100 Years Of Lenni And Margot Summary

During a turf war, I took a bullet for Daniel Wilson. When I woke up in the family hospital after three years in a coma, I discovered that Eva, the showgirl I'd saved from a black market auction, had usurped my place in the Wilson family. My husband Daniel, the family's Underboss, saw that I was awake, and his first words to me were: "The entire underworld recognizes Eva as the woman by my side now. Why did you have to wake up at a time like this?" "Alice and I both love her. She's the one who's been by our side these past three years. And you? You've just been a body in a hospital bed, absent from our lives." "We're through, Sarah." Watching the man I once loved so deeply speak such heartless words, I didn't put up a fight. I simply nodded and gave him what he wanted. But he had no idea the Wilson family was about to burn to the ground.

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 the hundredth time, my dad hints at us that he really wants to become a grandfather during New Year Eve's dinner. Lydia Cooper, my wife who has insisted on living a childless life for the past decade, just smiles before placing more food on his plate. After dinner, she ducks out to the balcony and murmurs into her phone, "Be good, now. Mommy will visit you a few days later." I can feel my blood running cold in my veins as I stand in the living room with a glass of water. As I approach Lydia, I do my best to keep my voice light and teasing. "I just heard you say the word 'mommy.' Do you have an illegitimate child out there somewhere?" Lydia rubs her nose, her tone now awkward. "You might be hearing things. It was just my friend's child…" My heart plunges into my stomach pit at her words. I've been in love with Lydia for ten years. It's only natural that I know how she acts whenever she's lying.

In my previous life, my brother and fiancé teamed up to sabotage my company for the sake of my so-called best friend. After I went bankrupt, they stood beside her watching me collapse in the pouring rain, laughing mockingly at my pathetic state. "Linda Turner, you look as pathetic as a drenched dog!" they sneered. When I opened my eyes again, I was back at the project bidding meeting three years earlier. In my previous life, when my company was just starting out, my brother and fiancé had warned me against using the Turner and Peterson family connections. They claimed it wouldn't be fair to others, but then turned around and handed projects to my best friend under various pretexts, just to see her smile. Now that I was back, I watched them secretly manipulating things just like before, giving my projects to my best friend. I finally gave up on them completely. When they found out I was leaving the country, my brother and fiancé set off fireworks all night, celebrating that they'd finally gotten rid of me, the burden. But three years later, at the Trada Corp's bidding meeting, I took the stage as the CEO's wife—and they couldn't hide the redness in their eyes.

100回目となる婚約披露宴。それだというのに、神崎湊（かんざき みなと）はまたしても、迷うことなく私を置き去りにした。 交際して七年。これまでの99回の婚約でも、彼は「幼馴染がまだ結婚していないから、約束を破るわけにはいかない」と言い続けてきた。 私は手の中にある指輪を握りしめ、初めて彼に問いかけた。 「じゃあ、白川琴音（しらかわ ことね）が一生結婚しなかったら、あなたも一生彼女に付き添うつもりなの？ 私はどうなるの？私のことは何だと思っているの？」 湊は瞬く間に顔色を曇らせ、私の手から指輪をひったくると、窓の外へと投げ捨てた。 「琴音とは子供の頃から、一緒に結婚しようって約束してたんだ。彼女を一人残していくなんてできるわけないだろ！ それに、一ノ瀬雫（いちのせ しずく）。お前は紙切れ一枚にそこまでこだわるのか？俺たち、七年も一緒にいるんだ。その紙があろうがなかろうが、同じことじゃないか」

私は杉野芽衣（すぎの めい）、音信不通だった九条一航（くじょう いっこう）が、突然SNSにこんな投稿をした。 【この投稿を100番までに『いいね』した人全員に、別れ祝い金をプレゼント】 瞬く間に、「いいね」は99件まで増えていた。 きっとまた、私が以前の十回のように、折れて謝り、投稿の削除を懇願するのを待っているんだろう。 だが、今回は違った。 私はその投稿をシェアし、一言コメントを添えた。 【私もその一人に入れて】 そして、彼のSNSも電話番号も、すべてブロックした。 三日後、一航の幼馴染からメッセージが届く。 【一航さんの卒業公演、あなたのチケットも取ってあるよ。来てくれたら、今回のことは水に流すってさ】 私は机の上にある航空券に目を落とした。 【用事があるから無理】 用事があるのは本当だ。東山大学の大学院に合格し、今夜の飛行機で東山に向かうところだ。 彼とは、もう二度と会うことはない――そう心に決めていた。

제목: 검은 두건의 밤 작가: 레오 재혼 가정의 샹텔은 엄마를 잃고 할머니 품에서 자랐다. 새아내에게 휘둘리는 아버지에게 외면당하고 이부동생 메간에게 밀려난 그녀는 침묵 속에 살아왔다. 할머니가 위독해지자, 돈이 절실했던 샹텔은 충격적인 제안을 받아들인다. 100일 동안 가면 쓴 정체불명의 부유한 남자와 밤을 보내고 100만 유로를 받는 조건이었다. 남자는 침묵했고, 그녀에겐 익명의 돈과 향수 냄새만 남았다. 어느 날 가족 식사 자리에서 샹텔은 메간의 약혼자를 마주한다. 자신이 일하는 대기업의 차가운 CEO, 콜런 윌커슨이었다. 그 순간 충격적인 사실을 깨닫는다. 그의 향수 냄새는 가면 쓴 남자의 그것과 같았다. 열두 번의 밤이 지났고, 아직 여든여덟 번이 남아 있었다.

이혼을 제기한 다음 날, 위자료 100억 원이 적힌 서류에 서명한 뒤 아내는 사라졌다. 그녀가 실종된 후, 쌍둥이 임신 소식과 아이의 친부가 따로 있다는 소문, 그리고 정체불명의 해외 송금 문제까지 차례로 수면 위로 드러났다. 지금까지 아내가 했던 모든 행동이, 진심이 아닌 모두 거짓이었던 걸까? 단 한 번만이라도 좋으니, 우리가 부부였던 시절로 돌아갈 수 있다면— 재벌가 후계자의 깊은 후회가 뒤늦게 찾아왔다.

Maddie was bred in a human lab and trained to be the ultimate weapon. Maddie escapes the lab at 9 years old and hides among the humans for 9 years. When her past finally catches up to her, she realizes her childhood best friend is now the one hunting her. Does she run for her life or stay and fight for the person she once loved?

I found an old quill in an antique shop and decided to buy it since I have always wanted to write with quills. However, as soon as I touched the quill to the paper, I was transported into the book. I wasn't the only one there, though three males who always hide their identities behind masks were in the book with me. They claim the quill belongs to them, and I must return it. Since I refuse, they follow me into every book I go into. One day, I was debating which of my mature books to write when I accidentally spilled the ink onto my book, 1001 Dark Tales. The only way they'll help me out of the book is if I give the quill back, and there is now a fourth. As I go through more of the book with them, I start noticing things. Things I had never planned for in my book, and it concerned me because even though I hadn't written those parts yet, none of the other stories I had used the quill on had ever gone that off track. However, when we tried to leave the book, it wouldn't let us back out. It seems we're stuck in the book until we finish all 1001 Dark Tales.