Anatomy Of An Epidemic

My mother is a hospital director. To give my brother, an intern doctor, more hands-on experience, she assigns him as the lead surgeon for my brain tumor operation. I beg her to let someone else do it and tell her it's my only chance at survival. But she slaps me hard across the face and screams, "How did I raise such a selfish, ungrateful child? Your brother has just started his internship—can't you help him improve his skills? Is that too much to ask?" Later, the surgery fails. I die on the operating table. And my mother seems to have aged decades overnight.

Nakamura Junko: Kau bukan lagi menjadi alasanku untuk hidup. Tapi kaulah yang memberikan kehidupan itu padaku. Meski berkali-kali kami-sama menuliskan takdir yang buruk padaku, kau masih tetap disana, menguatkanku, memberiku pelukan hangat. Aku ingat saat pertengahan musim panas. Saat pertama kali aku bertemu denganmu. Dan disaat itu juga aku langsung jatuh hati padamu. Masato Takumi: Apa yang kau ketahui tentang takdir? Saat kau dipermainkan begitu kejam olehnya. Saat keinginanmu dihancurkan berkeping-keping olehnya. Aku hanya ingin melihatnya bahagia meski harus mengorbankan nyawaku sendiri. Dia adalah satu-satunya orang yang menerima keberadaanku. Aku takut, jika suatu hari dia mengatakan 'selamat tinggal'. Karena aku hanya ingin dia berada disisiku, itu saja.

.... Lin Sha Na , seorang mafia yang juga memiliki identitas lain sebagai seorang aktris. Dia adalah seorang ratu film dengan bayaran paling mahal. Namun karena penghianatan Lio Wen membuat nya terbunuh bersamanya. Waktu demi waktu terasa berlalu bagi Lin Sha Na di tengah sedikit kesadaran nya dan saat dia membuka mata dia menyadari bahwa dia telah berpindah dimensi. Jiwa nya memasuki tubuh seorang gadis yang memiliki wajah yang sama dengan wajah nya di kehidupan sebelum nya bahkan nama mereka pun sama. Namun sangat di sayangkan gadis itu bodoh dan tidak memiliki keterampilan apapun sehingga menjadi bahan tertawaan di seluruh ibu kota. Siapa yang tahu bahwa suatu hari dia akan menjadi sosok terkenal di ibu kota dan mengguncang seluruh dunia.

Cikarang, 2004. tingkat pertambahan pengidap Sindrom Ludens begitu tinggi, sindrom yang dianekdotkan sebagai sumber kesialan dan akan menghidapi nasib buruk di sekitarnya. Jimi Bandri, 15 Tahun, menantang arus dengan tetap memperlihatkan ciri khas pengidap sindrom laknat itu. Karakteristik itu adalah Heterochromia, dengan salah satu bola matanya berwarna kuning cerah, secerah matahari pagi. Seiring kesembronoannya, kehidupan remaja ia lalui dengan sulit dan penuh perjuangan. Meski ia tidak ungkapkan, rasa penasaran menghinggapi hatinya. Bersama temannya Afif, mereka justru terjerumus dalam organisasi rahasia yang memiliki memusnahkan monster bernama Terak. Jimi mengetahui info lain jika, orang tua meninggal bukan murni kecelakaan melainkan serangan Terak. Kini ia bertekad mencari monster tersebut dan menghentikan serangan-serangan Terak tersebut. Apa kamu siap ikut bersama Jimi berpetualang dalam AGORA BEAK, organisasi pemusnah Terak?

Semua berawal dari perkenalan tak sengaja antara Hyun Myungsuk, seorang komikus amatir dan Bae Jihyun, penulis novel pendatang baru di sosial media. Keduanya meet up di Seoul untuk membahas rencana kolaborasi project gabungan mereka. Sayangnya, rencana itu tidak berjalan dengan mulus, karena Myungsuk dan Jihyun mendapat gangguan dari berbagai pihak. Sebut saja Jang Beomgyu, editor yang meragukan hasil karya mereka dan diam-diam menaruh rasa pada Jihyun. Lee Dantae, pacar Jihyun yang punya rahasia besar di balik ketenarannya, juga mulai cemburu pada kedekatan Jihyun dan Myungsuk. Lalu ada si barbar Kim Sunmi, komikus profesional yang merupakan kekasih Myungsuk. Sifatnya posesif, cemburuan dan kekanak-kanakan. Tekanan dari berbagai sisi membuat keduanya harus mencari cara agar kolaborasi terbaik mereka membuahkan hasil maksimal. Masalahnya kian pelik, saat Kim Wooseok, seorang rapper yang punya brand pakaian terkenal, meminta Sunmi mencari model yang pas untuk dipotret bersama Lee Dantae. Sunmi kemudian mengajukan sebuah permintaan pada Myungsuk. Dan hal-hal yang berkaitan dengan Kang Wooseok ini, pelan-pelan menyeretnya pada masalah kejelasan hubungannya dengan Ji Seojin, kakak Sunmi. Till The End Of The World, tiga kisah dengan masing-masing konflik yang membelenggu mereka. Menyadarkan Jihyun bahwa semua yang M katakan, seorang penyiar misterius di stasiun radio Daegu, benar adanya. Bahwa hubungan yang baik butuh banyak pengertian dan pengorbanan.

Amelia's leg tapped against the table as she asked, "What are your thoughts on love?" Her hands were clasped together on her lap, but her eyes sparkled with curiosity. Lucas met her gaze, a smirk playing on his lips. "Love is a waste of time," he replied. "It's a tool designed to weigh people down. Without it, we could achieve so much more." Amelia's eyes lit up with interest; he had just ticked almost all her boxes green. "I agree," she said, her smirk matching his. "Love is nothing but bullshit. We could save a lot of time by keeping our relationship minimal." With a proactive glint in her eye, she added, "What do you say? We should get married to fulfill our filial duties." _____________ Their marriage was a facade, a contract between two individuals who didn't believe in love but were forced to get married to fulfill their obligations. Everything was going as planned, until suddenly... "Have you eaten, dear?" "How is my baby?" "Is he doing well?" Lucas's words, once empty and mechanical, now held a tender tone. Amelia found him falling for her, and she seemed to be falling too. Why were they succumbing to the very thing they once scorned? Love, once a distant possibility, was now becoming an option. But would they choose it?

" You like the way my hands touch,right,kitten?" Theo purrs in my ears. I am a mess of nerves,unable to utter even a single word. " Do you want me to stop? Do you still think this is a mistake?" His grip on my waist tightened and I pushed myself closer to him, yearning his touch. *** Camilla gets the shock of her life when her mate suggests an open relationship. She also discovers that Hector has been cheating on her with her worst enemy---Isabella. She is set to seek revenge and what better way to do it than seduce her mate's father?

Latifa has given all she has got for love, and has taken it upon herself to create a favorable world ever since she lost her parent to a fatal aviation accident at a young age. she refuses to be sentimental but, she misses her mum so much, seeing herself fight a fight she may not be able to win Is dramatic. Latifa had wished for a simple life and that she could tell her mum what the other co-wife, her stepmom, and her ex-boyfriend did to her, and to show the scars she was given for being molested against her will. Her life has always been a chaotic one, as it happens over and over again, being so unfair, hard, inconsiderate just as if she was meant for the wrong side of existence. Latifa became a call girl and left her stepmother's tiny rough care to be alone and work to take care of herself. A few months later latifa came back to take revenge with another love trial on a man whose social strata were seemingly incompatible. a fun-loving filthy billionaire (Alastair), who presented an alluring deal she couldn't resist at first. Alastair who seemed to have enjoyed the first one-time experience, shortly, asked latifa to move in with him as part of the deal which she accepted but the uncertainty came unexpectedly, latifa see herself drowning in her deepest thoughts, yet another epic moment of her life. “Alastair, your uncle is familiar.......” I murmured..

Nadia selalu sabar menghadapi hinaan keluarganya yang menganggap suaminya, Raka, tidak berguna dan miskin. Meskipun hidup dalam tekanan, Nadia tetap setia pada Raka, walaupun keluarganya terus memaksanya untuk menceraikan suaminya dan menikah dengan pria yang lebih kaya. Namun, segalanya mulai berubah saat Raka tiba-tiba membeli mobil mewah dan rumah baru. Orang-orang berpakaian mewah dan berpengaruh mulai menghormati Raka, membuat Nadia bingung dan curiga tentang identitas sebenarnya suaminya. Ketika Nadia mengikuti Raka dan menemukan bahwa dia bertemu dengan tokoh-tokoh penting, kenyataan mengejutkan mulai terungkap. Raka ternyata bukan pria biasa. Apakah dia pewaris dari keluarga kaya, mantan anggota militer berpangkat tinggi, atau bahkan pemimpin organisasi besar yang memiliki pengaruh besar? Dalam perjalanan penuh misteri dan kejutan ini, Nadia harus menghadapi pilihan sulit antara kesetiaan pada suaminya atau menuruti keinginan keluarganya. Akankah cinta sejati mereka mampu bertahan menghadapi semua rintangan, atau justru terungkapnya identitas Raka akan membawa bahaya baru bagi mereka berdua?

Arianne has always been an outcast—an Alpha's daughter with no wolf, treated as nothing more than a burden in her pack. Her life takes a dramatic turn when she is revealed as the second chance mate of Damien the Lycan King. Damien still mourning his first mate struggles with his duty to the Moon Goddess and the undeniable bond pulling him toward Arianne. Despite his initial rejection he begins to see her strength. In a desperate bid to prove herself worthy of Damien and the pack, Arianne inadvertently unlocks a power deep within her, granting her a wolf. The transformation, however, comes at a heavy cost.Arianne loses control, leaving behind destruction and death in her wake. Consumed by guilt and grief, she flees, unable to face what she’s become. As Damien tracks her down, Arianne struggles with the monster within her and the pain of her actions. Though he tries to comfort her, Arianne is overwhelmed by self-loathing, fearing she’s beyond redemption. Their bond is tested as Damien refuses to give up on her, But with her newfound powers and the trauma of her past, can Arianne find her place in a world that has only ever cast her aside? Or will the darkness within consume her, destroying the fragile connection she has with Damien?