Germa 66

Though we've been in love for six years, Arnold Porter, the Chief Legal Officer of the Werewolf Council, has canceled our marking ceremony 66 times. The first time he did so, he claimed that Erna Porter, his adoptive sister, was coughing blood in the middle of her heat. Decked in my gown, I stood in front of the Altar of the Full Moon alone until the moon had disappeared from the skies and everyone had left. The second time the ceremony gets canceled, it was because he suddenly received a message in the middle of the ceremony, saying that Erna was abducted by Rogues. He tore off his robes and shifted into his wolf instantly, rushing to save her, while I was forced to endure the laughter of our guests. Whenever we are to hold a ceremony, Erna will always get into trouble and then seek his help. Finally, when he cancels the ceremony for the 66th time, both my wolf and I give up. I break up with him and leave. Three days after I traverse the borders of the snowy plains riddled with powerful winds that conceal my trace, he seems to go crazy. He sends the elite guard of his pack on a mission just to find me.

Aku dan Andrew, pacarku yang seorang dokter bedah sudah berpacaran selama tujuh tahun. Kami bahkan pernah mengadakan 66 kali pernikahan, tapi setiap kali Andrew selalu membatalkannya karena Selena. Pertama kali, Selena salah menyuntikkan obat ke pasien. Andrew menyuruhku menunggunya dan aku pun menunggunya seharian penuh. Kedua kalinya, Selena terpeleset saat mandi. Saat itu kami sudah siap bertukar cincin, tapi Andrew langsung pergi tanpa berpikir panjang, meninggalkanku begitu saja di depan para tamu yang menertawakanku. Begitulah seterusnya. Aku terus mengadakan 65 kali pernikahan dan setiap kali Selena selalu punya alasan untuk memanggil Andrew pergi. Di pernikahan ke-65, Selena bilang anjingnya sakit parah dan dia juga ingin bunuh diri dengan melompat dari gedung. Penyakit jantung ibuku sampai kambuh sangking marahnya, tapi tetap saja kami tak bisa menahan Andrew. Setelah itu, Andrew berlutut memohon agar keluargaku memaafkannya. Dia bilang dirinya hanya merasa kasihan pada Selena yang seorang yatim piatu dan akulah satu-satunya orang yang paling dia cintai. Aku memberinya kesempatan terakhir, tapi dia kembali mengecewakanku. Akhirnya, aku benar-benar menyerah. Aku memilih berpisah dengan Andrew dan bergabung dengan tim dokter lintas batas internasional. Mulai sekarang, kami pun tidak perlu bertemu lagi.

Demi bersamaku, Vincent merancang enam puluh enam perjalanan lamaran. Pada kali keenam puluh tujuh, akhirnya aku tersentuh. Di hari pertama pernikahan, aku menyiapkan enam puluh enam kartu permintaan maaf. Kami sepakat, setiap kali dia membuatku marah, dia bisa menggunakan satu kartu untuk dimaafkan. Selama enam tahun pernikahan, setiap kali dia membuatku marah karena teman masa kecilnya, dia akan menyuruhku menghapus satu kartu permintaan maaf. Ketika kartu keenam puluh empat digunakan, Vincent mulai menyadari ada yang tidak beres denganku...

أحببتُ خطيبي الجرّاح أندرو سبع سنوات، وأقمنا ستةً وستين حفل زفاف، لكنه كان في كل مرة يختار إلغاءه بسبب سيلينا. في المرة الأولى، أخطأت سيلينا حين حقنت مريضًا بدواء خاطئ، فطلب مني أن أنتظره حتى يعود، فانتظرت يومًا كاملًا. وفي المرة الثانية، انزلقت سيلينا في الحمّام، وكنا على وشك تبادل خواتم الزواج، فإذا به يتركني بلا تردّد، غير آبه بسخرية الضيوف مني. هكذا واصلتُ إقامة خمسةٍ وستين حفلًا، وفي كل مرة كانت سيلينا تنجح في ابتكار ذريعة لاستدعاء أندرو. وفي المرة الخامسة والستين، قالت إن كلبها يحتضر، وإنها لا تريد العيش وستقفز من السطح. عندها أصيبت أمي بنوبة قلبية من شدّة الغضب، ومع ذلك لم نستطع أن نُبقي أندرو إلى جانبي. بعدها، ركع أندرو أمام عائلتي طالبًا الصفح، مؤكدًا أنه كان يشفق على سيلينا لأنها يتيمة، وأنني كنتُ وسأظل دائمًا حبيبته الوحيدة. منحتُه آخر فرصة... لكنه خيّب أملي مجددًا. وهكذا أغلقت قلبي تمامًا، واخترتُ الانفصال عنه، وانضممتُ إلى منظمة أطباء بلا حدود الدولية. ومنذ ذلك اليوم، لم يعد ثمة داعٍ لأن أراه مرة أخرى.

My boyfriend, Simon Hepworth, gets down on one knee for the 66th time. Moved by his persistence, I finally say yes. But on the eve of our wedding, he drops a bombshell on me. He tells me he wants to have a child with his stepsister, Fiona Hepworth. I find it ridiculous and get into a huge fight with him. But I never could've imagined what would come next. On our wedding day, I wait at the altar for three hours, bouquet in my hands, only for him to dismissively tell me that the wedding is postponed. All because he and Fiona have an IVF appointment that very day. "Fiona was abused by her father growing up. She'll never be able to marry," he explains. "I just want to help her fulfill her dream of being a mother. It's just IVF. It's not like we're actually sleeping together. Stop being so sensitive." He then hangs up, leaving me alone at the wedding under the gaze of countless guests and flashing media cameras. The shock sends my father into the ICU. Standing by his bedside, I make a vow. "Dad, you were right. I won't marry Simon. Next week, I'll come home and take over the family business."

私がは外科医の彼氏アンドリューと七年付き合って、結婚式がもう66回も挙げた。 でも毎回、彼はセレナのために式を中止した。 一回目は、セレナが患者に誤った薬を打った時。 彼は「戻るまで待ってて」と言って、私は一日中待ち続けた。 二回目は、セレナが風呂で転んだ時。 その時ちょうど指輪の交換をしようとしてたのに、彼は一瞬も迷わず私を置いていった。 ゲストたちに笑われても、彼は私のことなんて気にも留めなかった。 私は65回も結婚式を挙げ続けたけど、毎回セレナは理由をつけてアンドリューを呼び出し、彼はその度に私を置いていった。 65回目の式の時、セレナは「犬が死にそうで、私も死にたい。ビルから飛び降りる」と言い出した。 母は怒りで心臓発作を起こしたけど、それでもアンドリューは止まらなかった。 その後、アンドリューは家族全員の前で跪いて謝ってきた。 「セレナは孤児で可哀そうなだけだ。俺が本当に愛してるのはアイビー、君だけだ」って。 私は彼に最後のチャンスをあげた。 でも、やはり彼は私を裏切った。 私は完全にあきらめて、アンドリューと別れることを決めた。 そして国際医療援助チームに参加した。 もう、二度と彼に会う必要なんてない。

I discover Quilton Fuller's affair before our wedding, so I lie to him about having aborted our child. He hates me for that and gets engaged to a woman who looks just like me. On his wedding day, he video-calls me, wanting to show me his bride. However, he's greeted by the sight of me bloody and battered after being tormented by abductors. I beg him to at least save the baby in my womb, but he says to the abductors, "You'd better kill her and her child."

William Parker is a mafia boss. Everyone knows that I'm his weak spot. When I was abducted back in the day, he gave everything he had—including his gun—and ran the risk of being shot to get me back. To keep me from being bullied or mistreated, he's constantly toeing the line between the authorities and the underworld. After I fall pregnant, he's by my side around the clock and doesn't even let my feet touch the ground. Rumor has it that he has a secret lover that he dotes on to no end, but I've never believed it… until she appears before me to challenge me. William slices one of his fingers off to beg for my forgiveness. The very next day, his secret lover throws a pregnancy test in my face. "Will's so desperate to knock me up that he can't keep his hands off me—I can't take it anymore!"

Everyone knew I, Isabella Marino, was Vince Moretti's greatest weakness—the one thing the mafia boss would never tolerate being touched. Years ago, when I was kidnapped, Vince disarmed himself at gunpoint, risking death to get me back, even paying his entire fortune for my ransom. To keep me from harm, he walked a razor's edge, navigating danger at every turn. After I got pregnant, he waited on me hand and foot, barely letting my feet touch the ground. There were rumors that he kept a pampered mistress outside—some woman he spoiled rotten. I never believed them. But then she flaunted herself in front of me. To beg for my forgiveness, Vince cut off his own finger. The next day, that woman slapped her pregnancy test results in my face, sneering, "Vince wanted a baby with me so badly, he just couldn't help himself!" I was already frail. The shock and rage sent me into a miscarriage.

I'm already half-blind in my left eye, but Cedric Thompson forces me to donate my right cornea to his childhood sweetheart. Her parents berate me. "She's blind now! It's not like you'll die without one eye's cornea!" Cedric consoles me. "We're only taking the cornea for one eye. It won't affect anything." I'm forcibly placed under anesthesia. I lose all hope in life before my eyes slide shut. I would never have married him if I'd know he would treat me like this. He has no idea I can barely see with my left eye now.