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 108 - Hotpot Revelations and a Heart Laid Bare


I felt heat rush to my cheeks at Damien's question. Just a friend? The implication hung in the air between us, making my heart pound against my ribs.


"You want me to add 'boyfriend' to your contact name?" I asked, finding courage I didn't know I had. The word felt strange on my tongue, yet oddly right.


Damien's eyes lit up, but he maintained his composed expression. "Only if you mean it, Hazel."


Taking a deep breath, I looked directly at him. "I think we've been dancing around this for too long. But I have a condition."


He raised an eyebrow, intrigued. "I'm listening."


"You've been taking ninety-nine steps toward me," I said, the words tumbling out before I could second-guess myself. "I want you to stop at step ninety-nine. Let me take that final step."


A slow smile spread across his face, transforming his features. "Are you saying you want to be the one to make things official between us?"
