Marina X Pearl

Note: This is the second book in the "Are You Our Daddy?" series but can also be read as a standalone.   “Please don’t do this. You know I have nowhere to go, don’t you? Please, I still love you. All you’re being told is false. Listen, I am going to tell you the whole truth now. I was actually the one who... who...”   “Look, Salindra,” James cuts in quickly.   “No, James.” Isabella continues. “Please let me speak, you’re going to want to hear this. My name is not even…”   “Salindra!” James shouts.   “I get you. I know you must be all spiked up and all. But it is you who really need to listen to me. Look, I... I never loved you,” he blurts out, swallowing hard.   ~~~   Isabella Harrington, under her father's command, pretends to be poor to test her husband's genuine love. After falling in love at first sight with James Collins, she marries him, hiding her true identity as a billionaire heiress. On their second anniversary, eager to reveal her family background, she instead discovers his infidelity, and she’s confronted with a divorce letter, forced by James’ family to sign.   Homeless and heartbroken, she returns to her family, where they welcome her with open arms.   Michael Howard, who had secretly admired Isabella from afar even before her marriage, is forced into an arranged marriage by his family, just when Isabella got divorced. James, the ex-husband, crosses paths with Isabella again, not as a nobody, but as the chairman of the hospital where he works and also as the renowned phantom medic. Can Isabella reclaim her life and find true happiness with Michael, or will the shadows of her past continue to haunt her?  

Sophie Mack, a 19-year-old resilient and dedicated child of a zealot parish man, raised by a nanny turned stepmother after the death of her mother from birth. She not only faced betrayal by her stepsister, but her boyfriend of five years drugged her, then she had a one-night stand with a stranger, resulting in triplets.   Elliot Harrington, a 26-year-old shrewd billionaire, wakes up in a hotel room to find himself wrapped around a beautiful girl.  Before he checks out of the hotel room, he leaves the girl with a bundle of cash. Later, he sends his investigator to find the girl he slept with, who mistakes Sophie for Olivia, Sophie's step-sister.   Five years later, Sophie, now a renowned financial analyst, returns to New York and starts working at the prestigious Harrington Group, where Elliot is president. Little does she know, her triplets embark on a mission—to uncover the identity of their elusive father.  *** "Owen, did you hear what that man said? He said you looked like his boss. Can the boss be our daddy?" Nathan said, looking at Owen, who had already started working devotedly on his laptop. "We can't be sure of that. But we can still make him candidate 1. The point is helping Mummy find Daddy," replied Isabel, the only girl of the triplets.   "I found him—his boss—and I guess I kind of resemble him. I have his eyes and ears." Owen said with a raised brow. "See, Nathan, you have his hair. But Isabel, you don't resemble Dad, not even Mom; who do you resemble?"  "Who told you his dad? We are not even sure he is our dad; it's just candidate 1." ***  Will Candidate 1 prove to be the missing link, or is there another layer to the mystery that even the triplets couldn't foresee?

四方院家。 それは天皇を始め世界中の王族や裏社会とコネクションを持つ大家である。 四方院家の命令で特別相談役の水希桜夜（みずきおうや）は青森に向かっていた。そこで自身の運命を揺るがす出会いがあるとも知らずに……。 挿絵はXで見れます！ https://x.com/b9SphOvgPtAUb3i/status/1915663746849968499

***Mature content*** " Today is my sister's wedding and last night I had s*x with my future brother-in-law" she mumbled and tears slide down her cheeks. Rose Anderson is a Stubborn, Brat, Arrogant, selfish woman. Who can do anything to achieve her goals? If seducing her sister's to-be husband is a route to achieving her goal then she will do that too. ****** Aaron Patterson is an ambitious businessman. He is a smart and handsome man. He is the youngest billionaire in the country. He can do anything to grow his business. His life gets complicated when his girlfriend turns out to be his half-sister. And His father wants him to marry the daughter of their business Partner. *** What will happen when Ambitious Aaron and stubborn Rose marry each other to achieve their goals? can they ever love each other?

I, Celine Walsh, and my dear sister, Caroline Walsh, became Pregnancy Maidens, who were fertile for merfolk, through the ingestion of special elixirs. We were betrothed to the merfolks through a political marriage. In my previous life, I had chosen a silver-finned merman who was powerfully built, but rough on the eyes. With him, I gave birth to several black-finned mer-children that were prized pedigree. Through them, I was elevated to the status of Crown Princess, enjoying a life of luxury and a prolonged lifespan of several centuries. Meanwhile, Caroline, who picked the purple-finned merman only ever gave birth to red-finned mer-children, which was considered the lowest of lows. For that, she became the laughingstock of the merfolk. Driven to madness by her jealousy, she took my inner pearl, turned me into minced meat and fed me to the fishes. When I finally opened my eyes again, I found myself back on the day of my wedding. This time, Caroline quickly chose the silver-finned merman without any hesitation. Unbeknownst to her, rising to power through her children was not as easy as she had imagined. The silver-finned merman was a promiscuous and depraved one, the very embodiment of cruelty. His favorite activity? Torturing a pregnant lady…

Violet. A hacker. Tracker. K*ller. She can find you wherever you go and bring you to hell anytime. Kulang ang lupang tatakbuhan mo kapag ikaw ang malas na minarkahan. Walang sinasanto at wala ring kinatatakutan. Pumapatay para mabuhay. But she is also a woman of desire, mainit, mapaghanap at palaban sa kama. S*x gives her a different level of satisfaction, pero hindi basta lalaki ay kayang abutin ang kaniyang standards. Isa si Alex Broullet sa mga markado. But how can she k*ll the only man who can give all of her desire? Paano niya papatayin ang lalaking inaasam niyang makaniig for the rest of her life. Ang lalaking titig at haplos pa lamang ay kaya na siyang ihatid sa ika-pitong langit? Did she fall into her trap?

Tiffany Hwang, gadis campuran Indonesia dan Korea Selatan itu harus merasakan pahitnya kehidupan selepas perceraian kedua orangtuanya. Selama lima tahun belakangan tidak ada hal manis yang membuahkan hasil. Terlepas dari segala kemewahan di kota Seoul, ia memilih tinggal bersama Ibunya di Jakarta dan berharap hubungan dengan ibunya ikut membaik. Kepindahannya ke Jakarta membuat hidup Tiffany penuh kejutan. Berawal dari kesalahpahaman tentang surat cinta teman kantornya yang membuat Tiffany harus terlibat dengan David Mahesa, seorang pria berdarah Bali, dimulai. Lingkar takdir kehidupan mereka seperti bercabang namun berakhir pada satu titik yang sama. Pria berkulit sawo matang itu sangat menarik perhatian dengan lesung pipinya. Tapi, isu yang menyebutkan tentang latar belakang keluarga David di Bali yang menjadi buronan Polisi membuat banyak orang enggan mendekatinya. Sosok David yang begitu dingin dan juga misterius membuat Tiffany kesulitan untuk mengelak. Segala cara dilakukan untuk menghindar tapi selalu berakhir pada pria tampan itu. Seiring waktu, Tiffany merasa kinerja jantungnya bermasalah setiap kali berurusan dengan David. Cinta yang hadir akankah semakin bersinar atau malah semakin keruh? Perlahan, alasan kepindahan David ke Ibu kota juga terkuak. Tentang siapa dia dan apa yang terjadi pada keluarganya hingga membuatnya harus melompat jauh ke Jakarta. Tak hanya masalah kehidupan David, tapi rahasia kehidupan Tiffany juga ikut terbongkar, alasan yang menjadi latar belakang perceraian kedua orangtuanya membuat Tiffany merasakan hidup penuh penyesalan yang menyedihkan.

Farid sangat kecewa mendapati Vera isterinya berselingkuh dengan rekan kerjanya. Kenyataan itu Ia ketahui setelah video tidak senonoh isterinya viral di sosial media. Akibatnya pernikahan mereka tidak bisa diselamatkan lagi. Genta yang seorang PEBINOR alias PErebut BIni ORang akan merasakan karma yang tidak pernah terpikirkan olehnya

Elive yang sangat membenci pria cuek, tiba-tiba harus menikah dengan CEO-nya sendiri yang kelewat cuek. Gadis itu sempat merasa bahwa Zavian menikahinya hanya untuk balas dendam. Terlebih sikap Zavian yang masih cenderung memprioritaskan sahabatnya membuat Elive kesulitan menebak perasaan pria itu yang sebenarnya. "Jangan menikahiku jika hanya untuk mengujiku." "Kalau kau tidak juga bisa melepaskannya, lebihbaik aku yang dilepaskan!"

Si bartender cantik Arabella, harus merelakan masa-masa menyenangkan dalam hidupnya ketika seseorang yang tiba-tiba datang mengacaukan bar tempat dirinya bekerja. Berakhir menjadi sebuah jaminan, dirinya terpaksa ikut dengan seorang pria yang sama sekali tak pernah ia bayangkan sebelumnya. Seorang pria bermata tajam dengan seringai yang mematikan, Stevano. Dan secara tidak langsung, Bella harus ikut terjerat ke dalam kehidupan hitam pria tersebut.