The Secret Butler: Capturing The Heartless Billionaire

I spent a year hiding my lethal skills behind the stiff polyester uniform of a hotel butler. To the world, I’m just Betsey Madden, a "charity case" scrubbing floors at The Elysium to solve the mystery of my mother’s suspicious death. On the anniversary of her passing, my manager decided to humiliate me by assigning me to the Penthouse to serve Celestino Franklin, a billionaire known as the "Butcher of Wall Street" who supposedly eats staff for breakfast. When I stepped into the suite, I found the pristine white carpet stained with fresh blood and a wounded man lunging at me from the shadows. I didn't scream; I instinctively dropped into a combat stance I hadn't used since my days as a shadow operative in Vienna, pinning the billionaire before he could even blink. I had to choose between letting him bleed out or revealing that I was far more than a girl who folds napkins for minimum wage. I chose to save him, stitching his gunshot wound with a surgical precision that no ordinary servant should ever possess. As he gripped my wrist, the air turned cold. He didn't smell like a typical CEO; he carried the sharp scent of sandalwood and expensive scotch—the exact, intoxicating aroma of the man from the nightmares I’ve had since the night my mother died. "You have good hands," he rasped, his storm-gray eyes seeing right through my pale foundation and fake exhaustion. "You're wasting them on silver polish." I realized then that my cover wasn't just blown; it was the bait that had finally caught the monster I was looking for. I came to this hotel to find a killer, but I never expected my prime suspect to be the man now demanding I become his personal shadow. The hunt for the truth just turned into a deadly dance with a predator who knows exactly who I am, and I’m not leaving until I find out if he’s my savior or my mother's murderer.

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The next morning, the lobby of The Elysium was buzzing. Betsey was on her knees, polishing the brass railing of the grand staircase. Her arm ached. She had spent the night researching Celestino Franklin. His public profile was clean. Philanthropist. Investor. Boring.

It didn't match the man with the gunshot wound.

"Madden!"

Dani's voice cut through the air. She approached with a clipboard, looking smug.

"Silver duty," Dani ordered. "The banquet silverware in the main vault. It all needs to be re-polished. By hand. Now."

It was a punishment. Silver duty was a tedious, isolating task meant for junior staff. Dani was trying to break her.

Betsey sighed. She stood up slowly. "Yes, Ms. Perez."

She gathered her polishing kit.

The VIP elevator dinged.

The lobby went quiet. Heads turned.

Celestino Franklin walked out. He was flanked by Lars and two bodyguards. He wore a navy suit that fit him like a second skin. He looked impeccable.

He spotted Betsey immediately. She tried to blend into the pillar, holding her box of supplies like a shield.

He saw Dani pointing aggressively at the hallway leading to the vaults. He saw the box in Betsey's hand.

Celestino stopped. He altered his path. He walked straight toward them.

The lobby held its breath. The King was moving.

Dani preens, smoothing her skirt, thinking he was coming to greet her.

Celestino walked right past Dani. He stopped in front of Betsey.

"Betsey," he said. "Walk with me."

Dani's jaw dropped. "Sir... she is on duty. She has to polish the..."

Celestino turned to Dani. His eyes were cold as ice.

"Did I ask you?"

Dani shrank back, terrified. She looked like she wanted to disappear into the floor.

Celestino turned back to Betsey. His expression softened, just a fraction. "I don't like how she talks to you."

He leaned in. His voice was low, for her ears only. "Say the word, and she's gone. I'll have her fired before lunch."

Betsey felt a rush of power. It was tempting. So tempting. But it would blow her cover.

She shook her head. "I can handle my own battles, Mr. Franklin."

He smiled. It was a genuine smile. "I know you can. But I don't want you to have to."

He signaled Lars with a subtle hand gesture.

Lars stepped up to Dani. "Ms. Perez, we need to discuss a noise complaint regarding your office management. We have reports of... shouting."

It was a fabrication. A lie to humiliate her publicly.

Celestino took the box of polish from Betsey's hand and set it on the floor.

"Come," he said.

He led her away toward the garden exit.

Once they were outside, in the quiet of the garden, he stopped. He took her hand. He turned it over, running his thumb over her palm.

He felt the smoothness of her skin, the carefully maintained manicure required of the hotel's top staff. But beneath it, he felt a firmness, a tension in the muscles that didn't belong to a butler.

"Now," he said, looking into her eyes. "Tell me why a woman who isn't afraid of a little blood is so afraid of her boss."

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For three years, Ava lived as the secret mistress of billionaire Silas Thorne, sacrificing her dignity for a love he never returned. When Silas announces his engagement to a socialite, Ava finally realizes she is nothing more than a replaceable convenience. Deciding to reclaim her life, she walks away from the luxury and the heartache. However, as Ava finds her own strength, Silas becomes obsessed with bringing his perfect companion back.

Billionaire Modern Romance

8.2

Bound to my husband's enemy

8.2

Warning: this book contains strong sexual content, smuts and explicit scenes and is strictly for readers over the age of 18. Author pov: To my readers who are wondering if bikers men fuck as much as they ride--yes, they do. but these aren't super-heroes or the cute boy next door.They take.They claim and make you beg for more. For years, Daisy endured the mistreatment from her husband who was the president of the fallen-saints MC but tragedy struck when he got into an accident and lost his life.But even in his death, her husband showed her how much he hated her, he left everything to the hands of his mistress and the secret son they had leaving her hopeless and penniless. Broken by his hatred for her Daisy took his death as good fate and decided to start afresh, far away from the life she lived with him. but not until she ran into his rival Christian Blackwood. Christian Blackwood is the President of the hell-hounds motorcycle club and the perfect definition of a devil in human clothing. He is known to be ruthless , cold and most importantly without emotions and her husband sworn enemy. But somehow Daisy finds herself in the world of the man she was warned never to cross. The man who suddenly lurks in her shadows and wants her all to himself. Somehow she finds hers back in the world she vowed to run away from but this time it was just any world it was his world. Feelings become obsessions and obsession burns into something unthinkable. Rules are broken and rivalry's are heightened and not just that dark secrets are unveiled.

Billionaire Modern Romance

9.7

Divorced And Rich: Falling For The Mechanic

9.7

For three years, I endured being treated like a walking ATM and a maid by my husband's family, biting my tongue to keep the peace. Then, my husband's buddy suddenly dropped off a nine-year-old boy at my front door. The crumpled note from my husband casually explained it was his illegitimate son, blaming me for being barren and demanding I raise the kid as our own. My mother-in-law was absolutely thrilled, parading the boy around as the true heir at the dinner table. "Some trees just don't bear fruit, no matter how much water you give them," she sneered. My brother-in-law cheered, and my drunk father-in-law demanded I cook a feast to celebrate. They actually expected me to continue paying the mortgage, buying the groceries, and cleaning up their endless messes, all while raising the living proof of my husband's betrayal. I looked at the parasites who had drained me dry for years, acting like they were doing me a favor by letting me stay in a house that my money paid for. I didn't scream, and I didn't cry. I simply called my lawyer to file for an immediate divorce, froze every single bank account and credit card they relied on, and drove off to my grandmother's secluded cabin in the woods. Let them see how long they survive without my money.

Billionaire Modern Romance

7.4

Fired My Fiance, Claimed My Empire

7.4

I went undercover as a trainee in my own hotel, a secret pact with my fiancé, Greyson, the hotel's General Manager. We were supposed to be building an empire together. But our future ended the moment he chose another woman over me. He let a manipulative socialite named Imogen terrorize our staff. She deliberately scalded my hand with hot coffee, and when I stood up to her, Greyson publicly humiliated me. On a speakerphone call with the city's mayor, he demanded I apologize. "Apologize to Ms. Short," his voice boomed for the entire staff to hear. "This kind of disrespect is unacceptable." My fiancé, the man I loved, had just ordered me to kneel before the woman who assaulted me. So I dropped my disguise. I revealed my true identity as the heiress to the Kerr hotel empire and said, "Greyson Holden, you're fired. Get out of my hotel."

Billionaire Modern Romance

9.3

I Donated My Bone Marrow to Save His Mistress

9.3

Isabella Sterling was the ultimate trophy wife—until she became a disposable sacrifice. After six forced abortions to save her husband Marcus’s leukemia-stricken sister, Isabella is left hollow, her womb a graveyard for Marcus’s obsession. When he demands a final, life-altering procedure that will leave her barren forever, something snaps. In the dead of night, Isabella vanishes, erasing her existence to become Elena Cross. Three years later, she returns to New York—not as a victim, but as a radiant, unbreakable woman on the arm of a powerful new ally. Seeing the wife he destroyed reborn and thriving, the arrogant Marcus Sterling falls to his knees, begging for a second chance. But Isabella has a secret: she’s finally carrying the child he said she could never have—and he will never touch it

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8.6

My Groom Let Me Die to Save His Mistress

8.6

On their wedding day, a billionaire groom chooses to save his mistress from a life-threatening crisis, leaving his bride to perish in a tragic accident. Betrayed by the man she loved, the heroine faces her demise while he prioritizes another woman's safety over his marriage vows. This modern romance explores the devastating fallout of his choice, the ultimate betrayal of trust, and the dark consequences of a love triangle that ends in a fatal sacrifice.

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