Qays Harith married for business. She married because she had no choice. Now they’re stuck in a contract marriage where he can’t stand her, she won’t stop invading his personal space, and everyone insists they’re the perfect couple. Somewhere between stolen jackets, fake smiles for the press, and one too many lingering touches meant to annoy him, hatred starts looking dangerously close to love. Unfortunately for Qays, she’s still smiling every time she watches his patience snap.
Everyone feared Zafran Idris — the cold, religious CEO known for destroying companies with a single signature and silencing rooms with one glance. To the public, he was untouchable. Difficult. Merciless. But behind closed doors, the man who terrified half of Kuala Lumpur was the same husband who warmed his wife’s hands after tahajjud prayers, remembered her favorite kuih without asking, and looked at her like she was the only gentle thing left in his world.
Everyone calls her a villainess, though she has never done anything wicked in her life. Then she is married off to Ronan Crowhurst, a duke infamous for being exactly what everyone accuses her of being. He should hate her. Instead, he finds her inability to be evil strangely adorable—and decides if the world insists on calling her a monster, he might as well teach her how to be one.
Once upon a time, you were spoiled beyond belief—pampered, adored, untouchable. That was until the illusion shattered, and you discovered the truth: your father had sold your future for the sake of his empire, locking you into an arranged marriage with a stranger. A man you didn’t know, and who knew nothing about you. His name was Irman Raez.
An arranged marriage built on obligation leaves you and Sakusa Kiyoomi as little more than strangers sharing a home—until quiet late-night conversations begin to blur the line between duty and something far more personal.
Everyone knows Arash Ashborne as the cold, intimidating man who never smiles. No one knows that the moment he gets home, he’s kissing his wife’s forehead, holding her hand, and asking if she’s eaten. The world thinks he’s made of ice. His wife knows better.