Bakudo #99

Tenho estado em um relacionamento com o melhor amigo do meu irmão, Emilio Slater, há três anos, mas ele nunca quis tornar nosso relacionamento público. Ainda assim, eu nunca duvidei do amor dele por mim. Afinal, ele já esteve com 99 mulheres antes, mas parou de olhar para qualquer outra por minha causa. Mesmo que eu estivesse com um leve resfriado, ele largava projetos de bilhões de dólares e corria para casa para cuidar de mim. Mas no meu aniversário, quando eu estava animada para contar a notícia da minha gravidez a Emilio, ele esqueceu meu aniversário pela primeira vez e desapareceu sem deixar rastro. A governanta me disse que ele tinha ido buscar alguém importante no aeroporto. Eu corro até lá e o vejo segurando flores, o rosto cheio de antecipação nervosa, esperando por uma mulher, uma que se parecia surpreendentemente comigo. Mais tarde, meu irmão me diz que ela é o primeiro amor de Emilio, aquela que ele nunca conseguiu esquecer. Emilio desafiou os pais por ela, e ele desmoronou depois que ela terminou com ele. Ele procurou 99 mulheres que se pareciam com ela para preencher o vazio. Meu irmão fala com admiração da profunda devoção de Emilio, sem saber que eu sou uma dessas substitutas. Eu observo Emilio e seu primeiro amor por muito, muito tempo. Depois, volto para o hospital sem hesitação. — Doutor, eu não quero mais esta criança.

My CEO boyfriend promises that he'll only complete 99 wishes with his first love—she's lost her memory after being injured. However, I see them curling up in each other's arms when the wishes are completed. Later, I stop pestering him about him caring for his first love. All I ask from him is an anklet for a baby—I want it as a remembrance of our child's birth, which is happening soon. His gaze softens at the mention of the child. "Once I'm done with this, I'll accompany you shopping so we can pick out things for the baby." I nod compliantly. I don't tell him it's already been a week since I asked a lawyer to draft a breakup agreement. In fact, we're already broken up.

Aku memohon kepada Rizald Pratama sebanyak 99 kali dan akhirnya dia setuju untuk mengajak putri kami berkemah di pegunungan pada hari ulang tahun putri kami. Pada saat aku menemukan putriku di kaki gunung keesokan harinya, dia sudah meninggal, tangannya memegang erat sebuah foto keluarga. Aku berdiri di depan tubuh kaku putriku, hatiku tersayat pedih. Tiba-tiba, aku melihat Rizald memperbarui status di media sosialnya. Dia menuliskan, "Kamu dan anakku adalah harta berharga dalam hidupku." Dalam foto tersebut, dia dan teman masa kecilnya menggandeng seorang gadis kecil, tengah melihat matahari terbenam di kejauhan. Di sudut kiri bawah foto, terlihat sebuah tangan kecil yang merupakan tangan putriku. Foto yang menyakitkan ini diambil oleh putriku.

Maddie is fresh out of college. She earned her master's in business and is ready to find the perfect job. Her best friend, Maggie, gets her an interview with a hot shot and YOUNG billionaire. He's domineering and angry 99% of the time...but he may have a sweet spot for a young and innocent Madeline. Will his past and current life catch up to Maddie and make her leave him or will she stick with him through thick or thin? A story that exposes what reality can be like. The world world is rough, scary, and hard. Some people make it and others don't, this story may shed some light on what self deprivation can feel like. Please read and enjoy. This is a PURE work of fiction, please remember that when reading. This story contains sexually explicit material along with vulgar language. Read at your own risk.

Xavier Stafford claims to love Aurora Bowman to the moon and back, but he's escaped from marrying her 99 times. To delay their marriage, he even orchestrates a car accident to cause her to miscarry. As if Aurora isn't already devastated after losing her baby, she overhears Xavier and his friend's conversation. "I only dated her for seven years to get revenge for Violet. If Aurora thought any of this was serious, she'd be in for a rude awakening!" Aurora's heart goes cold at those words. A rude awakening, indeed. Thankfully, there's still hope for her to walk away and save herself. After regaining her composure and gathering her thoughts, Aurora agrees to another marriage proposal. While Xavier carries out his 100th attempt to escape marriage, Aurora proudly gets married to another groom in Elmstead.

Anya Sawyer and I have been married for eight years. In that time, she brought 99 men back home. One day, I found myself looking at the 100th young man she had brought home ever since we got married. He shot me a taunting look before turning to Anya. "Ms. Sawyer, is this your useless husband?" Anya leaned into her seat and replied with a lazy yes. The young man patted my cheek with a grin. "Tonight, I'll show you what a proper man is capable of." … That evening, I was forced to sit in the living room and listen to their moans all night long. The next morning, Anya ordered me to prepare breakfast for her as usual. I refused. She seemed to have forgotten our marriage was by contract. That day just so happened to be the third-to-last day of our contract.

For three years of marriage, Jeanette Schafer had devoted herself completely to caring for Skyler Weisberg, who was confined to a wheelchair. Yet, Skyler harbored nothing but contempt for her. He hated her touch so much that the last time she accidentally brushed against his legs, he locked her out of their home for 99 days. The day finally came when Skyler's legs had healed enough for him to stand again. Yet, the first thing he did was to drive straight to the airport to pick up his first love. Years of selfless devotion and tender care meant nothing compared to his 'the one that got away'. Swallowing the heartbreak, Jeanette made a call. She whispered, "The contract is fulfilled. I'm filing for divorce." Only after she walked away did Skyler realize what he had lost. But by then, it was already too late.

Even on my hundredth proposal, Isabelle Cole still turns me down. We've been together for seven years. For the previous 99 proposals, she said her childhood friend isn't married yet, and she can't bring herself to break the promise they've made. Staring at the ring in my hand, I finally can't hold it in anymore. "If Ronald never gets married, are you going to keep him company forever? What am I to you?" Isabelle's expression turns gloomy in an instant. She snatches the ring and throws it into the river. "Ron and I made a promise when we were kids that we'd get married at the same time. How can I just abandon him? "And besides, is that piece of paper really all that important, Lucas? We've been together for seven years. What difference would it even make?"

Selama tiga tahun pernikahan, Claire Nolan merawat Julian Westwood yang mengalami kelumpuhan pada kedua kakinya dengan cermat. Namun, Julian justru sangat membencinya. Hanya karena Claire menyentuh kakinya, dia langsung mengusir Claire keluar rumah, bahkan menguncinya di luar selama 99 hari. Ironisnya, pada hari ketika Julian akhirnya pulih dan bisa berdiri lagi, hal pertama yang dia lakukan adalah pergi ke bandara untuk menjemput kekasih pertamanya. Bertahun-tahun pengorbanan dan kasih sayang Claire tetap tidak bisa menandingi sang cinta sejati di hati Julian. Sambil menahan rasa sakit di dada, Claire akhirnya menelepon seseorang, "Kontrak sudah selesai. Aku ingin bercerai darinya." Namun setelah Claire pergi, barulah Julian menyesal.

Menjalin cinta selama tujuh tahun, pacarku yang seorang CEO sudah 99 kali membatalkan rencana untuk buat akta nikah denganku. Pertama kali, ketika asisten perempuan barunya terkunci di kantor, dia segera bergegas kembali dan meninggalkan diriku di depan kantor catatan sipil sampai tengah malam. Kelima kali, saat kami sedang berfoto bersama, dia mendengar asistennya diganggu oleh klien dan kembali untuk menolongnya, meninggalkan aku menjadi bahan ejekan orang lain. Sejak itu, setiap kali kami hendak membuat akta nikah, selalu ada kesulitan yang menimpa asistennya. Akhirnya aku benar-benar putus asa, dan memilih untuk pergi. Setelah aku pindah dari Kota Niros, dia malah dengan terobsesinya mencariku selama lima tahun.