After 2 Book

"Sebentar!" Dia menahan kedua sisi tubuhku, saat mendorong bahu lebarnya hingga setengah telentang. "Kamu salah paham, bukan jasa semacam ini yang saya inginkan." "Terus?" "Saya punya istri, dan hanya butuh anak." Aku hanya bisa tertawa saat pertama kali dia datang, menawarkan sesuatu yang lebih berharga dari intan permata. Menceritakan tentang ketidakberdayaan istrinya, dan keputusasaan menghadapi masa depannya. Dia menjanjikan komitmen yang dibalut kesepakatan pernikahan. Kontrak setahun yang bernilai milyaran untuk mengandung anak yang kelak akan mewarisi banyak harta dari dua keluarga kaya yang diuji dengan ketidaksuburannya.

I was a year old when I tried to get some food from my sister's plate. My parents were so angry that they slapped me, rendering me deaf in my right ear. They also hated me until the day I died. They called me a monster that only knew how to take her sister's things. The day I learn I have a terminal illness, I call Mom and tentatively say, "I'm sick, Mom. The doctor said it's a brain tumor. Can you come to the hospital?" She sneers. "You're better off dead. I hope it happens quickly and that you're not at home when it does. I don't want to touch your body." I know they've always looked forward to my death. But when their wish finally comes true and their birth daughter dies, they lose their minds.

Tara hanyalah seorang anak nelayan miskin yang tumbuh besar di pantai. Tara pernah bercinta-cita menjadi seorang tentara untuk memperbaiki ekonomi keluarganya dan mewujudkan mimpi sang ayah yang telah memberinya nama 'Tara' Tapi cita-cita itu harus kandas karena sebuah kecelakaan yang mengakibatkan tulang lengan Tara patah. Akhirnya Tara cuma bisa menjadi sekuriti di sebuah klub malam, kemudian bekerja serabutan sebagai beach boy pemandu surfing di siang hari. Tara jatuh cinta dengan Erica, seorang dokter spesialis bedah yang merupakan putri seorang jendral. Akankah Tara yang selalu diremehkan karena miskin dan cuma anak nelayan berani melamar putri seorang jendral?

Ashley Mills had kept her traumatic past hidden for seven years, and the thought of returning to her hometown filled her with dread. However, her boss assigned her to assist someone she didn't expect to be the sibling of the man she had vowed never to see again.

Natalie Walker poured her heart and soul into loving Cedric Johnson for ten years, only to end up being burned to death by his lover.Cedric thought of that woman as nothing more than a housemaid. Even marriage wouldn't change her status. That was, until he received the news that she wanted a divorce..."Why do you want a divorce?" Cedric asked arrogantly, believing that this woman couldn't survive without him."Aren't you eager for me to die so you can be with your lover? I'm simply fulfilling your wish!" Natalie shot back as she laughed mockingly. "Cedric, I won't be blind again! Not in this lifetime!"Natalie, who had been reborn from the ashes, held the divorce papers and kicked the scumbag and his mistress to the curb.At a press conference for her company, the media asked, "We heard that you initiated the divorce. Could you tell us the reason?"Natalie responded calmly, "It was simply time to let go."That fire had consumed all her emotions.Looking back, it was nothing more than a long-planned trap set for her.

Sudah hampir sekitar 2 minggu proses pencarian dilakukan oleh tim penyelamat yang dikerahkan oleh Joe untuk mencari Angel, Samuel dan juga anak perempuan Jordi yang tak lain adalah Draniela. Angel dan Samuel melompat ke laut untuk menyelamatkan Draniela yang terjatuh dari kapal pesiar. 10 unit Helikopter dan 20 unit kapal penyelamat turun ke TKP untuk mencari mereka bertiga. Bahkan, komandan dari tim penyelamat menambahkan 10 unit Helikopter lagi untuk ikut serta dalam proses pencarian tersebut. Tapi tetap saja, tanda-tanda dari mereka bertiga belum juga terlihat sampai sekarang. Joe dan yang lainnya sudah di kembalikan ke pantai untuk menghindari hal-hal yang tidak diinginkan. Lalu, Helikopter unit 5 mendarat di pinggir pantai. Melihat itu, Joe, Chelsea dan yang lainnya langsung berlari menghampiri Helikopter yang baru saja tiba. “Pak! Bagaimana? Sudah ada tanda-tanda dari teman saya!?” Tanya Fanny dengan raut wajah yang tampak cemas. “Pak! Bagaimana dengan anak saya!?” Tanya Desya. Tapi, seorang dari tim penyelamat yang baru saja turun dari Helikopter itu tidak menjawab sepatah katapun. Dia hanya menggelengkan kepala dengan raut wajah yang sedih. Melihat itu, Fanny langsung lemas dan terduduk di tanah dengan wajahnya yang mulai memerah dan seketika, air matanya menetes.

My wife went abroad for a six-month training course and unexpectedly secured a major deal.  Thanks to this contract, she was promoted to director against all odds. When I saw the news of her return in the work group chat, I immediately ordered flowers to pick her up at the airport. However, her belly, which would have been eight months pregnant, showed no signs of it. She had aborted our child, turning me into a laughingstock among colleagues. Just as I tried to swallow my anger, she told me she was pregnant with someone else’s child. She demanded that I step aside and make way for her.

After seven years of marriage, Marisol Speight's husband, Lucian Muller, is unpredictable and treats her with cold indifference as if she's nothing. She once believed that after marrying Lucian, she would one day win his heart and live a happy, fulfilling life. However, on a snowy anniversary that only she remembers, she finally realizes that Lucian and his family are happy enough without her. She'll never be anything more than an outsider who can't blend in. He hates her for making him break his promise to marry his childhood friend; their son mocks her for falling short in every way when compared to said childhood friend… Marisol is doubly betrayed by her husband and son. They're as intimate with another woman as they never were with her. She laughs self-deprecatingly at the mess that is her life. Then, she loses hope in them and asks for a divorce. She gives up custody of her son and leaves, later becoming a globally renowned fashion designer and genius painter—her work isn't accessible to just about anyone. Unexpectedly, her husband and son refuse to let her go despite her already giving up on them. Her son cries, "You're my mom! You can't hold other children!" Her husband, who has always been cold and indifferent, turns clingy and refuses to agree to the divorce. "You're the one who chose me, so you have to bear the responsibility for life! You want a divorce? Dream on!"

I'm having a mental breakdown as I face a clogged drain with my feverish and fussing daughter in my arms. Meanwhile, my husband has reserved a hotel to celebrate another woman's birthday. My mother-in-law spits on the floor. "This is what you deserve. You can't even capture a man's heart!" I clench a fist around the winning lottery ticket in my pocket. I want to get a divorce.

Selene is an orphan raised by her aunt. On 16th birthday, she learns that is a witch, in addition "the chosen one", who is born once in 1000 years. If Selene survives to her 18th birthday, she will be powerful enough to kill the demon king, Alistair. Will she succeed? Damon is one of the strongest demons. He is given a task from Alistair to kill Selene before her 18th birthday. Will he manage to do it? They both come from different worlds which share one law - to not get involved with each other. But what will happen when Selene and Damon fall in love? And which side will win this battle in the eternal struggle between Light and Darkness?