Infinite Achilles

My husband's childhood friend says she wants her crystal beads to soak up some of the good luck in our home. Because of that, he scatters the beads on the floor, making me slip and miscarry. I'm in agony as I lie on the operating table. I call my husband incessantly, but all he does is block my number. I lie in the hospital ward after the operation. I see my husband's childhood friend's social media update—a photo of him worshipfully holding out a certificate while getting down on one knee. It's captioned, "He loves me so much! I said I'm interested in running a business and he actually set up a company for me!" On the day of the branch company's grand opening, my husband's childhood friend wears an expensive custom-made gown. Meanwhile, I wear her discarded goods. I'm barred from even entering the building. I suppress my bitterness and call my lawyer. "Are the divorce procedures done?"

On our wedding anniversary, my husband has his intern put on the custom-made wedding gown he prepared for me. "You wouldn't have looked good in a wedding gown with your baby bump, anyway. She's saving us trouble by wearing the gown for you. Think about how kind she is!" Before I can rebuke him, an earthquake happens. I lose my balance and fall to the floor. Instantly, I feel moisture on my legs. At the same time, my husband received a call from his intern. "There are so many frogs here, Mr. Quinn. I'm so scared…" My husband turns to leave, but I grab his pant leg. "Ethan, I—" "It's just a minor earthquake—the ground barely even shook. Don't make a mountain out of a molehill. Didn't you hear Chloe crying because she was so scared? Can't you be sympathetic?" He ignores the blood pooling around me and hurries off to comfort Chloe Bennett. That night, they share a passionate kiss under a sky full of fireworks. Meanwhile, my child dies in my belly. It's a pretty good way to end things. Someone like Ethan Quinn doesn't deserve to have his own children.

I'm diagnosed with late-stage cancer after undergoing a pre-employment medical checkup. My husband says the medication for my condition is expensive. He also says it can only relieve my pain, not treat the cause. I only have a year to live. Upon my husband's pleading, I agree to do an IVF. I endure the pain and put myself through torture to leave him with a child. However, I overhear him saying the child growing inside me isn't mine—it's his and his lover's. He's the one who wants me dead!

On New Year's Eve, my husband, Max Davis, took me to a private dinner hosted by a big industry player. We had barely made our way around the room when a strange woman suddenly shoved me into the pool. When I insisted on checking the surveillance footage and calling the police, Max firmly held me back. He warned me to "remember my place" and not embarrass him in front of everyone. In the brief time I changed into another gown, I returned to find that same woman perched on my husband's lap, her red lipstick leaving traces on his collar. "Max, you're right! That nasty scar on her stomach really does look like a centipede. It's so hideous!" She giggled with mock innocence, adding, "It's been so fun messing with your wife. Next time, can I slap her when no one's looking?" Meanwhile, Max gazed at her like she was the only woman in the world, gently tracing his finger over her nose. "Of course, you can," he replied, eyes still locked on hers. "I'll even tie her hands behind her back for you."

The night before my wedding, my mom got into a car accident—she needed a blood transfusion, fast. Her blood type was rare. Mine matched. I was pregnant, but I didn't think twice. I donated. While I was bleeding out, losing my baby, my fiancé, Joffrey Habsburg, and his brother—my so-called childhood friend—Mateo, were busy holding Nancy's hand during her cosmetic surgery. I begged Joffrey to save my mom. Only then did he bother to pick up a scalpel. When it was over, he said, "Surgery failed. She's gone." Two days later, I overheard Nancy purring through the door, wrapped around the Habsburg brothers. "Mateo really is a racer—he hit that old hag dead on. And Joffrey? You were amazing too, making sure she didn't survive the surgery. Thanks to you both, I got Lori's blood for my operation."

After failing the mission, the System gave me one final chance, and to succeed, I had to give birth to a child. The System promised that if the baby were born safely, it would reveal the truth to my target and give me one last glimmer of hope. However, six months into my pregnancy, just when things seemed stable, I was dragged onto an operating table in the middle of the night by my husband and family. My husband stopped the anesthesiologist from giving me any pain relief. “Let her feel the pain,” he said coldly. “We need to keep the kidneys as fresh as possible.” My parents instructed the doctor to draw my blood. “She’s the same blood type as our precious girl. Let’s take some for backup.” Even my childhood friend, the boy who had always been by my side, was the one to slice open my abdomen.  They wanted my kidneys to save my sister, who was dying from kidney failure. No one believed I was pregnant. No matter how much I begged, they went ahead with the operation, tearing me open. The baby couldn’t survive, and I died on that operating table. However, as my soul began to fade away, something strange happened. Those who had murdered me—my husband, my parents, my so-called friend—they all lost their minds.

Emmely Isla harus menikahi Keenan Achilles setelah media memergoki mereka di kamar hotel dan video panas mereka tersebar. Sayangnya, pernikahan penuh paksaan ini justru menimbulkan dendam dari kakak tiri Emmy yang merasa dirinya harus menikahi pewaris dingin itu. Berbagai cara dilakukannya agar Keenan membenci Emily. Lantas, bagaimana kisah keduanya? Mampukah Emmy mempertahankan rumah tangganya bersama Keenan? Terlebih, ia menyadari telah jatuh hati pada suaminya itu....

"Dia milikku! Bukan milikkmu! Di saat kau sudah membuang dan tidak mau mengakuinya, maka saat itu pula dia bukanlah lagi bagian dari hidupmu! Aku lah pemiliknya ... hanya aku! Bukan kau!" ••• Magdalena Collen Achilles, perempuan yang terlahir dari keluarga pengusaha dan pebisnis ternama Achilles. Dalam usia tujuh belas tahun, dirinya mengandung anak sang kekasih di luar pernikahan. Kesalahan besar yang telah ia perbuat, menjadikan dirinya harus melahirkan sang anak tanpa seorang ayah. Penolakan atas kehamilannya tersebut, menyebabkan ia depresi berat dan koma setelah melahirkan. Siapa yang tahu jika ia memiliki kembaran, Monalena Celine Achilles. Adik kembarnya yang selama ini disembunyikan oleh orang tua mereka. Monalena atau yang bisa kita sebut Alena. Pada akhirnya muncul, menggantikan sang kakak kembaran untuk membesarkan juga merawat anaknya. ... Tentunya tidak luput dari balas dendam. Pada yang bernama Calief, serta bermarga Franklyn. Calief Atharizz Franklyn, nama yang sudah tercatat dengan baik dalam ingatannya. Laki-laki yang menyebabkan saudari kembarnya terbaring koma. Bagaimana kisah ini akan berakhir? Apakah akan berakhir bahagia ... atau justru menjadi akhir rumit paling kejam? ••• ▪︎ Murni imajinasi. ▪︎ Tidak menerima plagiatan. ▪︎ Gemith3 readers, I hope you enjoy it.

Blurb Penantian Erisha menunggu Sagara, mantan kekasih nya selama dua tahun nyatanya berakhir sia-sia, saat Sagara mengatakan akan menikahi wanita lain. Patah hati karena penantian yang sia-sia membuat Erisha menerima lamaran dari Kakak mantan nya. Ia ingin balas dendam pada mantan kekasih nya yang telah mengkhianatinya dengan menikahi laki-laki yang paling berpengaruh di keluarga tersebut. Mahesa yang sejak awal memang sudah begitu terobsesi dengan Erisha menjadikan ini kesempatan yang bagus untuknya mendekati Erisha. Menahan gadis tersebut untuknya, menjadikan Erisha hanya miliknya. Akan kah Erisha bisa untuk mencintai Mahesa, dan menerima segala kejutan dan hal baru dalam hidup nya saat bersama Mahesa? “Kau tidak akan bisa lari dari ku, karena aku akan selalu mengikatmu tetap disisiku” - Mahesa Achilles Barata “Kamu yang sudah mengkhianati aku, maka kamu harus menanggung rasa sakit yang lebih dari apa yang aku rasakan” - Erisha Fyneen Bimasena “Aku mencintaimu, namun aku juga menyayanginya. Maaf jika aku harus mengkhianati mu” – Sagara Apollo Barata

Seven years ago, Emerald Hutton had left her family and friends behind for high school in New York City, cradling her broken heart in her hands, to escape just only one person. Her brother's best friend, whom she loved from the day he'd saved her from bullies at the age of seven. Broken by the boy of her dreams and betrayed by her loved ones, Emerald had learned to bury the pieces of her heart in the deepest corner of her memories.Until seven years later, she has to come back to her hometown after finishing her college. The place where now the cold-hearted stone of a billionaire resides, whom her dead heart once used to beat for.Scarred by his past, Achilles Valencian had turned into the man everyone feared. The scorch of his life had filled his heart with bottomless darkness. And the only light that had kept him sane, was his Rosebud. A girl with freckles and turquoise eyes he'd adored all his life. His best friend's little sister.After years of distance, when the time has finally come to capture his light into his territory, Achilles Valencian will play his game. A game to claim what's his. Will Emerald be able to distinguish the flames of love and desire, and charms of the wave that had once flooded her to keep her heart safe? Or she will let the devil lure her into his trap? Because no one ever could escape from his games. He gets what he wants. And this game is called...The trap of Ace. *** Book one of 'Obsessive Billionaires' series