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On the six-year anniversary of my relationship with my girlfriend, Sheila Loom, I buy some groceries with the intention to surprise her with a home-cooked meal. After I'm done, I head over to Sheila's place right away. That's when the reel I was watching automatically skips to the next one. It's a live stream where people call in to discuss legal matters. A familiar feminine voice drifts to my ears at that moment. "My boyfriend shelled out 500 thousand dollars to put me through school. I've already paid ten thousand back to him. "At first, I wanted to clear the debt before breaking up with him, but I don't want to wait any longer. If he insists on taking me to court after the breakup, can I still pay the debt off slowly?" Almost immediately, comments flood into the comments section, chewing her out and calling her a heartless wench. But the voice replies calmly, "If I truly were heartless, I wouldn't have paid him back to begin with. I no longer have feelings for him. Are you saying that I should sacrifice the rest of my life just so I can pay 500 thousand dollars back to him?" My heart skips a beat at that moment. It's true that I've spent 500 thousand dollars putting Sheila through school over the years. But I feel that I'm overthinking it, seeing as she's never brought up the matter of wanting to pay me back before. After I call Sheila repeatedly for half an hour, she finally answers my latest phone call. At the same time, the woman's phone call that's connected to the live stream is cut off. "It's my birthday today, Sheila—" "Have you secretly come looking for me again? Didn't we agree that we'll only meet up after you've successfully gotten into college?" I don't get to finish the rest of my sentence. Suddenly, I catch a glimpse of the notebook sitting on the corner of Sheila's table. The first page shows "debt repayment ledger". Some of the details are as shown. "The SAT study materials I bought for him: 188 dollars." "The Uber fees I've paid for him: 35 dollars." "The cologne I've gifted him on his birthday: 380 dollars." "Total: ten thousand dollars now paid."

Rio (35 Tahun) memiliki seorang istri (Rumi) dan dua anak (Rivo dan Alya) Ia seorang pengusaha bengkel dan jual beli sparepart, selain buka usaha Rio juga karyawan di salah satu perusahaan Migas. Rio hidup sederhana walau gaji dan usahanya sangat lumayan, sebab, ia adalah tulang punggung keluarga, ayah Rio sudah meninggal dunia, namun, tidak satupun ada yang tahu kalau ayah Rio sudah tiada. Rio hanya mengetahui kalau ayahnya adalah Santoso suami dari Sari. Hingga ia merasa bertanggungjawab menghidupi tiga adik-adiknya di kampung yang berstatus tidak yatim. Di tengah perjalanan hidupnya. Usaha yang dirintisnya matia-matian bersama sang istri bangkrut, kebangkrutan itu disebabkan saudara yang ia percaya mengelolanya melarikan diri dengan menjual beberapa isi toko dan membawa sejumlah uang hasil penjualan. Banyaknya beban pikiran membuat Rio tidak konsentrasi bekerja. Ia turut dipecat dari perusahaan sebab dianggap tidak produktif, indisipliner dan kurang berkontribusi. Rio memutuskan membawa sang istri dan anak-anak pulang ke kampung, tinggal bersama orangtuanya. Namun, keadaan Rio yang jatuh miskin tidak diterima keluarganya. Bahkan adik-adiknya suka menghina Rumi, sang istri tercinta. Rivo dan Alya mendapat perlakuan kasar dari ibu dan saudara Rio. Bahkan Sari, ibu Rio tiba-tiba berbicara soal warisan di tengah kemalangan demi kemalangan yang menimpa Rio. Warisan peninggalan ayah Rio yang akan dijual, anehnya warisan itu sebagian sudah tertulis atas nama adik-adiknya. Nama Rio juga tidak tercantum dalam daftar warisan kebun karet yang keluarganya miliki. Naas tak dapat ditolak, suatu hari Rio kemalangan, dipatuk ular ketika memancing di sawah. Rio lumpuh, kakinya tidak bisa berjalan. Kejadian itu mengakibatkan ekonomi keluarga kecilnya ikut lumpuh total. Sari, ibu Rio justru menunjukkan sikap blak-blakan membenci Rumi namun masih berpura-pura baik pada Rio. Bahkan dengan tega menghadirkan perempuan lain di kehidupan Rio. Rena Arumi bertindak, Rumi terbelalak kaget menemukan bukti, ternyata kelumpuhan suaminya sudah diatur oleh Sari, ibu kandung Rio sendiri. Kuy ... baca!

"Mamahalin kita't pagsisilbihan buong buhay ko, kahit ikaw pa ang pinakamasamang babae sa mundo." Kung ikaw ay lumaking mayaman at naghihiga sa salapi, gugustuhin mo pa bang magtrabaho bilang tagasilbi ng isang malditang may kapansanan? Kakayanin mo bang pagtiisan ang masama niyang ugali sa loob ng apat na linggo? Iyan ang sitwasyong pinagdadaanan ng bilyonaryo at police officer na si Grellen Burnett, ang paminta na handang bumuka sa harap ng pinakamamahal niyang boss na si Inspector William Fukuyama. At dahil sa katangahan nito na naging dahilan para pag-pyestahan siya sa social media, napilitan si Grellen na maghanap ng babaeng ihaharap sa kanyang ama within a month to save his heritance. Sa paghahanap niya sa maswerteng dilag ay nagkrus ang landas nila ng negosyanteng si Barbara Durless. Unang kita palang niya sa dalaga ay talagang namangha siya sa kagandahan nito. So Grellen come up with a decision to get her on instant, and the only way to keep in touch with Barbara is to apply as her butler. Posible kayang mahulog ang loob ng beki na si Grellen sa katulad ni Barbara na daig pa ang may dalaw kung mag-taray? __ This is the original/old version of this novel written in 2020. This is one of my old stories so expect lots of errors and inaccuracies. Kung hindi naman kayo mateknikal at gusto niyo lang ma-enjoy ang pagbabasa, I suggest subukan niyo. Date started: June 03, 2020 Date finished: July 25, 2021 Officially signed on GoodNovel: November 15, 2021

"Daddy, Mom ran away! Again!" his son exclaimed with frustration. The powerful man exhaled a lot of air before he turned to his secretary. "Track your Madamé’s location. Also, call the higher-ups and tell them to lock down all the airports in this country within fifteen minutes. She can't leave." The secretary could only swallow in agony. His madamé really likes to run away from his master and little master, alas! Raeneera Clover Martinez, a woman who had everything she ever wanted - a loving fiancé, a caring stepsister, and a promising future. Pero sa gabi ng kasal nila ng fiancé, nalaman niyang matagal na pala siyang niloloko ng lalaking pinagkatiwalaan at ang stepsister na tinuring niyang bestfriend. They betrayed her and they even took away her life! However, fate had other plans for Neera. She was given a chance to start anew when she was reborn 15 years ago. And in a moment of passion, she had a one night stand with a powerful man before running away. Little did she know, she had conceived a child from that night. Sa loob ng limang taon, namuhay si Neera nang tahimik at nagpaplano kung paano gaganti sa mga taong nagpahirap sa kanya. But fate once again intervened when she met that powerful man from her past, Eliazar Mateo Ferguson. As they rekindled their relationship, Neera found herself torn between revealing the truth about their child and keeping it hidden to protect them from the people who wanted her dead. Will Neera find the courage to confront her past and embrace her future with Eliazar and their child? Or will she be consumed by the secrets that threaten to tear her apart? Find out in this gripping tale of love, betrayal, and second chances.

In October 2025, an explosion occurs at a remote lab. An unidentified substance is leaked, and the virus makes people go insane. Anyone who is bitten by these rabid creatures becomes one of them. It's like the zombies people see in movies and video games. On the first day of the explosion, my five-year-old, Joyce Fairfield, is still at kindergarten. I risk my life to hurry there, but I can't even find her corpse when I arrive. I can only look at the surveillance footage to see her face, which is ashen with fear. I also see her mouth, "Mommy!" 15 days after the explosion, I finally traverse the city and get to my mother's home. However, all that welcomes me is a destroyed apartment and blood everywhere. 20 days after the explosion, my husband, Emmett Fairfield, calls me one last time from his office, which zombies have surrounded. He tells me not to leave the house. Less than a month after the apocalypse arrives, I lose all my family. I'm alone as I struggle to survive in this dead world. The spread of the virus triggers chaos in mankind. I exchange all my supplies to save a neighboring couple from bandits, leading them to safety in a secure zone where they can live stable lives. However, my kindness is not repaid. Three years after the explosion, the secure zone is under siege by a wave of zombies. As we retreat, my neighbors shove me underneath a car so I'll distract the zombies. Then, they make a run for it and get away. Trusted neighbors betray me. As the zombies eat away at me, I can feel death looming. All I want is to see my family again. Now, I've been reborn. I have six hours before the zombie apocalypse breaks out.

Hera Leandra Bardin, 24 years old, was on the brink of death in the middle of the desert. As she felt her blood trickle, she recalled all of the past memories she had that led to this moment. She remembered her mother who died from an incurable disease. And her father who had betrayed her. She remembered leaving the place she called home at 15 years old and the moment she made the decision to join the army. The anger and hatred she felt towards liars and cheaters sparked her strong sense of justice. As she felt her life fade away, she couldn’t accept that this would be her end. Until–a business mogul, Nathaniel Orion Martel spots her abandoned figure in the desert and extends her life, by giving her his dark blood. Hera wakes up to a new way of living. Her savior, Nathaniel Orion Martel, a 300-year old vampire took her in, much to the dissatisfaction of the elders of the Martel clan. They saw her as an obstacle to their plan of marrying Nathaniel Orion to a Royal Princess to expand their influence. Hera claimed to have no interest in being part of this rivalry and was focused on getting the justice she was owed. She left in search of answers, but came to know her mother’s secrets along the way. When Hera and Nathaniel met again, she had already become a different person. She was no longer without purpose, having found a new responsibility towards her mother's clan. Hera and Nathaniel's separation pushed them to recognize their budding romance. Facing rivalry against the Royal Princess and her clan's alpha, Hera is determined to use her own strength and emerge victorious, and possibly place her trust and have the happily ever after she thought she'd never have.

Angelo once thought when he was five that he was powerful, when he turned 15, his childishness that he was powerful was shattered into pieces after he meet two men. He should be angry and frustrated but he can’t, one of the men who make him feel him hopeless possess the brightest smile he had longed to ever see plus the force that was telling him to get close and be intimate had make Angelo surrender all of his stubbornness and followed what was his heart was advising. The other one had strong rejection that make Angelo feel disappointed and hurt but he still let the other go because he knew his other mate would find happiness than with him. Angelo thought that this would continue, him being lovey-dovey with the ‘gentle’ mate that didn’t reject him while his other mate continue to put an expression of disgust, he was wrong. In his 17th, when the Red Moon appears in the window sill of his room, his mates appear at the same time using the Red Moon as their door. The mate that was full of rejection towards him had an obsess expression put on his face while his gentle mate still wore that gentle facade but there were lust, obsession that was written all over their transformed golden eyes when they approached him like a hungry wolf ready to mark him as theirs. Angelo black eyes also transformed into golden after the red moon appeared. Hades busily torn Angelo clothes apart while Zeus caresses Angelo angelic face, he reach for Angelo ears that was faintly red then exhaled their Luna scent heavily, releasing his pheromones. Both the twins golden eyes flash, they opened their lips and says the same thing, “Our Luna, it’s time for our mating"

"Kill me.." Alpha Kane said in a shaking voice, staring at his son who held him with his hands. His voice was croaking and he had just a few seconds to his Death. "Dad, I can't. I can't kill you!" Murphy said, whimpering in tears. "Do it now! It's now or never! If you kill me... You'll become the next Alpha" Kane said but Murphy wasn't buying what he was saying. His concern was how he could save his father but he knows he won't be able to do that. "What's the point of being an Alpha when there is no Werewolf left?" Murphy uttered. "Son... Please do it! You'll understand this when you grow up. Kill me now! Please" Kane said, already coughing and his pulse getting weak. Murphy stretched his hands forward and his fingers became longer. He had changed to Werewolf. "Save travels, Father" He said and struck his father on his neck. ******** 15 years ago, the capital of Switzerland suffered from Werewolf attacks. No one was safe in the city and they weren't allowed to travel out of their country. The country was filled with over a hundred Packs of Werewolves. 70 percent of those Werewolf Packs were evil while thirty percent were good. Because of the way the bad ones kill, they thought that all Werewolves were evil and should be eliminated. They were able to destroy almost all the Packs in Switzerland through the help of WEREWOLF HUNTERS and there was just one Pack remaining. And that Pack happens to be Blue Moon Pack - ruled by Alpha Kane. They killed everyone in the pack but only one escaped. His name was Murphy. Do you think Murphy will avenge his Family's death? Will Werewolf Hunters be able to eliminate the last Werewolf on Earth?

Di bagian timur Kota New York ada dua ahli waris. Satu adalah maniak kecepatan yang mendominasi arena balap, satu lagi adalah aktuaris genius yang mengendalikan arus modal. Keduanya berasal dari keluarga terpandang dan sifat mereka berbeda jauh. Namun, mereka tumbuh bersama sejak kecil dan menjadi satu-satunya sahabat sejati. Mereka pernah berebut perhatian seorang gadis, juga berselisih karena taruhan di arena balap. Namun, saat berusia 15 tahun, mereka sama-sama menggantungkan sebuah lencana tembaga di dada. Itu adalah hasil latihan ukiran tangan dari Mia di kelas kerajinan, dengan sebuah huruf "M" yang tergores di bagian belakang. Saat itu, Mia duduk di bangku paling belakang kelas. Tak seorang pun tahu siapa identitas dia sebenarnya. Namun, kedua laki-laki itu mengenakan lencana tersebut selama 10 tahun penuh. Entah itu saat berdiri di podium juara F1 atau saat mengetukkan palu pada investasi triliunan di bursa, lencana tembaga murahan itu selalu menempel di dada mereka dan tak pernah tergantikan. Sampai akhirnya muncul Ella. Putri kesayangan dari keluarga konglomerat baru. Ella menyulam sebuah emblem kain berhiaskan benang emas dan memberikannya kepada mereka. Kain itu cuma benda biasa yang mirip dengan pernak-pernik murahan yang dijual di pasar loak. Namun, mereka malah sama-sama melepas lencana tembaga itu dan menggantinya dengan kain murahan yang diberikan Ella. Mia tidak mengatakan apa pun. Dia hanya diam-diam menyimpan foto lama mereka yang tercetak di sebuah koran usang. Malam itu juga, dia menelepon ayahnya yang jauh di Sisilia. Nada bicaranya sangat tenang saat berkata, "Papa, aku menerima pernikahan politik ini."

私の母は、極度の女嫌いだった。 その矛先は、私が彼女の娘であることすら免れなかった。 私が生まれたその瞬間から、母は私を「この世にいてはならない存在」として扱っていた。リップクリームを塗れば叩かれ、スカートを履けばさらに酷く叩かれ、父に近づこうものなら容赦なく怒りの矛先が向けられた。 大学入試を控えたある日、極度の女嫌いである母は学校で私に関する噂を広めた。その内容は、私が自分の父親を誘惑しているという耳を疑うようなものだった。 母の悪意に満ちた行動に追い詰められた私は、15階の窓から飛び降りる道を選んだ。 その結果に、母は満足げに微笑んでいた。