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Sheila, a maid who has served Judith—the troublesome youngest daughter of the prestigious Calley Count family—for over four years. One day, the heir of the house and eldest son, Cedric, returns. While taking charge of Judith’s education, he proposes something shocking to Sheila, Judith’s designated maid: “The term is three months. For the punishment-maid role, you’ll receive an extra amount equal to a maid’s full salary.” Her income would double. It was enough for her to finally reach the secret goal she had been saving toward—so she accepts the offer. “Grab the stove… and bare your backside.” Sheila had no idea. She had walked straight into his trap.

“Goodbye. To the original story’s female lead.” Three times, I faced despair and death. And each time, the woman who stole my husband and everything I had… turned out to be a transmigrator. Now, on my fourth return, it’s time to take back everything that was stolen from me. To do that, I needed a powerful ally. To fight a madwoman, I chose a madman. “Plunder me.” Crown Prince Arphad Eastrid. I proposed a marriage of plunder to him. “In return, I’ll make sure Your Highness doesn’t go insane.” An offer he could never refuse. I looked straight at him, wearing a smile full of certainty and triumph.

Over a five-year journey around the world, Ye Changqing first believed he could be like other cool novel protagonist systems with a plug-in, but even the most common immortal cultivator cannot be. Living close to a sect in a small town was his only option, so he started a business. His small store eventually turned into the holy land of all the righteous individuals, and the dog he raised up turned out to be the feared demon king. From that moment on, everyone acknowledged Ye Changqing as a Supreme Master.

When I (a horse) awoke, I was in human form!? Lucania was the beloved horse of second prince Radius, alone in the world. However, when the prince was attacked, she lost her life. "Before the day of brightness, lead him from the depths of despair back towards the light..." By the power of the goddess, Lucania is reborn as a human. She goes to Radius, but he refuses the kindness of those around him, continuing to search for his vanished Lucania, believing she was still alive. Amidst the darkness of loneliness. "I will surely make you smile." Lucania hides her past as a horse and is determined to save Radius from his loneliness in the limited time she has.

"I'll be your friend." A chilling ghost boy, Haesu Lee, visits the outcast, Eunha Joo. The moment she accepts this dangerous friendship, unexpected events unfold around Eunha... Will this hand offered by her mysterious friend be salvation, or a curse?

“The hunt is over—so the hunting dog must die.” To protect the Kingdom of Gores, Belita becomes the concubine of Kairos, Emperor of the Carnaben Empire. She loses everything—her husband, her child, and even her country—before being killed. When she opens her eyes again, she finds herself transported seven years into the past. Determined to take revenge on Emperor Kairos and Empress Drusilla—the true masterminds behind her downfall—Belita sets her plan in motion. But she is nearly exposed as a rebel by Aaron, the empire’s fallen crown prince. Could I make Aaron… my very first hunting dog? Can Belita tame Aaron and succeed in her revenge? A dangerous, heart-pounding romance between the imperial army and the rebel forces.

Two families locked in bitter hatred for generations—the Vermontes and the Temnes. As a sacrifice meant to force reconciliation, Clodel is offered up as a bride to Kaian, the Duke of Temnes. “So you’re a bride who isn’t even welcome in Temnes. Know your place and walk in on your own.” Kaian treats her with cold disdain as the heir of a family long at odds with hers. “Impressive. So you sold your body to a man from an enemy house just to feed a bunch of starving children.” For him, it was a marriage he never wanted. For her, it was a marriage she chose. Clodel endures the humiliation poured upon her— She hadn’t come here unaware of what awaited her. And yet, between the two of them, something resembling marital affection begins to take root. As Kaian grows increasingly obsessed with Clodel, she finds a fragile hope for life through him. But their shallow, unstable relationship is easily shattered. “To think such filthy blood would mix—how disgusting. It’s not as if we can cut the child in half.” Upon realizing her husband’s true feelings, Clodel leaves him. Carrying the child of her enemy.

“You think I wouldn’t know? Just how good was it that you went and had not one, but two of some other guy’s kids?” Two years of a toxic sponsor relationship that ended leaving only deep scars. Bomi secretly gave birth to Do-gyeol’s twins and was raising them alone— until the man himself showed up again. Desperate not to lose her children, Bomi made up a fake husband and lied. But Do-gyeol just sneered and shoved their old sponsor contract in her face… “Even if you spread your legs for any random guy and popped out kids, our contract still hasn’t ended.”

Haejinya, who lost her husband, ends up marrying Yeonwoohui, her husband's disciple. Haejinya, clad in black mourning clothes, looked at Yeonwoohui. At that moment, he blew out the candle and reached out to her, starting to caress her waist. Amidst the confusion, as Jinya's body and mind were gradually swallowed by the pleasure Woohui offered, the voice of a young boy, which she had once heard, overlapped. "When I grow up, I'm going to marry my lady." Woohui, who had loved only Jinya since he was young, and Jinya, who felt guilty for receiving such immoral love. Is the relationship between these two, who have crossed a forbidden boundary, truly love, or an inescapable destiny?

Every summer, she is haunted by nightmares of snakes crawling into her house. Like a dream that follows no matter how far she runs, a past she believed she had forgotten comes knocking once again. Living in Seoul as a cold, rational lawyer, she returns to her hometown—Geumnak-ri—for the first time in 11 years under the pretense of advising on a redevelopment association dispute. It is a place where the empty remnants of a past she erased from memory still linger, ever since her father’s death. There, she encounters a man who holds her entire past in his grasp. Kim Se-won, CEO of Geumseong D&C— a man standing on the opposite side of her client, and the very person who left her with wounds she can never erase. Each time she faces him, she is overwhelmed by scenes she cannot tell are dreams or memories: red roses, an old side gate, school uniforms, and a low voice calling her name. “No matter how many times I look, you’re still beautiful, Hee-jae.” “If I kill your father for you… what will you give me in return?” What exactly happened in Geumnak-ri eleven years ago? Why does he remember everything— while she alone has lost it all?

A career assistant director must save a TV program on the brink of cancellation! Succeed, and it’s a directorial debut—fail, and it’s exile?! Eunwoo, a long-time assistant director and the only one among her peers who has yet to make her official debut, unexpectedly takes over directing duties when the main PD of the long-running but declining program Star Observation Diary is removed due to an affair. With her debut riding on achieving a 10% viewership rating, Eunwoo sets out to recruit athletes competing in the Asian Games. But from the very start, her plans are derailed by sabotage from CP Oh Seongchan, with whom she’s had friction since her rookie days. Meanwhile, the broadcasting world’s top target for casting—basketball star Jaehui—coldly rejects all offers of attention. Yet somehow, he shows interest in Star Observation Diary… and in Eunwoo herself. Despite CP Oh’s attempts to “steal” everything from her, will Eunwoo be able to successfully cast Jaehui?