Drama Romance 網路小說與 Intelligent Substitute Bride 故事

Their marriage was nothing but a bargain. Their love became a battlefield. When fallen heiress Layla Carter is forced into a marriage with Lucian Hilton, the cold and ruthless illegitimate heir of the Hilton empire, all she wants is to save her daughter’s life. Love was never part of the deal. But fate has a cruel sense of humor. The man who once abandoned her that night; the father of her child turns out to be her husband. The woman he thought he could control becomes the one who can destroy him. As old wounds reopen and buried secrets rise to the surface, their fake marriage turns into a dangerous game of passion, power, and revenge, where the line between love and hate blurs, and redemption might come too late.

Sophia never expected her investigative work to lead to the altar. When her stepsister vanishes under suspicious circumstances, Sophia is thrust into an arranged marriage with Ricci Russo—a billionaire, as ruthless as he is mysterious. Ironically, he also happens to be the subject of her next exposé. Ricci, a cold and calculating investor, demands Gerald Williams's daughter as collateral for a high-stakes deal. But when the intended bride disappears, he is given Sophia instead. What he doesn't know is that she's not just an unwilling bride—she's also a journalist determined to uncover his secrets. Trapped in a marriage built on deception and ulterior motives, Sophia and Ricci are drawn into a dangerous game of power, secrets, and unexpected desires. As tension brews and the lines between truth and lies blur, one question remains: Will their forced union spark a love undying or will the weight of their secrets be their own destruction?

Nineteen-year-old Hannah Jones has always been the unwanted daughter—overlooked, undervalued, and sacrificed for her family's sake. When her father's company faces bankruptcy, she's forced to marry billionaire Elijah Martinez in place of her spoiled younger sister, Janet. Framed by her own family as a jealous schemer, Hannah endures cold indifference from Elijah and cruelty from his family. Broken and alone, she finally escapes, leaving the country, her toxic family, and her loveless marriage behind. Seven years later, Hannah returns as a successful writer and designer with twin children and a fortune of her own. She's ready to divorce Elijah and close that painful chapter forever. But Elijah, who spent years searching for her after uncovering the truth, refuses to let her go. He's determined to win the heart of the woman he once ignored even if she no longer needs him. "You're still my wife, Hannah. You're not going anywhere." "Your wife? I have more money than your entire family now, Elijah. I don't need you or your name anymore."

Her sister disappeared on her wedding day. Eva was left with only two choices: watch both families drown in scandal or put on her sister's wedding dress and marry billionaire CEO Julian Castellan. She chose the marriage. She wasn't prepared for Julian to look at her as though he had been waiting five years for her to return. Five years ago, she had promised to marry him. Then she disappeared without a word, leaving him with nothing but betrayal and unanswered questions. Now she was standing in front of him again, wearing another woman's wedding dress and claiming she had never met him. She has no memory of Julian. She doesn't remember loving him. She doesn't remember breaking his heart. And she certainly doesn't remember the five years that Julian insists they once shared. Trapped in a marriage built on resentment, she becomes the target of Julian's coldness and his family's cruelty. Yet the more time he spends with her, the more Julian begins to realize that the woman beside him is nothing like the woman he remembers. As hatred slowly turns into protectiveness, jealousy, and a love neither of them can deny, Eva begins to uncover a conspiracy buried deep within the Castellan empire. The closer they get to the truth, the more dangerous their marriage becomes. Because the woman Julian once believed betrayed him may have been the victim all along. And when the truth finally tears them apart, Eva will walk away from the Castellan family with nothing left to lose. Years later, she returns as a woman Julian can no longer control, with a successful empire of her own and one goal in mind: Find the people who stole her past—and make them pay.