40 Seconds

A lonely man finally found love in an unexpected way but how does his heart takes it and how does he live up to the standard to receive reciprocation? Dimitri Jenkins the one and only man who hates love like he hates his enemy but what happens when his heart starts playing a different tune, will he succumb to it or finds a distraction? But how long can he run away from the truth?

How long does it take to give up on a man you've loved for ten years? It takes me 3 seconds. The first second, I signed my name on the contract to become the chief designer of a renowned studio in Paris. The second second, I lock away ten years of my youth in my heart. The third second, I completely prepare to leave Levi's world. My fiancé Levi is the heir of the Smith Group, the absolute aristocracy. For others, he is untouchable. But for me, he's the childhood sweetheart who, with a crooked paper ring he made himself for the first time in his hand, told me, "You're the only girl I'll ever marry, even if I have to wait a hundred years." From that moment on, the only person I wanted to marry was Levi, and I never doubted that I would eventually marry Levi. But on the day of our engagement, he disappeared. I waited for a whole year, waiting for a message, a phone call, or a knock on the door, but nothing came. Later, he finally appeared. He stood next to a red Ferrari, holding flowers, and said that he still loved me, that he wasn't ready before, and begged me to give him another chance. I almost believed him. But at the same time, I received a provocative message from Levi's first love, Ruby: [Aren't you curious where he went during the time he eloped from your engagement? I'm already pregnant with Levi's child, and he loves kissing my pregnant belly the most.] I wiped away my tears, turned around, and applied to study in the Sorbonne University Faculty of Medicine, leaving only one sentence: "Levi, we're breaking up." Learning that I was leaving, Levi went crazy. He braved the heavy rain and blocked the entrance to my new place, his eyes red, asking me: "Stella, if I make Ruby abort the child, can you come back to me?"

I married Mason Fleming, who comes from a prestigious family with a long line of lawyers, at 19. For over 20 years, I devoted myself fully to our home by raising our child, keeping the household together, and supporting his career. Now I'm 40, and he cheats on me. Friends and relatives try to advise me. "Your husband is handsome and successful. He even lets you manage the money he earns. Compared to most men, he's considered one of the good ones." In other words, they want me to turn a blind eye and continue playing the role of a "good wife" to maintain appearances. But I can't keep up with the act anymore.

As I was cleaning up the house, I noticed something had fallen out of the cabinet my wife always kept locked tight. I remembered Megan's constant warnings. "That cabinet holds all our family's important records. If anything gets lost, there's no getting it back. Just leave it alone and don't touch it." Worried something valuable might have fallen out, I rushed to pick it up. But what I found was a thick stack of remittance slips. From forty years ago to now, every month, my wife had been sending money to the same account. And that's when it hit me. My wife had been lying to me. The money I'd been pouring into this family had been flowing right out, into the hands of someone else.

A gray sky, full of clouds warning of an approaching storm. This is how Allie's world is perfectly described. A girl whose vision of life is pessimistic and full of darkness, where not even the slightest ray of light enters through her window thanks to her illness. But there is Rie, the boy who, despite the circumstances, remains optimistic and radiant, who will be the ray of light that Allie needs so much in her life. However, Rie hides his true origins from her, he comes from a rich family, but he does it out of fear that Allie will see him differently, so he pretends to be a middle class person, and tries to keep his secret hidden for a long time. But as they say, the truth... sooner or later it will come out. Will Allie be brave enough to dare to see beyond her gray world? Will Rie tell Allie the truth or will she hide it forever? Will Allie be able to forgive Rie?

Saat sedang membantu istriku mengelap komputer, aku tidak sengaja membuka sebuah folder. Isi folder itu adalah video-video yang sangat mengejutkan. Pemeran utama dalam video itu adalah istriku dan sahabatku yang masih lajang. Sejak melahirkan, istriku mengatakan tubuhnya terlalu lemah untuk melakukan hubungan suami istri. Jadi, kami pun hanya menjalani hubungan platonic. Selama 40 tahun penuh, aku tidak pernah menyentuhnya lagi. Setelah bekerja keras selama separuh hidupku dan melindunginya sepanjang hidup, ternyata aku hanyalah bagian dari permainan mereka.

Masih dapat kuhirup aroma tanah basah yang sore tadi kugenggam. Bayang-bayang batu nisan bertuliskan nama bapak juga masih jelas di depan mata. Hidup dalam teror selama 40 hari lamanya, ketika kehadiran pocong Bapak terus muncul dan menghantui mulai menguak misteri yang lebih dalam. Ada sesuatu yang masih menahannya. Apakah itu penyesalan, amarah, atau rahasia yang tak pernah terucap semasa hidupnya? Kegelapan yang terus menghantui adalah jawaban yang harus diungkap sebelum semuanya terlambat.  Bersiaplah menghadapi ketakutan yang paling dekat—ketika yang sudah mati enggan pergi.

8 Seconds can be nothing or it can be everything, just as it can be an eternity or the time needed to become a hero. A great challenge has been taking place and attracting even champions. To stay 8 seconds on a bull that has never been stopped. Will anyone be able to win? Rayka is a woman with hot blood in her veins, passionate about rodeo, she will not accept anyone talking badly about her father or everything he built. And if she has to break a promise and risk her own life, she will. But beneath her confident demeanor lies an insecure girl, hurt after the betrayal of her first love. Gael is a dedicated man, always willing to help and save lives. With his life focused on work, he can't keep a date, but he doesn't give up his search. And on an unambitious journey, he may get what he has always sought. Come and find out what this meeting between the Cowgirl and the Doctor will be like...

妻のパソコンを掃除しているときに、偶然あるフォルダを開いてしまった。 中には何万本もの過激な動画があった。 主な登場人物は彼女と、人生で一度も家族を持ったことがない俺の親友だ。 出産後、彼女は体が痛くて性行為はできないと言い、俺とはプラトニックな恋愛をしただけで、40年間ずっと二度と彼女に触らせてくれなかった。 俺は彼女の残りの人生を守るために半生を捧げてきたが、実は俺は彼らの遊びの一部だったのだ。

四歳の孫がおじいさんのパソコンでゲームをしたがっていた。 私が操作ミスをして、思いがけずある動画を開いてしまった。 二人の体が情熱的に動いていた。 孫の目を素早く覆った後、画面の中で荒い息遣いをしている男を見つめた。 性的に不能な私の夫は。 過去数十年間、彼の初恋の人と何百ギガもの動画を作り出していた。