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Elena Bennett, the illegitimate daughter of the Bennetts, was never supposed to matter. The unwanted daughter of a powerful family, hidden away like a dirty secret. But one night—one reckless, alcohol-soaked night—changed everything. Elias Vanguard, billionaire bad boy, notorious womanizer, and a man with enough family drama to sink an empire. Their drunken encounter becomes front-page news, and suddenly, they’re both drowning in a scandal neither of them wants. His solution? A fake marriage to clean up his reputation. Her motivation? The chance to finally claw her way out of the shadows and show everyone who they messed with. But playing house with a man who treats her like dirt wasn't part of the fantasy. Elias brings home his mistresses like it’s nothing, and with every insult, Elena’s heart cracks a little more. Until one day, he shoves divorce papers at her—because his precious mistress is supposedly pregnant. Elena signs the papers, disappears, and rebuilds herself from the ashes. Five years later, she’s a tech powerhouse, running the biggest company in the States, raising her son alone. Meanwhile, Elias is down on his luck, crippled from an accident, and abandoned by everyone he thought he could trust. When fate brings their worlds crashing together again, Elias isn’t the man he used to be. And Elena? Well, she’s the woman he should’ve never let go. But with betrayal, heartbreak, and an empire of her own to protect, forgiveness isn’t on her list of priorities. He wants her back. But this time, Elena's playing by her own rules.

Suasana meledak, semua orang maju. Aku segera bergerak cepat ke arah Salma yang langsung melayangkan kakinya ke selangkangan dua pria yang mengapitnya. Aku meraih tangan Salma. Sesuai arahku Ferdi dan tiga temannya mengikutiku. "Fer, bawa!" Aku melepas lengan Salma. Ferdi bergegas menariknya menjauhiku. "Keluar!" tegasku sambil menunjuk arah belakang yang memang kosong. "Nggak, Arka!" teriak Salma, terus menjulurkan tangan. Aku tersenyum. Salma perlahan hilang. Syukurlah mereka berhasil kabur. Hampir lima belas menit, aku masih bertahan. Banyak dari mereka yang langsung tumbang setelah kuhajar. Tapi beberapa serangan berhasil membuat sekujur badanku babak belur. Kini penglihatanku sudah mulai runyam. Aku segera meraih balok kayu yang tergeletak tak jauh, lalu menodongkannya ke segala arah. Tanpa terduga, ada yang menyerangku dari belakang, kepalaku terasa dihantam keras dengan benda tumpul. Kakiku tak kuat lagi menopang, tak lama tubuhku telah terjengkang. Pandanganku menggelap. Sayup-sayup, aku mendengar bunyi yang tak asing. Namun, seketika hening. (Maaf, ya, jika ada narasi maupun dialog yang memakai Bahasa Sunda. Kalau mau tahu artinya ke Mbah Google aja, ya, biar sambil belajar plus ada kerjaan. Ehehehe. Salam damai dari Author) Ikuti aku di cuiter dan kilogram @tadi_hujan, agar kita bisa saling kenal.

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.

Hanya karena aku membuka jendela untuk mengangin-anginkan ruangan, sahabat masa kecil suamiku terserang flu. Dalam murka yang memuncak, suamiku langsung memerintahkan orang-orangnya untuk mengikat dan membawaku yang sedang hamil ke dalam gudang es. "Jangan pikir kamu bisa seenaknya membuli Aruni hanya karena kamu mengandung anakku." "Kalau satu helai rambutnya pun terluka, aku akan membalasnya seratus kali lipat padamu!" Tubuhku menggigil hebat. Sambil menangis, aku berlutut di hadapannya, memohon maaf, dan berjanji akan setia melayani sahabat masa kecilnya itu sebagai tebusan, tidak akan membiarkan wanita itu terluka sedikit pun. Namun dengan dingin, ia memerintahkan pintu gudang es itu ditutup, berkata bahwa ia ingin memberiku pelajaran yang akan terukir seumur hidup. Seminggu berlalu. Flu kekasih masa kecilnya sudah sembuh. Barulah ia teringat padaku yang masih terkurung di dalam gudang es. "Reni, apa kamu sudah benar-benar menyesal? Asalkan kamu berjanji akan langsung pergi berlutut meminta maaf pada Aruni, aku akan memaafkanmu." Namun ia tidak tahu ... di dalam gudang es itu, tubuhku sudah lama membeku. Begitu pula anak yang ia anggap harta paling berharga. Sudah lama tak ada tanda-tanda kehidupan ....

Em Vale Central, Felipe Fagundes e eu éramos o casal mais comentado, e mais hostil da cidade. Ele me desprezava, dizia que eu não tinha pudor e que usei todos os meios para forçar um casamento com ele. Eu o odiava. Noite após noite, ele se continha por Mônica Pimentel, reservando toda a frieza possível para mim. Durante oito anos de casamento, a frase que ele mais repetiu foi para eu sumir da vida dele. Quando a enchente chegou, Felipe, sempre tão cruel nas palavras, abriu mão do último lugar no bote salva-vidas e o deixou para mim. Ele gritou para mim: — Não olhe para trás, vá logo! — Natália Júnior, eu não te devo mais nada. Na próxima vida, só quero ficar com a Mônica. Eu quis voltar para salvar ele, mas fui impedida. No fim, só pude ver ele ser engolido pela enchente. A equipe de resgate chegou tarde demais. O corpo dele, já em decomposição, ainda segurava com força o medalhão de jade da Mônica, impossível de tirar das mãos dele. Depois disso, vendi todos os meus bens, doei tudo para a região atingida pelo desastre e me joguei do alto de um prédio para seguir ele na morte. Quando abri os olhos novamente, tinha voltado para a noite em que Felipe foi drogado.

At the celebration where Lorenzo Alvarez is crowned the new mafia boss, his men arrange a few performances. A dancer in a backless top and short skirt twists around the pole under the lights. "Don't look," he murmurs, covering my eyes with his hand. "This kind of cheap entertainment isn't worthy of you." His men jump in immediately. "Lorenzo still spoils Ms. Valenti after all these years. That kind of devotion is rare. We're so jealous." "A man as loyal and single-minded as Lorenzo is hard to find." I rest a hand on my belly, planning to tell him tonight that I am pregnant. But when I return from the restroom, I see the same man who had just held me in his arms leaning back in his chair while the dancer straddles his lap. Lorenzo slips his business card and a thick fold of cash into the waistband of her skirt. He laughs, relaxed and unbothered. "Isabella is wonderful, sure, but life needs a little passion. This ragazza is just something new. A bit of fun. "Keep your mouths shut. Don't go running to Isabella and upset her. Otherwise, you'll have a problem." Cold rushes through me. I do not approach or confront Lorenzo. I simply take out my phone and answer the email I have been avoiding for days. "I agree to participate in the confidential experiment."

On the day I return to my home to reunite with my actual family, Melanie Stewart, the fake heiress, shows up in front of me. Her neck is completely riddled with hickeys. Instantly, countless live comments appear in the air around me. "Poor Yvonne! She thought she could start living a comfortable and lavish life now that she had been accepted by her actual family. Little does she know that Melanie has already formed a pact with the transfer system!" "Melanie is a loose woman by nature, and she loves sleeping with countless men. After getting bound to the system, the children she gets pregnant with will be transferred into Yvonne's womb instead." "Yvonne will proceed to give birth to dozens of bastard children, thus humiliating her family to no end. She ends up getting cast out of her family by her own parents!" "The truth is, there's a solution to this situation. Yvonne can just remove her uterus so that the system won't work at all. Alas, she doesn't know about that." I stop in my tracks at that moment. In my previous life, I had believed the live comments. As such, I traveled to a hospital to get my uterus removed overnight. But the next day, Melanie blew the whistle on me to my parents. She claimed that I wanted to get rid of my uterus in order to cut down the risks completely for the sake of having as much fun as I wanted with other men. My parents were completely disappointed in me. My fiance refused to enter a marriage alliance with me, a woman who could no longer give birth, as well. In the end, I died from a post-surgical infection. However, Melanie obtained everything that was supposed to be mine, to begin with. That was how she became successful in life. When I open my eyes again, I realize I've returned to the day I'm bound to reunite with my family.

" He is sweet and warm but Unfortunately, He isn't mine. But I wish him the best of luck. I will keep loving him even though when I am far away from him " When she was forced to marry her sister's Fiancé for a limited time, she knew she had to face the worst heartbreak. Although she accepted her fate, she never knew she would have to face the tragedy of her life.

Her sister left just a couple of hours before her wedding, to avoid the chaos that might ensue, she had to brace herself to be the substitute bride instead; little did she know, her life would be even more chaotic after the wedding as truths and lies were slowly being uncovered.

Stella never thought she would end up with Daryl Valerio but she did...but not after a long fight. Who could ever thought, two people could find real love based off a contract? A hot and steamy romance that will make you grasp for more.