

Annie never knew her mother's love. Carole despised her, reserving all her doting affection for Fiona, the daughter of a past romance. Carole believed her marriage to Ben was a drunken mistake, and Annie was simply the regrettable result. Unable to bear the abuse Annie suffered, Ben resolved to take Annie and leave Carole for good. Despite this, on her own birthday, Annie chose to give her mother one final chance.
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A night security job at a museum seems like the easiest money Jorden Leon has ever made. But on his very first shift, he discovers that the museum's relics are anything but ordinary. Driven by instinct, he restores a shattered Eight-Armed Asura bronze statue. As the final crack disappears, an ancient force surges into him, awakening powers beyond imagination. Unaware that he has just prevented an S-Class catastrophe capable of destroying the city, Jordan steps into a new destiny. Soon, whispers spread through the city of a mysterious guardian who protects the living from dangers buried deep in the past.

At his engagement ceremony, Damon Wells is publicly jilted when Elise Stone chooses her old flame, Felix Blake. She has no idea Damon has quietly propped up her family for years, or that Felix only wants her to rescue his failing fortune. Damon walks away with dignity and accepts an arranged marriage to heiress Iris Stone. When Damon withdraws his backing and Felix's mask slips, Elise realizes the man she discarded is now far beyond her reach.

A night security job at a museum seems like the easiest money Jorden Leon has ever made. But on his very first shift, he discovers that the museum's relics are anything but ordinary. Driven by instinct, he restores a shattered Eight-Armed Asura bronze statue. As the final crack disappears, an ancient force surges into him, awakening powers beyond imagination. Unaware that he has just prevented an S-Class catastrophe capable of destroying the city, Jordan steps into a new destiny. Soon, whispers spread through the city of a mysterious guardian who protects the living from dangers buried deep in the past.

Having concealed her identity as the empress, Astrid Sinclair visits the Crown Prince's palace just to watch the ceremony of his marrying a consort named Daphne Lowell. But she ends up getting framed by Daphne for allegedly tearing her wedding gown. Alaric Talbot, the Crown Prince, and the Lowell siblings mistake Astrid for a concubine who has lost the emperor's favor, so they start humiliating her and even threaten to torture her. How will Astrid get her revenge?

For ten years after marrying far away, Claire Miller was barred from visiting her family by her in-laws. When her mother was diagnosed with lung cancer, her desire to return home intensified, only to face strict control, blocked funds, and obstruction from her husband Trent Carter and mother-in-law. With her family's help, Claire finally saw the truth of her marriage, broke free to protect her daughter, and returned home to reclaim her life.

For seven years, Kelsey Dale ran a business empire from the shadows and called herself a housewife. She gave up her name, her position, and eventually her health to prop up a husband who needed her more than he admitted, including nursing him through a near-fatal illness with everything she had. On the day their infant son turns one hundred days old, Gaige Hamilton walks through the door with his mistress and their child, backed by his parents, and offers Kelsey a choice: accept them under her roof and keep managing the household, or leave without her son. Seven years. That is what they thought they were owed.

As a child, Sherry Louis was rescued from the streets and adopted by Tyler Louis.Foreseeing a family calamity, her master took her in, trained her in martial arts, and sent her abroad for experience. Years later, she had risen as the Divine Phoenix. Upon learning of her foster father's death and the oppression of her siblings by their relatives, Sherry returns home. Now a formidable force, she is ready to confront and crush all who stand against her family.

Leonardo's adoptive sister pulled off a new trick, and this time, it was threatening to slit her wrists. So, like second nature, he handed me the divorce papers. I didn't even read it and let out a self-deprecating laugh. "Leonardo, this is the eighth time. In the entire history of Siciliana, no mafia Don has ever abandoned his partner as frequently as you." He yanked at his tie in frustration, a pleading look surfacing in his eyes. "Bianca, I have to do this. You know Gia's mental state. I can't just leave her to fend for herself, can I? "Move out for a few days first. Don't worry. Once I calm her down, I promise we'll get remarried right away!" I signed in silence. He had already repeated those exact words to me eight times. We finalized the paperwork in family lawyer's office. Pushing up his glasses, the family lawyer, Luca, teased lightly, "When are you guys coming back to sign the ninth marriage contract?" I put away the divorce papers stamped with the Corleone family wax seal and shook my head. "There won't be a next time."

Tessa's husband, Adrian Sinclair, embarks on a mission alongside his twin brother, Miles Sinclair. Tragedy strikes when Miles dies in action. To protect his sister-in-law, Adrian assumes his late brother's identity, intending to father a child with her before revealing the truth. Unable to accept her husband's death, Tessa spirals into despair. When she unexpectedly learns that Adrian is actually alive, her heart breaks with disillusionment.