

"Claire Sterling was once the eldest daughter of the wealthy Sterling family in New York. On her wedding day, her brother Ethan brought home a woman named Lydia, who claimed to be their long-lost sister. Ethan turned Claire’s wedding into a welcome party for Lydia. He also allowed Lydia to take Claire’s clothes, her place in the family, and even her fiancé. Claire was sent to a remote town for three years to be “taught a lesson.” By the time Ethan brought her home, years of abuse had left her with terminal stomach cancer. She had only seven days left to live. After returning to the Sterling family, Claire continued to suffer humiliation from Ethan, her former fiancé Alexander, and Lydia. The wedding gown her mother had left her was torn apart. Her mother’s grave was dug up, and Claire was forced to swallow some of her mother’s ashes. On Lydia’s wedding day, Lydia had Claire taken to an abandoned warehouse, where she was brutally beaten and left behind. Close to death, Claire dragged herself to the cemetery. She wanted to be buried beside her mother. However, Elliot Hayes, a childhood friend, found her and saved her. When Claire’s terminal diagnosis appeared at the wedding, Ethan and Alexander finally realized that Lydia had deceived them all along. They desperately investigated the truth and punished those responsible, but they could never regain Claire’s trust. Far away at a seaside care center, Claire began receiving treatment with Elliot by her side. She slowly learned to look forward to tomorrow again and started a new life with someone who truly valued her."

The youngest female investor on Finance District refuses an arranged marriage with the Golden family. After a drunken night and being drugged, she's saved by her secret admirer and actual fiance, Keir Golden. He pretends to be a poor sugar baby, letting Clara "keep" him. A year later, when family business troubles force Clara to accept the arranged marriage, she tries to break it off with Keir, only to discover her sugar baby is actually her powerful fiance who saves her from the scheming McDowell family.

Orphaned Claire is taken in by her aunt Jenny, but instead of finding a home, she spends years being exploited by Jenny and her family. To make matters worse, Jenny's husband repeatedly harasses her. With nowhere left to turn, Claire impulsively marries Evan, a cold and distant CEO with whom she once shared a single night. Claire assumes their marriage will never last, but as they grow closer, Evan's tenderness and devotion slowly win her heart. And eventually, Evan discovers the secret Claire has kept buried in her heart for eight years.

ClaireBennett,agiftedrace-cardriver,hadbeeninlovewithDr.EthanCarterfortenyears.Theyheldaweddingandlivedashusbandandwifeforfiveyears,andshealwaysbelievedshewastheloveofhislife—thewomanhehadfoughtdesperatelytowinback.ItwasnotuntilshediscoveredthatthevitaminsEthanhadpreparedforherhadbeenreplacedwithmedicationthatwouldleaveherinfertilethatshelearnedLillianReedwasnoordinarychildhoodfriend,butthewomanEthanhadbeenbetrothedtosincechildhood.EthanandLillianhadlongsinceregisteredtheirmarriageandevenhadasontogether,whilethemarriagecertificateinClaire’spossessionwascompletelyfake.ClairedecidedtotakeupawagerAdrianFosterhadproposedyearsearlierandleaveforgoodintwoweeks.YetEthancontinuedtodeceiveandhurtherwhileimprisoningherinthenameoflove,andLilliandeliberatelycausedacaraccidentthatnearlydestroyedClaire’schanceofeverracingagain.

Legendary hacker Claire hides as a housewife but is betrayed. After divorce, she marries mysterious Daniel to take revenge and uncover her family’s dark past. Can she find truth—and true love?

On their third anniversary, Finley had all their friends over to celebrate. Claire walked in to find him on one knee, proposing to his childhood friend, Renee. "What is going on?" she asked. He shrugged like it was nothing. "It's just a game of truth or dare." But it wasn't until he shoved her down the stairs, causing her to miscarry, that she finally woke up. She'd given him five chances. Now? She was done. "Finley, it's over. Let's get divorced."

Jessica and Theodore had been in a relationship for many years, and she believed he loved her until she saw his gentle attentions towards another woman. They even quietly registered their marriage, turning Jessica from the official girlfriend into the mistress, which shattered her heart. Later, Theodore did everything for her, but Jessica remained indifferent. It was because on the night he abandoned her, she had been hit by a car, paying with her life to gain a chance at resurrection.

Claire Hayes had been married to Alexander Warren for three years. Over the course of their marriage, she was kidnapped nineteen times by his enemies, yet she never once doubted that her husband would lay down everything to protect her. After narrowly escaping the nineteenth abduction, she accidentally caught Alexander cheating with Lydia Miller — the very woman who had framed Professor Hayes and driven Claire’s father to his death years earlier.Instead of standing by his wife, Alexander shielded Lydia and forced Claire into a divorce. He also turned a blind eye while Lydia used Mrs. Hayes, Claire’s mother, as a human test subject for experimental drugs. When Claire suffered a miscarriage, Alexander chose to stay by Lydia’s side, who was faking her pregnancy. In the end, he refused to authorize emergency treatment, sealing Mrs. Hayes’s fate with his own indifference.After laying her mother to rest, Claire signed the divorce papers, handed over all evidence of Lydia’s kidnappings, abuse, and assaults to the police, and left for Brighton to start her life over alone.It was only after Claire’s departure that Alexander uncovered the truth: every lie Lydia had told — her fake pregnancy, her fabricated victimhood, and all her false accusations — crumbled apart. He also learned that Claire had once carried his child, but there was no way to redeem her broken trust.Daniel Grant, a former student of Professor Hayes, stayed by Claire’s side throughout her healing journey, helping her rebuild her career. He stood firmly as her protector whenever Alexander tried to harass and pursue her. After surviving a stalking-induced car accident and cutting ties with Alexander for good, Claire finally let go of her painful past and opened her heart to Daniel’s years-long, unwavering love and devotion.

"Evelyn Harper stood by Ethan Walker as he rose from nothing to build a multimillion-dollar fortune. But in the third year of their marriage, she discovered that he had been carrying on a long-term affair with her best friend, Claire Bennett. Claire repeatedly framed Evelyn by blaming her for Claire’s miscarriage, fabricating text messages, arranging false witnesses, and even switching out a protection dog. Refusing to investigate the truth, Ethan punished his wife again and again with whipping, ice water, and confinement in a dog cage. Evelyn finally took off her wedding ring, filed for divorce, pressed charges against Ethan for assault, and reclaimed the clients and business resources that she and the Harper family had brought him. Only after Evelyn left him for good did Ethan uncover Claire’s deception and realize that he had personally carried out every act of cruelty against his wife. As his career, reputation, and marriage collapsed one after another, he followed Evelyn to San Francisco and begged for forgiveness, only to be firmly rejected. Reunited with her family, Evelyn rebuilt both her career and her life. Through Ryan Carter’s years of patient and restrained devotion, she also learned to believe in love again, this time entirely on her own terms."
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While delivering food, Miles accidentally walked into a conflict between Clare and her uncle, Baron. Baron coveted Clare's family's goods and intended to seize them. Miles not only ruined his scheme but also selflessly shielded Clare, taking a fatal bullet for her. As a result, Clare developed feelings for Miles, believing he was meant for her. However, Miles was already engaged to Winnie. Winnie and her family were greedy, constantly demanding money in the days leading up to the wedding. Miles' mother, Martha, invested everything she had for her son's marriage but still couldn't satisfy their insatiable greed. After learning that Miles was being tormented by Winnie's family, Clare intervened without hesitation. Using her strength to intimidate everyone, she successfully took Miles away, and they held their wedding.