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Five years ago, after a night of drinking, Sylvia Snow accidentally stumbled into the wrong room and spent a passionate night with a man she didn't know—Eric Payne. That night led to the birth of their son, Noel Snow. When Noel turns four, he starts showing strange symptoms and is locked away, treated like a monster. Just when things seem hopeless, Eric shows up and saves Noel. Sylvia soon discovers that the man from that night isn't just any man—he’s a legendary werewolf, and the secret behind their son's condition is far more extraordinary than she ever imagined.

On her birthday, Jeanne Leonard got hit with a double heartbreak: her boyfriend of four years, Tristan Frey, secretly tied the knot with his first love, Loretta Steele. To make things worse, Jeanne was in a car crash right after Tristan walked out on her. Hovering between life and death, she made a trade — her ability to love, in exchange for a second chance at life. Now back in the world, but unable to fall in love again, Jeanne is done chasing the past. She agrees to an arranged marriage with Nelson Sanford — not for love, but to take control of her future and rewrite her story on her own terms.

After years of military service, I became famous in a single battle. However, I suddenly received news that my closest brother had been killed and died with resentment... Now that I have returned with unrivaled power, I will crush my enemies to pieces and make everyone bow to me!

Five years ago, Malcolm Murphy was the target of an assassination attempt. Just when things seemed hopeless, Stacy Wade showed up and saved him, but in doing so, she injured her arm, leaving her with lasting consequences. Five years later, the two cross paths again by chance. During a heated argument, they accidentally hurt Stacy's arm, which leads Malcolm to suspect that she might be the one who saved him all those years ago. He orders an investigation into her past. As they go back and forth, a series of funny and sweet moments unfold, and eventually, they recognize each other.

On their wedding night, Deanna Levine's husband, Myles Howell, eloped overseas with her best friend, Rebecca Romero. Wiping away her tears, Deanna drowns her sorrows at a bar and ends up "keeping" a strikingly handsome young man. After three years of entanglement, her husband returns home, and Deanna, with grace, hands over a check and coolly breaks things off with her boy toy. However, when they cross paths again, she's shocked to discover that the seemingly weak and helpless young man she had kept is none other than the feared heir of the Stuarts, Gerald Stuart.

Ivy Inkwood took the blame for her stepsister's crime and landed in prison. Desperate to survive, she struck a deal with powerful businessman Leo Blythe—one night together in exchange for her freedom. Pregnant and released, Ivy set her sights on revenge against the Inkwood family.But things didn't go as planned. While executing her payback, she unexpectedly fell for Leo. As one hidden identity after another unraveled, Ivy faced betrayal from her family and fierce opposition from Leo's controlling mother.In the end, justice was served, the Inkwoods fell, and Ivy finally found both love and peace in Leo's arms.

Ada Walton has saved Sid Cissie's life once, but Gail Rob stole the credit and ran away after she caused Ada's father's death in a car accident. Three years later, Ada happens to find out about the affair between her best friend, Poppy Lee, and her fiancé, Reg Wagner. Under Reg's grandfather's will, he won't get his family inheritance unless he marries Ada. To pay off her mother's mounting medical expenses in the hospital, Ada forces herself to enter into a contractual romance with Sid. Soon, things become uncontrollable...

Due to her unique profession as a forensic doctor, Vivian was looked down upon by her boyfriend. After breaking up with the scumbag boyfriend, she went to a bar to drown her sorrows, only to accidentally sleep with the scumbag's uncle! Vivian said, "I was a forensic doctor, and others said I smelled like corpses." Wayne replied, "Exactly, I was a businessman, and people said I smelled like money. We matched in our 'odors,' and neither of us needed to disdain the other. How about we just get a marriage certificate?"

When Yasmin Conrad was just a kid, she watched her mom get torn apart by vicious dogs because she swept some cherry blossoms wrong. The person who ordered it was Elsie Hudson, who was about to become the Queen.Elsie wasn't satisfied with just one murder; she wanted Yasmin dead too. Right before the wolves could get her, some mystery person saved her and made a deal: learn how to seduce powerful men, get into the palace, and take down the woman who ruined everything. Now Yasmin's ready to use every trick in the book to destroy Elsie, because some things can only be settled with blood.

I trust you because I've known you for ten years longer than they have.

Due to her unique profession as a forensic doctor, Vivian was looked down upon by her boyfriend. After breaking up with the scumbag boyfriend, she went to a bar to drown her sorrows, only to accidentally sleep with the scumbag's uncle! Vivian said, "I was a forensic doctor, and others said I smelled like corpses." Wayne replied, "Exactly, I was a businessman, and people said I smelled like money. We matched in our 'odors,' and neither of us needed to disdain the other. How about we just get a marriage certificate?"

Everyone knows Colin Dunn and I are trapped in a loveless marriage. We don’t love each other.On the night of our fifth wedding anniversary, I am attacked in my own home.Desperate, I call him for help—only to hear the line go dead. For the sake of his first love, he hangs up… and abandons me.

William Larson is once a successful businessman, but after going bankrupt, he becomes a window cleaner. One day, he accidentally witnesses a man and a woman having an affair, and the woman’s bunny ear headband and a small red flower mark on her body make him suspect his wife, Yvette Jones, is cheating. When he sees the same mark on Yvette, his doubts grow. Soon, William finds a tampered paternity test and begins questioning if his daughter, Jane, is really his. But after further investigation, he discovers that Yvette hasn’t been unfaithful. Things take another turn when William sees a mysterious man giving his daughter a blood transfusion at the hospital. Shocked and confused, William realizes someone has been secretly watching their lives all along.

After getting hit on the head, Selena Logan woke up to find herself inside the very CEO romance novel she had been reading. Now, she was a spoiled heiress from the capital's elite circle, known for being love-obsessed and hopelessly naive.Her home life consisted of a scheming cousin and three dangerously powerful brothers.On day one, things went off-script: she accidentally drank the love potion meant for her cousin Yasmin and ended up in a chaotic one-night stand with a mysterious man.They met again at a lavish birthday banquet. To her horror, that stranger turned out to be Louis Johnson — the cold, untouchable heir of the Johnson family.What had started as a mistake turned into a deliciously sweet and chaotic game of cat and mouse. This "villainess" might just have stolen the whole show.

Jaden Smith willingly marries the daughter of his father's murderer. However, that isn't because he loves her, but because he wants to make her life a living hell. Although she suffers from a terminal illness, he still refuses to let her go.Every night, he'll pin her under his body, saying, "I'll never divorce you, Chloe. I'll even get the best doctor to treat you. I need to make you suffer for the rest of your life!"

Chris Packett and his family have crossed over from the Immortal Realms to the modern world. His mother, once an Archlord in the Immortal Realms, has become the mayor of a city. His father, formerly a master of alchemy, is now passionate about technological research. His elder sister has become an actress, specializing in fantasy dramas with an uncanny sense of realism.Chris is the most laid-back of them all. He was once dragged out of his idle life by his mother to save the country during a crisis. Eventually, she forces him to join a tech company, posing as an ordinary employee to protect the CEO lady.However, things take a turn when Chris accidentally adds the CEO, Leona, to the family group chat. Leona believes Chris is just a regular guy and assumes his family's messages are full of exaggerations. In the end, she discovers that every member of Chris's family is a hidden powerhouse.

My husband Martin, overwhelmed with compassion, swapped our newborn daughter with Monica's, who had a congenital heart disease, claiming we were wealthy and should help. Our real daughter, abused by Monica, attempted suicide but was saved. When I confronted Martin, he justified his actions as sympathy for a friend and accused me of being heartless. Unable to tolerate, I divorced him and had them both imprisoned!

After the divorce, Ella Blaine's ex-husband, John Jones, asked, "We were married for a year. Did you ever love me?""No!" Ella replied, walking away without a hint of hesitation.Later, a manipulative friend revealed a pregnancy involving John's child. Ella responded by exposing his infertility secret.Years later, when questioned about Ella's decision to marry the seemingly perfect Zac Smith, Ella, with unwavering confidence, declares, "If I can't be his bride, I'll be his new mother. Will he dare not to marry?"