opposite of mercilessly

Ann Hale, a 30-year-old woman, worked hard to fund her boyfriend's tuition fees. However, as soon as her boyfriend graduated, he mercilessly dumped her, clinging to a wealthy heiress. He even insulted her by saying that no one would want an older woman as their girlfriend. In a surprising twist of events, Ann crosses paths with a billionaire in disguise. As they get to know each other better, they gradually fall in love and become a married couple. When Ann meets her despicable ex-boyfriend again, he is still a lowly worker, while she has become the prestigious CEO's wife.

Josie is the daughter of Chief Commander Choi, and her husband, Gordon Hodges, hails from the Snoylor tribe. Their marriage was only a ceremonial affair—no formal paperwork was ever signed. Shortly after the wedding, Gordon returned to the military camp, and Josie's pregnancy news was delivered to him by letter. Seven years passed without the couple ever reuniting. That is, until their son, Freddie, cried out, desperate to see his father. Josie, determined to fulfill her son's wish, decided to take him to visit Gordon. But when they arrived at the military camp, Josie was shocked to find that Gordon had remarried. Labelled as a "homewrecker," Josie and her son were brutally beaten. In that desperate moment, Josie shouted her father's name. Her father's men immediately rushed her and her son to the hospital, while he went to seek out the Commander. At the hospital, Gordon's new wife, Claire, feigned stomach pains. Gordon, cold-hearted and furious, dragged the doctor away to attend to Claire instead. Tragically, Freddie died on the operating table. When Josie's parents arrived, Gordon and Claire were thrown into prison. But Gordon escaped, and in a fit of madness, he mercilessly shot and killed Claire's mother, Marsha...