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On what was meant to be the happiest day of her life, Anya Aldridge's wedding turns into a nightmare. Her father is imprisoned, her fiancé calls off the wedding, and in her despair, she is betrayed by her cousin and ends up spending a night with an escort. By a twist of fate, the man she accidentally ends up with is the powerful CEO, Grayson Haley. Five years later, Anya and her child, Rory, unexpectedly reunite with Grayson, who continues concealing his CEO status and pretending to be an escort. Despite his hidden identity, Grayson showers them with love and affection as they navigate their new life together.

Tim Judd, a top tycoon, disguises himself as a delivery man. One day, while delivering an order, he accidentally walks in on Cora Bale while she's taking a shower and ends up being chased out by security. His son, Jack, thinks Tim is just goofing off and doesn't take any job seriously. When Tim makes a delivery the next day and meets Cora again, he helps her resolve a company crisis with ease, changing her impression of him. Although Tim may be slightly older, he proves to be quite reliable. Impressed, Cora asks him to be her fake boyfriend.

Arthur Lane, the Lane family's fallen prodigy,awakened an F-Rank "Sleepy Worm", the most useless beast soul imaginable. Overnight, the "SSS-Rank Genius" became a joke. His S-Rank fiancée, Nancy Cole, twisted the knife, publicly dumping him to seal his disgrace.But the joke's on them.That "worm"? The Primordial Dragon in disguise. And Arthur's Bronze-level laziness? A carefully crafted mask, forged by ten years of brutal training.Now, as the world laughs... the dragon wakes.

In her past life, Mila was abandoned for reasons unknown. Many years later, she was found by the Brown family. However, rather than receiving the love and care expected as the youngest daughter, she was relentlessly tormented by her adopted sister, Claire. Claire plotted to frame Mila, causing her to be constantly punished by the family and subjected to both physical and emotional abuse. Despite this, Mila remained warm and kind toward every member of the Brown family, but all she received in return were coldness and scolding. In the end, the prolonged mistreatment led to Mila developing uremia, and she missed her chance for a kidney transplant. Tragically, she died at the hands of Claire’s scheme. Just before her death, it seemed like she saw someone rushing toward her. Reborn, Mila must now face the family that betrayed her, the cruel stepsister, and the man who once promised to save her.

Leola Dawson returns home from abroad for her brother Tyrone's proposal to Helen Miller. At the proposal, Helen mistakes Leola for "the other woman." Helen and her family mistreat Leola based on this misunderstanding. Tyrone, influenced by Helen's family, turns against his sister. Finally, Leola and her parents clear up the situation, and she becomes the heiress to Dawson Group.

Efa was the daughter of a murderer. Her mom loved the wrong man, ruined a family, and ended up in prison. After she died, Efa met her father and three half-brothers, but they wanted nothing to do with her. Then Efa became a national sweetheart overnight. As the world fell for her, her childhood friend Declan took her hand.Let's build our own home.She turned to leave—but the men who once pushed her away suddenly wouldn't let her go.

Lyra Donovan, wealthy heiress and Aurenya Arts Academy graduate, joins her father's corporation at her parents' request. Orion Harding, her childhood companion whose family has long-standing ties with the Donovans, intends to marry her. After Luna engineers a car accident killing her own parents, she manipulates her way into being adopted by the wealthy Donovans. While working alongside Lyra and plagiarizing her artistic ideas, Luna secretly plots to eliminate Lyra and claim everything, including Orion. But fate intervenes with a second chance: Lyra is reborn.

Joanna, the only daughter of wealthy Spencer family, was abandoned by her grandmother who favored boys. After losing her memory, she was raised by a fishing village elder. By a twist of fate, she joined Spencer Group, where misunderstandings led to her regaining her memory and reuniting with her family.

Alaenna came from humble beginnings, but through hard work and determination, she met and fell in love with Aiden Clark, a man from a wealthy and influential family. After their marriage, Alaenna became pregnant with triplets, and the entire Clark family was overjoyed.One day, while visiting her parents, Alaenna jokingly told them she had divorced Aiden. To her shock, their attitude changed instantly. Their long-hidden favoritism toward sons surfaced, they lashed out at her with cruel words and even tried to pressure her into handing over her assets.In the midst of the confrontation, Alaenna nearly miscarried. Luckily, Aiden arrived just in time to protect her. In the end, Alaenna gave birth to healthy babies, while those driven by greed faced the consequences of their actions.

In her past life, Yasmin donated bone marrow to her father, Howard Lester, who was suffering from a severe illness. However, her family only favored her sister, Ruby. As Yasmin's health worsened, she passed away tragically amidst her family's misunderstanding and indifference. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself reborn. Determined to change her fate and reclaim everything she lost, Yasmin participated in a movie audition. She became famous for her emotional crying scenes and was taken care of by her mother's best friend, Chelsea Ford. With Chelsea's help, Yasmin exposed Ruby's true nature, revealing to her father that her late mother had been his true love, leaving him filled with regret. Despite everything, the kind-hearted Yasmin still donated bone marrow to save her father. Cherished by those around her, Yasmin grew up happily and ultimately had her own fulfilling life.

Addison Rowe is the true heiress who is reunited with her family 12 years ago. Upon her return, Addison falls in love with Jensen Lott at first sight and eagerly pursues him. However, Jensen looks down on Addison for her country origins and rejects her advances.

Yanis went missing as a child, and his biological parents adopted a child named Jonathan to make up for their pain. Later, when Yanis was found, the whole family favored Jonathan, even pushing all the blame onto Yanis after Jonathan set the building on fire.

After years of being framed and mistreated by her adoptive sister Valeria, who covets the Barron family inheritance, true Barron heiress Ciara attempts to prove herself during a heated argument by jumping from the second floor. Her mother Shannon Merrill attempts to save her, resulting in both falling. When Shannon regains consciousness, she discovers she has somehow switched bodies with her daughter. Now inhabiting Ciara's body, Shannon finally witnesses the cruelty her daughter endured, such as how the servants only respect Valeria while mocking the true heiress. The situation reaches a breaking point when Shannon (in Ciara's body) is cornered in an alley by Valeria and beaten unconscious…

As the daughter of the Quinn Group's president and his late wife, the misssing child Koi is now adopted and named Mila. Living together as a family, Mila, Mia, and their life saver ragpicker Zane are a lovely scene, and Koi's blessed fate brings them unbelievable luck for getting closer and closer to her father. The touching moment of recognizing each other finally come, and a new life is dawning.

Edith had a gentle appearance and a naive, kind, and tender personality. While working, she met Elliott, who was being set up on dates by his grandmother. He remained indifferent to all the girls but fell in love with Edith at first sight. However, Edith was focused on her career and had no interest in romance. Her parents, believing she had reached a marriageable age, arranged a suitable match for her that she felt unable to refuse. Upon learning of this, Elliott prepared a bride price and worked hard to win her over. Eventually, Edith accepted his proposal. After marrying into the Sanders family, she was showered with love and care. When she discovered that she had been switched at birth, she ultimately gained the affection of both her adoptive and biological parents, achieving a happy ending with Elliott.

Mabel Lester was considered a jinx after her mom died, and she was kicked out of her village. Traveling over 10,000 miles from home, she came to Lidence and found her dad,the Commander of Lidence, Hans Lester. With her excellent fortune-telling skills and great luck, Mabel helped Hans overcome difficulties several times, changed the fatal disaster of the whole family, and became the most cherished lucky star of the family.

After a severe car accident, 7-year-old Isabella Wellington was abandoned after having her blood drained out by evil family members, in order to keep her own brother alive. 17 years later, Olivia struggles to fight off brutal bullying from the Wellingtons whom she works for. Unknown to the Wellingtons, their target of bullying, daughter raised by a janitor, Olivia, is in fact Isabella Wellington, the precious lost heiress, whom they have been searching for for 17 years.

Caden, the youngest scientist, faced a tragic life due to family conflicts. After being reborn, he decided to distance himself from his original family and live for himself. In this new life, Caden no longer remained weak; he proved his abilities to his deskmate, his family, his classmates, and even to the entire nation and the world. He established himself as a once-in-a-millennium genius.