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At 18, Maeve was kidnapped on a cruise ship. Blair, her childhood sweetheart and first love, took a bullet for her before falling into the sea and dying. Determined to uncover the truth,Maeve agreed to marry Curtis, the heir to a wealthy family.However, on the eve of their wedding, she encountered Xavier—a man from an ultra-wealthy background whose memory had been altered and who was now living under the guise of a car mechanic.

Celia Brooks finally returns from healing abroad, only to receive devastating news—Nicholas Holden has cheated on her. After being childhood sweethearts for over twenty years and in love for seven years, during which Nicholas had given her countless preferential treatments, Celia is heartbroken but unwilling to give up. She decides to give Nicholas 100 chances to hurt her.

Zack Olson awakens the legendary Heavenly Eye while honing his skills. Given half of a Divine Pendant, he must find his childhood fiancée, who holds the other half, to break all limits. A chance encounter at a hotel sparks chaos, tension, and misunderstandings.Now, Zack navigates the city with power, wit, and charm—proving he’s no ordinary man.

In her past life, Alison Swain mistook a bitch for her best friend. She fell right into all the traps set by Stella Lane, got abandoned by her family, and ended up dying under a car.Now reborn, Alison knows the truth.She’s reclaiming her life, exposing every lie, and rewriting her fate—with her real “childhood savior” Nathan Wynn.

Clarissa Yowell once saved Julian Slater's life. In return, he promises that if he ever becomes emperor, he'll make her his empress. Now that he has finally ascended the throne,everyone is eager to know who the new empress will be. Clarissa is certain it's her—how could it not be? But in the end, she's the last to find out that the woman Julian chooses is his childhood sweetheart, Sophia Lynch.

Wynne Yale, the sole Empress-Judge of the underworld, returns to the mortal realm in a borrowed body to avenge her family's unjust murder.She wakes to find herself wed to her childhood sweetheart, Carlos Shaw—now Lord Morvran. He, too, carries his own deep grudges, and is wary yet inexplicably drawn to this wife who rose from her coffin. Now, this formidable pair must join forces, turning the imperial court upside down in their quest for vengeance.

At 18, Nadia Wolfe fell in love and began a secret ten-year affair with her father’s subordinate, Jack Mayer.When her brother died and her father became gravely ill, she begged him to marry her—only to be rejected again in favor of his childhood friend, Bree Ewing. This time, Nadia didn’t cry. She knelt before the gods, offered a prayer, and chose the fierce mercenary Lucian Wyler, setting the fastest possible wedding date.

After being separated from her sister Shirley in childhood, Daisy never gave up searching. With a successful career, she founded DS Group, becoming the wealthiest. Revealing "Shirley" as Cindy, she falls under false pretenses. Eventually unmasked by Michael, Daisy regains DS Group from Scott and saves Shirley. Tasked with finding the true Shirley, Daisy, with Michael's help, uncovers Cindy's deceit and reclaims her sister.

Orphan Sierra Lowell is suddenly found by her divorced parents who were "dead for over a decade." To investigate the truth behind her childhood abduction, she goes undercover and follows her mother into the wealthy Reid family mansion. As her disguises fall away, the Reid family members who once looked down on her gradually become her loyal followers. Meanwhile, she finds true love with Philip Harper, one of the city's most powerful elites.

Efa was the daughter of a murderer. Her mom loved the wrong man, ruined a family, and ended up in prison. After she died, Efa met her father and three half-brothers, but they wanted nothing to do with her. Then Efa became a national sweetheart overnight. As the world fell for her, her childhood friend Declan took her hand.Let's build our own home.She turned to leave—but the men who once pushed her away suddenly wouldn't let her go.

Efa was the daughter of a murderer. Her mom loved the wrong man, ruined a family, and ended up in prison. After she died, Efa met her father and three half-brothers, but they wanted nothing to do with her. Then Efa became a national sweetheart overnight. As the world fell for her, her childhood friend Declan took her hand.Let's build our own home.She turned to leave—but the men who once pushed her away suddenly wouldn't let her go.

After a childhood tragedy, Jenna Avery can see the dead. The ability doesn't fix anything. It just makes life exhausting and lonely. Then the spirit of Jasper Hart, a man left in a coma by an accident, shows up. Only Jenna can see or hear him, and their strange cohabitation begins. They bicker, help restless ghosts find closure, and slowly grow closer. But a nameless threat draws near and a buried past starts to surface. Can they survive, and can Jasper make it back to his body?

Sue's daughter has never attended a single kindergarten event. Her husband, Gary Lowe,always says he's too busy. But to fulfill her daughter's birthday wish, Sue decides to go anyway. There, she's shocked to see Gary with his childhood sweetheart and her son.Even worse, Sue and her daughter are mistaken for the mistress and illegitimate child.That moment shatters everything. Sue finally sees the truth and decides to divorce him, reclaim her company, and fight for the life she and her daughter truly deserve.

William Shaw is the chairman of a multi-billion dollar corporation who dotes on his wife and three daughters, granting their every wish. Yet they fawn over his wife’s childhood friend Jeremy Turner, even believing Jeremy’s false accusations against William and sending their own father and husband to prison. After repeated betrayals and vicious words, William finally sees their true nature. Upon his release, he decisively replaces the asset transfer agreements with divorce and disownment papers, taking back everything he was going to give them.

Emily Carter is a renowned surgeon and the heir to the immensely powerful Carter family. While pregnant and taking care of her family, she unexpectedly discovers that her husband, Ryan, is having an affair with his stepsister, Samantha. Completely unaware of Emily's true identity, Ryan and Samantha slander and bully her, ultimately causing her to miscarry and leading to her divorce from Ryan. With her childhood friend, James Thompson, and other members of the Carter family returning to support her, can Emily make a comeback and reclaim her former glory?

Jodie Walsh finds herself transmigrated into a romance novel as the ex-wife who got screwed over. The original character spent five years in an arranged marriage with a CEO tyrant, giving him everything—money, property, her whole heart—only to end up with her family destroyed and herself behind bars. And it gets worse. Her parents, best friend, childhood friends, and basically everyone connected to her was just cannon fodder in the story. Well, time for Jodie to roll up her sleeves and rewrite this mess. Mr. Hotshot CEO? She's going to see how mighty he is after bankruptcy. The pure, innocent female lead? Honey, let's add some darkness to that light. Her parents jumping to their deaths? Not in her version. They'll be doing the disco on her ex-mother-in-law's grave instead. Her bestie killed by her abusive husband? Hmm... such a "wonderful" husband. Let's save him for the female lead's bestie. Her broke aristocratic childhood friends? Here, one business opportunity each, and boom, instant CEOs, easy peasy. And the supposed villain? With that face and those abs? No one's going to object to him being the male protagonist. What's that? You're asking what makes her so badass? Jodie beckons to the mafia boss. "Babe, you tell them." "Simple." Mafia boss grins. "She's the boss lady."

Maggy Joyce was everyone's darling since childhood, but an accident brought her to Roy Lynn, who came to her rescue. They fell in love and spent three years together. But days before their engagement, a heart-wrenching overheard conversation made her leave.The next day, she was asked to meet his arranged fiancée. At that meeting, she discovered their cruel plan. She finally saw his love was a sham—a revenge scheme.Meanwhile, Roy finally realized his love for Maggy. He was planning their engagement party to win her back…

Victoria Wintour, pillar of Maison Levaux, saves the top design company from brink of disaster while 8-month pregnant. However, upon giving birth and returning to office, her new boss Holly terminates her for absent without leave while her protege Rachel claims to be the one who saved the company. In order to keep the rest of the pregnant staff on payroll, Victoria voluntarily leaves with little severance pay. Vincent Chevalier, her childhood sweetheart and rival of Maison Levaux, finds Victoria and offers her a second chance. Will Victoria thrive again to the top?