Sherry never knew whether fortune had smiled on her or not in letting her marry Jeremy. It seemed that they had never been emotionally matched. When she loved him, he didn't reciprocate. He was tired of her; while she yearned desperately to earn his love. Finally, she gave up and wanted to leave him, but he tangled her up and occupied her again. Love? They had been married for three years, but no one knew of their marriage, except for his closest relatives. Surely that was not what being loved felt like, or was it? She had suffered a severe mental disorder for three years, but he did not give up on her Despite her daily bouts of violence, he still moved mountains to take care of her. After facing a gauntlet of tribulations, could they realize how much they meant to each other?
In the Phoenix City.
After spending half an hour in the AY Jewelry Store, Sherry Xu finally decided to buy a necklace the shop assistant had suggested.
However, before she could give her bank card to the shop assistant, an arrogant female voice came from behind her.
"This necklace doesn't look very striking. However, it's unexpectedly a limited edition... I'll take it then!"
The woman's voice was sweet and feminine, but it had an arrogant tone to it that was enough to make anyone feel annoyed.
The woman walked over to the shop assistant, her high heels clacking on the marble floor, and stood beside Sherry Xu. The smell of her perfume gently wafted into the air.
Hearing this, Sherry Xu was stunned for a moment, and wrinkled her nose with distaste. Without casting a mere glance at the woman, Sherry Xu handed her credit card to the shop assistant. "Wrap this up, please," she said.
"A woman like you doesn't need a necklace like that,"
the woman beside her sneered. This time, her voice was even more offensive and discriminating. Before Sherry Xu had time to react, the woman rudely pushed her aside with her hip.
It was not until then that Sherry Xu looked at the woman's direction. At one glance, she instantly recognized who that woman was -- Jessie Liang.
What a small world!
"Can you take back your credit card? I still have other urgent matters awaiting me," Jessie Liang scoffed. Sherry Xu's other hand balled up into a fist at her side as she glared angrily at Jessie Liang. 'There was no way this woman could be serious!' Meanwhile, the shop assistant looked at the two women, unsure whether or not she should take Sherry Xu's credit card.
Seeing that Sherry Xu did not move a muscle, Jessie Liang looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "Are you deaf? Didn't you hear what I just said?" she said arrogantly.
Having no patience for Sherry Xu's stubbornness, Jessie Liang raised her hand to hit the back of Sherry Xu's hand.
The slap was so hard that Sherry Xu's hand immediately turned red. It didn't help at all that Sherry Xu's skin was quite fair, making the slap mark even more highly noticeable.
The way Sherry Xu looked shocked made Jessie Liang feel even more dominant and cocky. "I'm telling you. Don't try and challenge my patience. Otherwise..."
Jessie Liang then turned around and gave a hard look at the shop assistant. It was obvious that the shop assistant was terrified of her, and didn't want to get on her bad side.
"In case you don't know yet, my husband is rich! He can buy this entire jewelry store without blinking an eye, let alone these two measly limited editions!"
Her words were like a threat. A smile crept up her face as she saw the shop assistant draw back her hand from taking Sherry Xu's card.
With a sigh, Sherry Xu looked helplessly at the frightened shop assistant. 'Poor girl... She was only trying to do her job, ' Sherry Xu thought. Then, she looked down her hand that Jessie Liang had slapped and frowned. It was as red as a tomato now.
'Do I really look so weak to be pushed around like this?'
At a moment of courage, Sherry Xu raised her head and was about to confront Jessie Liang. When all of a sudden, she heard a familiar voice. "What happened?"
Looking back, Sherry Xu was stunned. 'It's... Jeremy. I never thought I'd ever see him here.
He has always treated me like a stranger and now he's--'
But just before Sherry Xu could think it over, Jessie Liang walked up to him, all the aggressiveness from earlier suddenly vanishing into thin air.
With a smile, Jessie Liang grabbed onto Jeremy Ou's arm like child.
'Oh, yes. Of course, ' Sherry Xu thought bitterly, 'How could I be so stupid?'
"Oh honey, I wanted to buy that necklace over there but that awful woman wouldn't let me have it! No matter how nicely I've asked her for it, she talked back to me so arrogantly!" Jessie Liang said with a pout.
At this point, Sherry Xu was at a loss for words, her mouth hung open in shock. Her grip on her card tightened as her body trembled with anger.
It turned out that the man Jessie Liang called as her husband was Jeremy Ou... but in fact he was Sherry Xu's husband by law. 'Can this day get any worse?' she thought disdainfully.
'On second thought... This is pretty amusing.'
Jeremy Ou just stared at Sherry Xu as Jessie Liang clung tightly to his arm. Although Jessie Liang had made her complaint, Jeremy Ou didn't make a move to do anything.
There were so many things going through Sherry's thought at that moment.
She could just imagine herself walking up to them and pushing Jessie Liang aside. How she wished she could have Jessie Liang know how shameless she was! That the man she claimed to be her husband was already married!
Even though Sherry Xu was screaming inside, she showed no emotion on the surface.
Even though she never truly found out the reason, Sherry Xu knew that the love between her and Jeremy Ou had ended when they started their married life together.
What right did she have now?
It was as if her heart had been stabbed by a thick knife. With her stomach tying up into knots, she turned around and handed the card in her hand to the shop assistant as if nothing had happened.
After a quick swipe, the shop assistant packaged the necklace and handed it to Sherry Xu.
"Thank you," she mouthed to the shop assistant, and turned around to leave. The shopping mood she had earlier was now gone. All she wanted to do now was to leave that place as soon as possible. "Who told you that you could buy that? It's mine!" Jessie Liang called after her.
The tone she used for Sherry Xu was so much different from the one she used when she was talking to Jeremy Ou.
Sherry Xu stopped dead on her tracks. "There are two necklaces here. If you want it so badly, maybe you should ask your husband to have jewelry reserved for you next time," said Sherry Xu dryly without even casting once glance at the two.
She emphasized on "your husband", her tone having a hint of sarcasm, making Jeremy Ou frown deeply.
Jessie Liang ground her teeth and glared at Sherry Xu with hatred.
She was well aware what Sherry Xu was trying to say as she knew that the man on her arm was not her husband.
Unwilling to give up, Jessie Liang looked up at Jeremy Ou with big, innocent eyes. "Honey, aren't you going to do anything? I wanted to buy the necklace first, but she just got it ahead of me!
Can't you see? She's doing this on purpose!"
They don't know I'm a girl. They all look at me and see a boy. A prince. Their kind purchase humans like me for their lustful desires. And, when they stormed into our kingdom to buy my sister, I intervened to protect her. I made them take me too. The plan was to escape with my sister whenever we found a chance. How was I to know our prison would be the most fortified place in their kingdom? I was supposed to be on the sidelines. The one they had no real use for. The one they never meant to buy. But then, the most important person in their savage land-their ruthless beast king-took an interest in the "pretty little prince." How do we survive in this brutal kingdom, where everyone hates our kind and shows us no mercy? And how does someone, with a secret like mine, become a lust slave? . AUTHOR'S NOTE. This is a dark romance-dark, mature content. Highly rated 18+ Expect triggers, expect hardcore. If you're a seasoned reader of this genre, looking for something different, prepared to go in blindly not knowing what to expect at every turn, but eager to know more anyway, then dive in! . From the author of the international bestselling book: "The Alpha King's Hated Slave."
Janice, the long-forgotten legitimate heiress, made her way back to her family, pouring her heart into winning their hearts. Yet, she had to relinquish her very identity, her academic credentials, and her creative works to her foster sister. In return for her sacrifices, she found no warmth, only deeper neglect. Resolute, Janice vowed to cut off all emotional bonds. Transformed, she now stood as a master of martial arts, adept in eight languages, an esteemed medical expert, and a celebrated designer. With newfound resolve, she declared, "From this day forward, no one in this family shall cross me."
My family was on the poverty line and had no way to support me in college. I had to work part-time every day just to make ends meet and afford to get into the university. That was when I met her—the pretty girl in my class that every boy dreamt of asking out. I was well aware she was out of my league. Nevertheless, I mustered all my courage and bravely told her that I had fallen for her. To my surprise, she agreed to be my girlfriend. With the sweetest smile I had ever seen, she told me that she wanted my first gift for her to be the latest and top-of-the-line iPhone. I worked like a dog and even did my classmates’ laundry to save up. My hard work eventually paid off after a month. I finally got to buy what she wanted. But as I was wrapping my gift, I saw her in the dressing room, making out with the captain of the basketball team. She then heartlessly made fun of my inadequacy and made a fool out of me. To make things worse, the guy whom she cheated on me with even punched me in the face. Desperation washed over me, but there was nothing I could do but lie on the floor as they trampled on my feelings. But then, my father called me out of the blue, and my life turned upside down. It turned out that I was a billionaire's son.
Joelle thought she could change Adrian's heart after three years of marriage, but she realized too late that it already belonged to another woman. "Give me a baby, and I'll set you free." The day Joelle went into labor, Adrian was traveling with his mistress on his private jet. "I don't care whom you love. My debt is paid. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other." Not long after Joelle left, Adrian found himself begging on his knees. "Please come back to me."
Rosalynn's marriage to Brian wasn't what she envisioned it to be. Her husband, Brian, barely came home. He avoided her like a plague. Worse still, he was always in the news for dating numerous celebrities. Rosalynn persevered until she couldn't take it anymore. She upped and left after filing for a divorce. Everything changed days later. Brian took interest in a designer that worked for his company anonymously. From her profile, he could tell that she was brilliant and dazzling. He pulled the stops to find out her true identity. Little did he know that he was going to receive the greatest shocker of his life. Brian bit his finger with regret when he recalled his past actions and the woman he foolishly let go.
She was a diamond covered by ashes.... King Dakota was known as the most Powerful Alpha King of all times - more powerful than any other King that had ruled from his lineage. He was cold hearted, introverted and dangerous in anger. Cursed by the Moon goddess, King Dakota had to get married to three wives all in search of a male child that would become his heir, but it was impossible as the curse would only let his wives bear she -wolves. But on a different day, the King meets a lady who offends him and as a punishment, he took her home as his fourth wife. Her name was Shilah. Shilah was a powerless wolf and as a result, was disregarded and intimidated by all. But, when she begins to do things that the King had never felt for years, he began to wonder who she really was. Slowly, she crawled her way into his icy heart and turned out to be something nobody ever expected - a storm.