Dumped at the altar, Claire vanished. Now she is back as the wife of her ex's biggest backer.
#72 on NetShort · Hottest English Short Drama Series
This Time, I Chose the Black Dragon
NetShort · 25 episodes · about 1.5 h
FreeEp 1–6on NetShort
Locked19of 25 episodes
CheckedOct 21app's site
Episodes
Mint ticks: 6 free. Grey: 19 locked. About 1.5 hours in all (episode 1's length × episodes, an estimate).
Where to watch
NetShort
- Episodes
- 25
- Free
- 6
- Locked
- 19
- Checked
- Oct 21, 2026 read from the app's site
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetShort | 25 | 6 | 19 | — | Oct 21, 2026read from the app's site |
Cost to finish
Passes for NetShort on the App Store: $5.99 to $29.99 (checked Oct 18, 2026). The App Store does not list how long each pass lasts.
How it compares on NetShort
- Length
- 25 episodes is longer than 1% of the 636 NetShort dramas on our list (typical: 36).
- Free episodes
- 6 free episodes is fewer than the typical NetShort drama (8). That is 24% of the story before the paywall.
“Typical” is the median drama from this app on our list, adult titles left out.
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- Dumped at the altar, Claire vanished. Now she is back as the wife of her ex's biggest backer.
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Details the apps publish
- Languages
- Chinese (Traditional), English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, ar_AE
- App tags
- Campus, Contract Lovers, Karma Payback
- NetShort
- 2.6K likes, 6.7K followers
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Source: NetShort (public chart and episode page), checked Oct 21, 2026. Poster: NetShort, from its official page, read Oct 21, 2026; it belongs to the app.