Bibliomaniacs (my)

Dengan latar belakang keluarga berada justru membuatnya semakin sendiri. Karena ada ajaran dari orang tuanya, tidak menganjurkan anaknya menjadi manja. Ia harus mendapatkan apa yang ia inginkan dari usahanya sendiri. Pergaulan yang salah, membawanya ke dalam lingkaran setan. Tidak mudah mengubahnya menjadi pribadi yang lebih baik. Tetapi datang lah seseorang gadis yang membuatnya tersadar akan kesalahanannya yang fatal. Dari situ lah, mereka mulai mencintai satu sama lain. Dengan catatan sebelum bertemu gadis ini, pria keturunan Tiongkok itu mempunyai masa lalu yang kelam dengan percintaannya. Siapakah mereka?

"Sebelum aku pergi! Aku boleh minta satu lagi?" Ucap Gibran dengan mengacungkan satu jarinya kehadapan wanita cantik. "Apa?" Tanyanya dengan nada sedikit malas. "Itu, tuh!" Katanya sembari memonyongkan bibirnya. "Apa?" "Itu, ih! Yang ada di wajahmu!" "Iya, apa? Coba bilang yang jelas." Emmuuaaahhhh.... Gibran langsung mencium sekilas bibir Alleta sembari memegang kepalanya. "Aku mau ini!" Jelasnya, dan kembali mencium bibir Alleta sangat lama.

KAMBAL, iyan ang naiwan ni Dave kay Anastasia, matapos siya nitong pagtaksilan. Nilisan ni Anastasia ang dati niyang buhay bilang assassin ng organisasyong Dark Moon at tagapamahala ng mga ari-arian ng pamilya Clinton bilang nag-iisang tagapagmana kapalit ng buhay sa piling ni Dave. Ang buong akala ni Anastasia ay nahanap na niya ang labis na kasiyahan dahil sa naging relasyon nila ni Dave pero may nangyaring hindi inaasahan. Natunghayan mismo ng mga mata ni Anastasia na katalik ni Dave ang best friend niyang si Katrina, na labis na nagpadurog sa puso niya. Simula noon ay pinili ng dalaga na mangibang bansa at buhaying mag-isa ang kambal niyang supling. Inilaan ni Anastasia ang buhay niya pag-aalaga sa dalawa. Nagbalik-loob din ang dalaga sa dati niyang buhay bilang tagapamahala ng ari-arian ng pamilya Clinton at bilang isang assassin. Ilang taon ang lumipas ay nagbalik si Anastasia sa Pilipinas kasama ang kambal niyang anak matapos siyang pagnakawan ng mga kasosyo niya sa negosyo. Sa muling pagkakataon ay nagkita rin sila ni Dave. Hahayaan pa kaya ni Anastasia na kumatok sa puso niya ang binata matapos siya nitong labis na sinaktan? Manumbalik pa kaya ang naudlot nilang pag-iibigan? Makuha kaya ni Dave ang loob ng kambal niyang anak? Paano kung malaman ni Dave ang tunay na pagkatao ni Anastasia?

I failed my college entrance examination. My father decided to sell me to the village chief’s hot-tempered, crippled son. My younger twin sister helped me escape in the middle of the night. It was only later that I discovered my younger sister was the one who had failed the examination. She used my identity to attend college and hooked up with a rich heir. At her engagement banquet, they revealed the truth that she had taken my identity. As a result, the event fell apart. Out of rage, my sister pushed me down the stairs. I grabbed her and pulled her down with me. When I opened my eyes again, I returned to the day the examination results came out.

When my grandpa fell gravely ill and needed treatment abroad, the elders in the family decided to choose a junior to accompany him. They picked my cousin, but my mom tearfully pleaded with me to take her place. "You're a doctor. Caring for your grandfather is second nature to you. Bianca is an orphan, frail and delicate. She can't handle such a grueling task." To save her distress, I agreed to go in Bianca Pittman's stead, embarking on a five-year stay abroad. When my grandpa finally recovered, I boarded a flight home, eager to reunite with my family. But as I landed, a post on my mother's social media froze me in my tracks. [My daughter is getting married! Thank you all for your blessings!] But I was her only daughter. I couldn't help but wonder who she was referring to.

After a night of intoxication, I found myself in the arms of Lucas Holmes, who later became my husband. Regardless of the insults and mistreatment from my family and me, he remained unruffled, displaying a calm and virtuous demeanor. However, as I started to develop feelings for him, he unexpectedly suggested a divorce. The once gentle and virtuous man underwent a remarkable transformation. In a sudden twist of fate, my family faced hardships, while he prospered. The virtuous husband I had once underestimated had now become my financial supporter.

During a road trip with my girlfriend, we accidentally collided with a limousine. Just as we were joking about having to pay an outrageous sum in compensation, the owner stepped out of the car. He greeted us warmly, asked if we were hurt, and even insisted we didn't need to pay a dime. But that simple gesture sparked a huge misunderstanding in my girlfriend's mind. At the proposal ceremony, she flat-out rejected me, ran to the restroom, and called her best friend to vent. "They're both Vanders, but Josh is a penniless loser, and Alexander is the richest man in the city! "The fortune teller said my true love's surname is Vander. If that's the case, why can't it be the richest man instead of Josh? "I looked it up. That car owner is Alexander. And he didn't even want me to pay for rear-ending him. He must have fallen in love with me at first sight! "In love, there's no such thing as first come, first served. I won't accept Josh's proposal. I'm going to marry the richest man!" A shiver ran through me. My years of devotion to her had moved only me. What she didn't know was that the 'richest man' she was dreaming of marrying wasn't anyone else—he was my father.

At the party, my daughter deliberately raises a question to my husband. "Daddy, since Ms. Lloyd is having your baby, does that mean we'll be living with her in the future?" He places the nicely cut steak onto my plate and answers softly, "Your mommy and I made a deal—whoever betrays first will disappear from the other's life. I can't afford for that to happen, darling, so this must stay a secret. Even when the baby is born, I will never let Mommy find out about them." Then, he signs to me, "I'll always love you." My eyes turn red-rimmed without him noticing. Little does he know, my hearing was restored a week ago. He doesn't realize I've learned about the mistress he's been hiding either. And he definitely doesn't know I've secretly bought a ticket to volunteer-teach in the Seru Plateau. All I have to do is wait for the paperwork to clear in seven days. Then, I'll disappear from his life for good.

"Breaking News! A certain A-lister was sent to the hospital in the middle of the night because of… anal fissures!" "This just in—a certain A-lister is witnessed being carted out of the elite heir's residence!" As I read the viral headlines featuring myself, I can't help but clench my fists tightly. "What the heck? Who came up with these stupid rumors anyway? I went to the hospital to get my hemorrhoids removed!" And here I am, thinking about why my long-time rival, Pierce Kirkland, had decided to invite me over to his place for a candlelit dinner in the first place. It turns out that he wanted to watch me embarrass myself after eating a spicy meal! But after Pierce makes a shoutout on a show, I belatedly realize that I can never escape from him anymore.

I was the true-born Luna heir, mistakenly switched at birth, while another had been raised in my place. When I was thirteen, my birth pack found me, bringing me home after a lifetime of being misplaced. But instead of the happiness I deserved, I was met with nothing but betrayal. My birth parents favored their adopted daughter over me. My destined Alpha was stolen by my so-called sister. The Beta mate who saved me from despair turned out to be part of a carefully laid scheme. Unloved by my own parents. Provoked by my sister. Abandoned by my Alpha. Deceived by my Beta. Happiness was never meant for me—so why should any of you have it? Since I can't have it, I choose to leave;