Second Chance Romance
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Ongoing1h 26m
Last published Sun, Jan 18, 2026
💌 Second Chance Romance by Serene Marche
"They were arranged by their parents, but their hearts had already made the deal years ago."
Tim Bradford and Lucy Chen only saw each other as friends. But one summer after high school, everything changed. It ended just as quickly, torn apart by distance, pride, and heartbreak they never truly recovered from.
Years later, their paths cross again. Only this time, it's not by chance-it's by arrangement.
Bound by a childhood pact made by their parents, they're suddenly engaged, promised to one another by tradition. It should feel forced. It should feel strange. But instead... it feels familiar.
Because beneath all the silence, the years, and the pain-they never stopped being each other's always.
Now sharing a home, a future, and a history full of unresolved feelings, Lucy and Tim must navigate a new beginning wrapped in old emotions. Can a love they thought was lost find its way back-this time, not by accident... but by choice?
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