darkness: those who kill: season 1

Valentina, an American girl who just graduated from college, thought she could start a new chapter in her life, but she didn't expect to find disaster for the whole family because of her brother's gambling debts. They have offended the mafia Romano family. In order to prevent her brother from being killed by the mob, Valentina has to agree to marry Alessandro, the head of the Romano family. After a dramatic wedding, Valentina is placed in Romano's mansion as a "canary", but she is always looking for a chance to escape. After receiving a death threat, a terrified Valentina makes a secret escape plan with the help of Alessandro's cousin, but even she doesn't realize that she's fallen in love with Alessandro.

My parents once treated me like a princess, buying me a lavish home, braving the rain to get me cake, and filling albums with my smiles before I turned five.After my sister was born, I lowered the air conditioner by just one degree to keep her cool, only for my mother to slap me and lock me in the refrigerator, saying, "Stay in there until you've learned your lesson." They forgot to unlock the lock, but at five years old, I couldn't escape, just as I couldn't escape being forgotten. It was our neighbor who broke down the door to save me. My parents thought I had died, and when they saw me return, they broke down in tears, begging for forgiveness.

Raena, a top obstetrician, had been married to her husband Matthias for ten years, but she suffered bullying from her mother-in-law Sara due to infertility. Later, Matthias had an affair with a younger woman named Felice and made her pregnant. Raena accidentally discovered the truth at the hospital. Faced with her husband's betrayal, the provocations from the mistress, and the pressure from her mother-in-law, Raena transformed from a passive victim to an empowered fighter. She fought back through legal means, public opinion, and her professional skills, ultimately exposing the true colors of Matthias's family. She reclaimed her property and dignity and started a new life with Romero, a celebrity gossip reporter who had secretly loved her.

Five-year-old Tina tries to gain weight so she can donate bone marrow to her blind mother Jessica Sullivan, who suffers from leukemia. Misunderstood for her love of fatty food, she only wishes to save her mother's life. Years ago, Jessica lied about cheating and losing their child to leave her blind lover Sanford Hughes, hiding her illness and secretly giving birth to Tina after donating her corneas. Now a powerful CEO, Sanford meets Tina by chance. His mother suspects the girl is his daughter and orders a DNA test. When Jessica briefly regains her sight and sees the man she once loved, the truth finally comes out — Tina is their child!

Seven years ago, Grace Taylor accidentally spent a night with Justin Randall, the powerful CEO of Randall Corp, and gave birth to twins. But under her father's orders, one of the babies was stolen at birth.Now, she returns to the country to find her missing child, only to cross paths with Justin once more. Neither recognizes the other at first, but sparks quietly reignite. By chance, Hugo makes friends with a boy who looks just like him—and it turns out he's the lost twin. As the truth unravels,Justin discovers that Grace is the mother of his children. When she tries to leave with the boys, he begs her to stay. In the end, past wounds heal, love finds its way back, and the family is finally made whole.

Due to a betrothal settled by her grandma, Rosie Turner married into a very rich family. Though she spent her wedding night alone, she quickly acquired a landmark commercial building. Everyone mocked Sean Gibson for marrying a useless wife, who was even neglected by her husband. Then, the Gibson Group crisis and the Webb family's conspiracy happened. Rosie easily turned the tables in the boardroom and became a legend on the racetrack. When the truth of a family murder case that happened 16 years ago came to light,people realized that the woman they had mocked was not a gold-digger climbing the social ladder, but a vengeful goddess returned. Sean stared at the familiar figure in the financial headlines,pulled out a washboard, and said, "Honey, please accept my company's CEO position and my heart."

Seven years ago, Grace Taylor accidentally spent a night with Justin Randall, the powerful CEO of Randall Corp, and gave birth to twins. But under her father's orders, one of the babies was stolen at birth.Now, she returns to the country to find her missing child, only to cross paths with Justin once more. Neither recognizes the other at first, but sparks quietly reignite. By chance, Hugo makes friends with a boy who looks just like him—and it turns out he's the lost twin. As the truth unravels,Justin discovers that Grace is the mother of his children. When she tries to leave with the boys, he begs her to stay. In the end, past wounds heal, love finds its way back, and the family is finally made whole.

Carol, a part-time food delivery worker who lost her mother, coincidentally helped the grandfather of Denton's wealthiest man. Later, this elderly gentleman tried to fix his grandson Nigel up with Carol. In order to repay the debts left behind from her mother's medical treatment, Carol agreed to marry Nigel for the sum of $200,000. Nigel, pressured by his grandfather, entered into the marriage reluctantly and hid his identity from Carol. However, their feelings for each other gradually grew as they started living together. Yet, Nigel's concealed identity remained a ticking time bomb in their relationship. Events such as Nigel's mother visiting their home and the party hosted by Nigel's group further fueled Carol's suspicions about Nigel's true identity, leading to a series of tense yet comical situations.

Murphy was once a "simp" who misused company funds to support his girlfriend's family, nearly driving the company to bankruptcy. His girlfriend cheated on him with her first love and tried to steal a project, putting Murphy at risk of a $50 million compensation. At this moment, he awakened a system that promised to "Employee Spending Rebate System." With only six remaining employees wanting to resign, Murphy lied about being a wealthy heir and fulfilled their needs. The employees gradually began to believe in him and started working overtime to finish the project. After completion, Murphy not only avoided the $50 million compensation but also hit back at his ex-girlfriend's family. When they sought to reconcile or join the company during their downfall, Murphy rejected and humiliated them. He continued to invest in new employees, and his career began to turn around.

While delivering food, Sara Scott accidentally collided with Toby Luke, the son of the richest man in the city. Desperate to raise money for her boyfriend's research fees,Sara,feeling guilty, sold her electric bike, worth over a thousand dollars, to Toby for five thousand. This led Toby to mistakenly think she was a gold-digger. The two, who had no prior connection, became entangled due to Toby's father's will, which stipulated that he must marry the daughter of his first love to inherit the vast fortune, and that daughter turned out to be Sara. In order to secure the inheritance, Toby schemed to separate Sara from her scum boyfriend and tried to make her fall in love with him. However, in the process of his carefully laid plans, he found himself falling for Sara first.

At the age of five, Narelle Lorne is bullied by her family's nanny. To protect her younger brother, she falls off a cliff, loses her memory, and is lost. A trash collector adopted her. Fifteen years later, Sherry Jerom works at the Lorne Hotel, where she encounters her biological mother and brother. However, they make her suffer from torment, bullying, and humiliation. When Sherry regains her memory and recalls who she is, she is disappointed in her mother and brother that she refuses to see them as family. Her brother nearly kills her. Once her identity is revealed, her mother and brother are filled with guilt and remorse. Through their confessions, Sherry discovers the deep love they have for her over the past fifteen years. In the end, they reconcile and live a happy life ever after.

As the only daughter of the Merrick family, Kirsty Merrick bears the responsibility of marrying into the prestigious Bartley family to lead the Merrick family to new heights, as carefully orchestrated by her mother Evanna Taylor. Kirsty successfully secures a betrothal with Morgan Bartley, the playboy son of the Bartley family's second heir. Unknown to Kirsty, Morgan has been secretly involved with Jess Merrick, Kirsty's only friend who grew up with her in an orphanage. Years later, when brought back to the Merrick family, the kindhearted Kirsty could not bear to abandon Jess, and thus pleaded with her parents to take Jess in as well. Now, Jess has begun an affair with Kirsty's fiance Morgan. To get back at Morgan, Kirsty designs a plan to seduce and intoxicate Nicolai Bartley, the young CEO of the Bartley Group, leading to the start of a dangerous "underground affair."

Just because she was a helpless orphan, her mother-in-law insulted her, her husband had an affair with a rich girl, and even forced her to divorce and give him the house left by her mother! As she lay helpless on that rainy night, suddenly five men claiming to be her fathers appeared, one was a billionaire real estate tycoon, one was an international movie star, one was a world-renowned top doctor, one was a top scientist, and one was the leader of a global mercenary organization! Then she gradually learned the story of her parents. It didn't matter who her real father was, what mattered was that her fathers loved her and spoilt her, helped her get back at the bullies, and made her life smooth sailing from then on to the top of the world!

Innocent college student Liam Harper wakes up to discover he’s transmigrated into the body of billionaire CEO Clare Sullivan’s husband. He thinks he can coast on his wife’s wealth, but quickly learns the original owner was an absolute scumbag—a gambler,thief, and cheater who even had an affair with Clare’s younger sister, Jade Sullivan! When the manipulative Jade openly provokes her, Clare finally gives up and throws down divorce papers. In that critical moment, Liam explodes into action! He tears up the divorce agreement, kicks Jade out of the house, and grabs Clare’s hand with genuine sincerity: “Honey, don’t cry—I’m not divorcing you!”

Heart surgeon Mervin Charles dies suddenly and is reborn as a 7-year-old homeless boy who then names himself Merlin Charles. He's rescued at a shopping mall by his former colleague Camille Reynolds,and he discovers her phone wallpaper is actually his photo. News reports reveal that Mervin has become a vegetative patient. To get closer to his original body, Merlin lies about being an orphan and gets adopted by Camille. Through various medical incidents together,both their perspectives gradually change. Mervin finally understands that being a doctor isn't about self-salvation, but about healing and saving others. In the end, he not only returns to his original body but also successfully wins Camille's heart.

Janet Driscoll, once the cherished darling of the family, was devastated to discover that she was not her parents' biological daughter. After their real daughter, Jaime, was welcomed home, her once-loving parents and brother began to trust Jaime blindly, hanging on her every word.When Janet was falsely accused of pushing her grandma down the stairs, the Driscoll family, without hesitation, sent her to a harsh reform school. There, she endured three years of inhumane torment that left her with permanent, life-altering disabilities.Three years later, when the family finally brought her home, they were shocked to find that the bright, cheerful Janet they once knew had vanished. In her place stood a cold, distant young woman who had shut them all out.

Modern office worker Emily Mason dies from overwork and wakes up in the 1980s as the wife of stone-faced military officer Ethan Hayes, who’s destined to become the world’s richest man. After Ethan injured his leg during flood rescue operations, he fell into depression.The original wife despised him for being disabled and demanded a divorce, hitting her head during the fight. When Emily wakes up and realizes what’s happened, she’s horrified. She also discovers that the war orphan Ethan adopted will become a future billionaire CEO.Emily decides to stay in the 80s and win over both her husband and their adopted daughter, building a fortune together and living the rich wife dream.

Harper Allen is born in Prosperity Village, where women possess a special constitution that produces multiple babies per pregnancy.Because they have too many children, the village is desperately poor. Harper is chosen by the villagers to work in the city and bring hope to everyone—and she just happens to run into the Lauren family patriarch offering a fortune for a grandchild.Perfect timing! With the old man’s arrangement, Harper marries Spencer Lauren, the aloof CEO cursed by his family bloodline of “Any woman who bears a Pierce heir will die.” But the prideful CEO refuses. What to do? No job is too difficult for a hardworking woman—she has plenty of strength and methods! That very night, she ties up the struggling Spencer and tosses him into the bridal chamber...