"I only stayed with Mu Ru Yue for benefits." One cheating to let you know what a person's heart is. She had gotten into trouble with the influential men in S City because she was drunk, and she had done what she had to do to avoid puncturing that membrane. She had gone to his company, so she had said the word: Love grows over time. However, when they were getting married, they discovered a little secret. This marriage ... Can it go on? Mu Ru Yue: It's the first time I've seen you in my memory, and you just happened to see me in the most miserable state. The second time we met, below the stage, you caught me when I fell the third time, you pulled me up when I fell on the ground ... ... "Why is it that every time I meet you, the one who's out of luck is me? You're the jinx in my life? " Cold: in my impression of the first meeting, let me heart, but also let me heartache. This was the first time he felt this way. Seeing you crying, like a frightened little white rabbit. Seeing you like this, I swear that I will protect you well. The second time we met, you cried again. "I swear, I will avenge you." Why do you make my heart ache every time I see you? "You are my destined woman."
“I need you to find me a bride.” Marco Orsini demanded this from the etiquette teacher, Francesca Marcolini. His grandfather’s mandate was simple: Present a bride on the day of his 86th birthday—and thereby secure the continuity of his clan and the massive Orsini empire—or he will be disinherited. But Marco doesn’t want just any woman. He wants the perfect woman, and he knew that only Francesca can help him find the perfect bride. She had all the connections to the best women in Italian society after all—She may have even taught them in the ways of the social graces, which intrigues Marco. The two will go to great lengths to find the perfect woman, but how far must they search to find the perfect Orsini bride?
The blind CEO was actually married. This was big news!The whole company speculated about who the CEO's bride was, and there was a great deal of debate. As a junior employee of the company, she felt a headache coming on. How could she be so hot-headed that she could 'suddenly' become the CEO's wife? "I'll pay for your uncle's medical expenses." The CEO pointed to the cheque on the sofa. "The contract will be for two months. Two million will be yours when it expires." The CEO pointed to the prenuptial agreement at the side. Warm: There is no "cooperation" that cannot be negotiated, if there is, it can only mean that the other party's "sincerity" is not enough. Looking at the lady who signed the contract readily, the CEO's lips curled up. "You fell into my trap. Little thing, do you still want to run away?"
When only pain remains, will your heart skip a beat? She was ready to heal his broken soul because she knew that behind the façade of his Nightmare self, he was just a broken person trying to survive battles of his haunted past. But what she didn't knew that there was a lot more pain she has to suffer in her journey. Maybe pain was what that bonded them together.
Having become a maid in the CEO's mansion, she had never thought about what would happen, nor had she ever thought about the huge changes that would take place in her life. For three days and three nights, he did it again and again. He said, "Woman, remember who your man is!" He was sometimes cold, sometimes gentle, and he melted her heart with his strong gentleness. Yet when she believed that the billionaire had fallen in love with her, a little maid, it was like a bolt out of the blue, he gave the order: Go for an abortion! Make her disappear from my sight ... ... She did not want to believe that the sweetness of the past was false; he did not know how much he had misunderstood her. ***
From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together
ON PAPER, IT'S PRETEND. BUT MY HEART KNOWS WHAT'S REAL. His proposal came in a little black envelope with thirteen unlucky words: You still owe me that favor, doll, and I'm cashing in. Marry me. In a normal life, I'd never get hitched to Calvin Randolph. Not with his heart-stopping blue eyes, infamous player reputation, and an ego bigger than the part of his anatomy he loves boasting about the most. Been there, done that. All except the last part, which he's left to my shameful imagination for seven years apart. Of course, the fake fiancee contract I just signed is anything but normal. Neither was the tragic day our schoolyard romance died, when he made an unspeakable sacrifice. He saved my life. He paid a terrible price. Now, I owe him big. He's come to collect in make believe: the blushing lies, the sideways glances leaving me breathless, the teasing kisses every time his teeth grab my bottom lip in front of the world. It shouldn't be this hard. It's just pretend. It's just a few weeks. I can totally resist the demanding, cold, obscenely handsome man he's become. We have our rules. But the simple one I kept to myself might be harder: don't fall in love. I already did that once. I know the risks. I won't let it happen. Because if his charm steals my heart again, if I let him go all the way when his lips trace scary promises on mine, this paper engagement becomes real enough to ruin us... Alpha male heat advisory, emotional powder keg, and hard won Happily Ever After inside! This is a standalone full length novel with no cliffhangers. Discover the fire and mystery Wall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow brings to romance!
Life Is Never Mainly About Love and Marriage. So Learn to Live and Date for More. Many of you grew up assuming that marriage would meet all of your needs and unlock God's purposes for you. But God has far more planned for you than your future marriage. Not Yet Married is not about waiting quietly in the corner of the world for God to bring you "the one," but about inspiring you to live and date for more now. If you follow Jesus, the search for a spouse is no longer a pursuit of the perfect person, but a pursuit of more of God. He will likely write a love story for you different than the one you would write for yourself, but that's because he loves you and knows how to write a better story. This book was written to help you find real hope, happiness, and purpose in your not-yet-married life.
Cassandra Anders is a New York-based artist who’s having a time of her life. But because of her father’s unfortunate predicament, Cassandra reluctantly agrees to marrying Philip Strindberg, whom she suspects to be a member of an underground mob. Besides having to deal with her overbearing husband, Cassandra needs to confront the past that has been haunting her for two years. Can she keep her composure while coping with the pressures of her craft, the stress from her husband’s family, and even danger brought by her husband’s involvement with the mob? Will she learn to love and accept her married life, or will she find a way to break free from it?
