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"Father, why must it be so? I love him; my life would be meaningless without him," Sara wept in despair as her father remained adamantly opposed to her love affair, even issuing a request that her boyfriend resign from his job and forbidding them from ever meeting again. "If you continue to defy me, I will ensure he disappears forever," James Roberts looked at his daughter with a steely, unyielding gaze. From that day forth, Sara and Leon went their separate ways, each to a different place. Leon left the city shortly after, and Sara went abroad to study. Their beautiful, youthful love ended from that day until one day ...

Destiny unfolds as a narrative of 12 years of youth, tracing the pathways of its main characters, David Smith and Bella Andrea, from the tender age of 18 through the poignant blossoming into their 30s – a splendid epoch of youth in their life’s journey. Twelve years is not necessarily a sprawling canvas of human life. But many amazing things can happen during that time so that we appreciate our current life more every time we look back. David Smith and Bella Andrea met, secretly loved each other, misunderstood, were divided, hated, separated, and came back together when deep wounds were in their hearts. They spent their youth together with love, hate, anger, and resentment before being happy. Life can be brutally unforgiving; sometimes, a moment of weakness may cause us to lose everything. Love remains the most precious entity of all. Steer clear of harboring hatred, allowing the heart to pulsate with the most sincere of beats perpetually.

"What do you think of him? He's an excellent boyfriend for you. I went to America to bring him back, don't let me down, okay? She frowned when she saw Mary wasn't interested in her work. Agnes continued. "Why? Don't you find him attractive?" Clear and lucid, Mary glanced at her best friend, who was squinting, and said coldly. "Do you like him that much? Then keep him to yourself. Why give him to me?" She could never have guessed that these words would inadvertently become a reality. These words would lead her down a path she dared not contemplate or remember but could only gasp in choked sobs in her heart. Realizing her slip, Agnes hurried to smooth things over with a smile as warm and pure as the spring sun, her lips curling up in an honest admission. "We're best friends. I give my best to you. You're the one who truly has my heart."

A great marriage doesn't happen when the "perfect couple" gets together. It happens when an imperfect couple gets together and learns to enjoy each other's differences. Six individuals with different personalities. Three imperfect couples who have been asked to be together... let's find out their stories. Will they fall in love with each other or will they eventually abandon their marriage? ~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~   Cold, rude, arrogant and narcissistic. This is how Sophia Yzabelle describes the man she married, Daniel Kelley. Due to her traumatic past and seeking justice, she agreed to marry him despite his rude personality. They hate each other from the very beginning but have had no choice but to get married as they both need the agreement for their own benefits.     The question is how long could they stand facing each other? Will they eventually admit their feelings or will they continue to be stubborn towards each other? * * *     Despite having everything she needs in life, it doesn't stop Madielyn Davis for completing her bucket list of dreams. So she applied for a job as a Personal Assistant to the CEO. Little did she know that her rude yet handsome boss, Gabriel Wilsons, will offer her a life-changing deal and that is to become his wife for a year.     Uhm... marrying someone who doesn't love you back is hard, but how about marrying someone for an agreement and the reason---he just wants to get his ex-girlfriend back, isn't it more painful.     Yes, it is, but she still agreed to marry him because she believed she could still change his mind for the revenge he's planning for his ex-girlfriend. But something happened during the process as she ended up falling in love with him.     Will Gabriel be able to return Madi's love or will he prefer the person he loved first? * * *     When she turned 18, a free-spirited young woman, Arrianna Angela, signed the most stupid contract and arrangement in her life. And that's marrying her brother's best friend and first love, Alexander Jonathan Smith. But here's the twist... he's rich, handsome but one of the certified womanizers in town.     But what they didn't know is not only the contract they signed can be called stupid, but so is she, who still found herself deeply in love with him even though he left her alone in their marriage for four years.    And now that he's back, can she still believe the man who made her feel worthless for a long time or like the past years she's been waiting, she would still accept and continue to love him despite everything that's happened?

Separated from her family since the day she was born, Linda vowed to come back and take revenge on those who had done injustice to her. Brought up in a noble clan, Charles was taking reins and conquering the business world but got beaten up by a woman he had never met before. Stuck with an unexpected betrothal at first, love eventually brought the two hearts together. Pregnant, kidnapped, injured, poor Linda was tossed into a roaring river. Who did it to her? What did they want? Who was the other ‘Linda’ around Charles?

Growing up without a mother can be hard. For Jean Wen, life became worse when her father, Henry, brings home his mistress. With two half-siblings intent on causing trouble, Jean is shunned by Henry. Desperate to earn his love, she agrees to be sacrificed for familial interests. She marries a rich CEO in exchange for a land her father wants. However, her failure and added complications with her family mean that everyone abandons her. To find out the truth about her mother’s death, she even risks her life. Is it an accident? Or a murder? When her stepmother turns her back on her father, she chooses to stand by Henry’s side and save his company from bankruptcy. Alone in the world, Jean comes across her ex-boyfriend. Will his consideration rekindle her love toward him? Will she be able to make her marriage work? Turn the page to find out more!

Trapped series - Episode III: Trapped with Daniel. “Let's go and register our marriage on your birthday!” Marrying Daniel should have been her best birthday gift, but everything was ruined the moment when she caught him sleeping with another woman on the day before her birthday. “He’s going to marry that woman! She... was my best friend!" When she heard the news, Janet returned from her self exile with her twin babies to stop their wedding ceremony. She was no longer the simple and naive girl that she was before. Instead, she had become the head of an important criminal faction. Time to exact revenge!

Trapped series - Episode V: Trapped with the Doctor. He is the director of the largest hospital in Shine Empire. She is the daughter of the director of Zoria Hospital. When the cool, heartless and high-handed Arvin Gomez meets the mischievous, cute and impulsive Angela Sanderson, what will happen?

In the previous life, Maggie Johnson was so cowardly, gullible and stupid that she was coaxed by her fiance and stepsister and then broke her legs and lost everything including her fortune, love and even life. However, she was so lucky that she was reborn in the year before everything happened. Since her life restarted, how could she repeat a previous tragedy? Therefore, in this life, she took the opportunity to improve herself and take revenge on the ones who had ever insulted her. Facing the people who had humiliated her previously, she became smart and experienced to break their frames and tricks that had caused her to hurt in the previous life. Finally, no one could stop her pace to amaze the world any more.

"Why the mask?" he asked. I kept quiet as he moved his hand to my hair. He untied my hair and let the hair band fall on the ground. "Why are you touching me? I'm a whore, right?" I asked as I stared at him, right in the eyes. He stared back at me and didn't answer. Didn't he just call me a whore? He buried his face back in my neck and lightly blow on my face. That felt good. Damn good. When his lips made contact with my skin, i bit my lips to stop a moan. I could feel his hands letting my wrists free. My hands fell on his shoulders. My eyes were closed as I concentrated on the feelings that I was getting. What the hell was he doing to me? Two persons. Two different worlds. Domination or submission? Relationship? What happens when two persons get into a thrilling, confusing and intense relationship? Love or hatred? Author: Lechna Baram Publisher：EasyReading

Trapped series - Episode II: Trapped with the Lawyer. It all starts on that fateful night, when Ella, who is the dear sister of Samuel’s best buddy, sneaks into the hotel where the drunken Samuel resides and gets pregnant… “I don’t want a divorce! I don’t want a divorce! I did no such thing!” Ella jumped on the bed and cried out. “I don’t want a scheming woman as my wife. Just sign the paper and get the hell out!” commanded Samuel with a cold tone. Poor Ella. She now finds herself helplessly involved in a disconcerting relationship where she faces a distrustful husband, an unwelcoming mother-in-law and the constant threat of divorce. Will their battered marriage finally be able to bear fruit? Will Ella finally be able to find her happiness after all the traumatic events she has went through? Join us in reading this ever exciting and eventful story that is Trapped with the Lawyer!

Olivia White replaced her sister to be engaged to Vincent Barton. She thought that the one she married would be a disabled man with notorious reputation, while to her surprise, Vincent is actually very handsome with great figure. What’s more, he treats her so well that he tends to satisfy all her requirements with no limits. In front of the public, he is the ruthless heir to the Emperor, while in front of her, he is her clingy husband who only belongs to her.

Trapped series - Episode IV: Trapped with Colin. You would think that for a beautiful girl with a respected family, everything will go smoothly without a hitch. However, for Sophia, nothing is ever so easy. Her life starts to spin out of control when her ex-boyfriend, together with her sworn enemy, set her up and send her to jail. As if that’s not enough, after her marriage with Colin, fate has played yet another joke on her. She is now facing a very precarious situation where her husband is growing suspicious of her and a bunch of vicious villains are trying to pounce at her at every turn. How will the future unfold for Sophia? Let's find out!