Ethan Lu

"Masquerade of the Heart" Sometimes love hides behind the most unexpected masks… After a brutal betrayal and a painful divorce, Ethan Lockwood has lost all faith in love—until he finds solace in the red light district, not in lust, but in quiet companionship. There, he meets Ruby, a mysterious woman behind a masquerade mask who asks for nothing but time. What he doesn’t know is that Ruby is really Minnie Love, a determined law student fighting to stay afloat. As their bond deepens, secrets grow heavier. Minnie becomes Ethan’s fiercest ally in his divorce, all while hiding her true identity. When Ethan’s cunning ex-wife Amanda discovers the truth, she threatens to use it as ammunition. Meanwhile, under his powerful mother's pressure, Ethan finds himself in an unlikely contract marriage—with Minnie. What begins as convenience quickly turns into something real, but neither dares to admit it. When Minnie’s secret is exposed and the world turns against her, she vanishes—until a determined friend helps her find Ethan again, hiding in a remote cabin, wounded and lost. There, truths are faced, love is confessed, and a powerful choice is made. Tangled in lies, love, and legal battles, Masquerade of the Heart is a slow-burn, emotionally rich romance about trust, redemption, and the unexpected places we find home.

Rora Grayson’s life collapses on the night that was meant to secure her future. At her engagement party to Liam Walker, she is publicly humiliated and discarded when Liam chooses her adopted sister, Malice, revealing the Grayson family’s bankruptcy and crushing debt of one billion naira. Orphaned by tragedy and betrayal, Rora is pushed to the edge of despair only to fall into a night she barely remembers, one that will change her fate forever. The next day, desperate to survive and repay her family’s debt, Rora seeks employment, only to be humiliated again by Liam and Malice. Just when she breaks, help arrives from an unexpected source Ethan Walker, Liam’s powerful and feared uncle, the most influential man in the Walker family. What shocks Rora most is the truth she cannot escape: Ethan is the mysterious man from that night. Ethan offers Rora a job as his personal secretary, shielding her from further abuse and giving her a chance to reclaim her dignity. As Rora proves her intelligence, resilience, and quiet strength in the corporate world, Ethan finds himself drawn to her far beyond reason or control. Beneath his cold authority lies a man determined to protect the woman fate placed in his path. When Rora collapses under the weight of humiliation and stress, the truth emerges—she is pregnant. Faced with scandal, power struggles, and enemies determined to destroy her, Ethan makes a decision that shakes both their worlds: he will take responsibility and asks her to marry him. Bound by circumstance but driven by undeniable chemistry, Rora and Ethan must navigate betrayal, revenge, hidden secrets, and a dangerous love that grows where neither expected it while Malice and Liam lurk in the shadows, plotting their downfall.

Four years ago, Ethan Wilder had made a choice to take the fall for a crime he did not commit so as to save his fiancée’s brother and protect her family’s struggling business. He endured so much in high hopes that once he got out, he’d marry the woman he loves. On the day Ethan is freed, instead of fulfilling the wish of his most anticipated marriage, he is served divorce papers by the woman he took the fall for and introduced to her new lover. What happens when there’s a sudden turn of events and Ethan, the ex convict is revealed to be CEO to the biggest empire in Boston?

On the day my love fades away for good, I've finally learned something about my mate, Ethan Langley. He's not hopeless when it comes to directions—he just can't remember which path it is that leads to me. Ethan is the Alpha of the pack, whereas I'm his mate. We've been mates for ten years. But whenever I need him, he always gets lost. On the day of our marking ceremony, Ethan got lost in the pack territory. Because of that, the ceremony was delayed for another three days. Every year on the marking anniversary, Ethan would always get lost. The food in the evening banquet I always prepared would always go stone cold. When I was eight months pregnant with my pup, I sent an SOS message to him through the mind-link after I suffered from a bad fall. While Ethan screamed at me that he'd be there through the mind-link, he was physically lost in the pack territory for five hours. By the time our packmates came to my rescue, my pup was already dead. As I lay on the stone bed in the healing center, my packmates came over to comfort me. "Ethan can't navigate at all to save his life. He didn't do this on purpose. Don't get mad at him, okay? You two will still have pups in the future." I could only nod in a daze. But on the day we were supposed to attend our pup's funeral, I realized that Ethan was familiar with the road when he was behind the wheel in the SUV. He even took a detour just to drop by the residence of Lyria Jeffries, a female Beta. "Elena, there's still some time before the funeral starts. I'm going to send Lyria home first so that she can visit her family." Before I could object, the car had already stopped right outside Lyria's residence. Lyria got into the front passenger seat as though it was the most natural thing to do in the world. She wore a bright smile as she said, "Look at how well I've groomed you, Ethan! If you ever forget the way to my place, I'll make sure to skin you alive!" Only then did Lyria notice me, who sat in the backseat. She pretended to be bashful as she stuck out her tongue. "I was just kidding, Elena." I endured Lyria's "harmless" quips with a stony expression. But right after Ethan dropped Lyria off, he forgot the way to the funeral immediately. Because of that, the funeral was delayed by half an hour. As I held my pup's tiny urn, I felt my heart sinking into the pits of my stomach. It turns out that there exists someone who can be exempted from Ethan's hopeless sense of direction. It's just that… my pup and I are never the exception.

Ethan’s voice came through, tinged with regret. “Lily, I just want to talk. I’m really sorry for how things ended. Can we please—” Lewis interrupted, a smirk forming on his lips. “What do you want, Ethan?” “She’s not available right now. In fact, she’s under me, and I’m inside her. So don’t disturb us.” A shocked silence hung in the air as Ethan processed the words. “What? Are you serious?” he stammered, disbelief evident in his tone. “Dead serious,” Lewis replied, his confidence radiating through the phone. “Lily is mine now, and I’m not letting you back in. So back off.” Ethan’s frustration bubbled to the surface. “You think you can just take her away from me? She deserves better!” “Better than you? Please,” Lewis scoffed. “You had your chance, and you blew it. Now it's my turn.”

Olivia Fordham was married to Ethan Miller for three years, but that time could not compare with the ten years he spent loving his first love, Marina Carlton. On the day that she gets diagnosed with stomach cancer, Ethan happens to be accompanying Marina to her children's health check-up. She doesn't make any kind of fuss, only leaving quietly with the divorce agreement. However, this attracts an even more fervent retribution. It seems Ethan only ever married Olivia to take revenge for what happened to his little sister. While Olivia is plagued by her sickness, he holds her chin and says coldly, "This is what your family owes me." Now, she has no family and no future. Her father becomes comatose after a car accident, leaving her with nothing to live for. Thus, she hurls herself from a building. "The life my family owes will now be repaid." At this, Ethan, who's usually calm, panics while begging for Olivia to come back as if he's in a state of frenzy …

Clara was forced to do the unthinkable due to dispersion. She put on a mask and turned into a stripper one night in order to save her sister's life, and she ran across billionaire Ethan, drowning in his own grief. After her sister's surgery fails, Clara finds only an unanticipated life developing inside her. Years later, Ethan finds the daughter he never knew and is resolved to retrieve her. One condition, though, is that Clara stays with her child. A dark scheme by Ethan's ex threatens to split them as they negotiate their new reality. Will their past mistakes and current difficulties jeopardise their chances for happiness, or will they be able to find love amid the chaos and danger?

Ang kasal ay dapat na simbolo ng wagas na pag-ibig, ngunit para kina Ethan Blackwood at Ava Morales, ito ay isang selyadong kontrata ng mga nakatagong intensyon. Sa isang lihim na seremonya, nagpalitan sila ng sumpa na walang ibang saksi kundi ang kanilang mga pansariling agenda. Si Ethan, ang makapangyarihang tagapagmana, ay nagpakasal lamang upang takasan ang arranged marriage na pinipilit ng kanyang mga magulang kay Sophia. Sa kabilang banda, si Ava ay pumasok sa buhay ni Ethan dala ang isang madilim na misyon: na tuklasin ang katotohanan sa likod ng misteryosong pagkamatay ng kanyang ama, na pinaniniwalaan nilang may madugong kaugnayan sa pamilyang Blackwood. Sa simula, ang lahat ay purong negosyo at kontrata. Ang dating pagpapanggap ay nauwi sa totoong nararamdaman; nahulog ang loob ni Ethan sa katapangan ni Ava, habang si Ava naman ay nagsimulang malunod sa pagmamahal ng lalaking dapat sana ay kanyang kaaway. Subalit ang kanilang marupok na kaligayahan ay agad niyanig ng mga lihim ng nakaraan. Habang pilit na ipinaglalaban ni Ava ang katarungan, pinili naman ni Ethan na tumayo sa panig ng katotohanan upang iligtas ang kanilang relasyon, kahit pa ang kapalit nito ay ang pagbagsak ng sarili niyang pamilya. Hindi pa doon nagtatapos ang paghihirap. Ang ina ni Ethan na si Victoria ay naglunsad ng isang maruming plano upang sirain ang dangal ni Ava. Ginamit niya ang pinsan ni Ethan na si Lucas upang palabasin na may lihim na relasyon ang dalawa. Kasabwat ang selosang si Sophia, kumukuha sila ng mga huwad na ebidensya upang pilitin ang isang masakit na diborsyo sa pagitan ng mag-asawa. Ngayong nakabaon na sila sa rurok ng traydor at kasinungalingan, paano haharapin ni Ethan at Ava ang katotohanang bawat isa sa kanila ay biktima ng sarili nilang mga lihim? Magpapatuloy pa kaya ang pinaglalaban na relasyon?

"No, way! I don't want Heaven to marry that guy Tita, Tito!" I'm kinda shock when Ethan spoke, I didn't expect him to speak like that. "And I don't want Ethan to marry that girl Tita, Tito!" Mom and dad look disappointed. "Why are you always against each other's marriage? Are you two--" I don't know why I suddenly think of this right now but I don't care anymore! "W-We have a relationship! I love Ethan that's why I don't want him to marry another girl!" I turned my gaze to Ethan, he looked shock but then he suddenly held my hand. "Y-Yeah, Heaven is right, mom! We love each other that's why I don't her to marry him! The girl I want to marry is Heaven!" "WHAT??" "I thought you two are just friends..." "Best friend..."

Sekar Kirana, seorang guru tari Sunda berusia 24 tahun, hidup untuk menari Jaipong dan mengabdi pada budaya di Bandung. Namun, hidupnya jungkir balik saat ia tak sengaja menikah dengan Ethan Wiratama Van der Meer, pengusaha properti blasteran Indonesia-Belanda berusia 33 tahun yang kaku dan penuh pesona. Gara-gara kesalahan dokumen di festival budaya, mereka terjebak dalam akta nikah sah! Demi menyelamatkan reputasi sanggar tari Sekar dan wibawa Ethan, mereka berpura-pura jadi suami istri selama enam bulan. Sekar, dengan semangat bebas dan jiwa volunteer, menyeret Ethan ke dunianya yang tak terduga. Ethan, dengan mata hijau dan logika dingin, tak kuasa menolak pesona Sekar yang perlahan mencairkan hatinya. Tapi, ketika rahasia di balik pernikahan mereka terungkap, akankah mereka tetap berpura-pura… atau jatuh cinta sungguhan?