Grace Under Pressure Meaning

To protect his biological child, the mafia Don deliberately announces to the world that my fiance is his long-lost son. A Rolls-Royce pulls up outside my house. My fiance stares at his custom-tailored suit, his entire body trembling with excitement. I'm about to tell him it's all a lie when he shoves me aside and brushes off his sleeves with disgust, like he's touching something filthy. "Stay away from me. I can smell the poverty on you from here!" "Since I'm the Don's son, our engagement is over. An unwanted nobody like you isn't even fit to lick my boots." I try to explain, but he pulls out a check and slams it against my face—the sharp paper edge slices across my cheek. "Here's a million dollars. Consider it a breakup fee, and don't bother me again. We're not from the same world anymore." Watching the check flutter down into the mud, I quietly dim my phone screen. On it is a text from my father, the mafia Don. "Mia cara figlia, bear with it a little longer. Papa will bring you home soon to take over the family." Since he wants to burn every bridge between us, fine. He can have all this fortune on a silver platter. Whether he'll live long enough to enjoy it is another question entirely.

Alpha Logan had given up on finding his mate.Deciding to focus all his energy on work, he is surprised to find that the newly appointed assistant was his mate and human.Now all he needed was to get close to her and hope that the strength of the bond works.But what happens when a misunderstanding causes him to lose the most precious gift given to him.How will he convince her to give him a second chance...• Mature Content• Media Content is not my own• Story content my sole right, plz do not copy• Completed Story

“Dibayar berapa lo sama bokap gue, hah?” Rayyan menyudutkan posisi Mita ke tembok. Satu tangannya mencengkeram erat kerah kemeja gadis itu sehingga membuatnya seperti tercekik. Mita kesulitan bicara. Tenggorokannya tercekat karena tekanan tangan Rayyan yang begitu kuat. Tangan kirinya berusaha melepaskan cengkeraman Rayyan sedang tangan kanannya menepuk-nepuk punggung tangan laki-laki itu. “Jawab!” sentak Rayyan. Matanya semakin berkilat merah. Memancarkan gurat amarah sekaligus sedih yang bercampur menjadi satu. “Lep—lepas, Ray. Denger penjelasan aku dulu,” pinta Mita dengan suara terbata. Gadis itu memejam seiring dengan luruhnya butiran kristal dari kedua sudut matanya. “Apa lagi? Udah jelas kalo lo cewek simpenan bokap gue! Lo udah ngerusak keluarga gue!” Rayyan semakin berapi-api. Mita mengangguk perlahan, dia pasrah. “Oke. Oke kalo menurut kamu kayak gitu. Bunuh aku kalo emang itu mau kamu,” lirihnya. Air mata semakin deras membanjiri wajah cantik Swastamita. Apakah Mita akan terus pasrah mendapat perlakuan kasar Rayyan? Akankah Mita benar-benar menyerah untuk tidak menjelaskan masalah sebenarnya pada laki-laki itu? Akankah Rayyan tega menghabisi Mita seperti yang diinginkan gadis itu?

During a turf war, I took a bullet for Daniel Wilson. When I woke up in the family hospital after three years in a coma, I discovered that Eva, the showgirl I'd saved from a black market auction, had usurped my place in the Wilson family. My husband Daniel, the family's Underboss, saw that I was awake, and his first words to me were: "The entire underworld recognizes Eva as the woman by my side now. Why did you have to wake up at a time like this?" "Alice and I both love her. She's the one who's been by our side these past three years. And you? You've just been a body in a hospital bed, absent from our lives." "We're through, Sarah." Watching the man I once loved so deeply speak such heartless words, I didn't put up a fight. I simply nodded and gave him what he wanted. But he had no idea the Wilson family was about to burn to the ground.

Warning: SPG⚠️ Trigger: Che@ting, PT$D, S€lf-harm, St@lking, Kidn@pping, Too much dr@ma Type of Main Lead: Antagonist/Protagonist Blurb: Elyana Begum's husband, Lucas Wilhelm, makes her believe she is to blame for their failing marriage. We she caught him and another woman making out inside the bedroom of their resthouse given to her as a gift for their wedding anniversary, Lucas used the reason his wife couldn't give him a child that's why he did it—pushing Elyana to file for divorce to completely cut ties with him. Betrayed and heartbroken, she left England for good without knowing the truth of her husband's infidelity. She found shelter on the side of her childhood best friend, Felipe, a.k.a. Felicity. Handsome, successful matchmaker who labeled himself gay and had no interest in women. As Elyana spends time with him day and night, she eventually feels her heart pounding harshly when Felipe is close. His gentleness towards her and how much he cares makes her want to be with him more often; however, Lucas' sudden appearance, bringing up the truth to take her back, puts Elyana's heart into turmoil.

Hiraya Frost Akira is the unbeatable, undefeated, and fearsome underground fighter. Anyone who challenges her would be beaten into pulp, lives hanging by a thread. People called her an incarnation of a devil. Her gaze alone could give you a cold sweat and make you feel an intense fear. But then an accident occurred, and she transmigrated inside the body of the timid and weak Princess of Esperanza Kingdom. Frost received the Princess’ memory, and saw the suffering, pain and miserable life of the Princess inflected by her loved ones and the people around her. Frost then bowed to help the Princess achieve happiness and exact revenge on her behalf. Never would she have expected that her reincarnation would be the salvation and hope of the people in that World.

This is the English Version of my story. Hiraya Frost Akira is the unbeatable, undefeated, and fearsome underground fighter. Anyone who challenges her would be beaten into pulp, lives hanging by a thread. People called her an incarnation of a devil. Her gaze alone could give you a cold sweat and make you feel an intense fear. But then an accident occurred, and she transmigrated inside the body of the timid and weak Princess of Esperanza Kingdom. Frost received the Princess's memory, and saw the suffering, pain and miserable life of the Princess inflected upon by her loved ones and the people around her. Frost then bowed to help the Princess achieve happiness and exact revenge on her behalf. Never would she have expected that her reincarnation would be the salvation and hope of the people in that World.

Aus einer Patchworkfamilie stammend, ist Chantelle am Rande aufgewachsen, liebevoll von ihrer Großmutter großgezogen, nachdem ihre Mutter gestorben war. Von ihrem Vater Gérard, der von seiner neuen Frau Rhonda dominiert wird, beiseitegeschoben und hinter ihrer eingebildeten Halbschwester Mégane zurückgesetzt, hat sie gelernt, im Schweigen zu überleben. Als ihre Großmutter schwer erkrankt, verändert eine Diagnose ihren Alltag. Ohne familiäre Unterstützung oder ausreichende Mittel nimmt Chantelle ein unerwartetes Angebot an: hundert Nächte gegen eine Million Euro, bei einem reichen Mann, dessen Identität sie nie erfahren wird. Bei jedem Treffen trägt der Mann eine Maske, schweigt und erlaubt ihr kein Wort. Es bleiben ihr nur anonyme Banküberweisungen und ein penetranter Duft als Erinnerung. Eines Tages wird sie von ihrem Vater gezwungen, an einem Familiendinner teilzunehmen. Dort entdeckt Chantelle zu ihrem Entsetzen Méganes Verlobten: Collen Wilkinson, den kalten und unnahbaren CEO der mächtigen Unternehmensgruppe, in der sie als einfache Angestellte arbeitet. Vom ersten Moment an ist sie verstört. Ein Detail trifft sie wie ein Schlag: sein Parfüm. Es ist genau dasselbe wie das des maskierten Mannes, mit dem sie bereits zwölf Nächte verbracht hat... und es stehen noch achtundachtzig aus. Jetzt ist er in ihrem Leben im hellen Tageslicht aufgetaucht, und sie muss der Wahrheit hinter diesem verstörenden Vertrag ins Auge sehen.

Cloudethe Raze Mariano. Daughter of a multi billionaire CEO that also runs a well-known and feared mafia organization in New York. International Model and a well known mafia princess in the underground business. Xavier Anthoney Alexanders. A multi billionaire CEO of Alexanders Group of Companies. He is also a mafia boss of the most feared mafia organization in Italy. Well known womanizer and changes woman like how he changes his shirt.

Grant, the heir to the Bennett family, had been my protector for over a decade. He taught me how to fire my first shot and saved me from every attempt on my life. After someone slipped drugs into Grant's drink at the family gathering, he stumbled into my room, and his icy control shattered. His hands found my waist as he pulled me close, his lips brushing against my ear as he whispered my name. A single night of drugged passion left me pregnant with his child. When my twin sister, Claire, found out, she left a note and disappeared, heartbroken. After that, I was cast as the cold-hearted villain who drove her own sister away. Grant personally forced the contraceptive potion down my throat and exiled me to the lawless territories beyond our family's control. To make me atone, he abandoned me to fend for myself in that desolate land. I was eventually killed in the crossfire of a mob war. As I lay dying, my mind was flooded with memories of Grant. The troublemaker he always called me was finally gone. He must have been relieved. When I next opened my eyes, I had returned to the morning after that disastrous night. This time, without hesitation, I drank the contraceptive potion myself.