“I am flawed in every way possible,” she said.“Good, I never asked for perfection,” he replied immediately.When Sapphire Conrad, the wayward daughter of the Conrad Family, was called back to New York after running away from home to Gisborne, she only had a plan.Appear at the mansion, listen to whatever nonsense she had to say and say no to it, put up a strong font, then go back to her kids in Gisborne.Using her energy while trying to get revenge on all of them is a total waste of time even though they deserved to be trampled upon for what they did to her, they are not worth her time and energy.It sounds like an easy enough plan until she got there and was asked to get into a marriage of convenience.Staying at New York was risky, she would be forced to face her ex-fiance who she had a nine years relationship with, the ex-best friend who snatched her fiance, her sister and mother who hate her with passion, and the list was longer than just that.But she couldn't leave her twin brother who is in danger there and there is this tiny little fact that Mr. Alexander Antonio Aldine, the CEO of Triple A Group definitely won't let her go. 
On the day of Stanley Frey and Tessa Hill's wedding anniversary, Tessa's present arrives as a phone call from the police."Hello, is this Mrs. Frey? This is the Nasterdam Police Department. There's been a report that your husband, Stanley Frey, has held a young woman against her will. We need you to come down and assist with our investigation."Tessa's heart sinks, her fingers instantly turning cold.With a vague idea of what this is about, she grabs a scarf and heads out the door.In the brightly lit police station, Tessa instantly spots the young woman who is surrounded by people.With a pout and clear annoyance on her face, the young woman snaps, "What's wrong with you people? Why haven't you arrested him yet? He locked me up in that presidential suite for seven days straight! I couldn't even get out of bed because of him! If that's not false imprisonment, then what is?" 
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 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? 
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. 
"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. 
I had loved a man for five years, and hated him for just as long.
He took the money meant for my mother's treatment, and I leaked his company's secrets, bankrupting him overnight.
For those five years, we were locked in a fierce rivalry, a constant battle where everyone saw us as mortal enemies destined to destroy each other.
But the truth was, we hadn't been in contact for a long time.
When we met again, he had long since rebuilt his empire. Standing under the spotlight, facing a throng of persistent reporters, his words and demeanor were impeccably flawless.
A reporter suddenly brought up the past: "Back then, you mentioned a loved one you wished to spend your life with, even planning to marry at twenty-eight. Now…"
His fingers, holding the champagne flute, paused slightly. Then he lifted his gaze, a faint smile spreading in his eyes, clearly audible throughout the room: "Getting married soon." 
At 20, Lena Norwood marries Micah Shaw—her father's friend, who is younger than him but older than her.He's eight years her senior and known in their circle as a cold-blooded kingpin. He's ruthless in business and completely uninterested in women… except when it comes to her.With Lena, he's impossibly gentle. She casually compliments a necklace, and the next day, she receives a collection of million-dollar jewels.When her cramps leave her curled up in bed, he drops a billion-dollar deal to personally make her warm soup, feeding it to her spoon by spoon.When desire takes over, he grips her waist, voice hoarse as he whispers, "Baby, you're so sweet, it's addictive."All his social media accounts are named "For Alice". She always thought it was a tribute to the song she played on the piano the day they first met.Until one day... she finds an old photo album tucked away in his study. 
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 six years, Lorraine Reid has carried the title of the saint of high society. She has been married to Luca Frey, the celebrated star of the legal world, for three years, and yet, they've never been intimate.Luca's obsession with cleanliness borders on the extreme. Even after dating her for three years and being married to her for another three, he refuses any physical contact with her—no hugs, no kisses, and definitely no sex.She didn't believe it at first, but after trying and failing countless times, she thinks this is simply who Luca is. He's cold, untouchable, and far above it all. 
On her way to deliver the takeout, Vivian Donovan saved a man, who later to be found out Bernard Jacobson, the richest man in Westmoor. He is also a business tycoon with great influence, the rumor said he is ruthless and unscrupulous, he only cares about money. When Vivian saved him, he promised a reward of one hundred million dollars. But when she married Bernard, Vivian suddenly realized: "I want a one hundred million dollars reward, not you!" "You risked your life to save me, and I, Bernard Jacobson, can only repay kindness by marrying you." "Why? Did you ask for my opinion when you married me?" "Will you marry me?" "No" "Then let me marry you." Bernard, you are shameless. "" "I don't care, I just want my wife." "Then... I don't want your money anymore." "I have sent the money to your account, it's too late to change your mind now." Vivian was speechless. it's so hard to be a good person. She just wanted to save someone, now she became someone's wife. 
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? 
"Wait," she breathed. "We have to stop. This isn’t just conversation.""It's better than talking," he murmured, kissing her neck."No, we need to have a conversation," she insisted. "Get off me, let me get dressed.""You can't make love while dressed," he replied, playfully biting her earlobe."Listen to me," she urged. "I'm trying to be serious, alright? I realize I shouldn’t have fled.""What’s this about?" he asked, his tone growing cold."I simply want to resolve things," she said earnestly, gazing into his eyes.A flicker of disgust crossed his features, and his lips turned downward, "I see what's going on. You think I'll forget your betrayal if you let me fuck you."She fled from her wedding, which led to her own downfall and became a lasting nightmare. She chose to elope with another man instead of the one who truly loved her. That man deceived her, coaxing her into abandoning her husband, ultimately driving her to her demise.She returned to consciousness and found herself lying on their matrimonial bed.A firm yet gentle grip enclosed her wrist, leading her hand to the front of his pants. She observed her small, pale hand beside his large, tanned fingers, allowing him to press her palm against him.It would be so simple to let him take control, to surrender to him. She craved it. She yearned to feel his strong hands exploring every part of her body. 
At 20 years old, Amelia Caldwell marries Matthew Sterling, an autistic man, who, in their five-year marriage, remains an unyielding block of ice, impervious to her warmth. He imposes three ironclad rules for her—no speaking to him, no touching him, and absolutely no intimacy with him.Then, an earthquake strikes. Amelia instinctively lunges for Matthew, desperate to protect him, only to see him carefully shield another woman and flee the collapsing ruins without a backward glance.She wakes in the hospital, covered in cuts and bruises, yet her first act is to stagger in search of him. When she finds him, she overhears the woman's gentle coaxing, "Matt, it's just a scratch. I really am fine. But your wife seems badly hurt… Don't you want to check on her?"After a brief silence, Matthew's voice cuts through the door, cold as winter."I don't like her, so it's none of my concern whether she lives or dies."In that instant, Amelia's heart turns to ashes.So when Leonard Sterling, Matthew's grandfather, rushes to the hospital, she locks eyes with him and makes one request."Leonard, please let me divorce Matthew!" 
On our seventh wedding anniversary, my husband suddenly raises his glass and says, "I never realized how pathetic you are."I stand frozen, unable to comprehend why he would say something so cruel."I paid less for you than for a maid. You've belonged to me for seven years, and you'll remain mine for the rest of your life. So, tell me, am I really expected to repay you like this?"His voice drips with exhaustion and bitterness."Compared to Heather, you're utterly worthless."Something inside me breaks.All of a sudden, the building shakes violently, and the chandelier crashes down. Without hesitation, he throws himself over me, shielding me instinctively.Though covered in blood, he smiles faintly and says, "I've paid what I owed you. If there's a next life, don't stoop so low again."Once his funeral is over, I leap from a 30-story building.When I open my eyes, I find myself back on that very day.His mother stands before me. With a marriage contract in hand, her expression drips with arrogance."Would you like to be my daughter-in-law? You'll gain 100 billion dollars in assets, as well as all the love and pampering you could want."I freeze in disbelief. After a long pause, I whisper, "No. I'm already engaged." 
Chloe Quall trades her military uniform for an apron and dedicates herself to building Curtis Green's company.
In return, she hears him say, "Chloe, how could you ever compare to Sonya? She's a strong, independent female captain, while you're just a useless secretary, pouring coffee and passing memos."
Even his friends mock and dismiss her as nothing.
None of them know that she once led the special forces, where flying fighter jets on missions was as routine as breakfast for her. She's fluent in five languages and graduated as the top science student in Corvessia. Even elite hackers answered to her.
On the day she receives her parents' ashes at the military camp, Curtis is busy escorting his first love's mother to the hospital for a minor wound.
That's the final blow. Chloe signs the divorce papers and heads to the airport, cradling her parents' urn.
The whole of Corvessia is shaken. Generals and soldiers come in droves to salute her departure. And that's when Curtis finally realizes his ex-wife comes from a family of heroes, her home filled with medals of honor.
He was the one who was never worthy of her.
Later, jealousy consumes him as he watches Brian Steele—heir to Corvessia's most powerful family—stand at Chloe's side.
With his arms wrapped possessively around her waist, Brian murmurs in her ear, "You're mine, Chloe. If you ever dare to rekindle things with your ex, I'll make him disappear."
Chloe gives the powerful, ruthless man a bored look and responds with a dismissive roll of her eyes. That night, Brian backs her against the door and pleads desperately for her love. 
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. 
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 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."
…
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. 
Wynonna Lamber is a proud woman who pursues the aloof Jameson Brown. Finally, her wish comes true, and she becomes his wife.The arrogant princess lowers her head for his sake, but after marriage, she discovers there's someone else in his heart. She becomes the laughingstock of the city.After a huge argument and a ridiculous suicide attempt are recorded and shared online, she becomes the subject of everyone's mockery.When Wynonna wakes up, she's lost all her memories of Jameson. She asks, "Who are you, sir?"Jameson says, "Amnesia is too old a trick to work on me, Wyn. I won't divorce you."She turns and leaves without another look back.Three years later, an adorable little girl accidentally runs into Jameson. He watches as the woman he's dreamed of for years approaches him. He blurts out, "Wyn, our child—"Wynonna links arms with the gentleman beside her. "Let me introduce you, Mr. Brown. This is the father of my daughter!" 
He's cold and reserved, while she's wild and free.Driven by revenge, Giselle Holt weaves her way into his life, teasing him without shame and manipulating him with cunning and deceit. She ruins his engagement party, drives away the woman he loves, and tramples on his boundaries again and again.One late night, he corners her against the wall. "Giselle, what other tricks do you have up your sleeve?"She smirks, sly and teasing.Just like that, she barges into his life and does as she pleases, dragging him down from his pedestal, piece by piece, until nothing remains. 
After her father’s sudden death leaves her drowning in debt and caring for a sick younger brother, Camilla’s world crumbles. Desperation drives her into the criminal underworld, where innocence is the first casualty. Transformed into a fierce and ruthless weapon for the cold-blooded mafia boss, Viktor Morello, she undertakes dangerous missions, spilling blood to repay her father’s debt.
Yet hope flickers in the form of Elias, her childhood friend and a struggling paramedic, who believes she can escape the darkness and rebuild her life. In contrast, Lucien, Viktor's enigmatic deputy, offers a different path: he sees her for who she truly is, igniting a volatile connection that draws her deeper into the shadows.
Torn between Elias’s promise of redemption and Lucien’s dangerous allure, Camilla faces an impossible choice. With betrayal lurking and time running out, she must decide: will she save her brother and reclaim her humanity, or succumb to the very monster she fears? The stakes are high, and the price of disobedience could be unforgiving. 
Lucius White, one of Windmere's most prominent men, suddenly learns that he has been married for a year. He slaps a divorce agreement on the table, grabs his total stranger of a wife, Valerie Collins, and drags her to the courthouse.
However, on the very day they plan to divorce, two bolts of lightning strike. The first bolt turns their marriage certificate to ashes. The second bolt crashes the courthouse's network. Unable to separate, they have no choice but to live under the same roof.
One day, Lucius uncovers not one but several secrets about his wife.
He learns that the elusive Phantom Healer Thirteen Needles is, in fact, his wife.
The genius hacker known as Zero? She's also his wife.
The top talisman maker in the mystic arts world? Still his wife.
The legendary grandmaster of ancient martial arts? Again, his wife.
Even the modern medicine prodigy who has brought glory to the country time and again also turns out to be his wife.
Lucius goes online and posts, "My wife has so many hidden identities that I've lost count. How am I supposed to deal with this?" 
After marrying Clifford Fuller, Noelle Quinn becomes a stay-at-home wife for six years. She pours her heart into caring for him and their son, Zayne Fuller.In return, she receives Clifford's betrayal and Zayne's cruel words. "You're the worst mom and an old hag! Ms. Perez is better!"She has had enough and demands a divorce.Clifford scoffs, "All you can do is cook and clean. You'll starve without me!" But she walks away without looking back.A month after the divorce, Noelle joins the national racing team.Three months after the divorce, she has won three consecutive world championships.Six months after the divorce, her suitors and fans have stretched from one continent to another.Clifford and Zayne fall into panic. Who could have imagined that the housewife they looked down on turns out to be the legendary racer taking the world by storm six years ago?Full of regrets, they desperately want her back, but an adorable little girl steps in front of them. "No one is taking my mommy away!"A tall, strikingly handsome man wraps his arm around Noelle's waist and sneers mockingly. "Honey, who are these lunatic clowns?" 
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