I grew up alongside Shen Mo as childhood sweethearts. In our youth, he set off firecrackers, causing severe burns on half my face. He said he wouldn't dislike me, and I believed him. Years later, he told his friends, "Now, when I look at Lin Yuqing's face, I feel like vomiting..." For this, he raised a little bird that looked just like me when I was young. Eventually, I divorced to set him free, but he went mad.
Asher had been rarely coming home lately.
He said his company was preparing for a major project, and he was working overtime every day.
I chose to believe him, just like I believed him back then when he promised he would never look down on me.
It wasn't until that night that I was disillusioned. Asher unexpectedly returned home early, saying he wanted to take a shower and relax.
His phone vibrated incessantly, with one WhatsApp message after another appearing on the screen. "Darling, are you coming tonight? I miss you so much."
My heart skipped a beat.
I took a closer look and found the profile picture belonged to a young and unfamiliar girl.
The girl was beautiful and vibrant, just like I was in my youth.
But I recognized her later.
She was the waitress at the newly opened café in our neighborhood, always greeting Asher with a charming smile.
So, he "worked overtime" there.
I stood in front of the mirror, my trembling fingers gently tracing the noticeable scar on my face.
Fifteen years had passed, yet that ugly mark remained glaring, like the wound in my heart that refused to heal.
I quietly placed his phone back where it was as if nothing had happened.
Asher emerged wrapped in a towel, his hair still dripping wet.
He smiled at me, which once made my heart flutter but now only filled me with nausea.
I watched him unlock his phone, a slight smile tugging at his lips.
"Bella, I might have to work overtime again tomorrow," he said casually. "This project is really keeping me busy lately."
I nodded, suppressing the anger and sadness within me, and replied softly, "It's okay. Just take care of yourself."
Asher seemed to breathe a sigh of relief probably because I didn't press him further.
He came over, intending to give me a gentle peck on the cheek, but ended up just hugging me instead. "You're so good," he murmured.
I got up and went to the room for painting, my hands trembling as I picked up a paintbrush. I was unable to start painting on the canvas for a long time.
My vision grew increasingly blurry.
I felt a strong wave of dizziness and nausea, my stomach convulsing, yet I could vomit nothing.
The paintbrush slipped from my hand, and I curled up in a fetal position in the corner, hugging my knees tightly.
Natalie used to think she could melt Connor’s icy heart, but she was sorely mistaken. When at last she decided to leave, she discovered that she was pregnant. Even so, she chose to quietly leave his world, prompting Connor to mobilize all of his resources and expand his business to a global scale—all in a bid to find her. But there was no trace of Natalie. Connor slowly spiraled into madness, turning the city upside down and leaving chaos in his wake. Natalie finally surfaced years later, with wealth and power of her own, only to find herself entangled with Connor once again.
After a one-night stand with Gavin Russell, the Powerful and cold alpha CEO, Iris Green was smitten and she thought there could be something between them after realizing they were fated mates. Her hopes were crushed by his harsh words, "I don't eat the same food twice." Broken, she returned to her city to manage her family business but soon realized that a seed had been planted. Giving birth to a set of twins, she could not endure raising them alone, when they looked exactly like him. She sent one of them to Gavin with a note, "Dessert after supper." Gavin frowned when he received the parcel, from his son. He sent people to fetch that blondie but it was as if she disappeared from the face of the earth. Of course, the Green family was mysterious and she was the new head of the family. She only gets seen whenever she wants to be.
Rosalynn's marriage to Brian wasn't what she envisioned it to be. Her husband, Brian, barely came home. He avoided her like a plague. Worse still, he was always in the news for dating numerous celebrities. Rosalynn persevered until she couldn't take it anymore. She upped and left after filing for a divorce. Everything changed days later. Brian took interest in a designer that worked for his company anonymously. From her profile, he could tell that she was brilliant and dazzling. He pulled the stops to find out her true identity. Little did he know that he was going to receive the greatest shocker of his life. Brian bit his finger with regret when he recalled his past actions and the woman he foolishly let go.
On her wedding day, Khloe’s sister connived with her groom, framing her for a crime she didn’t commit. She was sentenced to three years in prison, where she endured much suffering. When Khloe was finally released, her evil sister used their mother to coerce Khloe into an indecent liaison with an elderly man. As fate would have it, Khloe crossed paths with Henrik, the dashing yet ruthless mobster who sought to alter the course of her life. Despite Henrik’s cold exterior, he cherished Khloe like no other. He helped her take retribution from her tormentors and kept her from being bullied again.
Aria never wanted to marry Kael, the arrogant playboy her father forced her to accept as her fiancé. But Kael had his own twisted motives-he only wanted her because she was the one girl who refused him. When Aria rejected his demand to sleep with him a week before their wedding, Kael tried to take what he wanted by force. His drunken pursuit ended in tragedy when he was struck by a car, leaving Aria caught in the crossfire of blame. Zander, Kael's elder brother and the soon-to-be Alpha King, believed Aria was responsible for his brother's death-and promiscuous to boot. To prevent war between their packs, Zander agreed to marry her, but only for revenge. His plan? Ruin Aria's life for a year, then cast her aside and divorce her. But Zander's scheme begins to unravel when his ex-best friend Asher returns, determined to take Aria for himself. As secrets from the past resurface, Zander discovers betrayal, lies, and truths he never wanted to face. Was Aria truly guilty, or was she just another pawn in a deadly game of power and revenge? Asher laugh and say, "You're a fool; she never wanted to come. I told her you were with Lyra, so she came. And now I've achieved my goal: I ruined your marriage." Zander feel foolish, asking, "But why? I never did anything to you! You were my best friend. I should have killed you when you slept with my ex fiancée, Lyra!" Asher respond, "You knew I loved her, but you stole Lyra from me. She was my true mate, but she refused to marry me because you were soon to be the Alpha King! She never loved you. She loved me but wanted to be the queen of werewolves; that's all." Zander would realize how foolish he was. Yet, he still believed Aria wasn't innocent because she slept with his deceased brother before the wedding.
Her fiance and her best friend worked together and set her up. She lost everything and died in the street. However, she was reborn. The moment she opened her eyes, her husband was trying to strangle her. Luckily, she survived that. She signed the divorce agreement without hesitation and was ready for her miserable life. To her surprise, her mother in this life left her a great deal of money. She turned the tables and avenged herself. Everything went well in her career and love when her ex-husband came to her.