Chapter 53 Great Expectations

When struggling artist Elira Virel signs a secret marriage contract with billionaire CEO Kael Thorne, it’s supposed to be simple: no love, no expectations, no real commitment. Just six months of pretending to be his wife in exchange for saving her father’s collapsing company. But things stop being simple the moment she steps into his world — a world of power, cold stares, unspoken pain, and rules she’s not allowed to break. Kael is mysterious, guarded, and dangerously unreadable. Elira knows she’s just a pawn in his bigger game… but why does he look at her like she’s the only truth he wants to believe in? As secrets from his past begin to resurface — including the return of a woman who claims to be his former fiancée — Elira finds herself tangled in a web of lies, revenge, and emotions she swore she wouldn’t feel. She was never meant to fall for him. But in a world of lies, love was never part of the plan… Until it was.

A famous Actress in South Korea died in a car accident and reincarnated into the novel "The Crowned Prince Love", that she's going to act as the female lead. However, instead of being the female lead, she is in the body of the female lead's younger sister who is going to die in the first chapter of the novel. Rineah Arise Norweinz was assassinated before she arrived in the palace after receiving the edict to be the Crowned Princess. Luckily, she arrived in the novel two years before the story began. She wants to live and not to die early like in the story. And the only thing she could do to avoid her death was to marry the second male lead, Duke Lewis Irvine Earlford. Rineah tries to change the fate of every character in the novel like she saved her elder brother who will die a year later in the battlefield. Would she change her fate too like what she did to her elder brother? Or she will die in the hand of the second male lead who is cold like ice? And known as a person who could kill without blinking an eye.

After three years of dating Nathan Foster, I thought I knew where we were headed. But he never proposed. Instead, he fell in love at first sight with my stepsister. His pursuit of her was bold and relentless, leaving no room for doubt. This time, I didn’t break down or wait around, hoping he’d return like before. I made a clean break. I threw away every gift he had given me, shredded the wedding dress I once secretly bought, and on his birthday, I left Riverdale behind. Just as I was about to board my flight, Nathan messaged me: “Where are you? Everyone’s waiting for you.” I smiled, didn’t bother replying, and blocked him on every channel. He had no idea that, two weeks earlier, I had accepted the proposal of my college senior, Eustace Cooper. When the plane landed in my new city, Eustace and I were ready to begin a new chapter of our lives together—as husband and wife.

“When you’re done shedding your tears, don’t forget to close the door behind you.” Those cold disdainful words shattered Starr’s world. Fleeing the scene of her lover’s betrayal, she is left ruined and wrecked by the man she once trusted, who now lies in bed with another woman, indifferent to the pain he has caused. Starr had poured her heart and all into building a life with Charles, only to discover that her love and sacrifices were used to build a life that she was never included in. Betrayed and broken, she learns that Charles only saw her as a way out of poverty and a means to support his true love and their unborn child. Determined to reclaim her life and shut out the pain, Starr seizes an opportunity to start over in France, taking a job offer from her boss that promises a fresh beginning. But as she navigates this new chapter, the wounds of her past linger. Can Starr truly move on and find the love she deserves, or will the scars of betrayal keep her heart closed forever?

"PLEASE FUCK ME DOCTOR". ANN BEGGED AS SHE CRAVED FOR HIS TOUCH IN-BETWEEN HER SPLAYED LEGS. //DARK ROMANCE// WARNING! THIS BOOK CONTAINS STEAMY SCENE IN EVERY CHAPTER, IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 AND YOU FEEL INSUCRE ABOUT READING EROTIC BOOK, PLEASE DON'T READ. IT CONTAINS HIGH SEXUAL CONTENT!!!...THOSE WHO WISH TO CONTINUE, PLEASE DO BECAUSE YOU WIL REALLY ENJOY IT, IT'S WORTH IT! … I am Ann hamburger. A sex maniac. I mean, I love having sex. And I am a fan of one night stands. My parents and ex boyfriend thinks I am cursed but my body is just highly sensitive. It was all fun to me but I got to thinking that they might be right. So my best friend introduced someone to me—A sex doctor . Marcus Morris. She says he is my last hope. My question is, am I really cursed? Can a sex doctor help me stop being a sex maniac? Well flip through this pages and read the story of my life. The shades of Ann...

Brooklyn Carson never planned to marry especially not to a cold, calculating billionaire who treats love like a business transaction. But when her brother’s future is on the line, she signs a one-year marriage contract with Dominic Blackwell, the arrogant CEO who sees emotions as liabilities and appearances as currency. The rules are simple: move into his mansion, play the doting wife in public, and don’t ask questions. But nothing about Dominic or this arrangement is simple. Thrown into a world of luxury, secrets, and ruthless expectations, Brooklyn must survive elite family dinners, designer makeovers, and a fabricated love story she’s expected to memorize. Yet as their chemistry turns dangerously real, so does the risk of falling for the man she swore to hate. And just when she starts to play her role a little too well, Dominic’s ex returns with one goal: to burn everything to the ground. Lies. Power. Passion. In a house where nothing is what it seems, love might be the most dangerous game of all.

Almost everyone knows Tristan Quartararo is the perfect man in this world. Handsome, weak, gentle, so understanding and also loving. There are no said the defects attached to the rich man. The public even knows Tristan as a businessman whose actions are very calculated. Because of his immense influence, Sophia Walters even to the point of being captivated and so infatuated with that man's figure. She is without hesitation, and many calculations accept Tristan's proposal, which is not that long known. Sophia thought that by marrying Tristan, her life would be better getting perfect. Unfortunately, the expectations that have been predicted are not following the existing reality. Everything turns into a nightmare right on the night of their first marriage. All the perfection that has been seen in Tristan it's just camouflage. Nobody's know what it will be. That man's motives suddenly changed 180 degrees after he managed to marry Sophia. What grudge does Tristan hold against Sophia, to change it that used to be like an angel incarnation now instantly become the demon.

Sierra Marie Finnegan is the daughter of Lennon Pack’s Beta. Because of this, she was trained by her father to become a great protector of their pack. And everyone is expecting that she and the Alpha’s son, Asher, will be mated to each other. But to her surprise, Asher is mated to her friend, Shelly. She also loses her parents during the rogue's attack. How can she handle the misfortune, especially when she discovers the truth about her real identity. What will happen to her, now that she is the "CHOSEN WEREWOLF"?

Nicolas Anderson,the CEO of an international multimedia company, forces Sofia Anselm to marry him just to avoid the business marriage his parents want. Sofia has no choice to accept because her father is dying of cancer and she needs a great deal of money. At first, everything goes smoothly until the arrival of a woman named Amanda, who is Nicolas's first love, and she exposes their contract marriage. Amanda made a story that Sofia was a slut. Nicolas believes it and divorces Sofia until he finally knows the truth, but it's too late.

Dorine Okpara is perfect in everything, she has the best grades, good friends, great culinary skills and is a wonderful sister to her other half, Doris. All Doris Okpala wants, is a peaceful life and one that she can live her dream of being an amazing actress. She believes she is not the perfect daughter, nonetheless, she loves her twin a lot that she chooses to impersonate Dorine at her request. Matthew Udochi, the son of a wealthy businessman, will not be pleased to find out that he married one of the twins and fell in love with the other.