

Woo-Yeon, a second-generation chaebol, starts an internship at her father's company, where she works with Jae-Hwan, a notoriously prickly but highly capable and sexy boss. She soon discovers that Jae-Hwan’s wife, Ji-Su, was the one who bullied her in the past. Determined to get revenge, Woo-Yeon decides to make Jae-Hwan her own man.

Simon, a man who grew up in an orphanage, has been secretly married to Clara Hart, the current head of a mafia family, for three years. Yet he has always remained a hidden part of her life. Clara gave him a marriage, but never gave him a place in her heart. Simon believed that one day, he would finally earn her love. Until he discovered the truth— Her phone password was her first love's initials. Her private ringtone was the song that man loved. And on their wedding anniversary, she removed her wedding ring and had dinner with Gideon Wade, the man she was forced to leave behind because of their families' feud. At that moment, Simon finally understood. Their three-year marriage was nothing more than a dream he had been chasing alone. Heartbroken, Simon signed the divorce papers and decided to leave the woman who had shattered him. But when Gideon learned Simon was trying to disappear, he suddenly returned, stopped him, and tore up the divorce agreement. “Do you really think you can leave her?” “This marriage doesn't end because you say so.” With the help of Evelyn, the former godmother of the mafia family, Simon slowly uncovers the truth behind the past. Gideon didn't leave Clara for love. He went to Europe to fight for family power. Now, having returned in defeat, he only wants to use Clara to reclaim everything. When the truth is finally revealed, Clara realizes who she truly lost. In front of the entire family, she publicly chooses Simon for the first time. “He is my husband. And he is the only one I choose.” Back home, she lets go of her pride and proposes to Simon again. This time, she wants to give him a wedding that the whole world will know about. But can Simon ever trust the woman who once broke his heart?

Lucy’s five-year-old son, Joey, was kidnapped and held for ransom after her husband, Arthur, fell for the lies of his childhood best friend, Amy. Joey died in a mudslide while being transported. Arthur not only covered up the truth but also publicly played a humiliating video at the funeral to mock Lucy. Devastated, Lucy filed for divorce and left the country, assuming a new identity as Ycul (Lucy spelled backwards), a top jewelry designer. A year and a half later, Arthur discovered the truth behind Amy’s lies. Realizing that he had gotten his own flesh and blood killed because of a lie, he was consumed by guilt and driven to madness. He pushed Amy into a pit of venomous snakes, where she was fatally bitten, and then traveled the world begging Lucy for forgiveness. In Paris, Lucy coldly rejected him and told him to pay the price for his crimes. Ultimately, Arthur returned to his home country, brutally murdered all his accomplices, and turned himself in to the police. He was sentenced to death and bequeathed his entire estate to Lucy’s charitable foundation, while Lucy embraced a new life as radiant as a sunflower.
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Once the prestigious heiress of North Group, her life took a devastating turn with a failed marriage, resulting in the loss of her entire family and loved ones.Upon her release from jail, she resolves to confront her ex-husband and his mistress, bringing to light the truth from two years ago to clear her father's name.

On the night before her engagement, Clara made a daring escape from her cheating ex and her toxic, sexist family. Fate took an unexpected turn when she discovered she was carrying the child of Cary Sampson—the nation's wealthiest and most powerful man. Before she could catch her breath, Cary bought out the hotel where she worked, determined to keep her in his life. But Clara wasn't about to let anyone derail her dreams. She worked tirelessly to prove her worth, resisting Cary's advances at every step. Yet, his persistence and devotion slowly melted her defenses. In the end, Clara not only built a thriving career but also became the center of Cary's world, cherished and adored like never before.

Due to her family's circumstances, Stella Austin is compelled to part ways with her first love, Luca Scott, and inadvertently saves Cody Neal, the CEO of Neal Corp. Stella assumes a new identity and marries into the Neal family. However, her time with the Neals proves tumultuous as she endures mistreatment and humiliation. Adding to her woes, Wendy Yoder, purportedly Cody's savior, continually troubles her, leading to a tragic miscarriage. Fueled by resentment towards Cody's lack of trust and unwavering support for Wendy, Stella ultimately divorces him and embarks on a journey of revenge. When the truth finally comes to light, will they find their way back to each other in the end?

Seungyoon, a freshman who enters college filled with dreams of a sweet, drama-like romance, falls in love at first sight the moment he meets Jihui, a girl from the same department. However, to Jihui, Seungyoon is practically invisible—so insignificant that she can’t even remember his name. The only men Jihui finds attractive exist inside BL webtoons. Real-life men don’t interest her at all, and she feels no romantic spark toward them. As the campus sweetheart, she has already rejected countless confessions from male students. Like the others, Seungyoon can only admire her from afar—until one day, he unexpectedly runs into Jihui in the department lounge. Watching her excitedly chat with BL characters on her laptop rather than acknowledging his presence, Seungyoon feels deeply hurt and makes an impulsive, drastic decision. “I… actually… I’m gay!” At that very moment, the classroom door swings open, and his words echo loudly— “Gay~~~!” Seungyoon accidentally comes out in front of everyone. Realizing there’s no turning back, Seungyoon quickly understands one thing: If you can’t avoid it, act it out—survival depends on it. With his childhood best friend Chanyoung, he ends up pretending to be a gay couple. Ironically, this makes Seungyoon the very type that catches Jihui’s attention. As they spend more time together, the once-invisible Seungyoon slowly begins to win her heart. But as Chanyoung continues the fake relationship to support Seungyoon’s love life, an unintended love triangle begins to form. With a lie that can no longer be undone, emotions intertwine, misunderstandings pile up, and deception breeds deception. How will this absurd and complicated triangle of lies and feelings finally come to an end?

Cold-hearted CEO Karen of Hayes Group is trapped in brutal internal family power struggles. Convinced that the gentle Shana is a pawn planted by her stepfather Leon, she spends one turbulent night with Shana out of suspicion and caution, leaving money afterwards to treat their encounter as a transaction. Shana refuses to take a single cent. Born into a reclusive wealthy family, she has had a crush on Karen since her youth and approaches her purely out of long-held secret love. Plagued by doubt, Karen keeps testing Shana, yet against her better judgment, she keeps making exceptions and falling for her.Leon and his daughter scheme relentlessly to seize corporate power and close in on Karen step by step. After layers of misunderstandings are finally cleared up, Karen realizes Shana's selfless true affection. She dismantles her stepfather's power-grabbing plot, lets down her defenses, and embraces this years-long secret crush. The two find mutual love and stay together.

A North Korean spy wakes up inside a 1985 K-drama as the family’s notorious evil stepmother. Armed with a mysterious system and knowledge of the story’s tragic ending, she must raise three children who hate her, rewrite her fate, and survive a life she was never meant to live.