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The new colleague at my company is a stingy mother. On her first day, she shows up with a huge pile of expired snacks that her son refused to eat and hands them out to everyone. Once we're done, she pulls out her PayPal and says, "These are all imported snacks for my son. I'll need 50 dollars from each of you." During a company team-building event, she refuses to participate, saying she has to go home to take care of her child. The day after, she comes over holding her phone and asks me for money. "I didn't eat with everyone yesterday. Since the company is footing the bill, just hand me the cash equivalent for my meal." Furious, I rejected her request immediately. What I fail to realize is that she would bear a grudge against me over it. One night, her son comes down with a high fever, so she calls me and requests a ride to the hospital using the company car. Once again, I refuse without a second thought. Because of the delay, her son suffers severe cognitive damage. She blames me for everything that happened. In a fit of rage, she ends up running me over with her car. As I open my eyes again, I find myself transported to her first day on the job.

I just closed a deal worth 50 million. The room did its job, so I went to the reception to check out, and I got myself a bottle of water worth 2 dollars. That very same day, I got an email from the company accusing me of misusing company funds. They canceled three months' worth of KPI from my records and fined me 5,000 dollars. I ignored that, thinking that it was a mistake some new guy in finance made. When I went to work the next day, my access card was denied. It was canceled. I couldn't even get into the building. Furious, I called my CEO fiance, but his secretary took the call instead. "How many times do I have to tell you to follow the rules when it comes to money? Did you tell finance about that bottle of water? No? Then that's against the rules! Everyone else follows the rules, so why can't you? You're a veteran!" The CEO chimed in, "Christina, you're a veteran of the company. You must be an example. You're not allowed back to work until you finish your 8000-word reflection and read it out loud at the all-employee meeting!" They tossed the phone aside, and a moment later, moans of delight and passion traveled through the air. Stone-faced, I hung up and called our competitor's CEO. "I've got a 50-million-dollar deal and a sales manager who just got fired for you. Are you taking that deal?"

My fiance, Simon Rossi, is a mafia Don with a reputation for brutality. He suddenly takes in an orphan girl and spoils her rotten. He names her Giara, saying she's pure, like a beam of light. But that is the name he has promised for our future daughter. He thinks he's hidden it well. But the night before our engagement party, I notice his cufflinks. The ruby ones I gave him are replaced with cheap plastic cartoon cats. I don't believe he's really cheating, so I abduct Giara to get answers without hurting her. Then Simon bursts in with his men. 50 people die, and three armories go up in flames. "Ivina Coleo, consider this a lesson. But don't worry. I'll send her away. Remember, this is the first time you touch her, and the last." But at the engagement party, Giara sits with Simon's parents, smiling right at me. The sight sparks a fury I can't control. I lunge forward, determined to send her away myself. Simon tells Giara to leave, coaxing me through the ceremony. But that night, he binds my limbs with stones and sinks me into the sea. "I told you that was the last time." Cold water fills my lungs. When I open my eyes again, I'm back on the day I first abducted Giara. This time, I don't want Simon or the wedding anymore.

Ryan Hartono, yang lima tahun lalu diikat dan dilempar ke Sungai Deepwater, tanpa disangka tersedot ke dunia kultivasi melalui Batu Giok misterius. Di Dunia Zhentian, dia menghabiskan lima ribu tahun bertarung melawan iblis dan kultivator, akhirnya mencapai puncak sebagai Kaisar Iblis Gila, gelar yang ditakuti di seluruh dunia kultivasi. Setelah dikhianati dan terlempar kembali melalui retakan dimensi, Ryan kembali ke Bumi, tepatnya Kota Sentralis, negara Garudapolis. Yang mengejutkan, di Bumi baru berlalu lima tahun. Dia menemukan keluarganya dalam kondisi hancur: orang tuanya terlilit utang rentenir 50 juta GDP, dan yang lebih menyakitkan, dia memiliki putri berusia lima tahun bernama Aira Hartono yang menderita leukemia. Elena, pacar Ryan, telah diculik paksa oleh Keluarga Surya, keluarga konglomerat kaya raya tempat Elena berasal. Aira membenci Ryan karena menganggap ayahnya meninggalkan mereka. Sambil mengembalikan kekuatannya, Ryan bertekad menyelesaikan semua masalah: melunasi utang dengan caranya sendiri, menyembuhkan penyakit Aira, merebut kembali Elena dari Keluarga Surya yang arogan, dan membangun kembali keluarga yang hancur. Siapa pun yang berani menyakiti keluarganya akan merasakan murka seorang Kaisar Iblis.

— Seu casamento é uma lembrancinha de 50 dólares, Srta. Vance. E seu marido já é casado com outra pessoa. Em um único momento no escritório de imigração, minha vida como esposa do astro da NHL, Liam Sterling, evaporou. Nosso casamento secreto em Las Vegas era uma fraude, e Liam já era legalmente casado com sua "empresária", Sophia. Mas a crueldade não terminou aí. Liam esperava que eu adotasse o "órfão de um herói de guerra", uma criança que na verdade era o filho secreto dele com Sophia. Ele não queria uma esposa. Queria uma médica de classe mundial para salvar sua carreira e uma babá gratuita para criar o filho de sua verdadeira esposa. Liam cometeu um erro fatal: Esqueceu que sou a única pessoa capaz de mantê-lo no gelo. Eu assinei um contrato recorde com os Titans, seus rivais mais amargos. Agora, enquanto o joelho de Liam se despedaça durante os playoffs, eu estou no banco do time inimigo, curando o único homem que pode destruí-lo. Ele queria uma babá? Tenho certeza de que vai conseguir seu pior pesadelo.

Fresh out of college, Clara Stewart asked me to take on a $500,000 mortgage for her. When I refused, she turned around and bought an $800,000 villa in full, for another guy. Holding up the property deed, she told me: "Jayden, the truth is, I'm actually rich. I've been pretending to be poor to test you. Unfortunately, you failed. I'm disappointed in you. Let's break up." I simply smiled and walked away without a second thought. The irony? I'm the son of the richest man in the country. I was pretending to be broke, too. Fast forward four years, we met again at the National Wealth Summit. Clara had just barely made it into the top 50 on the list, clinging to the arm of Henry Brown as they entered. She spotted me in simple clothes with no visible brand, holding a child in one arm and the keys to a Porsche Cayenne in the other. Thinking I was someone's driver, she sneered: "Jayden, you really went all out just to see me again? Let's be real, you're just a driver now, and I'm on the wealth list. We live in completely different worlds. Don't waste your time fantasizing." I did not bother replying. Honestly, I was only there because my billionaire dad insisted. I had finally cleared a day to spend with my son and now I had to waste it on that.

Laila adalah simbol cinta, perjuangan dan pengorbanan. Bagaimana ia hidup dengan air mata dan penderitaan. Sang bapak pergi untuk selamanya dengan sangat tragis, tewas karena dibakar massa. Ibu dan adik bungsunya pun menyusul, kembali pada Sang Pencipta. Adiknya yang nomor dua, dibawa lari orang jahat. Menyisakan Laila sendiri berjuang mencari jalan hidupnya. Mimpi Laila begitu tinggi. Ia ingin mencari ilmu ke negeri Musa, Mesir. Tapi ibarat meraih bintang di langit. Mustahil! Namun, dengan segenap kekuatan dan uraian air mata, Laila berjuang untuk meraih mimpinya. Walau dalam perjalanannya, ia diuji dengan banyak rintangan, terjebak cinta segitiga dan fitnah. Butuh pengorbanan besar untuk sampai ke titik tujuannya. Hidup Laila dalam kesulitan dan kekurangan, terkadang ia harus menahan perutnya yang perih, karena kelaparan. Tapi semuanya berubah, ketika seorang misterius menjelma menjadi pahlawan. Orang itu selalu mengirim nasi bungkus untuk Laila. Orang itu mengenalkan dirinya bernama AG. Laila tidak mengenal siapa AG, ia hanya menerka-nerka, namun do’a-do’anya untuk orang bernama AG mengangkasa tinggi menembus langit ketujuh. Do’a tulus untuk kebahagiaan pahlawannya, yang kelak dikabulkan Tuhan. Siapakah AG? Bagaimana Laila melewati rintangannya? Bagaimana ia meraih impiannya dan bertemu cinta sejatinya?

Dia bukan anak kandungku, wajahnya saja berbeda...Brandon pun terhenyak, tak pernah sekalipun dalam mimpi kalau Bahar yang selama ini ia anggap ayahnya bukan bapak kandungnya! Pencarian pun Brandon lakukan, tak dia duga ayah aslinya bukan orang sembarangan dan selama bertahun-tahun mencarinya. Tapi dendam keluarga membuat hidup Brandon penuh dengan bahaya, harta warisan yang dia terima mengubah hidupnya. Bukannya hidup enak, tapi justru berhadapan dengan pembunuh-pembunuh bayaran yang kejam dan Brandon pun hanya punya dua pilihan, membunuh atau di bunuh. Brandon tak tinggal diam, diapun rela melepas harta warisan triliunan, untuk mencari siapa dalang pembunuh ayah kandung dan berambisi merebut harta milik ayahnya. Brandon rela menjadi Ketua Geng/Preman yang kerjanya menggunakan otot dan kekerasan, di mana nyawa bak tiada harganya. Karena senjata dan kepalan tanganlah yang bicara dan menjadi menu sehar-hari di dunia hitam ini. Brandon juga harus berhadapan dengan kisah asmaranya yang pelik. Cinta satu malamnya dengan seorang sekretaris CEO nya di kantor tak pernah Brandon duga berbuah. Petualangan nya dengan beberapa wanita membuat si Sekretaris itu menolak terbuka dinikahi Brandon. Apalagi Brandon di kelilingi musuh-musuh yang kejam dan selalu mengincar nyawanya. Brandon sudah melangkah terlalu jauh, dia tak mungkin mundur.

Mom always said my entire life ran on luck. When I ranked first in my class, she said, "You just guessed really well." When I won a gold medal, she said, "The judges must've been blind." When I got into Westridge University, she told everyone, "This kid has no real ability, just good luck!" So on my first day of college, she tossed me a book of scratch cards. "Since your luck's so good anyway, might as well let it handle your living expenses too. "You get one book per semester. However much you scratch off is all you get. "And just so you can't come crying to me about being broke, I'm blocking you now. I'll add you back next semester." With that, she ignored every one of my desperate pleas and blocked me on every single platform. I wanted to cry but could not even manage tears. All I could do was scratch two cards every day. On good days, I would win 20 to 50 dollars. Most days, I won absolutely nothing. I survived by sneaking expired cookies out of my roommates' trash. By the last week of the semester, I had developed severe anemia. As I used every ounce of strength to scratch the final card, I laughed. Mom was right. My luck really was incredible.

Kyla Adams is a workaholic. I mean, who wouldn't be when you're working your dream job? She is one of the many writers for a startup business in North Carolina called "Clicked," where the focus is writing about hot gossip, new trends, and out of the ordinary experiences. Think of this social media app as an online magazine, where the workers are gossip hungry millennials and Gen Z'ers all trying to top one another. And the best part- Dakota Kramer; the hot young CEO at the top floor of the office building. Kyla is the job. She thrives on gossip and is a phenomenal writer, but lately her articles have been dryer than her dating life. After Dakota threatens to fire her if she doesn't step out of her comfort zone, Kyla and her friends drunkenly email Dakota an exciting new article proposal titled "EleDATE." What does the hell does this mean? Kyla must ride the elevator every morning, starting from floor 1 up to floor 50-the top floor- with a hand picked single guy from the office. The catch? She's blindfolded. She must rely on her instincts about the "bachelors" and the impressions they make during their limited time riding together- and they must remain anonymous. With over 100 employees in the building, 50 floors, and 20 single men willing to participate, this will sure make for an intriguing article and a literal make or break career moment. And let's face it... there's just something about elevators.