Tsunayoshi Sawada 10 Years Later

Buried deep in the Aster estate was the Heartwood—ancient, sacred, mine. Told my husband, Julian Aster—back when he actually listened—that if it ever fell, I'd die with it. At first, he freaked out. Flew in glacier water, hired a whole squad of plant experts to nurture it 24/7. Then one day, just because his childhood friend—Isabella Duvall—got a scratch from the bark, Julian had the Heartwood ripped out. The second it crashed, I choked on glowing blood—ichor. My power? Gone. Barely standing, I grabbed his arm. "You knew. If the Heartwood dies, I—" He laughed. Straight-up mocked me. "Sera, come on. That fairy tale? Only Grandma still believes that crap. Is that mayo on your mouth? Relax—it's a tree. I'll buy you a forest if you want." Overnight, my hair turned gray. Skin cracked. Eyes dulled. Still, I dragged myself to his grandmother, Henrietta. "I kept your family safe for two hundred years. That's why the Asters thrived. But the Heartwood's gone. Debt's paid. One day left. Whatever happens next? Not my problem."

息子がピアノコンクールに参加する日、私は向かう途中で交通事故に遭った。 怪我の状態を気にする余裕はなく、私はおびえながら会場に駆けつけ、ちょうど授賞式に間に合った。 息子は金メダルを手に取り、興奮した表情で私の方に走ってきた。 私は微笑みながら頭を下げ、彼は背を向けて金メダルを夫の初恋の首にかけた。 私が10年間愛してきた夫でさえ、イライラした口調で言った。 「お前、こんな格好してどうしたんだ？汚くて、まるで物乞いみたいだ！ 今夜の息子の祝賀会には来るなよ。お前が来たら恥ずかしいって言われるぞ！」 私は一言も言わず、一人で病院に行って診てもらった。 雨の中を走って別荘に戻ったが、ドアがすでに施錠されているのに気づいた。 そして、私は激しい雨の中、一晩中ドアをノックした。 夜明けが訪れ光が差し込む頃、私は彼らにメッセージを送った。 「離婚します。あなたたちの望む通り、これからはもう邪魔しません」

In my previous life, my brother and fiancé teamed up to sabotage my company for the sake of my so-called best friend. After I went bankrupt, they stood beside her watching me collapse in the pouring rain, laughing mockingly at my pathetic state. "Linda Turner, you look as pathetic as a drenched dog!" they sneered. When I opened my eyes again, I was back at the project bidding meeting three years earlier. In my previous life, when my company was just starting out, my brother and fiancé had warned me against using the Turner and Peterson family connections. They claimed it wouldn't be fair to others, but then turned around and handed projects to my best friend under various pretexts, just to see her smile. Now that I was back, I watched them secretly manipulating things just like before, giving my projects to my best friend. I finally gave up on them completely. When they found out I was leaving the country, my brother and fiancé set off fireworks all night, celebrating that they'd finally gotten rid of me, the burden. But three years later, at the Trada Corp's bidding meeting, I took the stage as the CEO's wife—and they couldn't hide the redness in their eyes.

もうすぐ60歳だというのに、私も流行りに乗ってみて、娘の夏川美咲（なつかわ みさき）と指折りゲームを始めた。 私は得意な気持ちを隠しもせず、笑いながら手をあげた。 「私にはね、すっごく賢い娘がいる！」 それを聞いて、美咲はほぼ顔色ひとつ変えずに、指を一本だけ曲げた。 「私、新しいお母さんができたの」 その言葉に私は固まってしまい、顔に浮かべていた笑みもこわばった。 だが美咲は落ち着いた目で私を見つめ、静かに言葉を続けた。 「その人、お父さんの初恋の相手なんだって」 それを聞いて私は強張った指を宙に浮かせたまま、頭の中が真っ白になった。 そして、さっきまで言おうとしていた言葉もろとも、この突然の告白で全部吹き飛んでしまったようだ。 しまいには、喉まで出かかっていた言葉までも、ぐっと飲み込んでしまった。 本当は……宝くじで、10億円も当たったの。 それを全部、あなたにあげようと言おうと思ったのに。

橋本緒子は意外にも豪門の後継者と結婚し、妊娠が判明したその日に離婚契約書を受け取った。 彼女は結婚した家を偽のお嬢様に占拠され、義母にも権力も地位もないと嫌われていた。 しかし、イケメンでお金持ちの６人が突然現れた。 一人は不動産王で、彼女に数百棟の豪邸をプレゼントしたがった。 一人は人工知能の科学者で、限定版の自動運転高級車を贈ろうとしていた。 一人は外科医で、毎日家で美味しい料理を作ってくれた。 一人は天才ピアニストで、毎日彼女のためにピアノを演奏してくれた。 一人は優秀な弁護士で、彼女の悪評を一掃してくれた。 　一人は有名な俳優で、彼女が本当に愛している存在だと公式に発表した。 　 偽のお嬢様は自慢した。「これらは全て私の兄たちだよ」 6人の兄たちは一斉に反対した。「違う、緒子こそ本物の豪門のお嬢様だね」 彼女は子育てをしながら幸せに暮らし、6人のイケメンからの無限の愛情を享受していた。しかし、ある男は焦って言った。「緒子、復縁しよう！」 彼女は微笑みながら答えた。「私の6人の兄たちが賛成するか、聞いてみて？」 すると、そこに現れた4人の美男たちは言った。「違う、10人であるべきだ！」

離婚を切り出した翌日、慰謝料10億円の書類にサインをし妻は消えた。失踪後、双子の妊娠、父親は別人説、謎の海外送金疑惑が発覚。妻が今まであんなに尽くしてくれたのは嘘だったのか？もう一度、結婚していた頃に戻りたい御曹司社長の後悔

Twenty-two year old Lorena, who had been living in secret at her parents' house with no contact with the outside world, suddenly finds herself in the arms of Andrew Sanchez, the ruthless son of Jacob Sanchez, a loan shark and king of the underworld, as collateral for her father's loan. As she breaks out of her life long bondage, she begins to discover secrets about who she really was, who her parents actually were, and a twin sister she never knew existed. And more than that, she realizes that fate had brought her to the man she saved years ago when she snuck out to explore the world. But, the world isn't as rosy as she pictured and soon, she realizes that her life was in danger amongst her new family. She teams up with her cop twin to uncover secrets surrounding her stepmother and stepbrother who would do anything to inherit the family wealth.

To save her father from a deadly debt, Emilia Rossi makes the ultimate sacrifice—she offers herself as collateral to the most dangerous man in the city. Dante Moretti, the ruthless billionaire mafia boss, could have demanded anything: money, property, even blood. Instead, he claims Emilia with a single rule—she must give him a goodnight kiss every day. What begins as a cruel bargain soon turns into a perilous game of desire and obsession. Dante is powerful, merciless, and feared by all, yet with Emilia, he reveals glimpses of a man she can’t help but crave. Each kiss blurs the line between duty and temptation, between hatred and something far more dangerous. But the mafia world is built on betrayal. Enemies close in, secrets unravel, and Emilia realizes that loving Dante might not only cost her freedom—it could cost her life. Is her kiss a contract of survival… or the spark that ignites their downfall?

She was the new student at the school. She was a brilliant girl. He was not a new student. He knew what happens at school. She didn't know. He tried his best. But she ended up hating him. Can they ever fall in love?

Pol Andrew Sanchez is being tagged as a cold, genius, and monster in the business world. At an early age he managed to have their company stay on top of the business chain. He wants to forget about the past so he focus his time studying their business structure and make it known not just in the country, but all over the world. Sunny Precious Cortez is a top-notched student in the Computer Programming department of their university. She has a witty and strong personality that catches everyone's attention. She is secretly inlove with her best friend. But fate moves in mysterious ways. Their parents arranged them to get married to save Poll Andrew's family's business. And what if the past comes back and decided to win him back? And what if her best friend pursue her? Or will the two help them realize how they really feel for each other? Can their love story that started with a contract, have a happy ending? Or will it end when the contract expires?