The contract said firstborn must marry firstborn. Everyone assumed that meant her brother. It didn't. Engfa Waraha - cold, brilliant, and invisible her whole life - was never meant to inherit the throne of her family's empire... until a loophole forces her into a marriage with Charlotte Austin, the rebellious heiress who just publicly refused her groom. The deal is simple: fake the marriage, save the company, divorce in a year. The problem? Charlotte is chaos. engfa is control. the more they pretend to be in love. the harder it gets to pretend they aren't.

its spring break in 2005, Engfa Waraha and Charlotte Austin are both in Hawaii, its thier sophomore year of collage. charlotte, a bookish law student with a close knit group of friends knows who Engfa is, everyone does, the town hero Volleyball MVP even though they attended different schools. but when engfa, the photographer always in search of beauty lays eyes on charlotte for the first time, she will never want to look anywhere else again. they love on opposite sides of America, thier families cannot get on, can they make it work in a world before social media?

At an elite boarding school where talent is currency and perfection is expected, Engfa Waraha is everything everyone wants to be-admired, untouchable, unforgettable. Charlotte Austin is everything no one notices-quiet, brilliant, invisible by choice. They live in the same halls but in different worlds. One belongs to the spotlight. The other survives in the shadows. When their lives begin to intersect, what starts as reluctant proximity slowly becomes something neither of them planned for. In a place built on appearances, they discover the danger-and the beauty-of being truly seen. This is a story about identity, fear, and the quiet kind of love that doesn't ask to be saved-only understood. Not all love stories end in heartbreak. Some end in truth. ⚠️ Disclaimer & Content Warnings This is a work of fiction inspired by real-life individuals. Names, personalities, events, and relationships have been adapted and fictionalized for storytelling purposes. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. This story is rated 18+ and contains: 🔞

A love story between Engfa and Charlotte, starting from their awkward first meeting to building a life together. Through chaos, comedy, sweet moments, and hard choices, they grow from strangers into soulmates. Love does not always have to be perfect. Life rarely is. But it's honest, tender, and full of feeling-built from small gestures, growing warmth, and the kind of connection that leaves a mark, even when everything else changes. Behind the laughter and warmth lies a world of heavy choices and hidden scars. Burdens are carried in silence, sacrifices made in secret. Some nights end in aching limbs and unanswered calls. Some truths are buried beneath bruised knuckles and burning pride. Some wounds run deep. Some choices leave bruises. As secrets begin to surface and the weight of reality presses in, they must learn what it means to hold on-to love someone through the battles they can't always explain. Love not just as a feeling, but as a choice-one shaped by courage, pain, and the will to keep choosing each other through it all.

The story of Engfa and Charlotte has so far unfolded under the relentless gaze of public and media, leaving the line between reality and imagination blurry, causing a confusion about the true nature of their relationship. Are they merely two actors, putting up a show that resonates with a vast audience, or do the shared glances and subtle smiles suggest a more profound connection between them? "Will they, won't they?" peels back the layers of Engfa and Charlotte's existence, asking the readers to question the current narrative and contemplate the genuine emotions that may lie beneath the surface.

She's the storm born into privilege. She's the warmth born into simplicity. When Gyoza Bosuwan and Ireshi Somsri cross paths again, rivalry, friendship, and first love collide-turning their hearts into something messy, unforgettable, and almost yours.

"Wondering if I dodged a bullet or just lost the love of my life" It was raining the night it happened, when she realized her love was not going to be returned, she had hoped and waited but finally she had enough, she never thought she would be the one ending things but if she didn't do it who else? She had to be the bad guy, take the fall, while the one she loved just stayed silent. Charlotte life was going to change the moment she decided to leave MGI, not renewing her contract.

In 1977, junior actress Engfa Sirithorn dreamed of fame and secretly adored Thailand's most enchanting star, Charlotte Austin. But behind the glamour lay a hidden affair, a betrayal, and a fire that stole both their lives on the same night. Their deaths were ruled an accident. No one knew the truth. Thirty years later, Engfa is reborn as rising actress Engfa Waraha, plagued by strange visions, unexplainable fears, and the haunting sense that she has lived and died before. When she crosses paths with Charlie Louise, an aspiring actress who uncannily resembles Charlotte Austin, the past begins to stir. Soon, memories bleed into the present. Shadows whisper. Old wounds reopen. And the woman who once killed to protect her power finds her sins clawing their way back to her. Together, Engfa and Charlie unravel a crime long buried in ashes. When the final confrontation comes, justice is no longer a choice. The past demands to be seen. The dead demand to be heard. And a love cut short in another lifetime fights to rewrite its ending in this one. Adapted from the Bollywood film Om Shanti Om. Thank you to @iamnotprojecting for editing this fic. Find me on twt @englotverseee

although this can be read as a standalone story, it is book 2, the follow up to the cracks in our foundations. eighteen months has past and both Engfa and charlotte have dealt with their breakup in different ways. a chance meeting in a corridor will force them both to acknowledge that moving on would require more than just pretending, but would moving forward allow them to find their way back? that is the question at the heart of this story.

read the story and you will understand...🥹