As someone who has been striving alone in the provincial capital, I finally saved enough money for the down payment on a house. However, my mother and younger brother from my hometown opposed my plan to buy a house. When they came to the provincial capital, I discovered that behind my mother and brother's opposition was actually my brother's girlfriend, who was the one "planning" against me! Is my family really not supposed to be a "brother-savior"? Why do my mother and brother want me to give up on buying a house for myself and instead use my money to help my brother buy a house and get married? It seems that this is all some scheme orchestrated by my brother's girlfriend. My money didn't come easy; it didn't just blow in with the wind! My family isn't made up of people that anyone can bully! Everything changed when I returned to my hometown...
I came from a small county town, and through my own efforts over the years, I had finally managed to establish myself in a big city like Rethuesia.
Although I was already twenty-seven and still unmarried, But I did have a few admirers.
I was not the type of woman who relied on men. This might be because my father passed away when I was young, and my mother favored my younger brother, leaving me to rely on myself to get to where I was today.
So, I had made up my mind to pay the down payment for a house myself in the coming months, right here in Rethuesia, a place where I never imagined I would belong.
I had almost saved enough for the down payment, and now I was just waiting for the property I liked to be listed.
I shared my plan to buy a house in Rethuesia with my mother back home, and at first, she agreed. But who would have thought that a week later, my mother called again.
On the phone, she completely changed her attitude and began to strongly oppose my plan to buy a house here, even breaking down in tears over the phone.
I was very confused, wondering what could have caused my mother's attitude to change so dramatically.
When I went to the train station to pick up my mother and others, who had come to Rethuesia specifically to stop me, I finally understood. It was all orchestrated by my brother's girlfriend!
My father passed away unexpectedly when I was in my first year of high school. My mother, an ordinary laborer little formal education, raised my brother and me on her own.
Since my father's death, I became exceptionally mature. This wasn't just my own assessment, but what the neighbors in our county town praised.
From my first year of high school, I started doing odd jobs in the town to earn some tuition money. Later, I got into a university in Rethuesia and left my hometown. After graduating, I chose to stay in Rethuesia.
I started at the bottom rung of the company ladder, and step by step, I worked my way up to become the department supervisor. This was all achieved through my relentless hard work, earning me the nickname "the relentless worker" at the company.
I didn't care about nicknames; as long as I could make money, that was all that matters. After all, I worked to earn money, not to make friends.
The reason I wanted to buy a house was to bring my mother to live with me. After all, she had spent all those years taking care of me and my brother on her own, which had been incredibly tough for her.
My brother was four years younger than me and now worked at an office in our hometown. This job was stable but his income was rather modest. Because my brother's situation wasn't as good as mine, I wanted to bring my mother to enjoy a more comfortable life with me.
I thought my plan was perfect, but who knew that at this crucial moment, the problem would arise with my mother? This was the one part that should never have gone wrong.
I was at the station to pick up my mother, along with my brother and his girlfriend.
My brother's girlfriend was quite tall, probably around 5'6", and she was quite attractive. But her thin lips made me think that she must be the type of person with a harsh personality.
"Vivian Willis, this is your brother's girlfriend, Jolene Douglas," my mother introduced her with a smile.
I returned the smile and nodded at Jolene, greeting her.
But my brother seemed displeased, saying, "Vivian, what's going on? Jolene came all this way with us, and you're being so cold. What's that supposed to mean?"
As I listened to my brother's complaints, I felt a surge of anger inside. Did he really think I didn't know it was this Jolene who manipulated things, influenced my mother to completely change her attitude towards me buying a house?
And he still expected me to be warm and welcoming to her?
Madison had always believed that she would marry Colten. She spent her youth admiring him from afar, dreaming of their future life together. But Colten was always indifferent to her, and when he abandoned her at a time when she needed him most, she finally realized that he never loved her. With renewed resolve and a thirst for revenge, Madison left. Endless possibilities lay ahead, but Colten was no longer part of her plans. Colten rushed to her place in a panic. "Madison, please come back to me. I’ll give you everything!" It was his powerful uncle who answered the door. "She's my woman now."
Lindsey's fiancé was the devil's first son. Not only did he lie to her but he also slept with her stepmother, conspired to take away her family fortune, and then set her up to have sex with a total stranger. To get her lick back, Lindsey decided to find a man to disrupt her engagement party and humiliate the cheating bastard. Never did she imagine that she would bump into a strikingly handsome stranger who was all that she was currently looking for. At the engagement party, he boldly declared that she was his woman. Lindsey thought he was just a broke man who wanted to leech off her. But once they began their fake relationship, she realized that good luck kept coming her way. She thought they would part ways after the engagement party, but this man kept to her side. "We gotta stick together, Lindsey. Remember, I'm now your fiancé. " "Domenic, you're with me because of my money, aren't you?" Lindsey asked, narrowing her eyes at him. Domenic was taken aback by that accusation. How could he, the heir of the Walsh family and CEO of Vitality Group, be with her for money? He controlled more than half of the city's economy. Money wasn't a problem for him! The two got closer and closer. One day, Lindsey finally realized that Domenic was actually the stranger she had slept with months ago. Would this realization change things between them? For the better or worse?
"You're mine, little puppy," Kylan growled against my neck. A soft gasp escaped my lips as his lips brushed my skin. My mind screamed at me to push him away-the Lycan Prince who had humiliated me again and again, but my body betrayed me, leaning into him before I could stop myself. He pressed his lips against mine, and his kiss grew more aggressive, more possessive as I felt my legs weaken. What was I doing? In a split-second, I pulled away and slapped him hard across the face. Kylan's eyes darkened, but the smirk on his lips exposed his amusement. "You and I both know we can't fight this, Violet," he said, gripping my wrist. "You're my mate." "And yet you don't want me," I replied. "You told me you were ashamed of me, that l'd never be your queen, that you'd never love me. So please, accept my rejection and let me go." "Never," he whispered, his grip tightening as he pulled me closer. "Soon enough, you'll be begging for me. and when you do-I'll use you as I see fit and then I'll reject you."
Elena, once a pampered heiress, suddenly lost everything when the real daughter framed her, her fiancé ridiculed her, and her adoptive parents threw her out. They all wanted to see her fall. But Elena unveiled her true identity: the heiress of a massive fortune, famed hacker, top jewelry designer, secret author, and gifted doctor. Horrified by her glorious comeback, her adoptive parents demanded half her newfound wealth. Elena exposed their cruelty and refused. Her ex pleaded for a second chance, but she scoffed, “Do you think you deserve it?” Then a powerful magnate gently proposed, “Marry me?”
For three years, Shane and Yvonne were wed, sharing heated nights, while his devotion clung to his ex. Yvonne strove to be a dutiful wife, yet their marriage felt hollow, built on desire rather than real warmth. All changed when she became pregnant, only for Shane to thrust her onto the operating table, warning, “Either you or the baby survives!” Broken by his cruelty, she vanished in grief and later returned, radiantly accomplished, leaving everyone awestruck. Haunted by remorse, Shane begged for another chance, but Yvonne only smiled and replied, “I’m sorry, men no longer interest me.”
Kara Martin was known as Miss Perfect. She was a beauty with good personality and successful career. Unfortunately, her life changed at one night. She was accused of adultery, losing her job, and abandoned by her fiance. The arrogant man who slept with her did not want to take responsibility. He even threatened to kill her if they met again. What's worse, Kara was pregnant with twins and she chose to give birth to them. Four and a half years later, Kara returned to work at a large company. As the secretary, she would frequently face their notorious CEO. Kara thought it wouldn't be a problem, but as it turned out ... the CEO was the father of the twins!