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On the day Natalie was discharged from the psychiatric hospital, she became unusually docile. However, her adopted sister was even more adept at pretending than she was. Her two brothers doted on their adopted sister while regarding Natalie with utter disdain, but she didn't care about it at all. Outwardly, she played the role of a well-behaved, sane person, but in truth, she had long since slipped into genuine madness!

Zoey Devro transmigrates into a novel she already knows the ending of, which is bad news, because she lands as the sidekick to the villainess. In this story, the villainess Elaine Luke ruins everything and takes everyone around her down with her, sidekick included. Zoey has absolutely no interest in that ending. Armed with a system that tasks her with correcting the villainess' worst impulses, she attaches herself firmly to her difficult employer and starts quietly steering the ship. Scheming men get exposed, bad decisions get intercepted, and the villainess slowly becomes someone worth following. Zoey, meanwhile, is building her own empire on the side. She came as a footnote. She is leaving as the whole story.

Joan White, heir to the White Group, was betrayed by her sister and fiancé, left for dead at sea. She survived, but with the mind of a child. Taken in by the mysterious Tommy Frim, they married in a flash. He doted on her, and love quietly bloomed.But after a blow to the head at a party,Joan's memories return. With her past restored, will her revenge begin?

After dying and discovering her relatives' betrayal, Joyce Yale and her parents are reborn with a second chance. This time, she gives up the company, her fiancé, and the inheritance without a fight, choosing instead to pursue the rival who truly loved her. But the moment she stops competing, the entire family falls apart, leaving her ruthless relatives begging for her return.

Seth Levy, a brilliant teen swapped at birth by the family maid, is finally found by the Levys at seventeen. Craving love, he devotes himself to them—only to be betrayed by his adoptive brother, Harvey Levy, who frames him for plagiarism.During the live broadcast of “Ultimate Brain,” Seth is publicly humiliated, and in a furious outburst, the Levys accidentally kill him. But he wakes up back on set, moments before the betrayal, and vows to make Harvey pay.

In her past life, Zoe Hall lost everything—her engagement,her freedom, and her life—after her sister Helen Hall stole her place and forced her into a violent marriage with Will Jackman. Reborn, the paths reverse: Helen chooses Will, while Zoe marries Henry Gregg as originally planned. But fate twists—Helen suffers abuse, while Zoe quietly saves Henry from his doomed fate and restores the Gregg family. In the end, Helen falls into madness and dies, while Henry, remembering fragments of the past, finally understands the truth and chooses Zoe.

Willa discovers her fiancé Miles cheating with Sarah and their plot to ruin her on their wedding day. Heartbroken and pregnant, she uncovers Miles' hidden motives and gathers evidence. At the wedding, she exposes the truth. Losing her child, Willa meets Jason, finding love and a new life under his protection.

As an abandoned Omega with no wolf pack backing, Aria Miller struggles to survive in the glamorous and cruel entertainment circle of Los Angeles. She finally wins the leading role in a blockbuster audition, only to be cruelly betrayed by her half-sister Lily and her fiancé Mark. They forge a false pheromone out-of-control report, frame her as a dangerous Omega, and attempt to lock her away in a supernatural supervision center to ruin her career and freedom completely. At the moment she is about to be taken away, Noah Silvercrest, the top Alpha and powerful ruler of the West Coast strongest wolf pack and entertainment empire, suddenly appears. He makes a revenge contract with Aria—he will protect her, clear her name, help her counterattack in the entertainment industry and get revenge on her enemies, while Aria acts as his fake fiancée and temporary Luna to block his ambitious stepmother’s grab for inheritance and pack power. From a fake marriage pact to glamorous charity banquets, brutal variety show battles, public opinion smears and deadly murder plots, Aria grows from a vulnerable girl into a iron-willed Luna. She fights back against frame-ups, takes down her ruthless rivals, recovers the Silvercrest empire for Noah, and gradually falls into a real forbidden love with the cold and domineering wolf CEO. Between revenge, power struggles, wolf pack rules and heartfelt affection, the contractual fake marriage eventually turns into a lifelong fate bond between an Alpha overlord and his masked bride.

Revenge of the Market Force follows Yuna, an ordinary housewife who loses everything to a disastrous stock investment. In her darkest hour, she stumbles upon the inner workings of a shadowy VIP 'pump-and-dump' room and the ruthless manipulation of market forces. Pushed to the brink by her husband's contempt, gaslighting, and the crushing weight of betrayal, Yuna attempts the unthinkable—only to be granted a miraculous second chance at life through a mysterious regression to the past. Armed with the knowledge of future market trends and the secrets of the elites, the once-failed investor prepares for an exhilarating, high-stakes counterattack. "The fierce psychological war between retail investors and the market 'whales' begins now." With razor-sharp intuition and relentless tenacity, Yuna dismantles the fraudulent schemes of VIP chat rooms, transforming from a victim into a protector of 'ants' (retail investors). As she navigates the cutthroat world of finance, she forms a subtle yet powerful alliance—and a budding romance—with Hyeon-su, a genius quant and KAIST graduate. Between her crumbling marriage and intense showdowns with market manipulators, Yuna's journey is a bold, provocative tale of financial retribution and fated love. This series delivers a gripping mix of suspense, catharsis, and the ultimate satisfaction of a 'life reboot' comeback.

After being reborn five years back, Isabel Lopez realizes everything she once poured her heart into was stolen. In her past life, she was framed, thrown in jail, and died cold and alone on the streets.This time, she's back for revenge.On the piano stage, she exposes Flora's lies. In the literary world, she crushes her second sister Quin with a hit novel. In the business world, she partners with former rivals to take down her brother Cyrus's billion-dollar empire.When the Lopez family gets on their knees and begs for forgiveness,Isabel rips up the family photo with a smirk.You made me suffer once. Now,I'll return the favor—one hundred times over.No more family. No more mercy.

During his awakening ceremony, Adrian Dale is judged to be a D-rank Exorcist and becomes the academy's laughingstock. But hidden within the awakening stone is his true identity: an SSS-rank Six Paths Grandmaster with world-shattering power. While everyone sees him as worthless, Adrian secretly commands forces beyond imagination. Choosing to hide his strength, he rises through betrayals, battles, and conspiracies—transforming from ridiculed failure into an unstoppable legend that makes continents tremble.

Chester Joseph and Winifred Sloan were once deeply in love, but a phone call made Chester believe Winifred had another lover and married him only for his wealth. His ex Yvette returned with her daughter, falsely claiming she had battled leukemia, and Chester believed her without question.During a car accident, Chester abandoned the gravely injured Winifred leading to her death. Yvette continued her schemes, pushing Madam Joseph, who knew the truth, into danger, deepening Chester's misunderstandings, and even planning an engagement with him. At the engagement ceremony, Madam Joseph arrived and exposed Yvette's treachery.

Monica Chester once foolishly trusted Hugo Shields and his daughter Julia, neglecting her own child, Sophia. Julia's schemes left Sophia disabled, and in the end Monica was betrayed, imprisoned by the Shields family, and died in despair. But when Monica wakes up in 1980,she severed her ties with the Shields, devoted herself to protecting Sophia, and used her sewing skills and past-life experience to rebuild their lives. With the support of a wealthy livestock breeder, she and her daughter found happiness—while the Shields family finally paid the price.

Lynn, a girl born in a remote mountainous region, worked diligently to gain admission to a prestigious university. However, her father, who favored sons over daughters, refused to support her aspirations and even went so far as to tear up her acceptance letter. In contrast, her mother sold her blood to help fund Lynn's education. Five years later, Lynn achieved remarkable success and envisioned building factories in her hometown to uplift all the villagers. However, the villagers mistakenly perceived her as a foot massage worker. In reality, she was the CEO of Honor Group.

Koiti Mikage, the world's wealthiest man, had spent years concealing his identity while working as a cashier to raise his son, Kazuma. Unexpectedly, Kazuma ended up marrying Yuki Hanyo. The Hanyo family was domineering and overbearing, so Kazuma tried to keep the wedding from Koichi, yet Koichi showed up uninvited. At the wedding, Kazuma was belittled at every turn, prompting Koiti to step in and defend Kazuma. Despite initial mockery, Koiti just responded by presenting extravagant gifts. But when faced with persistent provocations, Koiti no longer held back. At that moment, his powerful and influential goddaughter burst in, declaring her desire to marry into the Mikage family, which sent shockwaves through the crowd.

In her past life, Portia Brooks injures her legs trying to save her birth mother, only to get drained dry by her bloodsucking family while her fiance and sister hook up right over her deathbed. This time around,she cuts them all off without a second thought. She destroys her parasitic family, dumps her cheating fiance, and completely destroys her backstabbing sister. With her incredible skills at restoring antiques, Portia quickly marries Wesley Locke, Northden's richest man,and uses his connections to get her revenge. Family love that shows up too late is worthless. This time, she only protects her adoptive mother and her real love, making sure her enemies pay with everything they've got.

Matias Lutz, a disowned son, awakened an all-element taming gift. Too poor to contract a beast, he was mocked. His brother and ex shamed him.Enraged, he awakened the Primordia System.In an evolving world, he reverted a despised caterpillar into Celestial Dragon. What will he do to achieve this?

It wasn't until the day she died that Stacie realized her marriage had been a lie. Brian had always been hopelessly in love with his first crush,and marrying her was nothing more than an act of revenge.Reborn back to her school days, Stacie returns to her wealthy family without hesitation and marries her childhood sweetheart—the heir of the Sanders family—in a flash. She never expected the proud and untouchable Brian to break down, eyes red as he came to her door."Stacie… didn't you say you'd only ever love me?"