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A Secretive Deal with My Billionaire Boss

A Secretive Deal with My Billionaire Boss

"Be my girlfriend." Madison froze, her heartbeat deafening in her ears. "Excuse me?" Alexander Knight leaned back in his chair, calm and composed. "One year. You need money for your mother's medical bills. I need someone I can trust, someone discreet. We clearly have chemistry." Madison Harper knows all too well the chaos Alexander Knight leaves in his wake. As the billionaire CEO's personal assistant, she's cleaned up after countless scandals, soothed ex-lovers, and kept his messy private life from spilling into the boardroom. But when one fateful night lands her in Alexander's bed, the dynamics shift dramatically. What begins as a moment of uncontrollable spirals into a neither can resist: Madison needs financial help for her mother's mounting medical bills, and Alexander offers the resources—on the condition she becomes his girlfriend for a year. No strings, no emotions, just business. But as the lines between their professional and private lives blur, Madison's resolve to keep her heart guarded begins to waver. Beneath Alexander's reckless charm lies a magnetic that draws her closer than she ever intended. Just as she starts to believe she might be more than his latest "arrangement," the ghost of Alexander's long-lost first love, Katherine, reappears, threatening to unravel everything they've built. Can Madison protect her heart while navigating this high-stakes game of desire and deception? Or will this with her infamously reckless boss cost her more than she's prepared to lose?
Urban
458 Chs
A Deal with the Cursed Alpha King

A Deal with the Cursed Alpha King

"She was the perfect target." The sound of lips meeting, of bodies moving together, made bile rise in my throat. "But Damien, how were you able to do it?" Jessica's voice was breathless with more than just pleasure. "You told me we could get her inheritance and the life insurance payout once the wolfsbane killed her, but I never thought you could actually poison her so thoroughly." "Small doses of wolfsbane extract mixed into her food and drinks over months. I even convinced her that the healer's treatments were making her worse, so she'd skip doses of the antidote. Celine is so foolish and trusting, it was easy to manipulate her." Damien chuckled, clearly enjoying recounting his deception. I felt an intense pain in my chest, yet I held onto the doorframe to prevent myself from collapsing. "Good thing Father also helped by paying off the healer," Jessica added. "Making her believe that only a mate bond could cure her at this stage, when really, consistent antidote treatments could have saved her life. But that would have been expensive, and why waste the resources on an adopted nobody?" "Exactly!" Damien agreed. I could no longer take it. My heart was choking, my wolf whimpering in agony, making it difficult to breathe. *** She was wounded, rejected, betrayed and killed by the people she had given her all to. When Celine is reborn six months before her world falls apart, she is given a second chance. This time, instead of fighting alone, she makes a deal with the cursed Alpha King, a man feared as death itself. Alpha Kade Hart has lost all hope of ever getting rid of the curse until the day a girl walks into his pack house, she had been broken to the point where there not a single warmth in her eyes except for firing screaming for revenge and right that moment he knew there was hope for him again. But would she truly be able to break the curse for him, or his doom Will Celine be able to get her revenge before six months or end up like her previous life?
Fantasy
229 Chs
The Deal: Between Love and Favors

The Deal: Between Love and Favors

Salin just wanted to survive. Drowning in debt, desperate to pay for his mother’s surgery, he had no way out. The last thing he expected was that one kiss with a stranger would turn his world upside down. Jun-Ho was cold, dangerous, a mafia heir and scarred by a past that made him reject any kind of touch. He had never felt desire. Never wanted anyone. Until Salin. One kiss changed everything. Fear turned into craving. A frozen body stirred. But Jun-Ho didn’t know how to deal with it, so he made an offer Salin couldn’t refuse: “Pretend to be my fiancé. In return, your debt disappears.” Salin agreed. Because he had to. But also... because he wanted to. Jun-Ho’s gaze promised pleasure. His touch trembled. And Salin wanted more. But Jun-Ho wanted too, and couldn’t act on it. And that slowly tore them both apart. Salin teased, surrendered, backed off, then tried again. Jun-Ho burned, torn between fear and longing. Between panic and pleasure. And when the touch finally happened… it was too much. Intense. Addictive. Overwhelming. The problem? Neither of them knew how to stop. What started as a deal turned into obsession, desire, and danger. ~ Mature Content Warning: This story explores psychological trauma, themes related to organized crime, healing, intense romance, and therapy. It includes a chapter with involuntary substance use and an attempted assault. While there are no explicit or graphic scenes, some content may be sensitive. Reader discretion is advised. Note: This story has a happy ending. (This Book is also being published in Portuguese )
LGBT+
216 Chs
Beast Bonding System: Cutting Ties In A Post Apocalyptic World.

Beast Bonding System: Cutting Ties In A Post Apocalyptic World.

After earth was ravaged by the apocalypse for forty years, there was only one chance for survivors to turn things around in the post apocalypse: bond with a strong half-life beast, and fly to the top of the chain. In her previous life, Zyra Scorpion fell from grace to hell the moment she bonded with a small green snake as her half-life beast. She was dumped, isolated, mocked, spat on and eventually killed by her clan. When she opened her eyes again, she was back to the moment she bonded with the little low rank green snake. It was too late to bond with another beast, so she accepted the snake. But that was not all she accepted. The fiances who didn't want to marry her anymore, she accepted their rejection and cut ties with them. The foster family which didn't want her to shame their name, she accepted their disdain and cut ties with them. The clan which didn't want her anymore, she accepted their disdain and cut ties with them immediately. But when she was leaving and some clan members came for her life, she rejected the request to give up her life and took as many lives of her enemies as she could. And then, she accepted a beast bonding system that would evolve her snake from ordinary, to a creature of legends. Zyra made her way to the wastelands, determined to create her own legend, in the land many did not dare to step in. She promises to make it a heaven on earth for herself. Maybe even become the richest woman in the post apocalypse. Her new path brings her straight to Hunter Magnus Kaelion, the ruthless long haired man who doesn't share. Like his half-life beast, the six winged tiger, he was arrogant. Right from the start, he declared that she was his, and his alone His antics. along with those of the system which is determined to make her the queen of beasts in the post apocalypse keep Zyra sighing. The legend was supposed to be about her and her snake, but how did she start her own clan? Where did these uninvited clan elders come from? Why was her clan dominating in the post apocalypse? How was she the pioneer of new modern earth? When did she become the Great Divine Maiden? And why was her ruthless husband who was feared in all corners of the world, acting cute again?
Sci-fi
431 Chs
What's the deal with caricatures cutting their hair?
I think it could be just for the fun of it, to make the caricatures look different and catch people's attention. Or perhaps it has some deeper meaning related to the theme or message the artist wants to convey.
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2025-04-01 17:15
What's the deal with cutting dark horse comics?
I'm not sure. Maybe it's related to censorship or some editorial decisions.
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2025-09-14 07:13
The meaning of not cutting
The basic meaning of "not attacking" was not boasting, not praising, and not boasting. For example," toil but not attack, merit but not virtue, is the most generous ", that is, to exert strength but not boast, to have merit but not think that there is kindness, this is called the extreme of honesty; Another example is " Meng Zhifan does not attack ", where the " do not attack " also refers to not think highly of themselves, do not boast about themselves, describe humility. The novel,"The Morality of the Past", is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
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2026-02-17 04:40
Cutting of gardenia
There were several ways to cut gardenia: ** 1. Vermicelli Cutting Method ** 1. material preparation - Choose 1 - 3mm vermicelli, a disposable transparent cup (poke 3 - 6 holes at the bottom of the cup, you can use an electric iron to poke holes), and a large tray. 2. Branches treatment - The gardenia flower branch can be a new branch, a tender branch, or an old branch. The bottom of the branch was about 3 cm long, and the bottom of the pole was trimmed into a slanted mouth. 3. Cutting process - He filled a transparent cup with vermicelli and then inserted the processed branches into the vermicelli. He placed the cup on a large tray filled with water. The vermicelli would slowly absorb water from the bottom and moisten the branches. 4. later maintenance - He placed it in a place where he could see at least half a day's light to ensure that the environment was well vented. When there was no water in the tray, add water in time. Generally, the roots would grow to the outer wall of the transparent cup in 2 - 3 weeks. When the roots were strong, wash away the vermicelli and transplant it into the soil. ** 2. Perlite-cutting method ** 1. material preparation - Gardening pearlites with a particle size of about 3 mm (no more than 6 mm), a transparent cup (with a hole at the bottom), and a tray. 2. Branches treatment - The branches, regardless of whether they were old branches, thin branches, or tender branches, were cut diagonally at the bottom, leaving a 3-centimeter pole. 3. Cutting process - The cup was filled with pearlites, and the branches were inserted into the pearlites. The cup was placed on a tray filled with water to let it absorb water. 4. later maintenance - Place it in a place where there is good light and ventilation. Make sure that there is always water on the tray. After 2 - 3 weeks, the roots will grow to the outer wall of the transparent cup. When there are more white roots, wash away the pearlstones and transplant. ** 3. Nutrient Soil Cutting Method ** 1. material preparation - He bought nutrient soil, rooting fluid, and carbendazim from the market. 2. Branches treatment - Choose a branch with a relatively high hardness (not a tender branch), about 10 cm long, cut off the leaves and only keep a few small leaves, the bottom of the pole exposed 2 - 3 cm and cut into an inclined mouth. 3. Cutting process - The branches were inserted into the nutrient soil 2 - 3 cm deep and watered thoroughly. When watering, the rooting solution and carbendazim were added to the water. 4. later maintenance - Put it in a place with good ventilation. When the surface of the soil is dry, water it in time. It will take at most one month to root. The diameter of the cutting container was about 10 cm, and it was best to have one cup for one seedling. In addition, there was another method of cutting using foam boards and large plastic bottles: 1. material preparation - Styrofoam board, large plastic bottle (cut open the top), gardenia branches (try to choose branches that have been lignified and have 2 - 3 leaves). 2. Cutting Material Production - The foam board was cut to the size of the plastic bottle, and a few small holes were inserted into the foam board. The gardenia cutting was placed into the small holes of the foam board, and then the whole was placed into the plastic bottle. 3. Cutting process and later maintenance - He placed the plastic bottle in a cool and well-vented place and sprayed water into the bottle to keep it moist. After about 20 days to half a month, the cutting would sprout roots. After taking root, it would be planted temporarily (plant the cutting together in a large flower pot, and the soil should be loose and airy). After about 1 month of temporary planting, when new leaves appeared, and the roots were well developed, they could be transplanted into the pot. The novel "Smelling the Jasmine Fragrance Again" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
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2026-07-10 15:22
Jade Cutting
There were several common ways to cut jade raw materials: 1. ** Rising Sea Thread Cutting **: By using the diamond thread to move back and forth, the sand thread and the jade raw material will be cut to achieve the purpose of processing. Its advantages were higher raw material utilization rate, more material saving (low loss), smoother cutting, and the slit could reach the millimeter level. It could cut high-precision narrow slits (high precision) and was suitable for cutting precious materials. The cutting cost was low. It could cut multiple pieces at the same time, increase production, shorten processing time, and be safe to operate. A person could directly control the machine with the handle to avoid potential dangers caused by direct contact with the cutting tool. 2. Slitting: The most common jade cutting machines on the market were water cutting machines and oil cutting machines. The raw stone was directly placed on the cutting machine and clamped by the machine. Then, the saw blade of the cutting machine was used to cut the raw stone. This cutting method could not cut very thin jade, nor could it guarantee the smoothness of the cutting surface (the precision was not high), nor could it achieve the purpose of saving materials (the material was wasted). Moreover, it could cause an accident of cutting the jade raw material at any time, and there was also the danger of cutting or cutting off the fingers. When cutting jade raw materials, no matter which cutting method was used, the following four principles must be followed: 1. He had to be especially careful with the color of the paint, so as not to destroy the green color. If the materials were cut well, used well, and shipped well, they could obtain a large profit. Therefore, the experience of the cutting master was very important. 2. He started from the worst part. Before gaining experience, he would start from the weakest part so that he wouldn't lose too much. 3. Make the finished product as big as possible. The bigger the finished product, the rarer it was and the higher its value. If they could make bracelets, they would make bracelets first, and the rest would be made into small accessories. Those with many cracks could only be made into decorative or carved pieces. 4. Dual-use principle. Flower pieces and bare body go hand in hand, can do bare body as much as possible, do not cut to death. In addition, there were two other methods to cut raw jade stones: rubbing and cutting. Rubbing and cutting were two general methods of cutting raw jade. The specific operations of different regions and different masters might vary. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
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2026-09-10 09:15
Bamboo cutting machine
Information about bamboo cutting machines. Some brands and models were mentioned in the search results, such as Jiahang Electric Bamboo Shears and Ichiro Nakamura Electric Bamboo Shears. These machines were all tools specially used to cut down bamboo. They were highly efficient and portable. In addition, there were other bamboo cutting tools, such as a fully automatic bamboo cutter. However, the specific brand, price, and performance information were not found in the search results provided. Therefore, I don't know the specific brand and model of the bamboo cutting machine.
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2024-12-21 15:38
Tree Cutting Game
There were a few novels related to the tree-cutting game that could be recommended. These included " Necromancer Cutting Trees "," Death Compensation "," Paradise Strategy "," Cyber Monk "," Necromancer Experiment Notes ", and " Bizarre..." Wait. The authors and content of these novels could be found in the search results provided.
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2025-01-15 20:19
Limb Cutting Order
The Limb Order was a novel published in 1988 by Chen Qingyun, a Taiwan ghost novelist. The main character of the novel is Yang Zhizong, the current leader of the Dew Gang and the owner of the Limb Order. He has the Dragon Formula of the Dragon and Phoenix Formula, and his name is Fan Chengzhi at the end of the book. The story revolved around Yang Zhizong's revenge for his mentor. The plot of the novel also involved many characters and events, such as the martial arts bet between characters such as "South Foolish Junyu Old Man","Banwu Monk","West Mountain Master Ling Yifeng", and "Seagull Messenger".
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2026-04-02 12:14
The love of cutting skin
"The Love of Cutting Skin" was a love horror film that was released in Japan on March 3, 2000. It was directed by Takashi Miike, with Ryu Murakami and Daisuke Amaki as the screenwriters, and Ryu Ishibashi, Hideki Shiina, and Kimura Hayashi as the main actors. The film was adapted from Ryu Murakami's novel of the same name. The story revolved around a middle-aged man named Shigeharu Aoyama. He wanted to remarry after his wife passed away and met the 24-year-old Asami Yamazaki. Aoyama was a successful middle-aged man. After losing his wife for many years, he longed for love. Asami was young, beautiful, and mysterious. The two fell in love. However, Asami had a tragic childhood. She suffered from domestic violence, her parents 'divorce, and other pain. These experiences made her mentally distorted. She showed a morbid possessiveness towards Green Mountain, turning her love into a suffocating imprisonment. As their relationship deepened, Aoyama noticed Asami's strange behavior and began to suspect that this relationship might be a carefully woven lie. The climax of the movie took place in the basement, which foretold the horror scene. When Qingshan was imprisoned here and Asami shed her disguise, he realized that he was trapped in a whirlpool of revenge, and what awaited him was endless torture and despair. The film had its world premiere on October 2, 1999, at the International Film Festival in Canada. In 2000, it won the 29th International Film Festival, the non-competition unit, the Fabius Award/KGN Award. As of March 16, 2001, the box office in Japan had exceeded 130,000 US dollars, the international box office had reached 220,000 US dollars, and the global box office had exceeded 350,000 US dollars. On July 16, 2014, the British magazine Total Film ranked the top 25 horror movies of the 1990s.
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2026-03-25 02:10
Flesh-cutting novels
I recommend Chasing Meat, a modern romance novel written to earn money by eating meat. The Li family's Little Nine ran on the road of rebirth in order to eat meat. "Super Fat Exchange System" was super funny. It was a novel written by Wanyan Xiao Bai. The main character used fat to exchange for treasures. He had medical skills, esophagus skills, a cheerful and humorous rhythm, and a unique way of thinking. " Entertainment: The Great Writers Starting from the Metamorphosis " was a complete work. It was an urban entertainment star genre. The main character was a writer and director. Although there were plagiarism and other poisonous points, it was still suitable for plagiarism lovers. " I'm Doing Dungeons in My Dream " was a fantasy novel written by Wu Yu. The male protagonist Lu Tian relied on the dream system to do dungeons, and the character settings were rich. "Warships of a Great Power" is a military war book written by the hero of East China. Qin Tao, the chief engineer of the ship, cast the warships of a great power 30 years ago. Although there are some shortcomings, it is a new book by the old author. Military enthusiasts can read it. The novel " From a Rogue Cultivator to a Big Boss " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
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2026-03-17 09:55
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