Paper Names

I was ten years old when I lost my hearing saving Adrian Falcone's life. After that, I couldn't survive without my hearing aids. He held my hand afterward, his eyes red-rimmed with guilt, and made me a promise in front of his entire family. "Serena Lombardi, I'll protect you with my life," he said. "I'll marry you." But when I turned eighteen, everything changed. Adrian needed to pass some test set by Daniela Moretti—the daughter of a rival family—and he chose the cruelest way to prove himself. He ripped the hearing aids from my ears in front of everyone and laughed. "You're just a deaf, useless burden," he said, his voice cold and cutting. "I've been sick of you for years. Honestly? I wish you'd died in that explosion when we were ten and saved me the trouble." I gripped the rehabilitation report the doctor had just handed me, and my fingers crushed the paper's edges. The diagnosis was precise—my hearing had fully recovered. That night, I burned my hearing aids and convinced my parents to cut all ties with the Falcone family. Adrian Falcone, we're done. Whatever we had, whatever you owed me—it's over now.

LUCILLE thought it would be her engagement evening, not knowing it was the night she was going to realize she had kept foes as friends. Her boyfriend betrayed her with her best friend but she never let it affect her. Instead, she slapped them in their faces by getting married to RAMSEY ROWE, her ex's cousin and a zillionaire. It started as a marriage of convenience and they were not meant to fall in love with each other. *. *. * "It's simple. Marry me till I am awarded the contract," Ramsey's cold voice sounded. Void of emotions. "No. I want a real marriage with you," Lucille rejected his first offer, piercing her gaze into his. The tough man in front of her was powerful, rich, and had all the connections she needed to avenge the betrayal from her ex-boyfriend and ex-best friend. Why would she miss the opportunity? Ramsey cracked up, kneading his brows. Silence overwhelmed the atmosphere and he leaned his mouth forehead, "You can't get what you want, Lucille. We are only bound by a fake paper," Lucille also chuckled and tilted her head backward, "I will make you fall in love with me," Determination filled her eyes. She wasn't going to lose this man to anybody. Will she be able to make his heart beat for her? What would they do when they realize their feelings are growing and they cannot do without one another? In the midst of many villains, will their love bloom or die?

"Are you sure you can get out of this trap, Arka? The trap you created for yourself long ago." The sentence haunted Arka's mind every time he looked at the woman who was now sitting gracefully on his lap. Amidst the glimmer of crystal lamps and the sheen of a gold dress, his ex-wife, Kania, looked like a queen who had just reclaimed her throne. Arka knew they were no longer bound by a sacred vow. Their divorce was final, signed on stamped paper years ago. Yet, in this private room, with the aroma of whiskey and Kania's challenging gaze, Arka once again became the helpless, foolish man. Tonight was supposed to be the celebration of his new engagement. He was supposed to be celebrating a new chapter. But Kania's presence in the private lounge, in a high-slit dress that showed off her long legs, had ruined everything. "You didn't have to come, Kania," Arka hissed, his voice choked. Kania smiled cynically, caressing Arka's jaw with her cold fingers. "You're right, darling. I didn't have to come. But I had to make sure of one thing: that your heart... still belongs to me, just like before." It turned out that getting out of the marriage was much easier than getting out of his ex-wife's love. Will Arka continue his engagement? Or will he return to his ex-wife?

I never in my wildest imagination thought that my life would one day take such a huge turn: signing a marriage contract with Jonathan Wells, the coldest billionaire in Wells Enterprise, so my sister could stay alive. It was supposed to be cut and dry: I’d be his wife on paper, and in return, he would take care of my sister’s medical bill and promise our future. No attachments. No strings. Business only. But life rarely adheres to a simple script, does it? Pulled into his ruthless world, secrets of my past start to resurface, putting everything in jeopardy. I, Chloe Jackson, was the illegitimate daughter of his biggest competitor-a man I had been running from my whole life. Now my estranged father wants me back under his control, just when I’m starting to see that maybe Jonathan isn’t as heartless as he seems. Torn between the board’s merciless scrutiny, Jonathan’s mistrust, and a corporate war driven by my father, I’m adrift in a maelstrom of power, betrayal, and something even more dangerous—love. I wasn’t supposed to fall for him. I wasn’t supposed to care. But in the end, it might not be the contract that keeps our worlds apart-but rather the very thing that could mend my heart. Because Jonathan Wells isn’t just a billionaire. He’s the only man who can break me-or save me.

I never had the intention of getting married because I was pregnant for him but it happened and a part of me was excited because I was getting married to the man of my dreams,So I got married to a solid 10 ,Luke Mayfair. He was my crush in college and somehow I got married to him because we had a baby after a one night stand. My marriage with Luke was the worst decision of my life,Luke and his cruel mother,Madam Claire made my life miserable but my only driving force in the marriage was my beautiful daughter I caught him in bed with my best friend. Apparently she was the woman of his dreams. He didn't feel any remorse for having an affair with my best friend and my best friend was not remorseful either. Divorced paper was served and I was kicked out of the house like a piece of trash.I endured marriage for 5 years and they sent me away like I was trash without even letting me see my daughter one last time.As if that wasn't enough they tried to kill me . Fast forward to two years later,I made an epic comeback as a famous fashion designer joining hands with the most powerful man in the family,My ex husband's uncle.Now my ex husband wants me back but now he has to get through to his uncle first.

"Don't expect anything from me. Not my attention, not love." Hearing that, Leylah now knows that everything will never be the same again. The same man, the same voice, but it wasn't him. *** After almost three years of marriage, Leylah was still hopeful that a miracle would happen in her life. Hoping that her husband will have a change of heart and will love her again. But she was wrong. Love never happened. Not again. The universe must have conspired something behind her back to see horrendous scenes of her husband sleeping with another girl whenever he was at home. If only that alone happened then she could have forgiven him, but receiving a divorce papers from the man she love one day was a big blow she could never forget. She knew that this was bound to happen. After all, what can a one sided marriage like theirs end up, but a piece of white paper with a divorce written down on it? But no! She can't back down now! After hiding their marriage to the public for her husband's advantage, she can't back down now, looking more foolish than she has ever had! What was the purpose of those years she waited if she backed down now for nothing? So like a fool, she asked for a two months contract with her husband in turn for a divorce later on. But what do they know? Future is vague. No one knows what will happen.

Charlotte had done everything in her power to make Milton love her. For three years, she had showered him with love and was the perfect housewife, even giving up her identity as the lost daughter of the Buchanan family. However, on their third anniversary and her birthday, he slammed a divorce paper on her face. “Your sister has woken up from her coma. You were nothing but a replacement for her. Don’t think that I don’t know of your plans of hurting her three years ago and taking her fiance from her? Hurry and sign the divorce papers before she gets discharged.” Milton said, coldly. Charlotte, shocked and hurt by Milton's accusations, tried to explain herself, but he was not willing to listen. At that moment, she realized that all her efforts had been for nothing. She had been nothing but a murderer and a replacement in Milton's eyes. In a bold decision, She embraced her identity as the only daughter of the Buchanan family. Her days of being a submissive housewife were over. As the truth about her past and the events that led to her foster sister's coma began to unravel, Milton Henderson found himself captivated by this new Charlotte—the one who stood before him with her head held high, declaring, You Shouldn't Have Doubted Me, Mr. Henderson. Hurry up and leave before my brothers return.”

Maddison, a tech-genius, was secretly married to Noah, the breathtakingly handsome heir of Natividad Hotel Group. It was an arranged marriage to fulfill the dying wish of his mother. Noah handed her an annulment paper to be signed. But her heart refused to let him go because she was in love with him kahit pa nga assistant lang ang tingin nito sa kanya. She confessed her love but got rejected. Mas lalong lumabo ang pag-asa niya ng bumalik ang ex-girlfriend nitong galing underworld. He totally abandoned her sa panahong kailangan niya ito. Nagpakababa siya at tinalikuran ang marangyang buhay na meron siya just to be with him. She decided to let go. Pero bakit tila nagbago ang ihip ng hangin? He did not want the annulment anymore. At pilit siyang pinababalik sa trabaho niya. She was such a fool na paniwalaang nahuhulog na din si Noah sa kanya. Nang malaman niya ang tunay na dahilan ng panunuyo ng asawa at nang malagay ang kanyang buhay sa bingit ng kamatayan, her broken heart was beyond repair! After the trauma and pain, she will take her sweet revenge. She was thrilled to see him suffer and fall! Ngunit sa kabila ng lahat, she still loved the bastard! Papayag ba siyang muling masaktan? A war between her heart and mind.

Lilith Cleopatra Cortez happens to be as beautiful as the Greek Goddess Aphrodite, happens to be as richest as Bill Gates, and as deadly as Deadpool — is about to marry the multi-billionaire who has a dark secret, Nikolaus Monroe Florida, as her father wants to merge their business. She agreed as she promised herself not to disappoint her father again after her mother died because of her. She did an investigation into her husband and found out that he was an ex-navy SEAL, she tried everything to push him away to file a divorce paper, telling the demonic side of her, saying that she killed a lot of people, saying that she is a drug queen in the whole Russia. But it was not affected at all, instead, he confessed his feelings to her and promised to always stay by her side. She knows that she will just put Nikolaus’ life in danger but she pledged herself to protect the man who made her feel some unfamiliar emotions. Not until her father came and an accident happened that will cause her husband to suffer and mourn for her. That will also cause Nikolaus not to recognize her. *** Nikolaus will meet her with a different face and the feeling is familiar to him, seeing her tantalizing sapphire eyes reminds him of his wife, making his heart thumps promptly. It can't be... his heart won't beat for someone else but for his wife only! Not with the woman who has the same sapphire eyes as his wife.

"IS THIS TRUE???" Aria's uncle screamed at her, but Aria couldn't say a word. "YOU BASTARD! IS THIS TRUE???" He asked her again, as he hit her with the paper so hard, forcing her to kneel on the ground in a fall. "I... I..." Aria tried to say something, but the words were choked in her throat. Her tongue suddenly lost, and her voice became cracked and shaken with fear. "I SWEAR ON MY LATE BROTHER'S ASHES THAT IF THIS IS TRUE, I DAMON WILL RIP YOUR SOUL OUT AND FEED YOUR BODY TO THE HUNGRY WOLVES IN THE FOREST!!! ANSWER ME!! ARE YOU PREGNANT???" In this heart-pounding, intense scene, Aria's world is turned upside down as she faces the wrath of her uncle, Damon. Accused of an unforgivable transgression, Aria's very existence hangs in the balance. Forced to flee her home, Aria finds herself on the auction block, sold to the highest bidder. But just as all hope seems lost, a mysterious and feared king appears, his presence striking fear into the hearts of all who behold him. With a single, chilling command, the king claims Aria as his own, sparing her from a life of slavery. But as Aria navigates her new reality, she begins to realize that her new "savior" may be more monstrous than she ever imagined. Will Aria find a way to escape the king's clutches, or will she be forever bound to this dark and mysterious figure?