Jam 13

Brian Bolton, miliarder top Bolton Enterprise dari New York City baru-baru ini pindah ke kantor cabangnya di San Francisco. Meninggalkan New York City adalah suatu hal yang harus dia lakukan setelah menghabiskan bertahun-tahun merawat tunangannya. Dia ingin fokus mengembangkan perusahaannya untuk pasar Asia-Pasifik tetapi hidupnya berubah drastis setelah dia menaruh perhatian pada satu karyawannya, Anastasia Berg. Anna adalah karyawan yang berpenampilan biasa selama jam kerja tetapi dia berubah menjadi wanita seksi saat keluar malam. Setelah melihat Anna untuk pertama kali di bar, Brian tidak bisa menghilangkan keinginannya untuk memiliki Anna. Keduanya saling jatuh cinta, namun seks yang panas tidak cukup solid untuk membangun sebuah hubungan. Baik Anna atau Brian, keduanya memiliki masa lalu yang pahit dalam menjalin hubungan percintaan. Tak bisa dipungkiri, kepahitan dari masa lalu akan mengguncang hubungan mereka.

On the day I get released from prison, Joshua Caldwell's adoptive sister, Madeline Caldwell, hosts a live stream to welcome me home. She makes sure to shove the phone right in my face. "This is my older sister, Victoria. Even though she has gotten violated by 13 people, she still has the courage to continue living in this world." The comment section explodes instantly. Joshua frowns slightly, but Madeline merely sticks her tongue out at him with a cute smile on her face. Instead of going hysterical like I did three years ago, I just smile at everyone. "A woman's body is never her weakness. The offenders are the ones who deserve to die, not me." After returning home, I don't stop Joshua from letting Madeline visit our parents' graves on their death anniversary on my behalf. I don't mind Joshua giving my room away to Madeline and telling me to stay in the storeroom. Even when Madeline pushes me into the water once again, Joshua chooses to save her despite her knowing how to swim. After I get rescued by a passerby, I just go home on my own silently. Mixed feelings swirl in Joshua's eyes as he looks at me. "That three-year sentence has changed you for good, Vicky." I just smile softly in response. All I've done is finally see reality for what it is and not harbor any hopes for him at all. Moreover, the system, which I've lost contact with, has finally returned three days ago. It told me that it could take me home in seven days. But why is it that Joshua loses his mind after I've left this world for real?

To transfer my sister, Suri Voss, who was 13 years younger than I was, to a new school district, I took 7 days of annual leave and went back to my hometown. I pulled strings, delivered gifts, called in favors, and finally forced a spot for her in the best middle school in the city. At last, when I could pause long enough to catch my breath, I told Mom, who was heading out to buy groceries, that I wanted grilled pork ribs for dinner. Suri walked over with a cold expression, then threw a full glass of icy water straight onto my head and pointed at my face as she exploded. "You country leech, mooching off our family for years, eating our food and living in our house whenever you feel like it. I let all that slide. Now you want to steal my mom too? Do you have any shame at all?! "Listen carefully, Mom only has one child. She will only ever love me!" I stood there, stunned. Suri had no idea I was Mom’s biological daughter, too. All this time, she had treated me as some freeloading relative. I looked toward the doorway, where Mom was changing her shoes to go out. She seemed not to have heard a single word of Suri’s disrespect. She merely said casually, "Suri doesn’t like ribs. Let’s have grilled shrimp instead." She had forgotten that I’ve been severely allergic to seafood since childhood. I lowered my head and let out a quiet, self-mocking laugh. Unbeknownst to them, if I could secure Suri a place in that school, I could just as easily make sure she lost it.

Sinopsis “Buka!” Tanpa ragu, dokter muda itu memberi perintah tegas. Pasien yang duduk di kursi pasien langsung menegang, wajahnya berubah seketika. “Apa maksudmu?” Nada suaranya naik, jelas terkejut. Alicia, yang sudah 24 jam tak tidur dan salah membaca laporan pasien, menjawab santai, “Ini pemeriksaan awal sebelum tindakan. Jadi… buka celananya.” Satu kalimat polos itu cukup untuk membuat dunia Devan jungkir-balik. --- Dokter muda itu bernama Alicia, gadis superpolos yang bicara terlalu jujur untuk ukuran tenaga medis. Dan Devan? Seorang miliarder muda dengan ego setinggi langit dan kesabaran setipis tisu. Pertemuan salah paham itu memicu perang kecil yang kocak sekaligus menegangkan. Alicia tak sadar ucapannya telah menyinggung lelaki paling berpengaruh di kota itu. Sementara Devan, yang merasa kehormatannya diinjak-injak, tidak tahu bahwa dokter mungil itu justru perlahan mencuri perhatiannya. Apakah mungkin cinta terlarang antara dokter dan pasien akan terjadi?

Aralyn Leto and her mother Larissa, are running across Soovaree, a mystic supernatural realm, to escape Malleteagan, Aralyn’s father and Larissa’s destined mate. At tender age of 13, Aralyn witnessed Malleteagan killing Larissa in a cold-blooded murder. Taking her last breaths, Larissa made Aralyn promise to continue to live and fight. Brokenhearted yet determined to keep her promise, Aralyn continues running away from Malleteagan. Blinded by the hatred, Malleteagan (Aeolian Warlock’s Royalty, the Lycan King and son of Moon Goddess) believes that Aralyn’s death is needed to break the Moonlight curse cast upon him by the God of War. Left with no choice, Aralyn finally escapes from Malleteagan to Wengarthria (the supernatural hell of Soovaree). In Wengarthria, Aralyn enters Oribus, the first of nine levels of hell. In Oribus Aralyn meets Sentaya, enigmatic Oribian ruler and gatekeeper of Wengarthria. Sentaya offers a hideout to Aralyn, who agrees to work for Sentaya in exchange. About five years later, Malleteagan discovers Aralyn’s hideout in Oribus and attacks Sentaya when she refuses to handover Aralyn, only to lose the battle. However, Aralyn’s relief to hear about Malleteagan’s battle loss and retreat from Oribus is short-lived. Upon the battle end, Aralyn’s hideout was discovered by Marcellus Riggs, the illegitimate son of Hades. As commanded by his father, Hades, Marcellus, the seasoned army commander and heir apparent to Wengarthrian throne, led the army to Oribus to collect the souls of Malleteagan’s fallen Lycan soldiers. When he discovers Aralyn. Marcellus is annoyed to discover that she is his destined mate. Due to personal vendetta, Marcellus abducts Aralyn and imprisons her in dungeons of the last circle of Wengarthria with a plan to destroy Aralyn and get revenge. Will he manage to get going with his plans?

El día en que descubrieron que yo no era la verdadera hija de la familia millonaria, la auténtica heredera irrumpió en la casa y me apuñaló varias veces en el vientre, condenándome a perder para siempre la posibilidad de ser madre. Mi prometido estalló de furia por lo ocurrido y mis padres, desesperados, declararon de inmediato que no volverían a reconocerla. Para calmarme, mi prometido me pidió matrimonio a toda prisa, mientras que mis padres escribieron una carta de ruptura con ella, pidiéndome que me enfocara en recuperarme. Después dijeron que ella había huido al extranjero y que había terminado vendida en otro país, un destino trágico y merecido. Yo lo creí. Hasta que, seis años después de mi matrimonio, vi con mis propios ojos a la supuesta “desaparecida”. La encontré recargada en el pecho de mi esposo, con un vientre abultado, suspirando con fingida melancolía. —Si hace seis años no hubiera perdido la cabeza y cometido aquel error, Liliana jamás habría tenido la oportunidad de casarse contigo. Por suerte tú y mis padres siempre estuvieron de mi lado; de lo contrario, esa impostora me habría mandado directo a la cárcel. Esa maldita… jamás se imaginó que he vivido todo este tiempo bajo sus narices… y ahora llevo en mi vientre a tu hijo. Cuando nazca, busca cualquier excusa para “adoptarlo” y así la tendrás de por vida como mi sirvienta. Gracias por estos años, Mauricio. Su mirada cargada de ternura hizo que el rostro de Mauricio se encendiera. —No digas eso… casarme con ella fue la única manera de mantener tu nombre limpio y que siguieras viviendo en libertad. Todo vale la pena, si tú estás bien. En ese instante lo comprendí: el hombre al que llamaba mi verdadero amor me había engañado todo este tiempo, incluso, mis propios padres. Habían hecho absolutamente todo para proteger a su hija biológica. Bien si así son las cosas… entonces yo ya no los quiero en mi vida.

Setelah menjemput anak, suamiku pergi ke hotel bersama sekretarisnya untuk membahas bisnis. Kebetulan, ada yang memotretnya dan mengunggahnya ke internet hingga menjadi trending topic. Aku buru-buru menelepon, tetapi suamiku malah mengakhiri panggilan dengan tidak sabar, "Kalau bukan ketemu klien di hotel, mau ketemu di mana? Di rumah? Jangan bersikap nggak masuk akal!" Aku segera mengeluarkan uang untuk menekan berita itu. Dua jam kemudian, aku malah mendapat panggilan darurat. Ketika tiba, jasad putraku sudah dingin. Tangannya memegang kartu karyawan sekretaris suamiku. Aku menangis hingga sekujur tubuhku bergetar. Nomorku diblokir Charlie, jadi tidak bisa dihubungi. Setelah mengurus prosedur di rumah sakit, Charlie akhirnya meneleponku. Suaranya dipenuhi amarah. "Kamu bawa anak kita pergi? Kenapa nggak mengabariku? Kami semua menunggunya mengambil kontrak! Cepat bawa dia kemari!" Selesai mengatakan itu, Charlie mengakhiri panggilan dan memblokirku lagi. Aku terkekeh-kekeh melihat pesan yang kukirim tidak bisa masuk. Aku bisa memberimu klien, juga bisa menghancurkan masa depanmu!

Hari pendaftaran pernikahan, aku menunggu di Kantor Catatan Sipil sejak pagi hingga langit gelap. Sementara itu, pacarku Soni malah menemani cinta pertamanya naik gunung. Aku meneleponnya belasan kali, tapi semuanya ditolak. Sampai telepon ke-20 baru dia mengangkat. "Sehari nggak ketemu aku saja kamu harus menelepon puluhan kali, mau nyawa aku diambil, ya? Kamu sebenarnya segitu kekurangan lelaki, ya?" "Yeni lagi nggak enak badan, jantungnya kambuh. Aku harus jagain dia di rumah sakit. Urusan nikah, lain kali saja." Sepuluh tahun bersama, ini sudah ke-100 kalinya Soni meninggalkanku sendirian di depan Kantor Catatan Sipil demi perempuan itu. Untuk ke-101 kalinya, dia hanya meninggalkan pesan. [Sayang, jam sepuluh ketemu di Kantor Catatan Sipil.] Aku menahan tawa dingin, mengabaikan pesannya, lalu melangkah naik ke pesawat menuju luar negeri. Soni, kali ini aku tidak akan memilihmu lagi. Pria yang biasanya selalu terlihat tenang itu, begitu tahu aku pergi, benar-benar kehilangan kendali menggila.

Di hari pernikahan yang seharusnya menjadi hari bahagia, Kirana di fitnah dan ditinggal oleh calon suaminya begitu saja. Kirana merasa hancur dan tak tau harus berbuat apa, di saat semua sudah siap dan akad tinggal satu jam lagi. Orang tua Kirana tetap kekeuh ingin melanjutkan pesta pernikahan itu karena semua tamu undangan sudah hadir semua. Tak disangka seorang pria tak di kenal sama sekali oleh Kirana, tiba-tiba datang menjadi juru penyelamat dan dia menawarkan untuk menggantikan mempelai pria, yang telah pergi. agar tak jadi malu karena pernikahan tiba-tiba batal. Karena semua serba tiba-tiba pria itu hanya mampu memberikan mahar kecil dan malah menjadi bahan gosip para tamu undangan. Bahkan Kirana dikatai sebagai wanita sial, wanita murahan, dan penuh dengan aib dan masih banyak hinaan yang di lontarkan oleh keluarga dan yang lainnya. Baca kisah Kirana dan Dirga di sini yuk, jangan lupa subscribe dan rate ceritaku ya terimakasih.

While I'm waiting for my vasectomy to start, I see a popular question trending on a forum. "What's the best revenge for a man?" An anonymous answer is upvoted all the way to the top of the comment section. "By stealing everything he's proud of while playing the role of his best friend, of course! To be honest with you, this is how I treat my childhood friend, too. "Before he realizes it, his parents already view me as their biological son. The company has bestowed upon me a position that's superior to his. His wife even gave her virginity to me at the new home he had personally decorated and refurnished. His children are actually mine, and they are super clingy to me! "Because of something I said, his wife made him get a permanent vasectomy. He actually agreed to it. At this rate, that bastard will never be able to have his own children!" Some people are shocked, while others don't hesitate to berate the anonymous poster. But the majority of the commenters are more confused than anything. "What sort of deep-rooted grudge do you have against your childhood friend, though? Why is your revenge going this far?" That poster is surprisingly honest. "Actually, it's nothing much. This friend of mine is superior to me in any way since we were kids. But he's also a smug and arrogant one who doesn't really seem to care about anything at all. "I don't like that attitude of his, so I've come up with this scheme and stolen everything from him. Take now, for example. He's waiting for his vasectomy procedure at the hospital, while I'm hugging his wife right now. In fact, I plan on depleting this entire box of contraceptives!" The latest photo the online poster has uploaded shows a box containing 13 condoms. As for the background, it happens to be my home.