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Five years ago, Esther Quill, who was six months pregnant, was sent to prison by her husband, Bradley Warner, himself.Five years later, Esther went to Bradley with a DNA paternity test paper in her hand and tearfully questioned, "Bradley Warner, how does it feel to kill your flesh and blood with your own hands!?"Ten years of secret love in exchange for five years of imprisonment; ten months of pregnancy in exchange for five years of separation from her flesh and blood.After Esther redeemed her sin with her life, Bradley turned white overnight and offered a sky-high reward, desperately searching for his wife and vowing to find her even if he had to overturn the world.The world thought that Bradley loved Esther to death... Only Esther knew that the man had no heart.It was until Esther appeared on the news with her two daughters and son one day.Bradley looked at the woman he had been yearning for and apologized, "Sweetheart, I was wrong!"The three little ones put themselves in front of Esther."Mr. Warner, our mommy is single, and there are too many people who want to be our daddy. Please go to the end of the line!”

Mirabel Cole was violated by her stepfather and her boss. Later when she thought she had found love, he was not patient enough to wait for her to be ready but raped her as well. Thinking that that is the way of the world, she sets out to get her revenge on all men. She used her beauty and skill to deal with men leaving alot of heartbreaks and corpses in her wake. Who would blame her indeed, she was made into what she is by the society.

Christina "Christy" Ross, as Poppy her friend had called her, had been a runaway bride for five years already from her billionaire groom Everette Watson. Christy thought she had already hidden away from him, but when she was going to meet her blind date from an online dating app, she was horrified to see it was none other than Everette! Five years ago, Christy had escaped their wedding. But now... Everette had promised not to allow her again. ******* STAND-ALONE BOOK Book 2: Forget About Me, Billionaire Book 1: Mommy, I Want My Daddy LOVING THE BILLIONAIRE SERIES You can read this book directly even if you have not read BOOK 1.

Trigger warning: Matured content. Dark romance! ***** ~Jasper Morgan~ I hate him because he hates me. He's my first love, my bully. Yet, when his hatred turns into a burning obsession, I crave it, unable to live without it. Rhys' loathing has become my addiction, driving me to corrupt him, to claim him as my own. But what if he's just a beautiful nightmare? I can't let him go. ~Rhys Volkov~ I've never been drawn to men, never entertained the thought. Jasper Morgan was just a pawn in my vendetta against his father, who destroyed my life. I wanted to break him, shatter his perfection. But Jasper's twisted hate awakened something within me. I craved his scorn, his resentment. I wanted more than just revenge; I wanted him. His body, mind, and soul. He crossed the line. Now, nothing will stop me from possessing him. ******

"When the first snow hits the ground- Your wish will come true" A little girl from a small, unknown village in Germany, a little boy from the huge city of Tokyo in Japan-- Their marriage was fixed before they were born. They both were tied down to each other when they were two. They are each other's prisoners. A prison they can't escape until death hits them-- They make a paradise of nothing. They have never met each other, they have never seen each other and live in two different worlds. One is too rich, other is too poor. One is restless, other is calm. One is mature, the other is childish. One is sick, and the other is medicine. As days pass, she falls for him just by thinking about him and he hates her more, just by thinking about himself. After 25 years, they meet. He cheats on her, he hates her, he only makes her miserable, he wants her to disappear... Unless she finally does. They can't have each other. "He has to die for her, for her to live for herself" They are wrapped up in someone else's webs and only the first snow can save them from this world where they don't belong. They fight, love, hate, break, they are hurting but they don't know why. All they know is that they are doing everything wrong-- Cause this marriage was never meant to be. But can Fate change when life and death collide and their hearts struggle to meet? Find out in this psychological thriller! "Nobody cares unless you're beautiful... Or dead,"

She provided him with pleasure, and he reciprocated with money. Business was business, but who controlled matters of the heart? He didn't want to lose her, so he invited her to work at his home, and their relationship, though hidden, held the promise of going far. She discovers her pregnancy, but he doesn't believe it's his. And a mysterious man with the same last name appears, claiming he wants to be the father of her child, promising a bright future. The man she loved is engaged to another, yet once again, who dictates matters of the heart?

Pregnant and humiliated: this is how her husband, the successful businessman Maximilian Phillips, left her. Left to her own devices, Mariana struggles to overcome the tragedy and be a good mother. She did not expect, however, that the father of her child would be deeply sorry and willing to fight to win her back. Will she ever forgive him?

Irene's simple life and just altered dramatically after crossing paths of his long-lost childhood friend Jaden. She picked something that she shouldn't have, though it was not the only reason why her life was at risk. Since that day, many attempts of her to be abducted continue until those perpetrators get what they want from her. Whether she liked it or not, she was already involved with him and his family's business affairs that brought compromise to her life. Not knowing that his friend Micheal, aka the head of a 5-star hotel where she worked as a Front Desk Manager, had some secrets that had been kept from her beside from Jaden. These two young men tried their best to keep Irene safe, but the tension from their family's quarrels was already on the edge. Getting entangled with the two may lead to her opening a dark path for the tragedy she experiences that her family never survived.

It is a story who conveys about love turned hate relationship of a two people who promised a forever love to each other. What is more powerful? Love or Hate? We will see how they will cope up with this kind of situation.

Pinagtagpo si Rhea at ang "mapapangasawa niya" sa simbahan -- in the worst way possible. She barged into her ex-boyfriend's wedding to hopefully halt it, but she was unsuccessful. Malungkot man siya dahil walang nangyari, fate found its way to open a new chapter of her life through that. Doon niya nakilala si Elton. Isang araw, bigla na lang nagpropose itong estranghero sa kanya, e hindi naman nila kilala ang isa't isa at wala naman siyang feelings para sa kanya. Niyaya si ni Elton na magpakasal. It was a situation that would change Elton's life if she agrees or disagrees. Sa pagkakataong 'yon, fate connected two people who are both desperate. Elton will be forced to marry a woman entirely for the purpose of expanding their business and he doesn't want that at all. Binigyan siya ng magulang niya ng kondisyon na kapag hindi pa rin siya nagpakasal bago niya manahin ang kompanya, ikakasal siya sa babaeng tagapagmana rin ng kompanyang nais makipagkasundo sa kompanya ng magulang niya. Doon pa lamang, tutol na si Elton. Desperation led them to agreeing that they would marry each other for that reason. Lingid sa kaalaman nilang hindi ganoon kadali ang ninanais nila -- mayroon pa ring mga bagay na hahadlang sa kanilang marriage. Isang bagay lang ang lulutas sa problema nilang 'yon, at ang solusyong 'yon ay ang mahalin nila ang isa't isa. Magkaroon kaya ng paraan para matuto nilang mahalin ang isa't isa, o ang papel na nagtakda sa kanilang dalawa bilang mag-asawa ang siyang magpapahirap sa buhay nila?