Breadwinners Novels & Stories

she greeted her with a smile. "What happened? Who pay the bills?" "I did." Her mother looked at her with confusion, "W-where did you get the money?" "Mom. I got a job," she smiled. "Really?" "Yes, and I got a loan too. So, I need to repay it, but don't worry. I got a job now and I can pay for it." Marianne's mother beamed with pride, grateful tears welling up in her eyes. "Oh, my dear. Thank you so much for everything. I felt so guilty letting you do the work. I'm sorry, my daugter."

“Keep playing king. One day, you’ll realize this isn’t yours to rule forever.” The tension cracked like lightning. Everyone was silent—until Grandmother Ginger’s voice cut through the air, cold and commanding. “Enough.” The word dropped like a gavel. “We’re here to eat, not bicker over who works harder.” Alvin sat back, fuming, while Malita smiled sweetly. “Yes, Alvin. Cross must be exhausted. He works so hard for the company.” Under the table, Cross felt a light touch—his mother’s hand squeezing his.

Who smiled through betrayal. I didn’t want to be that girl anymore. “What’s the catch?” I asked. He smiled, but it didn’t reach his eyes. “There’s always a catch.” I waited. “You’d have to disappear,” he said. “At least, the version of you everyone knows. You’d become Mrs. Ariana Navarro — not a wedding planner, not the jilted bride. My wife. For one year.” “And after that?” “You walk away. With your name cleared, your business secured, and enough money to start over.”

He said to stay awake. I said I would try. The room was spinning. I forced myself to focus. I looked at the screen at the progress bar. It was there. Almost done. Ethan said it was done. At that moment the system glitched then locked. Every screen went black. There was silence. It was heavy and unreal. I whispered to Ethan if it worked. He looked at the console back, at me. Slowly he smiled. He said yes. Relief flooded through me, warm and fading.

" Employees began lowering their heads and whispering. "What's going on? How did a normal operation become this?" "What was that? None of it makes sense. Where's the lucky-charm energy?" "Were those three wins really just luck? That's no betting queen. That's a costume." "She loses and blames Mr. Foster? He sat quietly in the corner the whole time. He didn't do anything." "The internet hyped her to the moon. Now she looks ridiculous. All flash, no substance." At the same time, the live-stream comments went mad.

so. The day Sweet Pea Guun has just come, hating the situation that the subdivision is not very clean, Brene Brian is looking for Uncle to help clean every day, every month at the end of the month, bring money for trash and cleaning together to transfer to he. Brene Brian took ten months of salary transfer to Uncle, shared the receipt from the bank to WeChat to share with him. Brene Brian: Good morning, good morning, here is your ten month salary, forgot to give it to you yesterday, did you see it?

"It says here, 'Byron Pomeroy, who has already made a successful comeback from near-bankrupcy this year, had another hidden ace up his sleeve. The Chipfairies movie proves this billionaire hasn't lost his touch after all'. It's all very complimentary." "Sure, even though Byron doesn't deserve it," Emily replied. They sat on the outdoor patio of a cafe, enjoying the glow of the summer sun. Pam's belly had the rounded look of pregnancy, but she still carried on working and meeting up with friends as always, and she looked in the peak of health. "What did we say about giving billionaires a chance?" Pam chided. "So he didn't set out to make a great film, but somehow it got made. The guy deserves

What if it's her other form of acting? " Would you mind explaining?" Ajax asked sounding polite but the sarcasm wasn't unnoticeable. Gulping down the lump that formed inside her throat and wiping away the sweat from her forehead she started narrating," My brother-in-law used to work under your father. My brother-in-law borrowed some money from him but couldn't return them on time. After that, your father's minions started pressuring my brother-in-law to return the money but he spent that money already. He didn't have enough money to return to your father. One day my sister and brother-in-law went to a bar to celebrate their marriage anniversary where they met some of your father's minions. T

Paulina suggested as the two of them regarded the children eat some cookies and drink some milk. "I really want him to go to school. But I'm afraid our budget is a little too tight. That's why I am looking for a job right now. If you know any openings, Mrs. Freeman, can you maybe...." She trailed off looking hopefully at Paulina. "Of course, dear. I will tell you right away if there's any hiring." She assured her as Kelsey smiled at her. "You know, you're really lucky with that brother of yours." She said nodding her way to Ace. "Your mom is really lucky she found him wandering off the streets. There's only a couple of special kids like him around the world. They're very rare."

My family wants an heir, and he provided an easy means for me to get that heir, without any emotional attachment to a woman. “Come, little fairy, tell me about yourself,” I prompted, reclining in my chair. I knew all about her but I wanted to hear from her mouth. She drew in a deep breath and began speaking. “Again, Mr. Reid, there’s nothing special about me. I’m a sophomore, studying English Lit. and I love to write on my free days, and pretend that I’m a popular author with a huge fan base,” She chuckled at her own words and her eyes lit up again. I saw the distant look in her eyes as she continued speaking. “I… I’ve even sent out some manuscripts to some publishers in the past but got no