Reese

After six years of loving Julian Grayson and literally keeping him alive with her rare blood donations, Hazel Ashworth is just three days away from becoming his wife when he calls to cancel their wedding. 
The reason? Her half-sister Ivy has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and her dying wish is to marry Julian instead. Hazel watches in horror as Julian takes her handcrafted wedding dress to Ivy, who plans to wear it while stealing not just Hazel's fiancé, but her entire wedding—same venue, same date, even the same cake flavor. 
It's a devastating replay of their childhood, where Ivy's mother Eleanor destroyed Hazel's family by seducing her father and driving her mother to suicide, then spent years pushing Hazel out while Ivy took everything that was once hers. 
But this time, Hazel refuses to break like her mother did. She demands Julian's entire company and two million dollars as compensation, then shows up at the hospital to deliver Ivy's "wedding gift" in the most explosive way possible.
As Ivy plays the perfect dying victim and Julian remains blind to her manipulation, Hazel begins to suspect that her half-sister's illness might not be as terminal as everyone believes. When Ivy has the audacity to ask Hazel to witness her wedding to Julian, the gloves come off completely. 
Now Hazel must decide how far she's willing to go to expose the truth and reclaim what's rightfully hers, even if it means destroying the man she once loved in the process.

The Billionaire Backs Me Up

Chapter 78 - A Sweet Proposal and a Sharp Severance


"The university's centennial celebration is next week," I reminded Damien as we strolled through the quiet garden behind his family's estate. The evening air was cool against my skin, a welcome relief after the day's unusual warmth. "They're making a big deal out of it. There's going to be speeches, exhibitions, the whole works."


"Are you planning to go?" Damien asked, his hand brushing against mine as we walked.


I still wasn't used to calling him by his first name, but I liked how it felt—like a small, intimate secret between us. A step closer to whatever we were becoming.


"I should. Professor Lin specifically asked if I'd attend since some of my designs will be in the alumni exhibition." I glanced at him. "Will you be there? I heard they're unveiling a new engineering building that your family funded."


Damien nodded. "I was planning to make an appearance. Perhaps we could go together?"
