After One-night Passion, I Discovered That Man Wasn't My Husband

After five years of labor, I finally secured my dream penthouse in Rainville. However, my peace is shattered when my cousin Tessa moves in for the summer. She hosts wild parties, claims my home as her own, and ruins my reputation with neighbors. When I confront her, she locks me on the balcony during a lethal heatwave, leading to my death. Suddenly, I wake up on the day she first asked to stay, granted a second chance to change my fate.

I'm Kailee Lynn. On the night of my engagement party, my fiancé Julian left me standing alone in front of every wealthy guest in the city, humiliating me without a single shred of mercy. I became the biggest laughingstock of high society overnight, written off as a nobody from a small town with no status, no backing, and no right to stand among them. Everyone looked down on me, convinced I was weak and easy to push around. But I've never been one to swallow insults or accept defeat. Instead of fleeing in shame, I turned and walked straight toward the darkest, most intimidating figure in the entire banquet hall-Ervin Hendricks, the reclusive and ruthless fifth heir of the powerful Hendricks family. Rumors followed him everywhere: they said he was confined to a wheelchair, cold-blooded, dangerously unhinged, and cruel enough to ruin anyone who crossed him. The entire room held its breath, certain I was walking straight to my doom. I lifted my chin, met his sharp gaze steadily, and spoke in a calm, unshakable tone: "Ervin Hendricks. Marry me. I'll clear every obstacle in your path and help you seize everything that belongs to you. In return, you'll stand by my side and shield me from this world's cruelty." In the blink of an eye, I went from Julian's discarded fiancée to his aunt by marriage, the official Mrs. Hendricks. The whole town waited eagerly to watch me break down, to see me suffer at Ervin's hands and beg for mercy. They had no clue I was hiding far more than they could ever imagine. I'm the elite medical genius that top hospitals beg to consult, the unbeatable hacker who can crack any system in minutes, the hidden tycoon pulling strings behind global empires, and the secret powerhouse even the most elite families dare not cross. One by one, my true identities were unveiled, and every person who once mocked me fell silent, bowing to my power. As for Julian? He watched me rise from a social outcast to the most feared and respected woman in the city, standing proudly beside the all-powerful Ervin Hendricks. Meanwhile, his own fortune crumbled, his reputation was in tatters, and the life he'd chased after leaving me turned into a complete disaster. He was consumed by regret, so desperate he lost his mind. He chased me down at every high-society event, his eyes red with guilt and desperation, pleading for forgiveness, groveling to take back every cruel word, begging me to give him a second chance. He whined about how he'd made the worst mistake of his life, how he'd thrown away the only person who could have made him truly successful. I felt nothing but cold contempt for him. You cast me aside like worthless trash when you thought I had nothing to offer. You chose arrogance and greed over loyalty, and now you think a few empty apologies can erase that? I didn't even spare him a glance, simply linking my arm through Ervin's and stepping past him without a second thought. And then, the man everyone believed would never walk again suddenly rose from his wheelchair, pulled me tight against his chest, and whispered in a deep, soft, and utterly possessive voice that only I could hear: "Kailee. You're my little treasure, my only obsession, and the only person I'll ever love and protect with everything I have." This life, I'm taking down every enemy that wronged me, dominating every circle I step into, and making the most powerful man in the city wrap himself entirely around my finger.

After a decade of devotion, the protagonist of My Family's Test Subject signs her divorce papers, surrendering her husband to her sister. She continues to shield her sibling, taking the blame for a public scandal and volunteering as a human test subject for her sister's pharmaceutical research. While her parents praise her maturity and her ex-husband promises a celebratory meal after the trials, they are unaware of her secret: she is already dying from a terminal illness.

After three years of marriage, Ava believed her life was complete, especially with a baby on the way. However, her world shatters when her billionaire husband, Ethan, abandons her during a medical crisis to save his mistress instead. This ultimate betrayal results in the tragic loss of their unborn child. Now, consumed by grief and cold resolve, Ava turns her back on the man she once loved, seeking justice and a new life away from his shadow.

Six months pregnant and aching, she pours her remaining energy into crafting a flawless holiday dinner. But behind this warm, domestic scene lies a chilling reality. Her husband's dark obsession and unforgivable betrayal are about to turn her peaceful home into a high-stakes nightmare. In this intense billionaire romance novel, she learns the terrifying truth that some sacred vows are easily gambled away, forcing her to face a dangerous night that changes everything.

After 25 years of marriage, Colin discovers that his wife, Sasha Fuller, has betrayed him. Despite her claims of being uninterested in intimacy, the CEO of Fuller Group is caught with a male escort. When confronted, Sasha shows no remorse, citing Colin's infertility as justification for her pregnancy with another man. Pressured by relatives to stay for the sake of status, Colin finally chooses to end the marriage and prepare a shocking surprise for his unfaithful wife.