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East meets west when Isabella the only daughter of a multi billionaire comes across Jake, her brother. The spoilt, rude and pompous young lady who has always toyed with the feelings of men became desperate when she accidentally falls in love with her brother who has nothing but hatred towards her.
Episode one
Today was really stressful for Alex Marvins. He had to close more than ten business deals. Being a CEO is really tough, but it is not a big deal to him as long as it keeps on bringing in more money into his account, the stress can always be dealt with.
With the feeling of exhaustion He made hs way into the dark house and shut the door behind him.
"I am so fuckin' tired" he sighed and switched on the light.
Moving through the sitting room, the house was dead silent and looking at his wristwatch, "past 12am already, late as usual." Alex smiled to himself.
Still dragging his feets he turned to go to his room, but then he noticed someone was sleeping on the sofa. Filled with curiosity, he took some steps towards the Sofa and was surprised to see his heiress who was supposed to be peacefully laid on her massive bed, laying uncomfortably on a sofa. It became an eye sore.
"Nanny Dora," he called out.
No response came from Dora's door, how dare she let his little princess sleep on the sofa like she is a maid. He will definitely not spare Dora, not on his watch.
He was about heading in the direction of Dora's room when he heard movements behind him. It looked like his voice was too loud because Isabella jumped to her feet immediately.
"Hey honey." He whispered. "Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you up"
But she kept quiet and frowned.
"What is wrong dear?" He asked, confused.
"Everything is wrong! Everything is fucking wrong dad" She suddenly burst out crying.
"Please do not cry, it is breaking my heart."
"What is today's date? " Isabella fired, totally ignoring his pleas.
"The date?"
"Yes Dad, Today's date." She retorted.
"24th of August" he looked at his phone and answered, still confused. But he still felt like something was wrong because that date sounded really familiar.
He looked at Isabella, she had a disappointed look. He racked his brain trying to remember and then it struck him!
Today is a special day.. Isabella's birthday! He had just missed his daughter's birthday again.
Oh no!
"Today is your birthday!" He exclaimed.
He had gotten an early morning notification as he knew a reminder would help, but work still got the best part of him.
"Exactly dad. And I guess you forgot as usual"
"I am sorry dear. I was so busy with work that I forgot about it"
"I know..you were so busy that you totally forgot about your only daughter's birthday" Isabel said with sarcasm dripping from every word.
"Come on darling...I was really occupied, I didn't mean to miss your birthday"
"You are so engrossed in your work that nothing else matters anymore." Isabella sobs.
"I could not help it dear, today was really a busy day for me and I had to set a reminder even dear."
"Busy! Oh really, so what happened to the reminder set dad" She exclaimed in disbelief.
He stood there in silence
"Who am i to you?"
"What kind of a question is that?" Alex answered sarcastically.
"Answer the damn question dad cause I feel like I was adopted or maybe there is something you are not telling me" Isabella yelled back.
It felt as if her heart was going to rip apart. This is her eighteenth birthday and as far as she can remember, the thirteenth time her dad had missed her birthday.
"Do not say that honey. You are my daughter and the only little princess of my empire, nothing changed and nothing will"
"Then why can you not spare a bit of your time to spend with me, at the very least on my birthdays or is that so much to ask?" She choked in tears.
He stood in awe watching how big his little princess had grown. She now even corrects him but she is not wrong after all. He really did deserve it. He always forgets her birthdays and hardly spends time with her.
But he could not help it. He had married her mother grace at an early age of twenty, they did not have much then, but they were always a happy family.
Three months later into the marriage, Grace became pregnant. He could still remember the joy on the face of his wife then at the news of his princess being in her. That was one of the happiest days of their lives as a couple.
They eagerly awaited the arrival of the baby and after several months baby Isabella was finally born.
He dedicated most of his time caring for both the mother and child and made sure they never lacked anything that was necessary for them.
But everything changed when Grace suddenly blacked out one fateful morning. She was quickly rushed to the hospital and was diagnosed with cancer.
"I'm sorry sir but your wife is in her last stage of lung cancer. If she's not operated on in the next two days, we might lose her" The doctor had said.
The words of the doctor kept on playing in his mind. Being a middle class young man He knew it was impossible to arrange such a huge amount of money the doctor had asked for.
Like where the hell would he get such money from?
He ran around asking for assistance but he could get little to no help from anyone. He watched helplessly as his precious wife gradually slipped out of my hands. He hated it, the weakness - and it scared the hell out of him.
"Forgive me grace. I am such a useless husband" He had cried at her feet that fateful evening. He felt powerless against his family predicament.
"It is not your fault baby. I am very sure you would have treated me if you really did have the money to do so, I just want you to promise me one thing please" Grace said, slowly.
She knew that she had been feeling sick for a while now but she did not want to bother Alex cause she knew he had a lot already to handle, so she decided to keep it to herself. She never knew that it was going to result in this.
She had always wanted to grow old with Alex beside her and have two kids but it seems that dream is not going to be a reality anymore.
"What is it honey?" Alex asked, tensed up.
"Please, promise me that you will take care of our princess and shower her with all the love in this world which you can offer" Grace said
"I will definitely do that but why are you talking as if you will not be there to watch our daughter grow"
"Also promise me that you would not leave her in the hands of another woman."
"No, there is no other woman that can take your place in my heart and in Isabella's life."
"I do not know babe, I also do not think I will make it out of here alive. I am already feeling tired and exhausted" She coughed.
"You are scaring me Grace, please stop speaking this way. Do not worry, I am going to go find a way to get the money needed for your treatment okay? " He stood up to leave.
But she stopped him. "Do not go babe. Please put me in your arms"
Still confused at where all this was leading to, he slowly raised her head up and placed her in his arms.
"Thank you. It feels so good to be in your arms again" She forced a smile.
"Please stop talking already my love. You need to rest"
"I know I have promised to stay beside you forever but I think I'll have to break that promise today, I am sorry. Tell our daughter that I love her dearly and I am sorry for leaving her so early" Her voice frailed.
Fear Crept over him.
"No, No.. please you have to stop talking" Alex cried.
What was he going to say to Isabella, what would be the reason grace can not be with them anymore. He forced Himself to restrain from negative thoughts.
"I love you darling, please take good care of yourself and our baby"
" But..." , words failed him.
Before he could complete the sentence, Grace became motionless. Her eyes closed and she had slept off peacefully in his arms.
"Let it not be, please." He shouted in fear.
"No! Grace!!!!" He screamed, shaking her. "Doctor!"
His scream attracted the attention of the doctor's and the nurse's into his wife's room.
The doctor and the nurse's attended to her immediately and on checking. "I'm sorry but we lost her" The doctor shook his head as he announced.
A part of him shattered at that moment as he broke down in tears. He wanted to stop crying but his tears were free flowing.
He slumped to the ground and was also admitted into the hospital for a few hours before he regained consciousness. Little did he know then and now it seems even more taunting. He missed those moments of being a happy family.
"What have I ever done to you that I should be punished like this?" I inquired, my tears blending with the rain drops on my face. To protect the little dignity left in me, I encircled myself with my arms. His tone dropped to that of an iceberg, and he only responded in a clipped manner. "You are nothing and you will forever remain nothing," Axel breathed, touching the phantom hairs on my lips. Harley Black is my name. A typical loyal and law abiding student. I thought moving to Hidenville held promises of adventures but I was only gifted with taunts and torments, because since my first day in Hidenville; I have been greatly disliked by my high school renowned bad-boy, Axel Kanik. Who happened to be my unrequited passing fantasy. Axel kanik had proved through his taunts that he wants zero thing to do with me. But I can't keep taking his torments cause of a past, he refused to let go. A past he believes I was sent from hell to pass a judgment of ephialtes on him. However, right now, I only have two options: either I fight back or Axel and his shadows hurl me into the abyss of darkness.
After his father, Garfield Stones Jnr. was killed after a U.S. Marine special ops went south at Iraq, his grandfather, Garfield Stones the CEO of Stone Empire, the biggest and largest conglomerate company in the world - whom he had never met before wills his entire fortune in his name; making him a billionaire overnight, but there’s a catch. His grandfather was the leader of a secret group called The Round Table. A group consisting of the most corrupt government officials, mafia leaders and lots more with their operations which includes, organized crime, illegal weapons trade, drug trade, mafias, and several terrorist acts which scattered round the world. He requests his grandson to wipe of the round table in exchange for properties and riches.
The school is thrown in array when the dead body of one of the best student of Sherwood's high school was found floating in a pool during one of their night parties. It's a mystery which implicates the least expected students and to solve the puzzles, a spy is needed.
Andrew, a young handsome and cold hearted billionaire is forced to get married to a stranger he barely knows. He hates Lisa but since this was what his grandfather wanted, he had no choice than to get married to the stranger. If only he knows that his arranged wife is the shortest route to his doom and his marriage was just a conspiracy.
A young flirty billionaire who doesn't believe in love nor marriage is forced to look for a temporary bride when his father threatened to give his shares of the company to his step brother if he doesn't get married within two months. After much search, the only lady he deemed fit to be his contract bride was Monalisa Jacobs. A middle class beautiful and brave young lady who grew up in the streets and had developed slight hatred for the rich due to her past experience with them. Rest assured that she can never fall in love with him, Alexander decided to sign a fake marriage contract with Monalisa who needed money to treat her sick mother. Alexander and monalisa pretended to be a lovely couple outside but deep down in their hearts, they couldn't wait to break off the contract. Two weeks towards the end of the contract, monalisa suddenly announced to Alexander the worst news he had ever received in his life; "I am pregnant for you"
Saphira, an eighteen- years old high school student suffers a heartbreak when her boyfriend of three weeks breaks up with her and tells her that he has never been in love with her all this while. As if that wasn't enough, her mother suddenly reveal to her that she is a human with supernatural powers and has been chosen to stop a powerful demon named Corovi from destroying earth. After much persuasion, she decides to take up this duty. She trained and prepared for the battle. But was shocked when she saw her former lover turn into the demon she was supposed to kill. Her heart still beats for him but she has to stop him or earth will be endangered. Saphira is forced to choose between love or duty? Or to tame the demon?
"You're a creepy bastard." His eyes smolder me and his answering grin is nothing short of beautiful. Deadly. "Yet you hunger for me. Tell me, this appetite of yours, does it always tend toward 'creepy bastards'?" **** Widower and ex-boss to the Mafia, Zefiro Della Rocca, has an unhealthy fixation on the woman nextdoor. It began as a coincidence, growing into mere curiosity, and soon, it was an itch he couldn't ignore, like a quick fix of crack for an addict. He didn't know her name, but he knew every inch of her skin, how it flushed when she climaxed, her favourite novel and that every night she contemplated suicide. He didn't want to care, despising his rapt fascination of the woman. She was in love with her abusive husband. She was married, bound by a contract to the Bratva's hitman. She was off-limits. But when Zefiro wanted something, it was with an intensity that bordered on madness. He obsessed, possessed, owned. There'd be bloodshed if he touched her, but the sight of blood always did fascinate him. * When Susanna flees from her husband, she stumbles right into the arms of her devilishly handsome neighbour with a brooding glare. He couldn't stand her, but she needed him, if she was ever going to escape her husband who now wanted her dead. Better the devil you know than the angel you don't. She should have recalled that before hopping into Zefiro's car and letting him whisk her away to Italy. Maybe then, she wouldn't have started an affair with him. He was the only man who touched her right, and the crazy man took no small pains in ensuring he would be the last.
"I stood at the edge of my heart and watched him choose her. In the end, I was not the one he needed. I was simply the one he settled for." - Noelle ~~~~~~~ I thought I was the one he loved. But a few days before our wedding, I saw him in a way I never had before. His eyes softened as he spoke to her. His first love, and the very woman who had left him in pieces. Heartbreak was something I knew too well. And as I watched the love he still held for her in his eyes, I realized what I had to do. I couldn't marry a man who wasn't truly mine. With no means to cancel the wedding and lacking the courage to confront him, I made a desperate choice to leave. I painfully gave his first love my treasured engagement ring thinking it was for the best and the only way to free myself. But when he saw that ring on her finger, the fragile world I had tried to escape began to shatter. His obsession to find me and bring me back ignited a dangerous game of cat and mouse.
Iris grew from an orphaned child to the adopted daughter of the Stewart family at age ten, finding warmth in her nominal uncle Vincent's kindness. Seven years later, she became his secret lover. When Vincent's engagement was announced, gossip spread about the notorious playboy CEO finally settling down. But only Iris knew the extent of his cold, two-faced nature. Iris fell for Vincent and, through tears, begged, "Marry me," only to be met with his frosty refusal. Defeated, she accepted a lawyer's proposal, sparking public excitement. Then, on her wedding day, Vincent pleaded desperately, "Don't marry him…"
Rena got into an entanglement with a big shot when she was drunk one night. She needed Waylen's help while he was drawn to her youthful beauty. As such, what was supposed to be a one-night stand progressed into something serious. All was well until Rena discovered that Waylen's heart belonged to another woman. When his first love returned, he stopped coming home, leaving Rena all alone for many nights. She put up with it until she received a check and farewell note one day. Contrary to how Waylen expected her to react, Rena had a smile on her face as she bid him farewell. "It was fun while it lasted, Waylen. May our paths never cross. Have a nice life." But as fate would have it, their paths crossed again. This time, Rena had another man by her side. Waylen's eyes burned with jealousy. He spat, "How the hell did you move on? I thought you loved only me!" "Keyword, loved!" Rena flipped her hair back and retorted, "There are plenty of fish in the sea, Waylen. Besides, you were the one who asked for a breakup. Now, if you want to date me, you have to wait in line." The next day, Rena received a credit alert of billions and a diamond ring. Waylen appeared again, got down on one knee, and uttered, "May I cut in line, Rena? I still want you."
Rose looked at the reports in her hand and was in shock... The reports said that she was one month pregnant, however, how can she get pregnant when she didn't have any man in her life... "Was it because of that dream? Could I get pregnant because I have sex in my dream?" She thought... She didn't have any mental problems, however, except for this she can't able to think about anything... However, she still didn't get out of her surprise when she met the man in her dream... Kevin Davis looked at the reports in her hand and asked, "Is this child mine?" However, Rose didn't answer but asked... "Was that night not a dream?" Kevin was angry because it was his first time and she thinks it was a dream... Kevin forced her to marry him however, Rose didn't want it... She wanted to abort the child but he didn't let her... In the end... Rose agreed to marry him... She looked at Kevin's blue eyes and said, "I will marry you, however, I had two conditions..." "First, after marriage, you can't control my freedom, I still had the right to do whatever I want. Don't worry I won't harm the child." "Second, if I ever found out that you had cheated behind my back then I will leave with my child and you can't stop me..." Both of them got married... However, after she falls in love with him... She found there are hidden secrets in his past...
6 years ago, Lydia suffered a brutal betrayal orchestrated by her own husband and step-sister, who drugged her and framed her. In a twist of fate, she ended up having a one-night stand with a stranger. Don't even remember what he looked like. Later, in the throes of death, she discovered the truth about her mother's death all those years ago. In the blink of an eye, she lost everything. 6 years later, Lydia returned with her genius son, vowing to exact revenge on all her enemies! Little did she know, she encountered an incredibly familiar man at the airport! *** The man was briskly pushing open the door to the restroom, heading to the urinal. Even with such a mundane action, he did it with unparalleled elegance and grace. Lydia, following him in a daze, saw his fierce lower body and suddenly snapped back to reality. She let out a high-pitched scream, instinctively covering her eyes with her hands, her cheeks flushed, and stood there stiffly, unsure of what to do. Lambert furrowed his brows slightly but remained calm as he continued to relieve himself. The sound of water hitting the urinal made Lydia's face even redder. She angrily shouted, "You pervert!" Little did Lydia know that Lambert, seeing her in this state, had a flicker of recognition in his eyes. Memories from many years ago flashed through his mind, and his heart couldn't help but stir. It was her!