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Pada ulang tahun pernikahan ke-7, teman masa kecil Nico yang dramatis menelepon dan mengatakan pipa air di rumahnya rusak. Tanpa mengatakan apa-apa, Nico berbalik dan pergi menjadi tukang ledeng. Sesaat kemudian, Riska memperbarui akun media sosialnya. [ Kapan pun dan di mana pun, hanya dengan satu panggilan telepon, Pak Superman akan selalu tiba. Hadiah apa yang harus kuberikan padanya? ] Gambar yang dipostingnya adalah kondom dan pakaian robek yang berserakan di lantai. Aku tersenyum dan menelepon sebuah nomor. "Pipa air rumahku rusak, kamu mau datang dan memperbaikinya?"

Ketika ada pembunuh bayaran yang mengincar Kaisar, suamiku yang merupakan Komandan Pengawal Kekaisaran sedang berusaha menenangkan cinta pertamanya yang telah pergi karena merajuk. Aku tidak menyalakan suar isyarat yang kupegang. Sebaliknya, dalam keadaan hamil besar, aku berdiri di depan Kaisar dan menggunakan tubuhku sebagai perisai agar dia terbebas dari bahaya. Ini karena di kehidupan lampau, setelah aku menyalakan suar isyarat, suamiku meninggalkan cinta pertamanya untuk datang menyelamatkan Kaisar. Suamiku dianugerahi gelar Adipati Pelindung Kaisar atas jasanya dalam menyelamatkan Kaisar, tetapi cinta pertamanya jatuh ke dalam perangkap dan langsung meninggal di tempat. Suamiku tidak mengatakan apa pun. Namun, pada hari aku melahirkan, dia melemparku ke sarang binatang buas. Dengan wajah penuh kesedihan, aku bertanya apa alasannya berbuat seperti itu. Dia hanya melirikku dengan dingin dan menjawab, "Kaisar punya banyak pengawal, kenapa harus aku yang datang? Kamu pasti hanya peduli pada kekuasaan dan kekayaan, makanya kamu baru sengaja membuatku pergi menyelamatkannya! Kalau kamu tidak menyalakan suar isyarat, Ratna tidak akan mati! Aku mau kamu rasakan penderitaan yang berkali-kali lipat lebih parah dari yang dialami Ratna!" Pada akhirnya, aku menjadi santapan binatang buas. Bahkan anak dalam kandunganku pun dilahap habis. Ketika membuka mata lagi, aku kembali ke hari Kaisar diincar pembunuh bayaran.

"Mommy, you have to be the first person to come pick me up, okay?" These are my daughter Dorothy Grant's final words to me when she walked me out of the house this morning. But when I stand at the kindergarten's entrance with a box of Dorothy's favorite strawberry shortcake in my hands, the security guard just stares at me as though I lost my mind. "Ma'am, this place might be where Sunflower Kindergarten is located, but it has already closed its doors for three years. This place is now a retirement home." I rush into the "kindergarten" instantly. The spot where the slide used to be is now replaced by a row of flowerbeds. The room that used to be the classroom now hosts a bunch of elderly people, who bask in the sunlight. With trembling hands, I call my husband, Chester Grant, on the phone. He sounds very exasperated and exhausted over the phone. "Honey, we've been married for five years, and we choose to be childless. You've never given birth before."

Raye is a renowned doctor at the height of her career but she's left betrayed and murdered by the people she trusts the most in her life. Her blind loyalty to her family that has never cared for her and the betrayal between her husband and her best friend leaves her shattered and murdered in cold blood. But fate isn't done with her yet. She's given a second chance to change her destiny and Raye is determined to rewrite her story this time. She will do whatever it takes to make those who wronged her pay and while she's at it, win the heart of her aloof and cold billionaire husband, Brian Montero, a man confined to a wheelchair and battling demons of his own. Raye has a plan and she's determined to use her skills to make him walk again. What happens when a vengeful woman who's given a second chance at life meets a cold billionaire who's given up on love?

Kehidupan sebelumnya Chun Mei adalah putri bangsawan keluarga Nalan. Dia mati di usia muda karena penyakit, dan lahir kembali menjadi nona ketiga keluarga Chun, yang dipersembahkan sebagai Selir untuk Kaisar Lin Yi. Dia ingin panjang umur. Namun, hidup di istana bukan hal mudah. Dia menjadi kesayangan Kaisar, nyawanya berulang kali terancam, menjadi incaran ngeri setiap wanita di istana, bahkan tidur pun menyimpan belati di balik bantal. Untungnya dia bukan wanita lemah. Bermodalkan pengetahuan melimpah di kehidupan sebelumnya, dia berhasil bertahan sampai naik pangkat menjadi Ratu. Lalu, bagaimana jika anaknya lahir?

"Laki kok pegang sendok sayur tiap pagi! Kamu nggak malu apa?" Bagaskara Rahagi Narendra, kerap dihina habis-habisan oleh keluarga istrinya, terutama Bu Wiwik, ibu mertuanya. Alasannya tentu karena Bagas selalu di rumah saja dan terkesan pengangguran menurut Bu Wiwik. Tetapi, siapa sangka jika Bagas bukanlah pengangguran yang seperti Bu Wiwik kira selama ini? Siapakah Bagas sebenarnya?

When my husband and I drop by his childhood home for Christmas dinner, my mother-in-law, Melissa Potter, is the only one busying away in the kitchen. Everyone else is on their phones. I've just taken a seat when Melissa begins to lecture me. "What, are you just going to sit your ass down and wait for food to come? Don't you know when to lend a helping hand? Am I supposed to exhaust myself for your sake?" From time to time, she keeps rattling the pots and pans loudly. "I can't believe those with healthy bodies want a 70-year-old like me to serve them! Does anyone here have any conscience?" Feeling a little uneasy, I gave my husband a tiny nudge. "Why don't you help Mom out?" After Melissa hears my suggestion, she gets even more pissed off. Thinking that this is my first Christmas with my in-laws, I don't really want to cause a scene here, so I get up to my feet and help her out. But the moment I enter the kitchen, Melissa delegates all the tasks to me. I endure my fury as much as I can while finishing the Christmas dinner preparations. When I'm about to head back to the dining table and dig in, Melissa suddenly speaks up. "Hold up. We got scores to settle before dinner."

Setelah mengetahui kekasihku, sang Duke menikahiku hanya untuk memberikan posisiku sebagai Ratu kepada sahabat masa kecilnya, aku membatalkan pernikahan kami. Kini aku kembali merebut takhta—untuk menghancurkan Duke dan wanita yang mengkhianatiku.

Everyone knew that the Alpha of the Silver Moon Pack loved his mate more than anything. I once thought I would be the luckiest Luna in the world. That was until six months ago, when my father’s illegitimate daughter, Ivy, returned from rogue territory. Caleb recognized her as the she-wolf who had taken a lethal blow to save him during a rogue ambush years ago. Everything changed after that. During every date, Ivy would have a "relapse" right on cue. Caleb would always offer a strained explanation about how he owed her his life. I endured it countless times, lying to myself that it was just a debt of gratitude. But at our mating ceremony, Ivy collapsed, knocking over the champagne tower. "Caleb... it hurts... my heart..." The usually composed Caleb panicked and stopped the ceremony. He looked at me with guilt. "Evelyn, Ivy’s wolf was severely injured saving me. She’s still so fragile. It’s an emergency. You’ve always been understanding—can you just let this go for now?" "Go ahead," I said calmly. "Take her to the Healer." Caleb froze, then promised hurriedly, "Once she's stable, I’ll make it up to you with an even bigger ceremony." He didn't even wait for my reply before rushing off with Ivy in his arms. I watched him leave and dialed a number I hadn't touched in years. "Alpha King Silas, I accept the five-year classified Silver Poisoning research project." When I finally disappeared, Caleb regretted everything, searching the entire world for a trace of me.

How far would you go to repay the so-called debt of gratitude your family demands of you? Ever since she found out she wasn’t the real daughter of the Lopez family, her life changed. She is Eloise Jane—the girl everyone believed to be the one and only true daughter of the Lopezes. But once the truth was revealed, she was cast aside. And to repay the Lopez family's care for her all those years, she’s forced to marry a wealthy man. Cozmo Dominguez—the sole heir of the richest family in the city. Yet despite all he has, there’s one thing he cannot do—walk. Will Jane be able to help him? Or will he ever learn to accept Jane into his life?