

Seven years ago, dancer Eliza cruelly left Julian, who had been in a car accident. Seven years later, she returns with Leo, her son suffering from blood cancer, begging Julian to donate blood to save the boy. Yet Julian subjects her to suspicion and torment. It turns out that Eliza was gravely ill back then and had to leave on purpose. The paternity test was secretly tampered with. When the truth finally comes to light, Leo is indeed Julian's son — but Eliza's days are numbered.

The end of the world was upon us, but there weren't enough spots for evacuation. The roars of the zombies echoed in my ears as my fiancé, Oliver, gritted his teeth and pulled me onto the rescue vehicle—securing the last available seat. I arrived safely at the survivor base. Lina, his first love, did not. The zombies tore her apart. Oliver still went through with our marriage, but I never expected that he had only done so to make me suffer. In his eyes, I was the one who had killed Lina. If she had to endure such agony, then I should, too. For five years, he hated me. My life was worse than that of a stray dog scavenging for food on the street. On the day my divorce was finalized, he kidnapped me, dragged me into the wilderness, and wrapped his fingers around my throat. Then, he threw us both into the swarm of the undead. When I opened my eyes again, I was somehow reborn on the day the apocalypse began. The rescue team was shouting impatiently, "One more! We have room for one more—hurry!" I turned to Oliver, watching his hesitation. Then, with a quiet smile, I took a step back and let someone else have the last seat.

"Elena, a top bomb disposal expert, returns to Sterling Harbor after an overseas mission — only to face an impossible choice on her first day home. Her son Oliver and Blair, her husband Grant's foster sister, are both strapped with timed explosives. She wants to save her child first, but Grant forces her to defuse Blair's bomb by threatening her mother Diane's dignity and safety. Oliver dies in the explosion. Elena then hears Grant confess that their marriage was never real — she was only a shield to protect Blair. She files for divorce and begins uncovering the truth, but is met with one devastating blow after another: forced to take the blame for her son's death, her mother driven to death by a secretly filmed video, her loved ones' ashes desecrated, her color vision damaged in a fireworks explosion, and her mother's ashes turned into a memorial diamond as a final humiliation. After losing everything, Elena sees Grant and Blair for who they truly are — and begins preparing to leave Sterling Harbor and make those who hurt her pay."

Kate Reed, the Minister's true daughter, had once been treated as a slave. Forced by her parents to serve their adopted daughter, Libby, Kate was later brought into the palace, where she was forced to bear a child for the infertile Libby. After enduring years of cruelty, Kate eventually met a tragic end. Reborn with a second chance at life, Kate was determined to make Libby and the Reed family pay for everything they had done. This time, she vowed to rise to the very top, where no one would ever dare to mistreat her again. Using the memories of her past life, Kate climbed her way from a palace maid to the position of Empress, while gradually capturing the Emperor's heart and making him utterly devoted to her.