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I was a plus-size girl, weighing about 220 pounds. On graduation day, I finally gathered the courage to confess my feelings to Calvin Preston, the heartthrob I had been crushing on for three years. Surprisingly, he said yes! To celebrate, we went out that night. But things took a dark turn. I was tricked into drinking too much and was drugged. Calvin and his buddies violated me and, to make matters worse, they filmed it all. The next thing I knew, the video had gone viral online with a cruel caption, “Who’s brave enough to try a 220-pound girl?” As the humiliating video spread like wildfire, the shock and shame were too much for my grandfather to bear. It broke his heart, quite literally.

When She Was Is, is about a girl known as Mimi; a normal, weak, diffident, ordinary girl in her quest to be special, or so she thought. She made one mistake, creating an identity online as Caroline, an opposite version of her; a sweet, beautiful, and admirable girl, meant to pull the heartstrings of the people who followed her. Yet through this identity, her normal, insignificant life is bound to change as she gets caught up with people who are meant to be special— a girl fighting against a family conspiracy, a charming prince seeking his goddess, and a tragic-fated girl who has incomparable beauty. One mistake in the past led to a twisted fate and her life never got more complicated than ever. Will she be able to take another step further?

Karenina Subagyo dipaksa oleh teman sekantornya untuk mengikuti audisi ajang pencarian jodoh yang ditayangkan di platform streaming online berjudul "Find Your Love". Sebuah ajang pencarian jodoh bagi para single diluaran sana yang ingin menemukan cinta sejatinya. Menjadi satu-satunya wanita lajang di kantor dengan umur menginjak 29 tahun tidak hanya membuat kedua orang tuanya resah tetapi juga seluruh rekan kerjanya. Nina yang kepalang frustasi dengan status lajangnya pun memutuskan untuk mendaftar untuk audisi acara tersebut. Mampukah Nina mendapatkan pasangan hanya dalam waktu 30 hari? Ataukah Nina akan tetap menjomblo sampai di akhir acara?

On my birthday—the same day Troy hyped some "surprise" for me online—I saw a photo that afternoon. He was on my horse. With his assistant. His shirt hung open, red finger marks dragged across his chest. Caption? [First time in my life. Thanks to him.] The comments went wild: [Jealous of whoever touched those abs.] [That position... damn.] Troy liked that one. My chest went cold. I thought that side of him was just for me. Turns out—it could be anyone. I washed the horse myself. Scrubbed off every trace. Then I signed the ranch over to him. "You can give the rest away. Pick whoever you want." He lit up. I said yes to the arranged marriage.

SINOPSIS Anna tidak menyangka kalau adiknya Aida akan mengalami nasib yang sangat tragis dirudapaksa kemudian di Bu Nuh. Saat menyelidiki kematian Aida, Anna seperti terhalang batu besar. Juragan Karto dan anak buahnya selalu menghalangi dengan berbagai cara yang kotor dan kejam. Beruntung ada Mas Beni seorang mahasiswa yang merangkap sebagai ojek online yang dengan suka rela membantu Anna dalam mengumpulkan bukti guna menjerat pemer kosa dan pem Bu nuh adiknya. Semua temuan mengarah pada juragan Karto pelakunya tapi, ternyata bukan dia! Siapa sebenarnya biadab yang telah tega merudapaksa Aida gadis dengan keterbelakangan mental tersebut?

Seven Years ago, Inara wells was betrayed by Declan Williams and accidentally injured the Future Luna, and was then expelled from the pack. She was never allowed to set foot in the pack, and lost her shelter and love, and to live alone in the human world, after giving birth to a child. Seven years Later, Inara has grown to become a very outstanding Investigative Journalist in the Human world. She recently finished a news report that went Viral online, catching the attention of Declan, who had repeatedly sent hr letters. However, Inara ignored them, thinking that Declan wanted to seek revenge on her. However, she is wrong as Declan only wants to reignite the old flame with his former lover. What happens when Fate brings them towards each other again?

Jenny Shaw, my roommate and belle of the campus, had been stealing my skincare products for four whole years. She even used them to fake a wealthy and beautiful persona, becoming a million-follower influencer and bagging a wealthy heir. Right before our graduation defense, her face suddenly erupted in severe lesions, completely disfigured. Jenny immediately accused me, claiming that I was jealous and vicious enough to lace the skincare products with poison! In an instant, I was branded online as the Poison Queen and a dangerous figure. Facing the police, I simply smiled at them and showed them my thesis. [Molecular Deconstruction Analysis of Herbal Medicinal Materials: Skin Regeneration and Reconstruction.] "Poisoning you? That's like a pot calling the kettle black. But thanks for providing me with experimental data!"

Sikap Wei benar-benar berubah setelah menikah. Ara telah berusaha sebaik mungkin untuk menjadi istri yang baik dan mempertahankan rumah tangganya tapi Wei tetap dengan sikap dingin dan tidak pedulinya. Di hari ulang tahun pernikahan mereka yang ke dua, Ara kembali menyiapkan makan malam romantis bagi keduanya. Namun, seperti tahun sebelumnya, Wei tidak kembali ke rumah dan mengabaikan panggilan telepon dari Ara. Wei lebih memilih untuk pergi ke jamuan makan malam dengan Rina, sekretarisnya. Hati Ara terguncang ketika melihat foto Wei dan sekretaris nya yang begitu serasi di sebuah berita online yang ada di ponselnya.

After ten years together, my boyfriend bailed me and marked my sister—Rose Howell. Right after, Jack Sterling—Silvernorth's youngest professor—blasted our engagement on the academy site. We were bonded seven years. He acted like the perfect mate—quiet, loyal, like I was his whole world. Then I caught him talking to a colleague. "Rose is the most promising healer in Silvernorth now. How long are you gonna keep faking it with that she-wolf?" "For Rose to have peace, I'll keep Wyettta around. She won't dare mess with their bond." Seven years, trashed like a strategy memo. His journal? All her name. [May Rose shine.] [Let Rose be the happiest she-wolf alive.] [I'd stay mated to someone I don't love if it makes her smile.] Seven years, and I woke up in a nightmare. On our mark anniversary, I took the gondola. Sun rising. Drop, endless. Blocked the mind link. Drank the potion. Severed our mate bond. Jumped. Soon as word spread, Jack led Silvernorth's top warriors into the cliffs, launching the most brutal search the region's ever seen—trying to recover his "lost mate." He howled my name into the mountains like regret could bring me back.

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