Wife Next Door

Adelaide has been scorned by her father since the day she was born, destined to be cared for and raised by a servant, far from the comforts of her family. When her sister Nadia elopes with her lover just two days before her wedding to the billionaire Egil Arrabal, their father forces Adelaide to fulfill the commitment made fifteen years ago with that ruthless and arrogant CEO she has heard about all her life. Sentenced to become the substitute wife of the eldest son of the Arrabal family, Adelaide steps into an uncertain future where death, betrayal, and revenge will test her resilience. Will she manage to escape unscathed from the clutches of this man? What must she do to pay for her sister's elopement and prevent the downfall of her family's name? **This is a translation of the novel in Spanish titled "La esposa sustituta del CEO." If you find any mistakes, I hope you'll forgive me; I will be constantly working to improve and provide more engaging work. Thank you very much.

My husband, a surgeon, committed a fatal error during surgery. In despair at the loss of his patient's life, he chose the ultimate escape via sleeping pills on the very same night. By the time I reached his side, his ice-cold body was already being carted into the morgue. His death set the beginning of my tragedy. The patient's family, consumed by grief and rage, turned their wrath on me. Their cruel vengeance eventually took my life. As my spirit left me, I came to witness a shocking revelation. My supposedly dead husband was, in truth, alive and well! While I suffered, he enjoyed a life of luxury with his mistress and his new family. He had it all—sleek fancy cars, a stately mansion, and a mountain of wealth. The discovery burned me with rage. So furious I was, I couldn't rest in peace. When I opened my eyes again, I awoke not in the afterlife, but on the day my husband faked his death. I had returned…

Campbell Group of Companies was on the verge of bankruptcy due to the gambling troubles of its owner. There's nothing that can save them except the marriage proposal of the company to ZEE's Fashion heiress, Maria Aurelia Ferreira. The marriage was against the will of hers but she can do nothing. She doesn't want to induce worries and disappointments to her terminally-ill father whom she dear the most. She doesn't want to add up sickening baggage to him that's why she agreed on the set-up even if it means risking her dreams. She thought marrying the man she didn't even know was for good for both of them but it turns out that being with him was an abyss of... undetermined chaos.

Charlene Knight was about to lose her husband to his ex wife, Henrietta. She was becoming despondent ever since Henrietta returned and wanted to claim her husband. Richard Sullivan still had a soft spot for Henrietta that had left him with their now twenty-one months old son, Miguel. He couldn't allow his son to be taken away from him and Henrietta wasn't ready to give up on her son either. It became hard for him to resist her whenever she was around, and this perturbed Charlene. She had nothing left to hope for. What she believed was their marriage was arranged and the CEO had no feeling for her. Should she keep fighting or give up? She became dejected and her love life became a twisted fate

Second Chance Series Book One. ***** To some, marriage is a word. To others, a sentence. ***** Excerpt He unlocked his safe and pulled out some papers. He threw them on my face and gestured me to pick them up. I glared at him, refusing to listen. "Come on, pick them up" he ordered like he was talking to a pet dog. When I didn't listen he crouched down to my level and picked them up himself. "Do you know what it is? It's our marriage contract, read it!" He threw them on my face again. "I said fucking read it!" He yelled loudly. "Don't make me do something, you'll regret afterward, read it, I'll beat you if I have to" he threatened. I picked them up with trembling hands and blurry vision. I saw my signature at the bottom of the page, my breath seized as I stared at it. "Read it!" He ordered, standing tall before me. 1. I will not work. 2. I will respect my in-laws. 3. I will do whatever my husband tells me to. 4. I will take care of my husband as an obedient wife whether I am treated like a wife or not. 5. I will bear children for my husband, I won't have any parental rights over them. My husband will have their sole custody. 6. Finally, I will be ready to go to bed with my husband at his wish whether I like it or not. A single tear fell on the page followed by many others. He snatched the contract back from me. "Now you understand your place?" He asked menacingly.

LOVE COMES IN UNEXPECTED WAYS. SOMETIMES EVEN WE FALL IN LOVE WITH A WRONG PERSON IN A RIGHT TIME AND VICE VERSA WE FALL IN LOVE WITH A RIGHT PERSON BUT IN A WRONG TIME. IN THE NAME OF LOVE, WHAT YOU WILL DO TO FIGHT FOR YOUR LOVE? HOW YOU WILL FIGHT FOR A LOVE THAT IT'S NOT YOURS? ARE YOU READY TO FACE THE CONSEQUENCES THAT IT MAY CAUSE? WHEN THE TRUTH PREVAILS, ARE YOU ABLE STEP FORWARD AGAIN AFTER THE STORMY SEASON? She is Leonora Lopez, the only daughter of Veronica Lopez and Fernando Lopez. They are one of the richest family in Madrid, Spain. And they are Roman Catholic. They have everything in life. But her father wants her to marry his best friend that about the same as his ages. She can't resist the will of his father even her mother can't do anything about it. She's the young woman who will become the billionaire's wife but she will fall in love with their private lawyer from the Philippines. They will have a intimate affair. But the midnight that she's with her lover, Aries Dale, her husband passed away. The fruit of their relationship, Theodora Aries, never say a word since she was born but the doctor says that there's nothing wrong with her. But the question is, where is Aries Dale now? After they parted their ways that dawn she never heard anything from him anymore.

Trina Montenegros, the illegitimate child of her father and engaged with the son of the Dela Vegas group. She is a fashion designer, but she is accused of stealing someone else's design, so Darren Dela Vegas sends her to Paris to avoid any trouble. But what if your only husband on paper falls for you? Darren tries to chase after Trina because he doesn't want her to be far from him. But in an event, in an accident, he will forget you? After seven years, she comes back as a successful designer, and she will no longer allow her stepsister to look down on her. Little did you know, your husband, whom you thought was trying to forget you because of what happened, couldn't remember you. Is there still hope for him to love her again? Or will he remain a heartless and grumpy CEO? Will he still remember his wife, or will he still mistake her head over heels for him?

Yongsann Lim is a female talent manager at a well-known entertainment company. She initially fell in love with Greel Gomez but ended up marrying Greel's brother, Grantt Gomez. Their arranged marriage complicated Yongsann's situation, especially since Grantt is one of the artists she manages. They pretended to have a manager-artist relationship, hiding a dark secret from everyone. Their married life is devoid of love and is at risk of falling apart due to misunderstandings and doubts, fueled by their past. Will Yongsann and Grantt find it in their hearts to truly love each other and summon the courage to reveal their genuine relationship to the world? What will happen when the public discovers the secret of a superstar and her manager?

"Why......... You don't even care about me, ever since I stepped into this house all you do is ignore me, it hurts you know." Layla broke down into tears, without warning, Theodore pulled her to a kiss, Layla tried pulling away from him but he didn't buldge, it didn't take long for her to melt in his arms, returning the kiss. --- Layla, who was sentenced to ten years for murder, a crime she didn't commit was sad and depressed, during the process she lost her mother, everthing felt hopeless, she gave up on life until she was given a chance to get married to a multi billionaire, Layla was sceptical at first but she accepted, she couldn't get a job or a place to stay because of her record so it was a plus for her. Theodore on the other hand is a multi billionaire, he lost his father at a young age and his mother who he thought was loving and caring left his at a young age with his sisters who were kids, after that Theodore grew to have hatred for women, when he was asked to get married he didn't want to but had to accept because of his grandfather. Theodore didn't like Layla but as time passed by he couldn't help but fall for her and she also felt the same, after a very difficult time together, he discovered her secrets and in that process they learnt about their love for each other, he helped her get revenge and she helped heal his heart.

Meredith was in love with Parker all her life but Matt came to her life unexpectedly. He was nothing like Parker. While Parker was perfect and calm Matt was passionate and wild. How can our poor Meredith handle Matt who was still her husband while she was engaged to Parker? Will Meredith and Matt ever be able to forget their painful past? Or will Meredith choose Parker to bury her feelings for Matt?