Down To Earth Chapter 88

During my wedding reception, I make a toast to my wife's true love. He smashes his wine glass in retaliation and snaps, "I lost to you and allowed you to marry Isabel, but you shouldn't have humiliated me in public!" My wife, Isabel Eaton, is furious. She calls me petty and says she's disgusted by men like me, who get jealous over the smallest things. She rips her veil off and runs after her true love. I chase her, wanting to explain myself. However, a car rams into me. Isabel turns to glance at me but doesn't stop as she goes after her true love. I'm taken to the hospital to be rescued. However, my heart dies despite my body recovering. Upon regaining consciousness, I call my father. I've cut off contact with him for the past three years, but it's time to cave. "I'll go ahead with the marriage alliance, Dad."

My mom is a retired supermodel. She's added a monitor to the weight scales at home so that she can monitor my and my sister, Abigail Teller's perfect body weight. If my data goes up by 0.1%, Mom will ban me from eating for the next three days. But the thing is, Abigail keeps eating fried chicken every day, yet her monitor's light is always green. Mom claims that Abigail's still going through puberty. I defend myself, saying that I've gained weight because of the bloating caused by my period. As Mom points at the red light emitted by my monitor, she exclaims, "The data is never wrong! If you've gained weight, that means you've been snacking far too much!" After getting punished many times, I begin believing that being fat is a sin. On the night of my 20th birthday, the long-term diet I've been placed on has triggered my kidney failure, which causes me to bloat up everywhere. I kneel on the floor and plead to Mom that I'm seriously ill. But that's when the monitor lets out a shrill alarm. When Mom sees the 5% increase in my body fat data, she puts me through a devillish punishment. I can feel the electric currents jolting through my body. "It's bad enough that you've secretly snacked on cake, but to even lie in my face about your illness? I'd like to see how long you can stay stubborn for!" Having said her piece, Mom locks the door and takes Abigail out to celebrate her birthday. I guess Mom is correct. Monitors never lie. I'm the one who's at the wrong for being a glutton. That's why I've transformed into a monster who doesn't deserve any love at all. I'm sorry, Mom. I'll only drink water in my next life.

My mother was a traitor. To my pack, I am no better. I'm used to being overlooked. I've been unwanted from the time I was born, and my pack, River Crest, made it abundantly clear every chance they could that I was not welcome. No one and nowhere was safe. I've spent my entire life alone, with no family, no friends, and now, no mate. At 24 years old, unmated and unwanted, I've accepted that I must be one of the mateless. Wretched, forsaken wolves who are cursed to live out their lives alone. Or worse. The legends and histories claim that being a mateless wolf is worse than death. They suggest choosing a mate and forming a bond before madness sets in or the pack rejects me. But I've been rejected. I'm used to the feeling. I thrive in it. Because the more they push me away, the less pain and humiliation I have to face. If I can make it another year unmated, I could face banishment, and I'll finally be free. That's my goal. And I'll be damned if I let anyone get in my way. Even my mate.  

I was Randy Johnson's contract wife. For five years, I tried every possible way to make him fall in love with me. But aside from showing me concern in bed, he ignored me the rest of the time. When a piece of equipment at the amusement park fell and struck me, the first thing he did was rush to his beloved first love. She was startled but unscathed. Yet, he rushed her straight to the hospital. When a towering cake display collapsed on me, leaving blood streaming down my arm, he still chose to comfort his first love, who merely had a stomachache. Since he loved her so deeply, there was no reason for me, his contract wife, to stay. So I let him go and freed myself in the process. I chose to study abroad, vowing never to see him again for the rest of my life. I never expected… this time, he would be the one to regret it.

Reyhan adalah pria miskin yang penuh dengan hinaan. Namun siapa sangkah ternyata dia adalah Tuan Levrawnch Britama. Putra kedua dari Chriss Levrawnch Britama yang paling kaya diKota Hunan. Tuan Levrawnch jatuh cinta pada pandangan pertama dengan seorang Artis cantik dan pintar. Merekapun menjalani hubungan jarak jauh dengan melewati banyak tantangan dan rintangan. Hingga akhirnya hubungan mereka berakhir dengan pernikahan yang bahagia.

My boyfriend passed away from illness. Before he died, he asked me to look after his only younger brother—Callum Ressler. I put Callum through college, and helped him build his company from the ground up. Then one night, after a round of drinking at some work function, he ended up in bed with me. While I wrestled with what we were to each other, I noticed something on his office desk: a photo of me, framed neatly beside an engagement ring. My heart stirred. I pushed open the lounge door, ready to finally talk about us. But just as the door creaked open, a white camisole fell at my feet. I froze. Callum pulled the covers tightly around a shocked female assistant. "Diana, ever heard of knocking?" he snapped. Face pale, limbs suddenly uncoordinated, I started backing out. But the assistant's timid voice stopped me. "Diana… could you hand me my clothes?" I ignored the hostility behind her eyes, grabbed the garment, tossed it onto the bed, and left in a hurry. Once I stepped outside the company building, Callum called. "Diana, you should really stop barging into my room like that." I laughed and agreed. From that moment on, I never stepped into his world again.

Saat Felisha sedang merencanakan pernikahan dengan pria bernama Clay Sanjaya, dia tidak tahu bahwa malapetaka datang menjemputnya. Kevin yang merupakan kakak dari tunangannya justru dengan kejam memaksa dan membuat Felisha mengandung anaknya. Ancaman demi ancaman Felisha dapatkan dari seorang Kevin Sanjaya, pria yang telah menodainya dengan paksa, hingga Felisha terpaksa menuruti segala keinginan pria itu termasuk menikah dan melahirkan anak untuknya. Sayangnya cinta Felisha terlalu dalam untuk Clay, sehingga dia rela bermain api di belakang Kevin. Kevin bukan pria bodoh yang mudah dikelabui oleh Felisha, peringatan pun dia layangkan pada sang istri saat rumah tangganya goyah. Demi mengembalikan keadaan, Kevin mulai menjauhi Felisha, bersikap dingin dan menjadi pria yang arogan, disitulah Felisha akhirnya mengerti satu hal bahwa cintanya hanya untuk Kevin, bukan Clay. Namun, mampukah Felisha merubah sikap Kevin atau justru dia benar-benar membuat pria itu menjauh darinya?

The girl my family sponsored was a manipulative opportunist. She had my childhood friends wrapped around her finger. I helped her out of pity for her poor background, but she climbed her way up, slowly taking my place. She faked innocence in front of the brothers while sabotaging me behind my back. When they found out, they called me petty rather than blame her. I got fed up, married my college crush, and moved on. But they flew in overnight, begging for forgiveness.

Ratih tidak menyangka jika dirinya akan dikhianati oleh suami dan adik tirinya bahkan, dibunuh oleh seseorang yang tidak pernah dia tahu pelakunya. Hingga sebuah pusaka peninggalan bundanya membuat Ratih kembali ke masa lampau saat ajal hendak menjemputnya. Untuk menyelamatkan seluruh keluarganya dan merubah masa depannya, Ratih harus menikah dengan pria pilihan kedua orang tuanya. Atmadeva Haidar Rahardjo, tapi saat Ratih mengatakan kepada Deva bahwa dirinya menyetujui pernikahan yang selama ini ditentangnya, Deva justru curiga kepada Ratih. Ratih berusaha meyakinkan Deva, hingga Deva memberikan kontrak pernikahan beserta syaratnya. Apakah mereka akan jatuh cinta pada akhirnya? Lalu, apa konsekuensi Ratih saat menggunakan kekuatan pusaka keluarganya berupa liontin giok yang melingkar di lehernya?

During Black Friday, the intelligent system I develop helps the company run highly targeted ads and brings in 30 million dollars in revenue. But when I apply for the project bonus, the director rejects it. "The system is just an auxiliary tool. The performance belongs to the sales department." I hold back my frustration and pull up the system logs. "88% of the orders come from the system's targeted pushes. According to company policy, I should receive a 0.5% commission." The director glances at me, twirling his pen. "If the sales commission doesn't go to the sales department, should it go to you? And your lousy system exceeds the API limit and racks up extra fees. You still owe us a hundred thousand dollars. We'll deduct that from your salary." Three days before Christmas sales are set to begin, the system completely shuts down because of API restrictions. Late at night, the director calls me. I stare at my computer screen. "Since the system is just an auxiliary tool, why don't you start with manual targeting?"