Urban Romance



I am Tanya White, the White Reaper, brought in by Richard Stone at a staggering price to extend the life of his short-lived grandson, Cedric Stone.
I warn Cedric not to smoke or drink while the ritual is underway. However, he reacts by locking me in a bathtub brimming with booze, while ten strong men smoke beside me.
I warn him to resist all pleasures during the ritual's climax. But he immediately turns to Arianna Jones and spends the next month wrapped up in nights of pleasure with her.
I beg the Lord of the Underworld to grant him 99 chances. But he uses the very last one to lock me in and leave to play with Arianna's dogs.
"Tanya, you're a liar. This so-called short-lived fate? Only Grandpa was foolish enough to believe your nonsense. I didn't cooperate with you, yet look at me—I'm still alive, aren't I?"
This time, I say nothing.
"Cedric Stone, if you don't want to live, then I will grant your wish." 
Nadia Young is the most dazzling person in Bayfort. She is free as the wind, passionate as fire, and she lives a wild life of exuberance.However, she has married Clive Gibson, who is the strictest and most disciplined tycoon in the business industry. He lives and works like a machine, having extremely high expectations for himself and also his lifetime partner.Nadia loves the excitement of clubbing and dating younger male escorts, so Clive makes every entertainment hub blacklist her from entry. Nadia loves the freedom of travelling wherever she wants, whether basking in the sun on beaches, watching the aurora borealis at night, or going racecar driving and cliff diving, so Clive confiscates her passport and restricts her movement altogether. 


For seven years, Rosalie Ashford gives Lucian Fenwick all her love.She does everything to conceive his child—nights filled with intimacy, folk remedies, IVF treatments, and even surgery. She spares no effort.Yet in return, Lucian has the maid slip contraceptives into her soup without her knowledge. Time and time again, he shatters her dreams of motherhood.When Rosalie opens her eyes, she finds herself back in the fire that erupted seven years ago.She watches as her former husband sweeps up the woman he has always loved. Without so much as a glance back, he disappears into the flames, leaving Rosalie to suffocate alone in the smoke.At that moment, Rosalie realizes Lucian has been reborn too.But this time, he chooses the first woman who captured his heart.Rosalie no longer gives him a second thought.When Lucian comes to end things for the sake of the woman he loves, Rosalie doesn't hesitate and quickly marries her best friend's cousin.He is Julian Yarwood, the firefighter who rescued her from the flames.With his broad shoulders, trim waist, and long legs, he is the essence of manliness. The very day they wed, he gives her his paycheck.Lucian believes Rosalie is acting out of spite. "Even if you marry some man just to anger me, I won't come back to you."But later, he comes to a painful realization.The Rosalie he once abandoned now stands in the spotlight at an international AI summit.To make matters worse, the man he looked down on turns out to be far more impressive than he ever imagined.Seven years of infertility weighed heavily on Rosalie's past life. But in this life, she gives birth to fraternal twins with the firefighter. Within her womb, new life begins to grow.Finally, Lucian loses control. Kneeling before her, he cries out desperately, "Rosalie, it should have been me!" 
Charlotte had always lived a recluse life. She hated unnecessary attention, and would rather stay in the background.On the eve of her 23rd birthday, she is dared by her best friend, Laura, to go out with a guy and get laid. Deciding to do one last crazy thing before moving from the city, Charlotte agrees to the plan. Afterall, no one should be able to find her when she leaves the city.That night, Rachel kissed a guy in the club and after being separated from Laura, she goes home with the handsome stranger and they spend a night of passion together.To Rachel, the act and the stranger would remain in her past. However, she might have just gotten herself into a situation she hated the most. 
Oh my fucking goodness….” her words trailed into a moan, while his hands found the most adore part of her body, her waist, Pulling her backward, he began to thrust hard, and with each thrust, he got rewarded with moans that made him want to do more! Hazel had just gained admission to her favorite university in the city of Washington, she is forced to live with her father's most trusted young friend all in the name of protection. Hazel eventually finds herself in the bed of the man she claims she hates, the one who is to protect her from the outside world, after one foreplay, Hazel and Axel refuse to keep their eyes off each other. However, it didn’t end up as just a Lustful feeling. Will their love stand the test of time, in a world where fans criticize whoever goes intimate with their idol? 



Lila Hart spends five years pining after Damian Cross. He tramples her dignity, sets her up, and ruins her reputation.
She fakes her death, vanishes, and lands at a world-class research center, where she rises to the top as a leading researcher everyone courts.
Damian drops to his knees, desperation in his eyes. "I finally see it, Lila. You're the one I love the most. Please give me one more chance."
She says, "The Lila Hart who loved you is dead. We're strangers now."
Rhett Draven is the golden heir to a family that stands at the pinnacle of Evermere's high society. Again and again, he's drawn to Lila's grit, decisiveness, and beauty.
At the party, he treats her like something priceless and reserves her for the grand finale. Her new alias brings the house down.
Rhett watches as admirers crowd around her, laughter and light conversation filling the air. Jealous, he slips to her side and murmurs, "You said you'd make it official. When do we tell the world?"
Lila gives him a soft kiss, hooks a finger under his jaw, and beams. "Is this enough?" 
Vespera Gildon has witnessed Luke Munoz's unwavering love, but she's also experienced his betrayal.
She remains silent, waiting for the right moment—until she tricks him into signing the divorce papers.
When their marriage ends, she looks at him calmly and delivers the final blow. "I don't want you anymore, Luke. Get out of my life."
Luke stands frozen, as if struck by lightning. Panic flashes in his reddened eyes. He tears the divorce papers into shreds. "Who said anything about getting divorced? I won't agree to this!"
…
Dominic Reid is a powerful tycoon, a man far beyond Vespera's reach.
She never intends to provoke him, yet fate keeps throwing them together.
At a grand banquet, she drunkenly tugs at his tie by accident. Instead of pulling away, he leans in, his voice low and teasing against her ear. "Your ex-husband is watching. Are you sure you want to be this… bold?" 
Five years ago, Natalie Lunsford was framed by her fiance, Morris Shelton, and her stepsister, Hailey Lunsford. While she was put behind bars, they took her child away and abandoned them.Five years later, she is released from prison, covered in scars. Yet, what greets her isn't her promised wedding but Morris and Hailey's grand engagement party.After Natalie endures the public humiliation, her memories resurface—she has never been a good-for-nothing pushed around by everyone. On the contrary, she's a genius who's been hiding her talent for years.International medical organizations beg her, a miracle doctor, to lead surgeries for them.Firewalls around the globe are useless in the face of a top-class hacker like her.She is also a genius painter whose paintings sell for hundreds of millions of dollars.Natalie smiles faintly. "It's about time I'm paid what I'm owed."Those who bullied and humiliated her in the past will eventually beg for mercy at her feet!Until, one day, a cute child hugs her legs and exclaims, "I've finally found you, Mommy!"Horatio Hurrell, known as the Prince of Jerrington, corners her against a wall. He rubs the imprint of a ring on her ring finger and says, "Our child's already this grown-up. How much longer are you going to continue hiding your identity, Mrs. Hurrell?" 



On her way to her father's funeral, Elaine Foster was nearly killed by a hitman hired by her stepmother. But when she woke up, she had somehow become Audrey Parker, the wife of a powerful business tycoon. "Hahaha! Now I can cling to my CEO husband and crush those scumbags!" she thought gleefully.Before she could even celebrate, her so-called husband coldly tossed a divorce agreement in front of her. "Audrey Parker, sign this. It's your last chance."Divorce? Not a chance! She’d rather lose her life than her marriage."My love for you is as boundless as the rushing river, as unstoppable as the Yellow River in flood! How could you bear to leave me?"The CEO’s lips twitched, and after a long pause, he managed only one word: "Leave."Elaine took a step closer, batting her eyelashes as she playfully poked his chest. "Leave... and roll right into your arms?""Shameless."She clasped her hands together in mock courtesy. "You flatter me."From that day on, she embarked on a fearless journey—backed by the mighty CEO, no ghost or demon could touch her. 


"You are so daring. Do you know that? What will I do with you?" He asked, gazing into her sparkling, beautiful eyes."Permit me to love you, Andy. That's all I want." She responded with so much boldness and sincerity that it almost, just almost, made his stone heart melt. But who could ever melt his stone heart?A billionaire who gave up on love even before experiencing it because all that life threw at him were nothing but rejections since birth. Nobody ever wanted him, and she was a poor and naive girl with family problems weighing her down. She has never been in love, and love is not on her list of priorities.Two extremely different people were brought together by unavoidable circumstances, or perhaps fate. Call it whatever you want.When their worlds collide, their goals get compromised by their undeniable burning desires for each other, and this fire melts down their fears, worries, and beliefs in the blink of an eye. An insecure single father and a naive maid are swimming in the ocean of an unnamed fire that threatens to consume them both if they rebel against its spark. Call it lust. Call it addiction. Call it obsession. Give it the tag you see as best fitting. But truth be told, theirs is a milestone of a complicated, challenging, but prodigious, heart-stirring romance journey like no other. 
He took her first kiss during their initial meeting, and she called him perverted and arrogant. Her candid demeanor intrigued him, despite the risks involved.To capture her attention, he announced a surrogacy competition, leaving her no choice but to participate, only to discover he was the same man she had taught a lesson he would never forget.Caught in the trap set by this merciless billionaire, she went along with his game and became his wife. His dark secrets slowly emerged, pulling them down into a deep despair. Then he vanished from her life, only to be replaced by another stranger. She felt his warmth, and they kissed.Tears began to cascade down her cheeks, saturating the fabric that covered them. When he sensed her warm tears, he panicked. He didn't understand why, but he couldn't bear to see her cry. "Darling, please don’t cry..." He released her, his fingers delicately brushing her hair. "I won't touch you, I promise not to anymore, okay?"She sobbed more intensely and choked out, "Don't talk!""... Why?" He was taken aback.She gently bit her lip, unable to refrain from saying, "When you talk, you remind me so much of him..."He was so kind and doted on her. When he spoke, it felt as if it weren't another person, but her husband Joshua standing beside her. Even the way he kissed her felt strikingly familiar...In that moment, Hazel realized just how much she longed for Joshua. Without him by her side, each day of waiting became an excruciating ordeal.She wasn’t afraid of waiting. Even if it meant waiting for a long time, she would value it. But she feared she might never see him again, even if she spent her entire life waiting.Would she uncover the truth behind this unfamiliar man? Would she be able to forgive if she realized how he orchestrated the intricate game of LOVE and REVENGE? 
Why choose just one if she can have them all?Princess Katrinetta is about to embark on her Choosing, a time when every province in Yewforia will select one man to send to Castle Wrenbrook where he will have the opportunity to show his value to the beautiful, intelligent woman who will someday rule the realm. Katrinetta is tasked with the duty of choosing just one man to spend the rest of her life with.In the realm of Yewforia, a man’s highest honor is to please a noblewoman. When that woman happens to be the princess, being a part of the Choosing means everything.As Katrinetta becomes more acquainted with the Representatives, it becomes clear she can never choose just one of them! Cassius is powerful and knows how to make her laugh. Jate is gentle and shy. Reeve is mysterious... and that’s just three of the men who have pledged their hearts to the beautiful princess!Despite her feelings for the new men she’s grown to adore, Katrinetta is also in love with the one man her mother, Queen Rona, would never allow her to be with. When Eliason is blocked from the Choosing, Kit is desperate to find another way to keep him in her life, even if it means defying her mother and the realm.Realm of the Chosen follows Princess Katrinetta as she embraces the love of her men and establishes herself as a benevolent ruler, one who will vow to protect her people and do what’s best for them, no matter the cost.Full of steamy bedroom scenes, romance, love, and intrigue, Realm of the Chosen is a reverse harem romance for mature readers. 
"Ivy, I think you have completely forgotten about the past. I don't mind that because you were a little girl at that time," Aaron said.Hearing his remarks made my blood simmer with rage. I turned to face him, and he was staring at me.I gritted my teeth, then forced myself to smile at him and let go of his grasp on my hand."Uncle, do you think I'm sexy now?" I said this as I placed his hand around my waist.He jerked his hand and said, "Ivy!"I pushed him onto the bed and got on top of him. Surprisingly, he was staring at me with widened eyes.I put my thumb on his lips and murmured, "I'm not that 11-year-old kid, uncle. I'm now 19 years old. I'm no longer afraid of your yelling or scolding, and I will not listen to you."I stood up and gave him a kiss on the cheek. I walked out of his room, winking at him.****Why am I so jittery when it comes to his case?He was my childhood crush; no, he was my first love, and he was still my true love. He was the first man who refused my touch and pushed me away.He rejected me every time. But when he again came back for the second time, I planned to make him cross his boundaries and mark mine. 
I'm tricked into working at Hook-Up Club in Thesbia with my best friend, Tanya Sutton. It's an establishment where men only have to pay three thousand dollars to have us for the day.
I'm the club's top earner when the police arrive with the Suttons and see me straddling a rich man, counting cash. Meanwhile, Tanya lies in the basement, heavily pregnant and in a vegetative state.
I know the truth, but I maintain absolute silence even when the Suttons offer a five-million-dollar bounty for the human trafficker. I pretend to be asleep when Tanya's mother, Jasmine Cole, kneels and begs for the truth, and I also refuse to say anything during police interrogations.
Timothy Sutton, my boyfriend and Tanya's brother, loses his temper and violently straps me into the Memory Judgment Seat.
"How could you let the trafficker go while Tanya suffers? I feel disgusted knowing I loved you! I'll use this memory extractor to send you and the trafficker straight to hell, Miranda Lund!"
Yet when the entire truth is revealed, Timothy is struck dumb and falls to his knees.



Tara Thayer finds herself inside a cliché reverse-harem novel as the gorgeous but brainless villainess with a bad reputation.In the original story, the villainess and the sweet, angelic female lead both work as live-in housekeepers for a wildly popular boy band, living in their luxury villa.The heroine, pure and kind-hearted, quickly charms the four aloof, god-like idols—each of them falling for her and turning her into their beloved group favorite, unwilling to let her go.The villainess? She exists solely to make the heroine shine. In the original story, the villainess keeps trying to seduce the men, and they hate her for it. At the same time, she keeps trying to cause harm to the female lead out of jealousy. Ultimately, she meets a horrible end.Tara wants to quit and break away from the original story's plot, but the jaw-dropping penalty fee in her contract makes her stay against her wishes.She tries her best to stay out of the men's way. However, the way they look at her becomes increasingly heated, and they close in on her… 

In her previous life, her mother suffered heartbreak and betrayal from her father, who misplaced his trust and met a tragic end. After a cruel twist of fate, she was exiled to a remote village for 19 years and ultimately lost her life at the hands of the Hampton family.Now, given a second chance at life, she vows to avenge her mother and herself. Fueled by fierce determination, she embarks on a mission to dismantle the treacherous scumbag and the deceitful white lotus who betrayed her. Along the way, she finds herself in an unexpected, sweet relationship with her seemingly "cheap" husband.The world is shocked and confused by her return."Isn't she the village girl who was exiled for 19 years and killed by the Hampton family?" they whisper.But powerful allies emerge from her past:Her Uncle, a powerful corporate president, declares, "That's my precious niece."Her Second Uncle, a top celebrity, states, "I'm here for a discussion."Her Little Uncle, a champion in electronic competitions, stands ready to support her.And then there’s her husband. Known to many as a disabled man, he surprises everyone by saying, "That's my wife." When questioned about his disability, a knowing smile spreads across his face."I'll only be crippled in front of her," he reveals, his mysterious aura hinting at hidden depths and formidable strength.Together, they form an unbreakable alliance, ready to dominate the world and take down anyone who dares to stand in their way. 


Despite having dated Jonathan Zorc for three years, he still doesn't propose. Later, he falls for my stepsister at first sight and starts pursuing her.This time, I don't cry. I don't quietly wait for him to return to me after having had his fun, either. Instead, I throw away all the gifts he's given me and slash the wedding gown I secretly bought.On his birthday, I leave Pinehelm City with no one by my side. Before boarding the flight, Jonathan suddenly texts me. "Why aren't you here yet? Everyone's waiting for you."I smile without replying. Then, I block him on all social media.He doesn't know that I agreed to marry Evan Galford, my senior in university, half a month ago. Once my plane lands, we're going to register our marriage. 

I wake up with amnesia to find myself in a strange house owned by a police officer, and although he treats me well and looks at me with love in his eyes, all I want to do is run away. I tried every way to escape, but I was always caught back. Until the appearance of a reporter, I thought Hannah was helping me to escape, but it turned out that she was colluding with the dark forces. In the last operation, he was injured to save me. Later, I recovered my memory and realized that I was an informant, and Chang Yuan was not imprisoning me, but was trying to protect me, and eventually cultivated a relationship with me. 
"Young lady, whose bastard is that inside you?"
"Don't you know any shame? Is this how I raised you?"
The living room was warm, yet a cold sweat broke out across my back. I stroked my swollen belly, looked at their outraged faces, and suddenly let out a low chuckle.
"You really don't know?"
Father crushed his cigarette butt savagely into the ashtray, sparks flying up before dying. "How would we know what shameful things you've been up to out there?"
"The kidnappers," I said softly, my voice like a snowflake landing on a hot iron plate. "Don't you remember? That year the kidnappers took both me and Liza. They wanted a 500,000 ransom. You only scraped together half, saying 'save the real child first.'"
My parents' faces instantly froze, like the surface of a frozen lake. They even seemed to forget to breathe.
"Later, you took Liza back. The kidnappers kept me for three more months." I touched my belly, fingertips registering a faint flutter of movement inside. "Did you really think I escaped on my own?"
But none of that mattered anymore. Because I was going to die. 

Chloe Hudson gave up everything—including her health—for a man who never loved her. Married to Hank Collins only in name, she's endured a year of cold rejection while he lavished his love on another: her own half-sister, Irene. Just when Chloe decides to walk away, a twist of fate changes everything—she's pregnant. But instead of joy, her news is met with cruelty. Hank demands she abort the child, claiming only the woman he loves deserves his baby.Heartbroken but not broken, Chloe chooses to fight—for her child, her dignity, and a future beyond betrayal. As secrets unravel and loyalties are tested, a familiar figure from her past steps in: Ryan Cooper, a man who once loved her and never stopped.Will Chloe finally find the love she deserves? Or will her past drag her down before she can rise? 







In the fourth year of her marriage to Zachary Fuller, Melanie Lloyd finds out she's pregnant. She heads to the hospital to register for prenatal care, only to be told by the nurse that her marriage certificate is fake. Stunned, she asks, "Fake? How is that possible?"The nurse points to the document. "See? The seal's crooked, and the number doesn't match."Unwilling to believe it, Melanie rushes to the city hall, only to receive the same answer. "Mr. Fuller is married. His legal spouse is Yasmin Lloyd."Yasmin?The revelation hits Melanie like a bolt of lightning, and her mind goes blank. Yasmin is her half-sister and Zachary's first love. Years ago, she left him at the altar to pursue her dreams overseas.But now, she's legally his wife. 
Ethan Cooper is the youngest director in Fernwick. He looks cold and distant all the time, and he's very decisive whenever he acts. Everyone knows him as a fair and just man who cannot tolerate the slightest wrongdoing.
In order to stay by his side, Iris Whitman personally tears the admission letter to the prestigious Vantrel University during her senior high school year. Instead, she fills in the name of the law school Ethan is studying at.
After graduating from university, Iris uses all of her connections just to join the FBI field office where Ethan works.
In Iris' first year, the field office decides to distribute dangerous missions by having everyone draw lots for the very first time.
There are two sticks, with one long and the other short. Whoever gets the short stick will have to take on the mission.
Iris gets the short stick. So, Ethan dispatches her to infiltrate a cross-border human-trafficking organization as a spy.
In Iris' fourth year, everyone has to draw lots again. With trembling fingers, Iris draws the short stick once again. Her mission is to arrest drug dealers overseas.
In Iris' sixth year, the lot-drawing session greets her once again like an unshakable curse. As she stares at the familiar short stick lying in her palm, she lets out a chuckle all of a sudden.
This time, Ethan intends to dispatch her to Averlain to investigate a major corruption case.
Iris has drawn the short stick three times in six years. All she gets in return is countless scars on her body, the destruction of her family, as well as betrayal. 
Audrey Young has two secrets.As the only heir to the century-old Young family, she hides her real name and lives under another, "Mrs. Baker". But the man she calls her husband isn't the man she loves.Everyone thinks Audrey married Cameron Baker to move up in the world. What they don't know is that she only fell for him because he's basically Ian Shaw's double.For three years, she's swallowed her pride and played the part of the perfect wife. But every night, Cameron's somewhere else, wrapped up in another woman's world.Then a car crash lands Audrey in the hospital. Even then, Cameron demands that she donate blood to his dead brother's widow.That's when Audrey finally sees how absurd it is. She's spent three years living as someone else's shadow.She slides the ring off her finger without a flicker of hesitation. "Cameron, let's get a divorce."It's only after she walks out on Cameron that he finally realizes how badly he's screwed up.At a high-profile awards ceremony, he offers her 10% of Baker Group shares, calling it his declaration of love.Audrey just let out a quiet laugh. "We're strangers, Mr. Baker." 

Rumor has it that the most esteemed and dangerous man in Seaville is being forced into marriage by a country bumpkin.After marriage, Samuel Vance is ice-cold toward Kylie Clark. "Since you had the nerve to force me into this, you'd better be prepared to live like a widow!"He doesn't care about her, but he dotes on her sister to no end.Kylie ultimately loses hope in him and decides to leave. However, that's when she realizes she's in trouble—she's pregnant with twins!When she returns, everyone thinks she'll meet a terrible end.Unexpectedly, Samuel, who's supposed to be cold, domineering, and ruthless, switches tacks. He becomes tender and loving; he dotes on Kylie, whose reputation has gone down the drain."Be good, Kylie. I'll give you my life as long as you stay with me." 


Nikolai was facing me. Those full lips stretched into a wolfish grin, strong arms flexing at his side and those honey coloured eyes piercing through my soul. Gods, you really took your time with this one. He was so damn beautiful.I gulped and Nial skid to my left his hot body centimetres away from mine, his musky fresh scent enveloping me and those eyes. Those fucking brown eyes, warm and so full of love. His smooth skin glinting in the lit hallway just begging to be kissed and licked."Like what you see, Love?" Nikolai muttered, sensual and that accent did things to me. My pussy throbbed involuntarily shutting out any comprehensible bone in my body, my brain included.My cheeks burned for eyeing them so shamelessly and I slightly shifted on my feet bumping into Nadei's front making me blush even more."Love, we're going to kiss you, now."****Nineteen year old Sofia never had thought that her kindness was a bad thing. Always trying to help those in need and always doing it with a bright, beautiful smile on her face.She was the epitome of an angel to most.But one fateful night had changed everything in her life.After saving a strange handsome man, she found herself thrust into a whirlpool of desire and possession. The handsome turned out to be the most infamous, dangerous Russian Mafia.What's worse, there are more than one man that want her so much.Three Mafia brothers kidnapped their shared wife, and never wanna let her go.Will she successfully run away? 
To save Rowan Sinclair, heir to the capital city of Westhaven, Ava Hartley throws herself off a cliff and loses her memory.
Everyone believes she is dead, except Rowan, who keeps searching for her.
Three years later, when Ava finally returns, she finds a woman at Rowan's side who looks almost identical to her.
For that woman, Rowan repeatedly casts Ava aside. He forces her to undergo humiliating exams to prove her innocence. He even threatens her family's safety to pressure her into ending a pregnancy that never existed.
When the two of them are kidnapped together, Rowan still chooses the other woman.
"Ava," he says, "Lia isn't like you. She's fragile. You fell off a cliff and survived three years. You can wait for me."
Ava exhales, finally understanding, and steps back over the edge of the cliff.
Her years of amnesia have given her new goals, and returning to Rowan was only a final gesture toward an old attachment. Now, for the first time, Ava can let him go completely. 
On my birthday, Grandpa asks me, Harper Levinson, which man from the Zink family I wish to marry. I choose the fifth and youngest son without hesitation, and the elders are thrown into shock.
After all, everyone in our circle knows that I, the eldest daughter and future heiress to the Levinson Group, am deeply in love with their eldest son, Jonathan Zink. I've always insisted on marrying no one but him.
In my previous life, I did marry Jonathan. However, in our third month, I discovered that he was cheating on me with my illegitimate younger sister, Ruth.
That day, his eyes were filled with tears as he knelt before me. "Please forgive me. It was just an accident, I swear!"
I gave in but, ultimately, Grandpa found out and sent Ruth abroad. Jonathan believed it was all my doing, and from that moment on, he hated me to the bone.
Over the next few years, the elders in the family passed away one after another. We were always beaten to the punch in the market, and our company's confidential files were stolen.
On the very day I found out about my pregnancy, I was killed in a staged car accident.
Now, reborn into this life, I choose to let them fulfill their love instead. What I don't expect is when news of my engagement is announced, he storms into the engagement party and begs me to marry him. 