

In the fog-choked steam city of Verlock, Chloe Ashborne survives a brutal family massacre and hides herself as a disfigured, mute maid sneaking into the obsidian Clock Tower Manor—the stronghold of the cold and powerful Duke Liam. Covered in wax scars and pretending to be timid and clumsy, she hides her true identity as the last heir of the Ashborne mechanical clan, a master toxic healer, top gear decoder, and deadly combat fighter. Her only goal is to retrieve the sealed case files that record the truth of her family's murder from the manor's confidential machine room. As she lurks in the shadows, she repeatedly arouses Liam's suspicion and curiosity. She narrowly escapes frame-up and fatal traps set by the jealous captain of the female guards, saves Liam from fatal steam poison and assassin attacks, and secretly controls the manor's defense gear system in crisis. While the line between hatred and attraction blurs, Chloe's layered disguises are gradually stripped away one by one. When she finally breaks into the secret chamber to obtain the files, she falls into a carefully laid trap, and her true face and identity are completely exposed to Liam. The two fall into misunderstanding and confrontation, until the real murderer behind the massacre launches a full-scale attack on Clock Tower. Standing amid fire, gunsmoke and collapsing steam machinery, Chloe and Liam lay down their hatred, fight side by side to defeat the evil guild, uncover the buried truth, and turn a revenge disguise into a fated love bonded by gears, steam and redemption.

On their wedding anniversary, Evelyn catches her husband Julian kissing Vanessa—the very woman who kidnapped her a year ago, causing a miscarriage that left her permanently infertile. Worse, Julian has been keeping Vanessa as his secret mistress, believing she was his childhood savior. He has betrayed Evelyn again and again, even causing the death of her cat. Devastated but determined, Evelyn pretends to forgive him while secretly signing divorce papers. She fakes her own death and escapes to Norway. By the time Julian finally realizes what he has lost, Evelyn has already begun a new life—with Noah, a documentary photographer who truly sees her…

Delivery guy Liam is secretly heir to a mafia empire. After saving mafia girlboss Quinn Soprano, he becomes her latest obsession. But a scheming fiancée, a stolen wedding, and a twisted amnesia plot plunge them into an underworld war. They never planned to fall in love. Now they’ll take on the entire underworld to stay together.

When Lia catches her arrogant fiancé cheating on Christmas Eve, a steamy one-night stand with a dominant older stranger seems like the perfect revenge. But the next morning brings a terrifying revelation: the ruthless billionaire who handcuffed her to the bed and demanded her total submission is Silas Sterling—her cheating fiancé's father. Buried under her grandmother's crushing medical debts and caught in Silas's dark, possessive obsession, Lia is forced into a dangerous game of taboo seduction...

On the eve of closing a billion-dollar funding round, Damon Jones is betrayed by the two people closest to him. His girlfriend Alicia Watkins and his best friend Lewis Baird orchestrate a setup. They get him drunk, trick him into driving, frame him for drunk driving, seize control of his company, and ultimately take his life. When fate gives Damon a second chance, he remembers every detail of the scheme.
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On the eve of closing a billion-dollar funding round, Damon Jones is betrayed by the two people closest to him. His girlfriend Alicia Watkins and his best friend Lewis Baird orchestrate a setup. They get him drunk, trick him into driving, frame him for drunk driving, seize control of his company, and ultimately take his life. When fate gives Damon a second chance, he remembers every detail of the scheme.

Lexi goes undercover as a mafia king’s long-lost sister to save her kidnapped mother—and destroy him. But nothing goes according to plan. He trusts her. Falls for her.Wants her. And the deeper she goes, the more dangerous it becomes to walk away. Because when the lies fall apart—he’s not letting her go.

Mistaken for her fiancé’s mistress and humiliated by his family, secret billionaire Scarlett finally sees Derek for what he is. She walks into their wedding with a new groom, a devastating revenge plan, and enough power to leave every traitor with nothing.

Eileen’s husband Griss abandons their little daughter Winnie by the seashore to take care of his first‑love Philina, which leads to the girl’s drowning death. Devastated Eileen ends their marriage, gets back all her misappropriated assets and brings the perpetrators to justice. Full of endless remorse, Griss works as a sea lifeguard to atone for his sin and eventually dies in the ocean.