Flora And Ulysses Read Aloud

I receive news of my husband being hospitalized after accidentally eating mushrooms causing hallucinations. I ignore the pain in my sprained ankle and limp to the hospital. When I enter the hospital ward, my husband sidesteps me. Instead, he excitedly throws his arms around the young woman behind me. "You're finally here, honey! I missed you so much!" The young woman gives me a challenging look. Then, she wraps her arms around his neck and kisses him, her face red. They cling to each other and act all lovey-dovey like there's no one with them. After a while, my husband seems to realize I'm there. He scratches his head in embarrassment, looking like a young man who's just fallen in love. "Mom has done a good job in maintaining her appearance, honey. She doesn't look like she's 50 at all."

I'm a pet whisperer. During a live stream, a man asks me to help check on his dog. "My precious keeps sniffing me these days. Can you see what's up with it?" I smile and say, "Your dog's just expressing its love for you." After ending the live stream, I immediately call the police. "I want to report a case of body dismemberment." The dog from earlier recently gnawed on a human bone!

Memendam rasa memang menyiksa. Seperti itulah yang dirasakan Rian. Senyum dan suara lembut Liana mampu mengubah hidupnya. Akan tetapi, Beno, sahabat terbaiknya, pun menyukai Liana. Dilihat dari segi manapun, Beno jauh lebih unggul dalam hal memenangkan hati wanita. Mampukah Rian mengungkapkan perasaannya?

Amara (23 tahun) bermodalkan nekat meminta Zean Elkira (22 tahun) menikah bersamanya. Perbuatannya itu terbilang gila mengingat Zean adalah putra sulung keluarga Elkira yang terkenal sangat tampan dan kaya raya. Walaupun Amara sangat yakin satu miliar persen dia akan ditolak. Secara ajaib dia diterima bahkan tanpa syarat apapun. Amara sendiri adalah perempuan yang biasa saja jika dilihat dari sudut pandang orang berkasta terendah. Tapi kalau memakai kacamata orang seperti Zean yang standarnya berada di level yang jauh berbeda. Mereka bagaikan langit dan inti bumi, mutiara dan batu, yang nilai dan jaraknya sangat berjauhan. Di hari pernikahan mereka, Amara tidak mendapati satupun anggota keluarga Elkira yang datang. Kecuali Reyzen, adik Zean, yang bahkan pulang sebelum acara pernikahan selesai. Seperti apa sebenernya keluarga Elkira? Dan yang lebih penting kenapa Zean mau menikah?

Natasya Aceline adalah gadis berumur 23 tahun yang cantik jelita dan sangat mandiri. Kematian orang tuanya membuatnya menjadi gadis yang tegar dan pekerja keras. Dirinya dan adik perempuannya tinggal di rumah besar tempat ibu dan ayahnya dulu bekerja. Karena sosoknya yang baik, putra tunggal keluarga terpandang itu jatuh cinta pada Natasya dan mengajak Natasya menikah. Namun, kejadian buruk yang menimpa adik Natasya membuat Natasya membatalkan rencana pernikahannya dan berniat untuk balas dendam kepada seseorang yang membuat adiknya mengalami gangguan jiwa. Begitu banyak yang harus Natasya korbankan demi tercapainya balas dendam, bahkan Natasya rela menikah dengan laki-laki yang merenggut kehormatan sang adik tercinta.

Son of a wealthy southern plantation owner, Vince Hart, is a well known womanizer. When he is caught in a compromising position with his lover he is forced to make a choice- leave Vivian's reputation ruined or marry her. He chooses marriage, and for a while he and Vivian enjoy marital bliss, but dark clouds are gathering on the horizon as the Civil War is brewing. Called to serve, Vince goes off to war and adventure, leaving his wife and unborn child home alone. What will he return to, if anything?

Light is the breadwinner of their family and she's willing to do any job even if that means ruining her dignity just to sustain her family needs. During her hard times she met Lance the man who will change her life and who will accept the way she is. But what if the person that you found is that someone who will break and crush your heart into pieces?

On our eighth anniversary, Claire Young announced that she had already registered her marriage with her childhood friend. She took him home, ordering me around as if it was only natural. "Move to another room. Stan loves sunshine." "Stan doesn't like sweets, so don't bake any when you're at home. He'd be upset if he saw it." I kept quiet through it all and bought a ticket to leave. My friend wanted to help me out of the predicament, but she didn't think it was a big deal. "He's just being dramatic again. Let him be—he'd be caving in just a few days." Everyone laughed at that, and quietly made bets as to when I'd come crawling back to Claire's feet. None of them knew I was already inducted into the national weapons program, and that I was really leaving.

Lili Cooper was only 16 years old when she decided to run away from home, now 8 years later she is a broke student who is working as a waitress at a diner that doesn't pay very well and continues to wonder when her life will get better. One day, her co worker calls in sick which causes Lili to take up her shift. A shift in which she meets a handsome stranger but as the night continues, she soon realizes that this stranger is very well known by everyone in the neighborhood.

The day before our wedding, my fiancé Cyrus eloped with his long-lost love. I chased after him, but he shoved me away viciously, causing me to lose consciousness. When the doctor called him as my life was on the brink, all he did was scoff and say, “She’s just pretending again. In a coma? Hah, she’s still alive, isn’t she?” That moment, my heart shattered. After I was discharged from the hospital, I cancelled the wedding, just as he wanted. But then he began to regret it…