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While negotiating the terms of a project, a client pressured me into downing a large glass of liquor. While I was washing my face in the restroom, I saw my younger sister’s latest Instagram post. [Low salary? What of it? My parents will always support me!] Above the caption was a photo of a property deed with her name on it, along with a message from our parents. [Mom and Dad will always be your safety net!] It was in a newly developed residential complex. It was also the very neighborhood I had been desperately saving up for a downpayment to buy a home in. At that moment, a torrent of complex emotions washed over me. I splashed my face with water. After clearing my head, I sent a message to my manager, Mr. Jenkins. [I’m willing to take on that overseas project you mentioned.]

Aku memang istri yang naif. Selama ini, ternyata suami dan sahabat baikku sendiri telah bermain api di belakangku. Mereka mengkhianatiku, bahkan tega merencanakan kematianku demi menguasai seluruh harta. Akan tetapi, tepat di hari kematianku, tiba-tiba aku kembali hidup satu tahun sebelum kejadian kecelakaan tragis itu. Aku sangat bingung kenapa ini bisa terjadi, tetapi di sisi lain aku merasa ini adalah hadiah besar untukku. Aku sangat bersyukur karena semesta memihakku dan memberiku kesempatan kedua untuk membalas pengkhianatan mereka.

"Gue tau lo anak dari hubungan gelapkan?! hahahaha." ejek Caca bersama temen-temen lainnya. "Iya Zahra lahir dari hubungan gelap, tapi Zahra gak benci pada orang tua Zahra. Zahra bersyukur memiliki ibu yang sangat luar biasa di hidup Zahra." sambil menatap ibunya. "Kamu boleh hina saya, tapi jangan ibu saya!" ia menangis, lalu menghapus air matanya cepat dan segera pergi dari tempat itu sambil membawa ibunya pulang. Inilah kisah Zahra yang penuh dengan air mata dan penuh dengan teka teki.

I was a plus-size girl, weighing about 220 pounds. On graduation day, I finally gathered the courage to confess my feelings to Calvin Preston, the heartthrob I had been crushing on for three years. Surprisingly, he said yes! To celebrate, we went out that night. But things took a dark turn. I was tricked into drinking too much and was drugged. Calvin and his buddies violated me and, to make matters worse, they filmed it all. The next thing I knew, the video had gone viral online with a cruel caption, “Who’s brave enough to try a 220-pound girl?” As the humiliating video spread like wildfire, the shock and shame were too much for my grandfather to bear. It broke his heart, quite literally.

I'd spent six months saving every penny for prenatal care, but the money vanished overnight. Panicking, I called my fiancé, only to see him on another woman's social media. The man's busy silhouette radiated excitement, with a luxury handbag sitting at the edge of the photo. The caption read: "Mr. Wellington is such a gentleman! Today's happiness starts with snagging the last designer bag at the boutique~" When I came out of surgery, my furious fiancé finally showed up. His first words were an accusation. "Can you stop treating me like I'm on a leash?" "My friend was feeling down, so I bought her a bag and kept her company. What's wrong with that? Why are you so petty!"

Jason dikhianati oleh Ketua Gengnya, ia dijebak, ditembak bahkan dibunuh dengan cara dibakar hidup-hidup oleh Ketua Gengnya. Hingga suatu ketika, setelah Jason mati, ia bereinkarnasi menjadi sosok remaja. Ingatannya sangat kuat akan kejadian saat itu, amarah, dendam, kebencian semuanya tercampur menjadi satu. Jason merasa bersyukur bisa diberikan kehidupan untuk yang kedua kalinya oleh Tuhan, ia tidak akan menyia-nyiakan kesempatan keduanya ini. Lalu, apakah Jason akan membalaskan dendamnya pada saat itu? Ataukah, Jason akan hidup tenang dengan tubuh remajanya saat ini? Sebenarnya, apa yang terjadi sehingga Jason harus dibakar hidup-hidup? Akankah Pembalasan Jason berjalan sesuai rencananya?

In the third year of our marriage, my wife’s ex-boyfriend of eight years suddenly posted a picture on social media showing off a multi-million-dollar wedding house. His caption read: “Wow, got myself a huge villa, I’m the master of charming women!” I stared in shock at the picture, which showed my wife swiping her card at a sales office, and left a single comment: "?" A second later, my wife called to scold me. “I was just fulfilling a promise I made to him back when we were dating, buying him a house. Why are you getting mad at him?” “What? Are you really going to be so vicious as to force me to break my word?” That evening, her ex showed off another lavish post, this time flaunting a renovation bill worth hundreds of thousands. I knew it was a gift from my wife to please him. But by then, I no longer cared.

To help my surgeon husband with his erectile dysfunction, I made an appointment with an expert six months in advance. But as the day approached, Isiah Coleman canceled it without explanation. Just as I was about to call him to demand answers, I spotted a post from his female friend on her social media. My usually stoic husband was beaming as he wrapped his arms around her. The caption read: [Only I can cure your illness.] What struck me, though, was the telltale bulge in his pants in the photo—a reaction I'd never seen from him with me. With a cold laugh, I liked the post and left a comment: [What a miracle worker!] The post exploded, with everyone speculating whether I'd confront the mistress. But what awaited him after the holiday was our freshly printed divorce certificate.

Colter Giordano, my fiancé of six years, heir to the Giordano family, took a bullet for a dancer named Mia. He didn't take one for me. A bullet tore through my shoulder. Blood bloomed across my dress, hot and sticky. But my heart hurt worse. He asked if I was okay. Just once. Then he rushed Mia to the hospital, leaving me bleeding on the floor. The next day, Mia's picture popped up on my Instagram feed. There she was, in a luxury hospital suite. Colter was fussing over a scratch on her arm that was barely there. The caption was just two words: "My Hero." I liked the post. Then I made an encrypted call. "The Falcone family's offer," I said. "I'm taking it. Get me on a plane to Sicily. Three days."

My son, Scott Gould, suddenly tells me that he has leukemia. Then, he goes on to say that his biggest wish is to see Ivanna Newman in a wedding dress. My husband, Theodore Gould, agrees with Scott. "I'll hold a wedding with Ivanna. Once Scott is done with his treatment, we'll get remarried." I gladly agree to the request and divorce Theodore. Not long after, I learn from Scott's social media that he's attending the wedding of Theodore and his childhood sweetheart, Ivanna. The caption he writes says, "I'm so happy for Dad. I can't help but shed tears for true love." I smile and turn off my phone. Holding the hand of the person next to me, I board a plane to Wismuth.