[New story, Living Together with My Ex-Boyfriend Again, second chance romance, launching in March! If you're interested, please add it to your collection!]
[The e-book rights have been signed! You can find the other completed stories in this series in my catalog.]
You think your adoptive father is a terrible person.
He doesn't love you, but he doesn't push you away, either.
You work up the courage to kiss him, crying all the while, but he only wipes your tears with a gentle, unreadable expression. The next day, he's gone.
Later, you confess your feelings to him, and he turns you down.
You move out, and he says nothing.
Heartbroken and desperate, you find the kind of wholesome young man he once told you to look for, and are just about to agree to date him
"How did your taste get so much worse in just a month?"
He cuts you off in front of that guy and lifts you into his arms.
He openly kisses you, ignoring everyone's shock and your furious punches and kicks, kissing you more and more deeply.
"Sorry, the girl doesn't know any better."
He looks down at the other man, his tone utterly unapologetic.
"But she isn't going to date you."
"She deserves the best."
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Later, you learn the truth about why he adopted you back then, and, emotionally shattered, you flee in a panic.
He uses his connections to find you with ease, but doesn't approach. He only follows you from a distance.
"...I'm sorry."
The instant you turn around, familiar warmth suddenly wraps tightly around you. His burning forehead presses into your neck, even his trembling breaths scorching hot.
"I don't think... I can live without you."
The tall man collapses, drained, exposing his vulnerability without reserve and placing his coldness in your hands.
"If you really want to leave me, pull the trigger."
He raises his reddened eyes.
"...Just like I taught you back then."
*An Ackerman who is cold and ruthless but gentle only with you × his stubborn adopted daughter, whom he has raised well
*Second-person narration. You have a name: An Cecilia
*An alternate universe with an original setting
*Dominant in action, equal in their feelings
*Adoptive father and daughter, ten-year age gap, both virgins
*Short chapters, perfect for bedtime reading
An Ackerman alternate timeline: Pretending, launching soon, add it to your collection if you're interested
You were married off on your twentieth birthday
A family arrangement, a marriage by imperial decree
The man originally meant to marry you was a spoiled young man around your age, but somehow his older brother stole the match
Kent Ackerman is ten years older than you, the current head of the Ackerman family, and a leading figure in their business empire
Everyone says he's cold and ruthless
Yet, against all expectations, he is willing to marry Cecilia family's illegitimate daughter, ten years his junior, and puts on his wedding ring the very next day:
"Can you come home with me?"
"Yes."
"Can I continue my studies?"
"Yes."
"Can I keep your identity a secret?"
"…"
"…Yes."
The atmosphere turns icy.
Later, someone warns Kent that his wife may not be as well-behaved as she seems
She deliberately makes herself look ugly, covering her face in freckles
She keeps a low profile everywhere she goes, yet secretly runs a certain jewelry designer brand
"I need your help."
Kent looks at you, finally done pretending, and lets out a soft laugh. "Mm."
"I'll give you a piece of information in exchange for helping me rescue my mother from my family."
"I want her free of the Cecilia family's control forever."
"I'm listening."
He had already been preparing to help you. Everything was ready; all that was missing was for you to ask.
But Kent still wants to tease you a little and see how much "sincerity" you can offer.
"The company you want to acquire..." you draw out the last word on purpose.
Satisfied, you watch Kent's expression shift several times before he finally turns serious.
"I can help you make the deal happen and capture market share in the luxury goods industry after this upheaval."
"But that means you'll be going against your own family."
"That's fine. I've never liked them anyway."
"You're not obedient at all."
"I never said I was."
"I like that."
A flash of red suddenly appears in Kent's usually unruffled eyes.
He slowly comes over to you, puts an arm around your waist, and holds your chin.
His kiss falls on your lips, stealing your breath until your body quickly goes limp.
Theme: Find love
Who Says a Straight A Can't Win Someone Over?
Why Can't We Date?
Mr. M
Pretending [Marriage Before Love]
Pretending Becomes Reality
Crushing on Him, Then Rising to the Top
Ability: Lost I
Commanding Officer Aboard the Ark
Desire Runs Wild
If Life Were a Novel
Annihilation: Sense and Sensibility
[Love and Deepspace] Sweet Little Treats
The main plot of this IF line is finished! Some small theaters will be updated in the future~
[][]Kswl,
Teacher, teacher is very kind... I got the [orange candy] I chased from other platforms.
Ber, Rouse, your writing is so cool ah ah ah ah ah [pants] [pants] [pants]
No, Ackerman is not Jiang Zi, stinky Roger [rolls eyes]
Teacher, it's been many hours. Where's the food? I'm almost hungry.
😆 [loving eyes] I really like watching the extras written by the teacher, I really like it 😚
No, mirror, what do you mean [glasses] I don't know 🐶🌹 What's going on 😆 Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh] bitter tea flying [pants] [pants] [pants] [pants] [pants] [pants] [pants]
Sorry, she won't be able to interact with you 🐶🌹
Daddy:. [Glasses]. [Laughs]. [Clown]