Plot

Saat pertama kali Ibu Tiri memasuki rumah kami, aku juga menerima uang bulanan yang dikirim ayahku di kampus. Tak disangka, pertemuan pertama kami berubah menjadi mimpi buruk. Di depan seluruh mahasiswa dan dosen, dia menarik rambutku dengan kasar dan memukulku tanpa ampun. "Dasar perempuan nggak tahu malu! Masih muda, mau saja jadi simpanan orang, bahkan berani menggoda pria beristri!" Aku terdiam tanpa bisa membela diri, sementara orang-orang di sekitar menatapku dengan penuh hina. Tidak ada satu pun yang membantuku. Aku dipukuli sampai harus dirawat di rumah sakit, barulah Ibu Tiri tahu siapa aku sebenarnya. Namun, dia tetap tidak peduli, malah berkata, "Aku adalah wanita yang paling dicintai ayahmu, dan mulai sekarang aku adalah ibumu. Ibu memukul anaknya itu hal yang wajar." Dia tidak tahu bahwa cinta sejati ayah sepanjang hidupnya hanyalah ibuku. Ayah menikah lagi hanya karena takut aku merasa kesepian setelah ibu meninggal, dan menggunakan alasan itu untuk mencari pengasuh bagiku.

In my previous life, my husband had suddenly died of a brain hemorrhage, leaving behind a massive mountain of debt. For the sake of my son, who was still in high school, I sold the house my parents had left me, gritted my teeth, and worked three jobs to pay off the debt. Overworked and exhausted, my health deteriorated, and I eventually collapsed in the hospital. From my bed, I could hear my son, now a graduate from a prestigious university, smiling as he spoke on the phone. "Hello? Dad, it's me. Yeah, she's about to die. I bought insurance for her, so we should get close to one million. You and Aunt Rena should come back home right away." The "Aunt Rena" he spoke of was none other than my husband's childhood friend and neighbor who had known him for years. It turned out that the debts were all part of a massive money-laundering scheme between my husband and his childhood sweetheart. They had fabricated false accounts to hide their crime, and he had faked his death to escape the law. My son, eager to become the heir to wealth, had stood by and watched me work myself to death. When I next opened my eyes, I was back in the moment of my husband's feigned brain hemorrhage, the day it had all begun.

Soon after I came back to the country, someone slapped me right across the face in broad daylight, yelling that I was a mistress. A crowd of reporters closed in, pelting me with questions about whether Chandler Armstrong, CEO of Armstrong Industries, was keeping me as his mistress. I was stunned speechless for a moment, but then I pulled out my wedding photo with Chandler from seven years ago and held it up. "What are you talking about? I'm his wife!" The crowd went silent, and the woman who'd slapped me turned white as a sheet. Only then did I finally get it: while I'd been overseas, Chandler had been openly involved with an actress, and everyone in his social circle had already decided she was the future Mrs. Armstrong. Today, they all came expecting to confront a mistress—only to find out that I was actually his wife. Later, Chandler tried to justify it. "Alina, you've been out of the country for years. I'm a man, and I have needs. She's just a B-list actress; it's not like she threatens your position. Why should you be upset? Just let it go," he said. "Don't make a scene." I handed him the divorce papers. "You make me sick."

I was a sketch artist acting for the police. On a secret mission, I was discovered by a murderer. My eyes were gouged out, and my body was dismembered, unceremoniously dumped in a garbage bin. On the brink of death, I called my boyfriend, a criminal investigator. However, he hung up on me because he was busy accompanying his first love to a prenatal checkup. A few days later, he received a painting that was a vital clue to finding the murderer, but he thought I was playing tricks on him. In his anger, he tore that portrait to shreds. After he found out the truth, he spent the whole night searching through the garbage to piece it back together.

Aku adalah seorang wanita muda bersuami, berusia tiga puluh tahun. Tubuhku masih terjaga dengan baik, payudara montok dan putih, bokong berisi dan kencang, serta wajah dengan garis-garis anggun yang memancarkan pesona dewasa. Aura kelembutan seorang wanita matang menguar begitu alami dariku, membuat setiap pria yang menatap seolah membayangkan bagaimana rasanya menekanku di bawah tubuh mereka. Awalnya, aku hanya berniat mengisi waktu luang dengan berlatih yoga saat suamiku sedang dinas ke luar kota. Aku pun memanggil adik iparku, yang bekerja sebagai pelatih pribadi di sebuah gym, untuk datang ke rumah dan mengajariku. Siapa sangka, keputusan sederhana itu justru menyeretku ke dalam situasi yang begitu canggung...

I had been married to Alexander for three years. Everyone feared his ruthlessness, but he had always been incredibly gentle with me. But ever since Elena took a bullet for him during a shootout six months ago, everything changed. He always said she got hurt saving him, so I had to be accommodating. At the family’s most prestigious gala, my husband—the Don, Alexander—arrived with his secretary, Elena, on his arm. Pinned to her chest was the ruby brooch that symbolized the position of the Donna of the family. "Elena took a bullet for me. She liked the brooch, so I let her borrow it for a while. Regardless, you are the only Godmother here. Try to show some class." I didn't argue with him. I just removed my wedding ring and pulled out the divorce papers: "Since she likes it so much, she can have it. Including this seat next to you. I'm giving that up, too." Alexander signed without hesitation, a cold smile on his face. "What kind of manipulative trick are you playing now? You're an orphan, separated from your family, you won't survive three days in Sicily. I'll wait for you to come back begging me." I took out an encrypted satellite phone I hadn't used in three years. Alexander didn't know that I was actually the youngest daughter of the oldest Mafia family in Europe. But my family and Alexander’s had always been enemies. To marry him, I had changed my name and even severed ties with my father and brothers. The call connected. I took a deep breath and whispered, "Papa, I regret it. Send someone to pick me up in two weeks."

Suami yang baru aku nikahi ingin menghabisi nyawaku. Saat ini, dia sedang memegang pisau dan memojokkan aku di balkon. Senjata tajam itu menusuk jantungku, lalu dia mengulurkan tangannya dan mendorongku dari lantai dua puluh. Di saat yang bersamaaan, aku melihat air mata jatuh dari sudut matanya. Dia berkata, "Sehat selalu, kekasihku yang sempurna."

IGD rumah sakit. Aku membuka kedua kakiku dan baring di atas ranjang pasien, bagian terluka yang tunggu pemeriksaan terlihat begitu saja. “Dok, aku...aku nggak sengaja memasukkan sesuatu.” Jari yang memakai sarung tangan karet itu masuk ke dalam...... “Aku baru saja mengembangkan teknik pijatan baru yang dapat memberikan efek menenangkan untuk kondisi seperti Anda yang pengembangannya berlebihan. Apakah Anda mau mencobanya?” Melihat wajah tampan dokternya di bawah lampu operasi, aku dengan malu mengangguk kepala.

The company held a management meeting, and my husband's secretary was standing at the door, checking everyone's identity. Every person who entered the conference room was greeted with a bright smile—until it was my turn. Then came a derisive snort. I frowned and handed over my badge from the Cybersecurity Department, but he didn't even bother to look. "Skye, Mr. Fraser only pitied you enough to make you a manager. Don't tell me you actually think you're something special?" I didn't respond. Instead, I turned around and dialed the CEO's direct line. "Someone just said this position was yours to grant out of pity. Is that true?"

Someone posted a love confession to me on the college's confession wall. But then my roommate's boyfriend left a comment claiming I had slept with every guy on campus. I was furious and ready to call the police. My roommate begged me to forgive her boyfriend, promising she'd make him apologize publicly on the confession wall. But before that apology ever came, an adult video started circulating in the student group chats. Everyone was saying I was the girl in the video. The college summoned me for a meeting and suggested I take a leave of absence. When I went home, my parents refused to acknowledge me as their daughter. I lost everything. Depression consumed me, and with the endless rumors, I finally gave in to despair and ended my life. When I opened my eyes again, it was the day my name first appeared on the confession wall.