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Michelle St James

The Fall and Rise Of James Brown

James Brown as a civilian: A former soldier who was once a pillar of courage and integrity. With his undying loyalty to his people, he served as a savior on the battlefield, protecting lives and earning the trust of his peers. But his rock-solid morality made him enemies at high levels. James, falsely accused and dishonorably discharged, gray in a world that no longer valued his principles and cast out. Genuine examples of forgiveness come in the form of beautiful and sometimes comedy inflected exchanges as James acclimates to life as a civilian with the help of Sarah, one of his former savees from a peacekeeping mission who becomes his unlikely rock. Thankful for his past deeds, Sarah sticks by James as he wades through the danger of his losing his way. But James’s life takes a much darker turn when he discovers a powerful and shadowy syndicate behind the conspiracy that ruined his career. A secret group of corrupt elites known as "the syndicate" operatives the city from the shadows, controlling law enforcement personnel, the politicians, and information. Looking to protect their carefully designed web of lies, they consider James a threat, one that needs to be taken care of. Now with Sarah by his side, James starts a dogged quest for the truth, unraveling layer upon layer of the syndicate’s secrets. Along the way, they are joined by Hassan, James’s faithful boon companion, and Lina, a former intelligence officer who has her own vendetta against the syndicate. They band together as an unlikely alliance to defeat a seemingly indestructible enemy. With the syndicate closing in, James and his allies must maneuver through a treacherous maze of betrayal, espionage, and high-stakes confrontations. From abandoned warehouses to clandestine server hubs, each step they take reveals the layers of the conspiracy—and brings them closer to danger. And nuance, the show reveals, can make all the difference when the stakes are much higher than they could have imagined and as they sift through the syndicate’s secrets. Synopsis: The Web Tightens The battle is no longer simply one of James’s redemption; it is a fight for justice, freedom and the soul of t Once, James Brown said, he was a courageous, ethical soldier become a civilian. He was loyal to a fault when it came to his people; He had saved lives as a soldier and earned the trust of the people around him. But his uncompromising sense of right and wrong earned him enemies in high places. Targeted with false accusations, dishonorably discharged, the army spat him out, leaving him to seek survival, in a world which no longer appreciated his values. As he settles into civilian life, James finds an unexpected supporter in Sarah, a young woman whose family he saved during a peacekeeping operation. Having been in awe of his past heroism, Sarah rediscovers him as a trusted companion through the treacherous aftermath of James' fall from grace. But James’s story darkens when he learns that a powerful and shadowy syndicate has orchestrated the conspiracy that ruined his career. Hidden syndicate of corrupt elites that manipulate the city from the shadows, controlling law enforcement people, politics and information flow. James is a risk to their Creep cannon, and so he must be removed. Sarah stirs him to seek the truth, and he embarks with her on an unrelenting campaign of discovery, peeling away tier after tier of the syndicate’s facade. Along the way, they are joined by Hassan, James’s loyal friend, and Lina, an ex-intelligence officer who has a vendetta of her own against the syndicate. They join forces in an unlikely alliance to defeat an unstoppable enemy. With the details of the syndicate's involvement becoming clearer, James and his allies find themselves in a deadly game of cat and mouse where every ally can be a potential enemy.
ThomasMiller · 1.6K Views

Love, hatred and revenge

Song Cheng Xian is a famous Korean artist. He was born in South Korea to mainland parents and is one of the top five entrepreneurs in South Korea. In college, he was studying at the University of Singapore and met his girlfriend of six years, Mi Xueer. He loves her very much. In the third year, Chengxian took Xueer to Busan and proposed to her, but she rejected him. Afterwards, due to work and separation, Xueer proposed to break up. However, Chengxian never forgot her. They have not forgotten each other. In order to find out about Chengxian, Xueer went to work in Busan. She works at her father's seafood stall. Cheng Xian was filming there and met her again. However, An Zaikang, the vice president of Busan's largest group, also likes her. Because Jae Kang wanted to have Xueer, he kidnapped Chengxian and forced Xueer to marry him. A year later, Xueer and Zai Kang got married. On the wedding day, Chengxian rescue Xueer and injured Zai Kang. Chengxian was acquitted and convicted in Shanghai prison for 5 years. Xueer lost all her memories after the mishap and went to Shanghai to work at her mother company, Li enterprise, one of the top 5 biggest companies in Shanghai. Chengxian spend peacefully in Shanghai qingpu prison for the past four years till the second last day of his sentence, he was beaten up badly and was acid-scarred by Thomas bodyguards in the Prison. His lower right leg was scarred badly and his right face near his eye was scarred and cut deeply. The bodyguard also forced acid down Chengxian throat. Chengxian was in coma for close to half a year. He lost his right leg, his right face disfigured and he almost lost his voice and he was poisoned for few years damaging his stomach and liver. Within this five years, Thomas chased Xueer, but he did not realised that she have regain all her memories on the third year when Chengxian is still in prison. She try to be close to him to get evidences against Thomas Jiang. After Chengxian regain his consciousness, he became very depressed and frequently have side effects of the poison, occasionally have headaches and vomiting blood. He secretly follow Xueer to see her. His parents tried their best to find a famous tcm doctor at Huang Shan.
Michelle_Chan0220 · 11.4K Views

Entwined in Thorns: A Princess's Desperate Whispers(1st book of four)

Edward's touch was gentle yet electrifying as he drew Seutsui closer, his lips seeking hers with a hunger that mirrored her own. As their mouths met in a fervent kiss, a rush of heat surged between them. With a tender caress, Edward's tongue traced the curve of Seutsui's lips, seeking entrance to the depths of her being. As she parted her lips in silent invitation, he delved inside, their tongues entwining with desire.  *** He crouched down to my height and sighed. " Listen here, muffin," he began, his tone gentle yet firm "I wish I could tell you, but I think it's better if we wait for Saitous. So now, be a good girl and stop worrying so much, okay?" There was no room for Argument yet his voice... I didn't feel the reliance I always felt when he talked. He gently patted my hair and walked towards his room. This is worrying me more and more... "Entwined in Thorns: A Princess's Desperate Whispers" A lost princess unravels her hidden truth, setting forth on a courageous journey to reclaim her birthright. "Entwined in Thorns: A Princess's Desperate Whispers" chronicles the tale of hushed longings echoing through the challenging path she forges. With a delicate yet determined spirit, the princess stands resolute in fighting for her and her people. Amidst the thorns, the only confidant she had and wanted yet struggled to keep was a possessive and potent man whose love was clouded by warmth just for her. Why should she struggle? Who would dare to touch her with him beside her? Who would dare to take her from him? As she grapples with her own conflicted emotions will she be able to survive two people? One in whom she finds her solace and where she planted her love and one who claims her as his yet dare to be so cruel to her. Can she navigate the treacherous path to her rights while finding warmth in the most unexpected places? Content Warning: Attention Readers: This is a work of fiction intended to transport you to another dimension of storytelling. However, it may ventures into dark romance, exploring themes such as abuse, graphic fantasies, captivity, violence, and non-consensual acts. Please be aware that these themes are depicted in a graphic manner. Characters and incidents in this book are purely products of the author's imagination and are works of fiction. While sweet romance is also present, it's imperative not to disregard this warning. If you find certain content distressing or triggering, take the necessary steps to prioritize your mental well-being. Your emotional health is paramount, and it's perfectly acceptable to opt out of reading if you feel uncomfortable. Thank you for your understanding and consideration.
NHK · 8.9K Views

Are you able to love me again?

The story tells about a man, Song Chengdong. He has been in love with his girlfriend Michelle Chan for ten years. But because of his fame as a model and radio host, Michelle has always felt very oppressed with him and very insecure about this relationship. But Chengdong has always promised that he will only love her and propose to her when he is 25 years old. Unfortunately, Michelle rejected him because of her studies. In fact, Chengdong had the first stage of common leukemia at the age of 17. That year, Chengdong met a doctor, Gu Jiale, in Hong Kong for medical treatment. They became good friends. Jiale had a fiancée who looked very much like Michelle but died in a car accident. Fortunately, Chengdong's cousin donated bone marrow to him and successfully cured his disease. At the age of 26, Michelle was 25 years old. She graduated and finally decided to return to Korea to marry Chengdong a year later. During this period, she went to Hong Kong to develop her film career. In Hong Kong, she met Chengdong's good friend, Jiale, and became good friends. But she didn't know that Jiale was Chengdong's doctor. When Chengdong was happy and thought that all his wishes were about to come true, bad luck happened again. At the age of 26, he gave up his job in Singapore and went back to take care of his father's family business and modeling. He fainted at work and was sent to the hospital. It was found that his blood cancer had relapsed and it was already in the third stage. Michelle, who was in Hong Kong, lived in the villa bought by Chengdong and accidentally found that he had many different pills. She secretly checked and found that they were cancer drugs and compulsory painkillers. Michelle put down everything in Hong Kong and ran to Seoul to find Chengdong.
Michelle_Chan0220 · 28.1K Views

My 75 days

Tsinghua University Beijing 10 June 2008. Liang Junhuan, an IT hacker specialist ,saw Zheng kerling, who is a medical student, with her friends at the library. He fell in love with her at first sight. From that day onwards, he secretly followed her wherever she goes. Junhuan have a best friend, Shawn Li, a medical student in the school. They have been friends since secondary school. Junhuan have a heavy gambler father, Liang Junshan. His mother passed away from cancer when he was 15. After he finished his college , he ran away from home and stayed at a small rented room and got his scholarship and studied in the university. 2009. He saw kerling crossing the road and a lorry was dashing towards her. He immediately pushed her away and his right knee got fractured due to the accident. Since then, he and kerling become friends. Half a year later they become a pair. But kerling did not reveal her real identity to Junhuan as she is actually Shanghai top five enterprises, Zheng kerdong’s dayghter. 2012, they have been together for three years and they stayed in a small apartment for one year. That year, kerling found out she got pregnant after valentine day celebration. That night Junhuan also proposed to her and she accepted his proposal. But things did not turn out what they expected. Junhuan fell and fainted in his workplace. As the nurse cannot find kerling, she called Junshan. Junshan found back Junhuan and locked him up in a small logistics container where he worked at Yeh enterprises. He even found out that after the diagnosis, Junhuan contracted stage 2 bone cancer. He looked for Yeh jiaming, to loan a huge amount of money for Junhuan medical expenses, but in reality he used it mainly for gambling. Junhuan fainted in the locker due to hunger and swelling of the tumor in his right knee. Junhuan immediately send him to the hospital where Sam Li, Shawn brother worked in. kerling kept looking for Junhuan, but to no avail. Left with no choice and pregnant, she went back to her own family. Back at the Zheng family, her parents accepted her and the baby. Two years later.2014. Junhuan met back kerling in Shanghai. He saw her with another man, Luo Cheng kang. She also saw him crippled with another woman, Yeh fen with a small girl. kerling gave a tight slap and left immediately. Junhuan secretly behind fen checked on kerling and start to get close to her again. But he didn’t know that fen know about it all along. On Christmas that year, he bought a huge teddy bear and went to the hospital where kerling worked in. Kerling accepted his gift but gave a wedding invitation card to him and told him she is going to marry Luo Cheng kang, Shanghai famous heart surgeon. All hopes shattered like glass. Junhuan not only lost kerling but he was beaten badly by yeh fen and tortured badly. He lost the sight of his right eye and almost lost his speech due to the pouring of boiling hot water into his throat. Junhuan spent his life miserably in the yeh family. He was treated like a dog to pay off his father’s and his own medical debts. Sadly in late 2017, he was diagnosed with the late stage of liver cancer due to the relapse of his bone cancer, wide spreading to his liver and lungs.
Michelle_Chan0220 · 5.7K Views

Chasing the light in the darkness

Lin Kecong is a quiet and depressed person. Since the age of 5, his father, Lin Daqiang have lost his business and become a gambler and a drunkard. He become violence and start beating up Kecong. On Kecong 6 years old birthday, Kecong and his mum Li Xuefen was celebrating his birthday. At 10pm, a drunk Daqiang pulled Kecong out of his room and locked him inside the dark store room of their farm. Xuefen kept knocking on the door to ask him to stop beating their son. But Daqiang tied up Kecong and kept using his belt to whip him hardly. After whipping he spray water on him and leave him inside the darkroom with all the rats and cockroaches. The next morning, his mother quickly sent him to the nearest hospital. Xuefen worried of his health, she bring Kecong and leave the farm and leave her hubby. Xuefen went to Shanghai city to work as a bar hostess to bring up Kecong. Kecong did not know what she work as. 13 years old, Kecong successfully got into Shanghai High school. Everyone in the school despair him as his school uniform is also dirty and torn. 13 years old Kecong have been working in MacDonalds after school hours to help his mother to pay the house rental. 14 years old that year, Daqiang found him and beat him up badly. The next day he fainted in the art classroom due to fever cos of his leg and back injuries. His teacher, Chen Ming and his senior, Wang Jia Hao sent him to the hospital. His mother known of his injuries and found out that the injuries were caused by Daqiang, she took a knife and look for him. Kecong rushed over to look for his mother but instead he saw his mother got killed by his father. Daqiang got caught and went into prison for 10 years. Due to the incident, Kecong went into depression and start talking to himself. In the school he cried everyday. Jia Hao and Chen Ming kept looking after him. A month later after hearing his father went to jail, he took a knife in the arts classroom and cut his wrist. Out of sympathy, Jia Hao started looking after him and even brought him to his condominium to stay with him. After six months being together, the both of them fell in love with each other. Jia Hao applied for Shanghai university but his parents insisted that he go to Harvard University to study medicine. Later his mother felt strange and followed him back to the condominium and saw the both of them kissing in the room without clothes on. Out of anger, she informed his father. His father asked his men to abduct Kecong to his warehouse. They tied him and kept beating him. Jia Hao mother, Wang pei pei slapped him and said him disgusting. Kecong did not dare to answer a word. Chen Ming informed Jia Hao that Kecong was abducted by his parents. He went up to his father’s office and begged him to release Kecong. Pei pei said as long as he willing to go to Harvard they will take as this matter never happened before. Left with no choice, he accepted their request and asked them to give Kecong some money to see doctor and give him a place to stay. They agreed and release him. Without leaving a word to Kecong, Jia Hao left Shanghai to Harvard university to study. Kecong nearly lost his right leg and he went into depression again. He accepted Jia hao’s parents money as a loan and rejected their condo to stay. In the hospital he committed suicide twice. After recovery, Chen Ming took him in to stay in his house but he rejected. After finishing his secondary school, Kecong started to work. He work few jobs a day; a courier in the day, by night he went to a gay pub to work as a waiter. He rent a small old attic room to stay. He eat a box of rice or noodles for a week and biscuits for a week. 3 years later, while sending courier service to an advertising company, the manager spot his looks and offered him to act in an advertisement. The advertisement made him famous overnight. By 22, he managed to return back the money to pei pei and pay off his dad loans.
Michelle_Chan0220 · 21.9K Views

Our love for three lives

Yi Heng is an immortal from the Qin Dynasty. He was one of the guardsmen of Qin Shi Huang. During the Qin dynasty, Heng is deeply in love with his wife, Yi Lin Rui Ling. Heng see Ling died in front of him due to old age. Heng vows to find Ling in her next lifetime. In between, he also have other relationships. As he witnessed all his lovers died, he become numbless towards love. His lovers, disciples and family members left one by one. During 1970s, he found a girl, wang Rui fen, resembling Ling and wearing his bracelet, he started following her. Later when he get to know her, he saw a red birth mark resembling the scar when Rui ling stabbed herself. He and fen again became a couple. At the end of fen life, she asked heng to bite her neck to leave a mark. She was only 25. She died due to an illness. Until 2020, Fen recairnate as Zi ling, a girl from Singapore who works in Nanjing. When heng met her again, she already have a boyfriend, Qin bao qiang. Qiang resembles an enemy of Heng. Actually Qiang was Heng best friend, Qin Shi Long, Qin emperor, third son. During the Qin dynasty, Long was fond of Heng, but Heng only treated him as a buddy. To make Heng suffer for his whole life, Long added the immortal pill to Heng wine, which caused Heng to become immortal. Long was also an inventor to turn back the immortal pill and he also studied on how to relieve qin emperor again. Heng accidentally knew about his secrets and even found out that he is Long next life!
Michelle_Chan0220 · 6.8K Views
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