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In my previous life, everyone in my family could hear my mother's inner thoughts. I managed to land a new job. The pay was high, and the benefits were great. Instead of being happy for me, she was deeply anxious. She thought, "With her education and her abilities, how could she possibly get a job like that? She must've slept her way to it." After my father heard that, he refused to let me go to work. He stormed into my workplace, made a huge scene, and got me fired. I was furious and decided to move out for a while and stay at my boyfriend's place. On the surface, my mother supported my decision. Deep down, however, she was desperately trying to stop me. She thought, "What should I do? That boyfriend of hers has been married for years. He even has a child. She's someone's mistress. "If she really moves in, that man's wife will surely have a go at her. She'll embarrass the rest of us!" To keep me from leaving, my younger brother broke both my legs with a stick. Then, they locked me inside the house and leave me to suffer on my own. My wounds festered and became infected. I begged them to take me to the hospital, but my mother sighed inwardly, thinking, "She's so rebellious. No matter what anyone says, she insists on leaving this family. "In truth, there's nothing wrong with her legs at all. Once she gets to the hospital, she'll definitely escape." After that, everyone ignored my pleas and left me to die in agony. Even at the very end, I never knew who was to blame for my death. When I open my eyes again now, I realize that I, too, can hear my mother's inner thoughts.

My sister-in-law, Esmerelda Black, hates that her mother, Ruth Jennings, favors me. To make things worse, she has the ability to hear Ruth's thoughts. And she uses that gift against me. When I tell Ruth to have more vegetables to stay healthy, Esmerelda says, "Clara is such a cheapskate not to buy you meat. She doesn't ask her own mom to eat more vegetables." When I encourage Ruth to exercise more to build strength, she says, "Mom, you're already old. You should be taking it easy. Clara wants you to work yourself to death." Slowly, Ruth grows to hate me. In the end, Esmerelda acquires the family business, seizes the fortune, and trafficks me to North Maldia to die. However, when I open my eyes again, I have her gift too—I can also hear Ruth's thoughts.

My child-free husband went back to his hometown for a funeral, and after he returned, he suddenly wanted me to have a baby. He was one of the best obgyns in the state, so he handled my IVF procedure himself. After more than 160 hormone shots, we finally heard the baby’s rhythmic heartbeats for the first time, which made my usually calm husband tear up. Soon, he tightened every part of my routine, from a strict diet to my schedule, and once my belly started showing, he barely let me get out of bed. I thought he was just being overly protective. But then, right by my ear, I heard a nasty little boy’s voice. [Which player starts their mission inside the womb? And she’s not even my mom!] [Just four more months. My dad will make sure she dies on the operating table so he can keep only his son.] [After that, he’ll bring my real mom back, and my mission will be complete!] I canceled my afternoon checkup immediately as soon as I heard this. Did the system forget to tell him that he wasn’t the only player in this world?

Christine, fille unique d’une famille richissime, avait tout : le luxe, la beauté, une vie de princesse intouchable. Jusqu’au jour où tout a volé en éclats. Lors d’une croisière en Europe, elle est enlevée et séquestrée dans la cale du navire. Battue, humiliée, elle ne comprend rien : ses ravisseurs cherchent une mystérieuse parure, un collier que sa famille aurait acheté à prix d’or. Christine, elle, n’est au courant de rien. Trois jours plus tard, un jeune homme serveur sur le bateau, avec qui elle avait partagé une nuit de passion la sauve et l’aide à fuir jusqu’au continent. Mais à son retour, la réalité la frappe de plein fouet : la faillite de l’entreprise familiale, le suicide de son père... Ruinée, elle n’a d’autre choix que de se reposer sur son mystérieux sauveur. Au fil des épreuves, elle s’attache à lui, touchée par ses attentions et sa présence constante. Mais une fois rentrée dans son pays, elle découvre l’impensable : cet homme, qu’elle croyait être un simple serveur, est en réalité le cerveau derrière son enlèvement. Et cette histoire de collier semble étroitement liée à la chute de sa famille. Trahison, secrets et faux-semblants : face à cette vérité bouleversante, Christine parviendra-t-elle à affronter le passé ? Et quel avenir reste-t-il pour deux âmes liées par le mensonge et le désir

My name is Daniella Limebear. In my past life, my long-lost younger sister, Heidi Limebear, returns home. On her very first day back, I hear the faint whispers of her heart: "At the riverside, I saw the other kids learning to swim with their dads… I wish I could join them." The next day, I drive Heidi to the clearest stretch of river in the countryside. I teach her to float and paddle, guiding her hands with mine. Without warning, she lets out a scream and disappears beneath the water. I plunge into the river, fighting against the current to reach her. Suddenly, she clutches my arm and pulls me under. With the last of my strength, I push her toward the shore. Water fills my lungs, and darkness swallows me. Amid the piercing wail of the ambulance siren, Heidi curls into our mother's arms, tears streaking her cheeks. Mom slaps me across the face. In Dad's eyes, there is only utter disappointment. "Heidi has already endured so much while she was gone for ten years! I can't believe you would try to drown her the moment she comes home!" he snaps. I stand frozen, unable to defend myself. Shortly after the incident, a group of troublemakers just outside the school gates corners Heidi. Once again, I "hear" her cries of despair echoing in my mind: "He said if I don't meet him tonight, he'll set our home on fire! Daniella, please save me! You're the only one who can." The moment I arrive at the scene, I'm immediately surrounded by a group of thugs. With cruel, mocking smiles, they close in from all sides. "Don't blame us. Your precious younger sister paid us five thousand dollars to kill you." "She claimed that once you're out of the picture, the billion‑dollar inheritance goes straight to her." Just as I begin to suffocate, I notice Heidi standing not far away. Her face remains perfectly calm and composed. When I open my eyes again, I realize I've returned to the day she was found and brought home. Once more, her inner voice echoes in my ears: "I really want to swim… I wish Daniella would take me."

Après trois ans de mariage, Ariane Lenoir a découvert que son certificat de mariage avec Bastien Sorel n'était qu'un faux. La véritable « Madame Sorel » n'est autre que sa meilleure amie, Noémie Vallon. Pendant trois ans, Bastien et toute sa famille l'avaient traitée comme une dupe. La raison ? Une terrible accident, celui-là même où elle avait failli perdre la vie pour sauver Bastien, l'avait privée à jamais de la possibilité d'enfanter. Et quand elle demandait pourquoi : Bastien : « Je t'aime. Je voulais juste un enfant. » Noémie : « Je ne veux pas vous séparer, je veux juste faire partie de votre vie à deux. » Ariane : « Vous êtes complètement malades ! » ... Ils voulaient jouer ce jeu pervers ? Parfait. Ariane allait désormais mener la partie. Ils lui avaient volé son avenir ? Elle a épousé l'héritier et est devenue leur cliente. Ils lui avait refusé un vrai mariage ? Sa nouvelle belle-famille lui a offert un cérémonie somptueuse à plusieurs centaines de millions. Ils la croyaient stérile, une femme incompétente ? Elle attendait désormais des jumeaux, et savoura à l'avance leur rage impuissante. ... La nouvelle du mariage de l'héritier s'était répandue comme une traînée de poudre, et tout le monde semblait plaindre sa nouvelle épouse. Dans les salons chuchotait-on qu'il gardait au cœur une « femme de sa vie », un premier amour inoubliée, même après son propre mariage. Certains assuraient, qu'il avait frôlé l'irréparable le jour où elle avait dit « oui » à un autre. D'autres juraient l'avoir surpris, les yeux embués devant les films où elle jouait, qu'il revisionnait inlassablement. Alors, quand après la naissance des jumeaux, Ariane, feignant la résignation, a murmuré qu'elle « devait les réunir, lui et son grand amour », il l'a serrée férocement contre lui, paniqué. « C'est quoi ces conneries ? Mon cœur, tu DOIS me croire ! »

The day I marry Navy Captain Dean Aldridge, I hear his stepsister Shirley Pierce's inner voice. "Diane is so beautiful and graceful. I wish I could be like her, but I'm nothing more than an unwanted burden in this family… "I really adore her, though. I saved up my allowance to buy her a bracelet as a wedding gift, but I'm afraid she'll think it's unlucky and refuse it." In my last life, those words had filled my heart with pity. I'd accepted the bracelet and even taken Shirley under my wing, teaching her to read and write. But not long after my wedding, my health began to deteriorate for no reason. It wasn't until I lay dying that I discovered the truth—the bracelet Shirley had given me was cursed, and she'd deliberately made me hear her inner voice. She'd long been in love with Dean and was determined to make the Aldridge family hers one day. Now, when I open my eyes again, I find myself back on my wedding day.

A fake heiress exposes her real identity so that I can be found—all because she wants me to marry the crippled man who's supposed to be her husband. She puts on an act before the whole family, wanting to drive a wedge between us. She has no idea we can all hear her thoughts. When she slashes her palm and frames me for it, she's cursing in her heart. "Hit her, you worthless man!" When she falls down the stairs and blames me for it, she's thinking, "Teach her a lesson, you silly old woman!" When she buries herself in my brother's arms and acts aggrieved, she's actually thinking, "He's such a loyal dog." My father, mother, and brother are stunned by what they hear. Then, they're infuriated. I merely laugh and turn away, acting like I don't see anything. I just want to complete this special mission as soon as possible.

Clara engage Alyss pour éliminer un traître dans son organisation. Dès leur première rencontre, l'attraction est immédiate et électrique. Clara, habituée à tout contrôler, est troublée par l'insolence et la liberté d'Alyss. Cette dernière est excitée par le défi que représente Clara, cette femme puissante qui cache sans doute des passions brûlantes sous son calme apparent. Alors qu'Alyss accomplit sa mission avec une efficacité brutale, leurs rencontres successives deviennent des jeux dangereux où chaque regard et chaque parole portent des sous-entendus lourds de sens. Leur relation bascule lors d'une tentative d'assassinat contre Clara, déjouée in extremis par Alyss. Dans l'adrénaline du moment, le contrôle de Clara craque, et les deux femmes se retrouvent dans l'intimité d'un repaire secret où leur désir longtemps contenu explose enfin. Leur liaison devient alors encore plus périlleuse. Clara doit faire face aux trahisons dans son clan tandis qu'Alyss, habituée à n'obéir à personne, se retrouve piégée dans des jeux de loyauté qui la mettent mal à l'aise. Le point culminant arrive quand Alyss découvre que c'est le conseiller le plus proche de Clara qui a mis sa tête à prix. Elle propose alors un nouveau marché à Clara : une alliance d'égale à égale, où elles uniront leurs forces pour éliminer tous leurs ennemis. Leur partenariat devient alors aussi brutal que sensuel, mêlant pouvoir, sang versé et passion dévorante.

After confirming I was pregnant, I suddenly heard my husband’s inner voice. “This idiot is still gloating over her pregnancy. She doesn’t even know we switched out her IVF embryo. She’s nothing more than a surrogate for Elle. If Elle weren’t worried about how childbirth might endanger her life, I would’ve kicked this worthless woman out already. Just looking at her makes me sick. “Once she delivers the baby, I’ll make sure she never gets up from the operating table. Then I’ll finally marry Elle, my one true love.” My entire body went rigid. I clenched the IVF test report in my hands and looked straight at my husband. He gazed back at me with gentle eyes. “I’ll take care of you and the baby for the next few months, honey.” However, right then, his inner voice struck again. “I’ll lock that woman in a cage like a dog. I’d like to see her escape!” Shock and heartbreak crashed over me all at once because the Elle he spoke of was none other than my sister.