Kabanata 5

가난한 척하며 남편과 결혼한 지 5년. 나는 드디어 모든 걸 털어놓을 준비가 되어 있었다. 그러나 남편의 첫사랑이 갑자기 유학을 마치고 돌아왔다. 시어머니는 미소를 지으며, 마치 나를 비웃기라도 하듯 말했다. “역시 원희가 우리 진영이랑 더 잘 어울리네.” “내세우기조차 창피한 누구와는 확실히 다르네.” 시어머니와 시누이는 기회를 봐서 내게 약을 먹이려 했고, 서원희는 그녀들과 함께 나를 내연녀라고 욕했다. 결국 나의 소중한 아이는 그렇게 유산되었다. 하룻밤 사이에 모든 것이 변했다. 회사의 부대표 자리, 강변의 별장, 한정판 스포츠카까지... 그들은 모든 것을 잃게 되었다. 나는 그들이 무릎 꿇고 내게 용서를 구하게 만들 것이다.

Our Pack followed an ancient law: if a she-wolf wasn't bonded by the age of 23, the Pack had the right to assign her a mate, regardless of her will. Felix is my childhood sweetheart and fated mate, the Alpha of the Moonclaw Pack. But he postponed our bonding ceremony and is holding a mating ceremony with an Omega first, all because of that law. Felix pitied Omega, Valentina, who was already 22, afraid she would be matched with a bad mate. But he seemed to forget that after waiting for him for 5 years, I would turn 23 next month. My mother and I begged him to reconsider our mating ceremony only to be met with Felix's dilemma attitude: "You've waited this many years, what's a little longer?" "Besides me, who else would choose Valentina? Clara, you still have parents, but Valentina is poor, she only has me." "Please wait, after the mate bond ceremony with Valentina, I'll break it and then bond with you." Later, in order to prevent me from bonding with a slave, my mother hurriedly chose a mate for me. Coincidentally, my mate bond ceremony and Felix and Valentina's mate bond ceremony were on the same day. On the day I was being taken off in a luxury car, I passed by Felix handing him ceremonial flowers. When he saw me, he suddenly shifted into a wolf and blocked the car insane. Even after being hit and vomiting blood, he stared intensely at me and asked why I was wearing a wedding dress…

비행기가 추락한 후 나는 유골조차 남지 않았다. 나의 영혼은 5년 동안 발 디디지 않은 집으로 돌아왔다. 그들은 내가 죽은 줄도 모르고 아직도 내가 집에 가서 설을 쇠기를 기다리고 있었다. 엄마는 항공사의 전화를 받고 쩔쩔매다가 한참을 멍하니 있더니 무너져 펑펑 울었다. 나는 그들을 따라 다시 사건 현장으로 돌아갔는데 뜻밖에도 그들의 머리 위에서 후회 지수를 발견했다. 동생 머리 위 후회 지수: 40%. 아빠 머리 위 후회 지수: 60% 올케의 머리 위 후회 지수도 30%를 가리키는 가운데 엄마 머리 위에는 0이 반짝이고 있었다...

결혼 7주년 기념일, 남편의 첫사랑이 아들에게 고양이를 선물했다. 나는 고양이 털 알레르기가 있어서 온몸에 발진이 나고 유산의 징후도 나타났다. 그래서 아들에게 고양이를 돌려보내라고 명령했다. 5살 된 이서우는 울면서 나를 밀어 바닥에 넘어뜨리며 말했다. “안 돼! 엄마 나빠! 나는 엄마가 싫어! 지유 아줌마가 엄마가 되어줘!” 이준후는 차가운 표정으로 나를 꾸짖었다. “왜 그때는 알레르기가 없고, 왜 이제서야 알레르기가 생겼냐? 지유가 고양이를 주니까 알레르기까지 나? 질투에 아들 생각은 전혀 안 하네. 너 그러면 안 돼!” 그는 아들을 안고 고양이를 데리고 유지유를 찾아갔다. 나는 바닥에 쓰러져 눈앞에서 피가 바지에 스며드는 걸 보며 두 번째 아이를 잃었다. 병원에서 나는 고통 속에 눈물만 흘리며 괴로워했다. 그러나 내 남편과 아들은 유지유를 데리고 산과 바다를 다니며 마치 진짜 가족처럼 지냈다. 유지유는 나에게 메시지를 보냈다. “나는 준후 오빠가 나를 좋아하는 걸 알아. 그럼 왜 너랑 결혼했냐고? 나는 아이를 낳는 위험을 감수하고 싶지 않았지만 아들과 딸을 갖고 싶어 했어. 안타깝게도 너 유산했네.” 그 순간, 진짜 절망감을 느꼈다. 나는 변호사를 통해 이혼을 의뢰하고, 비행기 표를 끊고 고향으로 돌아갔다. 그저 그 아버지와 아들과 다시는 만날 일이 없기를 바랐다.

Iya Santos is a 21 years old teacher, who lives her life to the fullest. She grew up with a drunkard father and with her loving grandmother, whom sooner was taken away from her because of death. She was given lots of fortune due her grandmother's death, and because of that at young age she independently manages all the money that she has. She treasures her friends and treated them like family. She never begs for a man’s love, for she believes that love should be given freely and to be begged. A problem occurs, when she met her mother whom she thought already died after she gave birth to her. Feeling lied to and betrayed, she ones again closes her heart to everyone, thinking that she can no longer trust the people around her.Life goes on for her as she realizes that the only way to heal a broken heart is through forgiving. 5 years had pass, her mother called her and wanting to meet her, not because she wants to say sorry for what she had done but because she has a stage 3 cancer and asking her a favor to take care of her child, as she met her mother and her child, her mother had a heart attack and needed to be rush in the hospital. She was left with no choice but to take care of her step brother, whom soon after got attached to her. And when her mother died she took care of him. It was like taking care of her own child, Jom helped her to take care of her step brother. Soon after, Jom and Iya got engaged and soon got marriede.That is when Iya finally realizes the true meaning of life.

Mia broke up with Trace when she discovered that she is pregnant by her long-time boyfriend. Mia didn't hesitate to break up with him because of the pressure from Trace's family who didn't like her for Trace. Their break up happened most tragically, and after 5 years, Trace become a successful businessman, become a billionaire, and engaged with the highest-paid model. One day, Trace is knocking at the door of Mia's house, and says that Trace owned the apartment where Mia is living. How long Mia can take the wrath of the billionaire, and hide the son of the billionaire? "You broke up with me at an unexpected time, leaving me at the moment that I needed you the most, and you deserve my wrath for hurting me for 5 years, I owned you I brought your existence, now watch me become happy, while you stays the same, miserable and unhappy."

"Mahal ko siya, pero hindi pa ako handa" "My instinct was wrong about him and my best friend, now that I can say I'm ready..." "Doon palang naging huli na ang lahat" ---Athena Delight Teneza "I like you... No- that's not the right word..." "I love you..." "Turns out, you love someone else..." "I want to forget you, and look for someone who will love me back... Until I realized, I'm not loving her back... Ikaw parin talaga kahit ituon ko Ang pansin ko sa iba" --- Justin Meyer Cruz Minahal nila ang isa't isa sa hindi naaayon na panahon, dahil sa mapaglarong tadhana... Nauwi sa 'huli na ang lahat' ang 'handa na ako'. Ngunit paano kung sa pagdating ng panahon na masasabi mong 'magmumove forward na ako' ay mauuwi nalang sa 'fiance ko ang Ex ko'?? Magkasintahan sina Athena at Justin mula kolehiyo. Naghiwalay dahil sa isang serye ng mga maling akala at nasirang tiwala. Ngayon, sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon, sila'y pinilit magpakasal sa papapamitan ng arrange marriage na napagkasunduan ng kanilang mga pamilya. Mas pinili nilang maging estranghero at wala sa kanila ang nagpaalala tungkol sa kanilang nakaraan. Sa kanilang pagsasama ay unti-unti nilang narirealize ang tunay nilang nararamdaman sa isa't isa. Lihim silang may malalim na pagmamahal sa isa't isa. Sa panahong napagdesisyonan nilang aminin at ituon ang pagmamahalan nila sa isa't isa ay muling magbabalik ang dahilan ng naging hiwalayan nila sa nakaraan? Paano kung dumating ang pagkakataong pagdedeaisyonan ni Justin ang pagpayag sa debusyong kagustuhan ni Athena? Ano nga ba ang dahilan ni Athena sa divorce na hihilingin kay Justin? Katapusan na nga ba ng kanilang kwento o simula pa lamang ito ng masalimuot na kabanata ng kanilang relasyon?

Cassie is a single mother, who has spent the last 5 years building a new life and identity, hiding her daughter carefully away from her Nemesis and trying her best to stay isolated and keep her heart as far away from men as possible. Then Jack moves in and no matter how she tries, she couldn't break the bond forming between their new neighbor and her daughter, and also the attachment she was starting to feel * * * * * * One knock on the door will threaten to destroy everything Cassie has spent the past 5 years working hard for, and also threaten to take her daughter away. In order to protect her daughter, Cassie will have to agree to a Fake Marriage with Jack. However, soon they begin to forget or neglect the thin line between acting and reality

회사 월차 날, 심영호의 여비서가 SNS에 글을 올렸다. “회사에서는 네가 위, 내가 아래라 해도 밤에는 내가 위인걸!” 사진 속 그녀는 장미꽃으로 가득 채운 워터베드 위에 누워 있었고, 늘 엄격하기만 하던 심 대표는 무릎을 꿇고 그녀의 발을 주무르고 있었다. 그의 주머니에는 반짝이는 금목걸이도 들어 있었다. 바로 오늘 아침, 나는 금목걸이를 사서 심영호에게 우리의 관계를 공개해 달라고 요청했다. 그는 흔쾌히 받아들였지만 내 휴대폰으로 사진을 찍으려던 순간 내 폰을 산산조각 내버렸다. 심영호의 눈빛은 경멸로 가득했다. “네 꼴을 보고 말해!” “역시 애미는 있어도 애비 없는 년답게 나를 망치려고 별짓을 다 하는구나.” 그 순간 나는 지난 5년간, 그의 ‘회사 내 연애 금지’ 규칙을 철저히 따르며 살았던 내가 참 우스워 보였다. 그래서 다음 날, 나는 아버지께 메시지를 보냈다. [저 졌어요. 집에 돌아가서 가업을 이어받을게요.]

After the school cafeteria for elementary school kids shut down, I decided to offer meals for all the kids in our building at my home. At the end of the month, when it came time to settle the bill, one of the neighbors wasn’t happy. “The new caterer downstairs only charges $2.50 per meal, but you’re charging us $5! That’s an extra $75 per kid per month. Do you have no shame?” she accused me. I calmly explained that I only used free-range meat and organic vegetables in my meals. But no matter how patiently I tried to reason with them, the parents insisted I refund the difference and demanded I charge no more than $2.50 per meal moving forward. When I lowered my costs to meet their demands, they started accusing me of mistreating their children. They went online to expose me and even reported me to the authorities. The online attacks were relentless. I was fined, and my husband lost his job because of the controversy surrounding me. The stress pushed me into depression, and in the end, I jumped off a building to end it all. When I opened my eyes again, I saw those same parents being swayed by others in the neighborhood to send their kids to the new daycare service that only charged $2.50 a day. What they didn’t know was that the lunch caterer next door did serve meat every day—but it was frozen, diseased pork that had been sitting in storage for two years.