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I just experienced the most unforgettable Christmas night of my life.
I had planned a pajama-themed Christmas party with my best friend, Lia Wright, and I purposely changed into my black, lacey night gown, took a sexy photo of myself in it, and sent it to her.
"Daddy, wanna open your Christmas present tonight?" I said in a text message to tease her.
Exactly three minutes later, she replied, "Are you sure you want to play this game?"
I chuckled at how serious she was, then typed my provocative reply. "Just say it if you're too scared to come over."
Now, 20 minutes later, the door to my room is suddenly thrown open with a loud bang.
Liam Blake, my childhood friend who had been giving me the cold shoulder for the past half year, shows up at the door, his eyes rimmed red and with a light dusting of snow on his clothes. He pushes me onto the bed and kisses me fiercely and fervently.
"What did you just call me earlier?" Liam gasps, backing away slightly so his hot breath fans across my lips. His voice is low and hoarse, and I have never heard him speak like that before. "Call me that again."
I shiver hard and quickly sober up before grabbing my phone that was still lit up.
I had thought that I'd been chatting with Lia the entire time. But now, I suddenly realize that the name on top of the chat window had been "Liam" the entire time. 
"Will you take me to be your wife, Mr. Lu?""Sure, but I won't love you."These were the words Elizabeth Liang got from James Lu after they slept together and had a crazy night.Set up by her cousin, Elizabeth would've been sent to an old man as a gift, but she misread the room number and had a one night with the hot CEO James. Elizabeth wanted to query her cousin, but she caught her fiance and cousin on the bed. The truth was revealed to all.In desperation, Elizabeth proposed to James to escape from her family. To her surprise, James agreed. They started a titular marriage, but James and Elizabeth gradually fell in love with each other. When she thought they would have a happy ending, she saw James secretly meeting a woman. Finally, she found out why he agreed to marry her... 
Oliver Jefferson, the king of the business world, vows not to marry. But one day, a new chapter of his life begins when he's forced to marry a younger wife!"Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Jefferson trashed the Westwood residence."Oliver asks, "Does she feel better now?""No…""Send a few people over to help her, then."…"Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Jefferson got into a fight with someone and landed them in the hospital."Oliver asks, "Is she happy with that?""No…"He continues with his work. "Let her continue, then."…One day, when Oliver finds that his wife has gotten into another fight, he flies into a rage. "You're asking for it, Grace!"Grace Gulliver complains, "You weren't like this in the past, hubby!"He points at her stomach. "You weren't pregnant before, were you?"The nerve of her, getting into a fight when she's seven months pregnant! It scares the living daylights out of her opponent and also Oliver, yet she's delighted that she's managed to win a fight without even lifting a finger! 
Nina had married Jason for ten years.And she once thought she had married a rare good man.However, she hadn’t expected he would kill her one day.He made a fool of her in the name of marriage, snatched her family’s fortunes and even eliminated all of her families just to please his true love.He made full preparation and killed her. Luckily, she was reborn and went back ten years in life.This time, she swore revenge on him – she would ruin his reputation, bring a downfall to his family and give his lover a miserable ending. Those who had hurt her in her previous life must pay the price in this life!Hence, the first thing she did after rebirth was to go back on the wedding with Jason Gu and married his sworn enemy in the previous life, Johnny. Nonetheless, she didn’t expect that Johnny was a bigwig whom she shouldn’t approach.She thought it was just a convenient marriage and they would not develop any feelings towards each other, after marriage, however, she realized she was spoiled by that bigwig. 
Her marriage, which has lasted for three years, ends in a divorce. The whole city laughs at her and mocks her for being the abandoned wife of a wealthy family. Six years later, she returns to the country with a pair of twins. This time, she has taken a new lease on life and is now a world-renowned genius doctor. Countless men are now lining up to court her and marry her, until one day, her daughter tells her that “Daddy” has been on his knees for three days straight, begging to remarry her.Roxanne, a kind-hearted and innocent young woman, is married off to the wealthy and enigmatic businessman, Lucian. Roxanne’s life takes an unexpected turn as she finds herself in a loveless and suffocating marriage. Lucian is portrayed as a distant and cold husband, consumed by his own ambitions and scandals.Despite her efforts to be a dutiful wife, Roxanne's marriage becomes increasingly unbearable. She discovers that her husband is having an affair with a scheming socialite. Roxanne’s heartbreak and humiliation push her to the brink, leading her to make a daring decision: she leaves behind her luxurious life to find herself anew.Roxanne’s journey of self-discovery takes her to the bustling city of Paris. In the artistic and bohemian atmosphere, she begins to unravel the layers of her own identity. Through a series of chance encounters, she befriends the charismatic and free-spirited artist, Who in turn becomes Roxanne’s guide to a world of pa*sion, art, and liberation that she had never known before.As Roxanne navigates her new life, she gradually lets go of the constraints that had bound her in her former existence. The novel beautifully portrays her metamorphosis from a timid and abandoned wife to a confident and independent woman. Through mentorship, Roxanne discovers her own artistic talents and finds solace in painting, using the canvas as a means to express her emotions and aspirations. 
[She Woke Up—from Her Coma and from Her Love.]Cassandra Monroe has loved Gregory Hart with unwavering devotion for 15 years, only to fall into a coma on the day she gives birth. Leaning close, Gregory whispers, "Cass, never wake up. You mean nothing to me now."The man she once believed was gentle and loving feels nothing but disgust for her. He's been using her all along.Meanwhile, the twins Cassandra risked her life to bring into the world sweetly call Gregory's true love "Mommy", right at Cassandra's hospital bedside. Her heart feels utterly broken. As soon as she wakes, she decides to end her marriage.But after the divorce, Gregory slowly realizes that traces of her are everywhere. Cassandra has become an inseparable part of his life.When they meet again, Cassandra appears at a conference as a leading pharmaceutical expert. She radiates brilliance, drawing every gaze in the room. The woman who once loved him with all her heart doesn't even spare him a glance.Gregory assumes she's just angry. He believes that as soon as he reaches out, Cassandra will return to him. After all, she loved him with every fiber of her being. Until one night at the engagement banquet of the Lockwood family's new heir, he sees Cassandra in a stunning wedding gown. She smiles radiantly as she falls into Theodore Lockwood's arms, her eyes brimming with affection. Jealousy consumes Gregory. His eyes blaze with rage as he crushes a glass in his hand, blood running between his fingers. 
Lucy Sandywell hits rock bottom after graduating college and returns to her hometown with nothing to her name. Unexpectedly, the long-dormant, mediocre pocket space she'd awakened years ago suddenly becomes bound to another man.He's short on sustenance, while she's short on money. They hit it off and decide to cooperate. He says, "We have precious metals lying around everywhere here, but no one wants them."Lucy's eyes gleam at this. It turns out the man, Hans Sorrell, comes from a dystopian world where the flora and fauna have mutated. The soil is unfit for plantation, the water is polluted, and zombies threaten the human population.Hans has struggled for the past year and has finally run out of weapons and food. He's gravely injured but continues to hold up the fort. He refuses to abandon his comrades."I have plenty of food and water here—tell me what you want, and I'll get it for you!" Lucy says.She's no longer worthless. The Plutings have improved her constitution and complexion, so she no longer needs to wear glasses. She also obtains countless precious metals and antiques. The books, songs, and comics Hans finds in his world turn her into a master of the arts.Her misogynistic grandmother and greedy relatives cry and beg for her forgiveness.After upgrading her pocket space, Lucy travels through time and space to see the dystopian world Hans is in. There, she sees the lights of a city.Hans has already become a force to be reckoned with in his world—he's built a city there to keep the last of the humans safe.They are witnesses as he gets on one knee before Lucy and says, "I'm willing to hand my position to Ms. Lucy Sandywell." 
In her previous life, Amelia Stevans suffered the ultimate betrayal at the hands of her newlywed husband and half-sister, who joined forces and ripped her heart from her chest. Now reborn, she returns from the countryside and, by chance, saves a man. Before making her escape, she steals his dagger worth millions of dollars. Little does she know the man she just robbed is the richest man in Haurtland.That very night, he corners her. "Where do you think you're going, little mouse?""I-I'm not…"Yet, with nowhere to run, she falls right into his trap and ends up marrying the wild, domineering man by mistake. Just when she thinks she's once again married the wrong man, he leans close and whispers in her ear, "Don't worry. So long as I'm here, everyone in Haurtland will bow to you!"When the wealthiest man marries the ugliest woman in Shelwick, everyone eagerly waits to see him become a laughingstock. Yet, the day the ugly duckling unveils her breathtaking beauty and showcases her unrivaled medical skills, the world finally realizes that the country bumpkin they all scorned is actually a woman of extraordinary talent. 
Olivia's heart beats faster as she eyes Nathan across the crowded café. Their love shines like a thousand stars, but it's riddled with secrets. When Nathan cashes out on their relationship with a cold contract, Olivia's world falls apart. And when she was fighting under some horrific illness all by herself, fate had other, different plans for her.Their paths cross once more, and new flames ignite, coupled with renewed hopes. Can they rise above their past mistakes? Olivia painted her way through pain and renewal with each brush stroke. Nathan wrestled his demons into working to become the man that Olivia deserved to have by her side.With tears, laughter, and tender moments in life, they found something: that true love is not about passion; it is growing together, even in shadows. 
One hundred years later
Thaddeus POV
My name was enough to send most people running. Those that didn’t were fools, for they would feel my wrath. I am the king of darkness. The Dark Tribrid, they call me, the one that changed the world. I am destruction, and countries have fallen by these hands. Mercy isn’t a part of my vocabulary; I didn’t grant forgiveness or mercy. It was best to stay on my good side. My mother thought she was protecting me, keeping my magic from me. That betrayal hurt the most.
?She took a piece of me, and I nearly killed her by getting it back. I knew growing up I was different. I saw life differently. Sure, I came from a home filled with love and everything a child could desire. My parents would have moved heaven and hell for me. Yet that was their downfall. Their betrayal. From the outside, we were the perfect family. Our lives were great until my sixteenth birthday. I stopped aging at thirty, but the darkness made me feel every bit of the hundred and one years I have had on this earth. Sucking every part of me away until I become what I am now. I used to fear the darkness, now I embrace it.
The darkness came for me on my sixteenth birthday, and I found the missing piece. The one thing I craved, and that was power. Power to control everything and everyone. My mother tried to save me, tried to even take me down. If she wasn’t my mother, the woman who literally gave her life for me, I would have ended her. That wasn’t her decision to make. I knew instantly my entire life was a secret.
Astral and the covens came for me once I possessed my power, my mother telling them where to find me. I slaughtered them all and have been on my own ever since. For decades I roamed the earth trying to find meaning, and I stumbled across my mates.
At first, they feared me. Everyone had heard my name by then, not a country left intact as I made my way through each one trying to figure out my purpose. I met Ryland first. He was just as evil as me and a werewolf. We continued our reign of terror until we met our other mate. I was hoping for a woman, not that I was uncomfortable with my sexuality. It is what it is, and quite frankly, I would fuck anything with legs to fulfill my needs and that of my mates. Orion though was different, weaker. He didn’t agree with my past and the things we had done. He was much older than both of us and knew of my grandfather. Orion is a vampire and a little old-fashioned, but he was mine even though he annoyed me and frustrated me to no end.
He hated me at first, but he came to see reason. Has remained by my side even when he doesn’t agree, trying to talk me down, trying to change me. Though now I think he has given up. Then there she was. I thought I was complete until I met her. Evelyn Harper, the light in my darkness. I wanted her, craved her, and need her more than I needed air to breathe. She was perfectly human and made perfect for us. She is everything I never knew I needed and everything I have wanted and had been searching for. The moment I laid eyes on her, I knew she would be ours even if I have to rip her away from everything she has ever known. She was mine and I would do anything to keep her. 
Throughout the six years of her marriage, Wendy Sanders pours herself into caring for her husband and son. However, she is only repaid with heartbreak when her son makes a birthday wish for a "new mommy".Her husband brushes it off. "Kids say the darndest things."Yet, in truth, he's tangled up with the very woman their son wants to be his new mother!Wendy decides she's had enough. She grants them both their wish and files for divorce.Everyone says she won't last a month on her own. They say she'll come crawling back, begging her husband and son for reconciliation.Even her own parents place all their love and attention on their adopted daughter. They bleed Wendy dry, then cast her aside without a second thought.The cousin she once saved with her own life now wishes she were dead, all for the sake of Jenna Sanders.Completely disillusioned, Wendy leaves to pursue advanced research.At first, her ex-husband and son don't care. But when they both fall ill, no one's there to look after them. Lying helpless in bed, they finally realize what they've lost.Three years later, Wendy returns with a vengeance. Her new drug shocks the world and earns her global acclaim as a rising star in the scientific community.Now, that once-arrogant father and son duo are out of their minds with regret."Wendy, I was wrong. Please forgive me…""Mommy, please don't leave me…"Even her biased, ungrateful parents fall to their knees in shame after being swindled out of everything by their beloved fake daughter. "Wendy, we were blind. Please forgive us."And the cousin who once wished her dead breaks down in bitter remorse after learning the truth—she was the one who saved his life all those years ago."Wendy, come home... I'll give you my life if you forgive me…" 
After dating Isaac Slater for two years, Cassidy Sherman finds out that he has been pretending to be poor and has been toying with her feelings.
Cassidy thought Isaac was a college student who didn't even have enough money to buy food. But it turns out he can easily buy another woman a 300-thousand-dollar bag without batting an eye.
She hears Isaac say, "She's from a single-parent household, so she yearns for fatherly love. I'm just playing along with her so that she feels happy being in a relationship. Of course I won't marry her."
When Cassidy's mom is diagnosed with stomach cancer, she tries borrowing money from Isaac. However, he continues to insist that he's broke and doesn't have money.
Cassidy gives up on him and marries the cool and abstinent Stefan Archer, the promising heir of the Archer family.
Later on, Isaac drinks so much that his stomach bleeds. He calls Cassidy, hoping to get back together with her.
"She's asleep," Stefan says frostily over the phone. "If there's anything, just tell me."
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Cassidy assumes what she and Stefan share is merely a marriage of convenience, where they each get what they need from each other.
But she finds out later that Stefan has been secretly in love with her for many years. 
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. 
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