Plot Diagram Of The Cask Of Amontillado

I was getting married—but I didn't tell my parents. It was my fifth wedding. The last four? Total disasters, thanks to them. Every time, they claimed something was "wrong" with the wedding car and somehow scared the guy off. First was my college boyfriend. We were solid—four years strong. My parents pushed for marriage... then ditched the idea on the big day because his car wasn't "fancy" enough. Second groom? My boss. He pulled up in a shiny new car they actually approved—until they didn't. Yanked me right out. Third time, they set me up with someone themselves. The guy brought ten cars to play it safe. Didn't matter. They shut it down before I even stepped outside. Fourth time? Same story. I kept wondering—what was so cursed about these cars? Why push me to get married, only to destroy it every single time? This year, I was trying again. Wedding number five. This time, I was pregnant—with the son of the country's richest man. I didn't tell my parents. Thought I'd finally outsmarted them. But just as I was about to get in the car... I saw them sprinting toward me.

The princess of Oberlin City scorns the poor, and I'm the biggest thorn in her side—I live in squalor but am specially admitted by a prestigious college meant for the rich. "What right does a peasant like you have to study at the same college as me?" Nails appear on my seat, and the shampoo in my bathroom is switched to glue. Chantelle Gorman even daringly tries to ram me over at the campus entrance—all because I'm a poor young woman from the countryside. To survive, I set my sights on her father, a perfect gentleman. He's a domineering CEO who's never had a shortage of women in his life. It's too bad he has no other children besides Chantelle. Chantelle thinks I'm a piece of trash who'll get kicked to the curb after a night of pleasure, but she doesn't know how easily the women in my family conceive. I give birth to seven sons and a daughter for the domineering CEO. How can Chantelle possibly go up against me and my eight children?

They are both wondering: Can they truly move on, or will the embers of their past reignite into something far more dangerous?

I'm at the supermarket when an old woman I don't know suddenly grips my hand tightly. I instinctively shield my baby bump, but she says, "Someone has placed a swap spell on you. The dead baby is about to be transferred to your body soon." I think she's a liar, but she says, "Hurry up and try to make yourself vomit. You should try to throw up as much of that fish you just ate as you can."

Saat usia kehamilanku sembilan bulan, aku sudah ada di penghujung masa kehamilan, tubuhku terasa berat dengan bayi yang bisa lahir kapan saja. Tapi suamiku, Alexander Santoso, wakil kepala keluarga, justru mengurungku. Dia menahanku di sebuah ruang medis bawah tanah yang dingin dan steril, lalu menyuntikkan obat penahan kontraksi. Saat aku berteriak kesakitan, dia menatapku dengan dingin dan berkata aku harus menahannya. Karena pada saat yang sama, istri almarhum kakaknya, Elisa juga diperkirakan akan melahirkan. Sebuah sumpah darah yang pernah dia buat dengan mendiang kakaknya menyatakan bahwa anak laki-laki sulung akan mewarisi wilayah keluarga di Teluk Barat Jaya yang begitu menguntungkan. "Warisan itu milik anak Elisa," katanya. "Davin sudah tiada, dia benar-benar sendirian dan tak punya apa-apa. Seluruh cintaku tetap untukmu, Alana. Aku hanya butuh dia melahirkan dengan selamat. Setelah itu, barulah giliranmu." Obat itu membuat tubuhku terus-menerus tersiksa. Aku memohon padanya untuk membawaku ke rumah sakit. Dia justru mencekik leherku, memaksaku menatap mata dinginnya. "Berhenti berpura-pura! Aku tahu kau baik-baik saja. Kau cuma berusaha merebut warisan itu." "Untuk mendahului Elisa, kau rela melakukan apa saja." Wajahku pucat, tubuhku bergetar hebat. Dengan sisa tenaga, aku berbisik lirih, "Bayinya akan lahir... aku tidak peduli soal warisan. Aku hanya mencintaimu, dan aku ingin anak kita lahir dengan selamat!" Dia mencibir. "Kalau kau memang sesuci itu, kalau kau benar mencintaiku, kau tak akan pernah memaksa Elisa menandatangani perjanjian pranikah yang membuat anaknya kehilangan hak warisan." "Jangan khawatir, aku akan kembali padamu setelah dia melahirkan. Bagaimanapun, kau mengandung darah dagingku." Sepanjang malam, dia berjaga di depan ruang bersalin Elisa. Baru setelah melihat bayi itu di pelukan Elisa, dia teringat padaku. Dia akhirnya menyuruh tangan kanannya, Raka untuk membebaskanku. Tapi ketika Raka menelepon, suaranya gemetar. "Bos... nyonya dan bayinya... mereka sudah tidak ada." Di saat itu juga, Alexander hancur.

I happened to come across the filming of a popular variety show, where a celebrity attempted to forcefully take over my greenhouse for a task. After I declined, people watching the live stream subjected me to continuous ridicule.In their relentless quest for higher ratings, the production team deliberately hyped up this matter like crazy.However, when my true identity was revealed, countless students from the Agricultural Academy rallied to defend these crops."Isn't she the expert in crop improvement for saline-alkali soil? My research thesis revolves around her remarkable achievements!""Anyone who dares to tamper with her crops will face dire consequences."

Kara Anderson, a 19-year-old omega, has been granted a year of freedom before being promised to the alpha of the Crimson Moon pack. This arrangement stems from a blood oath her father made to settle his gambling debts, a man who had been terrorising and abusing her throughout her entire life. As her year comes to an end, Elio Van De Vord arrives to claim his bride. Despite everything Kara has endured, she believes enduring one more tormentor is worth it if it means saving her family. Elio Van De Vord, a 27-year-old hybrid half-wolf and half-no one knows, is infamous for being one of the cruellest and deadliest alphas in the country. He seizes control of packs at his own discretion, driven by his hunger for power. However, his plans take an unexpected turn when a small omega enters his pack, causing chaos and disruption. Kara proves to be a puzzle, immune to his commands and resistant to his other powers, except for one. When Kara makes a mistake, Elio is forced to punish her, intensifying their mutual hatred. If they didn’t despise each other before, they certainly do now. However, fate has a way of intertwining their lives, revealing that they are destined mates. Will their disdain for each other consume them, or will they discover a path beyond hatred and fall in love?

It was all professional till she discovered that her all-official ruthless CEO boss who sought perfection in everything was a *Stripper!* Billionaire playboy Andre Quinn plays the hearts of women like the king of chess... But in the business world, he makes a pawn of his employees and fires them at the slightest offence. He is unapologetic about his ruthlessness and wears his sex appeal like a duplicate skin. But there will be a pause in his life when his meticulous assistant, Clara discovers his secret which conceals the even darker sides of his life. She has stripped him bare, but will they both lay their vulnerabilities and secrets on one another's feet, starting another arrangement although it might burn them raw?

I was eight months pregnant and had just gone into labor, but my Alpha mate, Damien, locked me in a silver cage in the basement to delay my labor. When I cried out for help, he just told me to wait. Because his late brother's mate, Victoria, was also giving birth that day. The Pack Seer had foretold that only the firstborn pup would be blessed by the Moon Goddess and become the future Alpha. "The title belongs to Victoria's child," he said. "She lost Marcus. She has nothing. You already have all my love, Elena. The silver cage will make sure you deliver after her." The contractions were torture. I begged him to take me to the clinic. He grabbed my chin and forced me to look at him. "Stop pretending. I should've known you never loved me. All you've ever cared about is wealth and status!" "To force your labor early, just to steal what belongs to my nephew… You're truly wicked." Pale and trembling, I whispered: "The pup is coming, I can't stop it. Please, I'll make a blood oath. I don't care about the inheritance. I only love you!" He scoffed."If you loved me, you wouldn’t have forced Victoria into that contract to give up her pup’s birthright. I'll come back for you after she delivers. After all, that's my pup in there, too." He stood guard outside Victoria's delivery room. Only after he saw the newborn pup in her arms did he remember me. He ordered his Beta to release me. But the Beta's voice trembled. "Luna… and the pup… they're dead." And in that moment, Damien went feral.

At three months pregnant, I was diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy. My husband, a doctor, was overwhelmed with worry, pulling every string he could to arrange surgery and remove the baby. "As long as you're okay, it doesn’t matter if we don’t have our own child. We can always adopt. I can't lose you, Evelyn!" Heartbroken, I blamed myself for being useless, for failing to carry our child, and for disappointing my husband. But then, I accidentally saw his chat messages with another woman on the phone. "Don’t worry, I already told her she had an ectopic pregnancy." "I’ll have her sign the adoption papers soon, then find a way to bring you into our home." "Asher is my only son. I will make sure he inherits everything I have!" That was when I realized that the husband I loved so deeply had long since built another family behind my back.