"You are the noble and stunning second female lead, married to the CEO of a multinational corporation. But you couldn't help but fall for the childhood sweetheart male lead, plotting against the innocent female lead. In the end, the male lead and female lead live happily ever after, while you are abandoned by your husband and family, dying miserably." After traveled into the angsty romance novel she was reading and became the same-named supporting character, Sarah didn't want to follow the original plot. She stayed away from the male and female leads and moved back to her husband's place, establishing her role as a married woman. She only knew that the multinational CEO Holden was a steady and mature business tycoon, with a stern and noble demeanor, ruthless and unscrupulous in his actions. Their marriage was purely a business arrangement, and he gave her a black card to spend freely, as long as she didn't bother him. To Sarah, Holden was her "sugar daddy", more important than anything, and she was terrified he might overwork himself to death one day. Ronald, the male lead, realized that the once-adoring Sarah no longer paid him any attention, he called to confess his feelings, but she refused to answer. Then one day, Holden pressed Sarah down on his lap, his voice low and husky, "If you keep loving Ronald, I'll make sure his entire family goes bankrupt."
Sarah Brown sat groggily on the sofa, listening to the strange man in front of her ramble on, "Sarah, don't be sad. Ronald and that woman are just fooling around. You've always been his unforgettable crush."
"Didn't you notice that her features look a bit like yours?" the man lowered his voice. "I did some digging. To keep Ronald, she had plastic surgery to make her face look like yours. She looks nothing like she did back in college."
Sarah kept her chin in her hand, saying nothing.
The man was a bit confused. Ever since Sarah had been pushed into the pool and pulled out, she hadn't said a word.
Was she really that heartbroken this time?
Actually, the most confused person was Sarah! She remembered being at the beach, but when she opened her eyes, she found herself at a party.
Yes, she had been transported into a book.
Last night, while scrolling through her phone, Sarah had accidentally clicked on a cheesy novel called "CEO's Ultimate Pampering." The name of the second female lead, the "unforgettable crush," was the same as hers, so she decided to take a look.
In the novel, the "unforgettable crush", Sarah Brown, was a wealthy heiress on par with the male lead, Ronald Martin. Ronald loved her, and she loved him back, but they never confessed their feelings.
The "unforgettable crush" prioritized her studies and went abroad for a few years. Ronald was heartbroken, thinking she valued her education more than him.
Reading this, Sarah was puzzled: of course, education is important. If it comes to choosing between love and education, education wins. Even an heiress needs the prestige of a top university. Besides, isn't Ronald a powerful CEO? He could visit her abroad as easily as taking a sip of water.
But Ronald didn't see it that way. He hadn't seen his first love for a few years and during that time, he met the novel's female lead, Elisa Wright.
Elisa had a crush on Ronald since high school and knew he still held feelings for Sarah. So, Elisa deliberately imitated Sarah's style and eventually succeeded in becoming Ronald's girlfriend.
But how could a CEO novel be without some dramatic twists?
Of course, his first love returned!
Seeing the man she once loved now with a girlfriend, the once noble and elegant Sarah turned into a villain, constantly making life difficult for the female lead and scheming against her. She even married another man to make Ronald jealous.
As a result, the female lead, Elisa, was repeatedly misunderstood by Ronald. Again and again, Ronald discovered the truth and saw Sarah's true colors.
The villainous second female leads never have good endings, right? In the end, Sarah fell onto shattered glass, her beautiful face bloodied and mangled, and she plummeted from the 28th floor.
The female lead, Elisa, still with her imitated looks and behaviors, lived happily ever after with Ronald and had three sons with him.
Time-traveling into a novel and having become the tragic second female lead, Sarah needed some time to process everything.
The man talking to Sarah was David, a mutual friend of Sarah and Ronald.
In the original story, David didn't like the female lead, Elisa, because he thought she was too cunning, always imitating his good friend Sarah to become Ronald's girlfriend.
David and Sarah were neighbors, and their fathers were good friends. David used to call Sarah "Big Sis," but as he grew older and realized he looked even more worn out than Sarah, he started calling her by her name.
Because of this, David firmly stood by Sarah's side, believing that she and Ronald were a perfect match. He always acted as her little helper.
Naturally, anyone who disliked the female lead became a victim in the story. David met a miserable end; not only did his company go bankrupt, but his wife also cheated on him with his bodyguard, making him the laughingstock.
Sarah felt complicated emotions. "Are you David?"
David was puzzled. "Sarah, did you hit your head when you fell into the water? We've been friends for years, and you don't recognize me?"
Sarah's feelings grew even more complex. They were both unfortunate souls-one disfigured and fell to their death, the other lost their company and had their wife run off with their money.
"I know you're upset. You've loved him for so many years..." David lit a cigarette. "Damn, that wretched woman's friends are just as bad. They were all targeting you, and then they pushed you into the pool."
As they were talking, Ronald and Elisa walked over, with three other girls trailing behind Elisa. These three girls looked at Sarah with provocative expressions-they were the ones who had pushed her into the water.
Ronald was the epitome of a CEO with his standard looks: more than six feet tall, with broad shoulders, long legs, and chiseled features. He also exuded an aura of dominance.
Elisa, on the other hand, had the standard "innocent girl" look, with shoulder-length golden hair and a white dress. Her slightly furrowed brows made her look pitiful.
Seeing Elisa's somewhat familiar face, Sarah felt a bad premonition. She grabbed David's phone from the table and used it as a mirror.
Sure enough.
Elisa looked a lot like her.
No one likes being imitated, especially when it comes to their face. Sarah now understood why the unforgettable crush always tried to harm Elisa.
Who wouldn't go crazy in such a situation?
However, Elisa's looks were a bit plain, mostly relying on makeup and clothes to stand out. After all, in the original story, Elisa wasn't written as a beauty but as an ordinary girl who rose to the top.
At a glance, Sarah's features were more defined. After falling into the water, all her makeup had washed off, and she was wrapped in a towel with her damp golden hair draped over her shoulders. She looked like a pearl with its own soft glow, seeming to belong to a different world from everyone else.
In the original story, Sarah stepped forward and slapped Elisa, aggressively demanding that Elisa's three friends kneel and apologize. Elisa cried so pitifully that Ronald felt sorry for her, argued with Sarah, and left with Elisa.
David was truly the loyal sidekick to Sarah. If he were a girl, he would've definitely gone up and fought those girls.
He stood up suddenly and said, "Why did they push Sarah into the water? Ronald, you need to explain!"
Ronald frowned. "It's just a little fall into the water, no injuries. It's not a big deal..."
Elisa's friends chimed in, each one speaking over the other.
"We didn't do it on purpose."
"Ronald, you're Elisa's boyfriend. Why invite other women here?"
"Some people just shouldn't be here today. He has a girlfriend, yet she still clings to him."
Sarah's eyes were cold as she gave David a look to make him sit back down. Then she said, "Where are my bag and phone?"
When Sarah fell into the water, she had been carrying a bag. The people had only pulled her out, not her things.
David quickly had someone retrieve Sarah's belongings.
Her bag was a limited edition, which couldn't even get rained on, let alone be soaked in a pool. It was completely ruined. Her phone and other items had been submerged for quite a while; who knew if they'd still work?
Sarah took inventory of her things. Luckily, the brands and prices in the novel were the same as in her real life.
Elisa and her friends didn't understand Sarah's actions.
Elisa knew how important Ronald was to Sarah.
In high school, Sarah had been the school beauty, attracting attention from other schools. Elisa had been average in high school but had undergone a 360-degree transformation to steal Sarah's crush. Surely Sarah must be furious.
Elisa often used such tactics to anger Sarah and make her lose her cool in front of Ronald. She thought Sarah should be confronting her after such an embarrassing fall.
Elisa, thinking to herself, then said tearfully, "Sarah, I'm sorry, it's all my fault."
Elisa's friends were displeased and pulled her back. "Elisa, don't apologize to her!"
"This wasn't your fault!"
"I can't stand people coveting others' boyfriends!"
"Whoever did it should take responsibility. We did it, and we'll admit it."
"..."
Sarah had already calculated the costs in her mind. She smiled slightly. "So, whoever did it should take responsibility, right? My dress costs 269,000 dollars, my shoes 55,000, my bag 490,000, and my phone 18,000. They're all ruined from the water, totaling 832,000 dollars. Whoever did it should pay up."
She was one of the most renowned thieves in the world. She was the true racing queen of the black market. She was a woman like the wind, coming and going freely, living life to the fullest. He was the mafia king, the richest man in the country. He was ruthless and cold-blooded. Their fates got tangled up over a red ruby. Mutants in the forest, underground pyramids, deep-sea whirlpools... he brought her into his world. Aerial battles, sea battles, ground battles... she went through life and death with him, never leaving each other. Was it love, hate, or hurt? Everything was shrouded in mystery...
Sylvia was the adopted daughter of the Clark family. In her childhood, the Clark family would make her take various drugs that caused continuous pain. When she turned eighteen, the Clark family forced her to marry an elderly man. She resisted with all her might but failed to escape. Shortly after, the Clark family sent her to Ash Island--a slum. Sylvia vowed to take revenge on the Clark family Hiram was the CEO of the First Consortium, the richest and most influential man in the country. Hiram took Sylvia back to his home, and she pretended to be insane to bide her time. Because of his tragic childhood, Hiram indulged Sylvia. Their story of mutual redemption and plans for revenge gradually unfolded from there. "Sylvia is just an abandoned girl with mental issues, and she looks so poor." Then they saw Sylvia signing over dozens of mansion deeds, signing so much she started to nod off. "Sylvia has no backing at all. I don't know why she's so arrogant." Hiram, "As my wife, having me as her backing is more than enough. She doesn't need any other."
Claire knew from the start that Ethan was heartless. This marriage was a transaction where each got what they needed. It didn't matter that he didn't love her or that he allowed her to suffer abuse from his family. But cheating on her was crossing the line. After three years, she changed her approach and transformed into a fiery woman just to obtain a divorce agreement proposed by him. Once the dust settled, Ethan finally realized the true value of his unnoticed wife. She was the heir to the Black family. She was the mysterious poison expert and miracle doctor in the medical world. After careful consideration, Ethan said, "If you want to remarry me, I can consider giving you a chance." Claire, "??? Thanks, but no thanks."
A conspiracy by her best friend led to Shirley losing her first time to a strange man. The once-sweet relationship was ruthlessly destroyed by her boyfriend. "Since you are carrying my child, let's get married. It just happens that I don't love you, and you don't love me either," Mr. Billionaire said heartlessly. He threw a contract on the table, saying, "We are just contract spouses." They got secretly married. None of their colleagues knew that Shirley was the wife of their CEO, and they envied why Mr. Billionaire treated this little assistant so specially. Just as Shirley was about to relax, she unexpectedly found out that the man who signed the contract completely ignored her resistance and declared to the whole world that she belonged to him. "What are you trying to do?" "My dear wife, I love you! Let's have another child."
Helen felt that she was a despicable woman. Her best friend kindly sheltered her, but she developed a crush on her friend's husband. Before committing a major mistake, she wanted to leave the estate but found various reasons hindering her departure. First, she inexplicably fainted and fell asleep. Then, she lost her job. She woke up in a strange room. Worst of all, she couldn't remember when she had slept with her friend's husband. She gradually discovered the mysteries within the estate. Her best friend and her husband's relationship was not as loving as it seemed, and that extraordinarily handsome man seemed inhuman. As strange events unfolded, she finally realized that she had stirred up a monster that she shouldn't have. At first, Richard only found this woman too enticing, she was just his prey. His prey, of course, couldn't be stolen by others. He saved her from danger time and time again. However, slowly, he couldn't bear to devour this prey that he finally had in his grasp.
Eight years ago, she thought he was a Money Boy at the club, and accidentally had a one-night stand with him because she was framed by her stepsister. Is $100 enough to buy a Money Boy for one night? The next morning, she casually dropped $100 and ran away. Eight years later, she returned with her genius son. Little did she expect to be "deceived" into the Noblefull Group by her beloved son. Her immediate boss turned out to be Mr. $100 from eight years ago! ... "Bad girl, how dare you humiliate me eight years ago, this time you will pay the price!" "Bad girl, one billion dollars, I buy your whole life!" "I just want to be a secretary. You already have several lovers. You are not my type." "But, I only have feelings for you, only love you." However, their relationship was not smooth. Due to a property dispute, his brother deliberately caused a car accident in an attempt to kill her and their son. Due to past grievances of the previous generation, his father held deep hatred towards him and sent assassins to kill them. There were also plots and attempts on their lives orchestrated by his girlfriend. On top of that, they faced oppression from rival factions of the mafia... This is a romantic novel about a billionaire and his secretary, involving several generations of love, hatred, and complicated relationships, and also involving the mafia, revenge...
I ran after I died. The moon goddess gave me another chance to live. Married to a ruthless Lycan that was rumored to be cursed by the moon goddess herself. But I was killed by his minion... behind the bars of her torment... A new story began and he battled with his demons, in a world where truth was far fetched. I was his pawn, his toy, his game...until I discovered one night, when I was soaked in blood that I regretted the day I met him. I'd given up the Lycan beast, to marry a monster. I fled from the Alpha of Bloodmoon Park, the gruesome Lycan that every person feared, to be with this man that seemed soft at first glance. It made me wonder, what if I had stayed? The gruesome Lycan might be fearsome but I never heard him pierce a woman's heart with his claw. In a world where wolves howled at the moon and the lines between man and beast are blurred, danger lurked through the shadows, after the day I married the beast that visited my bed every night. Caught in a web of betrayal and deceit, the man I had fallen in love with had become the monster I wished I could flee from. A deadly threat to my life especially when I realized he was getting married to my step sister, the same girl that made my life hell when I was an omega. I wished I could get my revenge, but how could I, when I was lying in a pool of my own blood, dead? Will the goddess grant me another chance?
My family was on the poverty line and had no way to support me in college. I had to work part-time every day just to make ends meet and afford to get into the university. That was when I met her—the pretty girl in my class that every boy dreamt of asking out. I was well aware she was out of my league. Nevertheless, I mustered all my courage and bravely told her that I had fallen for her. To my surprise, she agreed to be my girlfriend. With the sweetest smile I had ever seen, she told me that she wanted my first gift for her to be the latest and top-of-the-line iPhone. I worked like a dog and even did my classmates’ laundry to save up. My hard work eventually paid off after a month. I finally got to buy what she wanted. But as I was wrapping my gift, I saw her in the dressing room, making out with the captain of the basketball team. She then heartlessly made fun of my inadequacy and made a fool out of me. To make things worse, the guy whom she cheated on me with even punched me in the face. Desperation washed over me, but there was nothing I could do but lie on the floor as they trampled on my feelings. But then, my father called me out of the blue, and my life turned upside down. It turned out that I was a billionaire's son.
Sandra Hill, the long-lost real heiress of the Hill family, was shunned by her own kin. Instead of embracing her, they bestowed their affection upon an impostor. They even arranged her to marry a vegetative man in place of her so-called “sister”. Sandra sneered, refusing to put up with this humiliation, cut off ties with the Hill family immediately and ran into the flash marriage with Wesley Cooper, her unconscious billionaire husband. With her incredible medical skills, she defied the odds and revived him. Little did she expect that her husband spoiled her with all his love... A medical genius, a computer prodigy, a national treasure in painting, and a racing legend... Her husband revealed her various identities, leaving the Hill family regretful. Her father came pleading, "It's Dad's fault. Please come back." Her mother wept, "Mom will protect you from now on. Please come back." Even her five brothers knelt before he, begging for forgiveness. Yet, Sandra's smile held a hint of mockery as she vowed, “Never!”
The Lloyds' family had only one son, Xavier. He was a billionaire businessman. He was dubbed the "contemporary Midas." They call it the Xavier touch since every firm he owns succeeds. All of his business rivals would do anything, if not everything, to see him lose his touch. His father demanded that she marry soon, or he would find him a wife. But he had no desire to marry. Eunice Dawson, an illegitimate kid, has been living with her father and his family since her mother died. She stated that she intended to lead a normal life. However, things are growing more difficult. Her stepmother and half-sister are not fond of her. Her boyfriend, whom she thought loved her, abandoned her in favor of Irene, her step-sister. Her father was never angry with Irene, instead telling her to just let things go. that her lover was more interested in Irene than in her. She felt lonely and heartbroken. What is Xavier's reason for not desiring a wife? What would happen if Eunice ran away from her father's home?
Andrea Deciding that I was going to skip a day at work so I could have first time sex with my boyfriend seemed like the most absurd decision I could ever make. Or at least that was what I'd thought. Until I'd walked in on my said boyfriend cheating on me with some redhead and decided to get my revenge by losing my virginity to his wealthy billionaire father instead. Crazy, right? Trust me, I know. Like that's not enough, things take a drastic turn for the worst after I realized I was in love with him and pregnant with his child. Before I could get the chance to come clean about every including my feelings formhim and the pregnancy, he finds out about my trickery. Alejandro's not one to condone being lied to and deceived so he immediately tells me he doesn't want to see me again. So what do I do? I pack up and leave the country. But it seems like the universe isn't done with us just yet. . . Alejandro I should have known better than to get involved with someone way younger than me. It was something I've never done before. But like the saying goes, there's a first time for everything. The first time I met Andrea I was captivated by her beauty. More than that there was this innocence in her that called out to me like a moth to a flame. I ignored all the warnings in my head and went after what I wanted. And what I wanted was her. Unfortunately what she wanted was revenge against my son. I told myself that it had to be some kind of mistake. There was no way she had been playing with my feelings and planning some silly revenge this whole time. But she had. It had taken a surprise visit from my son for me to find out her true intentions. Even then it had been hard to believe it. But I couldn't deny that she'd fooled me real good alright. So naturally I cut ties with her. And that's supposed to be the end, right? Wrong. Turns out that our story was never destined to end just there. . .
"The entire wealthy circle in Seattle knew how much Stella Carlson loved Aaron Malone. People watched the childhood sweethearts grow from inexperience to maturity, finally getting married in a grand wedding ceremony. On the day of the wedding, despite the alliance between the Carlson and Malone families, the groom ran away. Stella knew that Aaron had rushed to L.A. to take care of his ex-girlfriend, who had attempted suicide. Unwilling to become the laughingstock of all Seattle, she gritted her teeth and dialed the number of her adversary, her tone almost commanding, "Ethan, come and marry me now. This is your only chance for revenge." On the other end, Ethan Powers raised an eyebrow as he gripped his phone, staring at the floor littered with cigarette butts. "Did the groom run away?" he asked. "My darling."