Ling Ling Kwong is elegance personified-mature, poised, and breathtakingly beautiful. At 30, the half-Hongkonger, half-Thai businesswoman has built her reputation with brains and grace. When she starts dating Amun Sethratanapong, Thailand's cargo empire billionaire and devoted single father, everything seems perfect-until she steps into his mansion and meets Orm. Orm Kornnaphat Sethratanapong is everything Ling isn't: 23, reckless, bold, spoiled, and terrifyingly magnetic. With her off-shoulder blonde hair, wicked smirk, and dominant energy, Orm isn't just unimpressed by Ling-she's hostile. Amun wants peace and insists they spend time together, hoping they'll grow close like family. But fate has other plans. What starts as cold stares and biting remarks turns into secret glances, shared nights abroad, and an undeniable spark neither of them saw coming. The woman meant to be her stepmother becomes the woman Orm can't stop thinking about. And Ling, once so sure of her path, finds herself torn between the man who loves her-and the daughter who makes her feel alive. Some love stories aren't supposed to happen. But sometimes, the heart chooses chaos.

In the vibrant streets of Bangkok, two women enter into a dangerous agreement- no promises, no feelings, no strings attached. Lingling has always lived her life by the rules: perfect daughter, perfect image, untouched and untouchable. But when her curiosity pulls her into the orbit of Orm-a reckless, magnetic playgirl with a dangerous charm and something extra between her legs-her world tilts off balance. What begins as a simple arrangement-text me when you're horny-spirals into nights of lust too raw to ignore. Orm pushes Ling past every limit, worships and destroys her in equal measure, until Ling can no longer tell the difference between pain and pleasure, denial and desire. But behind Orm's smirk and filthy mouth, something darker brews: attachment. Possession. Maybe even love. And as Ling struggles against the truth of her own longing, she's forced to face the one thing scarier than Orm's hands on her body-Orm's hold on her heart. Filthy. Tender. Addictive. This is not a love story. This is the story of how lust turned into something neither of them could escape.

Lingling, a hardworking airport lounge cleaner, is too busy juggling two jobs to care about luxuries-or love. Orm, a wealthy business heir and notorious heartbreaker, has never had to work for anything, least of all affection. Their worlds collide when Orm forgets her phone in the lounge, and Lingling picks it up only to receive a call from the owner herself. Instead of retrieving it immediately, Orm playfully insists Lingling hold onto it until she returns. Annoyed but intrigued, Lingling agrees, unaware that this small favor is about to throw her life into chaos and maybe, just maybe, change everything.

G!P (Ling) At the alumni homecoming, everyone expected Ling Kwong-the rich, dominant beauty once worshiped on campus-to arrive with someone dazzling. No one expected her to arrive married... to Orm Kornnaphat, the clumsy, bullied girl everyone mocked. But Orm isn't the same girl anymore. She's powerful, dangerous, and her obsession with Ling has turned into something darker than love. Behind the perfect marriage lies a plan years in the making: passion, revenge, and a hunger that won't stop until the past is buried-and the guilty are too. How far will obsession go when it wears a ring?

In Bangkok's underworld, the Sethratanapong brothers...Alec, Mario, and Apo-rule with fear, controlling clubs, hotels, and the government. Ruthless and untouchable, they dominate the city. But their greatest fear? Their own sister, Orm. Unlike them, Orm wants nothing to do with their dirty business. She keeps her distance, running a small café which is her escape from the underworld's chaos. Meanwhile, Lingling Kwong, heir to the Kwong Clan from Hong Kong, arrives in Bangkok with her sister Milk to expand their cargo line and distillery empire. Staying low-key, Lingling slowly takes over Sethratanapong territory. The brothers see the Kwongs as a growing threat, but they have no idea who's behind it. Orm and Lingling will meet and fall in love, unaware their families are on the brink of war.

Ling and Orm had the kind of love people envied until distance, careers, and silence made it impossible to hold on. There was no fight, no betrayal, just two people too tired to stay, and too scared to ask the other to. Years pass. Success follows them. So does the ache. And when fate brings them face to face again this time in Bali, far from flashing cameras and polite distance. Ling's done playing quiet. She's not asking Orm to remember. She's here to make her fall again. This time, Ling's not running. She's here to stay and take back what they lost. A story of missed chances, reckless hope, and the kind of love that refuses to die quietly.

After two years of secretly being together, at the peak of their careers, Ling and Orm decided to pause their relationship, promising to pick things up when circumstances were more favourable. Ling moved to Hong Kong for a job that was supposed to keep her away from Thailand for six months. But when she returned, seven years had passed, and their lives had changed in ways they could have never imagined. Do they still care for one other? Will they find their way back? --- The usual disclaimer: The characters are obviously inspired by LingOrm, and there might be references to real-life events, but the story is purely fictional. This is the fruit of one of my dreams (yep, I actually dreamt about it. Those two are taking over my life-help). English is not my first language, so my apologies for any potential mistakes. Peace and Love, JKRs :)

Orm, a broke delivery girl with a bad temper, just wanted to get through another frustrating day. What she didn't expect is a high-speed chase, a gun-wielding mafia heiress hijacking her car, and an insane marriage proposal. Lingling, heiress to Thailand's most powerful mafia family, needs a wife to secure her inheritance. Orm, unfortunately, is in the wrong place at the wrong time and now stuck in a fake marriage with a terrifyingly gorgeous crime boss. Their simple arrangement turns into an absolute chaos. Assassins, high-society events, and Lingling's increasingly jealous behavior make it clear that this is anything but fake. Somewhere between ridiculous arguments and one very passionate night, Orm realizes she's falling for her insanely terrifying but gorgeous wife.

FROID Chapter 1-20 CALDO (BONUS CHAPTERS) The Kwongs They share respect but little else. As they juggle life with their twin daughters, cracks in their façade force them to confront the distance between them. This isn't about tearing down perfection-it's about fighting to build what never truly existed-it's one of piecing together what was never whole. Not every beginning has to be perfect. Sometimes it starts as a mess and still ends up being magic. Disclaimer: This story contains elements of toxicity and is entirely fictional. The characters' traits and actions may provoke dislike or strong opinions, but that's upon on your own risk.

A Reason to Cry at 3 A.M. is not here to comfort you. It's here to shatter you piece by piece through a collection of short stories about love, loss, and longing. These are the moments you replay in your head when the world is asleep. The conversations you wish you could have one more time. The goodbyes that never felt final enough. Every page is a knife. Every ending, a bruise you will carry. Read it in daylight if you must. But at 3 a.m., when the silence gets heavy... this book will be waiting.