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I returned home for the holidays after being away for years. Suddenly, I discovered that my house and my car had somehow become my niece's property. I even spotted my limited-edition designer bags, which had been missing for a long time, sitting in her room. How was I the only one who didn't know about this? 1 Because my company had been expanding overseas, I hadn't been home for the holidays in nearly five years. If it weren't for the anniversary of my younger sister's passing, I wouldn't

Because my father claimed that marrying a werewolf outcast would ruin his political career, my mother lived as his secret lover for seventeen years. But the moment he finally won the seat in the Senate, he walked in holding the hand of a beautiful socialite who was already pregnant. The crowd sneered at us with sharp, cruel words. "How can a savage girl from the Silver Wilderness, who plays with those creepy blood-parasites, compare to a refined lady like Clarissa Vanderbilt?" "Did she r

I used to live a simple life, running a deli and raising my little girl. Then, one day, my daughter was snatched away. I thought it was the man who had betrayed me years ago. I took off my apron and headed to the storage room. I pulled out my dusty, long-forgotten gear. I would never let anyone who touched my daughter get away with it. But what I didn’t expect was that the real mastermind behind her abduction was actually her own biological father. 1. I stood in the surveillance r

Seven years of marriage, and my wife's childhood sweetheart went viral with his graduate commencement speech. "Having you in every season makes life worth living." The video showed a slideshow of intimate photos of him and my wife. I calmly posted our marriage certificate in the comments section. The next second, my wife publicly slapped me in the face. "I am the woman in the video. The only man I have ever loved in this life is Harrison Reed. I do not know this man who forged my marriage c

It took two lifetimes to realize my mother's obsession with her brother was terminal. There was no cure for her brand of madness. She drained our family dry just to ensure my uncle lived in luxury. Every drop of our blood was a sacrifice on the altar of his happiness. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the eve of my high school entrance exams. My brainwashed mother was already at it, putting on her best performance of maternal guilt. "Your Uncle Terrence has always been good to you, R

I had just closed a thirty-million-dollar deal for the firm when HR handed me my walking papers. My commissions and performance bonuses were completely wiped out. Confused and furious, I marched into the CEO's office to demand an explanation. He didn't even look up before pointing a finger at my face. "It is your damn negative energy, Sean. Ever since you joined, my company's luck has turned sour." "I'm losing thirty percent of my projected profits because your birth year clashes with my aur

I was born into a tragedy, but the Brooks family adopted me because I had a face that belonged in a magazine. When I turned eighteen, the Brooks brought home two boys. The older one, Caleb Vance, was a piano prodigy. He instantly clicked with my sister, Serena, who was known as the golden girl of the Manhattan social scene. Then there was Silas Vance. He was hidden in the shadows―a quiet, stone-faced boy with eyes like a discarded stray dog. They said he suffered from a congenital emotional

1 Mom came back from a doctor's appointment, and after that, she was always crying over this one piece of paper. I snuck it to Dad, hoping he could help. He ripped it up, screaming at her, "How long are you going to keep up this sick act? Now you're using our kid against me?" He slammed the door, and I climbed into bed with Mom, hugging her tight and crying, "Mom, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have shown it to Dad." Mom just wiped my tears and gave me a sad smile. Later, Mom really did die. And D

In the sixth year of our marriage, Garrett Holloway promised me the lavish wedding we never had. He flew all the way to London just to custom-design a diamond ring worth a small fortune. My heart fluttered with anticipation as I took the velvet box, but the moment my fingertips grazed the inner band, I froze. My name, "Rowan Sinclair," was engraved in crooked, uneven strokes. Worse, a harsh, jagged scratch slashed right through it. Bianca Croft, the jewelry designer, gasped and covered her

1 At our high school reunion, my wife, Sarah's, first love, Josh, asked her, "If you could do it all over again, would you marry me?" Sarah, without hesitation, replied, "Yes." The room fell silent. Everyone waited for my reaction. I, however, started clapping, a broad smile spreading across my face. "Well then, it's not too late! Don't miss your chance this time!" ...... It was our annual high school reunion. Josh, looking directly at Sarah, asked, "If you could do it all over again, would

The day the miracle drug research was successfully completed, my childhood fiancé spent a fortune to celebrate for me. We partied for three nights straight. The night before Lucian Vance, the king of the New York elite, was set to collect the medicine, I returned to the lab to make final preparations. I never expected to find the display cases, which usually held precision instruments, filled with scantily clad sex dolls. My experimental supplies were piled carelessly next to the trash can.

1 My best friend was drunk and asked me to pick her up. I never expected to see her pinned against the wall of the VIP lounge, locked in a heated kiss with my boyfriend. My friend leaned into his chest and whispered, "Do you really love Lyra Vance?" He chuckled, his voice dripping with disdain. "How could I? I only dated her to get your attention." I turned away, my heart feeling like it had been shredded. I pulled out my phone and sent him a breakup text. After that night, I vanished from

Seven months into my pregnancy, my husband bought me a medspa just to help me treat my stretch marks. On New Year's Eve, I called a technician for a home treatment. Instead of a massage, I found Holden pinning her to the bed, their bodies tangled in raw passion. "Mr. Hearst, your hands are so powerful... please, be gentle..." she whimpered. "Gentle? Don't you love it when I'm rough with you?" Holden growled back. The technician looked up and saw me, letting out a sharp gasp. "Jenevieve

1 After the car accident, I decided to play a little prank on my husband and son. I pretended to have amnesia. ... “Who are you?” I asked, feigning confusion. A flicker of mischief crossed my son, Alex’s, face. He led the woman standing outside the hospital room to my bedside. “Mom, these are just some people from church, here to see how you’re doing,” he said, the little stinker. My husband, Mark, stood silently by, not correcting him. Not a peep. “We’re so sorry to hear about your accid

Reincarnated into a task world, the System assigned me four male leads. If I could win the heart of just one, I could be resurrected in my original world where I died in a car accident. Yet in the end, I failed to conquer any of them. They all fell for the female lead of this world instead. They spat cruel words at me, telling me I should just die. With my mission failed, I took my own life to leave. And when they finally saw my cold body, they completely shattered. 1. 【Host, the mission

On Faculty Appreciation Day, my wife, Hannah, was officially promoted to Distinguished Full Professor. We had only done a quick courthouse wedding when we got married, but tonight, she went out of her way to host an elaborate dinner party at home. During the meal, she pulled out a bouquet of lilies given to her by her male student and prepared to place them into a glass vase. Without warning, I slapped the flowers out of her hands, shattered the vase onto the hardwood floor, and faced the stu

Everyone in the Ford family remembers that day. My stepmother, Vivian, had brought her daughter to “visit” me―the girl who was forced to marry into the family as a placeholder for a comatose man. They spent twenty minutes mocking me in the hospital room. Vivian sneered, saying, “You’re only fit to be married to a vegetable who can’t even move.” That was when the man who had been unconscious for three months opened his eyes. The room went dead silent for three seconds. Then, he threw back the

My daughter's birthday party was supposed to be my proudest moment. Instead, my husband handed my speech to our live-in tutor. "The person I want to thank the most is my teacher, Ms. Amara Vance," my daughter, Leila, announced to the room. "She cares for me like a real mother. I love her so much!" My husband, Zane Miller, led the applause with a beaming smile. He pulled them both into a sweet, lingering hug. In that moment, I realized they were the real family of three. I was just the intrud

I loved Pierce Sterling for five years, and for five years, he hated me with every fiber of his being. He always said, "It's all because of you that Quinn had to run away and hide in Europe for five years." On the day his soulmate finally returned to the country, he threw me out of our home like trash. While I was taking my last breath on the operating table, Pierce was busy making sure Quinn's heart transplant went perfectly. He impatiently hung up on the hospital's urgent call. "What kind

I was disfigured in a car accident while saving Luna Vance. On the day of my surgery, she was on a luxury yacht, gifting a million-dollar watch to her male intern for his birthday. She posted a photo on social media with the caption, "Luka is definitely my type!" My finger slipped and I liked the post. A second later, she deleted it. Luka called to apologize, but Luna snatched the phone away and snapped at me. "Jaxen Reed, that is enough!" "Your face is so disgusting now it makes me sick. I