On a fortuitous encounter, Mu Cheng became someone Mr Lu would look for even at the ends of the earth. When they saw each other again, she was standing next to his nephew, smiling as she called out: "Greetings, Uncle Lu." Who would have thought that the man would bring her home without a word and ask for a certificate. "We're not close? How could he be considered familiar with it? Two babies, sir, to improve our relationship, eh? " Mu Chen: "Mister Lu, what happened to the High Chilling Restraint Element?"

On a fortuitous encounter, Mu Cheng became someone Mr Lu would look for even at the ends of the earth. When they saw each other again, she was standing next to his nephew, smiling as she called out: "Greetings, Uncle Lu." Who would have thought that the man would bring her home without a word and ask for a certificate. "We're not close? How could he be considered familiar with it? Two babies, sir, to improve our relationship, eh? " Mu Chen: "Mister Lu, what happened to the High Chilling Restraint Element?"

On a fortuitous encounter, Mu Cheng became someone Mr Lu would look for even at the ends of the earth. When they saw each other again, she was standing next to his nephew, smiling as she called out: "Greetings, Uncle Lu." Who would have thought that the man would bring her home without a word and ask for a certificate. "We're not close? How could he be considered familiar with it? Two babies, sir, to improve our relationship, eh? " Mu Chen: "Mister Lu, what happened to the High Chilling Restraint Element?"

Delicate, titian-haired Theresa Noble has met her father's associates in the past, but the gorgeous, Italian-born Sandro De Lucci leaves her speechless. Eighteen months into their marriage, however, Sandro has turned to ice. Desperate to escape a relationship that has proven to be as stubbornly passionate as it is cold and hateful, Theresa summons up the courage to ask for a divorce. But before he'll grant her request, Sandro demands something from Theresa: a son. The stalemate sickens her. Never mind that Sandro has yet to introduce Theresa to the large family that means so much to him. Or that Theresa overhears her husband on the phone with a mystery woman. Most damning is that Theresa senses, in Sandro's treatment of her, the behind-the-scenes machinations of Jackson Noble, her cruel father. From the depths of her anxiety, Theresa must seek an empowering truth about the husband who calls her, with such cold affection, his cara, his beloved.

I took her innocence as payment. She was far too young and naïve to be betrothed to a monster like me. I would bring only pain and darkness into her sheltered world. That's why she ran.I should've just let her go... She never asked to marry into a powerful Russian mafia family. None of this was her choice. Unfortunately for her, I don't care. I own her... and after three years of searching... I've found her. My runaway bride was about to learn disobedience has consequences... punishing ones. Having her in my arms and under my control had become an obsession. Nothing was going to keep me from claiming her before the eyes of God and man. She's finally mine now... and I'm never letting her go.

On a Wednesday afternoon, I ask Trevor Bentley to marry me. He might be the most arrogant, obnoxious man I know, but I need him to be my husband for a year. There are reasons. He's not going to be a real husband. Just part-time. Yes, I have to live with him. And, okay, I also have to share his bed. And, sure, he's the sexiest and most exciting thing to ever happen to my controlled, organized life. But still... It's only a part-time marriage. I'm not going to give him my heart. I know what I'm doing, and I'm too smart to fall for my husband. I hope.