In other people's eyes, Amy was nothing more than a spoiled heiress. Everyone thought that she could have anything in the world as long as she called for it. Who would've thought that underneath the branded clothing was a lonely woman in search of comfort? That is, until Walter waltzed into her life. She thought that everything could finally fall into place until it all came crashing apart once again. As Amy ran away in despair, he could only stare at her retreating figure as he found himself crumbling in the own mess he had made. It seemed that there would be no winners in this game of love.
Lights streamed across the ballroom, illuminating the scene before them. The air wafted through the crowd, smelling of sweet cakes and pastries. The event was only exclusive for the biggest names in the business circle. In fact, the poorest guest invited owned tens of millions of dollars. Under the cascading chandelier, both men and women embraced each other as they danced to the slow music. Those who weren't were standing near the bar area, chattering about the latest establishments or jewelry that they had bought.
The ladies by the side held their glasses gracefully as they immersed themselves into a discussion about the latest fashion trends that had been released. Their bodies were covered with shining jewelry. In fact, it was almost difficult to see them through all the glitter.
Wearing a sapphire blue knee-length dress, Amy Luo sat on the corner far from the crowd. Her soft face was powdered with light makeup, making her look incredibly youthful compared to the other women. At that moment, her eyes were narrowed at the groups of people around her. Her mind trenched deeper inside of her thoughts as a completely different scene played in her mind.
In a village far away from the view of the city, there was a small courtyard in the middle of a vast land. Although it was not as spacious as the ballroom, it definitely wasn't as crowded. The grounds were paved with long slates. The house in the center of it all was simple yet ancient. In fact, during the harsh rainy days, the ceilings would creak and leak from the damp wood. They had to put up a bucket to catch the droplets from staining the carpet. However, there was always something about that sound of dripping water that had calmed her through the stormy night. When she closed her eyes, she could still hear the little whistle that had highlighted the most powerful song of nature.
The yard was filled with a variety of animals like chickens and ducks, and they weren't spared from their droppings. In fact, they were scattered everywhere. Occasionally, an old woman would sweep through the pavements with her large broom. Her eyes were always bright with satisfaction, with not an ounce of irritation marring her features.
Outside the yard was a vegetable field filled with ripe fruits and healthy plants that were ready for harvest. All of this could be attributed to the lovely, hard-working man who continually farmed the fields. He had been busy around the grounds for five years. Not only was he incredibly self-sufficient, but she also never heard him complain even once. In fact, she could tell that he dedicated his entire life to the plants around him.
There was a difference between luxury and cheap items, and people could be distinguished the same way. 'These people...they don't know the meaning of hardship.' Tears welled up in Amy Luo's eyes, but she quickly blinked them away. It had been more than half a month since she had taken a break. Maybe it was time for her to visit her home and have a look around.
However, before she could, a man had slowly approached her with a smile. "Miss," he slurred, politely stretching out his right hand.
"May I offer you a dance?" He stared at her breasts the entire time.
"Go away!" Amy Luo snorted in disdain. She sneered at the man with all her heart, yet it seemed as if he still couldn't get a hint.
The man was stunned by her sudden coldness, but he quickly recovered. Instead of leaving, he wrapped his fingers around her wrist. "No one dares to talk to me that way, witch!" His face morphed into a snarl.
"Let me go!" Amy Luo stared at her wrist expressionlessly. There was something about her indifference that made him even more irritated at the sight. He was going to show this bitch a lesson or two about disrespecting him! He raised his hand, ready to smack the living hell out of her when his arm stopped in mid-swing. A sharp pain coursed through his cheek and he quickly loosened his grip on the woman's wrist.
He yelled out, clutching the side of his face. "How dare you do this to me?" he demanded, gritting his teeth.
"Miss Amy, what should we do with him?" The suited man who had subdued him waited for Amy's reply. She shrugged and walked up the steps, without even looking back at the sniveling man.
"Throw him out!" Her words echoed throughout the ballroom. Almost immediately, several men crowded over the young man, lifted him up, and threw him out of the ballroom as if they were throwing a bag of garbage. The strings of curses and threats the man had issued had attracted the attention and whispers of countless of people, but Amy was completely unmoved by this. The scumbag deserved it.
"Who is she? She must be incredibly capable!" When Amy disappeared up the steps, her name set the crowds on fire.
"Don't you know her?" one of them interrupted. "She's none other than Ben Luo's daughter! The CEO of LQ Real Estate!"
"So it is her," one of them whispered. "The Little Princess of LQ Real Estate. No wonder she's so powerful."
This short episode was nothing to the woman's actual capabilities. However, in a few minutes of silence, the accident was quickly forgotten as the crowd found themselves dancing to another tune. It didn't take too long for the ball to return back to normal.
Almost every businessman knew of LQ Real Estate. In fact, it would take a dunce to not know about it. Although the group was known for running the entirety of the real estate industry, their businesses had also expanded to different sectors like luxury hotels and top-of-the-line restaurants. They even had a KTV bar called 'Feather', which was known to many teens in different socioeconomic classes.
At present, many of the ongoing projects in YC City were monopolized by the LQ Real Estate. In other words, they were a group that was meant to be reckoned with. Nobody could ever battle against them.
The man who had just offended Amy must've been a newcomer. Otherwise, how could he not know the basic rule of survival. What was more, the ball was actually held to celebrate the construction of the new exhibition center of LQ Real Estate. He dared to be presumptuous to the heiress. He must've been asking for death!
"Miss Amy, where are you going?"
"I'm going home!" In the presidential suite located on the eighteenth floor, Amy quickly took off her high heels and wore the hotel slippers. She was still wearing the sapphire dress. It made a strange look.
"Please wait! I'll call the driver for you." Shelly Su, the manager of the hotel's customer relations, also known as the 'Golden Key', hurriedly followed Amy to the VIP Passage.
The young woman waved her hand dismissively. "I'll be taking a cab."
"What? But Miss-"
"I said I'll be taking a cab," she snapped. Hearing that there was no room for argument, Shelly Su nodded at once. She immediately picked up her walkie-talkie and told the security guard by the gate to hail her a taxi. When they already reached the ground floor, the taxi was already waiting for them outside.
"Goodbye, Miss Amy!" Once Amy entered the car and left away, Shelly Su breathed a sigh of relief. 'Finally!'
The luxurious five-star hotel was one of the properties of LQ Real Estate. It was also the place where all the large events were held. If Amy appeared in the hotel, Shelly would not only act as the manager of the customer relations, but she also needed to tend to Amy's requests. Although the job brought on plenty of benefits, it was still difficult to serve such a hotheaded boss.
If she were in a bad mood, Shelly would be the first person Amy would vent her anger to. Today, it was obvious that Amy was not in the best mood. Fortunately, even then, Amy never really made things difficult for Shelly and her subordinates. This was also the reason why she never hated Amy despite having numerous complaints.
"Well, I can finally get off work!" Shelly stretched out her arms and smiled in relaxation. After handing over the job to her subordinates, she quickly changed out of her clothes and went home. Her main job was to serve Amy. Now that she was gone, she could finally relax.
'Huh? Wait.' Shelly stopped by the door of the hotel, furrowing her eyebrows. 'Why do I feel like I've forgotten something?'
She recounted all the things that had happened in her mind, slowly nodding her head when she didn't find anything out of place. Shelly shrugged. 'Forget it. I must've thought too much, ' she thought, shaking her head. Without another word, Shelly strolled towards the parking lot.
June Rivera was divorced by her husband after three years of marriage because he wanted to be with her sister who was pregnant for him. Kicked to the curb with a divorce and rejected by her parents,she struggles to make ends meet and get a job until she saves Luis Ambrose from an accident - the only child of Rafael Ambrose, a widowed man and the CEO of Ambrose Corporation. When little Luis asks to have her as a nanny, and Rafael's mother pressures him to get married, they draw a contract. To be Luis's nanny and his fake wife for one year in exchange for 50 million dollars!
Caught in a web of betrayal, Nicole's life shatters in a single evening when her mother-in-law, Veronica, sets her up in an elaborate scheme. Blindsided, Nicole faces her husband Taylor's cold rage as he casts her out of his life and home, accusing her of infidelity and theft. As she tries to defend herself, her best friend, Sarah, adds another blow by denying their loyalty. "Please, Taylor, you have to believe me!" Nicole pleads, her voice breaking, but his icy response is a dagger to her heart. "I don't hate you, Nicole," he sneers. "I despise you." When Nicole reveals she's pregnant, she hopes for compassion, but it only fuels Veronica's determination to rid the family of her. After signing the divorce papers, a dejected Nicole wanders alone, where a brutal attack leaves her bleeding, helpless, and desperate to protect her unborn child. Six years later, Nicole returns from the ashes to inflict seven times the pains upon those who humiliated her and left her to die. "I'll make them pay so dearly that they'd regret ever been born!" She declares. This is a story of romance and revenge you don't want to miss!
For ten years, Daniela showered her ex-husband with unwavering devotion, only to discover she was just his biggest joke. Feeling humiliated yet determined, she finally divorced him. Three months later, Daniela returned in grand style. She was now the hidden CEO of a leading brand, a sought-after designer, and a wealthy mining mogul—her success unveiled at her triumphant comeback. Her ex-husband’s entire family rushed over, desperate to beg for forgiveness and plead for another chance. Yet Daniela, now cherished by the famed Mr. Phillips, regarded them with icy disdain. "I’m out of your league."
P-please, I beg you. Come let's go tell Christian I had no hand in whatever happened, p-please." I clutched the lapel of his jacket desperately. "Let's go. You need to tell my husband you were paid." "Young lady, you're harassing me." His tone was cold and his stare granite. But I could care less. "You harassed me first! You had sex with me without my consent, my husband knows and now I'm pregnant with this child he doesn't want. You ruined my marriage! I-I hate you!" ************************************ Caught by her husband with another man on their matrimonial bed the morning after her birthday, Hailey Codza could not defend herself. As though it's not enough, she gets pregnant. Her enraged husband decides to pay her back for her infidelity by having an affair with his ex-girlfriend - Denise Kellers, the family Hailey never knew she had. Losing her family's wealth and company to her husband and his ex (now girlfriend), she is devastated, homeless and penniless as all her credit cards are blocked by her husband. She sees the man who is responsible for her pregnancy. The man she has no idea how he'd found his way to her matrimonial bed - Jared Johnson. Jared is annoyed when this strange woman disrupts his meeting and accuses him of ruining her life, marriage and impregnating her. It affects his business deals and having no choice, he marries her to calm the public whilst engaged to someone else. But he loathes her and allows his family treats her badly. Hailey who has fallen in love with Jared is broken when she can no longer take the humiliation. She signs the divorce papers and leaves, only to arrive six years later to the country as a self-made, secret billionaire and a mother of twins. Now her two ex-husbands are begging to have her back...
Julia and Evan were the perfect couple-or so she thought. But everything changed when Evan abruptly ended their relationship, leaving her heartbroken and unable to tell him she was carrying his child. Years later, Julia has built a life for herself and her son, Andy, while Evan has risen to unimaginable wealth and success. Their paths cross again at a chance meeting, but Julia soon discovers Evan has moved on with someone else. Julia is done with the pain. She's fought battles alone, raising a son who deserves the truth about his father, even if Evan doesn't deserve her forgiveness. When Julia told Evan years ago she had something to say, he didn't listen. Now, it's time for him to listen. But is it too late to reclaim what he lost? "We should break up," he'd said, the words cutting through her like glass. The pregnancy test in her pocket stayed hidden, just like the child they would never share. Now, it's Evan's turn to hear the truth-and to face his deepest regret.
Janet was adopted when she was a kid -- a dream come true for orphans. However, her life was anything but happy. Her adoptive mother taunted and bullied her all her life. Janet got the love and affection of a parent from the old maid who raised her. Unfortunately, the old woman fell ill, and Janet had to marry a worthless man in place of her parents' biological daughter to meet the maid's medical expenses. Could this be a Cinderella's tale? But the man was far from a prince, except for his handsome appearance. Ethan was the illegitimate son of a wealthy family who lived a reckless life and barely made ends meet. He got married to fulfill his mother's last wish. However, on his wedding night, he had an inkling that his wife was different from what he had heard about her. Fate had united the two people with deep secrets. Was Ethan truly the man we thought he was? Surprisingly, he bore an uncanny resemblance to the impenetrable wealthiest man in the city. Would he find out that Janet married him in place of her sister? Would their marriage be a romantic tale or an utter disaster? Read on to unravel Janet and Ethan's journey.