Crimson Rain Sought Flower

“You know the consequence of your decision?” Edwin’s tone was as indifferent as usual. He never cared for her, Janet knew this. It didn’t affect her before because she always knew her place, but it was hurting then. Three months. They were living together, sharing a life; she didn’t know it was only a moment of passion for Edwin, and it was unacceptable. She hardened her demeanor and gulped her sadness inside to face Edwin. “I know,” Her reply was short but determined. “You are being stubborn,” Edwin replied. This time, she was getting on his nerves. “Mr. Wilson, I can accept any of your demands. But I would never be a second woman in someone’s relationship.” Janet didn't want to compromise anymore. One rainy night, they met each other and fate connected them. Janet didn’t know that night not only did she lose her virtue, but she would lose her heart, too. But being someone’s mistress wasn’t something she would ever accept.

It was a national holiday and we decided to drive back to my husband's hometown to spend the holidays. One day before we left, my husband's childhood crush came crying to him that she had not managed to buy train tickets home. My husband immediately decided to let her have my seat in the car and insisted that I take the train instead. I looked at him in disbelief. There was shock in my eyes. Even my son insisted I take the train. "Mommy, Aunt Rosie is so pretty. How could you make her take the train?" I did not argue. I booked my train ticket right in front of them. However, it was to my own hometown. I no longer wanted a biased husband and a disloyal son.

Camille Duret est une avocate brillante, intègre et redoutée dans les tribunaux. Son monde bien ordonné bascule lorsqu’elle se retrouve forcée de défendre un homme qu’elle aurait préféré éviter : Lorenzo Valenti, un parrain de la mafia aussi séduisant que dangereux. D’abord réticente, elle découvre un homme bien plus complexe qu’un simple criminel. Entre eux naît une tension électrique, un jeu de pouvoir où chacun tente de dominer l’autre. Mais dans l’ombre, les ennemis de Lorenzo se multiplient, et Camille devient une cible malgré elle. Tiraillée entre sa morale et son attirance pour cet homme imprévisible, Camille devra faire un choix : rester fidèle à ses principes ou plonger dans un monde où la loi du plus fort règne, au risque d’y perdre son âme… ou son cœur.

After a regrettable one-night stand with the school’s golden boy, Roman Knight, Reyna’s world turned upside down. When Roman denied ever knowing her, she was left heartbroken, bullied, shamed, and forced to watch her reputation crumble. Giving her first time to someone who tossed her aside made everything worse. Years later, Reyna Styles is no longer the shy, broken girl, she’s the most sought-after fashion designer in the country, exuding confidence and power. When fate brings Roman back into her life, he acts friendly, but Reyna brushes him off, coolly pretending she doesn’t remember him at all. Now that she’s the one in control, the tables have truly turned. But has Reyna really closed her heart to the boy who once shattered her, or is there still a flicker of old feelings hiding beneath her icy exterior?

They said the boarding schools are a training ground for the best students but they also said it was a deep quagmire for students who forgot what their motives were. But, who told the seniors that the junior girls were their servants? Who brought up referring to juniors as fags? Who said the 'journey of no return' was fun? Who claimed that 10 minutes was enough for mealtimes? Who said siestas' were opportunities for punishments? "Come you junior girl, why did you walk past the front of your seniors' classroom" "Senior I..." "Go down low" And so another junior girl gets into a day's worth of troubles.

"I thought I was his wife. To him, I was just a placeholder for the woman he actually loved." For three years, Evelyn lived as a ghost. To the world, she was the penniless orphan who hit the jackpot by marrying the cold, ruthless billionaire Caleb Knight. She played the part of the perfect, drab wallflower, cooking his favorite meals, enduring his family’s sneers, and secretly using her hidden Sterling Empire connections to save his company from the brink of bankruptcy. But on their third anniversary, the fairy tale shattered. Instead of a gift, Caleb handed her divorce papers. "Seraphina is back," he said, his voice as cold as ice Humiliated and discarded, Evelyn signs the papers and vanishes without a trace, leaving behind a positive pregnancy test in the trash, a secret Caleb wasn't worth knowing. Two years later, Caleb Knight’s "luck" has run out. His empire is bleeding, and his only hope is a merger with the mysterious, untouchable Sterling Global Group. Gone is the shy, plain girl in the $10 dress. Standing there in couture diamonds, flanked by three of the world's most powerful men, is his ex-wife. She is radiant, she is powerful, and she returns with a little boy who looks just like him and a girl who shares her aura. "Evelyn?" Caleb gasps, falling to his knees. "I... I’ve been looking for you. Please, come home." She steps over his hand as if he were a piece of trash. "I’m sorry, Mr. Knight,"she purrs, her voice dripping with lethal indifference. "The wallflower you threw away is dead. This is the Empress speaking and she finds you quite... boring." He broke her heart. Now, she’s going to break his empire!

She had never thought that she would sleep with her former adversary, but it turned out to be a fantastic match for both of them. However, when they got married, his apathy finally enraged her, and she yelled, "you damn bastard!"

Le premier jour de ma renaissance, je me suis tournée directement dans la chambre du Parrain Raffaele Caruso et j'ai commencé à me déboutonner. Dans ma vie précédente, j'étais dans un mariage de convenance avec son fils, Matteo Caruso, mais il n'y avait pas d'amour entre nous. Nous étions notoires dans le cercle mafieux de la Ville de la Liberté. Matteo croyait que j'étais la raison pour laquelle il avait perdu son premier amour. Il pensait que j'étais délibérément entrée dans sa chambre la nuit où il avait été drogué avec un aphrodisiaque, le piégeant dans un mariage. Ainsi, pendant huit ans après notre mariage, il est resté ivre chaque soir et a refusé de rentrer à la maison. Même quand j'ai vécu un accouchement difficile et que j'étais au bord de la mort, il n'a jamais demandé de mes nouvelles, même une seule fois. Puis, l'ouragan est arrivé. Une marée de tempête a englouti la ville. Le port s'est effondré sous les vagues, et il ne restait plus qu'une seule place sur le bateau d'évacuation. Tout le monde pensait que Matteo le garderait pour lui-même. Au lieu de cela, il m'a poussée violemment sur le bateau. « Vas-y ! Je te donne ma chance de vivre, Chiara. S'il y a une prochaine vie, ne viens plus me sauver. Je veux juste être avec Lucia. » La seconde suivante, son corps a été traîné dans la mer d'un noir profond. J'ai survécu, pour être ensuite massacrée par une famille rivale. Ce que Matteo n'avait jamais su, c'est qu'il n'était pas le seul à avoir été drogué cette nuit-là. Son père aussi. Cette fois-ci, je suis entrée dans la pièce juste au moment où les effets de l'aphrodisiaque se faisaient sentir. Raffaele s'est forcé à endurer, son contrôle étant poussé à la limite. Je me suis approchée et j'ai dit doucement : « Laissez-moi être votre antidote, Parrain Caruso. »

‘Why are the tastiest apples always forbidden? Why do we have to sacrifice our love because our parents got engaged?’ These questions rushed through my mind as he kissed me deeply, pinning me against the wall. I knew that after this, he would say cruel things to me with those same lips, but I couldn't resist him. I loved him but I hated myself for loving him. “Marcus, please. We can't keep doing this.” I begged. But as usual, he ignored my pleas and continued in his caresses, making me want him more. We were lost in our forbidden desires once again, not realizing that the door was left unlocked. Why does my stepbrother keep seducing me? What if our parents discover our secret affair?

Ian Tost was the prince of the notorious underworld. Everyone in Harbor City knew he spoiled me rotten. He even went so far as to hire ninety-nine female bodyguards to keep me from harm. It did not prevent a kidnapping attempt on me. One of those bodyguards, Cece Yates, ended up with nothing more than a scratch. Ian immediately brought in the nation’s top medical specialists to treat her. To comfort her, he even took her to the Maldives for a vacation and gifted her an island. Not long after they returned from their trip, Beatrix Kazinsky, my mother, suddenly suffered a stroke and was hospitalized. Then, Michael Kazinsky, my younger brother, died in an accident during a competition. I burst into the morgue while in tears, only to overhear Ian comforting Cece. “All right now, it was my fault you got hurt last time. I’ve made Mira’s family pay for it. You’ve got too much grace to hold a grudge against her.” With my nails digging into my palms, I finally realized everything that had happened to my family was Ian’s doing. It was all just because his precious bodyguard got hurt because of me! I stumbled out of the hospital with my brother’s death certificate in a daze. On my phone, messages from that person kept coming. It added up to ninety-nine share transfer agreements, along with his promise. [As long as you want me, my arms will always be open for you.]