Blair Montez was seven years old when the Montez family went bankrupt. Her parents died in a car accident, one after the other, leaving her an orphan.Gregory Croft one day retrieves her from the orphanage and gives her the best life imaginable. He puts her first in everything, cherishes her like a precious treasure, and protects her from harm or disappointment.Her young heart fills with a devotion that grows wild and consuming. Blair becomes completely absorbed by him, helplessly lost in her feelings.The day her SAT results are released, Blair confesses her feelings in a moment of drunken courage. Yet instead of acceptance, she receives Gregory's rejection and fury.Everything changes after that day. Gregory withdraws his warmth completely, redirecting all his affection and attention to another woman.He becomes inseparable from her. Gregory brings her home, and soon, every corner of the Croft residence becomes filled with reminders of their relationship.Blair watches this unfold, her heart shattering until she goes numb from the pain. She chooses to disappear without a word.Five years pass before Blair returns to the Croft residence, finding herself in someone's arms."Blair, I thought I'd never see you again." 
The morning of our wedding, I happen to discover a voice message saved under Joseph Payne's favorites.
"Honey, I miss you." A syrupy-sweet voice fills the air.
I confront him and demand an explanation, but he doesn't even flinch.
"I won't lie. I made a selfish mistake," he admits calmly. "But it was just a dare she lost. That message was a bet, nothing more."
Their chat history seems to confirm his claim. There's nothing flirtatious. They're just ordinary, day-to-day conversations. Nothing crosses the line.
But as I scroll through them, my eyes blur with tears, soaking the delicate fabric of my wedding dress.
I look at him and say, "Joseph, delete her number from your phone. We can still go on with the ceremony."
Seven years of being together has brought us to this final moment. We're just one step away from the altar.
Just days ago, I found out I was pregnant. We could have had it all today.
But right then, a young woman in a cleaner's uniform suddenly coughs blood and darts off with reddened eyes.
Joseph recognizes her instantly. And without thinking, he runs after her.
I grab his arm tightly. "If you walk away now, don't ever dream of marrying me again. This is your last chance."
He doesn't answer. Instead, one finger at a time, he pries my hand off his sleeve.
Then, he leaves. 
Everyone in Flarora says Trina Shepherd is the city's most beautiful red rose—stunning, confident, and impossible to ignore.
She's living her best life abroad when a telegram from her father summons her home. It contains only one cold command, "Return immediately. Marry Julian."
Julian Hauser is the youngest and most promising officer in the unit. He's cool, restrained, and disciplined to the core—her complete opposite.
She thrives on noise and crowds, while he prefers silence.
She acts on impulse and pulls off outrageous stunts, while he follows every rule and treats military discipline as absolute.
The mere thought of marrying someone so rigid suffocates Trina. So, she uses every trick she can to break the engagement.
She causes trouble without a care in the world, yet Julian stays right behind her, silently cleaning up the mess. 
Evelyn Reed marries Lucas Grant to save her adoptive brother. The loveless marriage is kept a secret for three years.
On the day she's diagnosed with a terminal illness, Lucas sets off fireworks with his lover to celebrate. Meanwhile, the adoptive brother she sacrificed everything for walks out of prison and announces another woman is the love of his life!
Evelyn stops waiting for the men who seem cold but don't shy away from going public with their true loves. She gets a divorce, quits her job, and severs her ties to her family…
She picks up her dream again and goes from a scorned housewife to a legend in the tech industry.
However, one day, her secret identity and terminal illness are exposed.
Her unruly adoptive brother comes to her with reddened eyes. "Will you call me your brother again, Evie?"
Lucas, who has always been cold and heartless, loses his mind. "I'll give you my life, honey. Don't leave me!"
Evelyn thinks this is all too little, too late. She doesn't want any of it anymore. 
Dexter Gardner and Laura Harrison had been married for seven years, with everyone knowing how they had a love so deep and so intense.That changed when he drove in the middle of a storm to buy her favorite dessert. With such torrential rain, he loses control on a slick bend and crashes into the guardrail.He's no longer the same man when he wakes up, now suffering from dissociative identity disorder.By day, he's still the perfect husband—attentive, gentle, and thoughtful. He remembers every anniversary and whips up chamomile tea for her whenever she suffers from cramps. He even holds her tightly, being there with her through each nightmare.He changes into a different person by night, falling for his company's new intern, Regina Bush. In this alternate personality of his, he loves her recklessly, spoils her endlessly, and treats her like the center of his world. 
I've had a crush on Liam Jenkins, a good friend of my father's, for ten years.Feeling sorry for me, my father decides to spike Liam's drink before sending him to my room. The morning after, Liam coldly agrees to marry me. Shortly after we tie the knot, Liam begins to go on frequent business trips abroad. Before I know it, he's been gone for three whole years.I give birth to our daughter, Ivy Jenkins, and continue to wait for him to return.Three years later, he finally decides to head back to the country. Upon receiving the news, I cancel an important engagement and head to the airport with Ivy to welcome him home. However, when Ivy asks him for a hug, he gives me a cold-hearted look."Sorry. I'm a bit of a neat freak," he says.From that day onward, Ivy and I wash our hands obsessively and make sure that the house is spotless. Despite our efforts, Liam never comes home or even holds our daughter.One day, I stumble upon a video. "What's the happiest moment of your life, Liam?" someone asks him.Liam replies absentmindedly, "Probably the time I pulled Amy into the bathroom after we put Jenna to bed last week."The group cheers, but I feel my blood run cold.Amy Miller is Liam's ex-girlfriend, and Jenna Miller is Amy's daughter. The rumors are true—Liam had been living with them while he was abroad. Utterly heartbroken, I file for divorce. Then, I terminate my residency and depart the country with Ivy after leaving him a copy of the divorce papers. 
Emma Grace has loved Ethan Hunt for as long as she can remember. As his wife, she gave him her heart, but all he ever gave her was cold indifference. When she was nearly assaulted and he turned a blind eye, too consumed by his lingering feelings for his first love, Emma finally broke. She let go of her futile love and poured herself into her career.
To everyone's surprise, Emma thrived. Her talent and determination caught the attention of the company's top executives, and despite sabotage and jealousy from rivals, she rose through the ranks with confidence and grace. Ethan began to see her in a new light, especially as the woman he once idealized revealed her true, selfish nature.
Now, Ethan wants to win back the woman he had taken for granted. But Emma has changed. She's no longer the devoted wife who waited in silence. Will his late love be enough to heal old wounds or is he already too late? 
After two years of a loveless marriage, Maria Lewis was handed a cold divorce agreement. But she didn't leave quietly. She gave James Bennett one last drink, seduced him for a final night, and disappeared—secretly pregnant with his child.Five years later, Maria returns as a powerful member of a secret organization, with two adorable kids and an identity he never saw coming. She's no longer the woman who once begged for his love. She's confident, untouchable, and completely out of his league.Now, the man who once looked down on her clings to her, desperate to win her back.But Maria has her own plans: protect her children, crush her enemies, and make James regret every choice he made.She left with nothing, but returned with power, babies, and no mercy. 
Charlotte Perry devotes two years of her life as Mrs. Norman, only to hear Brian Norman say, "It doesn't matter who my wife is—anyone could take that place."Heartbroken, she signs the divorce papers and walks away.Six years later, she returns with two adorable kids and a life that's nothing short of legendary—master healer, renowned archaeologist, top jewelry appraiser… and the heiress of the richest family in the country. One hidden identity after another leaves everyone stunned.Her adoptive parents, who cut ties with her years ago, sneer. "She’s just an orphan we tossed aside!"The fake, scheming bitch accuses, "Charlotte's a fraud pretending to be the billionaire's daughter!”But then, the billionaire himself steps forward and shuts them all down. "Lottie is my daughter. And today, I'm announcing her open engagement—any outstanding young man is welcome to propose."Later, when Charlotte is about to marry someone else, Brian shows up and crashes the wedding, his eyes red with desperation."Lottie, my wife can only be you. No one else." 
In a world where betrayal lurks in the shadows and the lines between right and wrong blur, Claire Peterson stands at a crossroads. Now, on the brink of divorce, Claire finds herself at a pivotal moment, determined to prove her worth to those who underestimated her. Despite the betrayals she's endured, Claire remains resilient, her spirit unbroken. She harbors a quiet determination to show the world that she is capable of far more than anyone imagines.Meanwhile, Alexander Harris, the enigmatic heir of the prestigious Harris hotel empire, faces his own internal turmoil. Caught in a web of deceit and manipulation, Alexander grapples with the elusive truth, unsure of who he can trust.Secrets surface, alliances shift, and the true nature of those around them comes into question.Can Claire prove them wrong? Before it's too late, will Alexander manage to unravel the web of lies? 
"MINE!!!!""What do you want me to do? I caught you kissing! You allow him to kiss you knowing you had a mate!" he said angrily, "You know I am your mate!!" he added.***Freya is the adoptive daughter of the warrior mated couple of the Midnight Pack. She didn't have a scent, so everyone thought that she didn't have a wolf, just like humans.Matteo Harith is the Lycan prince, soon to be king, who was waiting for his mate. He had smelled her since 9 years ago in the palace, but after that, he never found her, no matter how much he looked for her.When Matteo was assigned by his king's father to look into the case of a pack that had been wiped out, he lived in the Midnight Pack and found Freya.The moment Matteo stepped out of his SUV, Freya found out that he was her mate. But Matteo couldn't smell her at all. A tournament that had been held within the pack made Matteo find Freya to be his mate when their eyes met.When Matteo finally smelled Freya's scent, it was also the time that she remembered what had happened in her childhood and that the palace had refused to help them when they asked, which caused her biological parents' death. What is he going to do when Freya was blaming the royals and wanted to reject him even after they mark each other? 
Right before sitting for the SATs, Collin Smith falls in love with a young woman whose surname is Yard. He insists on calling off our engagement, but both pairs of parents vehemently object.As planned, we hold our wedding after graduating college. However, Queenie Yard dies in an accident—she's pregnant with Collin's child, too. From that moment on, endless torture and humiliation is all that awaits me.Even until the day he dies, Collin has no idea that Queenie is a promiscuous woman. The child she carried wasn't his.After being reborn, I've learned my lesson. I boldly pursue Jonah, to whom I owe a favor. I become Collin's aunt.This time, I'm going to give his relationship with Queenie my full support. I have to ensure he enjoys the pleasure of being cheated on and raising a child that isn't his. 
Niall Pritchard's childhood sweetheart and I are taken captive together.When faced with the impossible choice between us, Niall—who insists he loves me with all his heart—chooses her instead."I'm sorry, honey. I owe her my life, but I swear I'll spend every day trying to make it up to you.""If you choose her, there won't be a 'rest of our days' to speak of."After a heavy silence, Niall turns away, holding her close in his arms.I smile through my tears.Once I'm rescued, I disappear to a faraway place. He, however, spirals into madness, searching for me around the world. 
I'm a complete coward. The moment someone bullies me, I start thinking about dying. However, I'm too scared to die alone, so I always want to take the person who hurt me with me.On my first day at the orphanage, a little girl corners me. After slapping me more than ten times, she says, "From now on, I'll hit you every time I see you."I drop to my knees, begging her to stop and telling her that if she keeps hitting me, I'd want to die.She doesn't believe me and kicks me twice more.That night, I steal a bottle of insecticide from the janitor's closet. I spray half of it into her mouth and drink the other half myself. We both end up in the hospital.Later, my biological parents found me. The day we reunite, they brought along a little girl in a frilly princess dress. They say she's their adopted daughter and that she's my sister.When she hugs me, she leans in and whispers, her voice sharp as glass, "You're so filthy and disgusting. How dare you show up here? Give it up. Even if you go home, you'll never measure up to me. "Mom and Dad only have one daughter, and it's me. So, you'd better do as I say. Because if I tell them to, they'll send you right back to that orphanage for life." 
My younger sister, Amaya Reed, has died in the luxurious villa belonging to Jayden Parker, the richest man in the city.
News of the beautiful celebrity taking her own life due to depression is spread like wildfire. But I've already received the actual news of Amaya being tortured to death.
This all happened because of Amaya's uncanny resemblance to Jayden's first love, Louise Green. Louise was jealous of her due to her looks, so Jayden held a torture party in his villa. All the guests partied the night away while trampling all over Amaya's corpse.
"Haven't you always wanted to replace Louise? Well, you can die in her stead, then!"
The moment I receive the news of Amaya's death, I'm oddly cool and collected. After staying up all night, I decide to give up on my identity as an up-and-rising artist.
This time, I go through a full transformation, soon becoming the most obedient lapdog by Jayden's side.
Jayden often orders me to lie on his thighs so that he can toy with the ends of my hair.
"As long as you remain obedient, Ariana, I can promise you a lifetime of luxury and riches."
I pretend to whine coquettishly. "But I just want you, Mr. Parker."
My heart is as cold as ice when I utter those words.
I don't want your love nor your money, Jayden. I just want your life. 
I, Wendy Larson, and my husband, Howard Anderson, have been happily married for ten years.The only flaw in our almost perfect marriage is his azoospermia—the absence of sperm in semen. Because of that, we're unable to have a child of our own.On the day of our tenth anniversary, Celeste Quinn, our housekeeper, suddenly claims that she's pregnant with my husband's child. I figure she's cracking a sick joke, but much to my surprise, she hands me a paternity test report two days later. The result is undeniable—the child belongs to Howard.With that, Celeste decides to take us to court.On the day of the hearing, she puts on a full pity act in front of the courthouse, spinning tales of how my husband violated her. She even claims we're a depraved couple who lock her in the house to be used solely for breeding.Having no way to defend ourselves, we're branded as monsters by the public, destined for the hall of shame.The university fires my husband, and his reputation is in tatters. I get fired by my company on the same day too.Eventually, the pressure breaks my husband's spirit, and he ends up taking his own life while in prison.As for me, I turn into public enemy number one, the butt of all jokes and vitriol on the internet. Driven to insanity, I walk into traffic and die in a horrific accident.Even in death, I can't figure out how Celeste got pregnant with my infertile husband's child.Somehow, I open my eyes, and I'm once again among the living. I've returned to the day before Celeste claims to be pregnant… 
I'm taking a breather on a cruise ship in international waters when I stumble upon a scene that stops me cold. I see my younger sister surrounded at a poker table.Across from her stand her two so-called childhood friends, flanking a fragile-looking woman with a smug smile. Their voices drip with mockery when they speak."What's wrong, Ms. Jefferson? Can't keep up now? You were so bold just a minute ago, asking Reena for 500 thousand dollars over a headscarf.""You can fold," the other adds. "But the Jefferson family's 15% stake? That gets transferred to Reena first thing tomorrow."My sister's knuckles turn white, and her eyes brim with tears.Someone nearby laughs and loosens his tie. "Out of money, young lady? How about this—remove one piece of clothing, and I'll give you 500 chips."Whistles and jeers erupt around the table."Strip it all off, and my entire stack is yours."I remain still in the shadows of the upper deck, slowly twisting the signet ring on my finger.It's been a few years since I've shown my face—looks like this pack of filth has forgotten something.Touch anyone from the Stanford family, and you pay with your life. 
I was in my third trimester when Natalia, Declan's secretary, also became pregnant.In order to protect Natalia's reputation, Declan claimed that the baby in her belly was his.As a result, my baby became a bastard without a father.When I questioned Declan, he just said coldly, “Natalia has always been timid and can't stand the gossip of unmarried pregnancy.”At that moment, looking at the man I had loved for seven years, I realized for the first time what it was like not to love.Later, my parents felt ashamed of me and forced me to get rid of the child, but he was abroad with Natalia to raise the baby.By the time he returned, I had got rid of the baby and disappeared from his world completely. 
Conan Grande and I have been married for eight years, and one day, he suddenly posts a Tweet with his secretary, Mindy Campbell, saying, "Better start shipping us. We're really sweet together."I tap on the "Like" button just before the Tweet is suddenly deleted.Conan then Facetimes me with a sobbing Mindy and a few of our mutual friends in the background, yelling and screaming at me for being so dumb and stupid for not getting the joke immediately.Five minutes later, Mindy updates her Instagram profile picture to a photo of her face and Conan's adorably squished together.If this had happened in the past, I would have immediately stormed over in a crying fit, demanding explanations from everyone involved and making life miserable for them.But this time, I honestly don't care anymore. 
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