7 Minutes

向井圭介（むかい けいすけ）はある組織で副部長を務めている。彼の家には、「別れるなら死別のみ、婚約破棄はなし」という不文律がある。 私の兄が戦死する前に残した願い──それは圭介に私を娶らせてほしい、というものだった。 だからたとえ幼なじみの吉田小春（よしだ こはる）に心を寄せていても、圭介は組織に私との婚姻届を提出した。 小春が、兄が遺してくれた唯一の形見である腕時計を壊してしまうまで。 圭介はまたしても小春をかばい、私は今回、喧嘩もせず、ただ遠く海外にいる先生に連絡を取って、海外特派員になる準備を始めた。 旅立つ前に、私は自分に10日間の整理期間を与えた。 初日、私は提出されるはずだった婚姻届をこっそり隠した。 三日目、組織に退職願を提出した。 旅立つ日、圭介はようやくあの腕時計のことを思い出し、「次の休みに新しいのを買いに行こう」と自ら言ってくれた。 その直後、彼は続けた。「小春が今夜、友達を連けて家で食事するから、ちゃんと料理用意しといてね」 私は笑って応えておいた──そして二度と彼の世界に現れることはなかった。 その後、メディアで私の情報を見るたび、圭介は引き出しにしまった婚姻届を眺めてはぼんやりと佇むのだった。 そこにしまわれているのは、あの未熟な秋の日々、二度と戻らぬ恋人、そして彼が渡せなかった腕時計……

On the third day of my son, Zeke Murphy's disappearance, I've hacked into the smart AI system belonging to the entire apartment block. All 202 families in this block are locked up in their respective homes thanks to my ministrations. After that, I leave my first text message in the residents' group chat. "My son, Zeke Murphy, is in this very building. From now on, I will expose a family's secret every hour. If I can't find Zeke, all of you will go to hell with me." A CEO of a company with tens of millions of dollars' worth of assets is quick to lash out at me angrily in the group chat. "Have you gone nuts? Your son's disappearance has nothing to do with us! I order you to stop what you're doing immediately!" I type out my second text and attach a screenshot of an encrypted financial statement. "@1502Mr.Cooper, you have 59 minutes left. Here's a friendly reminder to check your overseas bank account. I'd like to see if the tax department is interested in its contents." I know that Zeke is currently staring at a resident on this very block right now.

Sofia Russo dashed into the elevator, running late for work. But as soon as the doors closed, she found herself face-to-face with the notorious mafia don, Luca Greco. Her heart raced as he pulled her closer, his smoldering gaze sending shivers down her spine. Suddenly, he whispered in her ear, "Two minutes before the elevator stops. Enough time for a quickie." Sofia was taken aback, disgusted by his brazen proposition. She tried to push him away, but he was too powerful. “Disgusting” she blurted. "Sofia Russo," the words rolled off the tongue of the infamous mafia don, Luca Greco, as he pulled her closer, his smoldering gaze locked onto hers. "Ex-husband Tony Moretti. Has a seven-year-old daughter, Isabella." Sofia's heart raced as she realized this man knew more about her than she'd ever imagined. "Give me a chance, sweetheart," Luca demanded, his voice silky smooth. "Let me take care of you and your princess." Sofia was lost in the intensity of his gaze, but she knew better than to fall for a man like him. She'd been burned before and had no intention of repeating the same mistake.

Cesare Xandri, the rising gangster of the Nalitan mafia, unexpectedly lost a bet at an elite private casino in Ithel, the kind that smells like cigar smoke and blood money. The penalty was simple, he had to call his hard-to-tame pet. The phone was on speaker. The men circled him, whistling and hooting, waiting to be entertained. He asked what I was up to in a relaxed and amused tone. I replied softly, insinuating he was sinful, hiding my defiance behind innocence and fake devotion. When I finished my insult, the room fell silent, then burst into loud and uncontrollable laughter. The call ended. Less than thirty minutes later, the mansion gates were smashed open. He stormed in smelling of gunpowder, a Beretta still in his hand. He pushed me against the wall furiously beneath the Virgin Mary statue. I leaned into him without hesitation, fingers brushing the heated gun, and I met his gaze without fear. I chose virtue and rejected him in my past life, in return I was thrown into the open sea to die. I intended to be his temptation when I got a second chance at life, I wanted to be a beautiful sin that ends his story under the Cecilian sun.

“To escape a monster, she ran straight into the arms of a devil.” Lila Vance was a debt payment. Wrapped in fifty thousand dollars of French lace, she was minutes away from marrying Marcus Thorne—a man who whispered that she was nothing more than his "property." But Lila refused to be broken. With a ripped dress and a heart full of terror, she bolts from the altar and into the private elevator of the Grand Imperial Hotel. When the doors open, she finds herself in the lion’s den: the penthouse of Adrian Sterling, her fiancé’s most lethal rival. Adrian is a man carved from shadows and sin, a billionaire "Shark" who destroys legacies for sport. When Marcus comes to claim his prize, Adrian offers Lila a choice: go back to the man who will break you, or sign a one-year marriage contract with the man who will own you. As the line between their fake vows and real desire begins to blur, Lila must face a terrifying truth: Adrian Sterling didn't save her out of mercy. He saved her because she is the final piece in a game of revenge he’s been playing for years. In a game of power, who will be the first to break?

« Mademoiselle Lebrun, nous avions suivi vos instructions à la lettre : le corps ‘mort' vous ressemblait en tous points. Nous devions le livrer dans dix jours, directement sur le lieu de votre mariage avec Monsieur Humbert. » Au bout du fil, la voix calme de l'employé procurait enfin un peu de répit à Doriane Lebrun, dont les nerfs étaient à vif depuis des semaines. « Parfait, je vous remercie », répondait-elle. « Tout est en ordre, rassurez-vous. Aucune suspicion n'est possible : l'identification sera indiscutable. » Doriane sentait alors son souffle lui revenir, comme si un poids immense se soulevait. Elle prenait encore quelques minutes pour confirmer les derniers détails de l'opération avant de raccrocher. Puis, recomposant son masque de sérénité, elle franchissait la porte de la loge privée. À l'intérieur, les rires et les conversations s'éteignaient instantanément à son entrée, comme coupés au couteau.

In a whirlwind of fate, Terra finds herself married to one of the most handsome successful men in the whole country, Ross Anderson. It was her late billionaire grandfather's wish and she hides her real identity from Ross and his family. But what begins as a marriage of duty in hopes of happiness and companionship quickly unravels into a saga of betrayal, disgrace and heartbreak. After a series of devastating events, including an unplanned pregnancy, Terra decides for divorce 3 months later. Leaving the country and returning 7 years later as a successful business woman and the famous secret fashion designer. Her troublemaker twins who would do anything to disgrace and punish their father and grandmother didn't stop Ross from his Mission To Remarry His Unbeatable Ex-wife when their path crossed again. "We don't want anything from you, if we tell our mummy to buy you and your family, believe us, she will. So, keep the same energy you kept with our mother, dear absentee father."

Sekumpulan mahasiswa pada waktu itu adalah 7 orang, diantaranya 4 orang laki laki dan 3 orang perempuan. Pada saat itu mereka hanya ingin membuktikan, apakah benar terdapat desa yang isinya kanibal (pemakan daging manusia). Mereka juga ingin mendokumentasikan melalui kamera yang mereka bawa dan menunjukkan ke publik bahwa desa tersebut benar benar ada. Sebenarnya, mereka sudah dilarang oleh teman dan keluarganya untuk datang kesana karena, sangat berbahaya bagi pendatang. Tetapi mereka tidak menghiraukan larangan yang sudah diberitahu kepada mereka. Bahkan diantara mereka ada yang sampai berantem dengan orang tuanya hanya karena mahasiswa tersebut ingin benar benar membuktikan bahwa ada desa kanibal di pulau Kalimantan. Beberapa tahun kemudian, ada sekumpulan mahasiswa yang ingin mencari tau kebenaran desa tersebut, bagaimana nasib para mahasiswa itu?

Sarah adalah gadis kecil yang sudah ditinggal ibu kandungnya waktu umurnya 5 tahun. Kini, diusianya yang baru menginjak 7 tahun. Ayahnya kemudian menikah lagi dengan sosok wanita lain. Drama dimulai. Sarah yang menginginkan sosok ibu yang penuh dengan kelembutan. Harus menerima kenyataan pahit bahwa ibu tirinya itu sangat membenci Sarah. Sarah kecil selalu menangis tiap malam karena ia kerap dipukul oleh ibu tirinya. Ayahnya yang setiap hari bekerja. Tak mengetahui hal tersebut. Sarah tumbuh menjadi gadis dewasa. Ia bersekolah di SMA favorit dikotanya. Nasib buruk menimpanya. Sarah didiagnosis oleh dokter menderita penyakit diabetes melitus tipe 1. Padahal, Sarah sangat ingin melanjutkan kuliah diluar kota. Bagaimana kelanjutan hidup Sarah? Apakah Sarah dapat melanjutkan kuliahnya diluar kota? Bagaimana dengan Patrik? Pacar Sarah yang diam-diam menjalin hubungan dengan Sarah?

나는 지완 오빠를 7년 동안 사랑했다. 하지만 내가 납치되었을 때, 오빠는 여비서의 제안으로 내 몸값을 지불하지 않았다. 그녀는 이 기회를 이용해 나를 단단히 혼내자고 했던 것이다. 나는 지옥 같은 고통을 겪었다. 마침내 오빠로부터 멀어지는 법을 배웠지만, 그는 오히려 울면서 나에게 다시 한번 기회를 달라고 빌었다.