Scarlett's world turned upside down when the man she sacrificed everything to betrayed her and let her die as she lay gasping in a pool of blood. However, her final moments of hatred did not turn out to be her last ones, as she found herself reborn two years ago. She vowed to avenge herself but was thrown off track after crossing paths with the city's most powerful man. Discover a winding tale of love, heartbreak, revenge, and drama.
Today was Sunday, but Joshua Hui said that he couldn't go with me to the hospital for my prenatal care visit because he had something to deal with in the company.
He wasn't like this in the past. Before, no matter how busy he was, he would always find a way to accompany me.
Joshua Hui came from a small village, and he held a PhD from Peking University. After we got married, we lived with his mother. She was a conservative woman who had a feudal way of thinking. After being married for more than half a year, I still hadn't gotten pregnant. Because of it, she started to persuade him into divorcing me and marrying someone else.
After his mother brought up the topic a few times, he busied himself with work. He always went home late and even worked on weekends.
Finally, I got pregnant. But he didn't go back to his old self. He was still very busy all the time.
His mother, who used to make things difficult for me because I couldn't get pregnant, didn't change either.
She still made things difficult for me up until now. Worse was, he sometimes helped her scold and blame me.
We fought about it a few times in the beginning.
But every time we fought, he wouldn't go home. Eventually, I had no choice but to give in to him just to have him stay by my side.
After all, I only had him in my life now.
I was born and raised in a well-off and powerful family. And since Joshua Hui only came from a small village, my family looked down upon him. They opposed our marriage. I got angry with my parents when they tried to separate us. As a result, I chose him and cut off relation with my parents.
Since then, I never dared to contact my family again. It had been more than two years. But every time his mother treated me badly, I couldn't help thinking how well my parents had treated me before.
But I didn't have the face to go home. I was an unfilial daughter, and I was so cruel to my parents back then.
Going to the hospital alone, I was so depressed. The doctor told me a piece of good news. "Ms. Xia, congratulations. You are pregnant with twins."
I had twins in my belly. I thought that Joshua Hui would be very happy if he knew. And his mother wouldn't have any reason to make things difficult for me anymore.
Needless to say, I felt very happy and excited.
I planned to surprise Joshua Hui when he got home.
But I didn't expect that I would be the one to receive the most devastating surprise.
I went back home, my heart full of joy. When I opened the door, I saw Joshua Hui sitting on the sofa in the living room.
Wasn't he supposed to be at work? Why was he here so early today? Usually, he went home at around two o'clock in the morning.
What surprised me more was my best friend, Bella Bi, was also there. She was sitting next to him.
Although they were not sitting too close to each other, I still felt a little uncomfortable. I knew that Bella Bi had always liked my husband. Although she never admitted it, my natural instinct as a woman had sensed it.
Fortunately, Joshua Hui didn't show any interest in Bella Bi.
"Did you finish work early today?" I asked as soon as I entered the house.
He just nodded.
When I got closer to them, I noticed that Bella Bi's makeup was smudged. I felt strange. She usually paid much attention to her appearance. She had never gone out of her house looking messy. "Bella, your makeup is smudged. Didn't you check yourself in the mirror before you went out?" I asked.
The expression on her face changed in an instant. She hurried to the bathroom to fix her makeup. When she came out, she said that she had something to deal with and left in a hurry.
I suddenly had a bad feeling. Besides, when I commented on her makeup, I noticed a flash of panic in my husband's eyes.
Moreover, it felt odd that he was at home at this time when he told me earlier that he had to deal with something important in the company.
A gut-wrenching feeling surged up in my heart.
I tried to confront him about it. "Why did you suddenly look nervous when I told Bella that her makeup was smudged?"
He burst out in anger all of a sudden. He picked up the teacup on the table, smashed it on the wall, and shouted at me, "It was all because of you. When did you start to become a shrew? Your only friend came to see you, but then left because you embarrassed her."
Joshua Hui was right. Bella Bi was my only friend now. Since I got married, I also cut tied with the other friends.
Only Bella Bi would come to me and hang around with me from time to time.
His sudden anger startled me. But then, I tried to defend myself. "I didn't mean to embarrass her. We've been friends for five years now and that's how we talk to each other."
He squinted at me and said coldly, "Then, what do you mean? Are you thinking that Bella and I have an affair? Don't forget that I'd already known her before I met you. But I have never fallen in love with her. Now, you're accusing me of having an affair with her? Scarlett Xia, I didn't expect you to be so narrow-minded. You are such a shrew woman!"
He kept on calling me a shrew. Didn't I just ask him gently? He even scolded me a lot in the end.
I wanted to retort, but when I saw him walking out angrily, I got flustered. I was afraid that he would not come back for a few days and nights again. To stop him from leaving, I quickly rushed to him and held his hand. I humbly apologized, although I knew that I didn't do anything wrong.
"Joshua, please don't go. I know I'm wrong. Please forgive me. From now on, I will do whatever you say. Just don't go," I pleaded.
But Joshua Hui just ignored me and shook off my hands. I held his hand again and begged, "Please don't go. I went to the hospital today, and I found out that I'm pregnant with twins. Don't go. Our babies need you."
Finally, he stopped and looked at me.
However, I couldn't see any trace of joy on his face. In fact, he looked even colder. "Scarlett, I thought that you were just a shrew. But I didn't expect you to be cunning too. You even dare to make up a story of getting pregnant with twins just to make me stay?"
He then shook off my hands forcefully and turned around. I almost fell to the floor. Fortunately, I was able to hold onto the shoe cabinet next to me and managed to stabilize myself.
Mia's life is spiraling out of control. Abandoned by her mother, bullied mercilessly at school, and thrown into a household of four dangerously attractive stepbrothers, she's desperate to find her footing. "You look absolutely edible," Sean growled, his eyes devouring her. Mia felt a rush of heat between her thighs "Oh, you think so?" she purred, turning to face him. She reached out and traced her fingers along the ribbon that wrapped around his waist. "Well, I've been waiting for this all day. And I'm starving." Sean's smile grew into a predatory grin. "Then let us feast," he said, and in a flash, the ribbon fell away, exposing his rock-hard length. He stepped closer, and Mia felt the warmth of his breath on her face as he whispered, "You're going to take every inch of us tonight, aren't you?" With Rolex's teasing smirk and Sean's quiet, hot stares, Mia doesn't know where to turn-or who to trust. Every glance, every touch leaves her breathless, confused, and craving more than she should. Will Mia survive their games, or will she lose herself in a dangerous world of secrets, seduction, and forbidden desire? One house. Four brothers. Endless temptation.
When Corynn mustered up the courage to tell Elliot about her pregnancy, she unexpectedly found him gallantly helping another woman from his car. Her heart sank as three years of effort to secure his love crumbled before her eyes, compelling her to leave him behind. Three years later, life had taken Corynn down a new path with someone else, while Elliot was left grappling with regret. Seizing a moment of vulnerability, he pleaded, "Corynn, let's get married." Shaking her head with a faint smile, Corynn gently replied, "Sorry, I'm already engaged."
Rose looked at the reports in her hand and was in shock... The reports said that she was one month pregnant, however, how can she get pregnant when she didn't have any man in her life... "Was it because of that dream? Could I get pregnant because I have sex in my dream?" She thought... She didn't have any mental problems, however, except for this she can't able to think about anything... However, she still didn't get out of her surprise when she met the man in her dream... Kevin Davis looked at the reports in her hand and asked, "Is this child mine?" However, Rose didn't answer but asked... "Was that night not a dream?" Kevin was angry because it was his first time and she thinks it was a dream... Kevin forced her to marry him however, Rose didn't want it... She wanted to abort the child but he didn't let her... In the end... Rose agreed to marry him... She looked at Kevin's blue eyes and said, "I will marry you, however, I had two conditions..." "First, after marriage, you can't control my freedom, I still had the right to do whatever I want. Don't worry I won't harm the child." "Second, if I ever found out that you had cheated behind my back then I will leave with my child and you can't stop me..." Both of them got married... However, after she falls in love with him... She found there are hidden secrets in his past...
Elisa watched as the most important people in her life showered the evil imposter-The fake heiress, with love. Elisa, the lost daughter of one of the most wealthiest family was found 18 years later and was brought back to her rightful home. However, someone had already taken her place. A fake heiress, the pampered little princess. Her coy acting and innocent façade made Elisa's real mother love her more than Elisa, her real daughter. That made Elisa, though, the true daughter end up as an adopted child. "Elisa, could you try not to appear in front of her too much as it could trigger her insecurities." Her parents had told her because of the fake heiress. "Elisa, You've taken everything away from her. Why can't you give her a little more?" Her fiancé had ordered her. Because of an unfortunate accident plotted by Isabelle-The fake heiress, Elisa was sent to prison and her family cut ties with her without a second thought. Four years, after much torture which led to her being crippled and blind on one eye, she was released, but got hit by a truck. While laying on the pool of her blood, she wanted to question, Why? Why had they all treated her so cruelly, while they love Isabelle unconditionally? She badly wanted to rip off Isabelle's mask of innocence, to reveal the fake, manipulative woman beneath. She was full of hatred. But after her death, she woke up back to when she was 18 years like all that happened were all nightmare. She was elated. She was reborn to re-live all that had happened in her last life, but now, her mission was to reveal mask beneath that woman and make everyone that made her suffer in her past life pay. It was her time for revenge! And definitely, she won't mess this up!
Darya spent three years loving Micah, worshipping the ground he walked on. Until his neglect and his family's abuse finally woke her up to the ugly truth-he doesn't love her. Never did, never will. To her, he is a hero, her knight in shining armour. To him, she is an opportunist, a gold digger who schemed her way into his life. Darya accepts the harsh reality, gathers the shattered pieces of her dignity, divorces him, takes back her real name, reclaims her title as the country's youngest billionaire heiress. Their paths cross again at a party. Micah watches his ex-wife sing like an angel, tear up the dance floor, then thwart a lecher with a roundhouse kick. He realises, belatedly, that she's exactly the kind of woman he'd want to marry, if only he had taken the trouble to get to know her. Micah acts promptly to win her back, but discovers she's now surrounded by eligible bachelors: high-powered CEO, genius biochemist, award-winning singer, reformed playboy. Worse, she makes it pretty clear that she's done with him. Micah gears up for an uphill battle. He must prove to her he's still worthy of her love before she falls for someone else. And time is running out.
"There will be no falling in love, we will only act as a loving couple when we are in public, we will share a room to make it believable, but no intimacy, touching is off-limits. We'll only have sex once a month, and that's solely to produce an heir. You won't interfere in my business, and I won't interfere in yours. You will be my wife in every sense and you will not be involved with any other man," he said, arrogance seeping from every word. I watch his mouth move, I'm not ready to fall in love with any man, especially not one as arrogant and egoistic as him. I can handle acting as a loving couple, and as for intimacy once a month. I can agree to that just to satisfy my sexual cravings with no strings attached. "Where can I sign?" I asked since I had nothing to lose. *** Nadine's wedding dreams turned to nightmares when she caught her sister and fiancé cheating! With a secret recording, she's ready for revenge. But then mysterious billionaire Logan West offers a deal: A Contract Marriage to take down her ex's empire. But what Nadine doesn't know is her life is getting complicated as she takes her chance to get revenge or risks everything for a chance at love?"