Operating Systems: Internals And Design Principles

I'm seven months along with my second pregnancy when a truck almost hits me. My husband threatens the doctor like a maniac. "I'll make all of you retire prematurely if anything goes wrong with my wife!" Before I enter the operating theater, I can't help thinking he's being too anxious. The truck merely brushed past me and made me fall. He doesn't need to be so panicked. However, when I open my eyes again, I find that my belly is flat. I crawl out of bed in a panic and head to the door, where I overhear Lucian Jacobe talking to the doctor. "Mrs. Jacobe wasn't in a major accident, sir. The child could've been saved. Why did you insist on aborting it? It was a baby boy, too." "Jenny will cry if she finds out about me having children with another woman. How can I bear to see her upset? It's not my first time doing something like this, anyway."

Caleb Finley tells me he wants to have a child with me during the year when our love is at its strongest. I agree, but that very same night, I fake my death and make my escape, becoming his first love who meets an early death. Six years later, the system seeks me out, on the verge of a breakdown. "Ms. Rockworth, Mr. Finley told me to let you know that your son has just entered the operating room. Do you want to visit him?" "I never gave birth to his child," I answer calmly. The system breaks down even more. "He lost his mind and suddenly turned evil on the night you faked your death. To maintain the balance of the world, we gave him a child who has both your genes. "Now that he has completely gone insane, he told me to tell you that you must meet with him today. If you don't, he'll remove your son's oxygen tube."

"I, Leila Steen of the Lycan King's Pack, rejecgt you, Lucas Lavoie, Alpha of Kingfisher Pack."
 "You think this stunt will win me over? You're gravely mistaken." In her past life, Leila, a Lycan princess, cast aside her pride to appease her mate, Lucas - a cold, merciless Alpha whose heart belonged to another. While Leila groveled for scraps of his affection, the entire kingdom whispered of his torrid affair with Josephine, his true love. Scorned and discarded, Lucas drained every ounce of Leila's worth, leaving her to perish in agony on an operating table. Reborn with fire in her veins, Leila vows to reclaim her destiny and sever ties with the man who shattered her. But after her bold rejection and demand for divorce, Lucas, once repulsed by her very existence, undergoes a shocking transformation, pleading for a second chance. Unmoved by his groveling, Leila turns away, her gaze fixed on a new horizon - and into the arms of Darren, Lucas' fiercest rival, whose dangerous allure promises a future forged in passion and power.

Pada pertempuran Alam Langit dan Alam Iblis... Permaisuri Langit mengorbankan dirinya untuk melindungi manusia. Hanya menyisakan inti jiwanya yang terlempar jauh ke Alam Manusia. Demi menemukan inti jiwa sang Istri... Kaisar Langit Dewa Naga Emas pun turun ke Alam Manusia. Ratusan tahun kemudian ia bertemu dengan reinkarnasi dari Permaisuri Langit, tapi... "Tuan Dewa, sepertinya anda telah salah paham padaku. Mana mungkin aku adalah Istri Tuan Dewa, bukan?" Gadis berusia 16 tahun itu memiliki inti jiwa Permaisuri Langit. Tetapi gadis bernama Yu Jie itu tidak mengakui dirinya sebagai suami? Apa yang akan dilakukan Dewa Naga Emas Jinlong untuk menyadarkan Istrinya? Design Cover by Ulstuki_art. Ig : Jane_Saphira

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Under the Moon Goddess, I was once the happiest Luna of the Black Pack. Alpha Mike cherished me, cradled me in his palms, and bestowed upon me a name and glory. But on that day— I lay on the operating table as he slit open my abdomen himself, offering my liver to his white moonlight, Lina. My husband held Lina’s hand, whispering tenderly in her ear: "Don’t be afraid. Anna’s life is worthless—yours is the one that matters." As the anesthesia wore off, agony seared through me. The doctor gasped: "She’s in her differentiation phase! Forcing the surgery will cripple her for life!" Yet Mike didn’t even glance back, leaving with Lina in his arms: "Just an Omega. Saving you is her privilege." Later, I knelt before the witch Jery, trading all my memories for freedom. When Mike stormed into the shop, roaring at my amnesiac, bubble-blowing self— I shrank into the witch’s arms, trembling: "Sister… who is this madman?" His eyes burned crimson as he tore our contract to shreds.

My husband's childhood friend says she wants her crystal beads to soak up some of the good luck in our home. Because of that, he scatters the beads on the floor, making me slip and miscarry. I'm in agony as I lie on the operating table. I call my husband incessantly, but all he does is block my number. I lie in the hospital ward after the operation. I see my husband's childhood friend's social media update—a photo of him worshipfully holding out a certificate while getting down on one knee. It's captioned, "He loves me so much! I said I'm interested in running a business and he actually set up a company for me!" On the day of the branch company's grand opening, my husband's childhood friend wears an expensive custom-made gown. Meanwhile, I wear her discarded goods. I'm barred from even entering the building. I suppress my bitterness and call my lawyer. "Are the divorce procedures done?"

"You have the hands of a goddess," he rasped, his blood staining my operating table. Even with three bullets in his chest, his grey eyes held nothing but command. He was Damian Volkov, the Bratva's heir, and I was the off-the-grid surgeon who just saved his life. "And you have a bill to pay," I told him, tying the final suture. His laugh was a dark, dangerous sound. "Oh, Doctor. I don't deal in cash." His hand closed around my wrist, not with force, but with the chilling certainty of ownership. "You belong to me now." He dragged me from the shadows of my clinic to his gilded cage high above the Vegas Strip. He thinks he's claimed a simple doctor. He has no idea I'm Evelyn Reed, daughter of a murdered senator, hiding secrets that could burn his entire world to the ground. He wants my submission. My skills. My body. But in this game of secrets and seduction, the most dangerous weapon isn't the gun in his hand. It's the scalpel in mine.

She needed help. He could help her. But there was a high price. Ellen was certain that the offer to be Damien Mason could be both her salvation and her downfall, but she didn't have much choice. She had to protect those she loved. Damien Mason is an arrogant billionaire who values someone's social status more than their character. Accustomed to a futile and luxurious life, everything for him must be designer, including the women who share his bed. But one night in Rio de Janeiro, he will have his principles put to the test, in front of the young bartender Ellen. A humble girl, totally out of his standards, but who manages to awaken in him an uncontrollable desire. Agile and practical, Damien takes advantage of Ellen's desperate situation and makes her a tempting offer: to be her companion in exchange for a definitive solution to all her problems. A definitive solution to all her torments. He believes he can seduce her to satisfy his unseemly cravings and finally return to his extravagant life. It would be just a deal, with no feelings involved. But can you play with fire and get out without getting burned?

"Karena aku tahu, kau mencintainya, bukan diriku." Sejak dulu yang Audrey cintai hanyalah Xander—pria yang berhasil memorak-porandakan hatinya. Meski Audrey tahu Xander selalu bersikap dingin dan tak memedulikannya tetap saja Audrey tidak pernah berhenti mencintai Xander. Berkali-kali diabaikan dan ditolak, tetap tidak akan membuat Audrey menyerah memperjuangkan cintanya untuk Xander. Hingga suatu ketika, Audrey mendapati kenyataan di mana Xander hanya mencintai satu wanita dan itu bukanlah dirinya. Hancur. Pedih. Terluka. Tiga kata yang Audrey rasakan kala itu. Cintanya yang dalam telah terselimuti kekecewaan dan luka yang dalam. Lantas bagaimana dengan cinta Audrey? Mampukah Audrey bertahan? *** Follow IG: abigail_kusuma95 Cover design by Lee & owned by Abigail Kusuma