

The Mary family was framed and destroyed. Consumed by deep-seated hatred, Mary infiltrated the palace, biding her time to take revenge on Kane, the son of her enemy. However, the man who appeared before her was not the true crown prince, but Marcus, a stand-in who looked exactly like Kane. Bearing old wounds, Marcus still retained the gentleness and inner conflict of his youth. While concealing his identity and living in the shadow of the throne, he found himself drawn to Mary's coldness and pain. The two circled each other through schemes, lies, and true love, only to gradually discover that the wrongful case against Mary's family was far more complicated than they had imagined. When Kane returns and court conspiracies tighten layer by layer, Mary must choose between revenge and love, and every step closer brings them nearer to the ruinous fate beneath the thorny crown.

Summer, a rural girl who grew up in a backward countryside, faced harsh treatment from her parents, who made her drop out of school to work and support her younger brother. When the time came for her brother to get married, Summer's parents planned to marry her off to an old bachelor in the village for $100,000. At the same time, Summer's best friend Megan was locked up by her parents, who intended to marry her off to an idiot. Determined to escape, Summer and Megan fled to Rosetown, where they vowed to establish their independence. Through hard work, Summer gradually climbed the social ladder, and one day, a misunderstanding led her to cross paths with Jason, the wealthiest man in Rosetown. Thus, an unexpected romance that would change everything began.

Summer, a rural girl who grew up in a backward countryside, faced harsh treatment from her parents, who made her drop out of school to work and support her younger brother. When the time came for her brother to get married, Summer's parents planned to marry her off to an old bachelor in the village for $100,000. At the same time, Summer's best friend Megan was locked up by her parents, who intended to marry her off to an idiot. Determined to escape, Summer and Megan fled to Rosetown, where they vowed to establish their independence. Through hard work, Summer gradually climbed the social ladder, and one day, a misunderstanding led her to cross paths with Jason, the wealthiest man in Rosetown. Thus, an unexpected romance that would change everything began.
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Summer, a rural girl who grew up in a backward countryside, faced harsh treatment from her parents, who made her drop out of school to work and support her younger brother. When the time came for her brother to get married, Summer's parents planned to marry her off to an old bachelor in the village for $100,000. At the same time, Summer's best friend Megan was locked up by her parents, who intended to marry her off to an idiot. Determined to escape, Summer and Megan fled to Rosetown, where they vowed to establish their independence. Through hard work, Summer gradually climbed the social ladder, and one day, a misunderstanding led her to cross paths with Jason, the wealthiest man in Rosetown. Thus, an unexpected romance that would change everything began.

In high school, Thorn and his boyfriend Jett had their intimate video secretly recorded and leaked by the school bully, Pitch. Unable to endure the public scrutiny and domestic violence, Jett took his own life. Driven by revenge, Thorn underwent a gender reassignment surgery and became Rose. She entered Pitch's life to get close to him. There, she discovered that Pitch's bullying actually came from his own twisted crush on Thorn. She also found out that Pitch's father-in-law, Thanes, was the one who had murdered her parents. During her pursuit of revenge, Rose saw her best friend, Jennis, brutally killed by Pitch's wife, Denee. Pitch also died when he took a bullet for Rose. Denee couldn't take this anymore, and she turned against her own father. In the end, Rose let go of her hatred. Guided by Jett's spirit, she found a way to move on with her life. This violent quest for revenge exposed a powerful family's drug crimes and ended a cycle of hatred that had plagued three generations.