exhibition records. What most museums and textbooks talk about today are authorized recreations, not the vanished 1917 object itself.
If you want to see a version of 'Fountain' in person, museums like the Philadelphia Museum of Art display one of Duchamp's authorized replicas produced in the 1960s, and other major institutions also hold replicas that are sometimes on view. I stood in front of the one at Philadelphia and felt the same mix of amusement and curiosity everyone talks about—it's a provocative piece even as a copy, because its story is the art. If you're planning a visit, check the museum's online collection first; exhibitions rotate and the plaque usually mentions that it's a post-1917 replica.
How Did The Duchamp Urinal Influence Readymade Art?
4 Jawaban2025-08-28 17:47:01
There's something deliciously mischievous about how a simple plumbing fixture turned the whole art world on its head. When I first read about Duchamp's 'Fountain' as a kid flipping through an art book, I felt like someone had whispered a secret—art could be a choice, a joke, a provocation, not just a handcrafted masterpiece. Duchamp's urinal did that by refusing the usual craftsmanship route. He took an ordinary object, signed it 'R. Mutt', and put it where art lived. That act forced people to ask: is art the object itself, or the decision to present it as art?
What has always fascinated me is how that tiny conceptual pivot rippled outward. Readymades collapsed the distance between life and artwork; suddenly everyday objects could carry meaning depending on context and intent. That opened doors for movements I love—Pop Art's embrace of commercial imagery, Conceptual Art's focus on idea over form, and even my favorite sarcastic works that mock the art market. Museums and collectors had to rethink what they displayed and why.
On a more human level, 'Fountain' reminds me that creativity often involves daring to reframe the obvious. It makes me want to walk into a thrift shop and imagine stories behind random things. Sometimes I still chuckle at how a urinal unsettled people, and I like that—art should stir thought, discomfort, and a little grin.
What Books Analyze The Duchamp Urinal And Readymades?
5 Jawaban2025-08-28 09:39:50
I get a little giddy whenever this topic comes up—it's the kind of rabbit hole that pulls in art history, philosophy, and a healthy dose of prankster energy. If you want primary material first, start with 'The Writings of Marcel Duchamp' (Sanouillet & Peterson). Reading Duchamp in his own voice—his notes, interviews, and short texts—immediately clarifies what he was trying to do with the urinal and other readymades: upset artistic authorship and ask whether selection could be an act of making.
For deeper interpretation and theory, pick up 'Kant After Duchamp' by Thierry de Duve and 'The Transfiguration of the Commonplace' by Arthur Danto. De Duve frames Duchamp in relation to the rules and institutions that define art; Danto uses the Fountain as a philosophical test case about what makes something an artwork. I also like Calvin Tomkins' 'Duchamp: A Biography' for context—the anecdotes about the 1917 submission of 'Fountain' and the later replicas help the conceptual arguments land.
If you want curator-level detail, look for Francis Naumann's essays and exhibition catalogues—he's great on provenance, the different versions of 'Fountain', and how the readymade was displayed. Together these texts give you primary sources, philosophy, biography, and museum history. Personally, I read them in that order: Duchamp's own words, then the theory, then the biography and catalogs—it's like assembling a puzzle from the piece that changes everything.
What Controversies Surround The Duchamp Urinal Today?
4 Jawaban2025-08-28 07:07:08
Walking into a museum and spotting 'Fountain' made me grin and groan at the same time — it's the kind of piece that still starts debates in the gallery as much as it did in 1917. A big chunk of today's controversy revolves around authorship and provenance: the original 1917 object disappeared, and what we see now are replicas Duchamp authorised decades later. People argue whether those later casts are really the same artistic gesture or simply institutional souvenirs.
Another hot topic is the question of who actually deserves credit. There's a persistent claim that the Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, a wild and brilliant figure of the era, had made readymade-like works and might have influenced or even preceded Duchamp. Feminist critics point out how a male artist can be elevated into canonical status while a fiercely experimental woman is sidelined. I find that debate fascinating because it forces museums and textbooks to reexamine how they built the canon.
Finally, there's the commercialization and institutionalization problem. What began as a rebellious prank or provocation has become marketable, meme-able, and endlessly reproduced — it raises the question: can something that was anti-art remain anti-art once museums and auction houses monetize it? I still laugh thinking how a humble urinal can make people argue about copyright, conservation, and taste at once.
How Did Public Reaction To The Duchamp Urinal Shape Culture?
5 Jawaban2025-08-28 23:06:48
There's a strange thrill I still get thinking about the first time I saw a photo of 'Fountain' — not just because it looks like a porcelain urinal, but because of how loudly people reacted to it. Back in 1917, when Marcel Duchamp submitted this ready-made to an exhibition and it was rejected, the public uproar did something unexpected: it forced everyone to ask what art could be. People argued in newspapers, artists debated in salons, and ordinary passersby wrote letters to editors. Those noisy, often hostile conversations pushed art out of quiet ateliers and into civic life.
Over the decades that followed, the controversy around 'Fountain' became a kind of cultural pressure valve. Museums and galleries had to reckon with audience expectations; critics had to sharpen arguments about intention, context, and value; and artists felt permission to experiment with conceptual and found-object work. The public's mixed outrage and fascination helped turn the idea of the ready-made into a tool for institutional critique, cultural commentary, and even humor. I love picturing an early viewer storming out of a gallery and later realizing that their rant appeared in a paper and changed how people talked about taste — that ripple matters to me far more than the urinal itself.
How Much Money Did A Replica Of Duchamp Urinal Sell For?
4 Jawaban2025-08-28 06:58:07
I still get a little giddy talking about this whenever I think of how the art world flips the mundane into something outrageous. A replica of Marcel Duchamp’s 'Fountain' — you know, the famous porcelain urinal that helped kick off conceptual art — fetched roughly $1.76 million at auction in 1999. That sale was one of those moments that made headlines because it underscored how context, provenance, and a famous name can transform an object’s value overnight.
I went to a campus talk years ago where a curator laid out how Duchamp authorized a small set of replicas in the 1960s, since the 1917 original had vanished. Those authorized versions have been the ones circulating in museums and at auction. When I picture that sale, I always imagine someone in a tailored suit bidding on something most of us would consider a household fixture — it’s part fascinating, part absurd, and totally emblematic of modern art’s provocations. Even if you disagree with the price, it’s a story I bring up at parties to spark conversations about what art actually is.
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