Checkmate, My Hubby

Determined to spend Valentine's Day in Los Angeles, the protagonist finally convinces Valery Fisher to join him, only to be abandoned at the train station. Valery claims her brother has acute gastritis, but the truth emerges the next morning. Her childhood friend, Brock Abbott, shares a romantic video of Valery cooking for him. As public mockery ensues, the protagonist refuses to rage. Instead, he leaves a cutting comment pointing out their shared fork, signaling a sharp turn in their relationship.

For ten years, news anchor Helene Richard safeguarded her husband Garrett Wise’s image while his family paid for her mother’s medical needs. When his cheating is exposed, Helene demands a divorce, sparking Garrett’s brutal revenge. He destroys her career and poisons their son’s mind. Amidst his mistress's lies and her own secret pregnancy, Helene faces a final violent confrontation. To escape his grasp and leave a lasting scar, she makes a tragic sacrifice.

Eric Sutton, a powerful billionaire CEO, believes his wife has finally accepted his emotional neglect. When he cancels their Iceland honeymoon to appease his demanding assistant, Vivien, and gives her his wife's ticket, he expects total compliance. He justifies the betrayal as professional necessity, unaware that his wife has already reached her limit. While he enjoys a getaway with Vivien, his spouse quietly signs the divorce papers and quits her life with him for good.

After Caden Vaughn's childhood admirer has a car accident on his wedding night, she awakens claiming to foresee the future. When her predictions start coming true, she accuses Anne of future infidelity. Though Caden outwardly defends his wife, a darker reality emerges. Scheduled for an abortion due to a fake fetal defect, a drugged Anne overhears a terrifying truth: her baby is healthy, yet her billionaire husband has ordered the termination and the removal of her uterus.

Stranded in a severe rainstorm, I called my boyfriend Brad for a ride home, only to be dismissed. He hung up to rush to his best friend Sophie’s side, leaving me to fend for myself. The harsh reality of where I stood became undeniable late that night when Sophie shared an intimate photo of a shirtless Brad on social media, claiming friends are more reliable than partners. Instead of shedding tears over his betrayal, I left a simple, final comment under her post: "Gift to you."

Forced into a deceptive marriage, a young woman acts as a surrogate bride for a wealthy, cold-hearted husband who harbors dark secrets. Trapped in a sprawling, eerie mansion, she soon discovers that her predecessor met a gruesome end under mysterious circumstances. As supernatural occurrences escalate and her husband's behavior turns predatory, she must unravel the truth of the family's bloodline before she becomes the next victim.