my online-to-offline romance diary

What happens when two people destined to have the world fight against them fall in love? Melanie Thorne is a successful lawyer who shares a firm with her husband of ten years, and just won her hundredth case. George Dearborn has just returned from studying abroad to be named the heir to Dearborn Pharmaceuticals, and he’s Melanie’s husband’s nephew. When their paths cross, sparks fly, and a burning love ignites. The universe seems determined to keep them apart, though, as their families and society turn against them. Will they bend to the whims of the world, or dare to realize that the world belongs to them?

My father's adopted daughter was only locked in the cramped storage closet for around fifteen minutes, yet he punished me by tying me up and throwing me inside. He even sealed off the ventilation with towels. "As Wendy's older sister, if you can't take care of her, then you should also experience how scared she was," he declared coldly. He knew I was claustrophobic, but my desperate pleas for mercy, my terror, were met with nothing but heartless reprimands. "Let this be a lesson on how to be a good sister." As the last sliver of light disappeared, swallowed by the oppressive darkness, I struggled helplessly. A week passed before my father finally remembered my existence and decided it was time to end my punishment. "Let's hope this week served as a good lesson for you, Jennifer. If this happens again, you will no longer be allowed in this house." He would never know that I had already taken my last breath in that suffocating room. My body had begun to rot in the darkness.

Margaret had grown up within the royal court, betrothed by her father to Gareth, the son of a duke. One day, she went out to pick out jewelry intended to wear for her upcoming date with Gareth, only to find the premium set she had pre-ordered seized by Ella, Gareth’s secret mistress. Ella even publicly humiliated her, sneering that she was an old maid no man would ever marry.When Margaret stated she was Gareth’s official fiancée, Gareth refused to stand up for her. Instead, he indulged Ella as she snatched the jewelry and slashed Margaret’s cheek. Having reached her breaking point, Margaret asserted her authority as a royal princess and broke off the engagement firmly. It was only then that Gareth realized what formidable power he had offended. He fell into bitter conflict with his lover Ella, and the entire Norton family was ruined because of his reckless deeds.

Claire Gould, the heiress of a billion-dollar conglomerate, conceals her identity to repay a life-saving favor by marrying a commoner. Little did she know that after personally guiding her husband's company to become a multimillion-dollar conglomerate on the brink of going public, he callously casts her aside, opting to marry the niece of the wealthiest man in town.Post-divorce, Claire's true identity is exposed, leading to a satisfying comeuppance for the deceitful ex-husband and his conniving new wife. Despite his regret, it's too late for him to reclaim what he lost. Claire finds herself adored and cherished by three influential and eligible bachelors, leaving her ex-husband to rue the day he let go of the woman now embraced by the affections of powerful suitors.

As soon as I got my driver's license, I immediately went to the hospital to have my corneas removed. In my previous life, on the first day of the semester, my boyfriend's childhood friend secretly took my car and drove three other students to a shopping mall near the college. She sped through red lights and killed a pregnant woman and an elderly person. However, the three students testified that I was the one who ran those people over and then fled the scene. When the police arrested me, I desperately explained that it was her who was driving the car. However, she threw herself into my boyfriend's arms and said with great grievance, "Jade, I know you don't like me, but you can't frame me like that!" Fred took out the dashcam from my car. The video showed that I was the one driving the car, killing the people, and fleeing in a panic. "Instead of repenting, you're trying to push the blame onto someone else." After seeing this, the victim's family members were enraged and stabbed me 18 times. When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the day before my boyfriend's childhood friend took my car.

Mistaking her true savior, Shirley Trump enters into a three-year contract marriage with Adrian Hopkin, only to endure his indifference and manipulation. Upon witnessing his infidelity as their contract ended, she walked away.Charon Hopkin, the man who truly saved her, steps into her life and help her launch her own business. When Adrian laid a trap to ruin her, Charon had already cleared every obstacle. With his unwavering support, Shirley finally shed her painful past and embraced a brilliant new beginning.

Just because I forget to bring my mate's lover back—leaving her alone in the wilderness for three hours—he flies into a rage and throws me into an abandoned well in the desolate countryside. "You need to experience the torment that Belinda was put through." The well is deep and narrow, forcing me to curl up in my wolf form. I struggle to breathe. I plead for mercy and beg for forgiveness. However, all he does is tell me off icily. "Stay there and repent for your sins. You'll only understand the dignity required of a Luna once you learn your lesson from this." He orders his men to seal the well with a large boulder. I let out anguished howls and roars as I claw my way upward. However, I only fall back down over and over again. The walls of the well are covered in my claw marks. I continue like this until I can't make a sound through my parched throat. … Half a month later, my mate's heart softens when he sees the birthday gift I've prepared in advance for him. He decides to end my punishment. Unbeknownst to him, worms and snakes have already gnawed my body beyond recognition at the bottom of the well.

Upon discovering she had only three months to live, Charlene finally realized she had been used by those around her and resolved to live for herself at last. So, she confronted her colleagues, exposing the dark side of her workplace, completely cut ties with her parents, who favored her younger brother, and ended her relationship with her unfaithful fiancé. In her final days, she agreed to Elbert's pursuit, making him her last boyfriend...

After breaking up with her boyfriend, Nina has a one night stand with the star hockey player Enzo Rivers. Nina swears off of hockey players, but Enzo isn't done with her yet and is hiding a big secret.

On the third anniversary of her marriage, Nora Bryan, a devoted housewife, was greeted by a betrayal of the most cruel kind. Her husband's affair with her former mentor, the usurpation of her family company, and a vile conspiracy to erase her social existence entirely. "Everything that was taken from me... I will reclaim it without mercy." Nora made a decision of sheer audacity. She planted a "new mistress" into her husband's life. The woman she chose was Tina Walter, an unassuming janitor. Transformed by Nora into an enigmatic beauty and shrewd investor, Tina dangled the bait of massive capital to lure the husband into a quagmire of ruin. However, as the revenge drew to its end, the true target revealed itself to be another. Amidst the swirling madness and desire, this was the fate of the "Checkmate" Nora had initiated.

My stepsister falsely accuses me of causing her allergies to act up. My three brothers stuff me into the cramped cellar and chain the door shut. I pound on the door and beg them to let me out. My eldest brother, an outstanding businessman, snaps, "It's bad enough that you keep bullying Lori. How could you make her eat seafood when you know she's allergic to it? Isn't that just murder? Stay in there and reflect on your mistakes!" My second brother, an award-winning singer, and my third brother, a genius painter, scoff contemptuously. "It's unbelievable that someone as evil as you is making excuses to garner pity. You can stay in there and repent for your sins!" After that, they take our shuddering stepsister to the hospital. The oxygen in the cellar soon runs out, and it gets difficult to breathe. Ultimately, I die in there. My brothers only remember me three days later when they bring our stepsister back from the hospital. Unbeknownst to them, I've already died of asphyxiation.

Mandy Gibson was set to be the legal successor of Gibson Corporation, but when her mother died of a plane accident, her father was bewitched by his mistress Landy Chapman and her daughter Ruby Gibson. To get to the bottom of her mother's death and get back what belonged to her, Mandy Gibson trudged along her path of revenge. As fate would have it, she ended up getting Leo Harper, the heir of Harper Group, involved along the way...

Jack Hill is reborn into a famine-stricken year as a lazy good-for-nothing. He has five stunning sisters-in-law who dote on him, and he unexpectedly awakens a space system that helps him improve his family's dire situation.However, his envious cousin Andy Hill tries to undermine him, aiming to take away his sisters-in-law. Each time, Jack uses his newfound abilities to thwart Andy's schemes,protecting his family and leading the villagers to plant peanuts to survive a devastating drought.Andy, still bitter, teams up with local bullies to plot against Jack and his family. Jack sees through their conspiracy and,in the process of protecting the girls, unexpectedly falls in love.After resolving the crisis, Jack finds a water source for the villagers, builds a trade caravan, and amasses wealth. Ultimately, he lives a prosperous and peaceful life with his five sisters-in-law, transforming from a good-for-nothing into a true success story.

Cassie Rivers, the stepdaughter of the Hill family, endured bullying at school due to her inability to speak. Her stepbrother, Dylan Hill, stepped up to protect her, and on that fateful day, she fell in love with him.After graduation, she married the man she loved - Dylan, only to be informed that it was a sham marriage. Enduring both physical and emotional torment, she attempted suicide and lost her memory. However, he finally found...

"Why does your son look so much like me?" Upon hearing this question, Holly Shaw fell silent. Five years ago, her parents divorced, and her callous father expelled her from their home. In order to pay for her mother's medical treatment, she agreed to substitute for another girl's companionship that night. Now, five years later, she returns with two adorable children, determined to reclaim what is rightfully hers. Little does she expect to once again encounter the man from that fateful night—Allen Carter.

I'm lying here, my body burning from within as the wolfsbane spreads through my veins. Meanwhile, my Alpha mate, Ryan, is giving the antidote I discovered to his childhood sweetheart, Vivian. With what little strength remains, I beg him to spare just a portion of the cure—enough to keep me alive for a few more days while I search for another remedy. Ryan doesn't even glance my way. He snarls, "I can't believe you're faking illness when Vivian is fighting for her life! Control your jealousy before I lose all respect for you!" Under his command, I'm confined to my quarters to "contemplate my sins." In the end, the wolfsbane consumes me completely. When Ryan discovers what he's done, he digs my grave with his own hands, howling with regret that comes too late.

5 years ago, Lydia Tate accidentally saved Eric Lucia,Lucia Group's CEO, and got pregnant overnight. 6 years later, Lydia met him again while her family forced her into marriage. Eric, who had been searching for her, married her and doted on her. He secretly helped her take down her backstabbing friend, her profit-driven parents, and the bully they forced her to marry.

I accidentally awakened the beast recognized by the entire academy as the “weakest SSS-rank in history” — a soft, squishy, bouncy Slime.While this harmless, derpy little creature was mocked by all of humanity as utterly useless, and everyone looked down on me with scorn, the long-silent system in my mind suddenly lit up with world-ending warnings. That was the moment my comeback began.