Fundamental Paper Education

I was prepping the ceremonial cloak for our seventh mating anniversary. The front door suddenly banged open. My son rushed inside, tears streaming down his face. "The teacher yelled at me," he sobbed. He shoved the wrinkled drawing into my hands before burying his face in my shirt. I smoothed out the paper to see what the drama was about. It was a sketch of a faceless woman titled: The Substitute Mom. My heart stopped as I read the scribbles underneath. "Daddy said she is the backup." "She does the chores but gets no wages." "The Real Mom is responsible for being beautiful and guarding the treasury." My fingertips turned ice-cold against the paper. My mate, Ethan, had just returned from a patrol. He kissed my forehead. "What did our pup draw?" The next second, his smile froze when he saw the content. His voice tightened, and he reached out to snatch the book. "He watches too many cartoons! He's writing nonsense!" I stared at the man I had shared a den with for seven years. He looked like a stranger now. If I was the substitute. Who was this beautiful real mother? And where had my true son been all these years?

I fought with my husband, Alessio, the Don of the Moretti family, over the mistress who'd given him twin sons. The next day, he stormed into my bedroom and put a gun to my head. "Did you take my sons?! You vicious bitch!" While I was still in shock, he ordered his men to lock my eight-year-old daughter, Lucia, in the icehouse for three whole days of "training." He gave me an ultimatum: Lucia would stay there until I brought him his sons. Lucia froze to death in that icehouse. I returned with her death certificate in my hand, my heart a hollow stone in my chest, only to find him moving his mistress and their sons into the home we once shared. He was cheerful, dismissing the whole thing as a misunderstanding. He even had the audacity to tell me to go get Lucia to meet her "new little brothers." I just stared, tears tracking paths down my face, the life inside me extinguished. It wasn't until that thin piece of paper—the death certificate—fluttered to the floor that the color drained from Alessio's face. He finally realized Lucia was gone. Killed by his own blind, cruel pride.

Annalise's loveless marriage where her hard work and sufferings were never appreciated crumbled when she faced a series of tragedies: her son's death, murder charges, and a cold divorce paper thrown at her the very day she lost her son. Annalise was cast aside and denied even the solace of attending her son's funeral, thrown out of the family she had hoped would accept her one day. Her journey towards transformation began when she found an unexpected strength within herself during the trial of despair and soon she was known across the world… The once-upon-a-time useless daughter-in-law is now the heir of the trillion-dollar medical Empire! The unwanted becoming wanted by many, even by her ex-husband and family. A determined Annalise emerged from the wreckage of her broken life and ventured into her family's traditional medicine business. She had no idea that there would be many obstacles in her path as the unexpected heir of the Smith family; to them, she was just another block, and they would stop at nothing to get rid of her. With new friends, love, and flows of enemies, would Annalise withstand the heavy blows of different nemesis or will she break and leave her fortune?

After the sudden death of their parents, two step-sisters, Carla and Catherine, are left to fend for themselves. Carla sacrifices her education to support Catherine, working tirelessly to make ends meet while Catherine’s life remains untouched by struggle. In love, Carla gives up her dream to help her boyfriend, Charles, pursue his dream of becoming a surgeon. Months after he travels abroad to study, Carla discovers she is pregnant with his child. But when Charles returns, Carla uncovers a devastating betrayal—Charles has been cheating with Catherine’s friend, Ivory, and they have a child together. Heartbroken, Carla is abandoned at the altar by Charles, who chooses to be with Ivory instead. In the aftermath, Carla’s daughter, Mia, falls gravely ill. Despite Carla’s desperate pleas, no one comes to her aid, and Mia tragically dies. Carla vows revenge and in bid of that enters a contract marriage with Carlos, Catherine’s ex, intending to destroy her step-sister. But Carlos is still in love with Catherine, pulling Carla deeper into a web of lies and deceit. Just when Carla believes she has lost everything, she is saved by Henry Wordsworth, heir to TJX Fashion Company. With Henry’s help, she embarks on a quest for revenge, determined to take down everyone who wronged her. But what happens when she discovers that the parents of her newfound love, Henry, are the ones behind her parents' deaths?

In a game of chase, Cleo Colette knows that she is always one step ahead of everyone. May it be sports, education or everything. She was what her peers call perfect in every angle, however, people have yet to know that she has something hidden under her sleeves. Something that would potentially ruin her flawless reputation. If there is one thing that he aches to do, that is to subdue the reckless and carefree Cleo Colette who can’t seem to stay still and let him manipulate her. She was always winning in arguments, business, people, and just everything. Being one of the most sought after bachelors amongst his billionaire peers, Arsin Guilerme was at loss being ignored by a mere woman. For the last 25 years that he knew the woman, he was determined to make her kneel, begging for him, dancing at the palm of his hands. And so when he discovered her secret, as ruthless as he could be, he used it against her and in one snap, his supposed battle for dominance and victory became a chase for lust and slowly turning into love. Stubborn hearts refusing to yield, but their bodies speaking for them and yearning for each other’s warmth was the source of their tangled relationship.  Can their lustful bedroom negotiations turn into unwarranted affection? Can the ruthless billionaire win over the heart of a stubborn woman? What could their blooming affection do when his own dark secret haunts him, especially when it is related to the Mafia world. BILLIONAIRE SERIES # 1 (SOME CONTENTS ARE EXPLICIT)

Carol: Life was never a bed of roses. At least for me. Abandoned at birth by both parents, and made to go through too many foster homes, I had to put in twice the amount of effort of my peers. Both in education, and in my career. I love children, and I've aspired to land a very good job as a social worker who cares for kids for as long as I can remember. When New York's most eligible bachelor and billionaire Evans Armstrong propositions me to become a nanny for his nephew, I'm speechless. Out of every options he had available, he choose me. And his nephew is the sweetest boy I've ever encountered. Maybe, just maybe I can achieve my dreams after all. Evans: Life was never the same ever since my sister Serena died, leaving me with her son Brandon. Each day that passes, I strive to be a better man, and provide for Brandon everything he needs. He's a smart kid, and he deserves the best. Which is why I go out of my way in searching for a suitable nanny to tend to him, since my efforts can only go so far. When I see Carolina for the first time, she's striking. And her polite demeanor has a ripple effect on young Brandon. I know immediately that she's the right one for him. She would make a wonderful nanny. And perhaps, a wonderful wife.

Isabella Sterling had it all—a prestigious law firm and the perfect husband. But her world shatters in one devastating day. Returning from the hospital with life-changing news, Isabella attends a heart shattering ceremony: her husband of six years announcing another woman as his fiancee. In the blink of an eye, she loses everything, including her law firm, to her deceitful husband, Daniel West, and sister, Christabella. Betrayed and fueled by revenge, Isabella turns to the country’s most dangerous billionaire, Nicholas Montgomery, to reclaim what she’s lost. Little does she know, In the high-stakes world of wealth and power, Nicholas Montgomery, the country’s most influential billionaire and tech genius, has it all—except peace of mind. Haunted by a traumatic past and obsessive control issues, Nicholas is a man who meticulously manages every aspect of his life, including his emotions. Well, not until a certain fiery, auburn-haired, hazel-eyed, 5'5 woman storms into his life, threatening to unravel everything. She was meant to be his wife only on paper, a tool to enhance his public image—not the woman who ignites his darkest desires or the one he'd burn the world for.

Aurelia Rodriguez and Dante Salvatore had been married for three years. In these years of marriage, he had treated her coldly and never acknowledged her but she always bore everything with a smile on her face because she loved him unconditionally. She has given everything to this marriage but all she received was the news of his first love returning to the country, the woman he still loves. He had provided her with everything, all his care and love that Aurella wanted but she stood strong. Finally, making a decision for herself, she decides to give up on him. She knew love can’t be forced so she decided to love herself. She no longer feels hurt. As Aurelia arranges the divorce papers, she finds out … she is going to be a mother. Second thought crossed her mind to tell Dante, maybe his heart would melt for her but she doesn’t want sympathy or … love out of pity. Finally she gives up on her family and signs the divorce paper and leaves. Months later, he finds her but … he doesn’t look happy. She asks him to leave since they have divorced but he pins her to the wall and growls. “ Divorce? “ he scoffed and watched her with a hardened gaze. “ that is never fucking happening. “

“She's back to pay her tormentor in his own coins... She's retribution itself!” After enduring agonizing years of a loveless marriage with the influential billionaire, Damian Brown, Olivia Davidson is abandoned with a broken heart and a divorce paper to sign. The tables turned when Ivan Arthur, a Billionaire and Olivia's Uncle appeared just in time to pick his niece at her lowest. Hand in hand, they plan the downfall of the man who had caused her great pain. Life finally seemed like a bed of roses when power was bestowed upon Olivia by her Uncle. She maps and carries out plans after plans to destroy Damian when she unveils a jaw breaking piece of information that shatters her firmly built walls to pieces. Olivia is stuck between forgiving Damian Brown who fell head over heels in love with her after her departure or giving listening ears to her absentee mother who returns shortly after Olivia gains power. What happens when Damian comes back for a second chance, seeking for a remedy to the aches of losing his once angelic wife? Will Olivia accept him wholeheartedly after all the pains he put her through, or will she pay Damian back in his own coin?

My physics teacher held up my test paper with an 18-point score in front of all the students and parents and said, “Students like this are hopeless. I don’t even know how someone like this passed the high school entrance exam. “I didn’t think there was a way to cheat on the high school entrance exam, but it turns out there is. It gives people like this a chance to cheat.” He did not just insult my intelligence but also questioned my character and family. “Well, it’s not surprising. Only a junk-collecting family could raise a kid like this.” I curled up in my seat, too scared to say anything. But my stepmom could not stand it anymore. She smacked the chalk box off his desk, pointed at him, and yelled, “Who do you think you’re talking about?! “I send my kid to school and pay all the tuition and book fees! How did it turn into us being a junk-collecting family?! “You can’t even teach properly, and I haven’t called you out for it! Have you no shame?! You don’t deserve to be called a teacher! You’re just a piece of trash!” For some reason, she suddenly seemed imposing and heroic to me.