Robert J Sternberg

– Sra. Sterling, a senhora tem certeza de que está pronta para encerrar este casamento de vinte anos e abrir mão da custódia? – Sim. Dê entrada. Acabou. – Respondi calmamente ao telefone enquanto esfregava uma mancha teimosa de gordura na ilha de granito. Durante vinte anos, eu dediquei tudo de mim a essa família. Administrei a casa, cuidei da educação das crianças e permaneci ao lado do meu marido, apoiando sua ascensão no sindicato sem jamais reclamar. Mas meu marido, Alexander, levou sua jovem irmã adotiva, Chloe, para a entrevista, dizendo: – O sucesso que tenho hoje é todo graças à minha irmã adotiva. Até meus próprios filhos passaram a me menosprezar, chamando-me de dona de casa comum e grosseira. Eles formaram uma aliança com a "tia" sempre presente – a mulher que achava ser a verdadeira senhora da casa. Assinei os papéis do divórcio e fui embora, deixando que eles se tornassem a "família perfeita" que tanto sonhavam. Mas foi então que a família entrou em pânico…

—Señora Sterling, ¿está segura de que quiere terminar con este matrimonio de veinte años y renunciar a la custodia? —Sí. Inicie el trámite. Ya tuve suficiente —respondí con calma por teléfono mientras tallaba una mancha de grasa difícil en la isla de granito. Durante veinte años, me entregué a esta familia. Me hice cargo de las casas, de la educación de los niños y me mantuve al lado de mi esposo, apoyando su ascenso en el sindicato sin quejarme nunca. Pero mi esposo, Alexander, llevó a Chloe, su joven hermana adoptiva, a la entrevista y dijo: —Todo mi éxito se lo debo a mi hermana. Incluso mis propios hijos me menospreciaban; decían que yo era una simple ama de casa, alguien corriente. Se habían aliado con su eterna “tía”, esa mujer que parecía creerse la verdadera señora de la casa. Firmé los papeles del divorcio y me fui, dejándolos para que se convirtieran en la “familia perfecta” que tanto querían. Pero fue entonces cuando todos entraron en pánico…

Sometimes, God makes you find out about your husband’s dirty secrets, just so you can divorce him and move on with a better person. Perhaps, his uncle. Robert and I have been married for over two years and he’s never touched me due to being diagnosed with erectile dysfunction, a truth I never discovered until our honeymoon and I learnt to live with that, blinded by love for the man who made my heart flutter. Well, that changes when I walk in on him slamming deep into his secretary who’s on all fours in our room. Feeling betrayed, I divorced him and lost everything I worked hard for, to his deceitful hand. Then I met him. Anderson Waters, the man who’d help me get revenge on his rebellious nephew in exchange for one thing: “Of course, Robert’s a fuckwad. Everyone wants to repay him in his own coin.” Anderson chuckled lightly. “I can you do that for you if you sign this paper. Three years as my wife with respected boundaries, give it a thought till sundown. I’ll be back for an answer.”

Celine thought her wedding day would be the happiest moment of her life. Instead, betrayal shattered everything—by the man she loved and her sister. When her desperate father sells her to Lucas Rodriguez—the ruthless billionaire who once vowed to destroy her family—Celine’s world burns anew. To him, she isn’t a bride. She’s a pawn. A weapon to break her past and bend her future. But in a world ruled by power, revenge, and forbidden desire, the line between love and hate blurs with every heartbeat. Now Celine must decide: will she rise from the ashes of betrayal… or let revenge consume her?

Jennifer invites Terrance to her house to have their first date. The date starts off romantic and emotional, until a traumatic event happens. As the story continues, you get to learn what exactly happened on this first date and why it became their last.

Kilalanin si Avianna Stusick. Isang spoiled brat, impulsive and uncontrollable seventeen- year old girl. Ginagawa niya ang lahat ng gusto niya sa kahit na anong paraan. In other words, she's desperate. Her life, her rule. Then one day, she met Nero Castro. Nero is a 23- year old flight attendant. He's the one that caught the attention of Avi and eventually, caught her heart. But, will Nero feel the same if he's still caged to his love for another woman?

Santi, gadis belia yang baru lulus SMA, diimingi-imingi pekerjaan sebagai foto model dan artis. Namun, setiba di Jakarta, dia diminta menjual keperawanannya kepada pria hidung belang. Tak bisa lari, dia pun terpaksa melakoni peran sebagai wanita malam. Pijakan kakinya sudah terlalu dalam – berharap bisa mengangkat status ekonomi keluarga. Lambat laun, Santi bertemu dengan Firman, pria beristri yang mengaku tidak bahagia dalam pernikahannya. Firman jatuh hati pada kesederhanaan Santi. Sementara itu, Santi sudah terikat janji bersama Wildan, kekasihnya di desa. Apa yang harus Santi lakukan ketika berbagai rasa membayangi pikiran? Perasaan yang fluktuatif, cinta yang manipulatif, dan lingkungan yang stereotif merupakan keadaan yang kerap mendegradasi harga diri. *** “Semisal lu hilang keperawanan sama pacar lu, apa lu yakin dia bakal nikahin lu? Hidup itu keras, Say. Terkadang orang menghujat dosa orang lain hanya untuk menutupi dosanya.” – Keukeu, sang mucikari. “Mereka membenci pekerjaanku, tetapi mereka mencintai uangku. Mereka tidak ingin aku pulang. Namun, mereka selalu menunggu transferanku setiap bulan.” – Riana, teman Santi di Rumah Butterfly.

Xiao Jing Wu adalah sosok anak laki-laki yang cerdas dan sangat tertarik dengan ilmu beladiri. Namun, keinginan untuk belajar bela diri tak direstui oleh pamannya, Yang Zhou, karena tak ingin Xiao Jing Wu seperti mendiang ayahnya yang menyalahgunakan ilmu bela diri demi ambisi. Akibatnya, Xiao Jing Wu tak luput dari penyiksaan yang dilakukan oleh anak seusianya, termasuk anak dari Yang Zhou, bernama Yang Zi. Suatu ketika Xiao Jing Wu bertemu dengan Kanibal, salah satu iblis dari lembah sepuluh iblis. Kanibal tertarik akan kecerdasan dan tingkah jenaka Jing Wu. Jing Wu memilih kabur setelah melukai Yang Zi dan ikut bersama Kanibal ke lembah sepuluh iblis dan belajar bela diri kepada lima iblis terkuat di lembah itu hingga Jing Wu berusia remaja. Kanibal mengatakan pada Jing Wu bahwa Jing Wu tak akan menjadi lebih hebat jika ia tetap berada di lembah iblis, oleh karena itu ia menasehati Jing Wu untuk keluar dari lembah iblis dan bertemu dengan pendekar hebat lainnya.

Kristin is forced into a contract marriage to birth a child for the comatose billionaire Lucas, by her stepmum, to raise funds for her father's surgery bills. Unknown to her, it was all a planned game. Her mother killed her father for his company when she saw that he willed all his properties to Kristin and connived with Lucas's uncle to get the cancer cure research document he was working on before his illness. Beginning in a forced marriage, Kristin had to endure all forms of verbal abuse, but later on, Lucas finally falls in love with her. But betrayal and secrets lurk behind—will true love prevail?

A week before my death, my Alpha mate's childhood sweetheart Sarah returned to our pack. That night, he didn't come home. The next day, I received his mind-link. "I've purchased a mate-bond severing potion from the pack witch. Come home now so we can break our bond." In our pack, the Moon Goddess was very serious about mate bonds. Once two wolves chose to form a mate, the mate bond could not be severed, unless the witch's potion was used. This potion was very expensive, costing up to $500,000 per bottle. I smiled bitterly. He was very generous to sever the bond with me. I coughed twice before answering, "I'm in the healing center." His voice turned ice cold. "I don't care where you are. Even if you're about to die, you need to come back." I calmly replied, "Fine." He didn't know that I really was dying. Three years ago, during a rogue wolf attack, I blocked the silver dagger for him to protect him while he was unconscious. I was poisoned by silver and became weaker and weaker over the past three years. I only had one week left to live. On the day of my funeral, my mate was busy holding his marking ceremony with Sarah. Later, he knelt before my grave in pristine white ceremonial clothes, clutching my headstone and whispering through tears. "If there's another life after this one, I still want to marry you." That day was his marking ceremony with his childhood sweetheart. It was also my funeral.