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Marry My Billionaire Second Husband

Amelia has slaved her whole life, working multiple jobs to help support her poor husband Caleb― only to discover he is a millionaire! When confronted, Caleb feels no guilt. He divorces her immediately to pursue his true love, leaving her with nothing to her name. “Kelsie is the woman that I love, the woman who truly deserves to be by my side,” Caleb said. “Now, sign the papers and I can end this farce of a marriage.” But thankfully, fate has yet to close all its doors on her. The messy breakup has led Amelia to meet the elusive Matteo Montgomery, the mysterious owner of X’el International Inc., and even though Amelia could have sworn that this is the first time they have ever met, Matteo seemed to hold more interest in her than ordinary. With her divorce finalized, Matteo’s courtship quickly grows more extravagant. He offers her everything, from a job as his secretary, a new penthouse apartment, and a permanent home in his heart. But just as Amelia’s heart begins to open up to Matteo’s sincerity, Caleb comes crawling back, determined to ruin her life. *** 【Excerpt】 “Oh?” Matteo asked, and Amelia caught a hint of amusement in his voice. “Then pray tell, what did we converse about?” Amelia swallowed. Good heavens, he was so close. She could barely even breathe, afraid that every movement she made would just amplify how loud her heartbeat was. It was racing like a bullet train at this point, and she felt it clog at her throat, refusing her a chance to speak. “I… I…I―” “I have no girlfriend, Amelia,” Matteo said. “And before you overthink, I do not have a wife in secret either.” His fingers didn’t let go of her wrist, and instead, it even tightened its grip. It wasn’t painful in the slightest, but it sent surges of electricity rushing through her body as though she had been struck by lightning in the most thrilling of ways. A coy smile curved his lips, and he leaned in just the slightest. His lips were now a hair’s breadth away from hers, and Amelia instinctively held her breath. “Unless, perhaps you would like to volunteer?”

saltedpepper · Urban
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Crooked Vendor

"The agreement was that you hit all the red balloons within the first round of given shots," the vendor said. He eyed Matteo, who stood behind Amelia. "We didn't agree that someone else could assist you."

"That's right!" Emmeline agreed loudly. She was this close to flinging her hands up into the air in anger. How could Matteo willingly plaster himself to Amelia's back, helping her to shoot? This was a blatantly unfair advantage and it caused Emmeline to lose focus, missing her shots. 

"If I had Matteo assisting me from the very beginning, I would have beaten you before you even managed to shoot 5 balloons down. It's not fair that you got help from Matteo― that just shows that you're incapable of winning on your own!"

Matteo let out a low warning growl, causing Emmeline to take an instinctive step back. 

"Let's not kid ourselves," Matteo said with a dismissive snort. "Your lack of skill is so apparent that not even I would be able to salvage your score."