Route 66

Apparently, the mafia heir, Giovanni Alonzi, is on his deathbed. The Alonzi family wants to select a candidate out of all eligible bachelorettes in Monteverde in order to carry his heir and pray for his recovery. The moment the news gets out, my fiance, Riccardo Moretti, instantly proposes to me. He also urges me to register our marriage on the same day. We've been childhood sweethearts since we were kids, and we've already gotten engaged a long time ago. Our initial plan is to get married this year. But on the day I'm supposed to register my marriage with Riccardo, one of the maids drugs me. My half-sister, Elena Ricci, who shares the same father as me, puts on my gown and walks into City Hall with Riccardo on my behalf. When I wake up, I find out that Elena is already Riccardo's legitimate wife. Rage overwhelms my senses immediately. I rush to the bar to confront Riccardo, only to overhear his conversation with his friends outside the private room they are in. "You really are a genius, Riccardo! You're engaged to Marcella, yet you choose to marry Elena! If Marcella refuses to marry Giovanni, she can only remain your secret lover! "This way, you'll have both sisters as your lovers! Wow, you really are lucky!"

Pétrolier de profession, Xavier Xamie est un homme solitaire au regard profond, marqué par une blessure que le temps n’a jamais su guérir. Célibataire endurci, il a troqué les promesses d’amour contre les ronronnements de son camion-citerne. Son moteur ? La route. Son seul compagnon fidèle ? Son mastodonte de métal, avec qui il sillonne le pays pour le compte de son entreprise. Mais derrière cette façade d’homme fort et calme se cache un cœur généreux, prêt à battre à nouveau… s’il en trouvait la raison. Et cette raison, il la trouve un jour, sur une route poussiéreuse, isolée du monde. Là, au détour d’un virage du destin, il croise seraleonne Palmarès — une jeune femme métisse, élégante, au regard fatigué mais déterminé. Récemment divorcée d’un homme infidèle, elle tente de reconstruire sa vie, seule avec son petit garçon de trois ans, silencieux mais profondément attachant. Ce jour-là, la mort aurait pu les prendre. Le destin aurait pu les briser. Mais au lieu de cela, il les a réunis. Dans ce chaos, une main tendue, un regard échangé, un enfant accroché à sa mère comme à la vie… et le cœur de Xavier s’est remis à battre. Lentement. Doucement. Mais pour de vrai. Parfois, l’amour naît là où la douleur croit régner. Et c’est sur cette route, au goût de bitume et de rédemption, qu’il a commencé à rouler… vers son cœur.

Though we've been in love for six years, Arnold Porter, the Chief Legal Officer of the Werewolf Council, has canceled our marking ceremony 66 times. The first time he did so, he claimed that Erna Porter, his adoptive sister, was coughing blood in the middle of her heat. Decked in my gown, I stood in front of the Altar of the Full Moon alone until the moon had disappeared from the skies and everyone had left. The second time the ceremony gets canceled, it was because he suddenly received a message in the middle of the ceremony, saying that Erna was abducted by Rogues. He tore off his robes and shifted into his wolf instantly, rushing to save her, while I was forced to endure the laughter of our guests. Whenever we are to hold a ceremony, Erna will always get into trouble and then seek his help. Finally, when he cancels the ceremony for the 66th time, both my wolf and I give up. I break up with him and leave. Three days after I traverse the borders of the snowy plains riddled with powerful winds that conceal my trace, he seems to go crazy. He sends the elite guard of his pack on a mission just to find me.

Aku dan Andrew, pacarku yang seorang dokter bedah sudah berpacaran selama tujuh tahun. Kami bahkan pernah mengadakan 66 kali pernikahan, tapi setiap kali Andrew selalu membatalkannya karena Selena. Pertama kali, Selena salah menyuntikkan obat ke pasien. Andrew menyuruhku menunggunya dan aku pun menunggunya seharian penuh. Kedua kalinya, Selena terpeleset saat mandi. Saat itu kami sudah siap bertukar cincin, tapi Andrew langsung pergi tanpa berpikir panjang, meninggalkanku begitu saja di depan para tamu yang menertawakanku. Begitulah seterusnya. Aku terus mengadakan 65 kali pernikahan dan setiap kali Selena selalu punya alasan untuk memanggil Andrew pergi. Di pernikahan ke-65, Selena bilang anjingnya sakit parah dan dia juga ingin bunuh diri dengan melompat dari gedung. Penyakit jantung ibuku sampai kambuh sangking marahnya, tapi tetap saja kami tak bisa menahan Andrew. Setelah itu, Andrew berlutut memohon agar keluargaku memaafkannya. Dia bilang dirinya hanya merasa kasihan pada Selena yang seorang yatim piatu dan akulah satu-satunya orang yang paling dia cintai. Aku memberinya kesempatan terakhir, tapi dia kembali mengecewakanku. Akhirnya, aku benar-benar menyerah. Aku memilih berpisah dengan Andrew dan bergabung dengan tim dokter lintas batas internasional. Mulai sekarang, kami pun tidak perlu bertemu lagi.

Demi bersamaku, Vincent merancang enam puluh enam perjalanan lamaran. Pada kali keenam puluh tujuh, akhirnya aku tersentuh. Di hari pertama pernikahan, aku menyiapkan enam puluh enam kartu permintaan maaf. Kami sepakat, setiap kali dia membuatku marah, dia bisa menggunakan satu kartu untuk dimaafkan. Selama enam tahun pernikahan, setiap kali dia membuatku marah karena teman masa kecilnya, dia akan menyuruhku menghapus satu kartu permintaan maaf. Ketika kartu keenam puluh empat digunakan, Vincent mulai menyadari ada yang tidak beres denganku...

Our entire class gets dragged into The Tyrant's Atonement game. The only way to escape alive is to reach a 100% atonement score. The system lets us choose our roles. The class belle, Isolde Adler, picks the tyrant's first love. Her atonement score shoots straight to 99% on the first day. The class president, Asher Brooks, chooses to be a loyal chancellor. His atonement score jumps to 80%. Spectators watching the game flood the screen with comments. "This new batch is smart and way better at picking roles than the last. They might just clear the game in three days." "Even if just one person hits 100%, the whole class goes free. I'm looking forward to seeing who finishes first." "My money's on the first love. She's already at 99%." Just as everyone starts celebrating, the next morning hits us with bad news. All 20 classmates who picked their roles are dead, and Isolde suffers the cruelest fate of all.

In my previous life, my boyfriend's adopted younger sister, Rita Wood, came to me at the hospital for a prescription because she had a sore throat. I asked her if she was allergic to any medication, and I even explained the dangers of being allergic to medication. She told me "no" very firmly. When I insisted on producing the informed consent form and having Rita sign it, she started a video call with my boyfriend, Ryan Wood, on the spot. On the screen, Ryan frowned at me before saying coldly, "I know Rita's health very well. She definitely doesn't have a history of allergens. She's my younger sister, so don't keep targeting her over the smallest reasons. I'm very busy, you know. Bye." So, I gave in and prescribed Rita the medication without undergoing the official process. Three days later, Rita showed signs of miscarriage due to her allergy toward the medication, leading to her being sent to an emergency treatment room. Apparently, she hid both her allergy to medication and her pregnancy from me. Thanks to her, I was held accountable for this incident, which led to me losing my chance to get promoted. At the same time, this incident got onto the news as a medical mishap. I ended up getting blacklisted by the medical world permanently. Not only that, but I had to pay off a huge debt. In order to clear the debt, I worked three jobs at the same time through day and night without resting. Finally, I collapsed and never got up ever again on a particularly exhausting night. When I open my eyes again, I've returned to the day Rita is here for a prescription.

أحببتُ خطيبي الجرّاح أندرو سبع سنوات، وأقمنا ستةً وستين حفل زفاف، لكنه كان في كل مرة يختار إلغاءه بسبب سيلينا. في المرة الأولى، أخطأت سيلينا حين حقنت مريضًا بدواء خاطئ، فطلب مني أن أنتظره حتى يعود، فانتظرت يومًا كاملًا. وفي المرة الثانية، انزلقت سيلينا في الحمّام، وكنا على وشك تبادل خواتم الزواج، فإذا به يتركني بلا تردّد، غير آبه بسخرية الضيوف مني. هكذا واصلتُ إقامة خمسةٍ وستين حفلًا، وفي كل مرة كانت سيلينا تنجح في ابتكار ذريعة لاستدعاء أندرو. وفي المرة الخامسة والستين، قالت إن كلبها يحتضر، وإنها لا تريد العيش وستقفز من السطح. عندها أصيبت أمي بنوبة قلبية من شدّة الغضب، ومع ذلك لم نستطع أن نُبقي أندرو إلى جانبي. بعدها، ركع أندرو أمام عائلتي طالبًا الصفح، مؤكدًا أنه كان يشفق على سيلينا لأنها يتيمة، وأنني كنتُ وسأظل دائمًا حبيبته الوحيدة. منحتُه آخر فرصة... لكنه خيّب أملي مجددًا. وهكذا أغلقت قلبي تمامًا، واخترتُ الانفصال عنه، وانضممتُ إلى منظمة أطباء بلا حدود الدولية. ومنذ ذلك اليوم، لم يعد ثمة داعٍ لأن أراه مرة أخرى.

恋人のサイモン・ヘップワースが66回目のプロポーズをしてきたとき、私はついに彼の執念に心を動かされ、承諾した。 だが、結婚式の前夜になって、彼は突然こう言い出した。 「義妹のフィオナと子どもを作りたい」と。 あまりにも馬鹿げた話に私は激しく言い争った。 そして迎えた式当日。私はブーケを抱えて三時間待っても、彼は現れなかった。 届いたのは「式は延期する」という一言だけ。 理由は、フィオナと今日、体外受精をする約束をしていたから。 「フィオナは父親に虐待されて育った。だから一生、男と結婚できない。せめて子どもを持つ夢だけは叶えてあげたいんだ。 ただの体外受精だ。セックスしたわけじゃないんだ、そんなに嫉妬するなよ」 電話は一方的に切られ、私は結婚式場でひとり、招待客とマスコミの視線を浴びながら立ち尽くした。 そのショックで父は倒れ、ICUに運ばれる。 病室で私は父の手を握り、泣きながら誓った。 「お父様の言う通りよ。もうサイモンとは結婚しないわ。来週、必ず家に戻って家業を継ぐ」

My boyfriend, Simon Hepworth, gets down on one knee for the 66th time. Moved by his persistence, I finally say yes. But on the eve of our wedding, he drops a bombshell on me. He tells me he wants to have a child with his stepsister, Fiona Hepworth. I find it ridiculous and get into a huge fight with him. But I never could've imagined what would come next. On our wedding day, I wait at the altar for three hours, bouquet in my hands, only for him to dismissively tell me that the wedding is postponed. All because he and Fiona have an IVF appointment that very day. "Fiona was abused by her father growing up. She'll never be able to marry," he explains. "I just want to help her fulfill her dream of being a mother. It's just IVF. It's not like we're actually sleeping together. Stop being so sensitive." He then hangs up, leaving me alone at the wedding under the gaze of countless guests and flashing media cameras. The shock sends my father into the ICU. Standing by his bedside, I make a vow. "Dad, you were right. I won't marry Simon. Next week, I'll come home and take over the family business."