Urban Romance

Evelyn Shaw is known across Nordia as a top surgical genius. Noble families line up, waiting for her to perform their operations.
Her hands are worth over ten million dollars and are irreplaceable, yet they are being pressed mercilessly into the floor at this very moment.
The culprit is her husband, Howard Blackwood, the man at the apex of Nordia's power hierarchy.
Howard sits silently in the chair as she suffers. He is still the same, impeccably dressed with an unreadable expression.
Behind him, a large screen shows her sister, Layla Shaw, being dragged into a dark room by several burly men. Layla's broken, helpless cries fill the air, wrenching Evelyn's heart.
"Eve, either you get up and operate on Anne's mother, or I make sure these videos reach all of Nordia tomorrow," Howard says.
Evelyn grits her teeth as she glares at him. "Howard, why are you doing this to me?" 
Emily Anderson once believed in love, family, and second chances. But when tragedy strikes, the man she trusted most, James Carter, becomes her cruelest tormentor. Haunted by the death of his mother and unborn child, James is determined to make Emily pay, no matter the cost.Forced to live under the same roof, Emily struggles to protect her fragile younger brother, Oliver. But when James demands Oliver's kidney to save his own son, Emily's world begins to unravel. Her pleas are ignored, her sacrifices go unseen and soon, the line between justice and vengeance blurs.As betrayal mounts from all sides—family, friends, and even fate—Emily is stripped of everything she holds dear. But in the depths of despair, something awakens within her. A spark. A purpose.What began as a woman begging for mercy becomes a relentless fight for dignity, truth, and revenge. But just how far is Emily willing to go—and how much more does she have left to lose? 
My boyfriend suddenly tells me one day that he wants to get married and asks me to wear a wedding dress to our company's annual party.Thinking he's finally going to marry me, I wear the most stunning wedding dress, grab a bouquet, and tell people in the company about our love.Suddenly, his secretary rushes out and throws a cup of coffee at me. "You brazen vixen! All you did was close a multi-million-dollar deal, and you suddenly get the nerve to steal my husband? You whore, I'll rip you to pieces!"My boyfriend, who's always been a stickler for rules, doesn't speak up for me. Instead, he hands my project over to his secretary, citing that I violated company rules.Everyone looks at me pitifully, and they think I'll cause a scene. But I don't.I simply throw my work ID to the secretary. "You're the CEO's wife, huh. I've offended you, so take the position of director as a wedding gift from me."What my boyfriend doesn't know is that this deal is something my father forced me to take on.Now that I'm quitting as the project lead, it becomes a failed collaboration. His company will also break the contract, causing it to go bankrupt and end up owing a huge amount of money. 





Haley Reed thought she had the perfect life—a devoted husband, a sweet son, and a home filled with love. But when her husband’s ex-lover, Joye, slithers back into their lives, determined to steal everything Haley holds dear, her world shatters.The ultimate betrayal? Her own son turning against her, demanding she leave, and claiming that he wanted Joey instead of her to be his mother!Cast out with nothing—no money, no safety net—Haley collapses on the streets, broken… until crosses paths with Logan Hartwell, a powerful Billionaire with a guarded heart, and his fragile, enchanting daughter, Lily, who clings to Haley with a desperate hope: "Will you be my mommy?"However, as Haley rebuilds her life, chilling connections emerge—between Logan’s mysterious past and Joey, the woman who destroyed her marriage. "Did you choose me to hurt her?" she demands, but Logan couldn't give her a satisfactory answer.Realizing her world was surrounded with lies, Haley transforms into the powerful woman she was meant to be—wealth, influence, and hard-won independence at her fingertips—her past comes begging. Her ex-husband. Her lost son. The life that failed her.Will she return to the love that broke her… or claim the family that truly sees her worth? 
“A million dollars,” he said, his voice flat, like he was negotiating over a car, not a person.Astrid shook her head, opening her mouth to protest, but he cut her off.“Let’s make it two then,” he offered. She stared at him, stunned, wondering if he’d lost his mind.“Mr. Voss…”“Final offer. Five million,” he said, his gaze steady, unyielding.Astrid took a deep breath, her heart pounding. “Fine. I’ll be your wife.”***When Astrid Blythe, a rising event planner, runs into her ex, Adrian Voss, at his engagement party, she’s shocked to discover that his fiancée is missing. What starts as a strange encounter quickly spirals into something even more surreal when Adrian offers Astrid a proposal of his own: marry him in a cold, calculated, no-strings-attached arrangement.Despite her better judgment, Astrid agrees to the deal. But as the line between business and desire blurs, she finds herself drawn back into Adrian’s dangerous orbit—and realizes, to her horror, that she’s falling again for the man she once loved…the man who had a hand in the death of their child. 
Cynthia Johnson cut ties with her family just to marry her father's close friend, Oliver Carter. Three years into marriage, the man still desires her with the same unrelenting passion as the first night. Just moments ago, they had wrapped up yet another hour-long round of intense intimacy. "Sweetheart, with such a sexy attire, how do you expect me to behave?" he pants, pulling her into his arms again. "At this rate, I'll die in your arms one day." Cynthia lies boneless on the bed, her body aching and completely drained. Even after all this time, she was still struggling to keep up with his intensity. People say younger men are energetic, but Oliver, who was 12 years her senior, puts them all to shame when he gets going. She musters a weak smile. "That's not allowed. You promised to take care of me for the rest of my life." However, she later realizes this so-called love is nothing more than a carefully crafted lie. And by the time she learns of the truth, she's already in too deep. 








"Dad, Shea hurts, Shea doesn't want to die, Dad save Shea..."Worton York, who was being honored on the aircraft carrier, received a call for help from his daughter who was abused and his wife forced into marriage!In a fit of rage, he led the King Dragon Sect Twelve Generals and 300,000 elites, and the king returned!"Mr. York, how do you deal with those who abuse the young lady?""Kill, leave no one behind!""Mr. York, what about the old man who forced Miss Rubina to marry him?""Make him a Eunuch, so as not to cause future trouble!" 
One day, Carson Lambert brought Helena Ziegler home. She had been living her life on the streets, scavenging trash to survive.Carson claims he is only repaying her for saving his life, and he has no feelings for her. He knows full well that I, Winry Sachs, love him more than life itself. With that, she lives with us for three years, constantly clinging to Carson, trying to win his heart over.Today, on our fifth anniversary, Helena threatens to jump off the balcony of the villa. "Carson, this is the last time. If you still choose her over me, I'll jump off right now and die in front of you!"She charged straight at me, grabbing my arm, and pulling me with her over the railing.Soon, Carson comes bursting through the balcony's glass door.Seeing him, a slight sense of relief wash over me as I struggle to reach out my hand toward him.However, he ignores me and wraps his arm around the woman by my side, then walks back inside with Helena in his arms.Saddened and disappointed, I retracted my hand and stayed there, hanging on the railing.He explains, "Winry, she saved my life. I can't just watch her die. Can't you just let her stay? You know you're the only one in my heart."What he doesn't know is that my heart is failing, and I don't have much time left. 


Everyone says that Mabel Silverstone is the most virtuous wife in the military family compound. Never once has she felt jealous of the meticulous care her husband, Elliot Foster, shows for his first love, Zoe Young. On the contrary, she even takes the initiative to take care of Zoe, the most important woman in Elliot's heart.On this day, Mabel wakes early to prepare breakfast. Zoe has only caught a cold, but Elliot has shirked all his military responsibilities to personally take care of her. He even asks Mabel to send their meals to the hospital every day.When Mabel leaves the compound, thermos in hand, dawn has just broken on the horizon."Are you going to the hospital to deliver food for Zoe again?" her neighbor, Winnie McMahon, asks while carrying a grocery bag. She shakes her head, looking frustrated. "You're the most virtuous wife in this entire military compound. You never get jealous even though Colonel Foster treats Zoe so well, and you even wait on them hand and foot. In my opinion, you need to grow a backbone!" 



"Hi, Ms. Sanders. This is the proposal for your fake death. Just to confirm, you're planning to fake your death by jumping off a cliff on the day of your wedding and during a live stream, right?""That's right."The staff member asks again, in a more serious tone, "Are you sure? If you fake your death on a live stream, you'll never be able to come back as yourself anymore."Penelope Sanders tightens her hold on the proposal document and nods hard. "Yes, I'm sure."As she walks out of the building, she catches sight of the huge billboard across the street. It's playing the video of Eric Fulmer hugging her while announcing their engagement to the rest of the world.He's rich and handsome, and she's young and beautiful. Their video draws the attention of many, even the cars on the road, which slow down to admire them for a while longer.Eric is hugging her tightly in the video. He has always been a curt and straightforward person, but he's sporting red, teary eyes in the video. In a shaky voice, he says, "Today is the most important day of my life. I'd like to invite everyone to attend my wedding next month via our global live stream…" 


Alice Williams marries her childhood sweetheart, Noah Smith, but on the night she goes into labor, she is locked in a wine cellar at minus 10 degrees Celsius. As contractions tear through her like knives, her husband cuts off her lifeline to save his "eldest brother's wife" and her fake pregnancy. His younger sister mocks her while stepping on her blood: "Does a bastard deserve to compete with the heir of The Smith Family?"After a forced abortion, Alice discovers hidden secrets behind her father's bankruptcy and suicide. Stolen cancer drug formulas, corporate sabotage, and murder—everyone in The Smith Family is an accomplice! When she storms the Smith Family's birthday banquet and strips off her mask as the "eldest grandson's wife," she realizes she was nothing but a pawn in their surrogacy scheme.The man who once swore, "I will protect you," personally pushes her into the abyss. As Noah Smith coughs blood and repents in prison, she strokes her newborn's face and turns the ruins of the Smith Family mansion into a children's hospital named after her father.The apricot blossoms still bloom, but the person under the tree has fallen into darkness.For her, life is just beginning... 





After the fire breaks out, I brace myself against the scorching iron door to help Linden Rothwell escape. He emerges unharmed while I suffer extensive burns across my entire body, and our friend Rosalind Chambers dies in the flames.Linden proposes to me at my hospital bedside, and I assume my eight years of unrequited love is finally paying off. But after I lose the baby and blame myself for the miscarriage, he shoves me into a burning room while I'm still recovering from surgery.Before he closes the door, he says, "Aurora, now you can feel what it's like to be consumed by fire."As the flames swallow me whole, I finally realize the truth. Rosalind is the one he loves, and I'm the one he hates.When I open my eyes again, I'm back at the fire. This time, I don't sacrifice my body to hold the door for him. Instead, I turn around and run. 



On the night of her wedding, Helen Smith was attacked by a stranger.Since then, every night has been a nightmare she cannot escape.By day, she plays the role of the perfect wife, caring for her gravely ill husband whom she barely knows.By night, she’s haunted by fear, shame, and a faceless man who takes what he wants in the dark.Trapped in a golden cage of secrets and silence, Helen begins to question everything: her marriage, the man she married, and the terrifying truth that may be hiding just beneath the surface.Because in this house, nothing is what it seems.And the greatest betrayal is yet to come. 
Emily Powell is a proper young lady—her wildest act to date is sleeping with her fiance's best friend. At Ivory Hotel, the door to the presidential suite on the 72nd floor swings open. A large, veined hand suddenly pulls Emily inside."Em, when will you call off the engagement?" Ezra Newman whispers, lowering his head to kiss her earlobe. Though his tone is casual, he holds her tightly in his embrace. Leaning weakly against the one-way floor-to-ceiling window, Emily murmurs, "Ezra, just wait a little longer…"Ezra lifts her skirt, his movements urgent yet tender as he pours out his love."I can't wait any longer… I want you all to myself. To be with you every moment. Are you truly okay with me being your secret lover forever?"Tears well in her eyes, blurring her vision, yet Emily never once thinks of Ezra as just a secret lover. 
From the start, it is nothing but a mutually beneficial agreement. After the deed is done, Melanie York flees with his baby in her womb when she sees him reuniting with his first love.Eight months later, they meet again. When Derrick Quinton sees and notices her pregnancy, he's utterly furious. "How could you do such a job when you're pregnant? Melanie York, you sure have a strange fetish!"He begins to pressure her harshly, using both threats and temptations to make her submit. That is, until her ex-husband seeks her out one day and requests that they rekindle their marriage.Finally, Derrick loses it. He pins Melanie against the hospital room door and crushes his lips against hers."Melanie, how about I become your secret lover? I'm richer and younger than he is. I'm more suited to you than he is…"Melanie struggles vehemently. "Derrick Quinton, do you think that's fair to your first love?"Much later, Derrick tosses a marriage certificate at her before slowly curling his lips into a smile. "Melanie, my first love is actually you." 
My twin brother finally got a girlfriend, and my parents, who live overseas, asked me to entertain her first. I had the maid prepare a large table of food to welcome her. At the table, my brother peeled the shrimp, and I ate a few extra.After dinner, she gave me a dirty look. “Why did you eat the shrimp my husband peeled? You can't even cook, how lazy are you? How dare you eat so much!” I was stunned by her outrageous remark and felt annoyed. “What's it to do with you? I'll do as I please!” She glared at me with hatred and spoke harshly, “Why don't you just get married ? The family fortune belongs to my husband and me. What right do you have to spend our money?” "You're so stubborn, you'll never get married! Why don't you beg me to introduce you to my cousin? I don't mind your laziness, as long as you give him a son!" “My cousin makes over ten thousand a month!” I was shocked by her audacity.I slammed the toilet door of my younger brother's squat toilet with a loud bang. “Get out here! What kind of girlfriend did you find?! How come I didn't know the family fortune was all yours?” 



Joanna Malone spends ten years with Rowan Swanson to finally hear him say, "Marry me."But on the day of their wedding, he leaves her behind and rushes off to save Hattie Duncan—the secretary who has been secretly in love with him for years.Too concerned for his safety to nurse her heartbreak, Joanna chases after him without a second thought.When she arrives at the scene, she watches in horror as Hattie—trying to protect confidential documents for Rowan—is pushed from a rooftop by one of his rivals. Hattie survives, but falls into a coma.Driven by guilt, Rowan sends Hattie to the most advanced private hospital for long-term care.Joanna agrees to his request and takes care of Hattie's mother, Sabrina Wilkinson, who suffers from a severe mental illness. For two years, she endures every vicious episode and every cruel insult Sabrina throws her way during each psychotic break.One day, during a particularly vicious episode, Sabrina rips through Joanna's belongings and cuts everything to shreds—including what Joanna believes to be her marriage certificate.Exhausted and emotionally worn, Joanna drags herself to the registry office to get a replacement.But the clerk frowns at the computer screen, then looks up and says, "Ms. Malone, this marriage certificate is a fake. According to our records, you've never been married." 


Joyce Campbell's husband dies in a car accident—only to return, living under his twin brother's name to stay by his sister-in-law's side.When she learns the truth, the pregnant Joyce rushes to confront him, yet he is not home. Instead, she finds him at the hospital with his sister-in-law, Bianca Reed, for a prenatal checkup. There he is, holding the ultrasound printout, tracing the baby's features together with her, his eyes filled with tenderness.When he spots her, his expression changes, and he drags her into a corner."My brother died protecting me. That's the only reason I'm still alive. Before he died, the one person he couldn't let go of was Bianca. He said he still owed her 100 wishes and asked me to fulfil them for him."I have no choice. You understand, don't you?"That night, he slips into her room, pins her against the wall, and kisses her until her legs give out. Jewelry, perfume, and handbags—luxury after luxury piles up at her feet. He tells her to wait. Once Bianca has her baby, they can finally be together. 

A liberated and trouble-maker woman, that's how everyone describe Eerrah Ferrer. Transferring to different universities in one year says a lot about her. But deep down inside her, she knows the reason why she decided to rebel against her family, and that is to catch her grandfather's attention who never treated her good.Running out of patience, Kaerraon, her father, made a difficult decision to send her in a university known for elites and people who have great connections. The only way to let Eerrah graduate and have a proper life is to put her in group of people who loves trouble as well. But it wasn't too easy for her a she needed to adjust herself with a new environment, because something is not right, the students in Empires High appeared strange to her.Violence, murder, and crimes are allowed. She realized that it's not a normal school to begin with. And adding more frustration to her new life, she found herself being caged in the arms of Primo Knights - the owner of Empires High who appeared possessive over her.