Luke Benward Had Me At Hello

"He was everything I swore never to get close to. He was toxic, possessive, selfish. Without me even realising it. He was older than me. It was wrong. He was wrapped in darkness and mystery. He was sinisterly hot and rich to an extent I couldn't imagine. He made sure to become everything I have. He was anything but the one for me, yet he made me his. He made me fall for him. He got under my skin, penetrated my soul, shattered my heart. And I naively obeyed his will. He made me his but he never was mine. He was the devil himself and I'll burn in hell for ever loving him."

Right after I am done with a meeting, I scroll through social media and come across a warning post with my company's location tagged. The title reads, "Avoid this place! Anyone who comes here is a sucker. The company is so stingy that it can't even provide decent snacks." The photos show the Starbucks drinks and five-star desserts I just asked my assistant to distribute to everyone. I frown and tag everyone in the group chat, asking for suggestions about the teatime snacks. A Gen Z intern, Alice Grimes, immediately sends a voice message, "No offense, Ms. Knox, but these mass-produced desserts are full of trans fats. Even dogs wouldn't eat them. A good company would hire Kitchelin chefs to cook on-site. Now that's called having true respect for employees." I laugh in disbelief. My company spends 50 dollars per person on daily tea time, which is considered top-tier in the industry. So, I reply, "Since it's hard to please everyone, we'll cancel teatime from now on and convert it into a cash allowance for everyone." Less than five minutes later, there is a new update in the social media post. "Guys, you won't believe this. I made a reasonable suggestion, and the petty boss just cut our teatime perk! This is how a typical capitalist behaves. They can't handle any honest feedback."

A month before Wendy Johnson and I are set to marry, she tells me she wants to have another man's baby. Following my refusal, she keeps bringing it up daily. Half a month till the wedding, I see her pregnancy report. Just like that, I find out she is almost a month pregnant. It turns out she has no intention of seeking my agreement on this matter. At that very moment, my love for her for so many years dissipates for good. I'm calling off the wedding and destroying all our shared memories. On the day we are supposed to get married, I join a sealed-off research lab without a second thought. From now on, Wendy and I no longer have anything to do with each other!

After five years of playing the perfect Mrs. Prescott, Lucille Sandwell finally woke up on the day of her daughter's one-month milestone. Her husband, Gideon Prescott, reserved all his tenderness and devotion for the woman he truly cared about, yet expected Lucille to remain mature, self-reliant, and endlessly understanding. In front of everyone, she flipped the table and said, "I want a divorce. I've had enough of this marriage." He responded with a cold laugh. "How did you become this vulgar? You throw around the word divorce at the slightest thing." Only after she disappeared did he realize that his world had begun to fall apart. Without her, everything went wrong. Three years later, they met again at an international summit. She returned as a celebrated master architect and stunned the entire room. Under the blaze of camera flashes, he dropped to his knees and begged her to come back. She only smiled and walked past him, another man at her side. Later, he received a gilded wedding invitation. The bride, dressed in white, leaned into the arms of his best friend. With red-rimmed eyes, he crashed the wedding. All he heard was her quiet voice. "Gideon, being the understanding one is exhausting. From now on, I only want to live for myself."

My best friend's brother and I have been dating for half a year, and she has no clue. My best friend drags me out on Christmas for a singles' night out. Unexpectedly, we see her brother, Chris Lambert, holding hands and kissing a girl under the fireworks. "Damn, Chris finally got the school belle!" She looks thrilled and pulls me forward to say hi. Chris awkwardly rubs his nose and introduces me to his girlfriend, "This is my sister, and the one beside her is… sort of like my sister too." I smile silently. We have held hands and kissed, yet now, I am just sort of like his sister.

For the past years in Arra's life she only wished for her family to have good health and be safe. She's been a servant of god all her life kaya hindi siya nagkakasala intentionally pero dadating sa puntong susubukin ng diyos ang pananampalataya ng isang tao at yun ang nangyari kay Arra nung makilala niya si Prince isang criminology student mula sa universidad ng san juliano. Si Prince ay kagaya din ni Arra na isang servant ng panginoon at masunuring anak pero ang tahimik sanang buhay ng dalawa ay magugulo dahil sa pagtatagpo ng kanilang mga landas at ang sinless nilang pamumuhay ay mababahiran ng makamundong kasalanan na labis nilang pag-sisisihan pero huli na dahil parehas na silang nasaktan. Sa pag-alis ni Arra sa lugar kung saan niya naranasan ang unang sakit ng pag-ibig ay mahanap niya kaya ang kaligayahang matagal niyang ninais? Ano ang mangyayari kung sa pag-alis niya ay makilala niya si Marco isang mayaman at ubod ng bait na lalaking magmamahal sa kanya ng buo. Pero sadyang mapaglaro ang tadhana dahil muling magbabalik ang kanyang nakaraan para gulugin ang kanyang tahimik na kasalukuyan.      

Mature content! Bijak dalam memilih bacaan. Dia menggantikan adik angkatnya dalam sebuah perjodohan dan menikah dengan pria dingin yang tak pernah mencintainya. Namun seluruh keluarga menghianati dan mendorongnya hingga mati di bawah hewan peliharaan suaminya sendiri. Dalam keputus asaan, suaminya bahkan tak mau mendengar atau menatap wajahnya hingga mati! Ketidakadilan, kesepian, kesakitan dan seluruh penderitaan dalam hidupnya membawa dendam, ketakutan dan ketidakterimaan akan akhir takdir hidupnya yang pahit. Hal itu membuatnya dilahirkan kembali tepat sebelum pertunangannya terjadi. Berharap lepas dari takdir suram dan hidup bahagia tanpa beban dia berusaha merubah takdirnya untuk tidak mendekati pria yang akan melenyapkan hidupnya, dan juga keluar dari daftar keluarga angkatnya. Namun pada akhirnya, kenapa pria dingin itu justru tak ingin melepaskannya hingga memutuskan semua jalan keluarnya untuk merantainya agar tetap tinggal di sisinya. "Aku harus lari sejauh mungkin darinya, karena aku tak ingin kematian yang sama." -Ellina Aracelia Azzuri- "Kau hanya akan hidup dalam genggamanku. Tak peduli apapun, meski aku harus menguncimu seperti boneka dalam kaca, merawatmu hingga tua, atau harus membalikkan seluruh dunia. Aku tak akan membiarkanmu meninggalkan aku!" -Kenzie Alexis Reegan- Copyright 2019 All story by = Ellina Exsli / Queenbe_exsly Amazing Picture by Pinterest Amazing Font by Picsart.

"Jadi, apa yang kamu mau?" Mauryn mencoba untuk terdengar tegar meskipun dia gugup. Felix menatapnya lekat dengan senyum tipis menghiasi wajahnya. "Aku? Aku hanya ingin memastikan bahwa aku tidak akan menjadi pecundang lagi, dan kamu tidak mempermalukanku lagi seperti saat itu." ——— Mauryn Alexandra Devina tak sengaja memergoki pacarnya yang berselingkuh dengan seorang wanita di belakangnya. Hatinya hancur mengetahui orang yang paling dia percaya justru mengkhianatinya. Untuk melupakan kesedihannya, Mauryn memutuskan untuk menyambangi sebuah kelab malam. Malam yang dimulai dengan alkohol dan hentakan musik itu justru malah membuat Mauryn berakhir di kamar hotel bersama seorang pria yang tak asing baginya. Karena panik dan malu, Mauryn memutuskan untuk kabur dari hotel. Namun, Mauryn harus menghadapi kenyataan mengejutkan ketika dia kembali bertemu dengan pria dari malam itu yang  ternyata adalah CEO baru perusahaan tempatnya bekerja, Felix Nathaniel Mahardika. Bagaimana Mauryn bisa menghadapinya? Felix adalah senior kampus yang dulu pernah dia tolak di depan umum dengan alasan konyol!

Five years and a divorce paper in my hand before I realized that I invested my time, effort and devotion to the wrong man. Trapped in a corner with nothing left to my name, I was willing to bargain with my ex-husband for my daughter’s sake. But then, a savior, my husband’s new boss came to rescue me from the financial quagmire I was in. He helped me recover what I lost: my dignity, pride and most importantly, he gave me hope. I thought he was the perfect man. But the illusion shattered when his motives came to bite me in the face. He was in this for revenge, and his target was me.

My mother hated me, to the point that she wished I were dead. I knew I deserved to die. Sixteen years ago, if I hadn’t insisted on going out, my brother wouldn’t have died while trying to save me. Eventually, both of us got what we wished for. I got brain cancer. She had become a stranger to me as I forgot everything and went to die in blissful ignorance. Then, she went mad.