Urban Romance
When Wilson Graves, my husband, who's our hospital's director, finds out that I've voluntarily given away the promotion to Jessica Atwood, the junior he dotes on the most, he actually agrees to sire a child with me despite not wanting children at all.
Jessica goes mad with jealousy once she finds out about the news. She picks up a scalpel and intends to cripple her own hands while demanding to quit her job as well.
Wilson panics immediately. Not only does he give Jessica my bonus in an attempt to appease her, but he also moves out of our home and goes on a vacation around the globe with her for one full month.
After the vacation, Wilson just looks at me coldly.
"Jessie and I have been busy with our business trip by attending medical conferences everywhere, unlike you, who's been doing nothing this whole time! That's why you still have time to come up with malicious conspiracy theories about us!
"You're just vile from the inside out, Claire! Only vile people think the worst of everyone else!"
I tighten my grip on the pregnancy report that Jessica has delivered to me. Instead of feeling mad, all I do is smile.
Since I'm not throwing a tantrum at all, Wilson looks very pleased. He promises me that he'll have a baby with me soon so that he can fulfill my wish of becoming a mother.
But what he doesn't know is that we won't have a future together anymore.
Just some time ago, he has personally signed the divorce certificate, after all. 
Everyone in the city knows how the notorious son of the Cooper family has spent millions to cut ties with every fling around him, only to pursue the beautiful obstetrician, Luciana Dean, for two whole years.While she's in surgery, he waits quietly outside the ward with 9,999 roses. Knowing she loves films, he invests in a screenplay, one inspired by her and written just for her.Even after discovering that she can never have children, he vows to cherish her for life, never to cheat, never to stray.Now, standing in her consultation room is her closest friend of ten years, Josephine Reed. She clutches a pregnancy report in her hand, her belly already showing.A thin line of blood traces across Luciana's palm, cut open by her own trembling nails.Her mother-in-law stands behind Josephine with a satisfied smile. "You're really lucky, aren't you? I've gathered ten women, but only you managed to conceive." 
After fulfilling her marital duties with her best friend's older brother, Harlan Jefferson, for the umpteenth time, Anthea Murphy sat on his lap. She had been holding on for the past hour. Even though beads of sweat coated his temple, he was still unable to recover to his normal state. "How about… we try something different?" Blushing, Anthea suggested softly, feeling sorry for him.Gently ruffling her hair, Harlan replied, "It's alright. I'll deal with it myself. Go and take a shower."As the water poured from the shower head, the steam wrapped her, but it suddenly dawned on her that she had forgotten to bring her pajamas in.However, as soon as she opened the bathroom door, she heard Harlan muttering from the living room, "Beatrice." 
In the third year of their marriage, Weston Lowe's foster sister, Elaine Cole, becomes addicted to anesthetics.Sylvia York secretly arranges to send her to a rehab center in Helvetora, but the plane crashes, and no remains were ever found.From that day on, Weston loses his mind. He tears York Group apart, driving Sylvia's parents to take their own lives. He then drugs Sylvia before abandoning her in the back alley of a bar.She is assaulted and left for dead.As her life slips away, Weston towers over her with wild eyes. "You left Elaine without a body, so yours will be fed to the dogs!"His obsession and twisted attachment make Sylvia finally understand the forbidden feelings he had for Elaine all along.When Sylvia opens her eyes again, she is reborn. 
In the third year after my death, my husband finally remembers me.The reason? His childhood sweetheart's leukemia has relapsed, and she needs another stem cell transplant.He goes to the house where I used to live, wanting me to sign a donation consent form. However, he finds it has long been empty.He asks the neighbors what happened.One of them says, "You mean Calla? She's been dead for years! I heard she was sick herself when someone dragged her off to donate bone marrow. She came back and died within days."He refuses to believe it, convinced the neighbors are in on some scheme with me to deceive him.Annoyed, he snaps at them, "If you see her, tell her this—if she doesn't show up in three days, I'm not paying a single cent more for that little bastard she raised."The neighbor, seeing there's no getting through to him, shakes their head and walks away, muttering, "That poor child starved to death long ago, though..." 
“I used to have ice surrounding my heart, but it melted the moment I fucked you,” Hardin said and she scoffed.“It was just a harmless sex, grow up kid, and let me go!”She yelled.Freda was cheated on by her boyfriend because, he claimed she was bad at sex so he had to cheat.Freda was angry so she went to the clubhouse with the intention of having sex with another man just to see if she was really bad at it. She didn’t know she ended up having sex with a mafia lord.Later on, she was kidnapped by him who was lust after her after having sex with her.He threatened to kill her best friend if she refused to be with him, having no choice, Freda agreed with an intention of killing him.Slowly, she didn’t know how this hatred of hers turned into love, something she wasn’t willing to let go even if he was indifferent towards her.“You’re just one of his sex toys Freda, I was once like you. When he’s done with you, he’d trash you,” Despite knowing all of this, would she let go or hold on it him?Find out! 
Ruby Smith's life takes a horrifying turn when her stepsister Hazel and best friend Noura make her the victim of a conspiracy.An incident with a stranger at a hotel takes away her innocence, and when she returns home, her family throws her out, calling her a 'loose woman'. A shattered Ruby tries to rebuild herself. This time she works hard to achieve her dreams and becomes a successful jewellery designer. Her beauty and talent make many suitors fall in love with her, including her company's big boss, who is biased towards her everywhere. But Ruby has no interest in marriage; for her men are merely an illusion.Meanwhile, Michael Carter, one of the country's most successful businessmen, is haunted by a terrible incident from his past. He is lost in memories of the night he inadvertently ruined Ruby's life. He is searching for that mysterious girl whose name and identity he does not know, but that night and that girl are deeply embedded in his heart.Five years later, fate brings Ruby and Michael face to face again. The question now is: will Ruby be able to forget the wounds of her past and forgive Michael? Can Michael make up for his mistakes, or will Ruby's anger and desire for vengeance put further distance between them? 
On the day of her stepsister's marriage registration, Marissa Eagan is dragged along to be a witness. She stands in the cold, waiting, her vision still adjusting after a recent recovery from blindness, only to witness a scene she wishes she hadn't seen.Her stepsister, Roxanne, walks in arm-in-arm with Joshua Colman, her husband of five years.Marissa's world comes crashing down. For a moment, she thinks her eyes are playing tricks on her. Then, the staff member at the city hall hands over a marriage certificate to the couple with a bright smile. "Congratulations on becoming husband and wife."If Joshua is listed as the spouse on Roxanne's marriage certificate, who exactly is the man on Marissa's marriage certificate? 
The moment Autumn Gray loses her baby, Damien Caldwell is busy celebrating the return of his first love.To him, her three years of devotion and companionship make her no more than a nanny and cook.Autumn's heart finally breaks. She makes up her mind to file for divorce.Everyone in their social circle knows Autumn for one thing—she clings like glue and is impossible to shake."I bet she'll come crawling back within a day."Damien smirks. "A whole day? Try half."But the moment Autumn signs the divorce papers, she never looks back. She throws herself into building a new life—reviving the career she once gave up, making new connections, and rediscovering who she is without him.Days pass, and Damien never sees Autumn's shadow around the house again. That's when the panic starts to settle in.At an industry summit, he finally spots her. She's surrounded by people, and she looks confident and radiant.He shoves his way forward, desperate. "Autumn, haven't you made your point yet?"Dawson Faulkner suddenly appears before Autumn and shoves Damien aside. His voice is cold and cutting as he says, "Don't touch her. She's mine now."Damien never loved Autumn. But by the time he finally does, there's no place left for him in her world. 
Before being reborn, Jonathan Campbell is lowly and ingratiating when around his parents and sisters. He tries to get in their good books, but they only scorn and mock him. After being kicked out of the house, he gets a job in a manufacturing plant and dies a decade later due to overexertion.After being reborn, he stops hoping for his family to love him. That's when things start to change.His eldest sister tearfully begs for his forgiveness and announces to the world that he's her only brother.His second sister brings him homecooked meals daily, hoping it's enough to restore their relationship. She wants him to pay more attention to her…His parents, who once thought of him as a burden, hire tutors for him and attend his parent-teacher conferences. They purchase a luxurious villa and place it under his name…Even his fiancée, who once considered him her enemy, follows him everywhere. She swears she won't marry anyone but him.…Jonathan is nonchalant when dealing with these people. He can't even be bothered to spare them any looks. Their love is too little, too late. He doesn't care about them anymore.He focuses on his studies so he can get into a prestigious university. He doesn't want history to repeat itself—he doesn't want to end up doing a menial job and dying because of it.The one thing he doesn't understand is why the daughter of the manufacturing plant's owner has suddenly transferred to his class. 
“W-what do you want to do?”He removed his hand from the doorknob and walked back towards me, placing his backpack down and looked back at me. “Come sit.” He said slowly.I followed him over to the bed and sat down.“What are we going to do?” I was so nervous but there was a slight hit of anticipation in my tone that made him looked excited. “I mean, are we just sticking with what we did last time or—?““Tongue.” He said bluntly.“What?”“I’m going to teach you how to really kiss a guy using your tongue.”*****************************************************Stella Hemmings aimed to leave her wicked stepmother and evil stepsister behind because they treated her like Cinderella in the fairy tale story wherein they made her do the household chores and beat her. The only difference was that her stepmother sends her to school but on one condition. She had to hide her identity, like wearing a curly wig and round glasses. Why? Because she looked exactly like her mom and her stepmother hated her mom so much that she asked her to cover her face and make herself ugly.And just like Cinderella, she also has a Prince Charming but sad to say, he was bullying her. Stella had a huge crush on him but he never noticed because she’s ugly. He only had eyes on the sexy and famous cheerleader Maxine. Knowing she couldn’t compete with Maxine, Stella hid her feelings for Tyler Lewis. However, the stupid cupid played his role and let them crossed their path in an unexpected way.Stella needed a huge amount of money for the operation of her stepbrother’s heart surgery, so she asked her friend Lisa to help her. Her salary as a part time student in the coffee shop wasn’t enough to save money for Dino’s operation. So she went with Lisa to work in one of the famous nightclub intown but soon went into trouble and the guy who bullied her in the school, saved her and saw her without the wig and the round glasses. After that incident, she tried to avoid Tyler in the school as much as she could, for he might recognize her as the girl he saved that night in the nightclub.But how could she avoid him when her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Tyler, he was determined to show her that he had earned a spot in his heart. 
After two years of marriage, Kylie Murphy believes that she should've melted Isaac Grant's heart by now, even if it were made of stone.But the moment his first love returns to the country, he doesn't hesitate to ask for a divorce.Watching him treat another woman with such tenderness while tossing her aside like nothing, Kylie feels like her heart is being ripped apart.And when he rushes off to save his first love, leaving her and their child bleeding on the floor without a second glance, Kylie loses all hope.She signs the divorce papers and walks away without looking back.Now, she shines in the spotlight. She's adored by many and pursued by countless men.And yet, her scumbag ex-husband declares to the world, "Any man who dares touch Kylie will answer to me!"On a stormy night, Isaac clutches her face with trembling hands, his eyes bloodshot. "Honey, please look at me..." 
"Cry, Mermaid!" a sharp lash sliced into my back, forcing a yelp from my lips. Screams and sobs surrounded me on all sides, but no one would save me. Strong hands caught me beneath my arms and yanked me from the water. It was time for Tail Cut.The operation lasted hours. I felt every last slice of their blades, every new tendon sewn into my muscles and nail hammered into my bones. I screamed. I begged. I begged for them to stop, for them to kill me, just ended the pain.---I have a secret, I am a mermaid.I should live in the ocean, but my tail was cut and I only owned legs. After escaping to Asterion, I hid my identity. I thought I could finally live a peaceful life, until that day I met the famous bad boy, the future Alpha, Caspian.---I felt a strange prickling on the back of my neck. I spun around just in time to see Caspian prowling towards me through the darkened wings, his blue eyes positively glowing. Sharp white teeth flashed as Caspian's lips unfurled into a lethal grin, "Hello Mate." 
Year eight of marriage, Roger's mistress outside was about to give birth.The day I found out, I printed out the divorce papers and moved out of the villa.Roger looked at me, reluctance in his eyes: "I'm sorry, I will definitely find a way to compensate you."Others said I was too petty.What man doesn't stray? As long as it doesn't threaten your position, just endure it. What's the big deal?What do they mean, "endure it"? I refused.I always remembered how, back then, to marry him, I had given up the job offer I'd secured.Roger had even knelt before his parents for three days and three nights."Fine. Want to compensate me? Then I want you to kneel before my door for three days and three nights too. After all, one should see things through from beginning to end." 
The finance department has a new hire, Beatrice Weston. Every time I turn in an expense report, she bats her eyes at me. She asks questions that sound innocent but make me squirm."Jorie, what's with the pantyhose?"Got a date tonight? But aren't you supposed to be meeting Mr. Murray about the contract?"Well, look at you! You must be planning something naughty tonight."In my past life, I kept letting it slide. She seemed young, harmless, not worth the trouble. Meanwhile, my expense claims dragged on for months. Then one night, she dropped a bomb in the company group chat. She posted an invoice for lingerie and tagged me for everyone to see."Jorie, you can't put the naughty stuff you and Mr. Murray used under our expenses!"The screenshots spread across the internet. Before long, I was branded a lustful woman—the topic of every whisper and rumor. Crushed by the rumors, I eventually threw myself off the company rooftop.As I fell, I saw Beatrice transferring company funds into her own bank account.So all this time, every time she blocked my expense claims, it was to steal company funds.And when I open my eyes again, I'm back to… 
In her previous life, Lilah Hart was a ruthless business queen, commanding respect and fear across the corporate world. Now, she wakes up in the body of a notorious villainess from a melodramatic romance novel, hated by everyone and destined to lose everything—her reputation, her marriage, and her sanity.But Lilah refuses to play the victim again. This time, she fights back. She slaps her fake best friend without hesitation and clings to her cold, powerful husband, Gabriel Wallace, with tearful eyes and a pitiful smile. "Darling, I know you still love me. Let's get back together."Gabriel has resisted her countless times, but her charm finally breaks through. With a dark gaze, he pins her down and asks, "How exactly do you want to make up?" Lilah gives him a sweet kiss and whispers her bold request—seven times tonight. 
In the quiet corners of life, Flora's journey reveals a flow of emotions—love, loss, and unyielding resilience. Estranged from her parents, step sisters and fiance who had horrible plans for her she finds comfort in the care of her grandmother, Melissa, and her guardian, Aunt Celia. Through trials and challenges, Flora carves her path, finding solace in the nurturing love of her grandmother. With gentle strength, she embraces the sudden and almost shameful motherhood and faces the future with unspoken fears leaving behind the town that held her worst nightmare to start anew. Over time, Flora's life takes a turn for the better. She becomes a top jewelry designer and gets a job as the main designer. She buys a nice house in a calm area. Her house becomes a lovely place for her twins, Kayden and Kendra, to play in the yard. However, despite her successes, there's something missing—Kayden and Kendra's father. Who is their farther and where has he gone? 
"I can feel it," he said with his back still turned to me."What?""You eye-raping me," he chuckled and turned around."Don't you own a shirt?" I rolled my eyes at him, trying to keep my cool. "And why are you calling me out here for?"Ryder smirked. He cleaned his hands with a towel and tossed it off somewhere. "To pick up where we left off," he said as he stalked towards me.I didn't move away, I was too entranced. In one swift move, Ryder grabbed my face with both hands and he kissed me fiercely and passionately. Just the contact was enough to send shivers up and down my spine. I couldn’t hold back anymore, so I kissed him back, feverishly. He smiled and I smiled too, and he used this opportunity to slip his tongue inside.***What happens when a girl falls in love with the one person she's not supposed to?***"You and me, and never us: a complicated series of almost-interactions."It's the summer before college and Kara is forced to spend the holidays with her new family. Little does she know, a lot can happen in one hot summer.The moment Kara lays her eyes on Ryder, she knows she's a goner. She has never met anyone as sexy, fun, and liberating. But she's made a promise that she won't give herself away before marriage.The moment Ryder lays his eyes on Kara, he knows his life wouldn't be the same again. He has never met a girl so pure and genuine. He's made it his life mission to be with her, for better or for worse."If God is love, you're my religion."Sometimes we can't choose who we fall in love with. Kara and Ryder's love for one another is the kind of love that only comes once in a blue moon, but unfortunately, they can never be anything more than a brother and sister. All that love, yet it is barely anything at all... 
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. 
From the start, it is nothing but a mutually beneficial agreement. After the deed is done, Melanie York flees with his baby in her womb when she sees him reuniting with his first love.Eight months later, they meet again. When Derrick Quinton sees and notices her pregnancy, he's utterly furious. "How could you do such a job when you're pregnant? Melanie York, you sure have a strange fetish!"He begins to pressure her harshly, using both threats and temptations to make her submit. That is, until her ex-husband seeks her out one day and requests that they rekindle their marriage.Finally, Derrick loses it. He pins Melanie against the hospital room door and crushes his lips against hers."Melanie, how about I become your secret lover? I'm richer and younger than he is. I'm more suited to you than he is…"Melanie struggles vehemently. "Derrick Quinton, do you think that's fair to your first love?"Much later, Derrick tosses a marriage certificate at her before slowly curling his lips into a smile. "Melanie, my first love is actually you." 
"Ms. Keane, the test results are not very favorable. You've been diagnosed with late-stage pancreatic cancer. If you refuse treatment, you'll likely only have several weeks left to live—not even a month. Are you sure you wish to proceed without treatment? Does your husband agree to this?"
The doctor asks me over the phone.
"I'm sure… Yes, he agrees to this as well," I reply.
I gaze around the empty room after I end the call, feeling unbearably upset. I used to think the pain was just my recurring gastritis, but it's actually because of a tumor.
Sighing, I turn to gaze at the photo on the desk.
Silas Huntington, who's 18 in the photo, stares right back at me.
Even after all these years, I can still remember the day we took that photo. Snow had dusted our hair white, which made Silas ask whether this counted as us growing old together. 
Everyone in Harborlyn says Lila Wynn is the kind of woman men would want to marry.
She is beautiful enough to take a man's breath away, yet she has a gentle and soft personality.
Dominic Steele keeps getting caught up in scandals. Every time, his fiancee, Lila, will be the one to clean up the mess.
The first time, Dominic gets caught going on a date with a rookie model. Lila, who is running a high fever, still drags herself out of bed in the middle of the night and gets someone to remove the trending topic.
The third time, Dominic is cornered at a hotel with an up-and-coming actress. Lila has just come out of surgery for appendicitis. She grits her teeth in pain and goes to smooth things over with the reporters herself.
The ninth time, on the day of Lila's mother, Melanie Norman's funeral, Dominic spends the night celebrating his mistress' birthday.
Lila is crying while she writes and releases a statement to clear things up for him.
Then comes the 100th scandal. This time, the woman who gets caught in Dominic's bed is Lila's sister, whom she has loved and protected for 20 years. 
In the glittering world of high society and cutthroat ambition, a single sentence shatters a marriage: "Let's get a divorce."
For three years, Claire Thompson has lived in exile, her marriage to the powerful Nelson Cooper a hollow shell existing only on paper. Shipped abroad on her wedding day and utterly forgotten, she returns only to be handed divorce papers. But Claire is no longer the timid, heartbroken girl she once was. Behind her quiet facade lies a woman transformed, secretly rejoicing at her newfound freedom.
However, freedom comes with a price. As Claire signs the papers with relief, a chilling phone call reveals a dark truth: the threats she faced overseas were no accident, and the trail leads shockingly close to home—to the family that raised her and the husband who discarded her.
Just as she prepares to sever all ties, a twist of fate pulls her back into the gilded cage. Nelson, for reasons unknown, suddenly stalls the divorce. Meanwhile, the family that disowned her and the fragile, manipulative sister who stole her life are determined to ruin her reputation and drive her out for good.
But Claire is playing a different game now. With a mysterious new identity, powerful allies, and secrets of her own, she is no one's pawn. As hidden truths unravel and loyalties are tested, a stunning question emerges: In this high-stakes battle of love, betrayal, and revenge, who is truly trapping whom? 
Late at night, I didn't wear any underwear on purpose. I hoped I could get closer to my agent, whom I had a crush on.However, he uses all his strength to shove me aside. From then on, the disdainful look in his eyes screamed that I should have a sense of propriety and shame.Everyone knows I've loved him for ten years. During that time, I used all sorts of tricks at my disposal, yet I failed to elicit even a hint of desire from him.I simply assumed he was emotionally detached by nature, that was, until the day I stumbled upon him masturbating to the picture of my adopted sister.It is then that I realize that he isn't free of desire; it is just that the person he desires isn't me.In that moment, I finally give up on him. The next day, I sought out my older brother."I've decided to retire from the industry. I'll give up the international film role and leave the country as per your arrangement." 
Taryn Vant is a popular, stunning racer. Because she's great at racing, her admirers could wrap around the Earth three times. Nevertheless, she never gives any of them the time of day.
Meanwhile, Zane Wilder is a naturally gifted racer and also Taryn's arch-nemesis.
In public, the moment they appear in the same space, they're always at each other's throats, as if they want to destroy one another. In private, though, they keep getting pulled back to each other.
At first, Taryn believes that Zane feels the same—that they share an unspoken, mutual understanding about their relationship. It stays that way until the day she sees him walk onto the racetrack holding another woman's hand. 
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… 
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