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On the eve of closing a billion-dollar funding round, Damon Jones is betrayed by the two people closest to him. His girlfriend Alicia Watkins and his best friend Lewis Baird orchestrate a setup. They get him drunk, trick him into driving, frame him for drunk driving, seize control of his company, and ultimately take his life. When fate gives Damon a second chance, he remembers every detail of the scheme.

On the eve of closing a billion-dollar funding round, Damon Jones is betrayed by the two people closest to him. His girlfriend Alicia Watkins and his best friend Lewis Baird orchestrate a setup. They get him drunk, trick him into driving, frame him for drunk driving, seize control of his company, and ultimately take his life. When fate gives Damon a second chance, he remembers every detail of the scheme.

George Culkin has one year left to live and descends the mountain with seven marriage contracts, a body full of unmatched medical and martial ability, and absolutely no plan beyond survival. On his first day down he accidentally saves Cindy Ginger, a powerful CEO who pulls him into her world before he can think twice. What was supposed to be a casual detour becomes considerably more complicated. George's seven senior sisters,each formidably powerful in their own right, have strong opinions about his wellbeing and even stronger opinions about anyone who threatens it. When he discovers that the enemy behind his shortened life and his new entanglements is one and the same person, he stops keeping a low profile. He came down the mountain to survive his last year. He ends up fighting for a whole lot more than that.

Popular star Sawyer is sabotaged and saved by Ezra, the leader of the mafia. In order to investigate the cause of his parents’ deaths, he enters into a contract marriage with Ezra.As they spend more time together,Ezra repeatedly risks his life to protect him. When the truth is finally revealed, Sawyer discovers that the real culprit is his own brother, while his girlfriend has been deceiving him all along.After going through kidnappings, bomb disposal, and other life-and-death trials, Sawyer realizes that Ezra is actually the old acquaintance he knew from the orphanage.The two finally clear up their misunderstandings, defeat their enemies, and ultimately get married by the sea.

Everyone thinks Ethan is just a broke veteran marrying into wealth for a handout. In reality, he’s a legendary assassin no one dares to cross. Pushed to the edge after saving Chloe and taking down Damien, Ethan becomes the target of a deadly poison plot by the Marchetti syndicate and "The Chemist." Not only does he wipe out his enemies and rise as the NSD's Special Advisor, but when his mask finally comes off, he’s crowned #1 on The Roster—leaving two stunning heiresses, Vivienne and Chloe, begging to be his bride in front of the whole city.

Framed by her adopted sister, Heidi Raven, Lindsay Raven is betrayed by her fiancé and family, confined to a mental hospital. Her sister even stole her life as a writer. A year later, she is finally released—but only to take Heidi's place in an arranged marriage. Little does Heidi know, the man she refuses to marry is none other than the heir of Oakley's wealthiest family, the Dugans.

Spencer Clarke was entrusted by his comrade, who passed away three years ago, to take care of his fiancée, Nancy Woods. Faced with Nancy's critical need for a blood transfusion, Anna Ward, concealing her true identity, enters into matrimony with Spencer. Over the subsequent three years, Spencer, unaware of Anna's sacrifice, treats her as nothing more than a blood bank for Nancy.

College student Mia Reed flees an arranged marriage and accidentally finds refuge in the Scott residence, where she spends a night with Ben Scott. Refusing the hush money he offers, she walks away—only to discover she’s pregnant. Years later, desperate to save her chronically ill son, Mia returns seeking treatment. But Ben’s childhood friend, Zoe Lane, ruthlessly drives her away and has her trafficked to a scam syndicate in Ironvale.

"For his wife, Ethan gave up his career as a NASA astronaut and became a stay-at-home husband everyone looked down on. But he never imagined that his wife, Chloe, was secretly cheating on him with a powerful executive—and plotting with her lover to steal over a million dollars from him and leave him with nothing. Everyone thought Ethan was weak. They were wrong. Instead of exposing them, Ethan quietly gathered every piece of evidence and built a trap they would never see coming. At the company’s anniversary gala, Chloe was celebrating her promotion, while her lover was preparing to enjoy their stolen fortune. Then the police stormed in and arrested him. Before Chloe could react, Ethan stepped onto the stage and revealed everything—the affair, the fraud, and their entire scheme. Only then did Chloe discover the truth. The “useless househusband” she had despised was once an elite NASA astronaut. And the man she threw away was the one person she could never afford to lose."

Driven to the edge, Rachel Yale makes a desperate gamble—using herself as bait to draw close to Louis Brown, Newfork's most untouchable power figure. He is ruthless, distant, a man said to have no heart. He sees her motives clearly—yet allows her closer. What begins as disdain and indulgent play turns into dangerous attraction. The god of power falls from his pedestal, becoming her shield, her storm, and her only refuge.