In her past life, Wendy Croft was a bright and beloved college student, cherished by her family. Yet her trust was betrayed—by a biased fiancé, and Vicky Bush, who stole her college admission letter and condemned her to a tragic marriage, drowning her in endless children birth. Given a second chance, she refused to relive the same nightmare. When her fiancé conspired to harvest her brother's heart for Vicky, Wendy decisively signed the organ donation form herself, turning the tables. Before Vicky could steal her identity to attend university, Wendy secured her own rightful place, crushing Vicky's ambitions. And when faced with her fiancé's manipulative mind games and the deceit of a two-faced rival, she ensured they reaped what they had sown. Determined to walk her path alone, she never expected to catch the eye of the campus heartthrob—only to discover he had been silently guarding her, life after life...
Clarissa Yowell once saved Julian Slater's life. In return, he promises that if he ever becomes emperor, he'll make her his empress. Now that he has finally ascended the throne,everyone is eager to know who the new empress will be. Clarissa is certain it's her—how could it not be? But in the end, she's the last to find out that the woman Julian chooses is his childhood sweetheart, Sophia Lynch.
Paisley Jenkins, a war correspondent, gave up her career to become a housewife after getting married and having a child. Ten years later, her husband, Lucas, gifts Paisley’s late mother’s camera to his "little sister," Sophia. Paisley discovers Lucas and Sophia’s ambiguous relationship, and their daughter, Anna, idolizes Sophia. Heartbroken, Paisley applies to return to the warzone. Her news director warns her, "War correspondents must stay until the conflict ends"—implying she might not come back alive. Paisley files for divorce, but Lucas dismisses it.