loveaftermarriage

She married him for revenge. He married her for control. Neither expected a baby… or real feelings. After her sister's mysterious death, Aria Lawrence signs a ruthless contract marriage with cold-hearted billionaire Damien Voss the man she blames for everything. The plan? Destroy him from the inside out. But when their sham marriage is exposed and Aria discovers she’s pregnant, the game changes. The world thinks she’s a gold digger. His enemies want her gone. Her own mother betrayed her. And worst of all… Damien might be falling in love with her for real. Now, Aria must navigate lies, loss, and love all while carrying a child she swore she'd never have with the man she hates. But hate has a thin line. And love was never in the contract.. Secrets. Betrayal. A contract marriage gone too far. Will she survive the truth or fall for her enemy's touch? If you love contract marriages, revenge, betrayal, and slow-burn passion, you're in the right place. Add this story to your Library so you don’t miss a twist!

There was no such thing as marriage in Adrian Williams’ dictionary. Love? Even worse. As far as Adrian was concerned, his life was already perfect. Women? Money? Easy. Adrian could get both without even trying. But everything spiraled when his beloved grandmother, lying sick in the hospital, made a final request: she wanted Adrian to get married. Immediately. Left with no choice, Adrian had to add that cursed word marriage into his life. Desperate and out of options, he suddenly proposed to the last person anyone would expect: Bianca, his secretary. Bianca Valencia never imagined that her boss, the cold and mysterious playboy, would ever propose to her. And the reason? Because she wasn’t interested in him. Seriously? What kind of logic was that? Feeling bad for him and his grandma, Bianca said yes. Neither Adrian nor Bianca could predict what would come next. They couldn’t see the future. They weren’t in control. Because love doesn’t always knock politely. Sometimes, it crashes in uninvited. And sometimes, it shows up in the last person you ever expected. Just like life. Messy, unpredictable, and always shifting with the seasons.

A moment of vulnerability results in Ye Beibei being manipulated into marrying Young Master Gu, a wheelchair-bound man. Having imagined an idle and prosperous life within an aristocratic family—who knew that she would instead be enslaved into becoming a young nanny every single day? Ye Beibei smacks the table. "Liar, I want a divorce!" Young Master Gu pushes a cute baby in front of him. "You want a divorce even when we already have a child? Dear Wife, wake up!" "..." Ye Beibei stares in confusion at the adorable baby who looks exactly like her. Can anyone tell her when she gave birth to a child?!

Humiliated by her ex-boyfriend's mother, Song Qiao was forced to end her first love. Facing the cold sarcasm from her half-sister, on the street in a fit of anger, she randomly grabbed a man, "Sir, do you have a girlfriend? If not, let's get married!" The man squinted at her and nodded, "Sure!" Marrying Lu Jingchen, Song Qiao received the utmost pampering, but just when she was falling for it, she discovered the reason behind everything... Five years later, Song Qiao made a strong return. Just as she stepped into An City's international airport, she was directly apprehended, and she was greeted with the squinting smile of a man, "Mrs. Lu, after traveling for five years, have you missed me and our son?" However, Song Qiao remained unfazed, her red lips slightly parted, "Sorry, Mr. Lu, we are already divorced. Please call me ex-wife!" The man was indifferent, pulling her into his arms, "I haven't signed the divorce agreement, and I haven't gone through the divorce procedures. How could there be an ex-wife to talk about?"

[Love After Marriage] Due to family interests, they got married, but in fact, they do not love each other. He has no interest in marriage, and neither does she. Moreover, she proved to everyone that she is not easy to mess with. By marrying into a rich family, her cunning stepmother and jealous sister will have nothing to do but please her. Hearing that her husband has deeply loved a woman for many years, she didn't care, as she had many ways to make him hate that woman. As for him, a tall and handsome but extremely unromantic guy, she had strong views: having peace, or getting a divorce!

Jiang Mian initially became famous in the entertainment circle with just one photo, in which the woman looked stunningly beautiful and unforgettable with a lazy, indulgent smile directed at the camera. Despite her beauty that captivated everyone, her acting skills were criticized, and the internet labeled her a "vase beauty." Yet she didn’t care at all, "Is it my fault for being too beautiful?" #MyBeautySealsMyActingSkills# Since Jiang Mian entered the circle, she had been showered with endless resources, becoming so arrogant it made others jealous. Even her manager couldn't stand it anymore, "I say, ancestor, should I send you for a makeover, get you cleaned up?" Jiang Mian: "I don't want to." Later, everyone unexpectedly saw Jiang Mian on the most popular variety show, and the internet sneered and questioned it. What shocked her was encountering her "missing husband." During the recording: "Jiang Mian, you're 30 seconds late, you're penalized!" In private: "Wife, I was wrong, I'll kneel as punishment!" Latter, Jiang Mian gained countless fans from this show. * North City's new CEO of Fu’s, Fu Sichen, had a sharp eye and acted decisively, creating a sensation in the entire financial sector as soon as he took office. One day, at an event, when Jiang Mian was asked about her ideal type, she didn't hesitate and said, "Definitely has to be manly! And if he has a sexy wheatish complexion, it would really hit the spot for me." Fu Sichen: ?? Where did the wheatish complexion come from? After the event, Jiang Mian gave the man at home a fright, "Fu Sichen, you... why did you tan?" The man hung his head and looked at the woman in his arms, "I wanted to hit the spot in your heart." — I love you, no turning back.

He was as ravishingly handsome as he was ruthlessly cruel, stopping at nothing to make her his. She, burdened with her family's enormous debt, found herself pleasing him against her will in an attempt to repay the sizable debt. Just when she thought that the demon had transformed into a good man, when their feelings were running high, She discovered that their so-called love was nothing but a joke, a sham played out entirely for show. So she left the man who had marked her with scars, only to return five years later with their child. How will they face the once-loved, once-hated past? And how will he try to win back her sincere heart?

Selena thought her life was picture-perfect. Married to her high school sweetheart, Peter, with a quiet, comfortable home and the kind of stability most women dream of. But stability shatters when Peter, the man she trusted most, suggests an open marriage... just to explore things with his secretary. Devastated and emotionally shattered, Selena walks into a nightclub for the first time in nearly a decade. One reckless night. One familiar face. That’s all it takes to set her world spinning. Jack Brooks, her brother’s best friend, the one man who always felt a little too off-limits, is there. Older, bolder, and far more dangerous to her heart than she ever remembered. What begins as an impulsive escape turns into something addictive. Jack becomes her forbidden thrill that grows into something raw, obsessive, and all-consuming. But secrets have a habit of surfacing. And when Peter discovers the truth, the fallout is catastrophic. The marriage implodes. Family bonds rupture. And Selena is left to pick up the pieces alone. She flees to New York, determined to rebuild from scratch. Hardened by betrayal and scarred by the mess she left behind, Selena shuts down the part of herself that once craved love. Now, she plays by her own rules; a seductive, ruthless, and untouchable woman with no attachments and apologies. After years of struggles, success, and power come in her way, but emotional detachment has a price, and Selena doesn’t realize how much of herself she’s lost until she sees Jack again. And suddenly, the walls she built start to crack, because it was never guilt that haunted her... it was love. But is love enough now? Can Jack forgive the woman Selena has become? Can he accept her, flaws and all? Or has too much been broken to ever put back together?

April had only ever known pain. At just 19, she watched her mother suffer years of abuse at the hands of a man who blamed them both—for being women, for being weak, for simply existing. One night, April made a choice: run or be ruined forever. Fleeing to a distant town with nothing but hope and her mother’s trembling hands, April stumbles upon a whispered opportunity—a powerful duke searching for palace staff. Desperate for a fresh start, April seeks the duke’s estate. But fate plays its first cruel trick: she meets a silver-eyed stranger with a quiet strength and a mysterious charm. He helps her find the palace... but never tells her who he really is. Because he is the duke. What began as a job soon turns into a royal entanglement—one filled with secrets, longing, and a love too intenseto resist. But can a girl who ran from the past survive the fire of a man with a crown... and scars of his own?

Serena received evidence that proved her brother-in-law, Asher, killed her adoptive sister, Lariette, a year ago. When she received the evidence, Asher invited her to drink at a bar. However, they accidentally kissed when Serena was bullied by a woman who wanted to match her with Asher. When they kissed, Serena suddenly had the ability to see a piece of Lariette's memory. At first, Serena still couldn't believe that this miracle really happened to her just because she kissed her brother-in-law. Did Lariette give this special ability to her adoptive sister indirectly so that she could reveal the truth behind her death? At the same time, Asher was also demanded by his parents to marry a rich woman and have a child. Asher really objected to his parents' request, especially since his wife had just died a year ago. However, since kissing Serena, he had a crazy idea. He wanted to make Serena his wife so that his parents wouldn't bother him anymore. At first, Serena didn't want to accept the crazy offer. Moreover, marrying a murderer would make her life restless. However, as time went by, after thinking about it, marrying Asher actually brought her luck so she could see Lariette's memory just by kissing him. Finally Serena agreed to marry Asher, but it was not that easy to achieve her wish. The condition given by Asher was that they were not allowed to kiss each other or have sex even though her parents demanded that they have a child soon. This made Serena even crazier. How could she tempt Asher who was very cold and mysterious, to want to kiss her?

“Don’t close your eyes—stay with me!” Blood dripped from his lips. His grip trembled beneath my hand. I pressed harder against the wound. “This wasn’t supposed to happen,” I whispered. “You were supposed to hate me.” “I did,” he breathed. “And I loved you anyway.” Then... everything went still. --- I woke up in the body of a princess. A stranger in silk and gold. A pawn in a royal marriage to a man they call the fake prince of Holdenia. Prince Xavier: feared by his people, hated by his father, shrouded in darkness. But the more he pushes me away, the more I see him—the real him. The broken soul beneath the crown. Still, I can’t let myself fall. Not when I have a mission: To break the curse that’s killing my people. To find the cure buried behind palace walls. Love is a luxury I can’t afford. And yet… why does my heart betray me every time he’s near? ****** This is a slow burn and also, it's my first work on the platform and my first book in general so join in and watch me grow as writer. Thank you

An arranged marriage. A snowbound mansion. A love they never saw coming—and a danger that sees everything. When fiery heiress Cassandra Beaumont agrees to an arranged marriage with the infuriatingly charming Julian Ashford, it’s not for love—it’s for legacy. The merger between their powerful families’ companies demands unity, and their wedding is the headline-making contract that seals the deal. But when a brutal snowstorm traps them inside the eerie, sprawling Ashford estate, love becomes the least of their worries. The house creaks with secrets. Tea appears without being ordered. Footsteps echo from empty rooms. And someone—or something—is watching them. As the forced proximity tests their patience, banter turns to chemistry, and distrust begins to melt into reluctant desire. But buried beneath the flirting and firelight lies a chilling mystery: someone doesn’t want this alliance to happen. And they’re willing to do anything to stop it. A Winter Tale is a sharp, swoon-worthy romantic dramedy packed with sizzling tension, laugh-out-loud moments, and just enough shadows to keep you sleeping with the lights on.

Cassidy Calista never begged for love. Not even from Ezekiel Salvador, the cold, enigmatic heir to the world’s largest pharmaceutical empire. Their marriage was built on power, not passion. Four years of shared silence and a single rule: Fall for someone else, and walk away. So when Cassidy caught Zeke with another woman, she didn’t wait for an explanation. She filed for divorce. And vanished. What Zeke didn’t know? She left pregnant. Now, after four long years, she’s back. And she’s not alone. By her side walks a little girl. Bright, curious, with the same defiant spark in her eyes as Cassidy once had. Zeke watches, frozen. His world tilts. Zeke had spent every year trying and failing to forget her. But the moment he sees her again, something inside him snaps. The fire he buried returns… And then he sees him. A man. Tall. Steady. Standing too close. Speaking to Cassidy in a voice only intimacy can shape. The little girl runs to him, laughing, and he catches her like he’s done it a thousand times. She says nothing. Offers no explanations. And suddenly, Zeke is no longer the man with all the power. Because now, he wants answers. Whose child is she? Has Cassidy moved on? Is she married to another man? And the most terrifying question of all, Is he already too late?

Martha Blandflord's life was already a nightmare, thanks to her wicked stepmother and stepsister. They delighted in her misery, and their latest scheme was the ultimate cruelty: an arranged marriage with the worst match they could think of to make her life more miserable. And what more dreadful match than with the infamous, mysterious Duke of Ravenwood, who had returned to the country three months ago? Rumored to be a repulsive, drunken old man, with a monstrous appearance that he never made any public appearances, and Martha dreaded the thought of sharing a life with such a monster. She even attempted to take her life to avoid such a fate. But nothing could have prepared her, or anyone, for the shocking revelation. Upon meeting her new husband, he was young, handsome, and also one of the wealthiest men in the country! However, there was a catch: the Duke of Ravenwood was notoriously dangerous and ruthless, a rake full of sin and vanity, he may not look like a monster but was one at heart. And he had a jaw-dropping proposal to make to his arranged bride.

She had to face the harsh realities of life at young age, Jade had lost her mother, the only Jem she had valued, the only light she had and now her world is gone. Jade is shattered to find out the one responsible for her loosing her Jem was her own father. Now her heart is dark, the only thing she thirsts for now is justice, she doesn't care how much she has to mould herself, no matter what it took she would remove all impurities until there was none, until she was someone who was strong enough, she didn't ask for this life. But nothing could stop her now, not even being sold.

All she wanted was to save her brother. And all he wanted was a child. He bought her, bound to a contract to give him a child and disappear from his life afterwards, but what hit her like a storm was love... falling for the masked monster who bought her body. Andrew Sterling hated greedy women, and every woman he'd contracted to bear his child, heir to the Sterling Enterprises, had been just that. When Anne, his third contracted surrogate, showed up, he saw her as the very same type of woman until she peeled open his stone-cold heart. What ties them next isn't just a baby contract, but an unexpected marriage formulated by Andrew's grandfather. But a man who has always despised marriage will never be tied down, not even by his contracted surrogate, because the minute she gave him the child he needed, he would send her out of his life. But when the tables turn on him... He says to her, "With a husband as rich as me, right now you're the wealthiest woman alive." "We're only married till I give birth," she retorted. He frowns at that, feeling internally displeased. "It doesn't matter how long we're married for. From now on, everything I own is yours. If you want heaven and earth, I'll buy it for you. My wife will never be found lacking a single fucking thing." She stared at him in disbelief. When did he start feeling something for her? He couldn't remember.

Lin Wanyi, the daughter of the prime minister, was known for her beauty and talent—but in the treacherous world of the imperial harem, she tread carefully, seeking only a quiet and safe life. She had once dreamed of marrying into a peaceful family and living out her days in serenity. But everything changed when an unexpected imperial edict summoned her to the palace. With her father and brother offering no support, she entered the inner court as nothing more than a low-ranking concubine. Her only hope lay in her elder cousin, now an imperial consort. She had planned to keep a low profile, to live quietly behind closed doors. But to her surprise, the cold-faced, cold-hearted emperor began visiting her more frequently than anyone else. The court whispered that Lin Wanyi was favored beyond reason—yet none knew that the strong and resolute young emperor had been captivated by her from the very first glance... Translator’s Note: Hi everyone! I just wanted to let you know that this is a fan translation of the amazing novel by [三只鳄梨]. I truly admire their work, so please consider supporting the original if you can. I’m really excited to share my translation with you, and I hope it helps more people enjoy this story. Feel free to share your thoughts with me — I’d love to hear from you! Thank you so much for reading and supporting both the original author and my efforts. It means the world to me!