Ji Eun-tak

During our New Year’s Eve dinner, I told my family that my company was not giving out year-end bonuses. The table went silent. Even the TV host counting down to midnight suddenly sounded grating. My husband and daughter slammed the table in frustration. “No year-end bonus?! How are we supposed to pay the mortgage and the car loan? I didn’t marry you so you could live off me!” “Other moms either buy designer bags or send money. You’re the most useless one. You can’t even bring home a $100,000 bonus.” My in-laws sat there with dark looks on their faces and said nothing. I looked at their self-righteous faces and felt a lump in my throat. All these years, every expense in this family was paid with the money I earned from late nights, overtime, and project commissions. But all they could see was the $100,000 bonus I did not bring home. “If you can’t make any money, then get out!” My husband grabbed my arm and pushed me toward the door. My daughter was not satisfied and kicked me on the lower back. I did not turn around. I took out my phone and booked the presidential suite at a downtown five-star hotel. My bank account had just received a $1 million dividend payout. It was true that I did not get a year-end bonus. But I got promoted to management. From this day onward, I would receive $1 million in dividends every year.

All Cassie wanted was to get married and be happy, from the very day she saw Ethan, she fell in love with him. Though their relationship started as a contract, she knew she loved him, and he loved her. But things took an unexpected turn when Ethan broke up with her on their wedding day and also cheated on her. She was devastated when she found out she was pregnant for him. She decided to flee the country and start a new life. Five years later, she returns stronger, guarded, and with two unexpected companions: a pair of twins, a boy and a girl who share Ethan’s eyes. But what happens when she crosses paths with the man who once wrecked her world? And this time, will she be the one to walk away, or will Ethan fight for the family he never knew he lost?

"One more step and I will make you regret" He hissed with his burning gaze on me. My body stiffened and I remained still at the same place. His threatening words choked me. I pitied myself for how helpless I'd become. But my intrusive thoughts said otherwise, what if I didn't listen to him and ran further away from him? I felt a pair of hands rise to my shoulder. My breath became unstable feeling his skin on me. "Good girl" he hushed in my ear letting out a silent gasp due the surprise act of his. I think I have just let my mind win over the fear I had for him. ~~~~~~~~~ Aster Di Fazio gets tangled into an arranged marriage with the heir of one the wealthiest families, Adagio Amato-the most feared and filthy rich. He never goes against his parents and hates the idea of commitment. As for Aster, she was a simple girl with a loving heart. She has always been under her parent's shield and was showered with love and comfort-a heart of generosity and happiness. They're opposite to each other in every way possible, but they carry the same last name. This marriage didn't look promising and every member of their family knew that. It is no more than a contract after which all of it will be burned and blown away with wind. Well, that's what everyone thought.

Five years after I broke up with my childhood sweetheart, Jason Thorne, my ALS progressed to its terminal stage. Since I can't receive any treatment for my disease at all, I decide to fly back to my hometown and wait for my death to come. Meanwhile, Jason has been dating a woman named Freya Tyler for five years. In fact, they are about to get married. Freya is even pregnant with Jason's child. We bump into each other in the hospital's garden. When Jason sees the blanket around my shoulders, he scoffs at me. "You're already this weak, and yet you're here all alone. It seems that your doctor boyfriend isn't taking good care of you at all. Then again, you did cheat on me with that guy. It only makes sense that your new relationship won't end well at all." Freya smiles brightly at me. "That's enough, Jason. It's not like everyone is capable of taking care of me very well, just like you do. "Our wedding will be held at the base of a snow mountain in Selvaria. You simply must attend our wedding, Ms. Moyer." As I gaze at Jason's cold and arrogant expression, I do my best to suppress my feelings of longing and guilt. Instead, I reply calmly, "No, thank you. I'm not interested in my ex-boyfriend's life. I'm only staying here for a short while. In the future, I will never come back ever again." Jason merely huffs before turning on his heel and walking away. But when I depart from this world, he loses his will to live too.

Ellen Santiago is a 18 years old girl who has moved into a new country and collage with her her mother. What happens when a girl who doesn't believe in love and happily ever after catches the eye of a arrogant boy. Logan Knight is the heir to the knights corporation. He doesn't allow any girl to get close to him because he thinks all girls are gold digger who hides in the pretence of love but in reality they want nothing but money and fame. He just uses girls for his sexual pleasure and doesn't get attached to anyone of them. Will he conquer the love of Ellen or Well she only be one of the girls he takes pleasure from.

She’s the one woman who said no. Now he’ll do anything to make her his even if it means breaking every rule he built his empire on. Ava Sinclair doesn’t bow. Not to billionaires, not to power, and definitely not to Luca Hart the cold, calculating tech mogul who thinks everything has a price. When he tries to buy her company and erase her legacy, she slams the door in his face. She doesn’t expect him to come back. She definitely doesn’t expect him to come for her. Forced into a temporary partnership to contain a public scandal, Ava and Luca collide behind closed doors sharp tongues, sharp tempers, and sharper attraction. He’s grumpy, ruthless, and infuriatingly hot. She’s stubborn, brilliant, and determined to hate him. But every fight pulls them closer. Every look burns hotter. And when the anger cracks, the need between them is vicious,raw, consuming, inevitable. Then the threats start. The shadows close in. Someone wants Ava silenced. Someone who knows she’s not just a woman with a sharp mind and a guarded heart She’s the living vault for secrets that were never supposed to surface. As her hidden past unravels, Ava realizes the most dangerous thing isn’t losing her company. It’s losing herself. And Luca? He’s no longer fighting for a deal. He’s fighting for the only thing he’s never been able to buy, break, or control: Her. In a world built on lies, they’re each other’s only truth. And the deeper they fall, the more everything around them burns.

Sejarah berubah sebagaimana mestinya, menuju ke arah yang tidak diketahui. Sang waktu berjalan dengan cara yang menyimpang, mengalami gangguan oleh kekuatan yang melampaui waktu itu sendiri. Masa kelam yang suram dan dingin akan segera turun ke dunia, menuntun daratan ke dalam rangkulan kegelapan. Nasib segala bangsa kini dipertaruhkan. Sejarah berubah dan sang waktu kehilangan arah. Dunia dan semesta kini berada dalam bahaya! Takhta takdir telah hilang!

Ich war seit neun Jahren mit dem Kindheitsfreund meiner Schwester und wir standen kurz vor der Verlobung. Wie immer war er auf der Party mit seinen Freunden betrunken und ich holte ihn ab. Als ich vor der Tür stand und gerade Hallo sagen wollte, hörte ich die neckische Stimme eines seiner Freunde. „Vincent, deine Traumfrau ist zurück aus dem Ausland. Was machst du mit dem Ersatz? Wirfst du sie loswerden oder hast du gleichzeitig zwei?“ Er grinste höhnisch. Dann sagt ein anderer neben ihm lachend: „Vincent, du bist so v*rdammt beneidenswert. Nachdem deine Traumfrau Chiara weg war, hast du dich aus Einsamkeit mit der Schwester deines Kindheitsfreundes vergnügt. Du hast immer gesagt, nach neun Jahren bist du satt. Und jetzt ist Chiara auch zurück!“ Vincents Stimme war voller Wut. „Chiara hat damals behauptet, ich würde mein ganzes Leben lang nur sie lieben! Natürlich musste ich einen billigen Ersatz nehmen, um ihr Selbstvertrauen ordentlich zu erschüttern!“

Acara pengajian yang seharusnya menjadi tempat mencari pahala, menambah ilmu agama serta mempererat silaturahim justru dijadikan sebagai ajang pamer oleh segelintir warga toxic. Bu Evi dan geng yang selalu merasa berkuasa di dusun'nya tega mempermalukan Suci--salah satu warga yang membuat nasi kotak dengan menu sederhana. Mereka memfoto dan men'share nasi kotak tersebut di group dan dijadikan sebagai bahan bully'an. Suci yang selalu dihina dan direndahkan hanya karena nasi kotak, akhirnya tidak tinggal diam. Perlahan, tapi pasti, Suci mampu membungkam satu per satu warga toxic yang selalu berkuasa hingga tak mampu berkutik.

Hari itu aku berpuasa, aku dan putriku keluar membeli kurma dan tak kusangka kami nyaris ditabrak saat menyeberang. Hal mengejutkan, mobil itu adalah mobil suamiku, dan lebih membuat syok lagi, dia bersama istri barunyanya yang sedang hamil.