After her beloved husband had cheated on her with her sister, Lily thought that nothing could be worse than his betrayal. But she went on to discover the truth that their marriage had, from the beginning, been nothing but a conspiracy. The fatal confrontation with her husband sent Lily tumbling down the stairs. She gradually lost her consciousness as she lay in the pool of her blood. As death slowly took her, Lily's final moments were filled with resentment and anger towards all those who had failed her. As destiny would have it, she was reborn and was now back to the time when she was in junior high. It was the place where her nightmares had begun in her previous life, but this time, she was going to turn the tables. She planned to take back all that they owed her, bit by bit. She would have her sweet revenge.
"I'm pregnant!" While holding the pregnancy test result, Lily Qiao returned home with joy. She wanted to share the good news with her husband as soon as possible.
They had been married for five years already. The Gu family were looking forward to cementing their love with a baby now.
Lily Qiao had tried every means possible to conceive, but she had failed up till now.
Her husband, Frank Gu, was supportive of their attempts, and he didn't say anything, but her mother-in-law's attitude was steadily worsening. At first, she hadn't openly criticized Lily Qiao, but over time this had changed into real insults.
"Marrying a sow would have been better than marrying you. At least a sow is able to have babies.
If you are unqualified, there are tons of women who could have done this job better than you. Don't you know how many women out there want to have a baby with Frank? Don't occupy this position and do nothing!"
Lily Qiao could not stomach her mother-in-law's harsh words any longer. But for the sake of the family's harmony, she had struggled to endure it.
Finally, she could now satisfy the demands of her family.
As she strode down the passageway to the bedroom, Lily Qiao suddenly heard strange sounds, which were easily associated with passionate lovemaking.
Lily Qiao wondered who was having sex at this time of day. The voices came from her and Frank's room. Did it mean...
She quickly walked the last few steps and opened the door.
How could her beloved husband and sister be so obscenely tangled up with each other on their bed?!
Witnessing this scene of reckless abandon, Lily Qiao felt unsteady and struggled to remain standing. She was so shocked that she could hardly believe her eyes. But this was really happening!
"Frank Gu! Claire Qiao!" Lily Qiao shouted angrily, her voice driven hoarse with pain.
They froze mid-act on the bed. Claire Qiao, wearing a seductive smile, glanced at Lily Qiao. She didn't feel guilt or show any signs of remorse; she was even flaunting it!
"Lily, didn't you go to the hospital? Why have you returned so soon?" Frank picked up a bath towel and wrapped it around his naked body. He didn't feel any shame at being caught cheating on his wife. Instead, he felt impatient with her interruption.
"If I didn't return so soon, how could I see what you have done? Frank Gu, is this how you remain faithful to our marriage? You said you loved me. Is this how you show your love?" Lily stepped forward angrily and glared at him.
"Ha-ha! Love you? Apart from our company's stock you own, what do you have that could make Frank fall in love with you? Why would he stay married to you? I tell you, Frank loves me." Claire giggled, "Today, I waited until you finally signed the equity transfer agreement. Once that is resolved, I'll give you a divorce agreement, my dear sister."
"No way!" Lily couldn't believe what Claire said at all.
"Stop it, Claire." Frank could not bear to see Lily's pale and drawn face. "Let's get a divorce, Lily. I'll give you a sum of money afterward. I won't leave you destitute for the rest of your life."
Looking at their disgusting faces and hearing what they had said, Lily was so shocked that she almost fainted. She grabbed Frank's arm and shouted, "You are a liar! You are a liar! You are all liars! Frank, I'm pregnant. Is it true that five-years' relationship with me is not as good as that of a mistress, and that my child is not as good as a mistress?"
"How could that be possible? I gave it every day..." Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Claire's shocked voice.
"Lily, are you kidding me? Every time you had sex, Frank gave you a contraceptive. But now, you say you are pregnant? Who can believe that?"
"What?" Lily's brain was stunned.
Claire looked at her in a condescending manner and said contemptuously, "I don't know whose bastard you're carrying, and I can't believe you'd dare to say that the baby is Frank's. Look at your crumpled face, which man could fall in love with you? Oh, by the way..."
She pretended to be surprised as she continued, "I almost forgot to tell you that I'm pregnant too. I'm already four months along. Lily, you are nothing more than a mistress. Now get out of here. Don't always try to occupy Frank."
With these words, Claire snuggled up to his bare chest and said in a spoiled tone, "Frank, my belly is starting to look a little bit swollen. We have to hurry up with planning the wedding or my stomach will get too big to fit into a wedding dress."
Looking at the cuddling couple before her, Lily just felt a tragic sense of irony. She was just a mistress?! It was so ridiculous! The mistress had accused her, a married woman, for interrupting their love!
Now she realized how silly she had been when she had insisted on choosing this man in front of her. It turned out that everything was a fraud.
"One more thing, my dear sister, let me tell you. It was us who orchestrated the accident with our father." Claire continued complacently, "Otherwise, how can you give up your shares without featuring in this scene? So you don't have to be so angry. Even our father is on my side. It's time for you to take a long and hard look in the mirror!"
This was insane! Lily then smiled instead of being angry. What did this mean? She had been at the mercy of their schemes all her life, and everyone she treasured had been dragged into it!
Father, husband, sister... But she had still struggled on, thinking that she would live a happy life as long as she could conceive a child, and that everything would then be better.
Lily raised her hand and was about to slap Frank's face. But before she could hit him, Claire grabbed her wrist, and she slapped Lily savagely. "Bitch, you are just like your weak and incompetent mother. You also deserve to be killed!"
Hearing this, Lily grew even angrier. It turned out that her mother's death had also been planned! Overwhelmed by rage, regret, and resentment, she wrestled with Claire.
She was thinner than Claire and lacked the same power as her. So being unable to beat up Claire, she was knocked to the floor by her.
Claire decided there and then, and she kicked Lily with all her strength, concentrating on her waist and abdomen.
Lily huddled up in pain and hunched over, trying to shield her stomach with her hands. Her mother had died early, and recently even her grandfather, who had loved her most, had passed away. This meant that her only living relative in this world was her unborn baby.
So she had to protect her baby!
"All right, Claire." Frank restrained Claire's arm and looked down at Lily, who was lying in a crumpled heap. "Lily, you should go now. The divorce agreement will be sent to you by my lawyer, and as for the baby in your belly... Do as you like with it!"
Lily smiled sadly, and her eyes were filled with resentment. "Thank you! Thank you so much!"
Lily struggled to get up from the ground. Although she walked somewhat unsteadily, she still tried to balance her body and resolutely left the room.
Seeing that Lily was about to reach the stairway, a vicious light flashed in Claire's eyes. She hurried up behind Lily and suddenly pushed her.
Lily was about to walk down the stairs when she found that she had lost her footing. However, she was quick enough and grasped the hand that Claire used to push her.
"Ah!" Claire screamed. She quickly grabbed the stair railing with the other hand to stop herself from falling after Lily.
"Let me go! Let me go!" she screamed and tried to shake off Lily's hand.
Lily, galvanized by desperation, firmly clutched her hand with all of her might. Because her whole body was now dangling forward, Lily was unable to find firm footing. Resolutely, she clutched at Claire's hand with one hand and the railing with the other.
"Frank, help me! Frank!" Claire screamed, fearing that she would tumble after Lily and lose her baby.
Frank ran out of the room, grabbed Claire, and savagely kicked Lily. "You evil woman, how dare you want to drag Claire down the stairs!"
Without thinking, Frank kicked Lily's chest, causing her to tumble down the stairs.
Lying at the foot of the stairs, Lily was drowning in a wave of pain. The pain in her chest and in her abdomen was excruciating.
There was warm liquid running out between her legs. Lily reached out her hand subconsciously and tried to hold it in. She screamed in panic, "Baby! My baby! My baby!"
The baby she was trying to save was slowly flowing from her body.
"No, no!" Lily screamed in an agony, sounding weak. There was also a wound on the back of her head that was bleeding.
"Baby, baby..." Her voice faded, becoming weaker and weaker.
Before she lost consciousness, her eyes fixed on the man and woman towering above her on the stairs.
Frank frowned and descended the stairs like a lord. His heart tightened at the sight of Lily's staring eyes. He put his hand under her nose. Startled, he looked up at Claire and replied, "Dead."
Just then, Frank's mother came home. She was shocked by the scene. "What happened?"
"She fell down and died!" Claire pointed her finger at Lily. She was, of course, lying.
"Fell to death? How unfortunate she is! It is, however, great that she's died. How could she stop others form being Frank's wife? Frank is more than thirty years old, but he still hasn't sired a child with the barren bitch. If she died now, Frank wouldn't have to divorce her..." Jade Zhang bombarded Lily with mean-spirited remarks.
However, Lily could not hear these words any more, and she no longer had to endure such humiliation!
When Zora was sick during the early days of her pregnancy, Ezrah was with his first love, Piper. When Zora got into an accident and called Ezrah, he said he was busy, when in actual fact, he was buying shoes for Piper. Zora lost her baby because of the accident, and throughout her stay at the hospital, Ezrah never showed up. She already knew that he didn't love her, but that was the last straw for the camel's back, and her fragile heart could not take it anymore. When Ezrah arrived home a few days after Zora was discharged from the hospital, he no longer met the woman who always greeted him with a smile and cared for him. Zora stood at the top of the stairs and yelled with a cold expression, "Good news, Ezrah! Our baby died in a car accident. There is nothing between us anymore, so let's get a divorce." The man who claimed not to have any feelings for Zora, being cold and distant towards her, and having asked her for a divorce twice, instantly panicked.
It's true what they say about marriage: one partner's always happier than the other. ~~~ Julie's world is shattered when her husband, Ryan, reveals that he wants an open marriage. His reason: he needs a child as they've been unable to have one. Julie reluctantly agrees to save her marriage. The next day, Ryan returns home with his secretary, confirming Julie's long-held suspicion that their affair was taking place behind her back. Julie, heartbroken and enraged, seeks solace in a bar, where she meets a fascinating stranger named Luke, who changes the game. Julie confides in Luke over drinks, and he proposes a risky plan: he will act as her "boyfriend" to turn the tables on Ryan. Julie agrees, setting off a chain of events that will challenge everything she thought she knew about love, loyalty, and herself.
“Drive this woman out!” "Throw this woman into the sea!” When he doesn’t know Debbie Nelson’s true identity, Carlos Hilton cold-shoulders her. “Mr. Hilton, she is your wife,” Carlos’ secretary reminded him. Hearing that, Carlos gives him a cold stare and complained, “why didn’t you tell me earlier?” From then on, Carlos spoils her rotten. Little did everyone expect that they would get a divorce.
Elin spent twenty years deeply loving her husband, finally marrying him just as she'd always dreamed. But reality shattered her illusions—he wasn't the man she believed. Instead, he callously destroyed her family, crushing her heart beyond repair. At her lowest point, Ruben, equally betrayed that night, approached her steadily. "Marry me, Elin. I'll help you take revenge." Yet, after their wedding, she quickly discovered he was dangerously unpredictable. "I made a mistake. Let's divorce..." Ruben slid his arm possessively around her waist, whispering a chilling promise, "Only in death."
For as long as Emily can remember, she has wanted to overcome her shyness and explore her sexuality. Still, everything changes when she receives an invitation to visit one of the town's most prestigious BDSM clubs, DESIRE'S DEN. On the day she chose to peruse the club, she noticed three men, all dressed in suits, standing on the upper level, near the railing. Despite her limited vision, she persisted in fixating on them. Their towering statues belied the toned bodies concealed by their sharply tailored suits-or so she could tell. The hair of two of them was short and dark, and the third had light brown-possibly blond-hair that reached the shoulders. The dark, crimson background incised their figures, exuding an air of mystery and strength. They stood in stark contrast to the unfiltered, primal energy that pulsed through the club. Shocked by the desires these men aroused in her, she was disappointed to learn that they were masters seeking a slave to divide and conquer. She couldn't afford the fee, and she also realized that they were outside her league. Emily hurriedly left the club, feeling disappointed and depressed, unaware that she had also caught the group's attention. A world of wicked pleasure, three handsome men. Over the years, they have lived a life of decadence, their lavish lair serving as a stage for their most sinister desires. But despite the unending parade of willing subjects, one woman sticks out. A mysterious stranger with white porcelain skin and a killer body, a slave, a name with no address, the first lady to attract their eye and they will go to any length to obtain her no matter the consequences.
They don't know I'm a girl. They all look at me and see a boy. A prince. Their kind purchase humans like me for their lustful desires. And, when they stormed into our kingdom to buy my sister, I intervened to protect her. I made them take me too. The plan was to escape with my sister whenever we found a chance. How was I to know our prison would be the most fortified place in their kingdom? I was supposed to be on the sidelines. The one they had no real use for. The one they never meant to buy. But then, the most important person in their savage land-their ruthless beast king-took an interest in the "pretty little prince." How do we survive in this brutal kingdom, where everyone hates our kind and shows us no mercy? And how does someone, with a secret like mine, become a lust slave? . AUTHOR'S NOTE. This is a dark romance-dark, mature content. Highly rated 18+ Expect triggers, expect hardcore. If you're a seasoned reader of this genre, looking for something different, prepared to go in blindly not knowing what to expect at every turn, but eager to know more anyway, then dive in! . From the author of the international bestselling book: "The Alpha King's Hated Slave."