How to Dump a Hockey Star

After a receptionist stalls a forty-million-dollar contract, a corporate director is betrayed by her own boyfriend and VP, Nathan Matthews. Nathan gaslights her to protect the well-connected culprit, even supporting a social media smear campaign against her. Choosing silence over endless reminders, the director lets the deadline slip. When the client’s angry CEO calls their big boss, a tense confrontation begins. Faced with lies, she exposes the truth with undeniable evidence.

After spending a grueling week in the hospital caring for her ailing mother alongside her three-year-old daughter, a devoted woman selflessly covers over $10,000 in medical bills. Her relief is cut short when she discovers her brother secretly claimed the $5,000 insurance reimbursement. When confronted, he shamelessly weaponizes her status as a married daughter, citing his meager $50 annual premium contribution to justify his greed. Having offered zero help or money, he walks away with a profit.

While enduring a grueling business negotiation, the protagonist is forced to drink by a demanding client. Retreating to the restroom, they stumble upon a devastating Instagram post from their younger sister. Their parents have purchased her a deed in the exact residential complex the protagonist has been struggling to afford. Fueled by a mix of betrayal and resolve, they contact their manager, Mr. Jenkins, to finally accept a challenging overseas assignment they once hesitated to take.

For seven years, she remained Derek Calloway’s secret partner, honoring his ban on office romances while building his empire. After sacrificing her health for their company’s IPO, she expects public recognition at the victory banquet. Instead, Derek credits a new recruit, Jocelyn, to bolster the girl's career. Realizing her devotion was met with betrayal, she chooses to walk away. Without her expertise and core technology, Derek’s billion-dollar success is about to crumble.

Celestia wakes up tied to a piano within Sterling Sinclair IV’s estate, held captive by a falsified surrogacy agreement. Isolated on a private island, the billionaire dismisses her claims of innocence and demands she bear his child. To resist his advances, she uses garlic and vinegar to sabotage her health. Upon discovering her drastic measures, Sterling finally realizes a grim reality: he has been terrorizing the wrong woman instead of his actual surrogate.

As the sole guardian of Lawson Village, my sacred duty is to carry the coffins of the deceased and guide restless souls toward rebirth. Yet, when the Lawson family's matriarch passes, her arrogant descendant blocks my path. Accusing me of being a fraud, she and her bodyguards destroy my ritual instruments and cast me into a ditch, replacing me with an overseas nun. But as my soul-calling incense burns out, I deliver one final, chilling truth: without my protection, none of them will survive the night.