Behind Her Highness's Smile Chapter 8

Copper, named after her grandmother, was told to her face that she was the black sheep of her family. She got into fights, hang out with the bad crowd, and had the biggest crush on a teacher. However just when her parents couldn't take it anymore, a driver appeared outside of her school and informed her that her grandfather, the richest man in their city, and a man she'd done her best to forget about, wants to reunite. Kenny Greenland refused every woman his parents brought to marry him. Fed up with his folks, he made a deal. He would only marry the grandchild of his master, knowing full well that his master didn't have grandchildren. However, to his surprise the most dashing young lady he has ever seen claims to be his master's grandchild. She whispered, "Keep your promise, darling." From family conflicts, to poisonous rivals, outside forces were happy to stop the union of two powerful families, but they don't know who they're messing with. Whoever tried would live to regret it.

Warning! Mature Content! “You enjoy provoking me, don’t you?” He said through our busy lips. “Ever since the first time you walked into my office, you’ve done nothing but test my patience. And the second time we met, you punched my face.” I giggled as I bit his lip before pulling away slightly. He squeezed my waist at the action. “I do.” Kura, one of the directors of Runner Studios, is known for her talented work and a knack for not following rules. Nile, the CEO of their own family company. He was of Russian, Japanese, and American descent, known for his androgynous beauty and his cold personality. The first time they met, the two immediately clashed and hated each other right away. But one intimate night changed between the two of them…

Nadia escaped her cold marriage to billionaire Julian Ashford, but when his grandmother's will leaves everything to his firstborn child, he discovers she's seven months pregnant. Suddenly the husband who ignored her for six years wants her back, but Nadia has changed, and she's no longer the woman who waited for his attention. As secrets unravel and empires collapse, she must decide if some love stories deserve a second chance, or if they need to be destroyed first.

She thought high school couldn't get worse-until a bet turned her first kiss into a viral nightmare. Bullied for her weight and mocked by the school's elite, Nova Foster had one goal; stay invisible. But when a leaked video of her kissing the school's bad boy explodes online causing her world to shatter. It was just for rehearsal or so she thought.Tricked, humiliated, and betrayed, Nova reaches her breaking point. But while they expected her to disappear, she returns stronger, transformed-and ready to burn their perfect little world to the ground. He broke her. Now he wants to fix her. But can she ever trust him again?

In the glittering world of wealth and power, where every smile was calculated and every gesture choreographed, Ann Sinclair is left wondering ‘what had she truly signed up for? Now that she was married to Lucas Montgomery, the internet giant. The game of marriage had begun, and neither of them knew just how dangerous it would become.

Ang bilyonaryong ito’y nais maghiganti. Limang taon na ang nakalipas mula nang biglaang iwan ni Damon Thorne si Selene, walang paliwanag, walang kahit isang dahilan. Akala ni Selene'y naka-move on na siya. Ngunit nagbalik ang lahat nang mag-apply siya sa isa sa pinakamalalaking kompanya sa siyudad at matagpuan si Damon, nakaupo sa dulo ng mesa bilang CEO, mas malamig, mas makapangyarihan, at mas mapanganib kaysa dati. Ngayon, ikakasal na si Damon sa iba. Iniwan ba siya noon dahil sa ibang babae? Ang hindi alam ni Selene ay bahagi siya ng isang masalimuot na plano ng paghihiganti. Wala siyang kamalay-malay sa galit at damdaming pilit niyang tinakasan. Ngunit habang muling bumubulwak ang mga lumang damdamin at sumisiklab ang mga bagong eskandalo, isang maling hakbang lang ang maaaring sumira sa lahat… o magbalik sa kanila sa isang pag-ibig na kailanman ay hindi tuluyang nawala.

Divorced. Betrayed. Lonely. Desperate. When Josette signs a marriage contract with Zade, a ruthless billionaire feared for destroying everything in his path— she thinks she found her escape. But Zade doesn’t just want a wife. He wants her. A craving that turns into obsession. A desire that makes him break his own rules. Only Josette isn’t who she thinks she is to him. She is a mirror of the woman he once loved and lost— Selena Vortessa, her doppelganger. The ghost that never stopped haunting him. When Selena returns from the shadows, secrets ignite. Truths unravel. And the line between love and vengeance blurs, until neither of them can tell if they’re saving each other… or destroying what’s left. Zade rules by control. Josette was meant to be his pawn. But in the game of lust and lies, even the ruthless falls.

For five years, I quietly supported my boyfriend, helping him rise from a lawyer's assistant to a partner at a top-tier law firm. At the annual awards ceremony, I was thrilled, ready to celebrate publicly and surprise him. But then, he walked on stage with a female coworker, their behavior cozy and intimate. "Cade owes his success to my brilliant strategies behind the scenes," Caitlyn boasted. Cade smiled, echoing her words, "Absolutely, without Caitlyn, I wouldn't be where I am today." The audience erupted in applause, congratulating them. I stood at the back of the crowd, frozen. Leaving the venue, I called my assistant. "Cut off all networking support for Cade Gilliam. End all cooperation. That shady case he took on? Stop smoothing things over. Let him face the consequences."

When Brigitta discovered her husband's appalling betrayal involving her stepsister and best friend, her world crumbled. Her subsequent divorce led her to a local bar, where a chance encounter with a charismatic stranger resulted in a passionate night. Five years later, she found herself back in her hometown, with five beautiful children and an ailing grandmother in desperate need of medical care. In the face of these dire circumstances, Brigitta made the drastic decision to impersonate her stepsister and enter into a marriage with Ragnar Marshall, the seemingly ill and vegetative son of the notorious Wigglesworth family. Her surprise was palpable when Ragnar was revealed as the continent's wealthiest CEO, a man whose features mirrored her children's. Yet, disturbing rumors about Ragnar compelled her to shield her children from him. How long could she keep them hidden, especially when the children were so determined to make Ragnar Marshall their daddy?

To call off her engagement to her scumbag fiancé, she carefully planned to drag her ex-fiancé’s uncle for a one night stand. After a hot night, she left him with a few thousand and thanked him for a wonderful night. Akala niya ay hindi siya nito tutulungang makansela ang engagement nila ng walang modo niyang ex pero laking gulat niya ng pumayag ito. Bukod pa doon ay hindi lang siya nito tinulungan kundi pinakasalan din siya nito. Ang inakalang pangit at walang kwentang babae ay naging asawa ng makapangyaring lalaki— si Zachary Montefalco na kilalang walang puso. Sino nga ba naman ang mag-aakala na pakakasalan siya nito dahil sa kanyang itsura kaya nagulat ang lahat nang makita siya lalo na ang ex niya dahil sa taglay niyang ganda na itinago niya simula pagkabata. Ang dating kasintahan na halos isuka siya, ngayon ay naghahabol na parang isang baliw sa kaniya. “Please Ruby, give me another chance...” pagmamakaawa ni Ethan ngunit malamig niya lang itong tiningnan. “Don’t call me Ruby, call me Aunt because I am now your uncle’s beloved wife.”