Eleanor Lamb Bioshock

Bukankah lima tahun lalu dia memilih pergi, saat aku memintanya melakukan tes DNA untuk membuktikan jika anak yang dilahirkannya itu memang benar anakku? Lalu kenapa sekarang dia datang dan memohon padaku agar aku mau melakukan tes DNA? Apa sebenarnya yang dia inginkan? Apa karena sekarang aku sudah semakin sukses hingga dia ingin menjadikan anak yang ada bersamanya sebagai alat untuk memanfaatkan ku? Saat aku bertanya kenapa kenapa dia muncul lagi setelah sekian lama, jawabannya sungguh di luar dugaan. Dia bilang ingin menitipkan anaknya padaku karena waktunya di dunia ini mungkin sudah tidak akan lama lagi.

Saat aku paling mencintai Stevan Nicolas, dia mencintai wanita lain. Hujan turun sangat deras dan aku menggigil kedinginan di bawah selimut semalaman, sedangkan dia memeluk wanita lain dan memberikan wanita itu kehangatan. Katanya, aku sangat manja, jadi dia tidak ingin melihatku lagi. Namun, dia tidak tahu bahwa aku akan segera meninggal dan dia tidak akan bisa melihatku lagi.

Tasya punya 19 kesempatan untuk menggoda Gio Nando untuk menidurinya. Asal berhasil satu kali saja, itu sudah cukup dan dirinya dianggap menang. Namun, kalau sampai gagal 19 kali, dia harus rela melepaskan gelar sebagai Nyonya Nando. Itulah isi taruhan antara dia dan ibu tiri Gio. Dengan penuh percaya diri, Tasya pun menandatangani kesepakatan itu. Sayangnya, hingga sampai kesempatan ke-18, semuanya gagal. Sampai akhirnya, tibalah di kesempatan ke-19….

Nelvie “Nels” Salsado grew up with her Lolo Niel and Lola Salvie. She’s not their real granddaughter since they found her in the midst of typhoon when she was a baby. They take care of her since then and decided to take the full responsibility of Nelvie. When Nelvie finished college, she immediately find a job not for herself but for the people who helped her. She wanted to gave them a peaceful life as a payment for taking care of her. Though her Lola Salvie always reminded her that she doesn’t need to do that. Since she was seven years old, the two explained to her that they are not her parents nor grandparents. Knowing that fact, Nelvie still wanted to give them a good life. When the job came to her, she grabbed it wholeheartedly. But when she didn’t she will met the heartless man named Chivan Diaz— her boss.

Charles Dickson will transfer five million dollars to me every time he cheats. After three years of being together, I've saved enough money to last a lifetime. This time, he transfers ten million dollars to me. I immediately pack my things and make a run for it when I see the money in my account. By the time he tracks me down, I've started a career as a teacher. He looks disdainful. "Enough of this nonsense. What can you teach them?" I run my mouth. "I'm using my experience to teach young women how to find a rich, generous husband who's always away from home, of course!" That strikes a nerve. His eyes turn red with rage as he snaps, "Am I nothing but a teaching tool to you, Chloe?" "Of course not!" I say. Before he can feel pleased, I continue, "At most, you're a failed specimen because you always come home…"

When I first started at Serenity Hills, the head nurse told me coma patients paid well—but the job was messy and brutal. They could only get IV nutrition. Screw that up, and you're basically killing them. Today was day thirty of looking after the girl. Young. Gorgeous. Like always, I hit the nurse's station to grab her IV bags— But then I saw it. Thirty glucose bottles gone. IV nutrition? Still sealed. Chills shot down my spine.

My boyfriend and I had been together for eight years. We were already discussing marriage when Robbie suddenly asked me to wait a little longer. He said he needed to hold a grand wedding with his first love before he could marry me. Because, as he explained, for his first love—who struggled with anxiety—marriage was her greatest wish in life. He couldn't bear to see her spiral into self-harm under the weight of her illness, so with tears in his eyes, he promised to give her a home. Stunned, I asked what would happen to me. Instead of answering, he snapped impatiently, "Can't you show some empathy? It's just a year or two more. Are you really that desperate to get married? "And another thing… lend me your ring. Let Lucy wear it for now. You won't be needing it anytime soon." I stared at the man before me, someone both familiar and suddenly a stranger, and felt only a cold, hollow ache in my chest. But at last, I saw his true face behind the mask. Later, I chose to attend their wedding. I brought with me a very special blessing.

When my mom texted me, urging me to go home for a blind date, Charles had just finished with me. His warm breath brushed against the back of my ear, sending a tingling sensation straight to my heart. He wiped away the traces on my skin with gentle care, but when he spoke, his voice was chillingly indifferent. "Since Mrs. Shaw is pushing you, you should head back soon." I thought he was jealous, and a surge of sweetness filled my heart. I quickly grabbed his wrist, telling him my feelings. "Charles, I want to stay with you. I'm not going anywhere!" He froze for a moment, then let out a derisive laugh. One by one, he pried my fingers off. "You didn't actually think I was jealous, did you?" Tucking my damp, messy hair behind my ear, he remained as gentle as ever, but his words were almost cruel. "Rose is pure and innocent. I couldn't bring myself to touch her before marriage, so I used you to satisfy my needs. However, now, our engagement is set. She'll soon be my rightful wife. You're no longer needed."

Everyone in Salt City knew that Michael, the city’s richest man, doted on his wife as if his life depended on it. As his wife, I was once the object of everyone’s envy. But when Rachel appeared, I realized for the first time that even the one who loved you the most did not have their heart set in stone. Afraid I would find out, he hid Rachel in a villa on the outskirts of Salt City and spoiled her beyond imagination, all in a place I could not see. Yet every time he was intimate with her, Michael would still warn her coldly, “If you ever let Evelyn find out about this, your good days will be over.” But she was never obedient. Relying on Michael’s favor, she surreptitiously flaunted herself before me every day. Her presence constantly reminded me that Michael was no longer the man who only had me in his heart. So, I chose to respect his decision and vanish from his sight.

One childhood crush. One unbreakable rule. One mansion where every hallway feels like a trap. For fifteen years, Leighton Hayes has loved Noah Knight from afar, the untouchable older brother of her best friend Chloe. Now twenty-three, broke, and freshly homeless, Leighton has nowhere to go but the sprawling estate of the man who once barely noticed her. Noah remembers her all too well. The billionaire who built an empire from nothing has spent the last six months trying to become a better man, and the shy girl in oversized hoodies who just moved into his guest wing is the most dangerous temptation he’s ever faced. Chloe’s single rule was always clear: her friends are off-limits. Especially to Noah, the reformed Playboy who used to burn through supermodels and headlines. But late nights, shared secrets, and one stolen shirt ignite a fire neither of them can extinguish. What begins as whispered confessions and almost-kisses explodes into a secret affair neither wants to end, even as the lies stack higher. When Chloe discovers the truth, the betrayal threatens to destroy the only family each of them has ever known. Leighton must decide if love is worth losing her best friend. Noah must prove he’s finally ready to risk everything for the one woman he swore he’d never touch. Some rules are made to be broken. Some hearts refuse to stay forbidden.