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After the death of her mother, Alessia is left with her sick father who needs medical attention. The last person she expects to rescue her is Ethan Gage the arrogant billionaire she once vowed to hate. Their marriage was meant to be nothing more than a business arrangement... until a mysterious twist just weeks before the wedding changes everything.

Hannah always believed her first love, Jessy, would last forever. A kind and devoted man, he promised her a future together. But life has its own plans—and they are not always what we expect. When a family tragedy places Hannah under the care of an ambitious uncle and a cruel aunt, she is forced to find the strength to rebuild her life, facing secrets, betrayals, and shadows from the past that refuse to let her go. Amid this turmoil, Nathan enters her life—a man scarred by disillusionment. Betrayed by his own secretary, who used his love to steal his trust and his money, he carries wounds that make it nearly impossible for him to trust again. And yet, there is something about Hannah that awakens a hope he believed was long lost. As Jessy fights to prove his love, Hannah will discover that true love is not always the first one—but sometimes the one that comes to heal, to transform, and to finally teach the heart how to trust again. In a story where past and present intertwine, secrets are revealed, and forbidden passions bloom, will Hannah and Nathan be able to overcome everything to build a future together? Or will the ghost of past betrayal prove too powerful? Discover a story of love, courage, and redemption—where a second love may turn out to be the greatest one of all.

"Mama!" Maya Lin never expected that child would come to her and utterly transform her life. He was clearly not her own flesh and blood, yet who would believe it when they saw just how strikingly alike they looked. The scandal that had rocked S city about her made Maya Lin entangled with her ex-husband, Samuel Ren. She struggled to break free from the man, but she couldn't. She was compelled to be trapped once again in a marriage that only rekindled painful memories from the past. Maya Lin was forced to accept the boy named Stelio Ren, but she couldn't, for he had taken everything that should have belonged to her deceased son. Behind all of this, there was a hidden secret deliberately concealed.

Amara Lawson never imagined her life would change because of someone else’s broken promise. One minute, she is living quietly in the shadow of high society. The next, she is standing at the altar as a replacement bride. When a powerful engagement collapses days before a crucial billion-dollar merger, the Harrington family needs a solution—fast. To avoid scandal and financial ruin, they choose Amara. She is suitable. She is convenient. She is expendable. But they underestimate her. Lucas Harrington is cold, calculated, and dangerously controlled. To him, marriage is a contract—nothing more than a strategic move to protect his empire. He makes it clear from the beginning: he did not choose her, and he will not fall for her. Indifference, he believes, is his strongest shield. What he doesn’t expect is Amara’s quiet strength. Behind the polished smiles and grand public appearances lies a marriage filled with tension, unspoken attraction, and emotional warfare. Every cold glance hides curiosity. Every sharp word masks a pull neither of them can ignore. But the truth behind the broken engagement is darker than anyone knows. Secrets begin to surface. Betrayals come to light. And enemies circle, waiting for Lucas to lose everything. As danger closes in, Lucas is forced to confront the one thing he never planned for—his growing feelings for the woman he once saw as nothing more than a substitute. Because sometimes, the wife you never wanted becomes the only woman you cannot afford to lose.