Echoes Of The Past
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Last published Sat, Mar 8, 2025
Adrian Varguez is a billionaire CEO with a dark, painful past. He ran away from the hellhole he called home at a young age then went on to become the youngest self-made billionaire when he turned twenty. He is cold and emotionally distant due to his painful past...until he meets Seoul Embers, who begins to melt his cold, icy heart.
Seoul Embers was orphaned at the age of five and since then has been from foster home to foster home. Despite this, she remains optimistic, cheerful and bright, becoming a beam of light to most who know her.
However, just as their love begins to blossom, a blast from Adrian's past puts both their lives-and their love-in jeopardy, and daunting secrets are revealed.
When Seoul discovers that her parents were brutally murdered by Adrian's father, she must make the hardest choice of her life...
...revenge for her parents, or the love of her life.
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