Urban Romance

I had been with Peregrine for five years, from school uniforms to a wedding dress, from naive innocence to ruthless decisiveness.
On the day he was supposed to wash his hands clean of his old life, I heard his brothers hooting and calling another girl "sister-in-law."
I stood in the shadow of a large tree, watching as his hands, once stained with blood, carefully wiped away her tears.
"Cordelia, you and she are different."
"She was born rolling in the mud, while you are the pure white lotus in bloom."
I looked at the wedding photos saved on my phone, dated for next week.
At the same time, another message popped up on the screen.
Late-stage pancreatic cancer. 
That night, Maya Reed slogs through pounding rain to the club where Cole Hale likes to hang out.She pauses outside his private room, wrings the water from her hair, and decides to wait until he finishes before surprising him.Through the cracked door drifts a teasing voice. "Cole, your wedding to Maya is in a week. Got your big surprise ready?""Yeah," Cole answers, his cool voice softened by liquor. "I'm going to give her something she'll remember for the rest of her life."Maya's hand stills in her hair, and a smile slips onto her face before she can stop it.Over the past three years, Cole has cherished her like the most precious thing in his life.Then, another man laughs. "If Maya finds out I've been pretending to be you this whole time, she'll lose her mind.""Please." Someone else scoffs. "As if she'd ever guess Cole has a twin!""Just wait until she finds out she's been sleeping with Cole's brother for three years..." 



When Eloise Windsor is reborn, she finds herself back in the year 1989. She's 30 years old, while her husband, Sebastian Moore, is 35. Sebastian has just become the youngest academician at the Bostesh Academy of Sciences. He's a nationally recognized talent with a bright future ahead of him. They have a pair of 10-year-old twins. Everyone around Eloise calls her lucky. She married such a talented man and was blessed with twins. However, now that she's been reborn, the first thing she does is call a lawyer and draft two copies of a divorce agreement.When Eloise calls Sebastian's office, his assistant, Taylor Lopez, answers instead. Upon hearing Eloise's voice, Taylor says, "Mr. Moore is busy at the moment, Mrs. Moore."She decides to head over to the academy to look for him. However, the security guards stop her. "Sorry, ma'am. Mr. Moore isn't accepting visitors for the time being."After waiting for three days, Eloise takes the divorce agreement to Iris Jones, Sebastian's first love. Eloise slides the agreement to Iris and says calmly. "Figure out a way to get Sebastian to sign this divorce agreement. Once he does, he and the kids are yours." 

Everyone knows that Andrew Stone, the richest man in the world, is an extreme workaholic. Having been married to him for five years now, Emily Jamison has been neglected by him time and again in the name of his work.The first time occurred on her birthday. She had planned the whole thing meticulously, right down to making a restaurant reservation, only for him to fly abroad for a last-minute business acquisition, not the least bit concerned that she ended up waiting for him from dawn to dusk.Her car accident was the second time. With her life hanging by a thread, she needed a family member to sign the hospital consent forms. She mustered every ounce of strength she could to text him, but he simply shot her back a curt reply."I'm in an important business meeting. Handle it yourself."The third time Andrew brushed Emily off was when her father was on his deathbed. He wanted to see Andrew one last time, but he was so preoccupied with the signing ceremony for a multi-billion-dollar project that he didn't make it.As she clutched her father's hand, its warmth slowly sapping away, she listened as the call kept ringing, and her heart turned cold.After everything, she finally understands that to Andrew, nothing—and no one—matters more than his business empire. 

Wendy Locke and Julian Gray's daughter comes down with a high fever in the middle of the night during the third year of their marriage.Wendy rushes the child to the hospital only to accidentally discover that the medical card she and her husband had once registered together bore not her husband's name, but that of his twin brother, Adrian Gray.Wendy follows the location tag from Julian's social media and decides to confront him at a bar. However, she overhears the voices inside as she reaches the doorway. "Julian, that's an absolutely brilliant move! You take over on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and let your twin brother handle on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. That way, you still have time to spend with Bianca."Wendy's such a fool. She hasn't noticed a thing! Imagine her reaction if she finds out that her husband has been two different men all along. Do you think she'd break down and jump off a building?"Wendy's world completely shatters, and she secretly files for divorce without a word.However, both sons of the Gray family go mad after she leaves. 

Wilson Langley, a wealthy scion, takes a liking to my older sister, Rose Neal. He offers to make her his sugar baby. Knowing that Rose is about to get married, I secretly delete the text he sent.After graduation, Rose gets a job, gets married, and has a happy family of her own. This all comes crashing down when she runs into Wilson at the hospital. He happens to be accompanying his new girlfriend to her prenatal checkup.Once Rose finds out the truth, she starts resenting me to the core. She claims I ruined her dream of marrying rich.Later on, Wilson organizes a lavish wedding ceremony to marry his rags-to-riches bride. The news goes viral. Triggered, Rose relapses into depression and pushes me off a building.Now that I've been reborn, I choose not to delete that text. I watch as Rose slowly ruins her own life. 
For 12 years, Eloise has put on a tomboy disguise just to stay by Jeremy's side.When he skips school, she's right there with him.When he drinks, she follows suit.When he complains that her long hair draws too much attention, she cuts off the locks she's spent years caring for without hesitation.One day, frustrated by his family's pressure to get married, Jeremy goes to her and suggests, "I'd rather marry you than any other woman. Are you gonna marry me or not?"She nods without a second thought.Everyone around them says Eloise is the perfect "bro"—and she plays the role to perfection.By day, she's his loyal best friend.By night, she gives him everything he wants, their nights a blur of whispered intimacy and empty condom boxes.However, everything changes when a clumsy new secretary joins Jeremy's company. Scarlett Slater is a woman who can't seem to do anything right and repeatedly messes up Jeremy's plans. 







Hannah Livingston travels 15 years into the future after a plane crash.Her sweet, loving husband has become a middle-aged, charming gentleman who exudes maturity and dominance. Her three children are at the top of their classes, but they're problematic in every other way!Her eldest son has become cold and distant, her daughter seems to be a hopeless romantic, and her youngest son frequently gets into fights…Aside from Hannah, the rest of her family of five are on bad terms with each other and constantly butting heads.Hannah knew her family would fall apart without her!And so, she starts educating her children, teaching her husband a lesson, and restarting her career…Ultimately, Hannah whips the four members of the Quill family into shape.The three rebellious children who constantly used their mother's death as a retort have now become role models for others and the objects of everyone's envy.Hannah glances at the four Quills standing in the corner as punishment for the trouble they've caused. She nods in satisfaction—they look so much better now. 
Bethany Porter has been in a clandestine relationship with her best friend's uncle, Noah Vazquez, for three years, only to hear her best friend, Holly Vasquez, say, "My uncle's seeing someone, Beth."
It hits her then that she has been nothing but a substitute for the last three years.
To reclaim her late father's inheritance, Bethany agrees to her mother, Diana Reeves', arrangement and goes on a blind date. Unbeknownst to her, she sits at the wrong table.
"Let's get married. We can go our separate ways in a year," Bethany suggests.
Silas Brennan arches his brow. "Sure. Since there's still time, why don't we go get our marriage license now?"
…
Regret twists in Noah's chest when he sees the ring on Bethany's finger. His eyes mist over as he seizes her wrist. "Can you give me another chance, Beth?"
Before the gentle woman can respond, the man behind her draws her in, his arms settling around her slender waist. "Whoa there, are you trying to be a homewrecker, Mr. Vazquez? Sorry, but that's my wife's hand you're holding. Lay a hand on her again, and I'll cut it off!"
Noah belatedly realizes that the man who stole his girlfriend is his archenemy. 


Five years ago, Natalie Lunsford was framed by her fiance, Morris Shelton, and her stepsister, Hailey Lunsford. While she was put behind bars, they took her child away and abandoned them.Five years later, she is released from prison, covered in scars. Yet, what greets her isn't her promised wedding but Morris and Hailey's grand engagement party.After Natalie endures the public humiliation, her memories resurface—she has never been a good-for-nothing pushed around by everyone. On the contrary, she's a genius who's been hiding her talent for years.International medical organizations beg her, a miracle doctor, to lead surgeries for them.Firewalls around the globe are useless in the face of a top-class hacker like her.She is also a genius painter whose paintings sell for hundreds of millions of dollars.Natalie smiles faintly. "It's about time I'm paid what I'm owed."Those who bullied and humiliated her in the past will eventually beg for mercy at her feet!Until, one day, a cute child hugs her legs and exclaims, "I've finally found you, Mommy!"Horatio Hurrell, known as the Prince of Jerrington, corners her against a wall. He rubs the imprint of a ring on her ring finger and says, "Our child's already this grown-up. How much longer are you going to continue hiding your identity, Mrs. Hurrell?" 

On the night of her wedding, Helen Smith was attacked by a stranger.Since then, every night has been a nightmare she cannot escape.By day, she plays the role of the perfect wife, caring for her gravely ill husband whom she barely knows.By night, she’s haunted by fear, shame, and a faceless man who takes what he wants in the dark.Trapped in a golden cage of secrets and silence, Helen begins to question everything: her marriage, the man she married, and the terrifying truth that may be hiding just beneath the surface.Because in this house, nothing is what it seems.And the greatest betrayal is yet to come. 

“I am flawed in every way possible,” she said.“Good, I never asked for perfection,” he replied immediately.When Sapphire Conrad, the wayward daughter of the Conrad Family, was called back to New York after running away from home to Gisborne, she only had a plan.Appear at the mansion, listen to whatever nonsense she had to say and say no to it, put up a strong font, then go back to her kids in Gisborne.Using her energy while trying to get revenge on all of them is a total waste of time even though they deserved to be trampled upon for what they did to her, they are not worth her time and energy.It sounds like an easy enough plan until she got there and was asked to get into a marriage of convenience.Staying at New York was risky, she would be forced to face her ex-fiance who she had a nine years relationship with, the ex-best friend who snatched her fiance, her sister and mother who hate her with passion, and the list was longer than just that.But she couldn't leave her twin brother who is in danger there and there is this tiny little fact that Mr. Alexander Antonio Aldine, the CEO of Triple A Group definitely won't let her go. 
Roxanne Grant has always been one to live her life according to her rules. Blessed with a handsome and capable fiancé and a dream job, she couldn’t have imagined a life better, until she discovers that her fiancé had been cheating with his secretary for a long time.Enraged and heartbroken, Roxanne decides to take revenge but accidentally bumped into Lance Laurent, Los Angeles’s hottest bachelor and heir to Laurent cop and the stepbrother of his fiancé.After that one steamy night, things began to get more complicated, spiraling out of Roxanne’s control and down a lane of lust.And much to her surprise, the L.A’s hottest bachelor doesn't plan on letting go of her anytime soon.** ** **"Thinking of another man while having me? Tell me, is my time a joke to you, woman?” Lance had grabbed her chin to meet his gaze harshly.With his words, Roxanne grinned as she placed the last of her concerns behind. Wrapping her legs around his waist and pulled him closer, she answered him in a slurry voice.“You have my full attention now, so you better make it worth the while.” 
“A million dollars,” he said, his voice flat, like he was negotiating over a car, not a person.Astrid shook her head, opening her mouth to protest, but he cut her off.“Let’s make it two then,” he offered. She stared at him, stunned, wondering if he’d lost his mind.“Mr. Voss…”“Final offer. Five million,” he said, his gaze steady, unyielding.Astrid took a deep breath, her heart pounding. “Fine. I’ll be your wife.”***When Astrid Blythe, a rising event planner, runs into her ex, Adrian Voss, at his engagement party, she’s shocked to discover that his fiancée is missing. What starts as a strange encounter quickly spirals into something even more surreal when Adrian offers Astrid a proposal of his own: marry him in a cold, calculated, no-strings-attached arrangement.Despite her better judgment, Astrid agrees to the deal. But as the line between business and desire blurs, she finds herself drawn back into Adrian’s dangerous orbit—and realizes, to her horror, that she’s falling again for the man she once loved…the man who had a hand in the death of their child. 


In Noelle Liddell's past life, she obeyed her brothers' every command. Yet they exploited her and stepped all over her pride so they could dote on Xenia Quigley, their fake sister. Noelle is their birth sister, yet she ultimately dies after being kicked out of her home.
After being reborn, Noelle follows one principle—she stops being such a Good Samaritan, and she's not going to forgive or make up with her brothers. They can go do whatever they want as long as they leave her alone.
Her eldest brother, Donovan Liddell, wonders why his health has deteriorated recently. It's because Noelle doesn't bring him his medication and supplements anymore.
Her second brother, Frank Liddell, wonders why his company's firewall keeps acting up. It's because Noelle doesn't maintain it anymore.
Her third brother, Carl Liddell, wonders why the development of the new drug is going so slowly. It's because Noelle isn't testing it anymore.
Her fourth brother, Blake Liddell, wonders why the scripts he's getting are so horrible. It's because Noelle isn't writing them anymore.
Her fifth brother, Wyatt Liddell, wonders why his prosthetic limb is so terrible. It's because Noelle isn't producing them anymore.
Her sixth brother, Lucas Liddell, wonders why his team lost. It's because Noelle quit.
The six men grovel at Noelle's feet and beg for her forgiveness. "Come home, Nelly. Blood is thicker than water—we're a family!"
Noelle sneers. "You only know that you're wrong after everything's gone to shit. Sorry, but I'm not going to forgive any of you!" 

Suzanne Yates has been Jenson Lambert's lapdog for a decade. She stuck by him when he was a nobody and accompanied him as he made his way to the top. Yet ultimately, she loses to Seline Yates.
She decides to give up on him and salvage her career. She's a miracle doctor, genius hacker, renowned lawyer, invincible gamer, famous designer, and award-winning actress… She's all of those things, which means she's also great at teaching a scumbag and a scheming bitch a lesson!
Jenson looks at Suzanne imperiously and says, "You're worthy of being my woman now, Suzanne."
Austin Hall suddenly darts forward to kick him aside. "How dare you try to get involved with my woman?"
Jenson is terrified. "M-Mr. Hall?"
Austin gently tilts Suzanne's head up. He asks dangerously, "Are you out here seducing other men again?"
She pales. She's about to flee when he sweeps her off her feet. 


Everyone says that Mabel Silverstone is the most virtuous wife in the military family compound. Never once has she felt jealous of the meticulous care her husband, Elliot Foster, shows for his first love, Zoe Young. On the contrary, she even takes the initiative to take care of Zoe, the most important woman in Elliot's heart.On this day, Mabel wakes early to prepare breakfast. Zoe has only caught a cold, but Elliot has shirked all his military responsibilities to personally take care of her. He even asks Mabel to send their meals to the hospital every day.When Mabel leaves the compound, thermos in hand, dawn has just broken on the horizon."Are you going to the hospital to deliver food for Zoe again?" her neighbor, Winnie McMahon, asks while carrying a grocery bag. She shakes her head, looking frustrated. "You're the most virtuous wife in this entire military compound. You never get jealous even though Colonel Foster treats Zoe so well, and you even wait on them hand and foot. In my opinion, you need to grow a backbone!" 





Evelyn Shaw is known across Nordia as a top surgical genius. Noble families line up, waiting for her to perform their operations.
Her hands are worth over ten million dollars and are irreplaceable, yet they are being pressed mercilessly into the floor at this very moment.
The culprit is her husband, Howard Blackwood, the man at the apex of Nordia's power hierarchy.
Howard sits silently in the chair as she suffers. He is still the same, impeccably dressed with an unreadable expression.
Behind him, a large screen shows her sister, Layla Shaw, being dragged into a dark room by several burly men. Layla's broken, helpless cries fill the air, wrenching Evelyn's heart.
"Eve, either you get up and operate on Anne's mother, or I make sure these videos reach all of Nordia tomorrow," Howard says.
Evelyn grits her teeth as she glares at him. "Howard, why are you doing this to me?" 
In her past life, Vivian Grant was seen as a powerless beauty trapped by the cold and ruthless Alexander Brooks. Even he believed she never loved him. But when enemies closed in, it was Vivian who sacrificed everything, including her own family, to avenge him.Now reborn, Vivian refuses to hide her strength. She's revealing her true identity, claiming her power, and rewriting her fate. No more submission, no more misunderstandings—this time, she'll take control of her life and her love.As regretful brothers beg for forgiveness and powerful enemies fall at her feet, Vivian has one goal: to rise without mercy and make the man she once loved fall for her all over again—on her terms. 



Cassie never imagined trading in her greasy apron for pressed linens, but fate had other plans. When she lands a coveted position at the von Steiner estate, she thinks she's struck gold. Little does she know; she's stepped into a world where wealth and prestige mask a chilling secret.By day, Cassie navigates the glittering halls of high society. By night, she's haunted by howls that echo through moonlit corridors. As she unravels the von Steiners' dark legacy, Cassie finds herself inexplicably drawn to the brooding Florian, a man as dangerous as he is alluring.But Florian isn't the only one with his eyes on Cassie. Karl, the domineering heir, sees her as a prize to be claimed. Caught between two brothers and secrets that could tear her world apart, Cassie must decide where her loyalties lie.As the full moon rises and long-buried truths come to light, Cassie faces an impossible choice. Will she embrace a destiny she never asked for, or fight against a nature that threatens her? 



Forced into an arranged marriage by her family, Karina yearns for freedom. A charming billionaire offers escape, but shadows lurk. A menacing werewolf stalks her, hinting at a destiny beyond her control. Betrayal strikes close to home, shattering Karina's trust. As she faces a desperate fight for survival, a mysterious savior emerges.Can Karina trust him? Or is he just another pawn in a twisted game? With a cunning plan brewing and a heart brimming with anger, she vows to rewrite her destiny. Will love, justice, and freedom find a way to intertwine, or will the darkness that consumes the city engulf her heart forever? As the line between predator and protector blurs, one thing remains certain: in this tangled web of deceit, the fate of hearts hangs precariously in the balance. 



In my past life, I spent everything loving Ronald Wright, only to watch him chase after his first love and marry her in the end. I died alone and sick in a hospital, forgotten.After being reborn, I gave up. On our wedding anniversary, I asked for a divorce. I walked away from being a full-time housewife and became the youngest rising star in the design world.But something changed. The husband who once ignored me suddenly cared. He came home every day, afraid I might cheat on him. I sneered, “One day, you’ll be the one begging for a divorce.” He laughed, “Keep dreaming.”I waited for him to realize, just like in the past, that he still loved the other woman and would force me to leave, giving me millions in return.But this time, he pulled me into his arms and said, “What’s money after a divorce? I’m worth billions. It’s all yours. But you—you’re mine.”