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When she was young, she witnessed her parents' death. Fifteen years later, she became a general, defending her country, and after triumphantly returning home, she intended to uncover the truth about her past, only to unexpectedly find her grandfather's family being mistreated. The events from years ago seemed not so simple after all.

Tina Judd, the only daughter of Lia Judd, grows up pampered. She eventually marries Zac Bane. Lia, battling cancer, reluctantly lets her go. Years into the marriage, Tina’s life is far from ideal. Zac is unreliable, and Tina, now a mother, silently carries the burden of a failing relationship. At her baby’s one-month party, Tina expects Lia to come. Instead, she receives the news of her mother's death. Heartbroken, Tina argues with the Bane family and begins to question her marriage. To her surprise, Lia reappears. When she sees Tina’s pain, she scolds Zac for breaking his promise. Though she hopes they can fix things, the damage is deep. In the end, Tina chooses to leave. She wants to rediscover herself, and Lia stands by her. Zac, full of regret, promises to change, hoping she’ll return one day.

Harper endures relentless emotional and physical abuse from her husband Samuel, who deems her an unsatisfying wife and is influenced by his scheming assistant Ruby. He forces Harper into the "Perfect Wife Training Academy", a hellish suburban facility that subjects her to dehumanizing body examinations, graphic video training, violent coercion, and sexual violation under instructors Camilla and Daniel—all sanctioned by a contract Samuel signed. Broken by trauma, Harper complies with all demands, transforming into the obedient, sensual wife Samuel desired. During the academy’s inspection, Samuel watches edited footage of her torment and is consumed by rage and guilt, rescuing her and lashing out before descending into regret. Harper becomes a hollow, robotic version of the wife he wanted, losing her passion for the cello and her sense of self. Samuel uncovers Ruby’s role as a academy shareholder who orchestrated Harper’s suffering, avenges Harper by taking down the academy and imprisoning Ruby, then devotes himself to caring for her after she’s diagnosed with a rare illness. Refusing to forgive his unforgivable betrayal, Harper dies in the ICU, her final question—“am I finally a perfect wife?”—haunting Samuel forever.

Thrown out by her stepmother and left to fend for herself, Sharon Stinger never expected salvation to come in the form of Jenton's most influential man, Henry Forbes. She enters a flash marriage with Henry, and what starts as a mere exchange of benefits soon turns into an unexpected battle for survival in high society. Looked down upon by the elite, Sharon proves her worth with intelligence and determination, climbing to the top of the design world. Meanwhile, the powerful Henry finds himself falling helplessly for her.

A decorated female general returns in low profile but is met with her fiancé's request for a divorce! The top scholar is only seeking someone to create a peaceful era alongside him. However, he doesn’t realize that the very person he’s divorcing is exactly who he’s been searching for! Their missed encounters are truly the best arrangements by fate.

One fall sends Lily Carter into her favorite dating game, Demon Butler. But she's not the heroine, she's the villainess doomed to die. Her only way out? Tame four dangerous demon butlers. Too bad one of them is already at 97% corruption... and ready to kill her.

The chaotic pajama party continues! Listen in for a sweet surprise as the trio spills the tea on their crushes, showmances, and the cringiest things they’ve done in the name of love. Things really heat up when they jump on the Hear Me Out trend so prepare yourselves for some hot takes.

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Expelled by the Collins family, illegitimate child Miles Collins has rare beast-taming talent but is too poor to form a pact with even a lowest-tier spirit beast. Humiliated by Ryan Collins and Sophie Grant, he awakens the Ultimate Beastmaster Reversion System. While others evolve, he uses ancestral reversion to turn a green caterpillar into the Void Azure Dragon!

Jack Lewis is a construction worker. On the day of his girlfriend's graduation, he buys a ring to propose—but she suddenly has a change of heart and gets engaged to his best friend instead. Amara Green, the president of the Green Group, happens to witness the entire scene. Moved by Jack's kindness and genuine heart, she decides to enter into a flash marriage with him.

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