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On the eve of our wedding, my parents flew in from out of town. My fiancée, Chloe Bennett, personally prepared a batch of her signature passion fruit iced tea to welcome them. My parents and I took a single sip. Beside Chloe, her personal bodyguard burst out laughing. "You guys truly are a family," Garrett Briggs sneered. "Drinking toad eggs like they're passion fruit and loving every drop." Nausea hit us instantly, and my parents and I began dry-heaving uncontrollably. Enraged, I swung my f

1. On the hundredth day of the cold war, I got a call from my ex-boyfriend. Eason Vance’s voice was as cold as ice. “Tamsin, is the cooling-off period over?” Three months ago, on a stormy night, my fever hit 103 degrees, but he was with his new intern. He said the girl was scared of thunder and he couldn’t leave her side. We had a huge fight, and Eason blocked me on everything. We hadn't spoken for a hundred days. This was his move. After every fight, he’d use silence to force me to be th

1 I saw my baby brother get switched at birth, and I didn't do a damn thing. Because last time around, I'd nearly gotten myself killed trying to keep him. And all that got me was my face sliced open by some psycho, and my brother falling for some scholarship case. Then, to make sure his precious little girlfriend got the only spot to get into college early, my brother drove a car straight into me. "Sis, don't blame me," he'd spat, all twisted up with hatred. "Blame yourself for being such a

I won the grand prize at our annual corporate gala. It was an exclusive lunch date with the CEO. I was already brainstorming ways to decline when my manager's little lapdog started barking. "Gwen Grant, you're just a rookie. Your luck is suspiciously good!" "What have you even done for this company to deserve the grand prize?" "You should hand this over to someone in leadership who actually earns it!" My department manager, Gary Logan, saw my silence and turned red with rage. "How

Summer was my best friend. After the college entrance exams, she insisted on applying to the same university as me. She always said, "Daisy, you're so naive. If I'm not there to look out for you, people will eat you alive!" But later, Summer used the excuse of saving me money to make me eat her leftovers. During our freshman orientation camp, she forbid me from using sunscreen. She claimed a sun-scorched look was healthier and more attractive. I grew uglier and heavier while she dieted and pa

1 My best friend and I transmigrated into another world, becoming rare and precious females within a beastman tribe. During the mate selection ceremony, my best friend acted first, snatching up the bear-shaman, Silas. She only wanted him because he was naturally brawny and possessed top-tier hunting skills. Due to her machinations, I was left with no choice but to settle for the frail swan-shaman, Julian. Who would have guessed that after marriage, Silas would remain a serial flirt? After en

1 When I was eighteen, I met Declan Morris, my father's star student, and tasted forbidden fruit with him. For ten long years, we carried on in secret. Ninety-nine times, I begged him to marry me. Then, I overheard him talking to a colleague outside his office. "Declan, the girl is twenty-eight now. Aren't you ever going to take responsibility for her?" His voice was completely devoid of emotion. "There is a ten-year age gap between us. I only look after her because I promised her father I

1 On our engagement day, Quentin decided to walk out just because Sienna wanted to eat his homemade ravioli. I tried to stop him, but he slapped me across the face. "It's just an engagement party. We can do it some other time. What if Sienna gets too hungry?" he snapped. Even my brother, Jasper, scolded me for being unreasonable. "You're older than her, Wren. Can't you just let her have her way for once?" I didn't say another word. I chose to let go and walk away. They thought I was just

While filing retirement paperwork for my supposedly unemployed wife, I made a shocking discovery. She had been working the entire time. Her monthly salary of three thousand dollars was tucked away in a private account. Every single penny had been wired out on the exact same day each month, leaving nothing behind. I had never seen a cent of that money. Years ago, when our daughter was in critical condition and we were two hundred dollars short for her surgery, I was pushed to the absolute brin

My mother was violated by a vagrant while she was rushing me to the hospital for a high fever. Devastated and ashamed, she threw herself into the river and ended her life. My father and brother turned their grief into a sharp blade, aiming it at me. For years, they forced me to kneel by that same riverbank every single day to beg for her forgiveness. Then, history repeated itself in the worst way. I was targeted by drifters and endured hours of unspeakable agony before being dragged into the d

It has been five years since my noble family was wrongfully exiled to the desolate northern frontier. In that time, I became the most sought-after escort at the Capital's top gentlemen's club. My childhood sweetheart, the man who once promised to marry me, was a VIP guest tonight. At the auction for my virginity, he looked at me with deep affection. "Harper, leave with me." My eyes turned red with emotion. I ignored the Duke of Blackwood, who offered a fortune for my freedom, and leaped off th

On my birthday, Maya suddenly announced she was getting married. She shoved my confession gift back into my hands with a cold look. "Leo, I've always seen you as a younger brother. Please, don't make this difficult for us." "You mentioned wanting to study abroad in London, right? I've already finished the paperwork. You leave at the end of the month." I accepted everything in silence. Before I left, I erased every trace of my existence from her life. Years later, as I was exchanging rings w

My girlfriend claimed she had terminal stomach cancer and had been cast out by her wealthy family. To raise money for her treatments, I worked myself to the bone, even degrading myself in underground dog fights for the amusement of the ultra-rich. Yet, on the night I was covered in blood and humiliation, I saw my "dying" girlfriend completely wasted, lounging in the lap of New York's top billionaire heir. "Sierra, when are you going to dump that beggar of a boyfriend?" "No rush. I haven't ha

1 When I saw my adopted daughter being dragged into the alley by those thugs, I just kept walking. That’s because last time, when I’d jumped in to protect her, I ended up brutally beaten, with injuries that messed me up for life, and a face that was ruined. I lost the three-month-old baby I was carrying. And get this ― she immediately started spreading rumors about how I was a slut! All to get her hands on the business empire I'd spent years building. She even rigged a "gas leak" at home, a

For six years of marriage, Chase and I lived in a cramped, rundown apartment. He always insisted he was too emotionally attached to the place to move. Yet on our anniversary, he bought his first love a luxury villa worth millions. On social media, I saw a photo of him holding her tightly under a custom starry ceiling, watching a movie together. I turned around and looked at our bathroom ceiling, which was leaking for the third time this month. I tapped the like button and left a comment: “N

On the day my son was born, Jasper gave me a gift I would never forget. Because my mother's cooking had disturbed his stepsister Lila's sleep, Lila forced her to swallow a whole bottle of sleeping pills. My mother died in the hospital shortly after. At the funeral, Jasper held my hand, his voice as gentle as if he were soothing a child. "Quinn, Lila was just being reckless this time. I'll make sure she apologizes to your mom." Then, he merely grounded Lila for a single week and even drafted a

My husband pushed me off a cruise ship into the freezing Atlantic just for a massive insurance payout. He watched my body sink into the dark abyss before turning around to embrace his long-time obsession. "Aria Quinn, your death will buy Chloe and me a lifetime of luxury. You should feel honored！" Little did he know, I had uncovered his little scheme long before we stepped onto the deck. I had a rescue boat trailing us the entire time, waiting for my signal. He wanted me dead？ It wouldn't

1 My little sister, Lily, killed herself after being bullied. My parents aged overnight. The three little monsters who did it just smirked and said, "We're minors. The law can't touch us. What are you gonna do about it?" I smirked right back. "I'm going to make you wish you were never born." ... It started with a phone call from Mom during class. She couldn't speak, just these broken, choked sobs. My heart started pounding. Finally, she managed to get out, "Jake, something's happened to Lily

After helping my boyfriend, Gavin Rossi, set up his company and landing its first multi-million dollar deal, he finally decided to go public with our relationship. But before he could say a word, Linda Reed, the intern who had been gunning for me, beat him to it and sat right next to him. She leaned into his arms, looking smug. "Didn't you say you'd wait until the company went public to announce it? Why couldn't you wait?" she asked, her voice dripping with artificial sweetness. Gavin didn't

Yaric Linden bought a massive cruise ship for our honeymoon, but a shipwreck tore our dream apart mid-voyage. As we went down, he shoved the only life jacket onto me and pushed me toward the shore. "Luna! I love you! You have to survive!" I drifted at sea for two days before being rescued, immediately joining the search party to find him. After a week of sleepless searching with no results, a drone finally captured a trace of him. On the screen, Yaric and his assistant, Yvonne, were tangled