Katie was forced to marry Dillan, a notorious ruffian. Her younger sister mocked her, "You're just an adopted daughter. Count your blessings for marrying him!" The world anticipated Katie's tribulations, but her married life unfurled with unexpected serenity. She even snagged a lavish mansion in a raffle! Katie jumped into Dillan's arms, credited him as her lucky charm. "No, Katie, it's you who brings me all this luck," Dillan replied. Then, one fateful day, Dillan's childhood friend came to her. "You're not worthy of him. Take this 50 million and leave him!" Katie finally grasped Dillan's true stature-the wealthiest man on the planet. That night, trembling with trepidation, she broached the subject of divorce with Dillan. However, with a domineering embrace, he told her, "I'd give you everything I have. Divorce is off the table!"
Katie Holland was set to marry a man, despite already having a boyfriend.
She chose to run away from her own wedding, hoping her boyfriend would take her away.
However, what she stumbled upon next would etch itself in her memory forever...
Looking through the slightly open bedroom door, she saw a naked woman, sitting atop a man, moving vigorously.
"Hmm... So, tell me, Josh, is it me or Katie you're in love with?"
Panting, Josh Sutton said, "Darling, how can you even compare yourself to her? I would have left her long ago if I wasn't so concerned about my reputation taking a hit."
The woman's smile grew wider. "No worries. Once she's married off to that loser tonight, nobody can stand in the way of us being together."
Their eyes locked in a tender gaze. Then they embraced, sharing kisses...
Katie's face turned pale. She was in disbelief over the scene before her.
Her boyfriend was in bed fucking her nominal sister!
"Bang!"
The couple who were having sex in bed were startled.
Before Josh had a chance to understand what was happening, a vase struck his head.
Judie Holland let out a scream and lunged to confront Katie. "Have you lost your mind? Josh lost interest in you ages ago, and the only reason he didn't leave you was out of a sense of responsibility! How dare you hurt him!"
"It's not your place to speak, you mistress!" Katie responded with a cold push and turned to Josh. "I need to hear it from you, Josh. Have you been seeing Judie behind my back for long?"
Josh couldn't bring himself to meet her gaze. "I'm sorry, Katie."
It felt as though Katie's heart was being ripped apart, the pain so intense that she found it hard to catch her breath.
Her hands balled into fists, her nails digging into her palms. "Josh, how could you betray me like this? Don't you remember who stood by your side for three years? I was there for you when you were living in that basement!" she shouted out in the end.
Feeling guilty, Josh turned his gaze away, covered his head, and stayed silent.
Judie let out a mocking laugh. "You really think he'll crawl back to you after hearing that?"
Katie smiled calmly. "Why would I ever want him back? He's nothing but a loser who leeches off women. You are doing me a favor by having him with you."
This comment infuriated Judie.
Was Katie insinuating she was meant to be with a loser?
Fuming, Judie gritted her teeth. "You're going to regret this. My mother must have noticed that you were missing from the wedding."
Katie's expression changed.
She never wanted this marriage in the first place.
They had their sights set on Judie, the real daughter of the Holland family. Katie, on the other hand, was merely a foster child who had been taken in along with her mother.
That afternoon, Maddie Holland, Judie's mother, had invited her for tea. After one cup, Katie blacked out.
Upon awakening, she found herself in a wedding gown, seated in the bridal suite.
Maddie informed her through the door that she was to marry in Judie's place, fulfilling a long-standing engagement.
Of course, Katie refused.
The groom was rumored to be a man doing a lot of evil things. Judie herself had rejected him to the point of attempting suicide.
Katie couldn't agree to the marriage either.
Desperate, she made a daring escape through the window, not anticipating...
Overcome with anger and despair, she clutched the wedding dress tightly and clenched her teeth.
She hissed, "You won't have your way."
With that, she turned and ran away.
Julie didn't pursue her. Instead, she informed her parents of Katie's visit.
In Dailens, tracking someone down was a piece of cake for the Holland family.
Katie kept running and didn't stop.
It seemed like there were pursuers at every turn.
"Bang!" She tripped over a rock by the side of the road, tumbling down to the ground.
"Stop!" A group of strong men with electric batons were chasing after her.
Katie was determined not to be dragged back.
Biting down hard, she forced herself back on her feet and continued her escape.
An hour later, Katie found refuge in a warehouse, gasping for air.
She had made it to the suburb. Surely, her pursuers couldn't find her here, could they?
Climbing to the second floor, she used the last of her energy to barricade the door.
At last, she allowed herself a moment to catch her breath.
But her relief was short-lived when she heard noises in the dark.
Could it be a rat?
No, it was worse-the unmistakable sound of footsteps.
Tah...
The echo of leather boots on the floor cut through the silence of the night.
Fear took over Katie.
Her mouth twitched uncontrollably, and her voice trembled as she spoke. "Do you... live here? I didn't mean to intrude. I'll just leave..."
But as she got up, a large hand grabbed her from behind.
A sharp blade touched her delicate neck.
Katie was so scared that she could barely bring herself to open her mouth and speak.
A cold, male voice questioned her from above.
"Who sent you here?"
I spent a fortune offering a reward for the whereabouts of the movie star. To my surprise, he appeared right in front of me, and I immediately knelt down. The next day, news of my proposal to the movie star skyrocketed to trending topics. And all of this happened because I had bound myself to a system that makes me fart whenever I talk about love!
For seven years, Claudia allowed herself to live under Eddie's shadow. She thought that devoting herself to him would eventually win his heart, but it turned out to be nothing more than wishful thinking on her part. When they finally cut ties, Claudia did not argue or ask for any compensation. Instead, she chose her peace and left without looking back. She never imagined that Eddie would suddenly appear on her wedding day, furious and wild-eyed. He glared at her groom and declared, "I was here first!"
It took only a second for a person's world to come crashing down. This was what happened in Hannah's case. For four years, she gave her husband her all, but one day, he said emotionlessly, "Let's get divorced." Hannah's heart broke into a million pieces as she signed the divorce papers, marking the end of her role as a devoted wife. Within Hannah, a strong woman awakened, vowing never to be beholden to any man again. Embracing her new life, she embarked on a journey to find herself and command her own destiny. By the time she returned, she had experienced so much growth and was now completely different from the docile wife everyone once knew. "Is this your latest trick to get my attention?" Hannah's ever-so-arrogant husband asked. Before she could retort, a handsome and domineering CEO pulled her into his embrace. He smiled down at her and said boldly to her ex, "Just a little heads-up, mister. This is my beloved wife. Keep off!"
For three years, Jessica endured a loveless marriage while her husband pretended to be impotent. His lies unraveled when a pregnant mistress surfaced. After six months of secretly collecting proof, Jessica threw him out and built her own billion-dollar empire. After the divorce, she transformed into an irresistible figure, attracting admirers. As she left her office one day, she met Kevan, her ex-husband's brother. He stepped in, confronting her. "Was I just a tool to you?" Jessica's lips curled into a calm smile. "How much compensation do you want?" Kevan's voice softened. "All I want is you."
I ran after I died. The moon goddess gave me another chance to live. Married to a ruthless Lycan that was rumored to be cursed by the moon goddess herself. But I was killed by his minion... behind the bars of her torment... A new story began and he battled with his demons, in a world where truth was far fetched. I was his pawn, his toy, his game...until I discovered one night, when I was soaked in blood that I regretted the day I met him. I'd given up the Lycan beast, to marry a monster. I fled from the Alpha of Bloodmoon Park, the gruesome Lycan that every person feared, to be with this man that seemed soft at first glance. It made me wonder, what if I had stayed? The gruesome Lycan might be fearsome but I never heard him pierce a woman's heart with his claw. In a world where wolves howled at the moon and the lines between man and beast are blurred, danger lurked through the shadows, after the day I married the beast that visited my bed every night. Caught in a web of betrayal and deceit, the man I had fallen in love with had become the monster I wished I could flee from. A deadly threat to my life especially when I realized he was getting married to my step sister, the same girl that made my life hell when I was an omega. I wished I could get my revenge, but how could I, when I was lying in a pool of my own blood, dead? Will the goddess grant me another chance?
Betrayed by her mate and sister on the eve of her wedding, Makenna was handed to the ruthless Lycan Princes as a lover, her indifferent father ignoring her plight. Determined to escape and seek revenge, she captured the interest of the three Lycan princes, who desired her exclusively amid many admirers. This complicated her plans, trapping her and making her a rival to the future Lycan queen. Entwined in jealousy and vindictiveness, could Makenna achieve her vengeance in the intricate dance with the three princes?
He has all the traits that you wished for your dream man to have. Power, money, perfection, handsomeness and a body like a Greek God. But he's inlove. He's inlove with her. For him, she was the completion of his dream, a perfect wife and a mother to be with his children. He would give her everything including his own life. He would sacrifice his world for her. But she left him. She betrayed him. She broke his heart into pieces. And he turned into a cold, heartless, rude and an arrogant billionaire, who would do everything to show her that she's no longer important into his life. Even though the truth is the opposite of what he is doing. His heart still aching for her. And that's when he met me. I applied as his Personal Assistant to fulfill my bucket list of dreams. To explore my life and experience everything. He offered me a deal. He asked me to marry him just to show his ex that he already moved on. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "She's pregnant." He blurted out and i almost stumbled on where i am standing. I just gripped the backrest of the couch to support my weight. The pain creeping in my heart is unbearable but i managed to stay calm. "Wow! Congratulations!" I said faking my excitement as i remembered him saying... -cheating would not be the reason to break our marriage- of course i couldn't accuse him of this as 'cheating' because she was the real reason why we are pretending as a couple. He still love her. He's still inlove with her. And that's when i made the biggest decision in my life. Taking all my strength and a piece of my heart that still hanging on a thin rope... I left him. Taking also my biggest secret in me... that i've already fallen inlove with him. And somehow i learned a lesson; 'Loving someone who doesn't love you back isn't as hard as loving someone who still inlove with his ex and who only uses you to get her back again into his life..'