Em Là Niềm Kiêu Hãnh

I had cancer. And Carl—my boyfriend of seven years—ditched me at the hospital to play fake boyfriend for his so-called best friend, just so she could dodge her parents' marriage pressure. When the results came in, I broke down. Clutching the report, I sobbed as I called him. "Carl, I... I..." My voice cracked. I didn't even know how to say it. I thought he'd comfort me. Instead, his voice came sharp through the phone. "Can you not? Mia's just a friend. What's so wrong about me helping her?—do you have to be so dramatic? I already promised to marry you this month. What more do you want?"

When I got reborn into my youthful years, I turned down the marriage proposal of Seth Klein, the future major general. Instead, I chose to be with Nathan Prescott, who lived a poor life. My mother thought I was possessed. After all, the entire village knew that I, the village chief's daughter, used to follow the well-educated Mr. Klein around all the time. Apparently, I was willing to do anything just to marry him. I soon recalled what happened in my previous life. After I married Seth, we never consummated our marriage. He even brought back a child, claiming that said child belonged to a fellow soldier who had passed on in the war. I viewed the child as my own and made an effort to raise him. It wasn't until our fiftieth anniversary that I discovered a secret after barging into Seth's study, which had always been forbidden to me. It turned out that the study was plastered with photos of my older cousin, Catherine Parker—the most beautiful woman in the village. The thing was, she had been dead for a long time. The truth was, Seth has always been capable of performing in bed. He was merely practicing abstinence because of Catherine. Furious, I collapsed and was admitted to the hospital. But my son, whom I treated as my own, was the one who unplugged my life support with his own hands. "If it weren't for you taking over my mom's position as the actual wife, she wouldn't have died as an unknown mistress!" After my death, I witnessed Seth getting a joint burial with Catherine as husband and wife. As for my ashes, they were randomly scattered into a dried-up river. Now that I was reborn, I chose to fulfill their wish!

A timid and ugly girl, Thea Jones was bullied by some of her schoolmates to death. All her life, Thea was nothing but a pushover. Hated by all and bullied by her classmates and her cousins, she lived a life miserable than death, not more than some trash. However, her life changed as a Tomboy Princess, from a fantasy land reincarnated as Thea and teaches everyone a lesson. This Tomboy Princess is known as the toughest girl in her entire realm. Being the strongest and most intelligent, she takes over Thea's life and sets all the wrong things right. Getting to those who bullied Thea in the past and also completing the task for her trials to get some amazing superpowers in her journey. Let's embark on the journey of Thea, where she becomes the stronger of the strongest and teaches all the bullies in her life and the school, a lesson they will never forget. In her way, she, the timid girl became the center of attention of everyone, especially for those unreachable boys who were at the top sometime ago. Yeah right...! You choose the right book. This is going to be the best book with humor, face-slapping, and adventure all in one. Do leave a review and comment from time to time to let me know how I am putting in the story. Thank you for choosing my book. Love your support. ❤️❤️

Lors du Tournoi des Herboristes, ma sœur adoptive, Valérie Duval, a remporté la gloire en volant ma recette. Mais contre toute attente, ce tournoi n'était qu'un prétexte pour choisir une épouse au jeune héritier des Hommes-Serpents, une race réputée stérile, cruelle et difforme. Le soir même, une proposition de l'union est arrivée : ils exigeaient Valérie. À cette annonce, mon fiancé, Adrian Berger, pris de panique, s'est immédiatement uni à elle par le lien conjugal. Valérie s'est dandinée devant moi avec arrogance, exhibant le tatouage lupin au bas de son dos : « Adrian est à moi désormais. Que comptes-tu faire ? Il ne te reste que trois jours avant ton vingt-cinquième anniversaire. Si personne ne t'épouse d'ici là, tu seras assignée aléatoirement à un de ces barbares nomades. » Mais elle se trompait. J'avais un autre choix. Je suis allée droit au salon où mes parents tentaient de rattraper les dégâts causés par Valérie et j'ai déclaré : « Puisqu'elle refuse d'épouser l'héritier du Serpent, je le ferai ! »

Il y a eu une altercation à l'hôpital. Un proche du patient a brandi un couteau et, par réflexe, j'ai poussé mon mari Alex Martin pour l'écarter. Mais il m'a saisi la main et m'a placée devant sa camarade d'université. Alors, le coup de couteau m'a transpercé le ventre. Il a tué mon enfant qui venait à peine de se former. Quand mes collègues, en larmes, m'ont transportée vers les soins intensifs, mon mari m'a brutalement tirée hors du brancard. Il a crié d'une voix dure : « Sauvez d'abord ma camarade ! S'il lui arrive quoi que ce soit, je vous renvoie tous ! » Mes collègues, stupéfaits et furieux, ont protesté : « Alex, tu es fou ? Ta camarade n'a qu'une égratignure, c'est ta femme qui est dans un état critique ! » En pressant mon ventre qui saignait sans cesse, j'ai lentement hoché la tête, « Faites comme il le demande. » « Alex, en t'offrant cela, je n'ai plus rien à te devoir. »

Lumaki si Antonella Martinez sa Canada. Pero napilitan siyang bumalik sa Pilipinas nang mabalitaan niyang inatake sa puso ang kanyang ama. Sa kanyang pagbabalik, hindi niya inaasahan na ito na pala ang huling pagkakataong makikita niya ito. Bago pumanaw ang kanyang ama ay inihabilin na pala niya ito sa pangangalaga ng stepbrother nito. Laking gulat ni Antonella nang malamang isa palang kilalang Governor ang Uncle niya. At mas lalo siyang nabigla nang sa una pa lang nilang pagkikita ay tila may kakaiba na siyang naramdaman para sa lalaking halos doble ang edad sa kanya. Si Gabriel Ignacio ay isang Gobernador. Sa edad na thirty-eigth, kilala siya bilang walang oras sa pag-ibig. Pero magbabago ang lahat nang mapunta sa kanyang pangangalaga si Antonella. Mapipigilan ba niya ang kanyang damdamin? O tuluyan siyang mahuhulog sa alindog ng dalagang itinuring niyang responsibilidad?

After our eighty-eighth canceled wedding, I called my business partner. "I'm taking the Haviana market project." There was a beat of stunned silence. "Seriously? That's ten years overseas. You just got married—well, weren't you? Does your husband even know? What about your parents? You always said staying close to them was everything." I glanced around the empty church and let out a sharp laugh. "There was no wedding. No husband. And my parents? They've got Cindy. That's all they need." Another pause. "Alright. Pack your bags. You leave tomorrow." After the call, I ran a hand down my wedding dress. One last tear slipped out, quiet and pointless. Cindy had another "episode" today. Claimed she'd off herself. Andrew canceled—again. I'd looked at him, drained. "It's the eighty-eighth time." He dropped his head, guilt all over him. "Just a little more time, Viv. She's been off since the accident. I'm scared she'll actually do it. I swear, I'll talk to her. For real this time. Then we'll get married. Promise." My parents didn't hesitate. "Vivian, let Andrew go. If Cindy hadn't gotten kidnapped trying to save you, she wouldn't have these breakdowns. Are you really putting a wedding over your sister's life?" "How could you be so selfish?" I'd heard it all before. Used to fight it. Not this time. If neither my fiancé nor my parents wanted me around, then fine. I'd leave.

When Nathan comes to pick me up on the day of the wedding, he loses his footing and falls down a flight of stairs that's several feet high. He's not badly injured, but he bumps his head on the steps and ends up with jumbled memories. He mistakenly thinks that I am his first love, who had once hurt him. He reacts violently whenever he sees me. At this time, I found out that I am pregnant. The doctor says that the good news might be able to awaken his memories partially. I rush off to find him, holding the medical report. However, I accidentally overhear the conversation between him and his friends. "Nate is always full of ideas. Now he's even claiming that his memories are jumbled up! As long as you don't get bored, Olivia will never be able to force you to get married." "Don't spout nonsense. I do love Liv, and she's the only one that I'll ever love. I'll just have fun for half a month more before I settle down and get married." "Half a month? That isn't even enough time to flirt with all the female models at the club. Can you really be satisfied with that?" Nathan's expression turns cold as he snaps, "I'm not an irresponsible jerk. Liv and I have been together for so many years. "I'm definitely going to marry her. Call someone now! I want the one from yesterday with a tiny waist and a big bottom. It excites me to look at her!" Trembling, I tear up the notice from the hospital and turn to leave.

Inalok ng kasal ni Francine sa kanyang nobyong si Leonard. Ngunit hindi pa handa si Leonard na pumasok sa buhay may asawa. Hindi niya tinanggap ang alok ni Francine at iniwan ang kasintahan. Labis na nawasak ang damdamin ni Francine. Si Ethan Fajardo, makisig at kilabot ng kababaihan, namamahala din siya ng isang automotive company kasama ang kanyang matalik na kaibigan, si Aaron. Isang playboy na hindi naniniwala sa totoong pag-ibig. Ngunit ang kanyang lola, si Elizabeth ay ipinagkasundo ang binata sa anak ng kanyang kaibigan. Tumutol si Ethan sa kasunduan at nagsabing may mahal s'yang iba. Kung kaya't hinamon s'ya ng kanyang lola na iharap sa kanya ang tinutukoy nitong kasintahan. Sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon nagkrus ang landas ng dalawa. Papayag ba si Francine na maging kasintahan ni Ethan? Maniniwala ba si Elizabeth sa pagpapanggap ng dalawa?

Charlotte Rosewood is a poor human girl, at least she thinks so. Her parents passed away, leaving nothing to her but a large amount of debt. When she thinks she had to spend the rest of her life in doing heavy job to pay back the debt, a mysterious but handsome man breaks into her hellish life, and saves her out of it. The beginning is like a fairytale, but what followed is beyond Charlotte’s expectation. The mysterious man turns out to be a were-wolf, who is also the prince of his pack. What’s more? He has an engagement with Charlotte, which means Charlotte is going to become the future Luna. Charlotte never dreamed that such a thing would happen in her life. However, there is only one problem: Alexander, who is said to be her fiancé, already has his fated love and is unwilling to be engaged with Charlotte. What should Charlotte do? Pursue Alexander to change his mind, or give up the engagement and go back to her own life? When Charlotte thinks she is over with Alexander and will leave the pack without any doubt, what she doesn’t expect is Alexander becomes the one who persists in their engagement and trying best to get her back. I'm My Alpha's Fated Love is created by Cara TaleSmith, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.