Naruto Teams Novels & Stories

Chloe Bennett, a successful plus-size bakery owner in Brooklyn, longs for a child but refuses marriage after past heartbreak and body-shaming. When her close friend connects her with billionaire CEO Damian King, whose fiancée Vanessa suggested surrogacy, Chloe agrees. The deal is clear: she carries the baby, they share access, and everyone walks away happy. No marriage, no complications. Weeks after the procedure, Chloe learns she’s pregnant with twins , one already showing early risks. At five months, with the twins kicking, Vanessa dramatically backs out after meeting a richer man, abandoning Damian in a humiliating public scandal. Desperate to save his company’s image, Damian demands a one-year temporary marriage contract. Forced proximity slowly melts Damian’s cold exterior. Late-night baking sessions reveal his protective side during medical scares, but trust shatters when Chloe discovers an old contract enclosure proving he planned to pay her off and cut her completely from the child’s life. Tabloids brand her the “plus-size surrogate bride,” ripping open old wounds. As pressure builds, rival Marcus , Damian’s secret vengeful half-brother, attacks the company and her bakery. Damian’s ruthless mother sabotages the pregnancy through a paid doctor. Then Vanessa returns, claiming she’s pregnant with Damian’s child and teams up with them for custody threats. At a high-society gala, leaked photos and Damian’s old “ideal type” folder make Chloe feel like a temporary replacement. Devastated, she considers walking away after birth. In a explosive press conference, Damian burns the toxic contracts, exposes his family’s betrayal, and chooses Chloe over his empire. A final medical scare forces raw honesty between them. With healthy twins born and the bakery thriving, Damian proposes for real. Chloe accepts, proving genuine connection can heal their deepest wounds and turn a calculated contract into forever love.

"Ms. Smith, a complaint has been filed with HR. You have been accused of misusing your personal vehicle for unauthorized commercial activity." The administrative manager dropped a printed copy of the so-called joint complaint onto the desk, a faint, knowing smile on her lips. The company had decided to issue me a fine, placed a formal warning on my record, and revoked my performance bonus for this quarter. I stared at the handwriting on the complaint, then let out a short, incredulous laugh. I recognized it instantly. It was Selena Rogers. The same coworker who had been hitching rides with me to and from work every day for the past three years. It was all because of last night's storm. She had insisted I take a long detour to drive her to the mall so she could pick up her boyfriend, and I had said no. Then, in the break room, Selena's voice carried loud and clear. "Jennifer, I didn't have a choice. "We have to keep work and personal matters separate. The transportation stipend from the company isn't for you to make extra money." Around us, coworkers glanced over, whispering and pointing, as if they had completely forgotten how eager they once were to ask for a ride home. I took a slow breath. "Fine. I accept the company's decision." Then I pulled out my phone and made a call. "Mr. Wallace, I won't be renewing the lease on those two vans. "Yes. The ones that have been picking up and dropping off the admin and sales teams every day, free of charge." For three years, I had been the easygoing one, paying out of my own pocket every month to lease those vehicles so my coworkers could treat it as a perk. If that was now considered unauthorized business activity, then from this day on, everyone could figure out their own way to get to work.