

The day his mother dies, Evan Brooks learns his wife Elise Hayes is out meeting her first love — and reading her diary, discovers she's only ever seen him as a stand-in. Five years of marriage, and she never let go of the other man. Heartbroken, Evan walks away. Too late, Elise regrets everything.

Five years ago, Nina Wade was betrayed by her own family, leading to an unexpected pregnancy with Joe Holt. She raised their son, Ben, in secret. But now, five years later, her world is shattered when Ben is diagnosed with leukemia. Desperate to save him, Nina plans to sell the precious jade that Joe left to her back then. Meanwhile, the Holts begin a city-wide search for Ben. In the midst of this chaos, Nina finds herself working as Joe's secretary at Holt Corp. As they spend more time together, their relationship begins to heat up in ways neither of them expected.
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In his past life, Harrison Cowan abandoned his own daughter for a widow, raising her two sons instead. In his old age, when he fell ill, his adopted sons refused to even pay a mere hundred thousand for his surgery.Given a second chance at life, Harrison is determined to make amends. No longer willing to play the role of a stepfather, he vows to work hard, make money, and devote his life to raising his biological daughter, living only for her from now on!

Victor Walker—struggling mechanic by day, New York's long-vanished mafia king by night. For twenty years, he's hidden his empire to keep his son Ethan safe from the life. But when a spoiled rival humiliates and threatens Ethan, the legend returns—fierce, unstoppable, and ready to protect what's his.

After three years of secretly safeguarding his wife, James Wilson is stunned when she returns from war carrying another man's child, and the truth he reveals at her ceremony leaves Julia with a regret she can never undo.

Three days before the long weekend, the Department of Labor called me. "We got an anonymous complaint saying your company is forcing employees to go on a holiday retreat..." I went still. Then I checked social media. Yep. There it was. An intern who'd started a month ago had shoved me onto the local trending page. [Greedy boss turns holiday weekend into mandatory company retreat. Employees are basically free entertainment.] [They say it's optional. Yeah, right. Who's brave enough to say no?] Thousands of comments rolled in, absolutely roasting me. Except our retreats had always been elite. Fully paid. No cheap corporate nonsense. This time, I was paying out of pocket. Seven days in the Maldives. Everything covered. A $2,000 travel stipend each. Senior employees could bring family. But apparently, a free luxury vacation was oppression now. Cool. I told the labor officer, "We'll fully cooperate." Then I dropped a notice in the company group chat. [Per Department of Labor guidance, the long weekend company retreat is canceled. Everyone should take the holiday off as usual.] [The travel stipends and retreat budget will be moved into this quarter's employee benefits reserve.] The second I hit send, something slammed into a desk outside my office.

Ethan, codename Ares, is released from Blackstone, a top-secret maximum-security prison, returning to investigate the wrongful arson case at St. Mary’s Orphanage from fifteen years ago. He discovers that seven sisters, each with extraordinary talents, are being persecuted one after another by criminal forces. Ethan reveals his formidable strength, thwarting conspiracies along the way and uncovering the mastermind politician Cross. Once the crisis ends, however, a secret involving a mysterious committee still lies hidden beneath the prison. He sets off into danger once more—the battle to protect his family is far from over.

In a world where loyalty clashes with temptation, a rebellious heir and his alluring new stepsister navigate dangerous power struggles, family betrayals, and a forbidden romance—risking everything to protect their secrets and each other.

Rocco Falcone, who is the Falcone family's Don and my so-called husband, hangs up on me for what feels like the 99th time. Having been diagnosed with leukemia, I haul my ravaged body into the family lawyer's office. "I'm here to file for a divorce," I said. … When Rocco hears about it, he barges in with my family ten minutes later. The moment he enters, he slaps me. "Did you use the emergency line just to ruin Sofia's big night? Are you out of your mind?" Lily Marone, my mom, snatches the diagnosis right out of my hand and skims through it. She chuckles dismissively. "Did you fake being sick just to get attention? How many lies have you told since you were a kid, Claire?" Sofia Moretti holds Rocco's arm with tears in her eyes. "Forgive me, Claire. I shouldn't have taken the position. Please stop hurting yourself and Rocco." I wipe the blood from my mouth and turn back to the lawyer. "I have no family left. Please hurry with the divorce paperwork. I need it settled before my cremation in three days."

When Chuck Howe, a billionaire, was young, his wife took her own and their daughter’s lives due to his gambling addiction. It is only now when he recalls his past that he regrets it, but it is already too late. He's then given a second chance to return to the past and make things right. Chuck decides to change their impression of him by using his memories from his past life to earn a fortune and offer them happiness, and ultimately gaining his wife’s forgiveness.