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Bread For My Family

"A-An arranged marriage?!" Belen rages to her dad, "After four years of no contact, this is the first thing you tell me? Four years, Dad!" "You will marry Everest Fox!" Edy sternly demands. She sneers, “And if I refuse?” “I will take A STAR away from you by force!” Belen was nothing but a doll. After years of emotional neglect and abuse, she finally abandons her “family.” Her father suddenly arranges for Belen to marry the son of his long-time friend because of a promise and past regret. What’ll happen when Everest Fox is against the arranged marriage to the famous Belen Astares? Why is her family suddenly trying to come back into her life? Wait! Who is the Male Lead? Everest or Noah? That isn’t the least of her worries, Belen faces the death of a loved family member and lives with regrettable scars that refuse to heal in her heart. **************************** MATURE CONTENT. Sensitive/Triggering topics are mentioned. Genre-Romance, not Sci-Fi!

An_Rome · Ficção Científica
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157 Chs

Do I Qualify?

Three years ago.

"Miss Astares, with all due respect, I believe my son, Grayson, would be a far better match to serve as your secretary."

"Is that so?" Belen is elegantly sitting across from a Director in the conference room alone.

"What makes you so positive to question my current secretary's abilities?" Belen displays her professional smile hidden with irritation.

"I can list all the great aspects my son has for the position itself, but your current secretary is questionable."

Her eyes coldly glow with a sip of her tea, "Oh? Enlighten me."

"You can't trust an orphan. Think about it, Miss Astares. An orphan like him only wants one thing. That is to gain your trust. He can steal anything right from underneath your nose." So he connivingly tries to persuade Belen.

"So that's your reason," she flatly places her cup of tea down on the coaster. "You're saying I can't, or rather I shouldn't place my trust in my current secretary, yes?"