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Five years ago Melissa Gill and Lewis Sharp share one night together and she vanishes before dawn without a word. Five years later he engineers her return, traps her into signing a three year marriage contract, and makes absolutely clear he has no intention of letting her disappear again. By day he runs cold and sharp, pulling her close enough to make her heart stutter then pushing back just enough to keep her off balance. She carries secrets and guilt she hasn’t found a way to say out loud, and she lets him circle her without quite letting him in. Neither of them calls it love. Both of them know exactly what it is.

Eight months along and already in early labor, Sophie Lane fights for her life in the delivery room, only for a single callous decision by the family patriarch to leave her newborn daughter abandoned on the edge of death.Her husband Ethan Carter, kept in the dark, is told both mother and child are gone. He carries that grief alone for years. Then one day, the truth cracks open: the daughter they told him he lost is alive, raised against all odds by Sophie, who never stopped fighting for her. Guilt, love, and years of lost time flood through him all at once. He sets out to reclaim what was stolen from all three of them, vowing to spend whatever remains of his life making them feel safe, seen, and whole.

One moment he is a newly summoned baby fire dragon, expecting the sweet life of a contracted beast. The next, the girl who summoned him rips out his dragon core to feed a bear and kicks him into the trash. Alfie Lane survives, barely, clinging to the last thread of his life at the bottom of a garbage heap until the school beauty finds him and offers a contract.He takes it. The evolution system activates, the ancient bloodline stirs, and what started as the most humiliated creature in the beast taming world begins its climb. He devours, he grows, he evolves, and by the time he is standing in his divine dragon form the people who threw him away can only stare in disbelief. That was the F-rank trash dragon they discarded.Yes. That was him.

One moment he is a newly summoned baby fire dragon, expecting the sweet life of a contracted beast. The next, the girl who summoned him rips out his dragon core to feed a bear and kicks him into the trash. Alfie Lane survives, barely, clinging to the last thread of his life at the bottom of a garbage heap until the school beauty finds him and offers a contract.He takes it. The evolution system activates, the ancient bloodline stirs, and what started as the most humiliated creature in the beast taming world begins its climb. He devours, he grows, he evolves, and by the time he is standing in his divine dragon form the people who threw him away can only stare in disbelief. That was the F-rank trash dragon they discarded.Yes. That was him.

Just because she was a helpless orphan, her mother-in-law insulted her, her husband had an affair with a rich girl, and even forced her to divorce and give him the house left by her mother! As she lay helpless on that rainy night, suddenly five men claiming to be her fathers appeared, one was a billionaire real estate tycoon, one was an international movie star, one was a world-renowned top doctor, one was a top scientist, and one was the leader of a global mercenary organization! Then she gradually learned the story of her parents. It didn't matter who her real father was, what mattered was that her fathers loved her and spoilt her, helped her get back at the bullies, and made her life smooth sailing from then on to the top of the world!

Just because she was a helpless orphan, her mother-in-law insulted her, her husband had an affair with a rich girl, and even forced her to divorce and give him the house left by her mother! As she lay helpless on that rainy night, suddenly five men claiming to be her fathers appeared, one was a billionaire real estate tycoon, one was an international movie star, one was a world-renowned top doctor, one was a top scientist, and one was the leader of a global mercenary organization! Then she gradually learned the story of her parents. It didn't matter who her real father was, what mattered was that her fathers loved her and spoilt her, helped her get back at the bullies, and made her life smooth sailing from then on to the top of the world!

To prevent the merfolk from being slaughtered, I decided to go ashore and seduce my childhood friend Cyrus, who had become the Alpha King. He still loved me deeply, and we spent three passionate days and nights together in bed. Waking up from a haze of pleasure, I hadn't even had the chance to rejoice before a corrosive elixir was dunked over my head. Listening to my pained wails, Cyrus smirked. "So even an immortal mermaid can feel pain, too? "Well, this is just a taste of what's to come if you don't tell me where my parents are!" Yes, he was convinced that the merfolk were behind his parents' disappearance. From then on, I was forced to watch him flirt with his mistress, Emily; had to extract my mermaid pearl to help heal her body; was forced to dance barefoot to entertain Emily so that she could sleep… Cyrus hated every fiber of my being, yet always held me tenderly in his arms whenever I was on the brink of death, carefully feeding me medicine. Sometimes, he was cruel. "Do you think I'll go easy on you just because I love you? Quick, continue torturing her!" Sometimes, he was gentle. "Can't you be good and tell me where my parents are?" Silently, I endured his twisted love without a word. Soon, however, these days would come to an end, and I wouldn't have to keep that secret any longer. After all, a mermaid who did not return to the sea after three years on land… Would turn into seafoam. And now, there were only three days until my time was up.

To prevent the merfolk from being slaughtered, I decided to go ashore and seduce my childhood friend Cyrus, who had become the Alpha King. He still loved me deeply, and we spent three passionate days and nights together in bed. Waking up from a haze of pleasure, I hadn't even had the chance to rejoice before a corrosive elixir was dunked over my head. Listening to my pained wails, Cyrus smirked. "So even an immortal mermaid can feel pain, too? "Well, this is just a taste of what's to come if you don't tell me where my parents are!" Yes, he was convinced that the merfolk were behind his parents' disappearance. From then on, I was forced to watch him flirt with his mistress, Emily; had to extract my mermaid pearl to help heal her body; was forced to dance barefoot to entertain Emily so that she could sleep… Cyrus hated every fiber of my being, yet always held me tenderly in his arms whenever I was on the brink of death, carefully feeding me medicine. Sometimes, he was cruel. "Do you think I'll go easy on you just because I love you? Quick, continue torturing her!" Sometimes, he was gentle. "Can't you be good and tell me where my parents are?" Silently, I endured his twisted love without a word. Soon, however, these days would come to an end, and I wouldn't have to keep that secret any longer. After all, a mermaid who did not return to the sea after three years on land… Would turn into seafoam. And now, there were only three days until my time was up.

They were once the perfect couple, inseparable from their beloved dog, Lacy. But what she never knew was that he was allergic to dogs — enduring medication just to stay by her side. His jealous stepsister twisted the truth: if she truly loved him, she should take Lacy and leave before his rising career was ruined. Heartbroken, she walked away without a word. Believing he'd been betrayed, he buried his pain and became a football superstar and the founder of a biotech company that later developed a "miracle drug" for canine heart disease. Years later, fate brings them — and Lacy — together again. The dog that once tore them apart now stands between them once more. Will Lacy end their love, or finally witness its healing?

Julian Hall, a billionaire with a strict no-office-romance rule, found himself breaking his own code when he fell for his new secretary, Iselin Wenton. Summoning all his courage, he confessed his feelings, only to be rejected and sent packing. Determined to win her over, Julian enlisted the help of his young son, Charlie, as his secret wingman. What Julian didn't realize was that Charlie was actually the son he unknowingly shared with Iselin. Unwavering in their loyalty, Charlie and his sister, Bonnie, sided with their mom. But the clever siblings had a plan of their own—they decided to play matchmakers and bring their parents back together. After a series of unexpected twists and hilarious turns, the two little agents succeeded in reuniting their family and giving Julian and Iselin a second chance at love!

In 2026 she runs empires. In 1993 she wakes up disfigured, limping, robbed of her dowry, despised by her own son, and thrown out of her home by a husband and his mistress who between them nearly finish the job permanently. The body she inherits belongs to Mya Lane, a woman destroyed by everyone who was supposed to protect her. What they don't account for is who is inside it now. She carries a smartphone from thirty years in the future and the instincts of someone who has outmaneuvered boardrooms full of sharks. The scars heal faster than anyone expects. The money comes next. When her husband, his mistress, her mother-in-law, and her brainwashed son come at her one by one, she meets every single one of them with everything she has.She doesn't leave until every debt is settled and the divorce papers are signed on her terms.

At eighteen, Clara Quinn used up all her savings to buy herself a burial plot, ready to leave the world behind. Taken in by the Quinn family as a child, she spent years giving blood to her frail adoptive sister, Tessa—only to be met with cold shoulders from her adoptive parents and betrayal from her fiancé, Elias Payne, whose tenderness was just a cover for using her as a walking blood supply.Crushed by the truth, Clara faked her death and disappeared. She eventually found her real parents and true love in Lucian Vale,beginning a brand-new life filled with hope. But the Quinns and Elias, drowning in guilt and regret, refused to let go.In the end, with the love and protection of her real family,Clara finally stepped out of the darkness. She married Lucian and found lasting happiness, while those who once used and hurt her could only watch from a distance,haunted by what they had lost.

Shane Lloyd is dumped by his fiancée. However, he unexpectedly obtains a rise-to-power system and activates an SSS-level weapon—the Changable Rod! From that moment on, he rises fiercely against all odds, crushing every opponent who dares to defy him. He acquires legendary abilities such as the 72 Transforming Skills and All-seeing Eyes. He battles bear demons, claims the Golden Ranking, tames the Vermilion Bird, slays demonic generals, and brings peace to the realm of White Jade Academy. Afterward, he even tears through the ancestral lands of the Divine Temple, single-handedly repelling millions of demonic forces. He executes the false crown prince, storms the imperial palace, ends a national crisis, and subdues the Dark Lord. What drives his former fiancée, Helen, to utter despair is that the man she once admired—the so-called Crown Prince—turns out to be a fake. And the true crown prince, the one destined for greatness, was the very fiancé she had discarded.

My adopted sister won the Elixir Challenge by stealing my potion. To her shock, she was informed that the event was a selection event for the future wife of the Serpentkins' future head—the same heir who was infamously impotent, barbaric, and hideous. When the Serpentkins sent over a proposal letter, demanding her hand in marriage, my fiance panicked and promptly took my adopted sister away for a quick marriage and even consummated. Once the deed was done, she returned triumphantly, showing off the mark on her lower back. "Well, what are you going to do now, Winnie?" she gloated. "Your fiance is mine now, and you'll be twenty-five in three days. If no one comes to pick you up, you'll just be dumped into the hands of some wife-beating Rogue who is ageing and unwanted…" Actually, she was wrong—I had a choice. I went to the parlor where my parents—who were busy fixing the mess my adopted sister made—were, announcing, "If she refuses to marry the future head of the Serpentkins, I will!"

My adopted sister won the Elixir Challenge by stealing my potion. To her shock, she was informed that the event was a selection event for the future wife of the Serpentkins' future head—the same heir who was infamously impotent, barbaric, and hideous. When the Serpentkins sent over a proposal letter, demanding her hand in marriage, my fiance panicked and promptly took my adopted sister away for a quick marriage and even consummated. Once the deed was done, she returned triumphantly, showing off the mark on her lower back. "Well, what are you going to do now, Winnie?" she gloated. "Your fiance is mine now, and you'll be twenty-five in three days. If no one comes to pick you up, you'll just be dumped into the hands of some wife-beating Rogue who is ageing and unwanted…" Actually, she was wrong—I had a choice. I went to the parlor where my parents—who were busy fixing the mess my adopted sister made—were, announcing, "If she refuses to marry the future head of the Serpentkins, I will!"

Anne Cooke is about to get married when she discovers her fiance has been cheating. With her mother gravely ill and five years of love too heavy to just drop, she swallows it, until the sleeplessness becomes unbearable and she wanders into a traditional medicine clinic. There she meets James Young,and something shifts. On impulse she propositions him. Just one night. What she doesn't know is that James already knows exactly who she is, and has quietly decided to help her find her way back to herself. Through carefully prescribed remedies and steadier conversations, he walks beside her as she slowly remembers she has a spine. On her wedding day, she exposes her fiance in front of everyone and walks away with her head up. By then the feelings between Anne and James have long stopped being subtle, and the revelation that he comes from money and that his mother once knew hers feels less like a plot twist and more like something that was always going to happen. He proposes in the same clinic where they first met.

Serena, heiress to the Klein family, married Nathaniel after six years together—unaware their perfect love was his revenge scheme. Years ago, Serena's father Victor stole Nathaniel's father's drug formula, killed him, and built his empire. Nathaniel faked deep affection to get close, plotting his revenge. Serena's world collapsed: her father imprisoned, her mother dead from the shock. On her mother's funeral day, Nathaniel attended an awards ceremony with actress Vanessa. He seized Klein Biotech, served Serena divorce papers, confessed all his lies, and left her with nothing—destroying her faith in love. With friend Sophie's support, Serena rebuilt her life. She worked from the bottom at Sophie's studio while connecting with her mother's lawyer, Alex, determined to uncover the truth and clear her father's name. She faced Vanessa's humiliation but struck back calmly, partnered with veteran journalist Lee, used media pressure against Nathaniel, and hunted for evidence proving her father's frame-up. Nathaniel planned his engagement to Vanessa, but Serena exposed her secrets—turning the celebration into a farce. Desperate, Nathaniel used his power to crush everyone around her. But with help from an old servant, Serena found her mother's clues and located key witness Old John, learning the truth: while Victor had his faults, Nathaniel's father had also stolen Klein's core technology—and Nathaniel's conviction evidence was forged. Armed with proof, Serena launched her final counterattack. Together with Alex, Lee, and Victor's former allies, she exposed Nathaniel's fabricated evidence and illegal financial dealings. Nathaniel landed in prison, Victor's sentence was dramatically reduced. Serena reclaimed Klein Group, became CEO, reformed the company, helped Sophie rebuild her studio, rose from the ashes, and stepped into her own future—free at last.

When Hespera's elder legitimate sister Rachel gets pregnant, Hespera is sent to be Rachel’s husband's concubine. But Rachel's delivery day becomes Hespera's death day. Reborn, Hespera plays her cards carefully: she wraps Rachel's powerful father-in-law around her finger, marries him, reclaims her legitimate daughter status, and takes revenge on all.