An_Rome

"A-An arranged marriage?!" Belen rages to her dad, "After four years of no contact, this is the first thing you tell me? Four years, Dad!"

"You will marry Everest Fox!" Edy sternly demands.

She sneers, “And if I refuse?” 

“I will take A STAR away from you by force!”

Belen was nothing but a doll. After years of emotional neglect and abuse, she finally abandons her “family.”

Her father suddenly arranges for Belen to marry the son of his long-time friend because of a promise and past regret.

What’ll happen when Everest Fox is against the arranged marriage to the famous Belen Astares? 

Why is her family suddenly trying to come back into her life? 
Wait! Who is the Male Lead? Everest or Noah?

That isn’t the least of her worries, Belen faces the death of a loved family member and lives with regrettable scars that refuse to heal in her heart.

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MATURE CONTENT.
Sensitive/Triggering topics are mentioned.
Genre-Romance, not Sci-Fi!

Bread For My Family

Noah immediately gave the convenience store manager the money.

"Are you from around here, sir?" When he notices Noah's head tilt, the manager curiously asks, "I am the store owner, and well, I am familiar with everyone around here, but I don't seem to recognize you."

Noah politely shakes his head, "ah-um, no, it's no problem at all. I am visiting the orphanage that is up that hill." He points in the direction when the store owner acknowledges, "ahh! That place! No wonder I didn't recognize you."

Noah couldn't help but ask, "do you remember that boy that used to sleep in the alley near the dumpsters many years ago?"

The store owner did not hesitate to nod, "yes! As a matter of fact, I do! I sometimes wonder where that boy is now? I hadn't heard anything since then when the police took him. By the way, how do you know about that boy?"

Noah proudly reveals, without embarrassment, "I am that boy."

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