Affection Synonym

Audrey Lyons had always loved Duncan Millington with unwavering devotion. She poured her heart and soul into their relationship, yet she could not get a single "I love you" from him in return. Initially, Duncan believed he would finally find peace and happiness after Audrey left. However, the stillness of night brought dreams that haunted him. In these dreams, Audrey gazed at him with tender affection and said, "Duncan, meeting you in this lifetime has filled me with such joy and contentment. In my next life, and the one after that, I want to find you again in the cafés of Paris or the streets of New York, and fall in love with you all over again."

Standing beside the window I peeped out of it and look at both of them standing at the corner and having fun chatting. As usual, there's a broad smile on his face while being with her. It never used to bother me. However, today it's burning my heart. I want him to smile at me with the affection he has right now for her. I was never like this before but while being with him and knowing him. I didn't realise when the situation slipped out from my fist through the gap of my fingers. My heart doesn't belong to me, it chants only his name, Theodore! I love you, Theodore! Only if the situation was something different then probably I could've confessed my heart's true feelings to him.

When the past collides with the present, the heart can't be ignored. Darla thought her arranged marriage to the billionaire, and magnetic Elijah Houston was behind her. After all, what were forgotten vows and buried feelings in the face of new beginnings? But returning to Atlanta as his business partner, she discovers that some flames refuse to die out. Elijah is relentless in his pursuit of Darla, but as the stakes rise, their rekindled feelings threaten not just their careers but the very people they hold dear. Torn between ambition and affection, they face a heart-wrenching dilemma: choose each other and risk hurting others, or protect their loved ones and shatter their own hearts once more. Join a journey of second chances, heartache, and the fierce power of love that proves sometimes, letting go can be just as hard as holding on. Will they find their way back to happiness, or will the weight of their decisions tear them apart for good? *** "Are you going to say it?" "Fuck you!" I snapped. "You left and abandoned me when I was pregnant with your kids! How dare you think that you can come back into my life, and I'll just forgive you as if you didn't leave me to be with another woman?! You're a motherfucking cunt, Mr. Houston!" "I know that I lied, cheated, and divorced you on claims that Abigail was pregnant! I know that I was an asshole who doesn't deserve sympathy from you, but I love you!" He sighed. "I love you with all my heart, and nothing makes sense to me right now than you." He breathed. "You're the only thing that wakes me up at night. Day and night, you're the only thing that I think about."

Oscar Wilde is a werewolf Alpha and a Billionaire. He hires mistresses at will and dumps them when he is done. He crosses paths with Karen Hunter, a human desperate for a job and accommodation. Her daring attitude intrigues him, and he hires her as his new Mistress. Soon she discovers he is a werewolf, and she falls madly in love with him regardless, But there is a pack rule Alpha Wilde is not willing to break for her sake, and that is settling down with a human. Apart from the pack rule, Karen's bloodline is hated by all supernatural beings. By getting involved with her, Oscar has unknowing put himself and his pack at risk. She is just too much baggage for him. He does not intend to remain attached for long, even though he keeps postponing his detachment because Karen is the only one that can satisfy him. Karen, though confused about the mess she is in, is madly in love with Oscar and she is hopeful that he will return her love genuinely and settle down with her. While she waits, can she survive the threat to her life, his demands, and fickle affection?

When Maddie Stewart accidentally saves the life of the billionaire's son, her life takes a huge dramatic turn. From being accused of abducting the child she had saved, to being offered a high paying job as the child's live-in nanny, Maddie's life suddenly becomes a rollercoaster of drama. And when the cold billionaire suddenly serves her with a marriage proposal out of the blue, she thought she was going to lose her mind… Would Maddie accept the marriage proposal of the billionaire dad? Especially as she was starting to develop some sort of affection for him? Would she be able to handle his cold and aloof nature? Would she be able to tame the billionaire dad? Well, the answers to these questions are only a few chapters away.

Sarah James was an average college student before she died in an accident when she was on her way to find a job. To her surprise, the next she opened her eyes, she was confronted with the truth that life had something against her. She was reincarnated into the Novel ‘True Love’ where the villainess Rubia Mary Albert Charleston was fated to die by the guillotine. Just when she thought things couldn't get any worse, she learns that the body she was reincarnated into was the body of the Villainous Lady herself...! Sarah's goal in her second life is to not shame the Charleston household whom she holds dear. She also has an ambition to humiliate the nobles that not only disrespected but also looked down upon Rubia. On her road to achieving the goals she has set for her second life she decides to unite the original female lead Catherine and Fredrick. Falling in love with Fredrick was the last thought on her head. Little did she know that she would come to love him little by little during their stay together. Sarah notices that the original events of the novel end up altering because of her appearance. Mathew who was saved by Rubia wishes to repay his debt to her through a promise. Catherine who was later declared a 'Saint' from a prophesy had no affection for Fredrick and, Fredrick who was supposed to fall in love with her at first sight also had no affection for her. The question to be asked is... "Will the villainous lady die once again..?"

The little boy I had saved when we were kids grew up to be a possessive, obsessive CEO. For ten years, he kept me by his side, using my grandmother's illness as a bargaining chip to force me into marrying him. He tried everything to win my heart, pulling every trick in the book, but no matter what he did, he could never make me love him. In a fit of rage, he found a woman who looked almost exactly like me to take my place. They flaunted their relationship for everyone to see, and people whispered that the CEO had finally found his true love. But that day, the woman, riding on his affection, barged into the villa with her entourage. She broke my fingers one by one, slashed my face with a utility knife, and removed my clothes to humiliate me. "Even though you had surgery to look like me, I'll let that slide. But you even learned to paint like me, too? You really did your homework. Let's see how you try to seduce men now!" Just as I was bleeding out and on the verge of death, the obsessive CEO finally showed up. The stand-in grabbed my hair and dragged me in front of him, smugly reporting, "Honey, this wench was hiding in the villa trying to seduce you. I've made sure she can't succeed!"

Aria Anastasia was working under Zaiden Storm for two years. One day when she was given to work overtime, she got into the cabin of her boss only to find him sitting on a chair while two other men were taking a dead body. Zaiden had a gun in his hand and Aria learned that he was in the mafia. Zaiden threatened her to keep it a secret, which she found hard since she never hid anything from her mother or her best friend. She tried to keep the secret of her boss, and later starts to know Zaiden personally, learning more of his secrets, including his donation to the orphanage, old-aged homes, and hospitals built where free treatments were provided. He was a nice person under the facade of his cold, mysterious self. She started to fall in love with Zaiden while he also started liking her, realizing he was habituated with her presence. Soon, a villain entered, who would try to harm Zaiden in the office, but Aria would save him every time. Zaiden learned that the person he killed for the mafia purpose, Jack Levi, his father Luke Levi was trying to kill Zaiden and an office employee was helping him. Later Luke tried to harm Aria, but he felt a fatherly affection for her. When he implanted a bomb to kill Aria, Luke saw Amora, Aria’s mother, and realized that Aria was his daughter. He felt guilty and tried to stop the bomb along with Zaiden. Aria was rescued by Zaiden and they express their love for each other. Amongst the cute love scenes between Aria and Zaiden, one-day Zaiden proposed to Aria, and she accepted his proposal and they live happily ever after.

Ellie and Arthur played the role as siblings since they entered in the orphanage until the Eurwens adopted them. It didn't become so easy for them to pretend at all knowing Arthur has a growing affection for her. He sees her not a fake sibling but the woman who he wants to be with in the future. It became hard for Ellie to accept his confession where it left her no choice but to fly away in Canada. Due to their secrets and pretending, everything changed and turned their life upside down when Ellie returned after ten years.

THE TASTE OF LOVE By Yeiron Jee Nica Joy Rodriguez - she does not want affection and care. She has a bad reputation for being wicked and cold-hearted even to his own father. "Who cares?" her motto in life. Chrismith Yuchan - his passion in life is playing guitar and singing. But he had to let it go for the sake of his family. Above all, he wants to teach a lesson to someone who thinks highly of herself. But, it all changed when he met her in person. Will Chrismith succeed in taming a girl he can compare to a wild animal? Can a song soften a heart full of anger and fear to love and be loved?