Karma X Asano

When my husband, Louis Banks, was caught in a traffic accident, I was at an interview out of town. By the time I got to the hospital, he had already been declared dead, and was sent to the crematorium. Hearing the news, I fainted on the spot. When I woke up again, I was greeted by the court coming to enforce the auction of all our assets. The reason was that Louis' company had gone into financial troubles, leaving us in massive debt, and I was the only legal representative of the company. Many years later, I found myself begging in the snow with a cracked bowl, and I nearly got run over by a luxury car. To my surprise, the one in the driver's seat was none other than Louis, who was supposed to be dead ages ago! Dressed in designer brands and holding another woman in his arms, he jeered at my filthy stench and appearance, even kicking my bowl to pieces. "You're still alive, huh? I was worried that I couldn't trick someone who graduated from a bigshot university, but you were dumb enough to believe it without questioning it for a second!" He laughed, sneering as he continued, "Thanks for working so hard for us, hahaha!" His words filled me with so much anger that I died on the spot, my eyes glaring at him even in death. Little did I expect that when I came to, I found myself back on the day of his accident!

On the day of my birthday, my cousin, who does ballet, falls and injures her leg. My father smacks my leg with a club in a fit of rage. I cry out in pain, but he doesn't care. He sneers and says, "Now, you know how it feels! Why didn't you stop to think how much pain your cousin would be in when you pushed her and made her fall down the stairs?" He hits me with all his might until I can't make any more sounds. To drive the lesson home, he shoves me into the basement, uncaring that I'm on the brink of death. "I'll let you out of there once you stop thinking these dirty thoughts, Yvonne!" But when he opens the door to the basement once more, all he sees is my decomposing corpse.

Deux jours avant le Noël, mon petit ami Guillaume avait prévu d'emmener sa assistante passer les fêtes à la mer. Sans un mot, je lui avais préparé ses valises avec tout le soin. Lui, en retour, m'avait raillée en insinuant que j'étais enceinte et plus compréhensive. Lorsqu'il était parti, je m'étais rendue à la clinique et j'avais subi une interruption volontaire de grossesse. Car dans ma vie antérieure, quand j'avais voulu garder Guillaume à la maison, son assistante avait été brutalement assassinée sur la plage. Guillaume a eu l'air calme, mais avant mon accouchement, il m'avait horriblement trahie, il avait ouvert mon ventre et il a étranglé notre bébé avant même qu'il n'ait pris son premier souffle. Cette cruauté m'avait révélé qu'il nourrissait depuis toujours une haine tenace vers moi. Après la renaissance, j'avais juré de lui faire perdre absolument tout.

My dormmate has dropped out of college to get married. Before that, she shares a livestream link on the college forum. She claims her husband has cheated on her, and she wants to stream how she punishes the homewrecker. She asks everyone to share the link and hype the situation up. I don't take her words to heart. To my surprise, she barges into my house with a group of people that afternoon. She trashes the place and screams bloody murder at me. It seems she thinks I'm the homewrecker. It's only from her words that I understand her rich and handsome husband is my father. Well, since she's caused such a scene, it looks like her darling is going to lose his job and leave this family without a penny to his name.

Namira, gadis berparas cantik itu memiliki kepribadian sederhana seperti namanya yang hanya satu suku kata. Masa kecil Namira kelam, setelah kematian ibundanya dia harus mengurus sang ayah sendirian yang terkena strook. Namira dipaksa menjadi dewasa sebelum waktunya. Entah apa dosanya di kehidupan yang lalu atau mungkin ada dosa kedua orang tuanya yang membuat Namira selalu dirundung derita hingga saat dia berpikir akan lepas dari kesengsaraan karena telah memiliki pekerjaan tetap di sebuah perusahaan besar—suatu tragedi mengerikan malah menimpanya. Tiga orang pemimpin di perusahaan tempat dia bekerja melecehkannya secara bergantian di sebuah apartemen milik salah satu di antara mereka. Dia harus keluar dari pekerjaan karena ancaman si pelaku dan menanggung trauma besar yang menghancurkan mental hingga dia berniat untuk bunuh diri. Tapi tanpa disangka-sangka, di detik terakhir nyawanya akan melayang—seorang pria bernama Reyshaka Khalis Byantara yang merupakan pemilik perusahaan tempatnya dulu bekerja datang menolong. Bukan tanpa alasan, pria tampan yang masih lajang di usia tiga puluh tahun itu ingin memastikan agar Namira tidak membuat laporan ke Kepolisian yang akan menghancurkan nama baik perusahaan karena si pelaku adalah para petinggi di bawah pimpinannya. Reyshaka dengan baik hati menawarkan sebuah kompensasi yaitu menikahi Namira untuk memberikan status dan memulihkan kondisi psikisnya sampai sembuh tapi setelah Namira sehat jiwa dan raganya, pria itu akan menceraikan Namira. Apakah Namira bersedia menerima tawaran dari Reyshaka di saat dia tahu kalau di masa lalu ada kejadian kelam serupa yang menimpa ibunda Resyshaka yang ternyata pelakunya adalah ayah Altezza Rizki Putra-ayahanda tercinta dari Namira.

Aku diam-diam mengikuti jejak teman sekamarku, tetapi malah tertangkap oleh seorang tukang bangunan yang bertubuh kekar. Dia langsung menekanku ke atas meja belajar, lalu bertanya sambil menyeringai nakal, "Kamu maunya sama satu kelompok atau cuma aku?" Menghadapi ruangan yang penuh dengan pria-pria kasar itu, aku menangis sambil membuat pilihan. "Aku pilih kamu saja!" Hanya saja saat aku sedang dipermainkan hingga wajahku memerah, tiba-tiba pintu ruangan terbuka ....

— Ah... Mais devagar, meu marido está me ligando. Com o rosto em chamas, peguei o celular e atendi à chamada em vídeo. Do outro lado da linha, meu marido, com os olhos fixos, dava uma ordem atrás da outra. Ele não percebia que, fora do enquadramento, a cabeça de um jovem se movia inquieta entre minhas pernas.

Setelah diselingkuhi di pesta pertunangannya, Milla berbalik untuk melawan dan mempermalukan tunangannya. Tak disangka, bos besar yang hendak membalas dendam datang menghampirinya .... Yang lebih mengejutkan lagi, Milla bahkan pernah tidur dengan pria itu?! Milla awalnya mengira hidupnya setelah ini hanya akan diisi dengan perjuangan melawan musuh dan bangkit dari keterpurukan, tapi siapa sangka dia malah hidup seperti tokoh utama dalam cerita cinta yang penuh kasih sayang. "Chris, orang-orang bilang kamu itu cacat. Kamu yakin, orang yang aku tiduri malam itu kamu?" "Kalau kamu nggak percaya, aku bisa bantu kamu mengingatnya lagi sekarang." "Chris, apa kamu lupa dengan rencana balas dendammu?" "Mana mungkin lupa? Aku menjalankannya setiap malam dengan tindakan nyata!"

We were on our way to celebrate our son’s birthday when we got into a car crash. When I woke up, I looked at my family gathered around my hospital bed and cracked a joke: “Sorry, but who are you guys?” I held back a smile, curious to see how they'd humor their "amnesiac" patient. Would my mother grab my hand in a panic? Would my husband look at me with worry? Would my son rush over, crying and calling me Mom? What I didn't expect was for them to freeze for a moment—and then, almost in unison, let out sighs of relief. My mother was the first to speak, her tone unmistakably lighter, as if a huge weight had been lifted. "If you don’t remember, it’s probably for the best. This is Lindsay—your sister, she’s my daughter. You were adopted." My husband then pointed at me and said to our son, "You should call her Aunt Wendy." Before the shock could even sink in, I watched the child I'd fought so hard to protect turn and throw himself into the arms of Lindsay. "Mom! I played outside all day. I missed you so much!" So that was the truth. My amnesia was exactly what they'd been hoping for. In that case, I didn't need this made-up life anymore.

Istriku adalah seorang influencer parenting biasa mendidik putra kami dengan tegas dan keras. Hanya karena anaknya di taman kanak-kanak mendorong putri dari mantan pacarnya, dia mengurung anaknya di balkon. Dia meninggalkan anaknya sendirian di balkon untuk merenungkan kesalahannya. Sementara dia pergi bermain bersama putri dari cinta pertamanya itu. Tubuh mungil putranya menyusup jeruji pembatas balkon dan jatuh dari lantai 18, hancur berkeping-keping. Saat terjatuh, dia berteriak kepada ibunya minta diselamatkan. Tapi ibunya bahkan tidak menoleh padanya sama sekali.