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Jennifer Lawrence

Note: I'll be posting this story on https://www.royalroad.com/profile/820403/fictions and Dreame App “You shouldn’t be out here tonight.” The words weren’t a warning—they were a vow. Vincent Moretti’s voice was low, steady, carrying the weight of a man used to bending the world to his will. To Jennifer Lawrence, it felt like both a shield and a cage. At twenty-three, Jennifer has only ever known survival. Abandoned to an orphanage, dropped out of school at seventeen, she grew up with no family, no future, and no way out. The streets became her battlefield, and the night her cruelest master. Selling pieces of herself kept her alive, but it hollowed her—leaving a woman who aches for love yet no longer believes she deserves it. Vincent, thirty-four, has everything except peace. A billionaire built on discipline and ruthlessness, his empire gleams while his heart fractures. A bitter divorce threatens not only his fortune but the legacy his family name was built on. And then—in the middle of a storm—he meets Jennifer. Not as a client, but as a man whose brokenness recognizes her own. Their worlds should never touch. His is a golden cage of wealth and expectation; hers, a shadowed fight for dignity. But the spark between them is too fierce to ignore—dangerous, consuming, forbidden. Society will condemn it. His name could be destroyed. And her past might ruin them both. Yet in the ashes of what they’ve lost, love may be the only thing powerful enough to save them…or burn them alive.
WhispersInTheDark · 10k Views

Billionaire's Unforgettable Ex-Wife

Faye Townsend went from Anchester's most beautiful socialite to Anchester's number one abandoned woman in just one day. On the morning of her scheduled abortion, Hunter Warren's lawyer delivered the divorce agreement. "Miss Townsend, Mr. Warren's intention is to sign this and you can save the declining Townsend Family. The condition is that you and he must sever all ties cleanly." Faye signed her name without hesitation and smiled lightly, "Go back and tell your Mr. Warren, thank you for his generosity." She loved him for eight years, and he despised her for eight years. Thus, her one-sided love affair finally came to an end. ~ That day, headlines across the city announced Hunter Warren's grand wedding with his beloved Zenia Yates. The photograph of the two gazing deeply into each other's eyes was a stab in Faye's heart. She still remembered how Zenia once held her hand during their university days, asking, "Isla, is Hunter Warren's family really that powerful?" "Yes, very powerful." Zenia smiled enviously, "Being engaged to a man like that, you must be over the moon." ~ It only took one night for Faye to go from Anchester's number one abandoned woman to its number one socialite. Rumors spread about Mr. Warren's ex-wife jumping into the bed of his archrival, Oliver Turner. Eight months later, she prematurely gave birth to a baby boy in a private hospital. ~ After six years of studying abroad, she returned with her son. At the airport, she unexpectedly ran into her ex-husband. She passed by him with her child, ignoring him. Hunter squinted slightly, turning his head to watch. Only to hear the child, who looked about seventy percent similar to him as a child, disdainfully say in his childish voice, "Isla, so that's your ex-husband? Your taste was really terrible back then." "Yes, I was blind back then. After all, who hasn't stepped in something unpleasant in the past? Stop nagging, your dad is waiting for us." ~ When they met again, he cornered her in the hospital hallway. "Regarding that child, don't you think you owe me an explanation?" ~ She really liked that song lyric. We have to owe each other, otherwise, what is there to look back on? We have to owe each other, we must have lingering ties. ~ Those who enjoy this story, please add it to your collection, kisses~ New story recommendation: South Town's Five Young Masters, third release Sweet Marriage, Mr. Quan Dominates His Wife http://novel.hongxiu.com/a/1315957/ Bookmarking for collection, collection, collection underway~ South Town's Five Young Masters features Quan Nan Zhao, the most domineering and decisive, who remains single at thirty-two while his heart constantly thinks of a woman. On the day South Town University South Campus was established, he saw those long-missed eyes among the faculty, and also smelled the familiar scent on her… (This story is a sweet, romantic comedy, non-reconciling story, if you like it, bookmark it first~)
A Ray of Sunshine · 589k Views

The Billionaire's Two-Faced Escort Wife

"Desperation made him marry his cold boss!" --- By day, Adrian Cole is nothing more than a quiet shadow in the glittering empire of Alexander Devereux—the billionaire CEO whose power stretches across cities. As his secretary, Adrian fetches coffee, files documents, and hides his forbidden desire behind lowered lashes, knowing that attraction is dangerous when survival is his only priority. But by night, Adrian becomes Adrienne—the mysterious, breathtaking escort whispered about in elite circles. Draped in silk and secrets, Adrienne enchants the city’s most powerful men, earning what Adrian desperately needs to keep his mother alive. Until one night, everything shatters. The client waiting for Adrienne… is none other than Alexander Devereux. What Adrian doesn’t know is that Alexander carries secrets of his own. With his powerful mother demanding he marry to secure the Devereux legacy, Alexander needs a wife—a perfect society bride to silence scandal and fulfill duty. Love is a weakness. A plague. All he needs is a wife. But instead, Alexander finds himself captivated by the one woman who doesn’t exist. To protect his empire, he makes a ruthless offer: Adrienne will become his wife, his public mask, his possession. Now Adrian is caught in a dangerous masquerade. By day, he is the overlooked secretary Alexander barely notices. By night, he is the obsession Alexander cannot release—the false bride Alexander plans to parade before the world. How long can Adrian balance the fragile lies before desire burns through the mask—and Alexander discovers the truth? As deception twists into longing and duty ignites forbidden passion, Adrian may have started this game to survive… but Alexander plays to win.
Rosegold_n · 7.8k Views

Discarded Mate’s Redemption: The Alpha’s Regret

[Werewolf + Contract marriage + Divorce + Baby + Groveling Ex] #CurrySpicyParanormal(wink) * * As a defective omega who had lost her wolf, Octavia endured her mate’s cold indifference for the sake of her baby, but even that was not enough. Alpha Beckham betrayed her and then rejected her. Her family soon turned their backs on her as well. They had once prized her because a prophecy tied to her full-moon birth promised a powerful wolf, but when that wolf was lost, they saw no reason to keep her and cast her aside. With only her tiny pup to protect, Octavia fled, determined to start over. Four years later, she returned. She was no longer the broken woman Beckham had discarded. Now she was an A-rank omega-sigma, battle-belted in the War Council, fierce, unyielding, and far too valuable to ignore. Fate, however, forced her and Beckham back into each other’s lives when Julian, her son, was approaching his fifth birthday. Because of the rare condition he was born with, he would soon need his father’s wolf essence and the Moon Spring—a sacred source that only Alpha Beckham was allowed to use and share. To her shock, the Alpha who once rejected her knelt before her, eyes red with regret, and begged her to come back. But Beckham was not the only one vying for her. War Commandant Leslie, the Beta who led the united packs’ War Council, vowed, “Let me help you get vengeance, Octavia. What I can give you, most alphas can’t.” B-rank Alpha-Sigma Quinn, Major of the Clawpit Field Zone, promised, “I would be more than a father to your son and a defender of your rights, Octavia. I don’t mind being your second-chance mate.” The five founders of the War Council itself, Alpha Pryme, along with his four powerful brothers who operated various dimensions, declared, “You can have all five of us, Octavia. We don’t mind sharing.” Even the Lycan King himself once told her, “You have a son, I have two daughters. Wouldn’t we make a perfect family, sweet omega Octavia?” This time Octavia knows the old her is gone. Now that she has joined the Werewolf War Council, the next choice will be hers alone made for the benefit of herself ALONE!
LindaLight · 440 Views

Blood in the Hollow

When Rebecca Earl arrives in Hollows Edge, South Carolina, she is searching for a fresh start after the collapse of her marriage. The small town seems idyllic at first too idyllic. Everyone is friendly, polite, and almost unnervingly welcoming, but beneath the charm lies an unspoken current of secrecy. Rebecca accepts a position at the local clinic, where she works under the care of Dr. Greyson Edgeworth, a gentle old physician whose family name carries centuries of weight. But it is his grandson, Nathaniel Edgeworth handsome, enigmatic, and unsettlingly watchful eye who stirs feelings Rebecca can’t explain. The Edgeworth family built Hollows Edge, and though time has passed, their influence still pulses in every corner of town. When Rebecca begins renting a historic house on the edge of town, she discovers a shocking connection it once belonged to her grandmother, Tina Weatherman, a woman long whispered about but never seen again after she vanished from Hollows Edge decades earlier. The revelation deepens when Star Berkshire, the town’s gregarious realtor and café owner, hints that Tina’s name still lingers in records and that an estranged Weatherman brother, Thomas, still lives as a recluse nearby. As Rebecca digs into her grandmother’s disappearance, she finds herself entangled in a dangerous legacy, one that ties the Weathermans to the Edgeworths and binds Hollows Edge together with secrets buried deep in its soil. The closer she comes to the truth, the closer she drifts into Nathaniel’s orbit a man who may be her protector, her undoing, or both. In a town where every smile hides a story and every shadow whispers a warning, Rebecca must decide if Hollows Edge will become her sanctuary… or her grave.
Mary_Patterson_9416 · 5.3k Views

The Imperial Princess, Life as a Divorce Lawyer

In a kingdom where matrimony beliefs stood at the pinnacle of everyday life. Bethel Green dares to open "The Cleaved Knot Legal Services," offering escape from brutal and broken marriages. But her radical mission stirs dangerous opposition, threatening her precarious new life. Bethel is no ordinary divorce lawyer; she's Princess Ophelia, the youngest imperial child from the powerful, distant Emeraldleaf Empire. Born into an ancient lineage founded by a magical clover that transformed a wasteland, Ophelia fled a nine-year marriage that brought her to the brink. Now, she fights for others' freedom, offering a chance where neither societal stigma nor the church would. Her desire is to change traditional laws, to reveal the harsh reality of marriage, and to spread this hope like wildfire across vast seas. One little problem... the type of cases Bethel will take on will more be than she could handle. A client request, no matter what status they uphold, will be a head twisting difficulty. As threats mount and her meager funds dwindle, Bethel must take a desperate gamble: hire Rupert, a disgraced former Sword Master and Knights Captain. Stripped of his hard-earned wealth and status after his sword aura was contaminated and his unit perished battling a shadow beast, Rupert—a survivor from a childhood of poverty and loss—is exactly the kind of desperate, skilled individual who might accept such an offer. He's a man willing to risk everything for a pittance and a roof over his head. After falling from two different heights in the world. Can this former princess and disgraced mercenary cleave the bonds of injustice without unraveling themselves in the process? ______________ Client 1: Please help me divorce from my dead husband! He been haunting our home for months! Bethel: Apologies, but I'm a divorce lawyer for the living... not a exorcist. Client 2: My wife has been writing letters to a nobleman, help me find out who he is. So I can challenge him to a duel! Bethel: If you have no interest in dissolving your marriage, please leave my office. Client 3: I need to stop my father remarriage! That woman is a snake! Bethel: ...Should I just start upping my fee for these ridiculous case... ______________ Arthur Note: I wanted to write a story involving divorces, where each character suffering reflects a possibility. Or even more so a frightening reality. There's plenty of stories, wedtoons, and mangas where the leading character is either isekai, time travel, or reincarnated. During a point where they are married on the verge of divorce. These interests me the most since every single piece of dirty laundry including where the bodies are buried being bought to light. Enough for my jaw to dropped off my face. But I want more... not a story arc than bang! Happy ending! I want someone to stand at the center of it all. That how Bethel Green was born, a young woman with her own past. Taking on clients seeking help, in a world where societal stigma may as well be a death sentence. She's not a perfect hero; she's flawed, driven, and even a bit cynical, which makes her feel incredibly real. I sincerely hope those of you enjoy this story. If not, that is fine, even though this doesn't end up being your cup of tea nor a stiff drink, hopefully you find one that does. Fair Warning: Not every chapter will be exciting. Especially with my far lower than average skills as a writer. But I will try to do what I can as a first-time writer. I will also try to keep them 1.5k words long. So excuse the two beginning chapters, since I'm satisfied on how they turned out. There won't be any daily or weekly updates untill next year in mid-2026 For now is only a 3 updates per month. Just to make a stockpile and refinement in editing
Adore_Rain · 3.2k Views