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At 18, Maeve was kidnapped on a cruise ship. Blair, her childhood sweetheart and first love, took a bullet for her before falling into the sea and dying. Determined to uncover the truth,Maeve agreed to marry Curtis, the heir to a wealthy family.However, on the eve of their wedding, she encountered Xavier—a man from an ultra-wealthy background whose memory had been altered and who was now living under the guise of a car mechanic.

On the day of her engagement, Emery Smith was pushed to her death — only to wake up six months earlier. But she wasn't the only one reborn. Her half-sister, Tina, had come back too... and stolen the life Emery once had. By a twist of fate, Emery flash-married the mysterious Gabriel Parker, unaware of his hidden identity. Again and again, Tina and Adam tried to crush her — humiliating, scheming, setting traps. Yet every move they made, Emery turned against them, with Gabriel secretly guarding her every step. In the end, Adam landed in prison, and Tina lost everything — locked away in a madhouse.

James was imprisoned after being falsely accused of causing his grandfather's coma. Upon his release, he found his family cold and indifferent—they even pressured him to sacrifice his own leg for Jasper. Overwhelmed by despair, he resolved to cut all ties with the Lynn family. But a twist of fate led him to Zoey. With her unwavering support, James not only cleared his name but also made sure the true culprit, Jasper, was brought to justice.

Zoey had died, betrayed, stabbed in the back by her husband, Martin Chandler, and his mistress, Vivian Logan.But fate had granted her a second chance. This time, she was ready to burn it all down.Using Martin's greed against him, Zoey crafted a brilliant trap. Hooked by promises of wealth through a mysterious system, Martin thought he had won. At his extravagant engagement party with Vivian, he basked in glory.But he didn't know that Zoey had already given away all her properties.In front of a stunned crowd, she announced the truth: Martin would receive nothing, except a mountain of debt. He laughed. He denied it. Then he checked the numbers.And that was when he broke.This time, she wasn't the victim—she was the storm.

Yasmin Sharp was the daughter of the world's richest family. For true love, she hid her identity and married Jacob Lewis. For five years, she devoted herself to her family and raised her son, Zach, to be a prodigy. However, during Zach's promotion party, Yasmin was humiliated by both her husband and son. She realized they were not worth her sacrifice. With the help of Steven Hawks, Yasmin fought back, ensuring that her husband and son received the punishment they deserved. Ultimately, she and Steven formed a powerful alliance and reached the peak of success in their lives.

In her past life, Olivia was hopelessly in love with Declan Murphy, giving him everything she had, only to be abandoned. On her deathbed, she finally realizes Jake Parker's unspoken love for her—and regrets not seeing it sooner. Now reborn, she's determined to distance herself from the toxic Declan and make things right with Jake. But Declan, smug and self-assured, mistakes her intentions, thinking she's playing hard to get. When his true identity is uncovered, he faces the consequences. In the end, Olivia and Jake begin a new chapter, living a life filled with love and happiness.

Nova was separated from her mother as a child and has been searching for years. Now a wealthy tycoon, she returns home, where her bullied mother suffers. Will her arrival transform her mother’s fate?

Born into a rural family that favored sons, Diane Quinlan fell in love at 18 with educated youth Ethan Lister and followed him to the city with their daughter. His family despised her background and made her life miserable, even falsely accusing her daughter of theft. Finally breaking free with her daughter, Diane meets Nelson Zeller, a disabled veteran. When the Lister family continues harassing them, Nelson steps up to protect them both. With his support, Diane educates herself, leverages her tailoring talents, and establishes a clothing factory. Under her devoted care, Nelson’s legs gradually recover. From abandoned wife to independent factory owner, Diane rewrites her destiny, finding love and partnership with Nelson along the way.

Faye discovers that her fiancé is having an affair with the wife of secret billionaire Arvin Sterling, so she takes revenge on him by getting intimate with Arvin. However, it turns out to be Arvin’s scheme to lure Faye in his seduction game......

In her past life, Lady Alexia of House Hubbard had it all - until Prince Jaxon and her own sister Jazmin's betrayal left her corpse cooling in a deserted manor, her entire lineage extinguished. Reborn with vengeance in her heart, she makes a calculated alliance with the 'Crippled Prince' Yoric. But when assassins ambush her palanquin, the supposedly paralyzed prince does the unthinkable - he stands, for her...

With her family facing bankruptcy, her father tragically ending his own life, and her mother suffering from severe illness, Amy Cole finds herself with no option but to accept money from Will Ford's mother and leave Will. Several years later, Will's mother looks for her again, asking her to return to Will's side. It turns out that after Amy breaks up with him, Will has been fooling around outside and has no direction in his life. He keeps changing his girlfriends every now and then. On top of that, he even wants to marry a scandalous celebrity. Hearing that, Amy knows that her chance has come. What's wrong with pursuing the man she loves all over again? However, unbeknownst to her, all of this is part of Will's trap.

Joan White, heir to the White Group, was betrayed by her sister and fiancé, left for dead at sea. She survived, but with the mind of a child. Taken in by the mysterious Tommy Frim, they married in a flash. He doted on her, and love quietly bloomed.But after a blow to the head at a party,Joan's memories return. With her past restored, will her revenge begin?

Queenie was taken out of the orphanage by her parents. She thought she could finally live a happy life, but upon returning home, she discovered the existence of a favored fake daughter, Winnie. Fearing that Queenie would take everything from her, Winnie resorted to all sorts of underhanded tactics. To frame Queenie, she even pushed her fiancé's sister down the stairs, leaving her in a vegetative state. In court, Queenie's parents biasedly supported Winnie and deleted surveillance footage. Her brother even testified against her, sending her to prison. After five years of suffering, Queenie emerged from prison feeling hopeless and no longer yearning for familial bonds. She just wanted to escape that home.\

Dakota is Gabriella Lowery's only daughter, cherished since childhood, who later marries Chase Boone and moves far away. After marriage, Chase neglects the family and has an affair. Although Dakota suffers, she never complains to her mother. At her child's one-month celebration, Dakota hopes for her mother to attend, only to discover that everyone believes Gabriella has passed away and has kept this from her. Dakota refuses to believe it and argues with the Boone family. Years of unhappiness make her consider divorce, but Chase is unwilling. At this point, Gabriella arrives and, seeing her daughter's thin appearance, blames Chase. Still, she is willing to give him another chance. Unfortunately, the rift in Dakota and Chase's relationship is beyond repair. Dakota decides to divorce, and Gabriella supports her. Chase recognizes his mistakes, chooses to let her go, and expresses his intention to change, waiting for Dakota to return.

In 1922, a baby glutton named Zoe fled to the mortal realm. While trying to skip out on a restaurant bill, she met General Gus Chance, who took her in as his daughter. With her power to ward off misfortune, Zoe saved the Chance family many times, making the whole family love her. She even helped Gus find his long-lost third son and managed to wake his wife from a decade-long coma. Just when everything was perfect, God asked Zoe to return. Would she finally get to stay with the family she loved?

Jack Schulz was the biological son of Jennifer Lynn, a respected surgeon. Due to a misunderstanding with his father, Jennifer resented Jack but favored her adopted son, Matthew Zane—the child of her former lover. After Matthew hit Jack with a car, Jack suffered internal bleeding and was rushed to the hospital. Doctors repeatedly called Jennifer for consent to operate, but she refused to believe the situation.Losing hope, Jack gave up on survival. Matthew found Jack's kidney donation form and secretly changed it to authorize full organ donation. Meanwhile, Jennifer was desperately seeking a heart for Matthew. Unaware of the truth, she ended up dissecting her own son and transplanting his organs into Matthew. Though the body looked familiar, she believed Matthew—until a DNA report confirmed the donor was her real son. Only then did she realize the devastating truth.

Kimberly Harmon sacrifices herself to save her sister, Jennifer Harmon, and is rescued by Old Mr. Chapman, who adopts her as Ellie Chapman. Twenty years later, now CEO of Chapman Group, she discovers through a pendant that Todd Harmon is her father. Initially abandoning her father to marry into wealth, Jennifer ultimately regrets her actions and saves their father, leading to a joyful family reunion.

After a one-night fling, Cindy Ryan finds herself pregnant with Collins Lloyd's child, a son named Bryce. Six years later, Collins discovers the truth and begins searching for his son. During this time, Cindy's connection with Collins deepens as they work together at the Lloyd Group, and sparks of romance start to fly between them. As they navigate a series of challenges, Bryce eventually claims his rightful place in the Lloyd family, and Cindy, leveraging her son's connection to the powerful family, begins living a life of luxury and security.