The Villainess Strikes Back

During a session for bone-setting therapy, the protagonist finds herself in a compromising position with her fit therapist, Henry Irwin. As she lies on the massage table, Henry insists that removing her yoga pants is necessary for the treatment to be effective. Despite his professional reasoning, she is overwhelmed by a powerful physical reaction. Fearing that her arousal will be exposed if he continues, she desperately tries to stop his hands before her secret is revealed.

After seven years, Emery’s marriage ends in ultimate betrayal when Elliot brings his mistress home and their own son demands a new mother. Devastated, Emery cuts ties and escapes to Willowridge. Elliot smugly assumes her departure is merely a jealous tantrum and that she will inevitably return to him. But as months pass without a word, his arrogance turns to shock. Instead of a repentant wife creeping back, he receives stunning news: Emery is officially engaged to someone else.

After three years of marriage, I believed a child could soften Kayson Logan’s cold heart. Instead, he returned smelling of another woman, demanding a divorce and forcing me to end my pregnancy. While he mocked me, he protected his mistress, Alyce. Now, he desperately seeks an elite underground surgeon—my secret identity—to save Alyce’s baby. I am finished. I have signed the papers, destroyed my ring, and vanished to protect my own child alone.

Elite heiress and notorious villainess of the city's high society, the protagonist of The Evil Rich Girl's Guide to Training Dogs, has long known her world is a scripted fiction. When her father brings home Gwen Herman, a sponsored student who is secretly the story's beloved protagonist, the heiress gains the ability to hear Gwen's thoughts. Facing a protective father and a destined humiliation, she finally reveals a decade-old secret about her stepfather's true identity to reclaim her power.

For ten years, she built the Simmons family's empire, only to be cast aside as a fake daughter used merely for her luck. After her brother Peter throws her out with pocket change, they think she is ruined. But they do not know the truth: her biological father was the mastermind behind their wealth, and her elite clients are loyal to her alone. Ready to watch them fall, she contacts their top rival to secure her next move.

After his brother's tragic passing, he stepped up to marry his sister-in-law and raise his young nephew. Yet, his devotion is met with cold hostility. When he accidentally wears his late brother's shirt on his birthday, his five-year-old nephew ruins his cake and unleashes a cruel tirade, wishing he had died instead. Looking at his icy wife and the ungrateful child he raised, he realizes his sacrifices mean nothing. Tasting only bitterness, he finally decides to let go of this unrequited family bond.