At our first anniversary celebration, my wife publicly announced that she was divorcing me to marry her true love. My past mission targets coldly watched me, thinking I would cause a ruckus and trouble Ivan Lowe like I always had. However, I merely walked over to a nearby lake and jumped into it. Unbeknownst to them, Serena Gale was my very last mission target. If I failed, I was supposed to go home. So, why did they only begin to regret their choices after I finally died?
Shannon Gray devoted fourteen years of her life to loving Sean Ford, believing that one day he would return her affection. Instead, she became trapped in a marriage filled with humiliation, betrayal, and heartbreak. Forced to endure endless pain while secretly fighting to protect her sick son, Shannon reaches her breaking point when she realizes that Sean will never truly choose her. Determined to reclaim her dignity, she walks away from the man she once loved. But when the truth behind her sacrifices is finally revealed, Sean is forced to confront the devastating consequences of his cruelty. By then, the woman who loved him unconditionally may already be gone forever.
For the ninth time, my best friend was left at the altar. And for the ninth time, my fiance was dragged in to play the part of her pretend groom. I was holding two cups of coffee. Before I could knock on the dressing room's door, I heard my best friend purring at someone.
"You're the best, Anton. You knew this was an act, but you played along anyway."
My breath caught. Through the half-open door, I stole a glance inside. My fiance, who had always been cold and unreadable, was looking at my best friend as if she were the most precious thing in his world.
"Getting left at the altar must've traumatized you. If I don't help you get over it, Emilia's going to be worried even if she marries me."
My best friend tugged lightly at the hem of his shirt. "But this is going to affect your relationship with her."
"Not like it's the first time. She's still with me. We're still a couple."
My fiance took out a diamond ring and held it against my best friend's finger.
"We've been together for ten years. She has no other choice, anyway."
The summer heat was scorching, yet part of me felt frozen solid. Slowly, I took my phone out and dialed a certain number.
"Hey, I'd like to show you what I look like in that wedding gown."
Two months after I died, it finally occurred to my parents that they'd forgotten to bring me back from their trip. My father scowled in frustration. "She was supposed to walk back herself. Does she really need to make such a big deal out of it?" My brother, ever smug, opened our chat and sent an emoji, along with a message. "You'd better die out there. That way, Scarlett and I will split Grandma's inheritance." He received no reply. With a frosty expression, my mother said, "Tell her if she shows up for her grandmother's birthday on time, I'll let the whole pushing-Scarlett-into-the-water thing go." They never believed I hadn't made it out of those woods. After digging six feet into the ground, they finally found my bones deep in the forest.
Before August Cadwell could mark me, he abandoned me at the Pack Affairs Department to temporarily register a mate bond with his childhood sweetheart, claiming it was only for her pup's future. Everyone believed I would patiently wait for him as I had for seven years. Instead, I accepted my parents' arranged mate bond and quietly left for the Lymerian Pack. Three years later, I returned as the beloved mate of Ryder Weyland, the legendary lycan chairman. Yet August still believed I was the same desperate she-wolf willing to wait for scraps of his affection. Little did he know that everything I wore, everything I owned, and the family beside me all belonged to the life he could never imagine.
When the yacht was sinking, and only one spot was left on the lifeboat, Hendrix Zuckerman chose me. I was rescued, but Yana Bridgeton didn’t make it. She couldn’t wait for the second lifeboat and drowned in the ocean, her body lost forever. Hendrix pretended not to care and went through with our wedding as planned. For five years after our marriage, he trampled me into the dirt, blaming me for Yana's death. When I couldn't take it any longer and wanted a divorce, he decided to die with me. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day the yacht accident happened. This time, I’ve decided to give the chance to survive to the one he loves most.
For over thirty years, Harlan's wife Janet pretended they were struggling financially while secretly spending her money on her ex, Connor Sackett. When their son Asher lands in the hospital, Harlan struggles to find the final fifty dollars for his medical bill, while Janet claims she has nothing to give. After Harlan's mother sacrifices her own medicine to help him, Harlan discovers proof of Janet's secret wealth and her relationship with Connor. What hurts even more is learning that Janet secretly gave away his factory job and pension to Connor decades ago. After thirty-five years of sacrifice, Harlan finally decides he has had enough and files for divorce, determined to reclaim everything Janet took from him.
The Fullerton family has ruled the business world for a century, believing that only the strong deserve to survive. As their adopted son, Daniel has spent 26 years proving that he is stronger, smarter, and more capable than anyone else. But during the succession ceremony, his father shocks everyone by choosing his biological son, Simon Fullerton, as the rightful heir.
After years of sacrifice, Daniel is humiliated, abandoned, and treated like a servant by the very family he dedicated his life to. Simon takes pleasure in destroying Daniel's reputation, while former allies and even those who once admired him turn against him.
But they have made one dangerous mistake.
They assume Daniel has nothing left.
Behind his silence lies years of ambition, business success, and secrets the Fullerton family knows nothing about. When the family pushes him too far, Daniel finally stops trying to earn their approval.
Now the abandoned heir is ready to show them exactly what they threw away.
When I was discharged from the psychiatric hospital, my brother and sister-in-law personally came to bring me home. They treated me like the most precious person in the world, sacrificing everything for my happiness. My nephew adored me, my sister-in-law spoiled me, and my brother trusted me without question. To outsiders, we were the definition of a perfect family. But months later, after every property, every dollar, and every dream they owned had been transferred into my hands, I destroyed them one by one. During a nationwide livestream, I proudly confessed to every crime. Everyone believed I was an ungrateful monster. No one knew that if I hadn't betrayed them first... I would have been the one buried.
I hadn't seen my mafia husband, Luca Moretti, and our daughter Dora in three whole months. Luca was always "too busy with business," while his mother kept my daughter away from me. When Luca finally called me to a family reunion, I thought I would finally get my family back. Instead, I watched my daughter cling to Maria, the maid, as if she were her real mother. Luca defended Maria, ignored my pain, and treated my heartbreak like an inconvenience. After years of sacrificing everything for my marriage, I finally stopped begging for their love. I decided to leave the Moretti family behind, take my daughter if I could, and build a life of my own. But walking away from a powerful mafia family isn't as easy as I imagined. Luca refuses to let me go, Maria's secrets begin to surface, and the truth behind my daughter's sudden hatred threatens to destroy everything they have built. This time, I won't wait for my husband to choose me. I'll choose myself.
After three years of marriage, Emily Carter finally discovers she's pregnant and prepares a homemade lunch to surprise her husband, billionaire CEO Daniel Carter, with the joyful news. But before she can reach him, his ambitious secretary mistakes her for one of the women trying to seduce the boss. Humiliated, assaulted, and left fighting for both her life and her unborn child, Emily's world shatters. When the truth comes out, Daniel realizes his greatest mistake wasn't trusting the wrong employee—it was failing to protect the woman he loved most. Now, betrayal will be answered with justice, and those responsible will pay a devastating price.
I grew up abroad. My mother feared I might marry a foreign man, so she arranged an engagement for me with a talented and handsome man in Flodon. She insisted that I return home to get engaged.
I came back and started shopping for an engagement dress at a luxury boutique. I selected an off-white strapless gown and decided to try it on.
Suddenly, a woman nearby glanced at the dress in my hand and told the saleswoman, "That's a unique design. Let me try it."
The saleswoman immediately yanked it out of my hands.
I protested indignantly, "Excuse me, I was here first. Don't you understand the principle of 'first come, first served'? Or do you just not care about common decency?"
The woman scoffed and retorted, "This dress costs $188,000. Do you really think a broke nobody like you can even afford it?
"I'm Lucas Goodwin's sister in all but blood. He's the chairman of Goodwin Group. In Flodon, the Goodwin family sets the rules."
What a coincidence! Lucas Goodwin was my fiancé!
I immediately called him and said, "Hey, your 'sister in all but blood' just stole my engagement dress. Do something about it."
The year my girlfriend, Maisie Summers, and I were supposed to get married, I broke up with her. Later, she made it big and used every means necessary to force me to marry her anyway. Everyone says we're destined to be together from the start. Yet no one knows that after we got married, she's been bringing different men home every so often. I never react and pretend as if I don't see anything. While she sleeps around night after night, I silently count how many days I have left to live.
Adriana Rhodes never imagined that moving into the Wells family home would turn her life into a nightmare. After her mother marries Mr. Wells, Adriana becomes the target of her stepbrother Rhys Wells, whose resentment follows her everywhere. Accused of theft, humiliated in front of others, and abandoned by the mother she once trusted, Adriana struggles to protect her dignity and dreams of a better future. When Rhys sabotages her college applications and makes her life unbearable, she decides that leaving is the only way to reclaim her freedom. But walking away from the Wells family may be only the beginning of a journey filled with painful truths, regret, and unexpected consequences.
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