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Max Thompson, a 29-year-old billionaire, is the CEO of Thompson Corporation - one of the country's largest corporations. One night, while he was drinking at a familiar pub, a girl came up to him and offered to drink with him and coax him to sleep with her. Her innocent beauty and clumsy manners made Max feel strange. His assistant felt that she was not normal too so he stopped him from going with her. However, out of curiosity, Max still went with her to find a hotel. Along the way, they encounter two amateur assassins. These two guys wanted to kill Max. But before he could do anything, that girl rushed towards them. What will happen next? Welcome to Love and Hatred!
"I'll take the usual, Tom," Max said as he sat down in front of the bar.
"Yes, sir," said Thomas, the bartender, nodding slightly and making him a Cognac just the way he liked it.
Max loosened his tie around his neck, unbuttoned the top button of his shirt to breathe, and took a sip of wine. The taste of it eased him a little. Today, when he was planning a new project, he received rather troubling news. His subordinates were suspected by the police of being involved in a drug possession case. And the one who reported it was a subordinate of Samuel Hall – one of his enemies in the marketplace.
"Boss, you know well that our people don't do that. Our business is now more than enough to make a lot of money, they have no reason to do it. Plus, I select people very carefully," said his assistant, sitting down next to him.
"I know," Max complained. "For God's sake, Ray. Can't you just leave me alone for a bit? This is a pub, not an office."
Although Ray Baker is his assistant, sometimes Max feels like he is his nanny, always worrying and pushing him. If there was a contest for the most speaking assistant of the year, he was sure Ray would be the winner.
"Sir, this is your pub. I find it more effective to talk about work here than in the office," Ray said seriously.
His words caused Thomas to drop the glass on the counter, almost breaking it. Max found it both frustrating and amusing. He glared at Ray. Ray understood, raised his hands as if in surrender, then took a large bottle of wine and scurried away. Max sighed. Ray is talkative but is an effective hand and specializes in handling the dark things behind him. He used to be a mafia. Big bosses like Max Thompson always need people like him.
"You look lonely?" Suddenly, a clear female voice spoke up beside him.
Max rolled his eyes. It was a girl about 20 years old, beautiful like a doll with blonde hair and smooth white skin. She wears a turquoise dress that hugs her slim body but is not too revealing. Her bust is neither too big nor too small.
"Can I sit here with you?" She said, smiling, and sat down in the chair beside him. Her face looks very innocent, and the makeup is very light, making Max feel quite strange and curious. Especially her clear eyes. It wasn't dull or overtly inviting like most girls who dared to flirt with him. There was also a gentle, pleasant fragrance emanating from her body.
"Hey, do you know who this is?" Thomas spoke to the girl. He knows Max doesn't like to be bothered when he's upset.
Max is the CEO of the world-famous Thompson Group and a young, handsome 29-year-old billionaire. It is normal for many girls to want to lure him to make money.
"It's okay," he told Thomas, then turned to the girl. "Of course, you can, but you should sit up here."
Then, he suddenly grabbed the girl's arm and pulled her to sit on his lap. The girl staggered, clutching her hands to the chest of his shirt, her blue eyes wide open, looking him straight in the eyes, in which there was terror rather than amusement, and her body trembled strangely.
"Let go of me!" She cried out, standing up quickly.
Max didn't keep her. He looked at her curiously, asking, "I thought you wanted to drink with me?"
"Ah," she said as if remembering her original purpose. Her slender hands smoothed back her long hair. "Ahem. That's right, sorry. But I think I should sit here." Her voice trembled as she sat on the chair next to him.
Max found it funny but held it back. This girl is so weird. If she didn't have the intention of flirting with him, she should have left. Suddenly he wanted to tease her. He handed her his half-drinking glass of wine, saying, "Then drink it."
"What?" She exclaimed with wide eyes, her face looked as if she wanted to hit someone. But then, soon after, she changed her attitude, took that glass of wine and brought it to her mouth, and drank it up.
"Hey, this wine will make you drunk if you drink the whole glass at once," said Max, looking at the empty glass in her hand.
"What? Why didn't you tell me first?" She cried out as if deceived.
This time, he couldn't help but laugh. Her expression looked unbearably funny.
"Come on, doesn't it make you more relaxed?" He said. "Now tell me, what do you want from me?"
"I don't..." she said, drawing as if the glass was too strong for her. "Of course, I want to sleep with you. Haven't any girls told you that?"
"Wow! You are so frank!" Max exclaimed. He agrees that there are a lot of girls flirting with him, but they all talk around and pretend to be polite. No one is as blunt as this girl. She's already drunk.
"Why? You want money?" he asked, half-joking, half-serious.
"No, of course not. I'm rich, hahaha," she laughed. "I just want you."
"Very impressive. Is this your new trick to seduce men?" Max marveled.
"Haha, I think so," she laughed, taking his arm and standing up. "So, what do you think? Do you want to come with me?"
"Okay," he said, getting up from his chair and following her to the door.
"Sir," said Ray's voice suddenly behind him. "This girl is not normal."
This assistant is worried again.
"Don't follow me," Max told him.
Then he followed the girl out of the bar. It wasn't like he want to have sex with her, even though she was really attractive. He felt curious. What was her purpose? Why did she seem so innocent to admit frankly that she wanted to seduce him?
"There's a very good hotel over here," she said, pulling him by the arm into an alley.
Max followed, he knew the neighborhood very well. The hotels nearby were also managed by his subordinates, or by his business partners.
Suddenly, there was a noise behind. Max immediately turned to look. Two suspicious men appeared out of nowhere.
"Max Thompson," said one, pulling out a long knife. "Die."
Anna Jenkins is a genius young scientist. After inventing a time machine, she was drugged and an evil woman stole her invention. While struggling in the time machine, an error occurred that caused the two of them to time travel to another timeline three years ago. Anna suddenly realized she was living in the body of Tracy Thompson, a famous actress and model who died while at the peak of her career. Suspecting that the mastermind behind this, Rose Harris, was also the one who stole her inventions, Anna decided to stay in this timeline to take back what was taken away. And revenge for Tracy, why not? "What about me? After taking revenge, will you return to your old world?" Liam, Tracy's fiance, asked her. "You? I'm not interested in someone who's just handsome but useless." Anna curled her lips and said. Liam: "..." Anna never thought she would fall in love in this world, but then revenge for Tracy is not as simple as she expected.
Two years ago, Ricky found himself coerced into marrying Emma to protect the woman he cherished. From Ricky's perspective, Emma was despicable, resorting to underhanded schemes to ensure their marriage. He maintained a distant and cold attitude toward her, reserving his warmth for another. Yet, Emma remained wholeheartedly dedicated to Ricky for more than ten years. As she grew weary and considered relinquishing her efforts, Ricky was seized by a sudden fear. Only when Emma's life teetered on the edge, pregnant with Ricky's child, did he recognize-the love of his life had always been Emma.
Joelle thought she could change Adrian's heart after three years of marriage, but she realized too late that it already belonged to another woman. "Give me a baby, and I'll set you free." The day Joelle went into labor, Adrian was traveling with his mistress on his private jet. "I don't care whom you love. My debt is paid. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other." Not long after Joelle left, Adrian found himself begging on his knees. "Please come back to me."
"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?"
To the public, she was the CEO's executive secretary. Behind closed doors, she was the wife he never officially acknowledged. Jenessa was elated when she learned that she was pregnant. But that joy was replaced with dread as her husband, Ryan, showered his affections on his first love. With a heavy heart, she chose to set him free and leave. When they met again, Ryan's attention was caught by Jenessa's protruding belly. "Whose child are you carrying?!" he demanded. But she only scoffed. "It's none of your business, my dear ex-husband!"
The dream of everyone with regards to marriage is to be able to find that special someone and settle down with them. Even arranged marriages grant you an opportunity to meet your partner briefly before the wedding. How will you feel about waking up in the morning with someone sleeping next to you who is not just anyone but your legally married partner yet with no memory of how that had happened in just a few hours of going out the previous day? This is the story of Jason Haward and Julia Harrison, two strangers trapped in a marriage they never planned. The quest to find out why led to the unfolding of a mystery which made them realize they are both living a lie. To find out more, read this amazing story of love, betrayal, revenge and murder.
When they were kids, Derek saved Norah's life. Years later, after Derek ended up in a vegetative state from a car crash, Norah married him without a second thought and even used her medical knowledge to heal him. For two years, Norah was devoted, seeking his affection and looking to settle her life-saving debt. But when Derek's first love returned, Norah, faced with divorce, didn't hesitate to sign. Despite being labeled as forsaken, few knew of her true talents. She was a race car driver, a famed designer, a genius hacker, and a renowned doctor. Regretting his decision, Derek begged for her forgiveness. Just then, a charming CEO intervened, embracing Norah and declaring, "Back off! She's my wife!" Taken aback, Norah blurted out, "What did you say?"