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I was at the Rivercrest Zoo with my daughter for the weekend. I only stepped away to use the restroom for a second, but when I came back, she had been thrown into the snake pit. Dozens of venomous vipers were slithering toward her. The situation was desperate. I charged forward like a madwoman, trying to pull her out of that nightmare. But the zoo's security guards pinned me down. A young woman stood over me, looking down her nose with a smug grin. "You dare let your brat steal my son's watc

It was rumored that I had become the stand-in for the Upper East Side mogul's sweetheart, and the real one couldn't help but return to the city. She looked at me with disdain and said, "A stand-in is always just a stand-in. Don't get any ideas about replacing me." I lifted my hand, showing her the massive diamond ring on my finger, and offered a cool, composed smile. "That's a shame. He's already mine now." 1. Everyone knows that Caspian Sterling, the sole heir to the Sterling fortune, has

The day two of my students got into a fistfight, I ran into Logan Mercer for the first time in ten years. The little boy wiping away tears called him Dad. Logan froze the moment he saw me, only remembering his manners after an awkward silence. "Ms. Rhodes, I'm so sorry for the trouble he caused." I kept everything strictly professional and settled the restitution on the spot. As everyone left, Logan lingered at the back, hesitating. "I remember you never wanted to be a teacher." I offered

My wife, Veronica Mercer, locked me in the dark basement for twenty-four hours just to vent her anger on behalf of her college junior. I suffer from severe claustrophobia. When she finally let me see the light of day again, she wrapped her arm around the young man and spoke in a cold, indifferent tone. "This is just a mild lesson to teach you who you should never offend. Next time, it won't be this easy." I nodded calmly and did not argue. What she didn't know was that during that endless

I secretly brought my in-laws to our home for the holidays, hoping to give my wife a surprise. But the moment my father-in-law, Arthur, stepped through the door, my wife's male assistant shoved him. Arthur slammed into the heavy shoe rack and groaned as his back gave out. "What kind of trash thinks they can just walk into Mrs. Vance's mansion? You're so pathetic, you actually have the nerve to claim you're her family," the assistant sneered. I shouted for the servants to help Arthur, but the

I had been away from home for five years. My father, who had abandoned me in London and ignored my existence, finally sent someone to bring me back. I foolishly thought my family was finally ready to accept me, the illegitimate daughter. Instead, I was met with a nightmare. My lover, Zachary Thorne, had been kidnapped. My father used videos of Zachary being tortured every day to blackmail me. He forced me to agree to marry the blind heir of the Sterling family, Caleb Sterling. I watched the

1 As professors at the nation's top research university, Selene and I were hailed as the Golden Couple of Academia. Our research breakthroughs ranked among the very best in the country. Everyone envied our picture-perfect marriage, praising us as a match made in heaven. Nobody could have imagined things would end in such an ugly, public disaster. The snow fell early this winter, heavy and freezing cold. The campus forum exploded with a leaked video showing Selene passionately kissing Rhett

Chapter 1 In my past life, I gave up a soaring career to be the woman behind Tyler. My sacrifices were taken for granted by him and his family, and they treated me like a live-in maid for years. Eventually, Tyler cheated on me with my best friend, Tara. To take everything I owned, they drugged me and threw me into a psychiatric ward, where I was tortured until I died. When I opened my eyes again, I chose to walk away from those toxic ties and swore to get my revenge! ...... When I died, m

Someone doxxed me online, and I became the lead actress in their drama. A mob stormed my house, calling me a gold digger and trashing my store. They livestreamed the whole thing for the world to see. 【Brothers, look at this. She doesn't work or steal, so how can she afford these designer clothes? She's a certified gold digger! Today, I'll do what the law can't. All gold diggers deserve to rot!】 I stood there, watching them smash my antique vases. I watched them rip apart a million-dollar pa

1. While Claire Ashworth was losing their baby and desperately needed a signature, her husband, Damian Sterling, was with Lily Cooper during her CT scan. After that day, Claire, who had once tolerated everything for love, became a different woman. Before, if Lily had a headache, Claire would book her an appointment at Manhattan's most expensive private clinic and stay by her side, all because Lily had once saved Damian's life. Now, as the clinic's chief benefactor, she wrote a letter to the

1 My boyfriend's first love accused me of stealing her strategy pitch. At the company's year-end gala, he publicly demanded that I apologize to her in front of everyone. "If it doesn't belong to you, why won't you just give it back to her?" he sneered. Fine. I'll give it back. I threw the engagement ring into the trash, blocked him on every platform, and walked away for good. I handed him right back to his precious first love. I thought our paths would never cross again. But nine years l

1. My best friend, Olivia, and I married the Hayes brothers. I married my brother, Elias Hayes, a doctor with a private practice on Manhattan's Upper East Side. She married the younger, Lachlan Hayes, a firefighter with the FDNY. On my birthday, a gas line in my kitchen exploded. Olivia, who was there to celebrate with me, was trapped in the inferno with me. I was three months pregnant. My hands shook as I dialed Elias's number. "Chloe, please." His voice came through the static, laced with

It was the day of the Pre-K Family Fun Day. My husband, Quinton, was supposed to be out of town on a business trip. Instead, he was standing on the stage in a pink tutu, performing as the 'dad representative' for the Swan Lake dance. I was about to walk up to him when a little girl in a floral dress ran into his arms. She called him "Daddy" in a voice as sweet as honey. He was even wearing a matching family outfit with her and his assistant, Sienna. When our eyes met, Quinton immediately s

At our college reunion, someone asked me again when I was finally getting married. I smiled, pulled out the invitations, and started handing them out. "What perfect timing. It is set for mid-October. I hope you all can make it." Everyone chimed in with congratulations while glancing at the woman beside me. "You two have been together for nearly a decade. You are finally taking Janelle down the aisle!" Suddenly, Janelle splashed her glass of wine straight into my face. "Clayton, is it fun f

Chapter 1 My parents dragged me to the Family Tribunal, accusing me of being an ungrateful son. If the charges stuck, I would face ten years behind bars. My parents and younger brother would inherit every dime I owned, blessed with good fortune and long lives. If I was proven innocent, my brother Landon would be imprisoned for a century, while my parents would be cursed with endless misfortune and debilitating illness. Meanwhile, I would walk away with a ten-million-dollar reward and eternal

The expedition team ventured into the Nevada desert's forbidden zone to scout for rare mineral resources. Suddenly, we were hit by a freak heatwave reaching a lethal 130 degrees. I was on the verge of fainting from severe dehydration. I fumbled with my backpack, desperate to reach the electrolyte water I had prepared in advance. Just as I raised the bottle to my parched lips, I realized it was filled with warm urine. I turned my head and saw my husband's childhood best friend, Lyla, chugging

My best friend and I transmigrated into a primitive beastman tribe. In this world, females are rare and precious, so they practice a polyandry system. The tribal chief told us to choose our first partners. Chloe Quinn, my best friend, blushed and excitedly chose the serpent-man, who was known for his legendary stamina. I chose a wolf-man, known for his unwavering loyalty. Later, while the serpent-man was hibernating, Chloe opened a literal harem, taking several more partners to satisfy her c

I was in the office bathroom stall when I heard them talking trash about me. The intern I'd been mentoring for three months was complaining loudly. "She's just a soulless old witch, like a robot with a glitchy brain." I was about to push the door open and shut her down, but then someone else chimed in with a laugh. "The paperwork is incomplete." "These receipts don't meet the guidelines." "The VP didn't sign this, so I can't process the payment." "We've all memorized her little corporate-

1 To make his old flame laugh, my boyfriend, Jake, shoved my face into a peanut butter cake. I'm allergic, so my face swelled up like a balloon, and they all roared with laughter. "Jake, go on, smooth things over with your girl," one of his buddies called out. He just shrugged, "Nah, she ain't going anywhere. She'll come crawling back to me soon enough." Six months later, he got my wedding invitation and showed up at my door, eyes red with anger. "How could you?" he demanded. ... Jake and

My husband, Logan, lost his brother early on, and he took it upon himself to support both our family and his brother's widow. I felt so much pity for his struggle. To help him, I raised our daughter, Sienna, with barely any help. I even handed over my entire dowry to fund his first business venture. Years later, he became a titan of industry. One day, he announced he was sending Sienna to study abroad. I was overjoyed. I stayed up all night, too excited to sleep. But only two months after sh