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Side Hustle That Pays

Unexpected Romance: Love $ Hustle

Twenty-eight year old Delilah Sterling, has perfected the art of being a respectable realtor by day, and a professional gold digger by night. Delilah believes she has her double life under control. Her meticulously crafted life crumbles when she wakes up one morning with a wedding band on her finger, a marriage certificate on the table, and a sinfully gorgeous man claiming to be her husband. To make matters worse, he is broke and jobless, making her feel trapped in a surreal nightmare. Desperate for escape, Delilah demands a divorce, but the stranger—insisting he wants to stay married—thwarts every attempt. Frustration and confusion mount until Delilah hatches a new plan: she proposes they team up to con her next target, the elusive billionaire, Hunter Quinn. What Delilah doesn't realize is that her "broke husband" is actually Hunter Quinn himself. Billionaire CEO, Hunter Quinn, having discovered Delilah’s intentions to con him, had decided to outplay her at her own game. Hunter agrees to the partnership, and together they plunge into a high-stakes game of deceit. As they plot and scheme, the lines between pretense and reality blur. Their forced proximity ignites an unexpected chemistry, leading to moments of vulnerability and genuine connection neither anticipated. Caught in a whirlwind of deception, passion, and power plays, Delilah grapples with their growing feelings. As their con deepens, she must confront the ultimate question: Can she open her heart to love and trust again? ****Exerpt**** Delilah’s eyes darted to the marriage certificate again, the official seal glaring back at her. Her fingers itched to tear it apart, to make this nightmare disappear. But deep down, she knew that wouldn’t change anything. “I don’t remember,” she whispered, more to herself than to him. “I don’t remember any of it.” Blake nodded as if he had expected this reaction. “That is expected. You had a lot to drink last night.” he fished out a phone from the back pocket of his trousers, opened it. “Here, this is us celebrating, after we got married last night,” he said, showing her a picture. Delilah’s breath caught in her throat as she stared at the photo. It was indeed her. “How?” she whispered, her voice barely audible. “I don’t remember any of this.” “It was a wild night,” he said softly. Perhaps she had married Blake because he was wealthy. That would be the only logical reason for her to make such a blunder. There was hope, she thought, as she clung to the possibility of salvaging something from this disaster. Turning to him, she forced a smile, “Is this your house? Are we in your house?” She asked, looking around the bedroom. Blake shook his head, “No. This is a hotel,” he said, and she nodded. “I see. It looks like quite an expensive hotel,” she observed, “What do you do for a living?” she asked, trying to keep her voice steady as she searched his eyes for any hint of affluence. Blake hesitated, his confident demeanor faltering for the first time. He looked away, rubbing the back of his neck. “I’m... in between jobs,” he stuttered, avoiding her gaze. Delilah’s heart sank, disappointment crashing over her like a wave. “In between jobs?” she echoed, her voice tinged with disbelief. Blake seemed to sense her dismay. “I know it doesn’t sound great,” he said quickly, trying to reassure her. “But I’m working on a few things. I just need a little more time.” “You’re jobless,” she muttered to herself as reality sunk in. “How did you pay for this room? For the wedding bands?” She asked, and he winced. “I didn’t. You did,” he said, and she collapsed on the bed. (PS: Cover photo isn’t mine. Credit to the real owner)
Miss_Behaviour · 571.9K Views

The Dark Side of Otter

Otter_44351147 is just another user on Games.net's Games Network. He's in a VR gaming clan called Nocturnal, and they're up against the Liquid Darkness next year at PAX Eternal 2080! But he was framed and the story stars you in it! You're Zero_Nocturnal! Eve is a beta VR online MMO PVP that has mob slaying and unique terms like PVP-R and PVP-G, where you can be PVP-R'ing and PVP-G'ing at the same time, but you must be strong to do that, because good critters don't give you evil points to grow your stats. R stands for regular, and G stands for good, because the good critters with the green frames give EXP, but no meter. Your DELO dictates your rank. Otter_44351147's was just 0 when he started. There are 65,335 million ranks to go! He got to #1, which is at the top, but was beat by #1, a hacker who framed him with an instant kill maneuver. Can he make it back to the top or will he be booted from his clans registry for falling below #16 DELO? DELO stands for Death Elevator Linking Order, because the more you die, the higher you can climb! You need to die and be reborn with higher stats to climb higher on the DELO meter. He's just 16 years old. The hacker was 19 years old. They're both Chinese and live in Fengxuan, a small city in northwest China. They both don't know each other, and hate each others guts. They want to go to Sweden for PAX Eternal 2080. That's a year away! This is their story... Of survival! And bloodshed! And maybe even catching Auria's arms! She must be out there, somewhere... The FL is Auria, a real beautiful woman, girl actually in real life, who they're both fighting for! She's 16 years old but they don't know her. Online, she plays the male character Reactor Blade, and Otter_44351147's Bison Fellow and the hacker's unnamed character will all be featured! It's my entry for the real winner of the WebNovel Rising Star! It features a sports team, VR, online game, futuristic world, a new video game we'd love to have!, and hopefully we can make in the future, devs?
Zero_UnderscoreSE7 · 5.2K Views
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