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Lucas Ashton and I have secretly dated for five years. We're preparing to announce our relationship during a business dinner. However, he doesn't mention a word of it during the dinner. Instead, he leans close to me and whispers half-jokingly, "I'm sick of sleeping with you and want to call it quits. Shall we not disclose our relationship?" I smile and nod. Then, I point at Emily Lane, his first love. "This is Lucas' girlfriend." In my past life, I pleaded with him not to leave me. All that got me was torment and death.

After they pulled me out of the surf, my fiancé, Milo Schneider, looked wrecked—eyes red, breathing all over the place. On impulse, I decided to mess with him. "I think I lost my memory. Where am I?" I kept my face blank. He froze for a second, then shoved his brother, Sean Schneider, toward me. "Sean, take your fiancée to the hospital—now." Yeah. That smile on my face? Gone. Sean pulled me into his arms. "Abigail, I'm your fiancé. Did you forget?"

Sean is a handsome and lovable guy, known for his gorgeous smile that can effortlessly charm anyone in seconds. He secretly harbors feelings for his close female friend, Lareina, but he lacks the courage to confess, fearing that it might ruin their long-time friendship. Everything changes when Lareina enters college and meets Yvo, her new classmate. Yvo is a stoic, cold-faced guy with an intimidating presence that can silence a room with just a glance. He keeps to himself except when it comes to Lareina, something that deeply unsettles Sean. Now, with Yvo in the picture, how will their intertwined lives unfold?

"Good morning, sir," she said with a smug smile and glanced at the man who was standing in front of the class-Zachary Villarreal, her ex-boyfriend. Angered for her family, Atasha returned to the Philippines after a two-year stay in America. She had heard of her half-sister's upcoming wedding and could not accept it. She could never accept that the people who ruined her life-her unborn child's life-would be happy. She wanted them all to live the same miserable life as hers. "Beg at me, Professor, as you serve my wrath," she mentally noted.

Prologue The cry of a baby is heard and a maid screamed it's a girl, it's a girl. A smile creapt unto the mother's lip as she carries her child in her hands. She kissed the child , prayed for her and blessed her. I name you Alaina meaning light. She gave the child to the maid. "Please take her to a Faraway place where no one can find her, please help me and protect my child. She's our last hope" the maid nodded with a worried face and took the child. "May the spirits be with you Alaina

Alice is a wounded youth, haunted by heartaches from her past, not looking forward to the future, a gaping hole in her heart. Then one night she met him, her world tilted upside down and suddenly, she felt alive. Shaken up by unfamiliar emotions, burning through her. Daniel is too perfect, surely no human like him could exist? What is he truly hiding behind his beautiful smile and golden eyes that seemed to know her better than herself? Exactly who is he and why he's so devoted to her?

Suamiku, seorang CEO, mengidap penyakit aneh. Hatinya memilihku, namun tubuhnya justru memilih seorang anak magang di kantornya. Karena itu, setiap bulan suamiku menghilang selama sepuluh hari, dia pergi menemui si anak magang untuk "berobat". “Vera, dokter bilang ketergantunganku pada Sinta itu bersifat fisiologis. Tubuhku yang memilihnya. Tapi orang yang paling kucintai di hatiku adalah kamu, dan akan selalu kamu,” kata suamiku. Untuk meyakinkanku, ia sumpah mati, bahkan rela mengambil daging dari tubuhnya sendiri demi membuktikan cintanya. Mataku memerah. Pada akhirnya, aku tetap melunak. Hingga suatu hari, di usia kehamilanku yang sudah tua, sebuah papan reklame yang diterjang angin kencang jatuh menimpaku. Aku pun keguguran. Aku menelepon suamiku berkali-kali, namun tak satu pun dijawab. Tak lama kemudian, aku justru melihat unggahan pamer dari akun sosial media anak magang itu. [Membuka identitas baru sebagai seorang ibu. Mulai sekarang, kami bertiga adalah keluarga kecil yang bahagia!] Di foto itu, suamiku menatapnya dengan lembut, telapak tangannya mengusap perut anak magang itu. Di tangannya yang lain, tergenggam hasil pemeriksaan kehamilan. Baru saat itu aku sadar, sejak dulu sampai sekarang, baik hati maupun tubuhnya, yang ia pilih bukanlah aku. Pada detik itu juga, aku mengerti bahwa pernikahan kami telah mencapai ujungnya ....

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...

I looked down at my baby boy and immediately realize that I needed to fight, to give each other a chance at love and most importantly to win my love back and get my family together....... He was once mine and he is always going to be mine “I hate you and you're going to regret what you've done." Josephine yelled. “Am only taking back what was rightfully mine" I retorted. “You shouldn't have try to destroy a happy family" I said while walking away holding my head high with a smile on my face.............