Chapter 10 Summary Things Fall Apart

"R-Reed.... A-Anong ibig sabihin nito?" Halos manlambot ang tuhod niya sa nakita at nag-uunahan sa pagbagsak ang mga luha sa pisngi niya. Si Reed ay nakikipaghalikan sa isang babae at halos nalihis na ang soot nito pababa. Nakatalikod ang babae kaya hindi niya makita ang mukha. "Aliyah, Baby..." Naitulak ni Reed ang babae kaya nahulog ito sa sahig. "Ouch! What the h*ck!" Mura ng babae kay Reed. "Reed.... Ano? Magpaliwanag ka!" Sigaw niya habang nanginginig ang boses at punong-puno ng hinanakit ang mga mata na nakatitig rito. Tumayo ang babae at hinarap si Aliyah, "Well, well, well! Mabuti at nasampal na sayo ang katotohanan. Ilusyunada!" Bumaling ito kay Reed, "Babe, sabihin mo na sa kanya. Para hindi na tayo nagtatago." "Avery, get out now!" Kinaladkad ni Reed si Avery ngunit pumiglas ito. "Pwede ba Reed, magpakatotoo ka sa sarili mo. Alam kung ako pa rin ang mahal mo. I feel it, the way you kissed me." Inis na sigaw nito.

Five years after my death, my wife, Charlotte Blake, once again asks me to take the fall for Leo Cane, her first love, in his drunk driving case. She barges into my home with fabricated evidence but finds no trace of me anywhere. Left with no other choice, she knocks on my neighbor's door. My neighbor tells her something unexpected. "Shane Foster? He's been dead for a long time. I heard the victim's family from the case he was convicted for wasn't satisfied with the verdict. "They abducted him the day he got out of prison and tortured him for three days straight." Charlotte refuses to believe it. She furiously accuses me of making up any lie to escape responsibility. She storms at the neighbor, shouting, "You think I don't know Shane paid you to cover for him? "Tell him there's no use in hiding. If he doesn't contact me within three days, he won't get a single cent of child support for that bastard." But she doesn't know that the person Leo killed in that drunk driving accident is the very "bastard" she keeps referring to.

"What if she doesn't want me?" "You're made for each other. If she doesn't want you, then you'll convince her otherwise. Show her a side of you that no one gets to see, a side that I wouldn't even believe exists if I hadn't seen you with your mother." I swallow. "You're good, Logan. Don't let yourself miss out on the best thing you're going to have." *** When Ariana Flores said those words to Logan Smith, the son of the alpha and her bully, she didn't expect to be talking about herself. How could Logan be her mate? The moon goddess must be playing a very sick game with her. So she took matters into her own hands and rejected Logan as her mate. But Logan wouldn't give up without a fight, He used her very words against her and proposed that they make it work. Will 3 months be enough to convince Ariana that Logan is a changed man and he's willing to do anything for his mate?

Everybody thinks that Astrid Trinidad doesn't take everything seriously—immature, carefree, and seemingly unbothered by life’s demands. But behind her lighthearted façade lies her little secret. Pierre Lorenzo is everything she’s not: disciplined, enigmatic, and one of the youngest, most sought-after zillionaire in town. He’s the epitome of control, a man every woman desires but no one truly knows. Hindi nila gusto ang isa't isa, ngunit dahil sa isang kasunduan, napilitan silang ma-engage sa loob ng isang buwan. But as sparks fly and walls come down, will this one-month trial progress to something better, and will this hot zillionaire truly fall for Astrid? Could this forced engagement lead them to the love story they never saw coming?

Years ago, Elijah’s world shattered the day his husband, Gabe, vanished without a word. They said it was a plane crash. They said there were no survivors. But lies have long wings and now Gabe is back. Alive. Rich. Powerful. And with no memory of the life he shared with Elijah. When Gabe reappears in the arms of another world, Elijah is torn between rage and relief. His husband doesn’t remember the vows, the late-night laughter, or the broken pieces they were trying to heal together. Worse, someone is trying to erase Gabe’s name from his family’s fortune and Elijah might be the only one who can help him uncover the truth. Bound by a fake marriage that once held real love, the two must pretend for the world while battling ghosts of their past. As secrets unravel and the danger grows, so does the pull between them. But this second chance comes with a price and a past neither of them are ready to face. Was Gabe running from something… or someone? And if Elijah helps him remember, will love bring them home or destroy them both? A dark, emotionally raw MM romance about memory, betrayal, and the painful beauty of second chances. .

息子がピアノコンクールに参加する日、私は向かう途中で交通事故に遭った。 怪我の状態を気にする余裕はなく、私はおびえながら会場に駆けつけ、ちょうど授賞式に間に合った。 息子は金メダルを手に取り、興奮した表情で私の方に走ってきた。 私は微笑みながら頭を下げ、彼は背を向けて金メダルを夫の初恋の首にかけた。 私が10年間愛してきた夫でさえ、イライラした口調で言った。 「お前、こんな格好してどうしたんだ？汚くて、まるで物乞いみたいだ！ 今夜の息子の祝賀会には来るなよ。お前が来たら恥ずかしいって言われるぞ！」 私は一言も言わず、一人で病院に行って診てもらった。 雨の中を走って別荘に戻ったが、ドアがすでに施錠されているのに気づいた。 そして、私は激しい雨の中、一晩中ドアをノックした。 夜明けが訪れ光が差し込む頃、私は彼らにメッセージを送った。 「離婚します。あなたたちの望む通り、これからはもう邪魔しません」

Made men are trained to conceal their emotions if they have one, while those who have no empathy or emotions left in them after years of training are blessed. But what could be the downfall of a Made man? Perhaps, could it be the feeling of humanity? *********** Vincenzo Salvatore De Luca, the eldest son of the Bratva, a Made man, feared by all, except his arranged bride, Ava Morales. Ava, the daughter of a businessman, whose father borrowed money from the Bratva and was unable to pay it back. In exchange for the debt he owed, he gave his daughter out for marriage to the Bratva. Among all three sons of the Bratva, Vincenzo accepted to marry Ava, not because of love, but because she intrigued him and he wanted to see how much he could break her. But what happens when he begins to feel some stir in his chest at the sight of his wife? What happens then, when he sees his wife flirting with other men and his vision is clouded red and filled with the need to chop off the fingers of the man flirting with his wife?

もうすぐ60歳だというのに、私も流行りに乗ってみて、娘の夏川美咲（なつかわ みさき）と指折りゲームを始めた。 私は得意な気持ちを隠しもせず、笑いながら手をあげた。 「私にはね、すっごく賢い娘がいる！」 それを聞いて、美咲はほぼ顔色ひとつ変えずに、指を一本だけ曲げた。 「私、新しいお母さんができたの」 その言葉に私は固まってしまい、顔に浮かべていた笑みもこわばった。 だが美咲は落ち着いた目で私を見つめ、静かに言葉を続けた。 「その人、お父さんの初恋の相手なんだって」 それを聞いて私は強張った指を宙に浮かせたまま、頭の中が真っ白になった。 そして、さっきまで言おうとしていた言葉もろとも、この突然の告白で全部吹き飛んでしまったようだ。 しまいには、喉まで出かかっていた言葉までも、ぐっと飲み込んでしまった。 本当は……宝くじで、10億円も当たったの。 それを全部、あなたにあげようと言おうと思ったのに。

橋本緒子は意外にも豪門の後継者と結婚し、妊娠が判明したその日に離婚契約書を受け取った。 彼女は結婚した家を偽のお嬢様に占拠され、義母にも権力も地位もないと嫌われていた。 しかし、イケメンでお金持ちの６人が突然現れた。 一人は不動産王で、彼女に数百棟の豪邸をプレゼントしたがった。 一人は人工知能の科学者で、限定版の自動運転高級車を贈ろうとしていた。 一人は外科医で、毎日家で美味しい料理を作ってくれた。 一人は天才ピアニストで、毎日彼女のためにピアノを演奏してくれた。 一人は優秀な弁護士で、彼女の悪評を一掃してくれた。 　一人は有名な俳優で、彼女が本当に愛している存在だと公式に発表した。 　 偽のお嬢様は自慢した。「これらは全て私の兄たちだよ」 6人の兄たちは一斉に反対した。「違う、緒子こそ本物の豪門のお嬢様だね」 彼女は子育てをしながら幸せに暮らし、6人のイケメンからの無限の愛情を享受していた。しかし、ある男は焦って言った。「緒子、復縁しよう！」 彼女は微笑みながら答えた。「私の6人の兄たちが賛成するか、聞いてみて？」 すると、そこに現れた4人の美男たちは言った。「違う、10人であるべきだ！」

離婚を切り出した翌日、慰謝料10億円の書類にサインをし妻は消えた。失踪後、双子の妊娠、父親は別人説、謎の海外送金疑惑が発覚。妻が今まであんなに尽くしてくれたのは嘘だったのか？もう一度、結婚していた頃に戻りたい御曹司社長の後悔