I grew up in an orphanage. At the age of 15, the wealthy Locke family finally acknowledged me and took me as one of their own. I thought I'd found my home, but Evangeline, the adopted daughter, stole everything that should have been mine. Old, shabby clothes. A dusty storage room became my bedroom. Affection that I could never win. And eventually, a trap that I never saw coming. After a party, I was framed for pushing Juliette Duval downstairs. Everyone believed I was guilty, and my mother even destroyed the evidence that could prove my innocence with her own hands. Three years after being imprisoned, I came back for revenge. My brother's belated concern, my mother's tearful pleas, my father's remorseful apologies — none of these could thaw my frozen heart. Except for Rhett Callahan. This man stepped into my dark world and slowly pulled me out of the shadows. However, my return set off a storm — Lucas's relentless pursuit, Sebastian's dangerous obsession, Dr. Everett Lang's gentle devotion... As for Evangeline? Betraying the family, ruining friendships, and losing love. I'll use my own pain to prove that no sin will go unpunished.

Caedmon Thorne has been my greatest rival since the day he defeated me and stole the position I was born to inherit. I swore I would beat him someday—until the moon turned red, disasters began tearing our world apart, and we were chosen to recover the five shattered fragments of the Aetherium. Now I have to travel the world with the man I swore to defeat. But what happens when my greatest rival becomes the one person I can't afford to lose?

In her previous life, Victoria was naive and trusted the wrong people, leading to the tragic death of her relatives at her wedding. She was then imprisoned for seven days, and her so-called best friend turned out to be the mastermind behind everything. She was tricked into signing a consent form for organ donation and, in despair, took her own life. The man, who seemed like a godsend, vowed to save her and declared, "I have loved you for a long time." In this new life, Victoria finds the man who sacrificed his life to save her. This time, she wants to ensure a bright future for him! However, the man's identity seems shrouded in mystery. Is he a bodyguard? A professor? The patriarch of the Conti family? "Who are you, Lorenzo?" "More than these identities, I want to be your husband, Victoria." He was born unwanted, disliked by his own mother, and had never felt warmth until he met her. She was his redemption!