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After seven years of marriage, Kayla Campbell had finally become pregnant. But during her prenatal checkup, she noticed something was wrong. The space to fill in the name of the child’s father was blank. She instinctively spoke up. "The father should be Luke Hudson. Was it missed during registration?" In Havenport's upper circles, almost everyone was aware of how devoted the head of the Hudson family was to his wife. He loved her so deeply that he had once been willing to undergo a vasectomy for her. "Kayla, watching you take medicine and get injections again and again breaks my heart. You're everything to me. If having a child means you have to suffer like this, then I would rather never have one." Perhaps the heavens were touched by them. Luke was a man known for his decisive and ruthless nature. On the day they confirmed her pregnancy, he had knelt and pulled her into his arms, crying until his voice gave out. He had personally handled all the medical registration paperwork afterward. With how carefully he treated her, a mistake like this made no sense. The staff member was clearly new to the job, and she worked at the computer for a long while before finally nodding. "The father's name was blank when the file was created." As she continued checking, her expression changed slightly. "But Mr. Hudson's name does appear in another patient's record. He's listed as the father of her child. The mother's name is Stephanie Campbell. Do you know her?" Kayla froze. Her thoughts went blank. People in their social circle all knew Kayla's background. She had been adopted by the Campbell family. But when the family finally found their biological daughter, they accused Kayla of having taken their real daughter's place for years and kicked her out without mercy. That biological daughter was Stephanie.

At twenty-eight, I held the dubious honor of being the last unmarried socialite on New York's Upper East Side. Everyone around me was growing increasingly anxious about my single status. In my previous life, my mother arranged a matchmaking cocktail party, where I was told to choose a husband from ten handpicked elite bachelors. I bribed the event planner to place Mark West's profile at the very top—and as I had hoped, I chose him. After we married, Mark treated me with what seemed like tender affection. He even bought me an oceanfront villa in the Hamptons, making me believe I had finally found true love. But that illusion shattered the day I was nine months pregnant, just hours away from giving birth. Mark drove a scalpel straight into my abdomen—then, right in front of me, hurled our newborn onto the floor. "If you hadn't forced me into this marriage with your family's power, Sofia wouldn't have been heartbroken enough to go drinking and get drugged and assaulted. This… this is what you owe her!" He tossed the scalpel aside, then calmly let his private doctor pin down my blood-soaked body. I fought through excruciating pain for six agonizing hours, until I finally bled to death. Afterward, Mark dumped my corpse into the Hudson River. But for Sofia, he hosted a grand funeral—funded with my money, under my name—and paraded himself to the world as a grieving, devoted widower. Given a second chance at life, I refused to step foot in that cursed matchmaking event. Instead, I went straight to my mother with a demand: marry me to Robert Black—the most ruthless, cold-blooded titan of Wall Street, whose scarred face was feared by all. In the end, stripped of my financial backing, Mark's hedge fund collapsed. He became a disgraced fraudster, spat on by everyone on Wall Street.

On the first day of every month, my mom will give me my allowance based on the number of times I had checked in with her last month. "You'll receive 20 dollars for greeting your parents once in the morning and once in the evening. But last month, you only hit ten days' worth of quota, so you can only receive 200 dollars. This also means your 300-dollar punctuality fee will be deducted as well. "After adding on 150 dollars for your basic necessities, you shall receive only 350 dollars for this month's allowance. Remember to write a reflection report on your lack of punctuality later. I'll only transfer you the money if your report is acceptable." I become so overwhelmed by anxiety that my voice starts trembling. "I was busy with my finals last month, Mom! I had to line up outside the library at 5:00 am every day just so I could secure myself a seat! That's why I couldn't call you in time!" In a choked-up tone, I plead to my mom, "I need 600 dollars for the train ticket all the way home during the holidays! 350 dollars really isn't enough for me! Mom, can you please—" But my mom cuts me off firmly, "The allowance system is something that I've specifically designed for you so that I can help you get rid of the bad habit of wanting to receive everything without putting in hard work! Why can't you just understand that I'm doing this for your own good?" After that, she ends the call mercilessly. Just as I'm filled with despair and helplessness, a blond appears before my eyes. He's willing to buy my train ticket for me, but in return, I need to leave with him.

Tiga tahun menikah, Indira dan Farhan hidup dalam kesederhanaan yang penuh cinta. Meski belum juga dikaruniai anak, Farhan tak pernah mengeluh maupun mendesak. Ia mencintai Indira dengan tulus, atau setidaknya itulah yang selalu Indira yakini. Hingga suatu hari, Indira membawa kabar yang selama ini mereka nantikan: ia hamil. Tapi kebahagiaan itu tak bertahan lama. Beberapa bulan setelah kabar bahagia itu, Farhan menghilang tanpa pesan, tanpa jejak, seolah ditelan bumi tanpa tanda ataupun firasat apapun sebeumnya. Semua nomor tak aktif, semua akun media sosial lenyap, dan tak ada satu pun orang yang tahu ke mana Farhan pergi. Dalam kondisi hamil, Indira harus menanggung beban kehilangan, kecemasan, dan tekanan batin yang nyaris meremukkan tubuh dan jiwanya. Ia menelusuri setiap kemungkinan, menggantungkan harapan pada setiap petunjuk yang samar, hingga tak ada lagi air mata yang tersisa. Sebenarnya kemana Farhan pergi? Apakah dia masih hidup ataukah ...

"Jadi, kamu melegalkan hubungan terlarangku dengan pria itu? Kamu tidak marah sama sekali?" Ken menggeleng tegas. "Sebaliknya, aku justru akan membuatkan akta nikah untuk kalian." "HAH?" Mulut Aira tak bisa terkatup rapat. Dia tidak tahu apa yang suaminya katakan. Mungkinkah seorang wanita menikahi dua pria? Karena satu dan lain hal, Aira terpaksa menikah dengan Yamazaki Kenzo, seorang pria lumpuh, cacat, dan buruk rupa yang selalu duduk di kursi roda. Namun karena ketakutan, Aira justru kabur dan terjebak dengan seseorang. Bukannya marah, Ken justru menikahkan mereka berdua? Apa yang akan terjadi? Siapa pria asing itu? Bagaimana nasib pernikahan Aira dan Ken selanjutnya? *note : kisah ini hanya fiktif belaka, tidak bermuatan poliandri sama sekali. Bijaklah dalam menyikapi sebuah bacaan. Follow sosial media author @hanazawa_hana di TT dan hanazawa.hana di igeh biar tahu update cerita terbarunya, yaa. Selamat membaca ^^

Demi Papa, itu saja. Karena di dunia ini aku hanya punya Papa. Baik sebelum Mama meninggal atau sesudahnya. Karena, ya, apa yang bisa kudapatkan dari seorang mama yang selalu mementingkan dirinya sendiri? Setiap hari, dunia ini terlalu sempit bagi Mama sehingga Papa dan aku nggak lebih berarti dari pada semua kegiatan arisan, shopping dan media sosialnya. Sekarang, sudah hampir lima tahun aku menjadi boneka---istri imitasi---Kenzy. Pria dewasa yang hampir separuh usianya habis untuk foya-foya dengan fatamorgana. Bukan hanya itu, dia juga nyaris meregang nyawa karena terlalu banyak mengkonsumsi obat-obatan terlarang. Apakah aku bahagia? Apakah aku tidak menyesal karena telah melewatkan dan mengorbankan indahnya masa remaja? Apakah aku tidak ingin pergi dari kehidupan Kenzy yang semakin parah? Entah, aku tidak tahu! Hanya satu yang aku ketahui, Papa bisa tersenyum bahagia di atas kursi putar empuknya. Itu saja.

Axel, an eleven-year-old boy, was robbed of his childhood after the brutal assassination of his parents by the Hawthornes - his family’s longtime rivals. His parents had discovered the dark secrets behind the Hawthornes’ wealth, and for that, they paid with their lives. To deceive the media, the Hawthornes took Axel in, pretending to care for him while secretly turning his life into a living nightmare behind their cold, gilded walls. Yet, in the midst of that darkness, there was Mia Hawthorne, a girl a year younger than Axel. She was the only one who cared. Every night, she would sneak into the dark room where Axel was locked away, bringing him food and comfort. She talked to him, shared her heart, but Axel always turned away - silent, haunted, his eyes fixed on the memory of his parents’ lifeless bodies. But then, by a twist of fate - through Mia’s mistake - Axel escaped, vanishing into the unknown. But he returned, hardened and driven by a single purpose: to destroy the entire Hawthorne bloodline. Will Axel succeed in wiping out the family that destroyed his life, including the one person who once showed him kindness? Stay tuned to find out. You don’t want to miss this.

Natalie Walker poured her heart and soul into loving Cedric Johnson for ten years, only to end up being burned to death by his lover.Cedric thought of that woman as nothing more than a housemaid. Even marriage wouldn't change her status. That was, until he received the news that she wanted a divorce..."Why do you want a divorce?" Cedric asked arrogantly, believing that this woman couldn't survive without him."Aren't you eager for me to die so you can be with your lover? I'm simply fulfilling your wish!" Natalie shot back as she laughed mockingly. "Cedric, I won't be blind again! Not in this lifetime!"Natalie, who had been reborn from the ashes, held the divorce papers and kicked the scumbag and his mistress to the curb.At a press conference for her company, the media asked, "We heard that you initiated the divorce. Could you tell us the reason?"Natalie responded calmly, "It was simply time to let go."That fire had consumed all her emotions.Looking back, it was nothing more than a long-planned trap set for her.

La boda es en media hora, y la asistente de mi prometido, esta mujer, acaba de entregarme este papel. Regla número uno: Nada de contacto físico con él en público, a menos que él lo permita explícitamente. Regla número dos: La intimidad solo ocurrirá cuando él la inicie. Ella está obligada a satisfacer sus deseos al menos una vez al mes. Regla número tres: Él puede exigir lo que le corresponde en cualquier momento, en cualquier lugar, y ella no puede negarse. … Cuando terminé de leer el contrato completo de dos páginas, tuve que esforzarme para que la sonrisa no se me rompiera. Tragándome el fuego que me ardía en el estómago, llamé a mi prometido: —Marcus, ¿qué demonios es esto? ¿Cómo que «si él engendra un hijo, ella debe criarlo, sin importar quién sea la madre»?

Di hari acara pernikahan, pacarku, Thomas Samono, tiba-tiba menghentikan upacara pernikahan. Hanya karena Yana Amerta mengunggah di media sosial bahwa dia telah kembali. Thomas membuang cincin pernikahan rancangannya sendiri dan meninggalkan tempat upacara pernikahan tanpa menoleh ke belakang. Aku terdiam di tempat dalam balutan gaun pengantinku, kakakku yang sedari tadi menopang melepaskanku, “Cindy Marissa, kamu selalu kuat, aku tahu kamu bisa menghadapi ini sendiri, sekarang Yana lebih membutuhkanku daripada kamu.” Setelah mengatakan itu, dia juga pergi. Mereka pergi demi wanita yang sama, meninggalkanku sendirian. Malam itu, setelah membereskan kekacauan acara pernikahan, Yana mengirimkan foto kepadaku. Dalam foto itu, Thomas dan kakakku berada di samping tempat tidurnya. Kalung buatan Thomas ada di leher Yana. Gaun pengantin rancangan kakakku dikenakan oleh Yana. Semua barang-barang ini seharusnya milikku. Akhirnya aku menyerah dan menelepon sambil menangis, “Ayah, ibu. Aku berubah pikiran, aku ingin pulang.”