
![[ENG DUB] A Strained Marriage](https://acfs3.goodshort.com/dist/src/assets/images/pc/common/f901131c-default-book-cover.png)
Quinci once faked an affair and left Hadley after her father's imprisonment. Six years later, she was a struggling single mother with a critically ill son and crippling medical debt. When they met again, Hadley—now the heir to a fortune—mistook her for a gold digger and scorned her at every turn. Only after learning the boy was his own son did he uncover the truth, leaving him shattered with remorse.

Blessed with a serendipitous aura, Meave Shaw's wedding day takes a strange turn when she meets CEO Yannic Pinkman, whose car has run out of gas. After she mistakes his vehicle for her wedding car and gifts him sweets in apology, his fuel tank inexplicably refills. Grateful, he searches for her, but she has already married into the Wayne family, whose fortunes soar with her luck. However, wealth corrupts them, and after her husband's betrayal, she is determined to divorce him and moves to the city. There, she takes a job at a hotel owned by none other than Yannic, bringing their intertwined destinies full circle.

Prince Consort Gavin Vale marches to war for his country,only to fall on the battlefield. Yet back in the capital, the princess believes he is hiding away at the Guardian Temple, shirking his duties—and in her bitterness, she chooses to marry another man.But on the day of her wedding, a devastating truth shatters her world: Gavin died fighting for the country,and it was he who once risked his life to save her.Consumed by grief and remorse, the princess takes justice into her own hands, slaying the man who had stolen Gavin's rightful honor.

Melody was lying in a puddle of blood on the day of her divorce. Apparently, fate decided to test her as she went into labor in a snowstorm. This incident was triggering enough for her to remember her true identy. She was the pride and joy of a wealthy family, but was unfortunate enough to be involved in marriage with Wayne Muller as his mentally handicapped wife. However, the man appeared in front of her, looking like a wreck on her engagement day. He said, "Please stop toying with me, Melody." Melody replied with a scoff and said, "Oh Mr. Muller, it's your turn to be beneath me now."

Ethan Shaw was once just an ordinary security guard in Grayhaven. At 26, he had never even held a woman's hand. When the zombie apocalypse broke out, he managed to survive for only 12 days before being torn apart by the undead. Then fate reset everything. Given a second chance, Ethan awakened the Apocalypse Convoy System, a power that grew stronger every time he saved a beautiful woman. As civilization collapsed and human nature turned darker by the day, Ethan built a convoy where survival, desire, and rewards became inseparably linked.

Xandra Quinn has only ever had her grades. So when school heartthrob Robert Miller confesses publicly, she shocks everyone by saying yes. She knows it's a trap set by her jealous rival Amelia Moore, but why refuse? Xandra stops studying, openly wasting time with Robert, while Amelia celebrates her "victory." What she doesn't know—Xandra already has a Harbard offer. On exam day, Amelia mocks her, only to find Xandra revealed as the national top scorer—with a perfect score.

Moon Shawn, determined to avoid a blind date with a thrice-married suitor, impulsively kissed Salem Lachlan, a prominent figure from Landon's top family. Before she could escape, Salem whisked her away to an engagement party, and soon after, they were married. As they spent more time together, their feelings for each other deepened, but jealousy fueled a series of misunderstandings that never seemed to last long. One day, Salem discovered that Moon was actually Cyndi, the genius he'd been searching for, along with other surprising secrets she had been hiding...

When their marriage certificate gets torn, Lily Walter goes to the city hall to get a replacement, only to discover the certificate was fake. Zephyr Harrison not only deceived her but also registered his marriage with their housemaid just to make the young lady happy. Lily immediately heads to Nolan University, picks out a quality male college student named Caleb Lowe, and plans to have him father the Walter family heir, unaware she’s just provoked a top-tier powerhouse.

Hera has been abused by her step father for a long time, until she enters the art department of Ston College and meets her classmates Brad and Yoanna. The three of them become good friends by chance. Brad and Yoanna's care for Hera makes her gradually feel the beauty of freedom and gives her the idea to rebel against David and break through the ball cage. But freedom is not easy to come by, and Hera pays a painful price for this new life...

As a child, Sherry Louis was rescued from the streets and adopted by Tyler Louis.Foreseeing a family calamity, her master took her in, trained her in martial arts, and sent her abroad for experience. Years later, she had risen as the Divine Phoenix. Upon learning of her foster father's death and the oppression of her siblings by their relatives, Sherry returns home. Now a formidable force, she is ready to confront and crush all who stand against her family.

Trapped by her adoptive father, Lynette was forced to live under the name Aerith,the hidden hand behind her sister Colette's fame. Her brilliance fed the family's vanity while she remained a shadow.Just as the Shermans prepared to ruin her for their own gain, fate led her into the arms of Asher Herring, the city's most powerful man. One night of unexpected passion marked the beginning of her reckoning.From that moment on, Asher was no longer a distant figure. He tore into the chains that bound her, shielding her from the Shermans' manipulation and exposing the family's twisted schemes.Together, they reclaimed her name, her freedom—and built a love strong enough to last a lifetime.

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...

Corporate drone James Solis is arranged by his father Aurel Solis to marry the comatose Clarice Lull. After obtaining the marriage certificate, James plans to wait for Clarice to wake up, then confess and divorce to pursue his own true love.Clarice's twin sister Betty Lull arrives at James' workplace to test his sincerity toward her sister. James mistakes them for the same person, creating countless misunderstandings. When James discovers they are twin sisters, he regrets everything, while Betty has also developed feelings for him. Just at this moment,Clarice's condition improves and she awakens.

Grace Smith's father, Lucas Brown, brings his illegitimate daughter Sophia Brown into the Smith family using a fake paternity test and falsely claims that Grace is not their biological daughter. Grace's birth mother, Helen Smith, never doubts this deception and even tortures and mistreats Grace for Sophia's sake. Sophia schemes to have Grace sleep with a homeless man, but unexpectedly, Grace encounters Eric Moore, a powerful figure in the city. When Grace has nowhere to turn, she seeks Eric's help after discovering she is pregnant with his child. They have a flash marriage, and from then on, Grace enjoys a life of being doted on by her wealthy in-laws while getting revenge on those who wronged her.

Janice Carter, the daughter of a tea garden owner, toiled day and night to support her childhood sweetheart, Simon Smith, through college, giving him everything she had. However, her devotion was repaid with betrayal and abandonment.One fateful day, she rescued Yusuf Harris—a man branded a "villain."Unexpectedly, he fell for her at first sight and boldly proposed marriage.Simon traded love for ambition, leaving Janice heartbroken. Yet the so-called "villain" became her quiet protector, shielding her from the storms of life with unwavering resolve.As time passed, affection took root and blossomed. Janice finally understood her heart; Yusuf was her light for the rest of her life.

Two orphan girls die and return to the day they choose their futures. Cindy Walker grabs the gold coin from the wealthy Shaw family and pushes bread toward Lucy Walker, assuming she's condemning the latter to poverty. But Lucy is simply grateful for any family at all. Years later,the now-rich Cindy Shaw invites Lucy to a charity event as hired help, expecting to humiliate her in front of high society. When expensive gifts arrive for Lucy and her jade pendant is revealed, the crowd refuses to believe a servant girl could possess such wealth. They force her to drink,smash her pendant, and nearly hand her over to Cindy's adoptive brother Jacob Shaw,until her real family arrives to save her.

Top engineer and designer Edwin Stanford learns his son Mason has been framed by wealthy businessman Robert Jasper and imprisoned in “Bridgewell Prison”—a facility Edwin himself designed. To save his son, he endures humiliation and enters the prison as an inmate. Inside, he uses his intelligence to gain the trust of crime boss Dave while secretly leveraging his intimate knowledge of the prison’s structure to execute his plan. He must not only break his son out of this steel cage but also exploit Robert’s greed and paranoia to set the ultimate trap—turning this symbol of absolute control into the judge’s own tomb. This is a father’s revenge executed through knowledge and patience, the ultimate counterattack against evil and betrayal.

After losing his down payment in a gamble, Luke Lovell attempts suicide—but survives. His father, Bryce Lovell, brings him into the casino, secretly plotting to turn every thousand against the house. Amid cheating and hidden dangers, he outsmarts everyone in a high-stakes game, redeeming both father and son. The table remains a warning: greed ruins lives; only by quitting can one see the light.