The Illegitimate Flame: Bride of Ashes - Chapter 185- are you jealous?

“Block him.”“He's technically still my boss.”“Then block him with dignity.”The call ended again.And then started again.I let out a sound somewhere between a growl and a sob, then finally answered with the enthusiasm of a snail crawling through salt.“Yes, Mr. Walton?”“Have you changed your mind yet?”I collapsed onto the towel and gazed at the sky as though it might consume me entirely if I pleaded sweetly enough.“Do you ever take a break?” I asked, shielding my eyes with one hand.“You're avoiding the question.”“Because it's a dumb question.”He exhaled, the sound sharp and irritated even over phone. “It's not a dumb question. It's a business offer.”“It's a weird offer-one that I already said no to.”There was a brief pause, and I could practically hear him clenching his jaw through the speaker.“You are acting unreasonably.”“ Unreasonable?” I sat up. “I'm not the one drafting fake girlfriend contracts like it's a normal Tuesday.”“Isabella-”“Certainly not, Mr. Walton.” I mimicked his tone perfectly. “I told you I'm not doing it. You need to find someone else to play pretend with.”SYNOPSISIsabella Miller thought saying no to her boss’s fake dating offer was the end of the story.But Adrien Walton doesn’t take no—especially not when he’s convinced she’s a gold digger.Suddenly, her student loans are piling up, her father’s vet clinic is on the brink of eviction and her brother is about to be kicked out of college. Coincidence? She thinks not.Adrien Walton is calm, calculating—and he's just pulled every string to corner Isabella into the perfect position.Now she’s stuck choosing between pride and survival.So she agrees to his offer: be his fake girlfriend.No feelings attached. No drama. Just business.Or so she thought.“Conference Room B. Fifteen minutes,” he said, passing by without a glance.The folder he pushed across the table landed with a thud.I opened it. The contract. All of it.---Enemies to lovers? Check.Slow burn? Hmmnyea.Banter so sharp it might file your nails? Yes.Delicious workplace tension? Of course.Tension that could melt steel?Absolutely.Smut?? Wanna find out?Welcome to corporate romance warfare. There’s no escaping this contract.

Chu Yang, the Ninth Master of the Nine Tribulations Sword, sacrificed almost everything he had for the sake of improving his martial arts, including the love of his life. After spending three years locating the fifth fragment of the Nine Tribulations Sword, he was ambushed by all sides at that very place. Mortally injured with no means of escape, Chu Yang executed a sacrificial technique by plunging the Nine Tribulations Sword into his very own heart. “With the blood of my heart, ten thousand tribulations will collapse!”

After witnessing the death of all his ambushers, Chu Yang’s vision began to darken. At a distance, moments before his death, he saw the mastermind who had plotted his downfall — Mo Tian Ji. With that, his eyes finally closed.

However, with a start, Chu Yang once again awoke to find that he had returned to when he was sixteen years of age! Furthermore, the Sword Spirit of the Nine Tribulations Sword now resided within his Dantian, the energy center of his body! From that very moment, Chu Yang would then begin to right all of his past regrets, and carve his very own legend by fulfilling his destiny as the final Master of the Nine Tribulations Sword, and defeating the Heavenly Devils beyond the realm of the Nine Heavens Continent.

[MATURE CONTENT 18+. NO RAPE]ExcerptsSerena felt his hand grasped her nether parts which was still covered by a thin layer of cloth. Her body resisted but the man did not have the slightest intention to let her go. Instead, thick fingers caressed her petals from the outside, causing a responding streak of pleasure zipped down inside her… The world seemed to have slow down to a crawl as she found herself experiencing a foreign and new enticing desire.“You were so brave when you offered yourself to me, but now look how shy you are acting.” He said as he looked at her closed eyes, Serena opened her eyes and looked at him quizzically, her eyes glazed over with lust. And then he asked her something she never thought, a civilized man would ask. “Have you tried to poke this with your little finger?” At the question, She felt herself dizzy for a moment.________Innocent and well sheltered Serena kang lived her whole life as the perfect granddaughter, with the death of her mother,she is forced to believe that the cancer that killed her mother would soon get to her. before that happens Serena wanted by all means to get laid,all she wanted was a one night stand with someone she deemed worthy. but only on one condition,she wanted no commitment after the night. when she met Eiravyn Won, a mysterious and handsome man she was convinced at first glance that he was best fit for the job.Eiravyn Won is a coldhearted Vampire king with the sole aim to find his destined mate in the human realm, but what happens when he discovered that the mate he had been so desperately searching for was in fact a weak and fragile looking human.Will he succumb to the temptation of the mate bond and choose Serena as his queen or will Serena bright and innocent personality charm him into making her his queen?Will Serena be able to handle his darkness?_________Serena will teach the cold hearted Eiravyn what it feels like to love and care for someone, Eiravyn will show Serena his kind of pleasure. Their completely different and parallel worlds will collide with the Secrets of Serena true identity and mystery being revealed, Eiravyn will fight for her and together they will make their own world a better place.Author’s Note: I would be updating this book one chapter per day for seven days, if the book does well there would be increase on the chapters for some days.******This book is an original and not a translation.

When Lu Ming’s biological father and stepmother came looking for him, he didn’t feel happy or excited.

A long time ago, Lu Ming’s father, Lu Yaohua, abandoned his wife and son and married his lover.

For 18 years, Lu Ming had not seen his father, even when his mother passed away.

Now, Lu Ming’s father came looking for him because his half-brother was sick and needed a kidney transplant. The first thing his father and stepmother said to him was that they wanted a kidney from him.

“We are a family. You’re his older brother. It’s your responsibility to save your little brother. If you can help Ze, we’ll give you 10 million yuan,” offered Lu Yaohua.

“A human can survive with one kidney, right? How can you not save your brother when he’s dying? You’re just like your useless mom!” scolded the stepmother.

“Heck! I would never have agreed to dad spending the 10 million if the donor center has a suitable kidney for me!” cursed the younger brother.

[Option 1: Agree to the request. Reward: A halo for enduring humiliation.

Option 2: Decline the request. Reward: 51% of the shares of Wanke Real Estate—one the top 500 listed companies in the country.]

Lu Ming stared coldly at the three visitors and scoffed.

“I don’t have a brother like you, or a family. Get lost!”