10 Year Gap

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In her past life, Emily gave up her life so he could live. Now fate has brought them together again, only this time she has no memories of who she once was but Jackson remembers everything. He had lived through centuries, waiting and watching until the day he finally saw her resurrect. She is like his favorite candy - sweet and irresistible but he is cursed, like a man with diabetes craving what he cannot have. Torn between the pain of his curse and the pull of his love, he decided to push her away thinking it was to protect her. Emily loves her mate with all her heart. She would do anything to keep him by her side. But after years of enduring his coldness and harshness, he suddenly became gentle and nice. The shift leaves her wondering what could have happened to him, just after she had made up her mind to leave him.

When my husband learns of his first love's death, he jumps from the cruise ship where we are spending our honeymoon, ending his life. Only then do I realize he has never gotten over Clara Levine. Reborn back to his teenage years, he resolutely lets go of my hand and walks toward his first love. I watch them leave together, then turn and walk away. From that moment on, our lives become nothing more than two parallel lines that will never meet. Ten years later, we run into each other at a banquet in Oceanus City. He has become a rising star among the elite, with Clara appearing on his arm, intimately holding onto him. When he sees me accidentally wander into the banquet, he can't help but give me advice. "Stop obsessing over me. Even if you wait for me for ten years, I still won't fall in love with you." I ignore him and pull my son out from the corner where he's sneaking cake. His eyes suddenly turn bloodshot as he grabs my hand tightly. "How dare you try to make me jealous on purpose? Didn't you say you would only love me for your entire life?" he says.

For the eighteenth time, Samson brought home his new lover and enjoyed their intimacy right in front of me. Knowing he was doing this to get back at me, I just quietly picked up their scattered clothes. Five years ago, Samson was nearly killed in a kidnapping. Ignoring all his desperate pleas, I broke up with him and left the country. Five years later, he became the CEO of a major corporation and used his wealth to keep me at his side as his personal assistant. Every so often, he would bring home a different woman and flaunt their affection in front of me just to humiliate me. Samson never knew that I had saved him from those kidnappers five years ago—and that I was the one who couldn't let go of him. Things went on this way until he brought Judy back. My cousin, someone I had financially supported for years. When Judy proudly stroked her belly and told me she was pregnant with Samson’s baby, I just congratulated her calmly. Then, I turned and made a phone call. “Hello, about that Medical Support Project we discussed? I’ve decided—I’m ready to join.”

Buried deep in the Aster estate was the Heartwood—ancient, sacred, mine. Told my husband, Julian Aster—back when he actually listened—that if it ever fell, I'd die with it. At first, he freaked out. Flew in glacier water, hired a whole squad of plant experts to nurture it 24/7. Then one day, just because his childhood friend—Isabella Duvall—got a scratch from the bark, Julian had the Heartwood ripped out. The second it crashed, I choked on glowing blood—ichor. My power? Gone. Barely standing, I grabbed his arm. "You knew. If the Heartwood dies, I—" He laughed. Straight-up mocked me. "Sera, come on. That fairy tale? Only Grandma still believes that crap. Is that mayo on your mouth? Relax—it's a tree. I'll buy you a forest if you want." Overnight, my hair turned gray. Skin cracked. Eyes dulled. Still, I dragged myself to his grandmother, Henrietta. "I kept your family safe for two hundred years. That's why the Asters thrived. But the Heartwood's gone. Debt's paid. One day left. Whatever happens next? Not my problem."

For three years, we held a wedding in name only—my husband, Kit Rutgers, a pilot, canceled our marriage registration eighteen times. The first time, his female trainee, Katy Ferguson, had a test flight. I waited outside the county clerk’s office the whole day. The second time, he got a call from her mid-drive, made a sharp U-turn, and left me standing on the side of the road. After that, every time we planned to make it official, some crisis with Katy mysteriously arose. Eventually, I chose to walk away. But the moment I boarded a plane to Solara, he lost his mind—and chased me there.

I'd been married to my lawyer husband for eight years. In all that time, he never once acknowledged me as his wife in public. He wouldn't even let our daughter call him "Dad." Again and again, he missed out on her childhood because of his childhood sweetheart. Even when she hurt our daughter, he still forgave her. I was worn out and empty. So I decided to leave. I took our daughter and vanished from his world. But he refused the divorce. He started searching for us like a madman, turning the whole world upside down. Only this time, neither my daughter nor I will be looking back.

Aku tiba-tiba terkena pankreatitis akut. Saat tiba di rumah sakit, dokter menolak untuk merawatku. Alasannya? Suamiku adalah dokter di bagian UGD dan dia telah memberi instruksi agar tidak ada yang menangani kasusku. Di kehidupan sebelumnya, dia langsung datang padaku hanya dengan sekali telepon. Namun karena kejadian itu, "cinta sejatinya", Charlene, mengalami kecelakaan dan meninggal di tempat. Dia menyalahkanku atas semua itu. Pada hari ulang tahun ibuku, dia meracuni makanan kami sekeluarga. Lalu, dengan pisau bedah di tangannya, dia menusukku berulang kali. "Sakit nggak? Tapi Charlene waktu itu lebih sakit lagi. Kalau bukan karena kamu, mana mungkin dia menggantikanku untuk pergi keluar?" "Kamu yang menyebabkan kematiannya. Aku akan memastikan seluruh keluargamu mati untuk menemaninya!" Ketika membuka mata lagi, aku kembali ke hari saat aku minum alkohol demi dia dan akhirnya menderita pankreatitis. Kali ini, dia memilih berlari kepada Charlene tanpa ragu-ragu. Dia mengira dia telah membuat pilihan yang benar. Namun pada akhirnya, dia berlutut dan memohon agar aku kembali.

At the Mercer family's annual dinner, I accidentally wore a couture gown that belonged to Lucian's late wife. The eight-year-old boy I had raised myself, in front of every key member of the Family, threw a glass of expensive red wine all over my pure white dress. He just stood there, his cold, condescending expression a mirror of his father's. "Don't think you can become the mistress of this house just by dressing like my Mamma." "I swear, when I'm old enough to take over the family business, I'll make you disappear for good!" The cold liquid soaked through the fabric, clinging to my skin. But I felt nothing. My heart had frozen solid the moment I signed my life away eight years ago. I looked at the child I had raised as my own for eight years. There was no anger. The faintest smile touched my lips. I leaned down and whispered in his ear, "You won't have to wait that long, my little lion. I'm leaving, and it will be very soon."

Selama ini, Selena selalu mengalah. Dia berpikir, kedamaian satu keluarga merupakan yang terbaik—sehingga dia membiarkan seluruh perhatian jatuh ke tangan saudara angkatnya, Mersya. Akan tetapi, kebaikannya tidak berbuah baik ketika Mersya berselingkuh dengan tunangannya yang sekarang. Belum lagi, rupanya Mersya menjebaknya sampai-sampai dijual ke rumah bordil di daerah perbatasan yang jauh dari Ibu Kota. Sebagai penerus dari keluarga Marquees Douglass, Selena memutuskan untuk membalas dendam. Kehidupannya sebagai putri yang patuh telah sirna, berganti menjadi antagonis yang mungkin akan dibenci oleh keluarganya sendiri. Dibantu oleh sosok misterius yang telah menyelamatkannya hari itu, Selena akan membuktikan pada siapa pun bahwa dia tidak akan bisa disingkirkan semudah itu. Lantas, bagaimana dengan perjalanan balas dendam Selena yang dibantu oleh pria bernama Jeffrey itu? ig @au_hannfirda