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An abusive parent makes young Dorothy and Nelson the closest of allies - but a car accident tears them apart. When their paths cross once again in adulthood, will they recognize each other and let their bond bloom once more?

Karissa was the true heiress of the Beltran family, who had been lost and later found. However, she was then kidnapped by Ivy, the family's adopted daughter. In a bid to prove who their family truly cared about, Ivy set fire to the warehouse they were in. In her moment of peril, Karissa found that her parents and brothers chose to save Ivy, abandoning her to her fate. Just when her life hung in the balance, she saw Luis, someone she had once lived with, come to her rescue. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself reborn three years earlier. This time, Karissa was determined to change the course of her life.

Matthew and Xenia spent some time together in an orphanage when they were children. Later, after Xenia became a famous singer, she learned that Matthew had unexpectedly gone blind, so she retired from her singing career to care for him as a caregiver. The two got married and had a child. Ten years later, when Matthew regained his sight, he mistook Sarah for the girl he liked in childhood, leading him to neglect Xenia and their son Calvin. Heartbroken, Xenia decided to divorce him. It was only during Calvin's singing competition and Xenia's comeback concert that Matthew realized Xenia was the girl he liked as a child. However, it was too late. Xenia left with Calvin and Ethan to start a new life.

Frank loved Ruby for fifteen years, but she deceived him and secretly had two kids with another guy. After being hit by a car, Frank died with regret. In his rebirth, before Ruby returned to the country, he applied to relocate, with a deadline of seven days to leave. When she came back, Frank realized how indifferent she had been toward him, recognizing that he had been blinded by love. Frank chose to leave on the very day of their wedding. When Ruby learned he had actually gone, she felt profound regret and wanted to win him back. But no matter how hard she tried to reconcile, Frank refused to forgive her.

After traveling back in time, Wendy Suhl enters a marriage alliance with Axel Frost to get her revenge, crushing enemies and driving away the scheming homewrecker Lulu Cobb, her family's sponsored student. Her four foster brothers Grant,Evan, Leo, and Zane side with Lulu when she falsely accuses Wendy of plagiarism, only to have it blow up in their faces. On her wedding day,the Suhl Four all propose to marry Lulu to steal the spotlight,but Axel furiously confronts them. After losing their power,the four imprison and torture Lulu. When pregnant Lulu tries to escape,she uses her own blood to write slanderous accusations on banners.Eventually,Wendy reveals surveillance footage that drives Lulu to madness, and the four scumbags end up in prison—justice served!

Memory stolen. Love betrayed. As Gabriel clings to a new wife, Sebastian fights the shadows alone. But destiny doesn’t forget. When the past catches up, will Gabriel remember before Sebastian sacrifices everything to bring him home?

Intern doctor, Harvey York, hit rock bottom when his girlfriend betrayed him. After inheriting his family's medical and martial arts knowledge, his life began to turn around!

Once the Queen of Gambling, Miracle Mayer quit the tables after her lover's death, vowing never to return. Years later,her peaceful life shatters when her son Andy's gambling debts hit ten million.To save him, Miracle steps back into the casino world, swiftly clearing the debt. But Andy's greed flares again, leaving her heartbroken. When casino boss—and former mentor—Danny Grant challenges her, Miracle decides it's time to settle old scores.In one final, high‑stakes showdown, she defeats Danny, exposes his crimes, and walks away with her son—proving the truth she's always known: the real win is not gambling.

Andrew Evans had a strange disease. Each time the disease attack occurred, he couldn't breathe and move his body. During an onset of the disease in a bar, a girl stumbled to his side and the two had their one-night stand affected by alcohol. When Andrew woke up, he found his condition had improved a lot and he knew it was because of the girl. He couldn't remember her face, but he found a jade pendant she dropped at the bar. Then Andrew sent his assistant to look for its owner. The girl has just returned home when she saw her mother standing upstairs. Just as the girl explaining what happened earlier, someone suddenly pushed her mom. The girl watched her mother fall off and die, leaving a pool of blood...

When Yvonne Carter was a child, she was a chubby girl who had a crush on the class nerd, Derek Lawson. As she grew up, her parents tricked her into going abroad and marrying a stranger. To get close to Derek, Yvonne applied for a job as his assistant. However, she accidentally inhaled an aphrodisiac and ended up spending the night with him. When Derek woke up, the beautiful "Cinderella" was nowhere to be seen. The only person in sight was the timid, plainly-dressed Yvonne, who had come to deliver documents. Derek mistakenly thought she had witnessed the previous night's events and ordered her to locate that woman. Eventually, he discovered that his "wife" was actually Yvonne, but by then, she had left in disappointment. He chased after her to the airport, where he confessed his deep love for her, and they embraced and kissed.

After traveling back in time, Wendy Suhl enters a marriage alliance with Axel Frost to get her revenge, crushing enemies and driving away the scheming homewrecker Lulu Cobb, her family's sponsored student. Her four foster brothers Grant,Evan, Leo, and Zane side with Lulu when she falsely accuses Wendy of plagiarism, only to have it blow up in their faces. On her wedding day,the Suhl Four all propose to marry Lulu to steal the spotlight, but Axel furiously confronts them. After losing their power, the four imprison and torture Lulu. When pregnant Lulu tries to escape,she uses her own blood to write slanderous accusations on banners. Eventually,Wendy reveals surveillance footage that drives Lulu to madness, and the four scumbags end up in prison—justice served!

Iris Glass's mother was killed by Duane Fowler, the underground crime boss of M City, when Iris was young. Determined to seek revenge, Iris grows up to become a special operations unit leader. She infiltrates the inner circle of Athos Fowler, the crime boss's son, for three years. On their wedding day, the special ops team launches an arrest operation. In a moment of crisis, Athos attempts to escape with his lover, only to be shot by Iris and captured. When they meet again, will the prey escape, or will the hunter begin a new round of pursuit? After numerous challenges and tests, Iris comes to recognize Athos's genuine feelings beneath his domineering exterior and gradually opens her heart to him. Athos's relentless pursuit of her pays off, and his punishment is reduced for his assistance in dismantling the underground forces.

Clare was the woman Axel begged and coaxed for—writing 99 love letters—before finally winning her hand in marriage. By their fifth year,however, Axel grew restless and began spending time with a young nurse. The girl, Emma, came from a poor family yet carried herself with quiet pride. When she firmly rejected the black card Axel offered,declaring she would never be anyone's kept woman, he became obsessed. Axel started appearing around Emma more and more,drawing the attention of all their friends, while briefly forgetting the wife he had once courted with 99 heartfelt letters. Clare neither cried nor argued. Instead, each time Axel broke her heart, she burned one of those letters. And when the last of the 99 was reduced to ashes, it would mark the day she left him for good.

Rachel Sheldon's world was turned upside down when she was drugged and woke up in the bed of Barrett York — the most powerful man in the city. When she discovered she was pregnant, Rachel disappeared from the spotlight, determined to raise the child in secrecy. But on the very day she gave birth, Barrett found her. Fiercely independent, Rachel was unlike any woman Barrett had ever met — and he couldn't stay away. As he launched a relentless pursuit, Rachel's hidden identities were revealed one after another, each more surprising than the last. Drawn to her strength, Barrett began to fall — and so did Rachel. Slowly, she opened her heart to the man she had once tried to escape. What had begun as an accident just might have become forever.

A stranger clips a diamond necklace on an innocent girl and disappears, leaving her caught between cops and chaos until she's arrested by the same thief in disguise. When her boyfriend betrays her with another woman, the thief offers help for revenge and maybe a new beginning.

Linda Sue, the youngest female billionaire, faces a media frenzy upon landing. When asked about her divorce from Ian Bones, she jokes about rushing home to inherit her massive fortune. Ian, equally wealthy, proposes that Linda inherits his family fortune instead.

When they first met, he was a beggar, and she was wealthy. Years later, he became a CEO, and she, a humble employee. A twist of fate brought them together through an arranged marriage, revealing hidden connections. Misunderstood feelings and missed chances led to separation until a revelation prompted a second chance...

Yulia's parents forced her to marry John Hooper for money. She suffered from domestic violence for years, got serious injuries many times, and ended up in hospital. When the violence involved her daughter, Yulia decided to fight back.