Jack Elam Net Worth

The night before high school graduation, Ethan Luciano pulled me into his bedroom. His hands were rough, his touch demanding, yet my heart overflowed with a decade's worth of unspoken longing. I'd loved Ethan for ten years, and finally, it seemed my silent wishes had come true. Afterwards, as we lay tangled in his sheets, he whispered that he'd marry me after graduation. Once he took over the Luciano family's empire from his father, he'd make me the most cherished woman in the family. I believed him. The next morning, I sat curled up against his bare chest as he casually told my foster brother, Lucas, about us. My cheeks were flushed, and my heart raced, still clinging to the sweetness of the night before. However, then their conversation shifted into Italian. Lucas smirked, leaning back against the doorframe. "Not bad, Young Boss. Your first time, and the school's 'it girl' just threw herself at you. So, how's my little sister taste?" Ethan gave a lazy chuckle. "Looks like an angel, but a freak in the sheets. Who would’ve thought?" The room erupted in low, conspiratorial laughter. Lucas raised a brow. "So, should I call her my little sister or my future sister-in-law?" Ethan’s tone darkened, his arm tightening around my waist for a moment. Then he let out a sigh. "She’s nothing. Just practice," he said, his voice dropping to a whisper. "I’m trying to hook up with the cheer captain, Sylvia Dawson, but I don’t want her thinking I’m clueless in bed. Cynthia Saville’s just a warm-up." He paused. "But don’t tell Sylvia. I don’t need her getting all emotional." They didn't know that I’d spent months secretly learning Italian, preparing for the life I thought I’d share with Ethan. I didn't say a word. Later that day, I quietly withdrew my early decision application to Caltech and applied to MIT instead.

My husband's parents were stung by an unidentified venomous queen hornet and rushed to the hospital. As soon as I heard the news, I hurried to the entomology research institute to seek help from my husband, who was the director, hoping he could assist the doctors with the diagnosis. Instead, he called for security to block me at the entrance. "I don't handle work matters after hours," he said coldly. "Penny's mother is sick, and I need to go take care of her." I tried to show him the critical condition notice from the hospital, but he tore it up in one swift motion. "People die every day. So what if your dad and mom died?" After my in-laws passed away, I filed a lawsuit against Penny Madison, who had deliberately disturbed the beehive that led to the attack. My husband, who had disappeared for several days, suddenly showed up as an expert witness in court. He fabricated a false professional opinion to exonerate Penny. When I decided to leave the country, he lost his temper. "What do your parents' short lives have to do with me? Is it so hard to understand that after a long day at work, I just want to rest? And now you want to drag Penny into this mess. Just because your own family is broken, you want to ruin someone else's? How can you be so vicious? You deserve to lose your parents!" Watching his brazen attempts to twist the truth, I suddenly realized something. He still didn't know that he had become an orphan.

Kania Larasati dijual oleh ibu tirinya pada seorang pria hidung belang untuk mencukupi kebutuhan sehari-hari. Namun, ketika Kania sudah mabuk dan diberi obat perangsang, ia salah masuk ruangan. Ia masuk ke dalam ruangan VIP dan menghabiskan malam bersama seorang pria tampan yang tidak dikenal. Perasaan hancur dan terpuruk, membuat Kania kabur di pagi harinya. Ia sama sekali tidak mengira bahwa pria yang bersamanya semalam bukanlah pria hidung belang yang membeli tubuhnya, tetapi seorang CEO bernama Jupiter Indrawan. Kania nyaris bunuh diri, tetapi ia teringat bahwa ia ingin mencari ibu kandungnya yang pergi saat ia masih kecil. Jupiter merasa tertarik dan penasaran pada Kania. Takdir seolah menjawab rasa penasarannya ketika ia melihat sebuah surat lamaran untuk bekerja magang di perusahaannya, atas nama Kania Larasati. Tanpa pikir panjang, Jupiter menerima Kania bekerja di perusahaannya. Namun, Kania mengira Jupiter bukanlah CEO perusahaan itu. Seiring berjalannya waktu, Kania menyadari bahwa dirinya hamil! Ketika cinta mulai tumbuh dalam hati mereka, kebenaran mengenai masa lalu mereka mulai terungkap. Kania mendapati bahwa dirinya terjebak dalam pusaran dendam keluarga dan ternyata Jupiter punya rahasia. Mampukah Kania menghadapi semuanya? Bagaimana dengan anak dalam kandungannya?

Seorang anak laki-laki yang masih berusia 6 tahun harus menerima nasib buruk setelah kejadian naas menimpa dirinya dan saudara kandungnya. Hingga suatu hari pria paruh baya berbadan besar dan berkumis lebat ( Mr. Sam ) datang menjemputnya. Sira kecil yang tak mengerti apa-apa telah diajarkan bagaimana melayani tuannya dengan sangat baik,dan tak jarang mereka menganggap Sira sebagai budak yang serba guna. Akankah Sira dapat terbebas dari penyiksaan Mr. Sam dan keluarganya? Lalu cara apa yang ia lakukan untuk bertahan dalam menjalani kehidupan yang kejam ini?

Dalam beberapa tahun tinggal di luar negeri dan bekerja sebagai TKW aku menitipkan anak kepada suami dan mempercayakan pengasuhannya. kukirimkan uang tiap bulan agar mereka bertahan hidup dan anak-anak bisa tetap sekolah tapi kenyataan pahit yang dihadapi saat pulang... adalah sesuatu yang tak pernah kubayangkan. anakku meringkuk kelaparan di dalam sebuah ruangan kumuh dalam keadaan sakit dan demam. saat ku tanyakan di mana ayahnya dia sendiri tidak tahu karena ternyata lelaki itu telah....

Hot jocks with winning on their minds meet the women who bring them to their knees and teach them love is the only goal worth fighting for.

Roxanne Grant has always been one to live her life according to her rules. Blessed with a handsome and capable fiancé and a dream job, she couldn’t have imagined a life better, until she discovers that her fiancé had been cheating with his secretary for a long time. Enraged and heartbroken, Roxanne decides to take revenge but accidentally bumped into Lance Laurent, Los Angeles’s hottest bachelor and heir to Laurent cop and the stepbrother of his fiancé. After that one steamy night, things began to get more complicated, spiraling out of Roxanne’s control and down a lane of lust. And much to her surprise, the L.A’s hottest bachelor doesn't plan on letting go of her anytime soon. ** ** ** "Thinking of another man while having me? Tell me, is my time a joke to you, woman?” Lance had grabbed her chin to meet his gaze harshly. With his words, Roxanne grinned as she placed the last of her concerns behind. Wrapping her legs around his waist and pulled him closer, she answered him in a slurry voice. “You have my full attention now, so you better make it worth the while.”

Selene, the first daughter of the Moon Goddess is restless with her immortal existence. She is drawn to the Harvest, the annual meeting of the world's werewolf packs where circumstances bring her face to face with Aiden, the handsome future Alpha of the Druid Pack. What fate has in store for this pair will change the shape of both their worlds. Will their predestined love be worth the fight?

Marriage is like a company contract that is worth a hefty sum of money in which it should be carefully thought of before affixing one's signature. Her life was full of lies and mysteries. Lies that were formed and used just to protect her and mysteries from her past, the past that she had already forgotten because of an incident that cause his brother's life. Eight years later, she was arranged in a marriage to her English Professor through the alliance of her Grandfather and her soon-to-be husband's Grandmother. But the said alliance is just a cover up to protect her from someone. Someone that can either tell her the truth or cause destruction to her peaceful life.

[WARNING: This story contains mature themes with profanities, hardcore graphical explicit sexual situations, and others. Strongly recommended for 18+ only. Otherwise, read at your own risk.] Jack was still a child when his father abandoned him to Marianne, his lovely and caring stepmother. Through the good and bad times, they only have each other. But what if Jack suddenly admits that Marianne is the only person he wants to be with and love forever? A forbidden love that overflows like magma, so intense and hot that it burns with every touch. How will this kind of love survive in a world full of uncertainty, temptation, and mistakes? What if there are people who constantly try to keep them apart? Jack once told Marianne, "I don't give a damn about anyone. I want you to be mine! And it's fine with me if our love for each other burns me. Just want me and love me until the end, I am more than willing to be burned to death." Can their love last all the way to the end? NOTE: This is an English translation of a Tagalog story with the same title and author. The author wishes to apologize for any errors in vocabulary, spelling, phrases, or other translation issues found in this novel. In the future, this book will be further edited and polished to make it more suitable for English readers. For the time being, please enjoy it and don't forget to leave comments or feedback. Have fun reading! (The Tagalog/Filipino version is also available in this app).