Miraculous Ladybug Sabrina

On the day I came of age, my grandfather, Wilson Saddler, laid out photos of the most eligible bachelors from elite families in the capital, asking me to choose one for an arranged marriage. Without hesitation, I chose the eldest son of the Sullivan family, Ethan Sullivan. Everyone present was stunned. After all, everyone in our circle knew that I, Sabrina Saddler, eldest daughter of the powerful Saddler family, had always liked Aaron Johansen, the young heir of the Johansen family. Ever since I was little, I’d followed Aaron around, declaring I would marry him when I grew up. In my previous life, I did marry Aaron as I wished. But after the wedding, he told me he had always loved my younger sister, Rachel Saddler, and would remain a virgin for her. He made me sleep alone for three months. When my father found out, he married Rachel off to the son of a business partner. Aaron thought I was the one who meddled and forced Rachel to leave. From then on, he stayed out every night, indulging in nightlife, sometimes even flaunting women in front of me. In the end, I was pushed into traffic by Rachel and Aaron, and I died at an intersection. Given a second chance at life, I decided to stay far away from him. I gave him and Rachel my blessing. I never expected that at my engagement party with Ethan, he would completely lose control and try to crash the wedding.

Selama enam tahun, aku diam-diam menjalin hubungan dengan saudara tiriku, Draven, yang juga ahli waris keluarga mafia. Setiap malam, sentuhannya menjelajahi tubuhku, penuh hasrat yang mendesak. Tatapan yang dia berikan padaku di saat-saat intim itu membuatku percaya bahwa akulah satu-satunya perempuan yang mampu menyalakan gairah seperti itu di dalam dirinya. Sampai satu bulan lalu, ketika aku mengetahui bahwa aku hamil. Sehari sebelum Hari Valentine, aku masuk diam-diam ke ruang kerjanya, berniat memberinya kejutan. Dari celah pintu, aku mendengarnya berbicara dengan Rian, penasihat keluarga. "Kamu belum bosan dengan Alana, adik tirimu itu? Pertunanganmu sudah tinggal menunggu waktu. Jangan bilang kamu benar-benar jatuh cinta padanya." Senyum dingin terukir di wajahnya. "Jatuh cinta padanya? Dia hanya target yang terlalu mudah, datang sendiri ke dalam genggamanku. Terlalu sayang jika dilewatkan." "Ibunya telah membuat ibuku mati sebelum waktunya. Enam tahun ini adalah harga yang harus dia bayar. Dan dia pantas menerima semuanya." "Dan seperti yang sudah kukatakan, istriku kelak hanya Sabrina Santoso. Tidak akan ada yang lain." "Pernikahan itu akan mengamankan jalur penyelundupan pelabuhan Keluarga Santoso dan hanya itu yang penting." Jadi, cinta yang selama ini kupercaya hanyalah sandiwara balas dendam yang disusun dengan rapi. Setiap pelukan darinya hanyalah kebohongan yang terencana. Baiklah. Sudah saatnya aku dan anak kami yang belum lahir lenyap sepenuhnya dari hidupnya.

Na véspera do nosso casamento, Leonardo Silva foi brutalmente agredido em um incidente inesperado. Quando cheguei ao hospital, desesperada com a notícia, ele já não me reconhecia mais. Os médicos diagnosticaram uma amnésia temporária causada pelo trauma na cabeça. Então, fiz de tudo. Planejei roteiros. Refiz nossos passos. Levei-o aos lugares que guardavam nossas memórias. Tudo para reacender algo, qualquer coisa. Mas, numa das visitas ao hospital, durante uma simples consulta de retorno, ouvi por acaso uma conversa entre ele e os amigos: — A Sabrina se esforça tanto por você. Isso não te comove? — Perguntou um deles. — Comover? Dá até enjoo. — Respondeu Leonardo, rindo. — Ela só me leva nos mesmos lugares de sempre. Tudo sem graça. As novinhas, sim... Sabem inovar. — E por que ainda vai se casar com ela? Se fosse eu, eu já teria cancelado o noivado e ido aproveitar a vida. Leonardo explodiu: — Cala a boca! Como pode dizer isso? Eu amo a Sabi! Nunca romperia com ela! Eu vou me casar com ela! Só... Talvez com um pequeno adiamento. Naquele momento, olhando o relatório médico perfeitamente normal em minhas mãos, tudo fez sentido. Não há grito que desperte quem escolheu fechar os olhos.

I’m trapped in this marriage… Yes, I’m only a wife on paper. Legally bound, but not in the way we live our lives. Six years have passed, yet I’ve lived like a single woman. But I’m not allowed to love the person I truly want. If there’s anything good that came out of this situation, it’s that we gained a comfortable life—and we no longer live in fear of being hurt again by my alcoholic father. And him? Enjoying his lustful life as if nothing happened in the past six years. An educated woman, yet powerless to escape this prison made of paper. “I didn’t ask for that money!! I worked for all of it. Why?! Don’t you remember what you did to me that night?! How you violated me?! How my body was left covered in bruises and marks?! You may have bought me with your money… but that will never change the evil thing you did.” “You only made me your whore once, Ethan!! You feel disgusted with me? Well don’t you worry, my husband—I feel the same way too. I’m still haunted by nightmares of that lustful night… how you tied me up and pinned me to the bed… how you forced yourself on me so hard because you thought I was Sabrina—the one who hurt you!!! The only thing I did was sell myself to you, but I’ve been trying to forget it all and make things right!!” “I am your wife, Ethan!!! Your wife on that damned piece of paper!!! So no matter what your mistress does… she will always remain just a mistress—as long as I choose it to be that way. And there’s nothing you can do about it.”

A ex-namorada claustrofóbica de Mateus Souza bloqueou meu carro à beira do penhasco, na Estrada Alto da Serra. A cento e sessenta quilômetros por hora, bateu no meu carro doze vezes. Quando Mateus chegou, acompanhando a viatura da polícia, os bombeiros estavam me retirando à força do banco do motorista, já completamente deformado. Ele, porém, foi direto ao carro esportivo de edição limitada, que tinha apenas alguns arranhões na pintura, e abraçou Beatriz Martins, que tremia dos pés à cabeça. — Sr. Mateus, a Srta. Sabrina está com um ferimento na testa e sangrando. Precisamos levá-la imediatamente ao hospital para sutura. Mateus ergueu a mão, impedindo a passagem da maca de que me carregava, lançou um olhar rápido para minha testa ensanguentada e para os hematomas no meu braço: — É apenas um ferimento leve. Beatriz sofre de claustrofobia; aqui, neste lugar isolado, a situação dela é mais urgente. Levem-na primeiro ao hospital. No momento em que fui abandonada, reuni minhas últimas forças e me agarrei, em desespero, à barra da calça dele. Com o cenho franzido, ele abriu meus dedos um a um: — Beatriz não fez por mal, foi apenas uma crise. Você é advogada, deve entender o que é força maior. Pare de criar problemas. — Em seguida, pegou um acordo de conciliação das mãos do assistente, segurou meu pulso já sem forças e pressionou minha digital no papel. — Há mais veículos de resgate a caminho. Aguente mais um pouco.

Dalawang taon nang naniniwalang legal wife si Isabel Cienne Lopez. Pero nang ipa-verify niya ang marriage certificate nila, doon niya nalaman ang totoo. Peke ang kasal nila ng asawa niyang si Joshua Casiño. Gusto niyang komprontahin si Joshua, pero may narinig siyang usapan sa study room nang puntahan niya ito. “Don’t worry, she still trusts me,” kampanteng sabi ng lalaki. “Good,” sagot ng babae. “Basta tandaan mo, ako ang legal wife mo.” Ang kausap nito? Si Sabrina Carpio. Ang dati nilang guidance counselor sa university na anim na taon ang tanda sa kanya. At doon bumagsak ang lahat-lahat para kay Isobel. Limang taon nang kasal ang dalawa, si Joshua at Sabrina. Ibig sabihin, ginamit lang si Isobel bilang shield. Siya ang pinakitang asawa sa publiko. Mas masakit pa, siya ang sinisisi kung bakit wala raw silang anak. Ang pinakamalala? Ang batang inampon nila ay tunay palang anak ng dalawa. Hindi nag-iskandalo si Isobel. Tahimik lang siyang tumawag sa abogado ng pamilya niya. “Attorney, single ako. No husband. No child. Lahat ng inheritance, sa akin lang.” “Are you sure?” “Yes.” At umalis siya nang hindi lumilingon. Akala ni Joshua babalik din si Isobel noong umalis ito. “She can’t survive without me, she loves me so much.” Pero ilang linggo lang ang lumipas, napabalita sa buong bansa ang isang engrandeng kasalan. Isang marriage alliance sa pagitan ng isang powerful tycoon at isang biglang lumitaw na heiress. Sa panonood ng TV, nanigas si Joshua. Si Isobel ang bride. Nakatayo siya sa tabi ng lalaking mukhang makapangyarihan, hawak ang kamay nito, confident at malamig ang tingin. “She is my wife,” sabi ng lalaki sa harap ng media. Sa pagkakataong ito, totoo na ang kasal ni Isobel. At doon lang na-realize ni Joshua na hindi pala siya kawalan kay Isobel. Siya ang iniwan, at siya itong maghahabol sa "asawa" na niloko niya ngunit hindi na niya maaabot pa.