Cerita Dewasa Family

My brother Mitchell sided with his dream girl when she accused me of bullying her. Despite being the only family member I had left, he exploded in anger and sent me away to a boarding school for so-called reformation to learn how to become a meek and obedient little sister. In time, I became exactly what he wanted—a docile sibling who never fought back, never argued. But everything changed the day he saw my medical report. He lost his mind. "Nora, I'm begging you—forgive me and let me be your brother again!"

Hanging in the living room is a drawing of Julia Graham's husband, son, and younger sister, Juliette Graham. Julia's son tells her, "If I add a fourth person to the drawing, it'll be the younger sister that Aunt Juliette gives me." Without hesitation or lingering emotions, Julia applies to become an undercover operative in the most dangerous mission to date. From this point onward, she severs all ties with them!

My parents' enemy kidnapped me and live-streamed cutting off my fingers, just to force them to show up. For a time, the entire internet was searching for my parents. But what no one knew was that the police chief on the live connection was my real father. At that very moment, he was on a beach in Havai, lighting fireworks for his adopted son. And on their barbecue table, the live stream of my fingers being cut off was playing. Later, I survived long enough to be rescued, and I reached out with my severed fingers, wanting to touch my parents. But they recoiled in disgust and, without so much as a backward glance, took their adopted son out for steak. What they never realized was that hidden inside my severed fingers was something that would make them regret everything.

My mother, Winona Barlowe, who was the medical director at the hospital, decided to let my intern sister, Mia Barlowe, practice her skills by performing a brain tumor surgery on me. I begged my mother to assign another doctor since it was my only chance at survival. She slapped me across the face and cried out, "How did I ever give birth to a selfish girl like you? Mia just started her internship. Can’t you give her the chance to practice?" When I died from the botched surgery, she turned gray overnight.

Aku tiba-tiba terkena pankreatitis akut. Saat tiba di rumah sakit, dokter menolak untuk merawatku. Alasannya? Suamiku adalah dokter di bagian UGD dan dia telah memberi instruksi agar tidak ada yang menangani kasusku. Di kehidupan sebelumnya, dia langsung datang padaku hanya dengan sekali telepon. Namun karena kejadian itu, "cinta sejatinya", Charlene, mengalami kecelakaan dan meninggal di tempat. Dia menyalahkanku atas semua itu. Pada hari ulang tahun ibuku, dia meracuni makanan kami sekeluarga. Lalu, dengan pisau bedah di tangannya, dia menusukku berulang kali. "Sakit nggak? Tapi Charlene waktu itu lebih sakit lagi. Kalau bukan karena kamu, mana mungkin dia menggantikanku untuk pergi keluar?" "Kamu yang menyebabkan kematiannya. Aku akan memastikan seluruh keluargamu mati untuk menemaninya!" Ketika membuka mata lagi, aku kembali ke hari saat aku minum alkohol demi dia dan akhirnya menderita pankreatitis. Kali ini, dia memilih berlari kepada Charlene tanpa ragu-ragu. Dia mengira dia telah membuat pilihan yang benar. Namun pada akhirnya, dia berlutut dan memohon agar aku kembali.

Sebagai seorang budak cinta, aku malah dikhianati. Tunangan yang katanya mencintaiku, ternyata berselingkuh dengan gadis miskin yang kubantu. Dia bahkan memohonku untuk mendonorkan ginjalku kepada gadis miskin yang sakit parah itu. Karena hal itu, aku bahkan harus merelakan janin kami yang baru terbentuk. Kemudian, mereka bersekongkol menipu hartaku, membuat keluargaku terjerat utang besar. Aku dan ibuku terpaksa melompat dari atas gedung. Pendarahan dan rasa sakit yang tak tertahankan adalah hal terakhir yang kurasakan. Namun, saat membuka mata lagi, ternyata aku kembali ke sepuluh menit sebelum aku memutuskan untuk mendanai gadis miskin itu.

My younger brother had stage four kidney cancer. Our parents demanded that I donate a kidney to save him. I told them I only had one kidney left. The transplant would kill me. Instead of listening to me, they forcibly strapped me to the operating table. “It’s just one kidney! Stop being so selfish!” they yelled. They did not care that I was telling the truth. Years ago, I had given my other kidney to save my father after his car crash.

The doctor said I only had three days left to live. Acute liver failure. My only hope was an experimental clinical trial. It was extremely risky, but had the faintest sliver of a chance to survive. But my husband, David, gave the last available spot... to my adopted sister, Emma, also my daughter’s godmother. Her condition was still in its early stages. He said it was the "right decision," because she “deserved to live more.” I signed the papers to forgo treatment and took the high-dose painkillers prescribed by the doctor. The cost? My organs would shut down, and I would die. When I handed over the jewelry company I’d poured my heart into, along with all my designs, to Emma, my parents praised me, saying, “Now that’s what a good big sister should do.” When I agreed to divorce David so he could marry Emma, he said, “You’ve finally learned to be understanding.” When I told my daughter to call Emma ‘Mom,’ she clapped her hands and said, “Emma is such a gentle and kind mother!” When I gave all my assets to Emma, everyone in the family thought it was only natural. No one noticed anything was wrong with me. I’m just curious. Will they still be able to smile when they find out I'm dead?

Karena kesalahan satu malam yang dilakukannya bersama pria lain, Nabila hamil menjelang pernikahan. Calon suaminya marah besar begitu mengetahui hal tersebut meski dia tetap bersedia menikahinya. Namun dari situlah penderitaan Nabila berasal. Zaki sang suami sangat membencinya. Hampir tiga tahun pernikahan mereka, jangankan pernah tidur satu kamar, saling berbicara pun tidak. Keduanya justru lebih mirip seperti orang asing yang terpaksa hidup bersama dalam satu atap. Nabila ingin meminta cerai, tapi hatinya berat untuk melakukan. Cintanya terlalu besar untuk pria itu.

In my previous life, I had been suffering from a terminal illness when I won the lottery.  To my shock, Mommy advised me to forgo treatment and leave the winnings to my younger brother, David, to use for his marriage.  I refused to become an accessory to his future, so, behind my parents’ backs, I donated every bit of it to an orphanage.  When they found out, they were furious. They called me a heartless, ungrateful wretch.  After severing ties with me, they abandoned me at the hospital. On David's birthday, they gathered as a family and celebrated him while I was left to die in the hospital, utterly alone. When I opened my eyes again, I found myself back on the day I had won the lottery.  Recalling the pain and betrayal of my past life, I resolved to leave my parents that very day.  But to my surprise, when I returned home, they had completely changed.  They doted on me and showered me with affection.