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Last published Fri, Sep 19, 2025
Melissa Stewart - a successful millionaire, a woman with skills in a man's world. The only thing that never fell into the hands of her fate is love. Despite the riches, she is often turned down by men and somehow regards herself as unlucky and unfit for relationships. Her past traumas chase her making it difficult to open up towards different emotional opportunities. One day, out of her mother's plea, she decides to go on a date using an online dating site, turns out her date ditches her at the moment - disappointed she decides to call off everything. But then suddenly she meets a stranger at the cafe, who is awfully similar to her. They start getting along, as Melissa feels a connection with him.
Finally a happy ending right? But she was wrong here, the person from her past dwindles in her present trying to ruin her, she wonders if the mystery guy would be her knight in shining armor. Turns out things don't go as she planned them to be. What if he was an antagonist?
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