Orang Freak

Before heading out on her undercover mission, my daughter Anna Stone left me a farewell letter. My husband, Wayne Stone, who adores her, reads it and immediately posts her photo on Instagram. His caption reads, "I heard Anna's on a mission. Let's see how many drug dens she'll take down this time." Anna's devoted husband, Gabriel Morrison, barely glances at the letter before dropping her exact location online. Anna's twin brother, Casper Stone, has always been inseparable from her. However, after reading the letter, he goes straight to the drug dealers and brings them to her. Anna's cover is blown, the mission fails, and all 37 officers are wiped out without a trace. I collapse in despair, lashing out at them with desperate questions, only to be bound and sent to Mirewick, a notorious criminal den. When I open my eyes again, I find myself back on the day Anna sets out on her mission.

In eight years together, my boyfriend—Shayne Raffield—blocked me eighty-eight times. This time? Because I missed his call. At my best friend's birthday party. Usually, I'd panic-order a gift, then stand outside his office, head down, ready to beg. But today? I blocked him first. The Chat Feed popped up, loud as ever: [Nooo, Ley-Bae, don't block Shay-Shay! He's just got abandonment issues. Comfort him!] [Shay's heart = shattered; Eyes = red. Ley, go! One pout and he's yours again!] Then Shayne called. Didn't say a word. Just breathed for ten seconds and hung up. The Chat Feed freaked out. [AHHHH SHAY LOVES LEY SO MUCH HE JUST SUCKS AT SAYING IT. THIS COWARD'S GONNA LOSE HIS GIRL.]

Aku berpura-pura jadi tukang pijat tunanetra profesional dan memberikan layanan ke rumah pada seorang nyonya muda. Namun, dia justru memanfaatkan kebutaanku, mengurungku, dan menyiksaku selama tiga hari tiga malam. Perasaan itu tidak akan pernah bisa aku lupakan...

Setelah lima tahun berpacaran, pacar pengacaraku membatalkan acara pernikahan denganku sebanyak 52 kali. Pertama kali adalah karena gadis pekerja magang yang dibimbingnya membuat kesalahan dalam mengisi formulir di firma hukum, jadi dia bergegas kembali, meninggalkan aku sendirian di pantai selama seharian. Kedua kalinya, di tengah acara pernikahan setelah mengetahui gadis pekerja magang itu dipersulit oleh pengacara lain, dia kembali untuk membantu, meninggalkan aku untuk ditertawakan oleh para tamu. Setelah itu, kapan pun aku mengadakan acara pernikahan, gadis pekerja magang itu akan selalu memiliki berbagai masalah dan membutuhkannya. Akhirnya, aku putus asa dan memutuskan untuk putus. Pada hari aku pindah dari Kota Alia, dia menjadi gila dan mencari aku ke mana-mana.

Pesawat mengalami kecelakaan dan salah satu parasut di dalamnya malah rusak. Di saat genting itu, Steve memberikan parasut terakhir padaku. Aku berhasil mendarat dengan selamat, tapi adik tiriku, Paula tewas dalam kecelakaan itu dan jasadnya bahkan tak ditemukan. Setelah kami diselamatkan, Steve tetap memilih untuk menepati pertunangan kami. Kami pun menggelar pernikahan yang megah. Namun, selama enam tahun pernikahan, dia terus menyimpan kebencian dalam hatinya, menganggap akulah penyebab kematian Paula. Dia memperlakukanku seperti musuh. Selama enam tahun, hidupku terasa seperti neraka. Akhirnya, saat tiba waktunya untuk bercerai, dia justru memilih untuk mengakhiri hidup bersamaku di tempat yang sama saat Paula mengalami kecelakaan. Saat membuka mata lagi, aku kembali ke hari saat kecelakaan itu terjadi. Kali ini, aku memutuskan untuk menyerahkan kesempatan hidup itu kepada orang yang paling dicintai Steve.

Five years ago, I was the rising star of the nation’s top chemistry research lab, but on the eve of publishing the results of my study, my husband’s crush, Grace, killed me. She made several people violate me and cut my face up. Then, she injected sulfuric acid into my stomach, crushed my teeth and bones, and discarded my body without anyone’s knowledge. At that time, I was three months pregnant. But she told everyone that I stole the project’s research results and fled to another country. Jim, my husband, personally wrote a report to the government to label me as a globally wanted criminal. Five years later, a livestreamer who did nighttime explorations found my dried-up corpse in the basement of an abandoned warehouse.

My husband’s the only son of the richest man in Ivoneu. As for me, I’m an orphan. His parents objected to us being together. When I got pregnant, they got on a plane and came to collect us in person. After that, I posted a picture I took with my husband, captioned, [I’m so thankful for you. Our life is going to be perfect from now on.] Little did I know that the rich girl my husband had been dating online would confront me.  She beat me until I had a miscarriage, then she stepped on my belly and declared viciously, “You are a nasty seductress! That makes the baby inside you a bad seed, too! Purging the baby is my contribution to society! “It’s just a fetus, anyway. I have more than enough money to get away with it!”

Aku dikenal sebagai wanita kasar di lingkungan sekitar, aku juga nggak pernah mau mengalah pada orang lain saat bersilat lidah. Hampir setiap hari, Ibuku mengingatkan kalau aku akan menerima ganjarannya setelah menikah nanti. Alhasil, suami yang aku nikahi sangat penurut padaku, ibu mertuaku pun orang yang sangat lemah lembut. Akibatnya, aku tidak memiliki kesempatan untuk menunjukkan kemampuanku ini, kehidupan pernikahanku pun terasa agak membosankan. Sampai suatu saat, wanita idaman ayah mertuaku kembali ke negara ini, ibu mertuaku terlihat sangat menderita setiap hari. Aku pun mulai mempersiapkan diri dan bersiap untuk bertarung! …

My sister-in-law is eight months pregnant. One day, she gets pushed to the ground and starts bleeding heavily. She's then taken to the hospital right away. As I drive by, I quickly roll up the window and pretend not to notice. I step on the accelerator and speed away. In my past life, though, things were different. The moment I saw her collapse, I sprang into action and took her to the hospital without delay. She was in critical condition. After the heavy bleeding, she developed amniotic fluid embolism. My husband was the city's top obstetrician. Thus, I called him urgently, pleading for him to come straight to the hospital. However, he accused me of jealousy. He was having dinner with his first love's family, after all. He claimed that I was exploiting my sister-in-law's accident to force him to come back. By the time my in-laws arrived, my sister-in-law had already succumbed to the amniotic fluid embolism. Her family blamed me for her death, convinced I had stirred trouble with my husband and brought about her demise. Having just returned from out of town, my brother-in-law believed their accusations without question. Overcome with grief, he stabbed me to death at the funeral. Opening my eyes again, I realize I'd been transported back to the very day my sister-in-law was knocked down.

The fertility clinic called to inform me that my embryos were ready for transfer. I touched my abdomen, still numb from the anesthesia of that morning's egg retrieval. Even with cutting-edge medical technology, embryos couldn't be prepared this quickly. Before I could call back to clarify, my husband stopped me. "Mom's been pressing us hard. I pulled some strings to fast-track the process so you can get pregnant sooner. Imagine twins! My buddies will be green with envy." Silent, I drove straight to the clinic and dialed 911 on the way. "Hello? I'm reporting a fertility clinic involved in illegal surrogacy."