The Primal Hunter - Chapter 870: Nevermore: Independence Achieved...

When Jasmine’s fated mate Elliot rejects her for the Lycan Chairman’s daughter, she is left broken, humiliated and alone. To make matters worse, her father gets arrested for embezzlement, and Jasmine needs to raise ten million to release him.Desperate to save her father from a wrongful conviction, Jasmine takes the only job she can find—tutoring the bratty daughter of a rich werewolf family.But she never expected her employer to be the Lycan chairman himself: Gareth Laken. He is ruthless, dominant… and her ex-mate’s future father-in-law.Gareth thinks she’s a threat. A bitter ex-girlfriend out for revenge, waiting to harm his own daughter. But the more he watches her, the more he sees a woman refusing to be shattered by the world that betrayed her. A woman he can’t stop wanting, despite the huge age difference.Now, Jasmine is caught between two powerful men—one who destroyed her, and one who might destroy everything she has left to protect.Excerpt“You’re playing a dangerous game,” Gareth said, voice low, his towering frame just inches from mine.“I didn’t come here to play,” I shot back, even as my heart pounded. “But you should be asking Elliot why he keeps showing up at my door. I’m not the one chasing ghosts.”His eyes darkened, his gaze dropping to my lips. “He’s not the only one haunted by you.”I froze.I should have walked away.Instead, I whispered, “Then why do you look at me like you want to hate me and kiss me at the same time?”He didn’t answer.But his silence spoke louder than any lie.

A powerless and humble village cadre, Ji Yang, unintentionally has an encounter with a gorgeous married woman in a KTV.When the new female secretary at the township party committee struggles to find a starting point for her work, she recognizes the man she had a previous encounter with.Unexpectedly, Ji Yang is nominated by Chu Shuyuan to become the director of the Party and Government Office, marking the beginning of his rise in the bureaucratic world.In the intricate Qingyuan Township, Ji Yang continuously collaborates with the female secretary to navigate and battle various forces. Meanwhile, beautiful married women and ambitious ladies seeking promotion surround him.Ji Yang showcases exceptional political artistry.A classmate who has been plotting against the protagonist comes to light. Ji Yang infiltrates the opposition, skillfully entangles with the classmate's three beautiful sisters for mutual benefit, meticulously planning, leading one force and rival after another to fall in the path of Ji Yang.Ji Yang's calmness, charisma, and shrewdness, along with a family secret technique, captivate every woman who approaches him.Effortlessly engaging with these women, Ji Yang thrives, rising from the director of the Party and Government Office to ultimately enjoying the pleasures of both power and beauty.

This was a fragmented and disorganized world, this was a place that had been forgotten.

He was a wealthy and mysterious financial backer who had appeared before her when she needed money the most. After the courtship, she took the money and left.