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What We Never Said: A Love That Learned to Listen

Amara Nwoye has always believed that love is something you nurture with honesty, attention, and courage. Thoughtful, emotionally intuitive, and deeply loyal, she enters her relationship with Daniel believing that communication is the bridge that keeps two people connected. But as the years pass, Amara begins to realize that being in love doesn’t always mean being heard. Daniel Adebayo loves in a quieter way. Responsible, dependable, and shaped by a childhood that valued endurance over expression, he believes love is proven by staying, providing, and avoiding unnecessary conflict. To him, peace means silence—and silence means everything is fine. He doesn’t notice how often Amara swallows her needs to keep that peace, or how her voice slowly fades in the space between his certainty and her longing. As unspoken disappointments pile up, the distance between them grows—not through betrayal or cruelty, but through missed moments, unresolved conversations, and the dangerous comfort of assumption. Family expectations, cultural beliefs, and differing definitions of love pull them further apart, until Amara is forced to confront a painful truth: love that asks her to disappear is not love that can last. When a breaking point finally arrives, both Amara and Daniel must face the consequences of what they never said—and decide whether love can be rebuilt through listening, vulnerability, and change, or whether some silences arrive too late to be undone. What We Never Said: A Love that Learned to Listen is a tender, emotionally layered novel about intimacy, communication, and the courage it takes to unlearn silence. It explores how love can fracture quietly—and how, sometimes, it can find its way back through reunion, growth, and the brave decision to truly hear one another.
Ezemba_Chibuzor · 1.5k Views

Unexpected Love: The Billionaire's Feisty Sweetheart

"How would you like to get married tonight?" Kai asked out of the blue and immediately got the reaction he was waiting for. "Are you out of your freaking mind?" Ruby whipped her head sideways to face him, anger rising in her raspy voice. "No..." Kai smiled, his deep husky voice wrapping around her like a warm embrace. "We are both dressed for the occasion." Kai gestured at their outfit. "We might as well tie the knot. Marry me, Ruby Angelo." "You are crazy." Ruby spat out. "I know." Kai's smile deepened. ****** Twenty-one-year-old Ruby Angelo thought she had her life set in the right direction. But everything turned upside down on the evening she caught her fiancé, tangled in bed with her cousin, five weeks before their wedding. Shattered, enraged and humiliated, Ruby turns to alcohol to numb her pain. When her path crosses with an infuriating billionaire- Kai Treshvire, Ruby falls prey to her emotions. But she is determined to maintain her good records as the perfect daughter and sweeps all her problems under the rug. Unfortunately for her, fate has other plans, as things take a weird turn on the morning of her wedding, when Ruby discovers that she is pregnant. What would become of Ruby's perfect world when she finally realised that the father of her unborn child is her family's sworn enemy? ****** Disclaimer; The names, places and characters in this novel are not related to anyone dead or alive. It is purely fiction. Enjoy.
Tres_Aguila · 69.1k Views

After the Crash, the System Awakened

Leena is nineteen, a Computer Science student from a middle-class family in Bangalore, preparing to begin her undergraduate degree with a specialization in Artificial Intelligence. Her life is simple, structured, and full of hope. Everything ends on a rainy night. A violent car crash kills her father, John—an honest accountant—and her younger brother. Her mother survives but is left permanently paralyzed. The family’s savings vanish in hospital bills, leaving Leena without tuition fees, stability, or a future she once believed in. She survives. That is when everything changes. While recovering in the hospital, Leena begins to hear a voice inside her head—calm, precise, emotionless. It introduces itself as a System. Not a hallucination. Not a dream. An interface appears in her mind. Task Assigned. Objective: Survive. Reward: Financial Support Activated. Soon after, money appears in her account—small amounts at first. Enough to pay bills. Enough to breathe. The System gives her tasks. Simple at the beginning. Observe. Analyze. Collect information. For every task completed, she is rewarded—money, access, influence, skills no ordinary person should possess. The rewards grow more powerful as the tasks grow darker. As Leena digs deeper into her father’s death, the System begins guiding her toward the truth. It pushes her to revisit old files, overheard conversations, and financial records tied to her father’s workplace. Slowly, a terrifying picture forms. The crash was not an accident. John had refused to help his boss cover up massive financial fraud. He knew too much. He said no. The System does not ask Leena what she wants. It tells her what must be done. Each task brings her closer to justice—and further away from the girl she once was. Power solves her problems, but it also isolates her. The more she completes, the more control the System takes. Money is no longer the real reward. Power is. And power always has a price. Now Leena must decide whether she is using the System to uncover the truth—or whether the System is using her to finish something that began long before the crash. Because the System never gives without taking. And once awakened, it does not shut down.
Mishal_1591 · 6.1k Views

Took the Entertainment Industry by storm, Fan beg me not to kill.

Xiao He unexpectedly gained a criminal cheat skill that allows him to learn all kinds of crime-related abilities. —But the catch is, he has to keep “stabbing people” to stay alive. Xiao He: …I was a perfectly fine college student, who the h*ll wants to be a criminal?! Huh? There’s actually a loophole! By chance, Xiao He triggered a bug in the cheat skill. He figured out a way to substitute real crimes with acting performances and broke into the entertainment industry as a professional villain! He can be a refined yet depraved mu*derer, wielding a chainsaw and haunting everyone’s nightmares. He can be a heartless, despicable fugitive whose crimes are so notorious that the public wants him dead. He’s a romance scammer, a serial killer, a cold-blooded assassin… He’s actor Xiao He! —At first, Xiao He was just trying to survive by constantly taking villain roles. But unexpectedly, he rose to fame with his so-called “nonexistent acting skills” and became one of the hottest award-winning actors in the industry! Everyone in the business knows: the more people a script’s character kills, the faster Xiao He accepts the role. But outsiders say: He doesn’t look like he’s acting at all—better investigate him thoroughly! Even the fans are saying: Bro, please stop killing people! I’m seriously scared you’ll end up in jail! Yet, while the real “cancers” of the industry kept getting arrested, the one who looked most like a villain—Xiao He—kept thriving, even sweeping awards like crazy. Eventually, everyone was like: Whatever, let him stab people on screen for us. Just give him space. {Note:It is a translated version of the Chinese novel "刀哥爆红娱乐圈,粉丝求我别杀了". As a avid fan of the original work,seeing no readable high quality english translation is disheartening.Hence, I take it upon myself to do so. Some plot/phases/humor are different from original work to make it easier for non- chinese to understand}
Asanpi · 9.6k Views

A WATCHFUL HEART

Mild Runner is a shy and timid high school student, navigating the halls of a prestigious school where he stands out for all the wrong reasons. With no friends and a life shrouded in secrecy, he has managed to remain under the radar, earning a reputation as the model student—never in trouble, always overlooked. However, his quiet existence is shattered when a luxurious Rolex watch belonging to Arm Listener, the charismatic and perfect president of the student body, is discovered in his bag. As punishment, Arm, a class ahead of Mild and known for his authoritative demeanor, must confront the situation directly. But as he administers the consequences, Mild begins to sense something unusual: does Arm actually enjoy punishing him? The punishments escalate in their peculiarity, leading Mild to question the motives behind them, especially when they take a bizarre turn—forcing him to pretend to be a girl. Caught in a whirlwind of confusion and unexpected emotions, both boys find themselves grappling with their feelings. Mild wonders why Arm seems to derive a strange satisfaction from their encounters, while Arm is increasingly drawn to Mild’s vulnerability and resilience. As the lines between punishment and attraction blur, they must navigate their complex relationship and discover what lies beneath their shared circumstances. Can two seemingly opposite personalities forge a connection in the midst of misunderstanding and societal expectations? In a story of self-discovery and unexpected romance, Mild and Arm must confront their true selves and each other, ultimately leading to a surprising twist in their lives.
Rookie_J_8493 · 14.8k Views