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Beneath the Gilded Lies

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Settings: Location: Los Angeles California Johnson's rich private mansion (beautiful mansion with magnificent gardens). Robert family home (showing contrast between wealth and destruction). High-class establishments in Los Angeles, such as the exclusive Star's private club. Time: Modern times (contemporary luxury and business spying). Theme: Deception and Betrayal: The story revolves around lying and betrayal by close friends and family, with love affairs leading to both self-betterment and disaster. Love vs. Power: The internal struggle of wanting love and personal dreams versus being controlled by power, money, and ambition. Redemption and Strength: The heroine discovers a method of rebuilding herself and her life despite past betrayals and family crisis. Self-discovery: A journey of understanding who she is and how to live for herself after a tragic series of events. Blurb: Elena Johnson's life is upended after a series of devastating betrayals and what started as a lavish birthday party at her best friend's house turns into a web of secrets and lies. Elena who was caught in a scheme by her former best friend Abigail and the handsome billionaire Ezekiel Lin, was placed in a position of vulnerability where love, lies and power meet. In the midst of chaos, Elena is forced to navigate through the ruins of her broken family, a love that never was hers in the first place and an uncertain future but as Ezekiel returns to her life, will she be redeemed or will she be tormented by the demons of her past again? Characters: Elena Johnson: The heroine. A strong young woman who is betrayed by her best friend Abigail and family. She is intelligent, resourceful, and kind but hardened by the tragedy that happens to her. Ezekiel Lin: A dominant, charismatic billionaire businessman and son of the Lin's Enterprises empire. Cold and distant at first, Ezekiel is involved in a world of manipulation and power plays but is drawn to Elena. Abigail Robert: Abigail, Elena's ex-best friend and the villain of the story. Abigail is ruthless and ambitious and schemes to win Ezekiel's love no matter what even if it means using Elena as a pawn. Raymond Chen: Mr. Robert's loyal aide. While seeming innocent, Raymond does have an ulterior motive. His actions cause the death of Elena's family. Mr. Robert: Elena's estranged dad. A wealthy and successful businessman, his early death marks the downfall of the Robert family. Chris Robert: Elena's uncle, who brings her family to financial ruin. Cold and narcissistic. Exposition: Elena, a Robert family member, attends a big birthday celebration by her best friend Abigail. At the party, she overhears a discussion in which Abigail plans to drug and play games on Ezekiel Lin, a successful businessman, to get him to fall in love with her. Elena, caught in the middle of the lie, is hurt by her friend and saddened by her not getting to have Ezekiel for herself. In the midst of the chaos, Elena realizes that she has to take matters in her own hands and decides to switch doorplates at the mansion, swapping Ezekiel's room with Abigail's whom she had been planning to take. Unknowingly, she ends up sleeping with Ezekiel in a way that neither of them had foreseen and this initiates a chain of events that will change their lives forever. Inciting Incident: Abigail was angry when she discovers that Elena slept with Ezekiel and confronts her. This opens Elena's eyes to how far Abigail's manipulations extend. Not only is it a betrayal to Ezekiel but about manipulating her for her own ends. Elena also learns of the financial emergency in her family and this leaves her questioning everything that she thought she knew about loyalty and love. Rising Conflict: Elena's life is left in ruins after her father's suicide. The company goes bankrupt and Elena is ostracized by her family who held her responsible for their loss. With no other option, she has to survive on her own, finally landing a job at a high-end private club to make a living. At the same time, Ezekiel grapples with his inner turmoil. While he is attracted to Elena, he struggles with his desire for her and what his family requires of him. As he gets to know her better, he begins to unravel the evil intrigue surrounding Abigail's manipulation, his family's business deals and his role in these things. Falling Action: As Elena grapples with the consequences of her family's ruin, Abigail grows more envious. She tries to ruin the newfound relationship between Elena and Ezekiel by framing their shared history to bring about estrangement between them. However, Elena now stronger because of her ordeal stands up to Abigail and tells her the truth about the stolen necklace and diary that Abigail had manipulated to manipulate Ezekiel. Elena also finds herself amidst a conspiracy for her father's loss of money. Raymond and a small group of faithful friends and she discovers what actually happened with him and begins to seek out justice if that m

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Beneath the Gilded Lies
Episode one In a luxurious private Manor, a grand birthday party was being hold. On the balcony, there was a secret conversation. Later you have to act according to the instruction. Put this drug in Mr. Lin's drink. When he passes out, send him to the room with blue doorplate on the first floor. Remember to leave the door open. What are my benefits if I succeed? Haven't you always wanted Elena? she's still a virgin! I’ll let her stay in the Johnson's family house tonight. when the time comes, you can hide in advance. once she goes to the room, you!. hehe, I don't have to teach you anymore right?. Her room Is also on the first with a pink doorplate. After they left, Elena, who was hiding in the dark, slowly walked out. she stared at the man's back, her beautiful eyes was filled with angry, and a intense hatred appeared in them. The woman who had just spoken was her former best friend, Abigail. In order to get Ezekiel lin, she didn't mind using her as a bargaining chip. Is this my best friend? You treat her sincerely, but she bit you unexpectedly! Elena took a deep breath and decided to do something. The party was coming to an end. Elena, who was hiding in the dark, noticed a short, ugly fat man with a face full of blemishes. He helped Ezekiel up the stairs. After sending Ezekiel to the blue doorplate, the fat man went into the room with a pink doorplate. Noticing that there was no one around, Elena forward and replaced the blue and pink doorplate before returning to her room. Elena stood in front of the bed and stared at the man on the bed. Her heart Was beating non-stop. This was Ezekiel lin He was the king Of the business world who owns The lin's enterprises. He must be God's favorite. Not only was he capable, but have a Good family background. He also had a perfect and handsome face. There was always coldness in his sharp and deep eyes. She wondered how many girls were infatuated with him but could not get close to him. Elena was one of them. perhaps it was because of the drug in his body, Ezekiel pulled is shirt open revealing his sexy chest. His brow was tightly furrowed and his cheeks were flushed red. The vein on is forehead were bulging as if he was in pain. Elena had heard that a person who was been drugged with an aphrodisiac will neither be sent to the hospital or get intimate once to alleviate the effects of the drug on his body. she could not send him to the hospital, and she did not want to take advantage of Abigael either. There was only one solution she could think of now. She have never thought that she will give her precious virginity to her first love on eighteen birthday. Elena had no regrets. The party outside as already come to an end. After Abigail had sent off the last guest. She made her way to the villa and hurried upstairs. She walked towards the blue doorplate room and pushed It opened. The room was dark. before Abigail could turn on the lights, someone blocked her way. Abigail was secretly happy. The medicine was now effective. Now the cold heart and unapproachable prince charming could not resist the drug. As she intend to kiss he, she noticed the man body was completely different from her Ezekiel lin. He was short ,chubby and he's waist was full of fat. There was a lot of blemishes on his face. Thinking of what to do, Abigail felt what could possibly have happened. How could this be? Tell me that this person is not the ugly fat man who has been pestering me. Ahhh!. no! Abigail felt goosebumps all over her body and tried to run push the fat man and run away. But, it was useless. Elena and Ezekiel spent the night together. before the sun rose, she had to leave the Johnson's villa. She will not let anyone find out what happened last night. Opposite her, Abigail finally kicked the sleeping fatty man away and tidied herself up really fast. She planned to escape the room unnoticed and act like nothing had happened. Just as she opened the door, she saw someone coming out of the pink room. when she looked closely and saw it was Elena. seeing she was tidying her clothes and was about to leave quietly, Abigail rushed up and blocked her. She grabbed Elena arm and pulled her back. She then pinned her to the wall. She shouted at her furiously, Elena, did you sleep with Ezekiel last night? I slept with my man last night, What does That have to do with you? Elena replied with a cold smile and disdain look. When did he become your man?. Elena, why are you so shameless? I treated you has a good friend and invited you to my birthday party. But in the end, you seduced Ezekiel in my house. aren't you shameless?. Abigail was so angry that she looked pale. she spent so much time and effort to invite Ezekiel over and everything Was all ready planned, but what, she ended up eventually helped Elena. How could she not be angry? The worst part was that not only did her plan failed, but she end up been taken advantage of my the damn fatty. Elena's eye remained cold as she asked, Abigail have you ever treated me as your friend? If you treated me as your friend why would you scheme behind my back? You were the one who wanted to get Ezekiel with your greedy way, even planned to use me as your bargaining chip. should I not be the one asking you, when you become this shameless? How dare you call me shameless? scolded. Elena don't you know who you are? Who do you think you are to covet Ezekiel? let me tell you, he's going to marry me in future whether you like it or not, you can do better by getting a life for yourself and stop dreaming.

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