Too Late to Beg, Ex-Wife

Synopsis

Ethan Lane discovers that his wife Claire has been impersonating her deceased twin sister Chloe—who was married to Ethan’s adopted brother Ryan—to continue an affair with him. In his previous life, exposing this truth led to Ethan being framed and imprisoned for ten years, dying alone after his family abandoned him.Reborn on the day of the funeral, Ethan refuses to repeat history. He accepts a marriage arrangement to Nora, a kind-hearted actress from the Northern Military District, and cuts all ties with his family. But before leaving, Ryan frames him for theft and assault, while Claire sacrifices Ethan to protect her lover—using him as a hostage exchange and leaving him to die with a ticking bomb.Ethan escapes to the north, finding genuine love and acceptance with Nora. Claire, realizing she destroyed the man who truly saved her as a child, kills Ryan and rushes to Ethan’s wedding—only to find him marrying another. Her public suicide attempt fails to win him back.Sentenced to life for murder and treason, Claire spends years rescuing others on border construction projects to atone. Ethan becomes a successful artist with a loving family. They never reunite, but both finally move beyond their past.