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Her Dumb Honour

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Innocent, pretty, kind, and compassionate were the fitting descriptions for Karen Barger. She had been living her perfect life until it had begun to crumble at a time she least expected it. To seek comfort, she returns to Atlanta, her home, and unbeknownst to her, another piece of her world crumbles in New York. Along with her two friends in Atlanta, Karen’s life will be on a roller coaster, and she will experience raw, vulnerable, and intense emotions like never before. Determined to honour the vows of her closest people, Karen will go to the extreme ends to ensure they are happy. However, one by one, dark, buried secrets will be out in the open, leaving Karen over in the head after the realization that those she sacrificed everything for were not worth the efforts. Will she rise beyond the spiral of betrayals and vengeance, or will she succumb to them?

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Chapter 1Perfect world?

Perfect. That's how Karen Barger described her life. She had a job that paid her well enough to cater to her needs. She had a loving family back in her hometown in Atlanta.

She had a loving boyfriend whom she suspected could propose to her anytime. She had a 16-month old baby who meant everything in the world to her.

She was the perfect daughter, sibling, mother, and girlfriend, and the envy of some.

What more could she ask for?

Karen stood at 167 cms and weighed approximately 63kilogrammes. She had brown eyes, shoulder-length brown hair, and curves in all the right places.

2:20 pm, one Thursday afternoon, the first piece of her perfect world crumbled.

Karen had been in her office, going through the files before her, when the office phone beside her rang.

"Hello sir, how can I help you?" She said politely.

"Hello, please come to my office," Bob Francis, her fifty-something-year-old boss, said.

"I will be there shortly," she answered and hung up.

She looked at the files before her to ascertain that she had worked on the files she had been told were important, breathed out loudly then walked out of the office.

She had a black dress, her favorite, purchased by her boyfriend Carey Smith on their fourth-year relationship anniversary.

Carey loved when she wore the dress, and she had kind of started wearing it frequently as well.

Along the tiled corridor, Karen walked, her head held high. She met her colleagues, who were just coming from lunch, but they didn't mind her like the invisible staff she had become for the four years she had worked at the company.

She softly knocked on Mr. Francis' door, and he called her in.

"You called for me, sir," She said.

"Yes. That's yours," Mr. Francis said without looking up.

Karen didn't understand what he was talking about, so she looked around at the office instead.

On the desk, there were some files, a desktop machine, and a landline phone. The shelves in the office were full of books, and on top of them, there were trophies.

The wall had frames of pictures taken of Mr. Francis during various awards.

He had been in business for so long, and he was wealthy enough to buy most of the unstable businesses in New York.

"I didn't call you to just stand there. There's a brown envelope on my desk that's meant for you," Mr. Francis said, bringing Karen out of her reverie.

She walked towards the desk and felt fear suddenly grip her. Her heartbeat increased, and her palms became sweaty.

Karen closed her eyes, opened them, then took the envelope, feeling more afraid.

"You should have received the letter a month ago. Please act on it today. We don't have much time to waste," Mr. Francis said, and Karen forced herself to walk out of the office, having decided to read the letter in her office instead.

With trembling hands, she tore the seal of the envelope and removed the white folded piece of paper therein. She said a short prayer and opened the letter. Her eyes scanned the contents faster. She closed her eyes, rubbed them, then read the letter again, thinking that her eyes had been playing games on her.

"No. No. Noooo. This can't be right!" She screamed, tearing the letter into small pieces and throwing them all over the room.

From nowhere, the door to her office flung open, and in streamed her colleagues who were quick to ask what her problem was.

"Please calm down. Do you want to talk about it?" Julia Williams, one of the other secretaries, asked.

Julia was in her early thirties, was plump, had sea-blue eyes and a kind smile on her face, which Karen knew was fake.

Julia had once befriended Karen, who had been too pleased to have a female friend in New York.

They didn't get to know each other that much, but Karen had told her a few details of her personal life, but two days later, a totally different story had been spread.

Karen knew it was all Julia's doing, and she confronted her, but she denied doing so.

The worst was that Julia still thought that everything could go back to normal. How wrong was she!

"Why should I not be? Please tell me why you think I am not okay? Why do you even care anyway? Do me a favor and spare me the fake sympathies and get the hell out of my office," Karen screamed at them in anger.

Four years ago, when Karen had landed a job at the office, she hadn't received a warm welcome from any of her colleagues.

They had always looked at her as though she was a leper and avoided her.

At first, it had stressed her up, and she had wanted to resign, but Carey had been the voice of reason, telling her that she should only be concerned if Mr. Francis had a problem.

"What if he is asking them to do that?"

"Why would he? He is the manager, and his word is above everyone else's."

"How am I meant to work with them if they won't even look at me? They talk so ill about me, have heard them say quite a number of times that I only got the job because of my looks," Karen had told Carey.

"Develop a thick skin. Focus on your work. They will grow to love you and see you just like I do," Carey had said.

Carey was 6'5 tall had broad shoulders and chest from working out long hours in the gym, and had hazel eyes, black hair, and a pale complexion. He also had a scar on his chest from his childhood.

Karen took his advice and had survived despite all the hate.

After Karen's outburst, her colleagues left her office in whispers, and Karen was left crying as she packed her belonging into a small box she had received after she shopped online.

She carried them out of the office and used the lifts to get down. She called a taxi to get her home since she could no longer use the company car.

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The Return of the Cannon Fodder Trillion Heiress

Hera Avery is working several part-time jobs to pay for her university tuition. She is managing her work and love life simultaneously. Her boyfriend, who is a rising celebrity, made her pay for their expensive apartment located in a well-known building. The building is also home to well-known heirs and heiresses. On her boyfriend's birthday and their third anniversary, she returned home to their apartment only to find him with another woman. But what did she get in return? A slap on the face, a breakup and she was evicted from the apartment she was paying with her own money. After being evicted and becoming homeless, she believed things couldn't get any worse. However, her cheating ex-boyfriend's wealthy new girlfriend went further by reaching out to every establishment and persuading them to blacklist her. This caused her to lose her means of living and they even spread rumors that she was obsessed with her former celebrity boyfriend and was attacked by his fans. Having no way out, she gritted her teeth. "Grandpa, I'm willing to inherit the consortium." Old Master Avery laughed heartily after hearing her conviction and sent a bank transfer to Hera. [ You received a $100,000,000,000 money transfer to your account ending in ####] [Note: My dear granddaughter, use this pocket money to treat yourself to anything you desire. Don't be frugal, and if you spend it all, don't hesitate to ask me for more.] Hera was astounded. When her identity was announced, her ex-boyfriend kneeled and cried to her, for her to take him back. The sarcastic Male lead 1: Do you think it's your turn? Look behind. When her ex-boyfriend looked back, he saw influential men lining up with bouquets of roses to woo Hera. The cold Male lead 2: It's your fault for being blind. Cry and beg but you'll have no chance as long as we are here. The brutal and impatient Male lead 3: Do you want me to break your legs?! The entertainment King Male lead 4: You're just a little star but you want to bypass me? The hot-headed Male lead 5: I'll make sure, you'll be shelve. The coquettish Male lead 6: Wifey, they are trying to steal you from me! Seeing the problematic Male leads, Hera felt an incoming headache not knowing what to do. "Let's just go with the flow then!"

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Even After My Death

Jiang Ning was the true heiress of the Huo Family, lost and living outside. After being brought back by her family, her birth parents didn't like her, her cold-faced brother despised her, and her twin brothers would tell her to get lost from the home at the drop of a hat. Waking up alone in the hospital, she was diagnosed by the doctor with a terminal illness, yet her own family was busy throwing a party for the fake heiress. Jiang Ning was furious! She kicked these so-called family members one by one, sending them all flying! If they didn't accept her, she didn't care for them either! ...... Jiang Ning participated in a rural countryside live stream variety show. Her haters caught wind and came to greet Jiang Ning's entire family in the barrage of messages. But what they found was: Day one: Shock! Jiang Ning catches a thief on the street! A golden retriever runs over to help her. Day two: Jiang Ning snatches a child back from human traffickers with her bare hands! A bird publicly defecates on the traffickers' heads! Day three: Jiang Ning fights a criminal in a life-and-death struggle! A goose mocks them at the scene. Thief: "I had already finished stealing, and she still caught me. It's absurd." Murderer on the run for sixteen years: "You might not believe it, but I just came to buy a bottle of water, and she came up to me with a big right hook." A nice countryside live stream somehow turned into a legal synergy. The online audience crazily tagged the official police accounts: "Let's be honest, isn't she an undercover agent you dispatched?" "Jiang Ning's side job is entering the entertainment industry, but her main role is catching criminals, right?" A certain big shot attached a wedding photo: "Wife, mine."

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Madam’s Identities Shocks the Entire City Again

Qiao Nian lived in the Qiao family’s house for 18 years before her biological parents found her. Suddenly, all the wealthy families in the city knew that the Qiao family had a fake daughter! A true daughter of an affluent family would be talented, gentle, and kind. A fake daughter would not be able to pick up any skills and accomplish nothing. Everyone wanted to see how miserable she would become when she went back to her ravine after being kicked out of a rich family! Qiao Nian also thought that her biological parents were poor teachers from Luohe County. Who knew that her brother drove a Phaeton that was worth three hundred thousand yuan! Her biological father was also a professor who taught at Tsinghua University! The big boss of the family of scums became a bootlicker and bowed in front of her grandpa… Qiao Nian was dumbfounded. Erm… this wasn’t the same as saying yes! After being freed from the family of scums, Qiao Nian was able to be herself. She was the top student in the college entrance examination, a live broadcast star and the heir of an invaluable cultural heritage… Her identities were revealed and when she started to appear on the hot searches in the city, the family of scums turned green. The anti-fans mocked: What’s the point of trying to fake an image? Aren’t you just sticking to my brother everyday? Qiao Nian responded: I’m sorry but I already have a match. Top Brother: @Qiao Nian. Let me introduce her to everyone. This is my sister. Wealthy Grandpa: My dear granddaughter, why are you working so hard? If you want a bicycle, grandpa will buy it for you! The rich and powerful in Beijing spread a rumor that Master Wang was hiding a wife in his luxurious house. No matter how much people tried to persuade him, he never took her out to meet anyone. If he were asked, he would say the same sentence. “My wife is from the countryside and she is shy.” That was until one day when someone saw the noble and cold Master Wang holding a girl’s slender waist while hiding in a corner of a wall and muttering with red eyes. “Baby, when will you give me a title?” [Fake daughter who is from a truly wealthy family] + [Two big bosses]

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