Romance


"Chloe's,Do you know that Ethan is getting married too? His wedding is on the same day as yours," Evelyn said as her grip on the steering wheel tightened.A frozen smile appeared on the corner of Chloe's mouth in an instant. In the end, she shook her head and looked out the window.The green light came on, and the car started moving. Evelyn looked ahead, unable to help but recall the past."Back in school, you two were so high-profile. Everyone said that if you two ever separated, neither of you would survive it," she slowly said. "But who would have thought that you would actually break up.""People grow up..." Chloe lowered her eyes, her voice barely audible.Listening to this, Evelyn didn't bring up the topic again.On the way, Chloe opened her mouth several times, wanting to ask who Ethan was marrying, but in the end, she never uttered the question.At the bridal shop, she went to the fitting room to try on wedding dresses, while Evelyn sat on the sofa waiting.Suddenly, a familiar male voice echoed in her ears. "This one will do." The man's tone was casual, his deep and charming voice resonating. Evelyn's expression changed, instantly recognizing the man by his voice. The man was Ethan Blackwood! 

After eighteen years in the Tate family, Paige Tate suddenly found out that she wasn't her parents' daughter.Their biological daughter was back, and Paige was abandoned. They were about to send Paige back to her hometown, which was an allegedly poor county...However, the so-called poor county turned out to be the area where the most expensive villas in the country gathered!Overnight, she went from a fake daughter of a relatively rich family to a real daughter of a top family!Her biological parents doted on her unconditionally. They allowed her to have at least 1.6 million dollars as her pocket money, drive whichever luxury car in the garage she favored, buy whatever customized luxuries in the world she pleased, and choose any top school she preferred.If she didn't want to go to school, she could kill her time with the family business!What shocked Paige the most was that she had a fiancé...Her fiancé proposed to break off the engagement, and Paige didn't give a damn. However, she was confused by what happened afterward. He had proposed to break off the engagement, and then he clung onto her as if he was a completely different person!He became so clingy and handsy.Paige was annoyed. "Who are you, Sir?""Baby, I am your husband.""I don't have a husband. An ex-fiancé who wants to break off our engagement is all I have."Martin Stowe, the world's richest man, feared by everyone in the world, was speechless.He wanted to punch himself as he was so silly that he called off the marriage without even meeting Paige... 

My ex-boyfriend, Jason Bell, still hasn't let go of me, even though I've been married to Cedric Mosley for two years now.
He sends blood-red dancing heels to me and threatens to destroy my current "peaceful life".
Terrified and trembling, I'm about to call the cops when a hand in latex gloves rests on my shoulder.
"Don't be afraid."
My forensic doctor husband, having just returned from an autopsy, carries a faint scent of formaldehyde with him.
He takes off his glasses. With the same hands he uses to handle scalpels, he slowly helps me open the threatening letter inside the package.
"The handwriting is sloppy, with uneven pressure applied. It's typical of an anxious personality type."
Then, as if he's reviewing an autopsy report, he comments mildly, "This type of person usually has brittle bones that snap easily."
*
There are 206 bones in an adult body.
When Cedric placed a “rib” ring on my finger, he whispered, “You are the bone I lost long ago—the one that makes me whole.”
That is the origin of this title. 



Six years ago, for reasons unknown, she carried three precious secrets in her womb – her children, belonging to a certain man.Now, six years later, she found herself surrounded by love and indulgence. She had a man doting on her, three extraordinary and talented children, and the protection of seven formidable brothers."Mommy, I've used my investment dividends to set up a research center just for you!""Mommy, I bought you an island with the prize money from being the MVP of my league tournament!""Mommy, I've created a perfume specifically tailored for you and Daddy."Her older brothers chimed in, "Little sister, we've even opened a transnational route just for you! Captain brother will take you soaring through the skies!"Meanwhile, a certain commander couldn't resist saying, "Honey, look at me..."Agatha Frost, a girl who had grown up in the countryside, was considered lucky to marry the Supreme Commander of the Alliance. However, as her true identities were gradually revealed, everyone was left dumbfounded.She was the Mysterious Legend Doctor, the Golden Trader, the Alliance God, the Top Racer, and even the Top Painter. 



Wynter Quinnell has never known that she's not related to the Yates family by blood. When her childhood sweetheart and the rest of the world turn on her, the Yates family kicks her out and tells her to search for her biological parents in the hole she'd crawled out from…Wynter laughs it off. She's about to stun everyone by revealing her secret identity, but it turns out the "hole" the Yates family had mentioned is actually the richest family in Kingbourne, the Quinnell family!Over the course of a single night, she goes from the Yates family's fake daughter, who's despised by everyone, to the actual daughter of the richest man in the country. She also has six brothers who absolutely adore her!Her eldest brother is a domineering president. "Let's pause the meeting right here. Get me a ticket back to the country—I wanna see who are the people who have the nerve to bully my sister!"Her second-eldest brother is a famous celebrity. "Cancel the function. I'm gonna take my sister home right now."Her third-eldest brother is a god in his industry. "Postpone the competition. Nothing's more important than my sister."This rocks the country!The Yates family regrets every wrong move they make, and Wynter's childhood sweetheart tries to win her back.But before she can reject him, Dalton Yarwood, the president of Yarwood Corporation and the son of the renowned Yarwood family, proposes to her. It makes her the talk of the town! 
Cicely had loved Field from the bottom of her heart for 12 years and always wanted to be the one he loved.However, instead of his love, she received the news of melanoma metastasis.Until she died, she finally understood that he did not love her."Field, stay with me for three months. I'll give you what you want in three months.""No way! In that case, let's get a divorce!""In your dreams!"Three months later, when he met her again, she was on the verge of death."Cicely, I misunderstood you. Can I use the rest of my life to atone for my sins?""It's too late, Field. In this life, you're no longer qualified to love me."A few years later.When she saw him again, he pressed her against the corridor and kissed her forcefully."Mr. Keith, that's enough. I gave my heart to you back then, but you didn't want it. Now you're shameless enough to pursue me?""As long as we can remarry, what does face matter?" Field asked. 
After eighteen years in the Tate family, Paige Tate suddenly found out that she wasn't her parents' daughter.Their biological daughter was back, and Paige was abandoned. They were about to send Paige back to her hometown, which was an allegedly poor county...However, the so-called poor county turned out to be the area where the most expensive villas in the country gathered!Overnight, she went from a fake daughter of a relatively rich family to a real daughter of a top family!Her biological parents doted on her unconditionally. They allowed her to have at least 1.6 million dollars as her pocket money, drive whichever luxury car in the garage she favored, buy whatever customized luxuries in the world she pleased, and choose any top school she preferred.If she didn't want to go to school, she could kill her time with the family business!What shocked Paige the most was that she had a fiancé...Her fiancé proposed to break off the engagement, and Paige didn't give a damn. However, she was confused by what happened afterward. He had proposed to break off the engagement, and then he clung onto her as if he was a completely different person!He became so clingy and handsy.Paige was annoyed. "Who are you, Sir?""Baby, I am your husband.""I don't have a husband. An ex-fiancé who wants to break off our engagement is all I have."Martin Stowe, the world's richest man, feared by everyone in the world, was speechless.He wanted to punch himself as he was so silly that he called off the marriage without even meeting Paige... 
“Amelia Murphy, you will pay what the Murphy family owes me!”The only thought that occupies Jasper Turner’s mind when he threw Amelia Murphy into a mental hospital just to torture and humilate her.Two years later, he married her in order to add more miseries in her life,“Why do you want to marry me now?” She asked him in a teary voice.He stared at her blankly, shook his head in disbelief and then said, “Don’t be delusional, It's just another way to make your life more miserable.”Although he had always hated her, he had never allowed anyone to hurt her except himself.Amelia Murphy endured everything and kept searching for the evidence that will prove the whole Murphy family innocent. Later, after so many hurdles she finally found the evidence of their innocence and threw them on Jasper Turner’s face. Her patience had already left her long back. She took a deep sigh when she got the flashes of her husband’s torturous behavior in front of her watery eyes. With hunched shoulders and defeated voice she told him, “I didn’t owe you anything Mr. Jasper. I never did.” At that moment Jasper realized that Amelia was much more than a mere revenge to him. He didn’t know when she became his whole world. The thought of her leaving him was not less than a nightmare to him. “Amelia, forgive me. I beg you, my love!” He whispered in her ear and then continued.” Don’t leave me, I won’t be able to live without you.”Listening to his plea, she gave a hurtful laugh, “ Do you think I will believe any of your words now?” “Amelia..” He started but she showed him her palm and then mumbled,” None of your theraterical drama will work on me, Jasper Turner.” “Just believe me one last time. Give me one last chance, please.” He folded his hands in front of her. The moment she turned to leave, his words stopped her in her tracks, “ Do you want our children to grow up without their father?” 

Janet Longfellow finally understood that a loveless marriage couldn't last for long, so she asked for a divorce and left resolutely.Everyone was waiting to have a good laugh at her, and Nathaniel Webster was no exception. He believed Janet would come back to pray for his forgiveness sooner or later.However, he was slapped on the face every day after they got divorced.The heir of Longfellow Group?The mysterious genius of hacking?And she was even the well-known designer he wanted to work with!A popular best actor, a young racing driver, and an excellent rich single lined up to confess Janet. Nathaniel finally couldn't sit still. He knocked on Janet's door and confessed affectionately, "Honey, please forgive me. I love you, let's remarry."Janet responded, "Thank you, but I'm not interested. A loveless marriage can't last long!"The tables had turned. 
Emma Wilson, an office assistant at the lower rungs of the corporate ladder, had never imagined that a simple mistyped text could lead to her boss, CEO Michael Brown, standing at her doorstep in the wee hours. They spent the night together, a night Emma wished she could simply erase from her memory. Yet, in a twist straight out of a drama, Michael came forth with a shocking proposition—marriage. Thus, it came to be. Emma, exasperated, counted down, "I have only seven months and six days until I can call it quits." Michael, with a sly grin, retorted, "Oh, but I don't have the slightest intention of letting you go." 
After two years of marriage, Cindy had met Eric just once, and that was at her father's funeral when Eric bullied her harshly. The next day, Eric made a high-profile announcement about his upcoming second marriage. Cindy, on the other hand, was netted out of the house. Then, after the difficult interview, nearly went to jail, and all kinds of bad luck accompanied her. Cindy realized that Eric had already hated her to the bone and wanted her dead ......Cindy returned from prison, but this time, Eric took the initiative to entangle her ...... 
“Do you want to play a game with me?” Ash asked, leaning forward as he caressed my chin.
I raised an eyebrow. “A game?”
“A love game…” He placed his lips on my ear, slightly licking my earlobe. “Whoever falls in love first, loses. If you’re really confident that you won’t fall for someone like me, then play the game with me.” Ash bit my ear, and a pool of hits struck my body. “What can you say, Miss good girl? Are you in?”
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Sapphire only wanted peace. She did her best to become a wallflower so no one would notice her. She avoided everyone, especially Ash Cassius Coleman, the son of the owner of the University where she was studying.
She hated Ash, his guts, his frequent make-outs with different girls…And that hatred caught Ash’s interest. Suddenly, the rebel billionaire came into her life, wanting her to fall in love with him. But does Ash really like her? No. He was just challenged and curious as to why his charms didn’t seem to affect Sapphire at all.
And that was the reason why he decided to ask her to play a game.
A love game. 



After a heated confrontation with her husband and mistress, Brianna was pushed down to stairs.She thought she would die but when she woke up again, she realized that she traveled back two years ago, when it was not late for her to correct her path.The first thing she needed to do when she was reborn was divorce that scum.She saved from the darkest time but he lied to her and murdered her in the end.This time, she would not repeat the same mistakes anymore.She would bring the glory of her family back and make those people who betrayed her pay the price!However, in the process of climbing up to the peak of her career, she met a very intimidating and handsome man who kept on messing with her head through his bold attitude.Brianna doesn't want to be involved with another man again, for she has proven to herself that they will just drag her down, but her constant incidents with him are slowly breaking the wall she built to protect her heart.Brianna will surely choose her career over a man this time, but it’s possible to choose both, right? What if he hurt her too?No! She won’t risk it but…“You have to run away from me, Bree. Coz I’m done running away, I’ll chase you now.” 
Three years ago, she was a poor judge of character. She was willing to donate her kidney and become disfigured for an a**hole. However, not only did that man cheat on her, he had even nearly caused her to lose her life!Three years later, she regained her beauty. Upon her glorious return, she swore to make all a**holes pay for what they did.It was widely known that Stanley Batton, the wealthiest tycoon in Atlantis, was a cruel man feared by many. Although he had the facial features of a passionate man, he was known for his heart of ice.People constantly speculated on the kind of woman who would be able to open his heart.However, to everyone’s surprise, he kneeled on one knee under the spotlight, and in front of every known media company, to tie a butterfly knot on her shoe.“Stanley Batton, what do you really want?” She seemed panicked and flustered.He laughed at himself. “Xyla Quest, no one else but you can take my life away!” 



Warning: This novel have matured contents +18"A different truth or dare is given, and that one has to be done, no matter what." Vicky said."Ok Deal," I said."Truth or Dare?" she asked."Truth," I said."What's your honest opinion of those pics you saw, of me?" She threw me a look of pure curiosity, which only made me laugh a little."I can say they were very hot," I said. "Truth or Dare?""Truth," she answered, smiling at my comment."Is it just me, or are you not wearing panties?" I said, more to tease her about it, than I was curious."Yeah, I'm not," she said. "Actually, I'm surprised you noticed. Truth or Dare?""Dare," I said."I dare you to take off your shirt," she said...So, thats how it started. I don't know why, but her mission is to find any means to have me for herself not minding what it will result to. Though she later had me and even got pregnant for me., but what happened after that is what you won't expect. 


Before her doting parents' death, Helen Spencer lives like a princess. But when she comes to the city, she's mistaken for a country bumpkin.Her aunt is an internationally renowned, award-winning actress, and her godfather is the wealthiest man in the world.Not only is Helen a genius who graduates with a double degree at the age of 15, but she's also a mysterious wedding gown designer, the world's best racecar driver, and a top hacker.When Helen meets the five sons of the Newton family, they're all disdainful of her…It's only when her secret identities are revealed one by one that their disdain turns to love, admiration, and boundless respect. 

Yohan Morris, the CEO of Morris Corporation, is a handsome man. He's already 30, yet he remains unmarried. His grandmother urges him to marry, and he huffily drives to the courthouse to wait for a bride to descend from the heavens.He thinks this is enough for his grandmother to get off his back, but there's a plot twist when a young woman he doesn't know knocks on his window and asks, "Are you waiting for the heavens to give you a wife?"Before he can answer, she smiles and continues, "It just so happens that I'm waiting for the heavens to bring me a husband. I'm willing to marry you, and I have all the necessary identification with me. Should we head inside to get that marriage certificate?"After marriage, he thinks his wife is insane. She constantly talks to the air, yet she can occasionally save people from danger.One day, he can't help asking, "Why do you keep talking to the air?"She says, "I'm not talking to anyone.""What, are you talking to ghosts, then?""Yeah, I am. I can see ghosts, so I might not just see humans on a daily basis. They might be ghosts, too."Yohan is lost for words. 
Elaina Gainsford had been a married woman for two years, yet the only chances she got to see her husband were the times when he was on TV. Therefore, she divorced him later.To her surprise, the day after the divorce, he frequently came into her sight. He first asked her to help his girlfriend, and then he claimed to woo her."Jalen Halton, do you know who I am?" she asked him."Of course. You are the internationally famous Dr. Gainsford, the renowned painter, Damon Dorthea's last student, the top hacker Elevan, and the founder of a high-end clothing brand. What other identities do you have? Tell me. I'm all ears." Jalen was so confident. He thought that he already knew everything about Elaina."In fact..."Elaina leaned close to him and whispered in his ear, "I am also your ex-wife." 





Arya Vitale, the daughter of his sworn enemy was supposed to be a bargaining chip
A pawn in a blood war but from the moment Giovanni De-Santis laid eyes on her, he didn’t see a pawn… he saw his
So he took her
Stole her from her wedding, forced her into a contract marriage, and branded her with his name in every way that mattered
To the world, it was a business strategy
To him she was never meant to be his, it was an obsession
But she isn’t the fragile princess he expected. She’s smart, sharp, hot-headed, sassy, and far too good at making him feel things he buried long ago
And when she runs away he hunts her
Because Giovanni doesn’t lose
Not his empire
Not his war
And never the woman he’s marked as his own
But some wars can’t be won with bullets
Some secrets refuse to stay buried
And the deadliest betrayal may not come from his enemies at all…
What happens when the one thing he can’t control
is the only thing that could destroy him is the only thing that could destroy him?
And a war that demands blood….even if it’s hers. 
Liora once believed that her marriage to Adrian would last forever, until slander destroyed everything. In one night, she lost her husband, her family, and her self respect. She was kicked out of her home while pregnant and nearly lost her life. When the world closed its doors on her, Liora chose one thing: to survive for the sake of her unborn child.
Years later, she returned with a new identity and an unwavering resolve. She rebuilt her life from scratch, raised Nolan alone, and buried the name that had once destroyed her. Yet fate brought her back, straight to the city that had once cast her out.
An unexpected encounter between Adrian and Nolan reopens a past he had been avoiding. The undeniable resemblance triggers truth after truth to be revealed, including the betrayal hidden behind Serena's name. As the Vale family's secrets are exposed and danger approaches, Liora finds herself caught between two men: Adrian, the father of her child, and Damien, the unexpected protector who appears as she is building a new life.
Amidst a storm of threats, conspiracies, and love that never truly dies, Liora must choose: to move forward without looking back, or to reopen the door that once consumed her entirely. As Nolan's safety is threatened, all the wounds, longing, and regrets force them to face the reality that the family that once shattered might still be able to stand again.
But this time, Liora won't let anyone bring her down again. 

“You mean… you don’t mind sharing me? All three of you?”“No, Simone, baby. If it means we get to be with you, all three of us are just fine with this arrangement,” Nick says.I can hardly believe my ears! How did I get so lucky? A basketball star, a famous actor, and a hot tech guru?Simone, you are living the life!Simone is new to the Owens Firm and has to prove herself by selling houses on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood. But when the nasty girl in the office, Crystal, starts rumors that Simone is sleeping with all of her clients—well, she’s right—sort of!Michael, Nick, and Christian all want to buy houses from Simone, but they also want more. They want her, and since they’re all happy sharing her, why should she choose?But her job is important to her. Can she find a way to spare her reputation and keep all of her men?Her Sunset Billionaires is created by Scarlett Rossi, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author. 
Bella Thompson assumed a new identity and entered into a three-year marriage contract with Justin Salvador, hoping to win his heart with her unwavering devotion.To her dismay, Justin hastily presented her with the divorce papers as soon as their contractual period expired. Heartbroken, Bella signed them and returned home, resuming her identity as the heiress of the Thompson business empire.From then on, Bella no longer hid her remarkable talents. She was not only a billionaire heiress, but also a medical prodigy, a world-class hacker, and a fencing champion.Determined to get her revenge, Bella went all out to humiliate her ex-husband’s childhood sweetheart at an auction. She also became her ex-husband’s biggest business rival.Finally, Justin confronted her, saying, “Bella Thompson! Must you be so ruthless?”Bella sneered and retorted, “How I treat you now is only a fraction of the cruelty you subjected me to back then!” 
“Do you know how many nights I’ve thought about those? How I imagined sliding your dress up and seeing you in them… in my room, or my office… gagged so you wouldn’t scream my name?”
“Say the word, Renata,” he whispered, voice rough. “And I’ll have you right here… where anyone could knock. Where you could get caught with your husband’s father’s cock inside you.”
She gasped.
But she didn’t say no.
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One reckless night. A stranger’s touch. Her ruin.
The night before her wedding, Renata surrendered to a man whose name she didn’t know… A man who made her tremble, moan, and beg for more in the shadows.
The next morning, he was at the wedding hall too…Watching her walk down the aisle to his son.
Domingo Serrano.
Powerful. Predatory. Possessive.
And he’s not done with her.
He wants her again. And again.
Once a week. No excuses. No escape.
But Renata isn’t just drowning in lust and shame.
She’s chasing answers. Her parents were murdered under the guise of an auto accident. The killer is hiding behind the walls of the Hidalgo empire.
Santiago, her charming husband, has secrets.
Lady Constanza, his mother, wears lies like pearls.
And Domingo? He’s the darkest of them all.
Now Renata’s playing with fire, and carrying a secret that could burn everyone:
She’s pregnant.
And she doesn’t know if the father is her husband… or his father. 
"Carroll Brown is dead! But you have to marry him in your sister's name." My mother said to me in a cold tone. My sister was engaged to the hottest billionaire. It should have been a perfect marriage. Unexpectedly, Carroll was dead in an accident. My sister didn't want to become a widow, so she forced me to marry her dead fiance. And I had no right to refuse her.Actually, I was the biological daughter of the Smith family. My sister was an adoptive one. My sister and I had been swapped at the hospital when we were just born. My parents had already had a deep relationship with her. So they chose to sacrifice me. On the wedding day, I was taken to the mourning hall."Ma'am, please keep Master company and let him feel warm." The housekeeper said with a cold expression. I couldn't help but look up at the portrait above the coffin, and my heart skipped a beat at this glance. The man in the portrait was more handsome than the superstars in Hollywood.Carroll Brown? My dead husband? Wow, he was really handsome!I didn't know how long had passed when my stomach began to rebel. After one glance at the coffin, I swallowed my saliva and then begged with my fingers crossed. "Mr. Carroll, I'm starving! May I eat your pastries? You don't mind, do you?" "I do.""Ah!" Scared, I broke out in a cold sweat. My legs went limp, and I fell to the ground. I shouted, "Ghost!"Carroll curled his lips, leaned over, and touched the black coffin. "Mr. Carroll has risen from the dead. What do you think of this headline tomorrow?" 

Rosaline died, and Sean personally put Jane into the women's prison for it. "Take good care of her"— his words made her three years in prison a living hell and even cost her a kidney. Before she went to prison, Jane said, "I didn't kill her," but Sean was unmoved. After her release from prison, she said, "I killed Rosaline, I'm guilty as sin!" Sean was livid as he said, "Shut up! I don't want to hear you say that!" Jane laughed. "Yes, I killed Rosaline Summers, and I did three years in prison for it." She escaped, and Sean scoured the whole world for her. Sean said, "I'll give you my kidney, Jane, if you'll give me your heart." But Jane looked up at Sean and said, "I don't love you anymore, Sean…" 




On the way to escape, a stranger took away her virginity. She didn’t expect that the stranger was Jasper Milton, who was rich and powerful, as well as ruthless and cold. It was said that he didn’t love woman. However, it was not true. She was suffering from a sore back after having sex with him every day, and finally she couldn’t stand it, “You don’t need to be responsible for me anymore, and you are free now.” He sat by her bed, pulled her into his arms, and said gently: “Stella, are you mistaken, shouldn’t it be you who is responsible? " Stella Grace:”…" 
Madeline Jillard has spent 23 years living with the Jillard family. Suddenly, she's informed that she's not the Jillards' actual daughter.
The people, whom she has called Mom and Dad for so many years, don't hesitate to kick her out.
Madeline's childhood sweetheart, who also happens to be her fiance, abandons her immediately when he finds out that she's just a poor fisherman's daughter. After that, he quickly marries the actual Jillard heiress.
Unexpectedly, Madeline's real family doesn't live in a village—they stay in a luxurious mountain villa that's worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
In just one night, Madeline becomes the heiress of an actual elite family. Not only do her parents dote on her, but she also has three fiances who are as handsome as models and have conquered their respective industries.
Everyone thinks Madeline has struck the jackpot. The aristocrats of Kingsbourne look down on her because of her background as a fake Jillard.
What they don't know is that Madeline happens to be the famous designer everyone is fawning over. She's also a famous painter whose paintings are very hard to procure, even with money. At the same time, Madeline moonlights as the miracle doctor who people in various industries desperately want to consult. In fact, she's also the CEO of Horizon Group, the company that all the elite families want to work with.
Madeline is literally everyone at this point!
As for which fiance will get to become Madeline's husband, the richest man in the world, Samuel Jameson, speaks up instantly before she can mull over that question.
"Get the hell away from Madeline! She's only interested in becoming my wife!" 

Six years ago, she was framed by her wicked sister and was abandoned by her then husband while she was pregnant.Six years later, she started anew with a different identity. Oddly, the same man who abandoned her in the past had not stopped pestering her at her front door.“Miss Gibson, what’s your relationship with Mister Lynch?”She smiled and answered nonchalantly, “I don’t know him.”“But sources say that you were once married.”She answered as she tucked her hair, “Those are rumors. I’m not blind, you see.”That day, she was pinned on the wall the moment she stepped in her door.Her three babies cheered, “Daddy said mommy’s eyes are bad! Daddy says he’ll fix it for mommy!”She wailed, “Please let me go, darling!”