Time Travel: The Noble Family - Chapter 1385 - 567: Trump Card (Part 2)

“Sarah, I promise to help you rise again, to bring back the light to your career and take down whoever shall stand in your way, but in exchange, be my wife” Mason whispered.“I... I appreciate your offer, Mason, but a contract marriage? Can we really keep it a secret?” Sarah returned reluctantly.In the aftermath of a heart-wrenching betrayal, Sarah Chen, the esteemed songstress of Wuhan, crosses paths with the Mason Liu. Heir to Asia's most influential dynasty, Mason, with promises of restoration and secrets, proposes a contract marriage to Sarah in exchange of helping her bounce back to her position as number one of Wuhan. As she hesitantly agrees, will Sarah find not only a path back to stardom but also an unexpected journey of love and self-discovery in Mason's perfect world?

To care for her ailing sweetheart, college student Lu Chenchen gave up her white-collar office job and chose the higher-paying caretaker profession instead. Going around in circles, she ended up at the Mao family’s home.

The Mao family background was complicated. Old Madam Mao was not her son Yanning’s birth mom, but his young aunt. His wife was Old Madam Mao’s first love’s daughter, spoiled and pampered. Despite over ten years of marriage, husband and wife were distant.

To repay Old Madam Mao’s kindness in raising him, and for the sake of his three children, Mao Yanning endured again and again – not just a loveless but outright destructive marriage.

Lu Chenchen walked on eggshells among these people – carefully serving young and old, currying favor with the lady of the house without offending the man of the house, while also worrying about his sweetheart’s illness and missing “his” elders and children back home. Her heart was like a cookie flattened between the pages of life, living a difficult and cautious existence.

However, as the saying goes, “You reap what you sow.” A life that has been polished will eventually shine with a brilliance that ordinary years cannot compare.

[Mature Content:]Alaric was too close to Nicolette.Her mouth was just inches away from his.He could smell the lavender on her skin, the heat radiating from within her.But he held back, refusing to be carried away by her charm…“Mr. Allens…” she purred, and he looked down at her.Her eyes widened with desire, and he knew, in that moment, that if he wanted to kiss her, she would let him.The last thing he wanted was commitment. He knew that Nicolette didn’t want that either.But why was she this tempting?So willing?It was that willingness that confused him.She blinked, then swallowed as she pulled the jacket off her shoulders. His eyes lingered on her exposed neck.God.He just wanted to bury his mouth in that hollow spot.“Here,” Nicolette said calmly, extending the jacket to him.He took the jacket, his hand brushing hers just a second. She flinched, her face turning pink as she clutched the towel against her chest.His stomach flipped at the sight.If only that towel would give way to…Before he could stop himself, Alaric pressed his arousal against her stomach, pushing her against the wall, cornering her.She gasped at the sudden movement and for a moment, he lost his mind.“Cole…” he breathed, crushing himself against her.Her eyes gleamed with desire and a vulnerability that rocked him to his core.He would be foolish not to give in to this feeling.But he would also be a fool if he did.She had chosen to marry him.Not her boyfriend.And definitely not Lucian Crawford.Yet, he couldn't help it.She was only his for a year.But still…***************When her business and the gallery she inherited from her mother burn to the ground, Nicolette Voss is determined to rebuild—and get revenge on her father.She turned to her father’s rival, Alaric Allens, for an alliance.Alaric is willing to help, but on one condition—she must be his wife for a year.They called him Ruthless Alaric after an infamous incident 6 years ago. Alaric is back in town, and so are the crumbs of his past. But he is determined to change everything with a wife.He has his hidden agenda.She needs her revenge.But will this marriage between storm and steel survive the heat? And what will they do when deep secrets threatens to destroy them both?

The last Taotie in the world, Qin Yun— Due to getting drunk and flirting with the Pixiu Pei Yan at a banquet in the Heavenly Court, she was sent to the Lower Realm by the Jade Emperor as punishment for disrupting the feast. She turned from a noble little Taotie in Heaven into a cannon fodder female supporting character in the Mortal World...During a reality show, while other artists were seriously completing tasks, Qin Yun ate her way through the entire program, turning herself into a program anomaly. When filming a drama, she ate all the props from the crew, was chased by the director to compensate, and when she opened her small mouth, claiming that our drama will be a hit, and it indeed became a massive success. She became known in the circle as having a 'Golden Mouth, Saying Jade'.Every day her assistant reminded her to eat less, that gaining weight wouldn't look good on camera. Qin Yun turned around and started a live broadcast, activating eatcasting mode, and was even invited to participate in food programs? The most infuriating thing was, while other celebrities starved themselves to dream of eating meat to lose weight, Qin Yun never gained weight no matter how much she ate! She munched her way from being an obscure black-listed artist to the top tier.One day, the head of the Tang Family happened to see her eating broadcast video, recognizing her as his biological daughter. After verification, the entire Tang Family came to acknowledge her, wishing they could compensate her for all the twenty years of neglect.Later, Qin Yun was photographed staying overnight at Pei Yan's house, suspected of making their relationship public. The entire Tang Family appeared to refute the rumors: “All rumors!” While everyone was shocked by Qin Yun's identity, a diligent fan also discovered from a live broadcast that in the glass behind Qin Yun, there was a person sitting not far away working, eventually verified to be the movie emperor Pei Yan.Pei Yan: @Qin Yun Let me introduce, this is my wife. Qin Yun: @Pei Yan This is my caretaker.