Sixteen Fifty Novels & Stories

"This pathetic stunt isn't fooling anyone. You think packing your junk and leaving will make people feel sorry for you? Forgot who dragged you out of the gutter? Walk out that door, and where will you go? You're pregnant, you reek, and you can't survive on your own. You won't last three days. Quit the drama and put your crap back." I unzipped my bag, pulled out a bank card I'd prepared, and held it out. "What's this?" "The PIN is your birthday. There's sixty grand on it. Fifty for what I owed you. Ten for five years of interest. We're even." My voice stayed calm. Ronin's head snapped up. He grabbed my chin, eyes dark. "Sixty grand? Helen, you never leave this apartment. Where'd you get that

Sharon smiled and told Frederick, "Don't worry about serving me anything, brother. I'll transfer 1 million dollars to you now, and if you manage it well, I'll give you another. But I hope Remy doesn't find out. He keeps loading my account with money and wonders why I don't spend it on ordering shoes and bags to look nice for him."

Catherine Mason looked at me in shock. “What do you mean by this?” he asked, waving the document at me. “What do you think you’re doing?” “Going 50/50,” I replied. “This is being fair. You love fairness, don’t you?” “Five million dollars?” he shouted. “And you think this makes any sense?”

"How can I help you?" "Hi, yes, please. I'm here to see Killian Fobster." "Is he expecting you?" "I called to schedule a meeting yesterday." "What is your name?" "Hope Sterling." She smiled. "Excuse me one moment, Ms. Sterling," she consulted something behind her desk for a moment. "Great, you are expected. Please take the last elevator on the right to the sixteenth floor." After handing me a security tag stamped with the company's logo, I nodded a quick thank you and navigated my way to the elevator. It whisked me with lethal velocity to the sixteenth floor and when I stepped out, I exhaled a deep breath I hadn't realized I held.

now let's get to the part where everything turned to utter shit. I woke up with a groan. Today was my 16th birthday, and I felt like utter crap. I felt like I was burning up. my mum walked into the room and opened the curtains. "Time to get up and get ready for school." "I don't feel good, mum. I think I am sick. I feel really hot, "

Comments flooded the live chat. 'Is she dumb or what? Why isn't she grabbing the cash already? He's got HIV for god's sake!' 'Girl, it's 50 million. You don't need to worry for the rest of your life!' I kept my head low. My shoulders were trembling slightly. To Jesse Fleming, I seemed to be shaking from rage, but I was actually suppressing my laughter. Since he was about to die, all his wealth would eventually be mine. So why should I just walk away with 50 million?

His attention was all on Mary, how she kept glancing his way like she expected him to explode at any moment. She was right to worry. The waiter poured wine. Conversations loosened. Laughter slipped into the air like bubbles in champagne. And for a moment, Sudan watched it all with a strange ache, a world that looked so perfect it bordered on obscene. But perfect things were meant to be cracked. It began when Bask bragged about Zach’s childhood summers. “Oh, you should’ve seen him,” Bask said proudly. “Running around this lake, chasing ducks and screaming at his sisters. Best years of our lives.”

It was a waste of time. ****

My hands trembled as I covered my mouth. Then I heard Terence scolding her quietly. "Keep your voice down! What if she hears you?" Bethany paused. When she spoke again, her voice sounded even more aggrieved. "Are you actually scolding me because of her?" Their voices were barely audible. I had to strain to catch them. But somehow, the sound of Terence kissing her was deafening. "Be good. Just wait for me a little longer, okay?" Bethany sniffled. After a pause, she said, "My birthday's in a few days. We're celebrating on the cruise. You have to stay with me the whole time, and she's coming too.