"Joanna Kelly was set up for three years in prison. On the first day of her release from prison, her ex-boyfriend proposed to her. She thought she had met her true love, but she didn't expect it was all her boyfriend's scheme. To take revenge, Joanna signed a contract and got married to Tim Howard, who is finally found to be the heir to Howard Family, cold, heartless, arrogant and unsympathetic. Tim is willing to help Joanna get revenge in return for a share in Joanna's mother's company. The marriage was originally just a trade between the two, so when everything was done, Joanna just served Tim with divorce papers. Unexpectedly, Tim pulled her to his arms and expressed his love. Being held in Tim's arms, Joanna trembled as hearing his expression of love and asked with surprise, ""You, you love me?"""
A heavy headache struck her.
Joanna Kelly tried to move slightly only to find her neck was more painful and her body was weak and aching.
She opened her eyes and found a crystal chandelier glittering brightly above in the white carved ceiling.
Then she looked around the luxury room and the large bed.
She was in a hotel.
Joanna eased herself and remembered everything.
"Joanna, I've been waiting for you to come back. Marry me!"
"Stay with me tonight." That whisper was full of affection and temptation.
Owen Howard and she would become a couple at last.
Surprised and astonished as she was that Owen was waiting for her and proposed once she came back after three years.
Suddenly the sound came when the door of the bathroom was opened. Joanna was blushed and felt her face burning, "Owe--" Owen.
She did not utter out that name before she was stunned by the man in front of her.
A tall and slim man walking out of the bathroom, with a bath towel wrapped around his waist, and his wheatish firm upper body naked. That face was clearly defined out. And he looked at her with one corner of his mouth curved up while the lights in his eyes were dimmed. The expression on his face was more than a smile.
-It was not Owen Howard at all!
Then who was he?!
Joanna rose from the bed quickly, leaving no consideration of her weak and aching body, dragged the quilt that slipped from her shoulder, and moved towards the corner of the bed.
"Who are you?" Joanna was so frightened that her voice sounded different from the usual.
That man walked casually towards her.
"That's the question that I am supposed to ask you."
He sat down on the bad directly, which made Joanna move backward to the corner and almost fell from the bed.
Had she worn any clothes, she would have run and left the room immediately.
"Who are you? And why are you on my bed?"
He got close to her and there was a hidden warning in his smiling eyes.
His bed?
She stayed with Owen last night and drank a lot of wine with him because she was so happy with that proposal.
After that, Owen asked her to stay with him and she agreed in a daze.
Then why she woke up in someone else's bed?
"I..."
Joanna did not know what she could say.
She could not remember what happened last night after she got drunk, let alone why she was in his bed.
That man suddenly got even closer to her and held her chin with his slender yet powerful fingers.
A sarcastic expression appeared in his face, "Let me say it for you, are you here trying to take a bite of me?"
"..." Took a bite of him?
How could she do that when she had no idea who he was?
"Boom! Boom--"
There was an extremely loud sound came from the door. Someone was bashing on the door instead of knocking.
"You still want to deny it?" That man held her chin even more tightly with a look that he knew everything, "You called people to come here and catch us in the spot. What do you want? Money? Or you want me to marry you?"
Money? Marriage?
What was that?
"No, there must be an explanation for all this..." Joanna tried to calm herself down and explained.
When she finished her words, the door was opened to another loud sound.
"Ah!"
She shouted out of surprise, got rid of his hand, and hid under the quilt before anyone strode in the room.
She could not imagine what would happen between Owen and her if they saw her in someone else's bed.
The sound of heavy steps came, followed by a series of crazy clicks of taking photos.
"Tim, I was curious before why you didn't go to the company or return to the Howards. Now I know your secret. You got an Eden outside! May I know which lady is honored to have your attention?"
Tim?
A Howard?
The woman under the quilt suddenly stiffed.
"When Lora Jones was down and out because of a business conspiracy, she met Brian Williams by accident. Brian fell for her at first sight and decided to keep her with him by all means. Nevertheless, when Lora finally fell in love with him, an ill-intentional bomb explosion, however, broke her love and her heart, thus she ran away in despair. Three years later, she comes back powerfully, which made Brian mad. At the time they meet again, she, with a cute baby in her arms, smiles to Brian and says,“Sir, Great barkers are no biters. Step aside!”"
At first sight, he was a gynecologist and she, a patient. Her boyfriend cheated, and she caught him to rescue her, but she was stopped in the examination room: "Check-up!" She begged for mercy and did not forget to kick him before leaving. Mr. Zhan, who had always been abstinent, never expected that he would be attracted by an ugly girl. "Mr. Zhan, I'm married." A marriage certificate was stuffed into her hands, what? Was he the "old man" she married?
Immediately after divorce, Zoe Edwards married Carlos Holt, the most powerful man in the City, out of convenience. Recalling the previous failed marriage, Zoe always keeps in mind that this marriage is just a trade without love and they will divorce once they have their own love respectively. The one truth she doesn’t know is that Carlos has been loving her for over 10 years and he is always waiting for her! Thus when she divorced, Carlos helped her get rid of the broken marriage and gave her a home. When she wants to work, Carlos tried his best to support her rather than just offered her a job. But when she wants a divorce, what should Carlos do?
Hathaway is not a good girl, at least not the traditional gentle, tender and obedient girl. Literally, she is open, independent and bold. At her first sight at Leon Davis, the most powerful personage of Leon City, Hathaway made a decision to chase after him. After teasing the arrogant man, she was happily thrown away by Leon. Without giving up, she listed a range of plans to draw Leon’s attention and she was confident enough to make it. The first thing she did was ruining his blind date, which unexpectedly freed him from a joyless meeting by coincidence. Fortunately, she’s changed her bad first impression. It’s so good a start for her. The next time she met him was at the business dinner party, she wore a white dress with diamonds showing her elegance like a white swan. Leon was deeply attracted and he realized how beautiful she is. Later, when she becomes his business partner, he finally finds her talents and smartness in fields of business and design. The two are getting closer and closer, is it still far from in love?
Wilson is ten years older than Anne, but they had engaged before she was born. She could have been living like a princess with love. However, at her age of 12, Anne’s father was killed, her mother was crippled, her family property changed ownership and she had to live with her enemies. Her peaceful life was torn apart. However, in her dark life, Wilson became her only reliance as he never gave up Anne but doted her, loved her and tried best to satisfy all her demands. Anne remembered that when she was a little girl, she was always chasing after Wilson and calling him uncle, which sometimes made Wilson helpless. Now she has grown up, she still likes to call him uncle, but what she got is his domineering reminder that it’s fiance not uncle.
She, framed by her biological mother, provoked the most devious president in the world. When she went to school, he was the professor; when she went to work, he was the boss. Even when she was on the way back home, he disguised himself as a driver to give her a ride. He occupied her home and forced her to be his tenant. One late night, Xenia Jones pulled open the quilt, only to see the man get on her bed, and screamed out of fear. “James Sterling, what are you doing?” He lit a cigarette and thought over, “I have an ancestral chromosome. I want to send it to you.”
It was supposed to be a marriage of convenience, but Carrie made the mistake of falling in love with Kristopher. When the time came that she needed him the most, her husband was in the company of another woman. Enough was enough. Carrie chose to divorce Kristopher and move on with her life. Only when she left did Kristopher realize how important she was to him. In the face of his ex-wife’s countless admirers, Kristopher offered her 20 million dollars and proposed a new deal. “Let’s get married again.”
"Sign the divorce papers and get out!" Leanna got married to pay a debt, but she was betrayed by her husband and shunned by her in-laws. Seeing that her efforts were in vain, she agreed to divorce and claimed her half of the properties. With her purse plump from the settlement, Leanna enjoyed her newfound freedom. The constant harassment from her ex's mistress never fazed her. She took back her identities as top hacker, champion racer, medical professor, and renowned jewelry designer. Then someone discovered her secret. Matthew smiled. "Will you have me as your next husband?"
The whispers said that out of bitter jealousy, Hadley shoved Eric's beloved down the stairs, robbing the unborn child of life. To avenge, Eric forced Hadley abroad and completely cut her off. Years later, she reemerged, and they felt like strangers. When they met again, she was the nightclub's star, with men ready to pay fortunes just to glimpse her elusive performance. Unable to contain himself, Eric blocked her path, asking, "Is this truly how you earn a living now? Why not come back to me?" Hadley's lips curved faintly. "If you’re eager to see me, you’d better join the queue, darling."
Janice, the long-forgotten legitimate heiress, made her way back to her family, pouring her heart into winning their hearts. Yet, she had to relinquish her very identity, her academic credentials, and her creative works to her foster sister. In return for her sacrifices, she found no warmth, only deeper neglect. Resolute, Janice vowed to cut off all emotional bonds. Transformed, she now stood as a master of martial arts, adept in eight languages, an esteemed medical expert, and a celebrated designer. With newfound resolve, she declared, "From this day forward, no one in this family shall cross me."
Rachel used to think that her devotion would win Brian over one day, but she was proven wrong when his true love returned. Rachel had endured it all—from standing alone at the altar to dragging herself to the hospital for an emergency treatment. Everyone thought she was crazy to give up so much of herself for someone who didn’t return her feelings. But when Brian received news of Rachel’s terminal illness and realized she didn’t have long to live, he completely broke down. "I forbid you to die!" Rachel just smiled. She no longer needed him. "I will finally be free."
Linsey was stood up by her groom to run off with another woman. Furious, she grabbed a random stranger and declared, "Let's get married!" She had acted on impulse, realizing too late that her new husband was the notorious rascal, Collin. The public laughed at her, and even her runaway ex offered to reconcile. But Linsey scoffed at him. "My husband and I are very much in love!" Everyone thought she was delusional. Then Collin was revealed to be the richest man in the world. In front of everyone, he got down on one knee and held up a stunning diamond ring. "I look forward to our forever, honey."