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After a brutal carjacking, Jessica unexpectedly gives birth and abandons her child. Years later, divorced and haunted by her past, she takes her daughter back-only to uncover shocking truths about her ex-husband, her brother's deadly secrets, and a murder that changes everything. Love, betrayal, and blood ties collide in a gripping tale.
I sat in the restaurant on my laptop screen . The memories I had spent years trying to bury clawed their way back to the surface, refusing to be ignored. My younger brother, Nathan, had died when he was just a few months old. And everyone blamed me.
"Murderer!" Aunt Martha had screamed, pointing a trembling finger at me.
"This girl is cursed!" another neighbor shouted.
I had only been six years old, too young to understand why everyone turned against me. But I remember my mother's face, a mask of grief and rage, as she stood over me.
"You killed him, Jessica! If you hadn't been standing there like a useless fool, your brother would still be alive!" she spat.
My father was no better. He was an alcoholic, a man who saw his children as nothing more than collateral damage in the war between him and my mother. That night, when Nathan died, my mother had come home late again. My father had been waiting. The argument started like every other, but this time, it escalated.
He shoved her. She fought back, grabbing a knife, a fork-anything she could get her hands on. My father's sjambok cracked through the air as he struck her. In the chaos, my mother, desperate to win the fight, grabbed a pot of boiling water.
"You think you're a man?! Let me show you what a real man feels like!" she yelled as she threw the scalding liquid.
But my father moved. And the boiling water landed on Nathan instead. The wails of my baby brother were deafening. Then, in a horrifying moment, my father slipped on the spilled water and fell-right on top of Nathan.
Silence followed. And then, chaos.
My mother turned on me. "You were just standing there! You could have saved him!"
I had only been a child. But from that day forward, I was branded as the murderer. I was the cursed one. The community turned against me. "She's a bad omen," they whispered. "She will bring misfortune wherever she goes."
Those words followed me my whole life. It was why I never wanted children. I feared I would bring them the same fate. I was only a child and l didn't deserve that
Janet was adopted when she was a kid -- a dream come true for orphans. However, her life was anything but happy. Her adoptive mother taunted and bullied her all her life. Janet got the love and affection of a parent from the old maid who raised her. Unfortunately, the old woman fell ill, and Janet had to marry a worthless man in place of her parents' biological daughter to meet the maid's medical expenses. Could this be a Cinderella's tale? But the man was far from a prince, except for his handsome appearance. Ethan was the illegitimate son of a wealthy family who lived a reckless life and barely made ends meet. He got married to fulfill his mother's last wish. However, on his wedding night, he had an inkling that his wife was different from what he had heard about her. Fate had united the two people with deep secrets. Was Ethan truly the man we thought he was? Surprisingly, he bore an uncanny resemblance to the impenetrable wealthiest man in the city. Would he find out that Janet married him in place of her sister? Would their marriage be a romantic tale or an utter disaster? Read on to unravel Janet and Ethan's journey.
Lucia Balstone thought she had chosen the right man to spend the rest of her life with, but he was the one who ended her life. Their ten-year marriage seemed like a joke when her husband stabbed her with a dagger. Fortunately, God is never blind to people's tears. Lucia got a second chance. She was reborn at the age of 22, before all the terrible things had happened. This time, she was determined to avenge herself and let those who hurt her pay! She made an elaborate list of her goals, and the first thing on her list was to marry her ex-husband's enemy, Alonso Callen!
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."
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?"
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?
Daisy is the illegitimate daughter of Mr. Hubert. His company went bankrupt, so he asked for help from Drkov's house. They agreed to help Mr. Hubert but with one condition. One of his two daughters must marry their nephew - Atlas Drkov. Atlas Drkov is a billionaire but he is disabled and uses a wheelchair. Yaretzi - daughter of Mr. Hubert's official wife - does not accept marrying a disabled man. She and her parents made a plan. They kidnapped Daisy's mother, threatened her, and forced her to marry Atlas. To save her mother, she accepted. However, after getting married, she fell in love with this man, and so did he. Difficulties start from here.