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Have you ever seen real favoritism? My mother called me a useless burden every single day. When I was eight, I got a perfect score on a math test. My parents told me that no matter how high I scored, I wasn't fit to be compared to my brother. When I was fourteen, I ranked first in the entire grade. My parents demanded that I never let my grades be better than my brother's again. When I was eighteen, I sat for the college entrance exams and supposedly scored a zero. My parents actually scolde

To heal Cillian's old injuries, I secretly ventured into the Shadow Realm to find a magical cure. After enduring countless hardships, I finally returned to the Silver Spire. But there, I saw a woman who shared my features leaning into his chest. They were whispering intimately, their breath mingling as they shared a private moment. "Will taking her Lunar Essence be too heartless?" Elara asked softly. Cillian's gaze was full of tenderness as he looked at her. "If you hadn't intercepted that

My wife's childhood sweetheart burned me alive. Instead of seeking justice, she dragged my name to court to protect him. She claimed everything was just an elaborate setup I staged to frame him. When she finally saw my corpse, she tore off the white shroud in pure rage. She ordered me to crawl up and beg on my knees for his forgiveness. "Leo, haven't you played dead long enough? Get the hell up and apologize to Gavin!" 1 The agony of burning alive still felt raw and vivid. When I opened

1. My best friend, Harper, dumped Carter, the heir to an old-money Wall Street family, and immediately flew off to Paris. As Carter's best friend, Julian dragged me to a private members-only club to console the heartbroken man. Watching Carter, clutching a glass of whiskey and sobbing like a child who'd lost his favorite toy, Julian just smirked. He didn't even bother to adjust the cuff of his expensive, custom-tailored suit. "Come on, man. She was just a trophy. Let her go." "Cut your loss

I saw it clearly when my mother pushed me into the crematorium furnace. There wasn't a hint of sadness on her face. She turned around and stroked another girl's face with such tenderness. That girl had the exact same face as mine. She was a pathetic imitator. "Lianna, don't be afraid," my mother whispered. "What's burning is just an empty shell. From now on, you are my only daughter, Jade." My real name is Jade Sterling. That imposter is Lianna Snow. She was a parasite who used a "Life Ste

Chapter 1 At our class reunion. My husband's first love looked him in the eye and asked, "If you could do it all over again, would you marry me?" My husband gave a firm answer without hesitation. "Yes." The entire room fell dead silent. Everyone turned to look at me, bracing for my breakdown. To their surprise, I was the first to clap and smile. "It is not too late to marry her now. Make sure you two do not miss each other this time!" ...... At our year-end high school reunion. Gemma Col

Selah posted on her feed on my birthday. "I hope he stays safe and happy every year!" I thought those words were meant for me. That was until her first love, Jace, commented underneath. "Thank you, my Selah." Later, I shared their post and offered my blessings. Selah called me immediately, her voice sharp with anger. "What are you posting? Are you still not done being jealous?" In the background, I could hear Jace's affected, weak voice. "Nate must be upset because of me..." No. I did

The night before our wedding, I received photos of my fiancée in lingerie. Hazel, the woman everyone called the pure-hearted sweetheart of the industry, was posing provocatively for another man. Her agent called me, his voice trembling as he told me not to be angry. "Silas, I'm sorry. Hazel only did this for work. Don't get the wrong idea." On the other end of the line, I heard Hazel scoff. "He's just a loser who lives off my money," she whispered. "What right does he have to be angry?" I

For the company's retreat, I had a custom suit made. It was designed to perfectly complement the dress my wife, Autumn Rivers, was wearing. But on the day of the retreat, Autumn showed up in a matching couple's outfit with her old flame. A friend joked nearby. "Your wife must be in love again." I lowered my eyes and gave a faint smile. Inside, however, I felt completely cold. Autumn noticed my gaze on the two of them. Instead of feeling guilty, she snapped at me to be more open-minded. I no

1 In the seventh year of my marriage to Zachary Hayes, I overheard our five-year-old son, Leo, asking him an innocent question. "Daddy, why can't Aunt Jocelyn be my mommy?" I froze in my tracks. Aunt Jocelyn―Jocelyn Greer? Zachary's first love? Before I could even process what I had heard, a speeding car careened straight toward Leo. Without a second thought, I lunged forward and shoved him out of the way. *Bang!* The brutal impact knocked me into total darkness. When I woke up in the h

1. In my previous life, my sister and I rescued two mysterious eggs. Her egg hatched into a Frost Serpent, while mine birthed a Fire Phoenix. My sister, Shyla, greedily snatched my Phoenix, never imagining we were about to face a global heat apocalypse. She ended up burning to a crisp in the extreme temperatures. Before she died, she manipulated my Frost Serpent husband to strangle me to death. But the universe had other plans. We both woke up on the very day the eggs were set to hatch.

1. It was 3 a.m. when an Instagram DM lit up my phone screen. I opened it. A selfie of my husband, Jack Carter, and his executive assistant, Sienna Shaw. They were in bed together, the signature wallpaper of a boutique Napa Valley hotel in the background. Sienna had even added a caption: "Hey, Eleanor. Jack's all tired out tonight. He fell asleep at my place ;)" I stared at the photo of my husband's sleeping face. A single thought flashed through my mind. Okay, Sienna. Challenge accepted.

1. Julian Moretti vanished for three months during the bloodbath that wiped out the Santoro family. Everyone assumed the heir had ended up in some landfill. Until my contact found him on a ranch in Montana so remote it didn't even have cell service. A woman named Scarlett had taken him in. He couldn't even remember his own social security number at the time, so she told him they were married. They lived some pastoral fantasy in that isolated valley until our people dragged him back to New Yo

Three years after I passed away, my parents finally showed up at my boarding school. They were only there because Seraphina's kidney condition had worsened. She desperately needed a transplant. They clutched the donor papers, but they couldn't find a trace of me anywhere. When they demanded to know my whereabouts, the teacher scoffed. "That orphan with no one to look after her? She had terminal stomach cancer. She fell ill shortly after arriving, was rushed to the hospital, and passed away.

My fiancé stole my invitation to the international academic conference. He did it just to give his little side-chick a chance to get famous in the science world. When I confronted him, he acted like it was no big deal. "You have already been to so many of these things. Just give Macy a chance to shine." I announced my resignation from the research group on the spot. I applied for a lab overseas. He froze, trying to stop me. "Your research is almost done! It would be such a waste to quit now!

Three years after I withered away, my husband finally remembered me. His childhood sweetheart, Brielle, was suffering from a relapse of her chronic blood condition. She needed another infusion of my rare plasma to survive. Caleb drove to the rundown cottage where he had discarded me, ready to force me to sign the consent forms. But the yard was silent and the windows were covered in thick dust. He found the old woman living next door to ask about my whereabouts. “You mean Avery?” the woman s

I was abducted and claimed by a ruthless mob boss, while my best friend was forced into an arranged marriage with a billionaire CEO. The day we attended their family banquet, my best friend and I stared at each other in utter shock. The underworld kingpin and the corporate mogul were brothers. Biological brothers. The brothers were busy making billions. My best friend and I were equally busy spending their money. Then their family's adopted daughter returned from abroad. The maids whispere

1 It was my birthday, and my best friend was throwing me a party. Halfway through, I caught her and my boyfriend sneaking around in the garden. Seraphina was sitting on Caleb's lap, her voice dripping with mock concern. "You aren't actually going to marry Summer, are you?" Caleb let out a scoff of pure disdain. "Marry her? Not a chance in hell." The absurdity of it hit me like a physical blow. The man who had just promised to spend his life with me had been hooking up with my best friend

1 My daughter was fighting for her life in the ICU. Instead of staying by her side, my husband took the surgery money I had spent months raising. He gave every cent to his childhood bestie, Holly, to pay off her debts. I begged him on my knees to leave at least a portion for our child's treatment. He just sneered, thinking I was acting out of jealousy. "Can you stop making a scene? Holly and I are just friends. It's nothing like that!" Because of the delay in surgery, my daughter eventual

1 On our third anniversary, the gift I prepared for my husband was a divorce agreement. I looked at the empty seat across the table and called my lawyer. "Mr. Davis, are the divorce papers ready?" I sat alone at the dining table. The flickering candlelight reflected on my cheeks, masking my true emotions. "They are ready, ma'am. I just sent them to you via a courier." Mr. Davis paused, his voice filled with hesitation. "Today is your third wedding anniversary. Are you sure you want to bring