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El día de mi boda, mi hermana menor regresó al país de improviso. Mis papás, mi hermano y mi prometido me dejaron sola y se fueron al aeropuerto a recibirla. Mientras ella subía a sus redes una foto grupal, presumiendo que todo mundo la adoraba, yo marqué una y otra vez: me colgaron todas las llamadas. El único que contestó fue mi prometido: —No hagas un drama; la boda se puede volver a celebrar. Ese día me convirtieron en el hazmerreír de la boda que tanto había esperado. La gente señalaba, se burlaba, y yo tragué en seco. Respiré hondo, arreglé todo yo sola y, en mi diario, escribí un número nuevo: 99. Era la decepción número noventa y nueve. Entendí que no iba a seguir esperando su amor. Completé la solicitud para estudiar en el extranjero y empaqué mi maleta. Todos creyeron que, por fin, me había calmado. No sabían que ya me iba.

Santi, gadis belia yang baru lulus SMA, diimingi-imingi pekerjaan sebagai foto model dan artis. Namun, setiba di Jakarta, dia diminta menjual keperawanannya kepada pria hidung belang. Tak bisa lari, dia pun terpaksa melakoni peran sebagai wanita malam. Pijakan kakinya sudah terlalu dalam – berharap bisa mengangkat status ekonomi keluarga. Lambat laun, Santi bertemu dengan Firman, pria beristri yang mengaku tidak bahagia dalam pernikahannya. Firman jatuh hati pada kesederhanaan Santi. Sementara itu, Santi sudah terikat janji bersama Wildan, kekasihnya di desa. Apa yang harus Santi lakukan ketika berbagai rasa membayangi pikiran? Perasaan yang fluktuatif, cinta yang manipulatif, dan lingkungan yang stereotif merupakan keadaan yang kerap mendegradasi harga diri. *** “Semisal lu hilang keperawanan sama pacar lu, apa lu yakin dia bakal nikahin lu? Hidup itu keras, Say. Terkadang orang menghujat dosa orang lain hanya untuk menutupi dosanya.” – Keukeu, sang mucikari. “Mereka membenci pekerjaanku, tetapi mereka mencintai uangku. Mereka tidak ingin aku pulang. Namun, mereka selalu menunggu transferanku setiap bulan.” – Riana, teman Santi di Rumah Butterfly.

Di tahun kelima pernikahan tanpa hubungan suami istri, sebuah pesan teks tentang suamiku yang meninggalkan duniawi dan saudara perempuan angkatnya yang sedang menginap di hotel muncul. Detik berikutnya, foto pribadiku yang mengenakan pakaian seksi untuk menggoda suamiku, tetapi ditolak dengan dingin, terkirim ke grup obrolan kerja. Grup obrolan kerja itu penuh dengan sarkasme, [Awalnya, berusaha mati-matian memaksa menikah dengan Pak Jason, Pak Jason menjadi biksu untuk melindungi kepolosannya, sehingga dia harus berpisah dari kekasihnya.] [Pak Jason menahannya selama lima tahun, wajar baginya untuk kehilangan kendali atas emosinya dan kembali bersama kekasihnya.] Ayah yang sakit parah meninggal karena syok, tetapi suamiku bahkan tidak menghadiri pemakaman. Malam itu, aku berlutut di depan Ibu Jason dan mengajukan perceraian. “Awalnya, kamu bilang aku adalah jodoh Jason, pernikahan kami akan memberinya masa depan yang cerah, jadi kamu rela membayar biaya pengobatan yang sangat mahal dan menyetujui perjanjian lima tahun denganku.” “Sekarang waktunya telah tiba dan kamu harus melepaskanku.”

"No! Please" "Please, don't touch me down there, Jian Ying" I said to him with a rather high tone. He looked me straight in the eye with his hand still on my thigh and replied. "I like it there!" "You...you can't do that" I wriggled out of his hold and that got him angry. "You are my wife and every single part of your body is mine! Including...down there! So keep that mouth shut! Spread your legs wide for me and lie there!" He shouted at me with a serious expression. I had never seen anyone who was more shameless than him. "I'm not your wife yet Jian Ying and besides, I'm still young" I was perspiring all over. He smirked at me and said with his dominant voice. "Oh, yes you are!" "You are at the ripe age for it and besides, in a few days time, our marriage will commence. So, why wait?!" And before I knew it... "Ahhh....!" ____ Follow Chen Lijuan and Jian Ying to Love's web! A wet dream mate who becomes the lost betrothed wife! ***** Happy Reading Everyone! Please, stay safe. #For me and for all. Love from Author Elaami.

She stepped into the role to save her family… and walked straight into a trap. Mira Chen never imagined her own best friend would sell her out. When Victoria begged her to pose as a billionaire’s girlfriend for a week just until she returned from an emergency Mira said yes. She needed the money. Her father was drowning in medical debt. And the job sounded simple enough. But nothing about it was real. Especially not the part where Victoria *never planned to come back.* Now, Mira is stuck playing pretend with Tyler Dalton a cold, calculating billionaire with eyes like ice and a temper as sharp as his tailored suits. He believes Mira’s part of the game. Another liar. Another woman using him. And he intends to use her right back. Except Mira isn’t who he thinks she is. And the more she fights back, the more Tyler wants her for real. As the web of lies closes in and the truth behind Victoria’s betrayal is exposed, Mira is left with no one to trust… except the man who was supposed to be her biggest enemy. But falling for Tyler might be the most dangerous mistake of all. Because in his world, love is a weapon. And Mira just became the perfect target. She was only supposed to fake it. Now the lies are real… and so is the heartbreak.

Pekerjaan Li Wei sebagai paparazzi mengantarkan dirinya pada sebuah peristiwa. Atas berita gosip yang dia unggah menyebabkan seorang selebriti mempunyai dendam padanya. Bukannya menikmati bonus hasil kerjaannya, Li Wei justru harus merasakan saat tubuhnya dilemparkan ke sungai Huangpu yang terkenal dalam. Dan bukannya mati tenggelam, anehnya Li Wei malah terbangun di tubuh gadis yang dijuluki ‘Putri Pembawa Sial’ di dunia kuno tepatnya pada masa Kekaisaran Dinasti Han. Semula Li Wei mengira kehidupan Putri Li Hua tidak terlalu buruk karena terlahir sebagai Putri Raja Li Chen dari Kerajaan Xianli. Dia berpikir kendati telah bertransmigrasi hidupnya mungkin akan terjamin dan kaya raya. Tetapi, kenyataan tentang fakta Putri Li Hua yang diasingkan karena kepercayaan Para Ahli Bintang di Istana Kerajaan Xianli membuat angan-angan Li Wei musnah. Benang takdirnya memang tak seindah itu, sampai suatu ketika Li Wei bertemu dengan Xiao Ye dan Chang Yi. Lalu, apakah yang akan terjadi kepada Li Wei selanjutnya?

I thought marrying him would be my fairy tale ending. Instead, I became invisible. For three years, I played the perfect wife to David Chen, cooking, cleaning, and donating blood whenever his first love needed it. I gave up everything: my identity, my family, my pride. All for a man who never once looked at me like I mattered. Then came the photo. He was sleeping peacefully next to her. The text called me a homewrecker in my own marriage. That’s when I realized I wasn’t his wife. I was just a convenient blood bank with a marriage certificate. So I walked away. Signed the papers. Took back my life. Now David’s calling, but I’m not answering. His mother’s threatening, but I’m not scared. Because I’ve got a secret that will shake this city to its core. I’m not just Maya Lawson, the nobody who married above her station. I’m Maya Lawson, heir to the Lawson empire, the richest family in the country. And I’m about to show them all exactly what they threw away.

PLEASE COMMENT, JUST TO LET ME KNOW THIS BOOK HAS READERS (EVEN 1 READER IS ENOUGH), SO I WON'T STOP WRITING. THANK YOU. Have you heard of the Irish matchmaking festival? Well, Annaliese Lee hasn't either. If it isn't for her job as a travel vlogger, she might never look into anything related to love matters; something she has decided to never deal with anymore. If there were an award for the unluckiest person in the world, she could be one of the top five nominees. Her first relationship fails after five years of dating. The second one also founders even after they are engaged. In the third one, she is dumped one month before the wedding! Isn't it only normal for her to stop believing in love? Nonetheless, fate has its way to lead her back to love again. There she meets William Chen who steals her heart when she least expects it. Ironically, the guy she falls for is bound by a promise to another girl. After all the hardships she has gone through, will she let him go to protect her heart from breaking? Or, will she fight for her love this time, taking all the risks of getting hurt once again?

La viuda del mejor amigo de mi esposo subió una ecografía. «Gracias por tu esperma. Al fin voy a tener mi bebé.» Abrí la foto y me quedé en shock. En donde decía «padre del bebé», aparecía el nombre de mi esposo: Nelson Navarro. No dije nada. Solo dejé un comentario con un simple signo de interrogación. No pasó ni un minuto y Nelson ya me estaba llamando, furioso. —¡¿Qué te pasa?! —me gritó—. ¡Ella está sola, viuda! Solo quiere tener un hijo para no sentirse tan vacía. ¿Tan difícil es entenderlo? Eduardo fue mi mejor amigo, murió, y yo estoy cumpliendo con él. ¡Eso es lo que hace un hombre que tiene palabra! ¿O tú qué crees? Unos días después, la misma viuda subió otra foto. Esta vez, de un departamento nuevo, todo impecablemente decorado con muebles de lujo. «Menos mal que te tengo. Contigo volví a sentir el calor de un hogar.» En la imagen se veía a Nelson de espaldas, cocinando tranquilo, con el delantal puesto, concentrado frente a la estufa. «Ya está», pensé en ese momento. «Esta relación no da para más».

Victor Santos ingeriu acidentalmente um novo tipo de alucinógeno e seu estado era crítico. Como médica da família, fui forçada a me tornar o antídoto. Por ser naturalmente fértil, engravidei de primeira. Depois de me casar com ele, dei à luz a dois gêmeos, um menino e uma menina, ambos inteligentes e adoráveis. Mas, após o casamento, Victor não permitia que as crianças o chamassem de pai, e passava os dias abraçado à foto de sua amada falecida, afogando-se em bebidas. No décimo ano de casamento, ele ateou fogo em mim e nas crianças, e nos queimou vivos no porão. Afinal, durante todos esses anos, Victor guardava ressentimento por eu tê-lo "salvado". Ele sempre acreditou que me aproveitei da sua vulnerabilidade para me aproximar e subir na vida, o que acabou destruindo o relacionamento dele com a mulher que amava. Ela, abalada, sofreu um acidente de carro e morreu. Ao abrir os olhos novamente, descobri que voltei para o dia em que ele ingeriu acidentalmente o alucinógeno. Desta vez, deixei a sua amada ter a chance de salvá-lo, e eu me dirigi ao escritório...