The Almost Gone: Act 2

My husband, Gavin Chapman, is giving his secretary, Natasha Gardner, exactly what she wants. He's making her his wife. To pull it off, he fakes a lab accident, pretends to have amnesia, and brings her home. In his office, Gavin wraps his arms around Natasha and murmurs indulgently, "Not just Mrs. Chapman. Even if you want to pretend to be the vice president for a week, I'll let you." My eyes dim, but I let the lie go on. The next day, at a press conference, Gavin holds Natasha's hand and tells the world she's his real wife. He even threatens to kick me out of the company and take over all my research data. Dozens of cameras swivel toward me, waiting for my outburst. But I stay silent and simply sign the termination papers. Gavin doesn't know that the pharmaceutical project he believes will be done in seven days isn't quite finished. There's still one final step, and I'm the only one who knows how to do it.

I'm the so-called 'Lady of Glory'—yeah, that girl from the Archbishop's prophecy. They said I'd bring endless glory to whatever Family I married into. But at our engagement party, my fiancé—Marco Falcone—swaggered onstage holding hands with his pregnant stripper girlfriend. Then he grabbed my wrist, dragged me forward, and made me kiss her hand. "Lola's the only woman I'll ever call my wife," he said with a smug little grin. "If you still want this marriage, your De Luca money better support her and the baby." I slapped him. Ripped the contract in half. Let it snow confetti. "Please. I can marry someone a hundred times better." Right when I was about to torch the entire Falcone Family, someone stepped out of the shadows. Marco's older brother, Dante Falcone. The one who'd been injured, underestimated, and pushed aside. He locked eyes with me, totally unfazed. "Signorina De Luca, do your words still stand?"

อดีตที่เธอไม่อยากจดจำ แต่เขากลับจำเธอไม่ลืม เมื่อเขาได้เจอเธออีกครั้ง เขาจึงจองจำเธอด้วยสถานะ 'เมีย ' “ปล่อย!..” “ไหนเธอบอกกับพี่ว่าอยู่คอนโด แล้วทำไมถึงได้มายืนแรด อ่อยผู้ชายคนอื่นอยู่ที่นี่ได้!” “ฉันจะแรดอยู่ที่ไหน หรือจะอ่อยใครมันก็สิทธิ์ของฉัน พี่ไม่ต้องมายุ่งวุ่นวายกับชีวิตฉันได้ป่ะ” “เธอเป็นเมียพี่ ถ้าจะให้พี่เลิกยุ่งกับเมียตัวเอง พี่คงทำไม่ได้” “สถานะเมียของพี่...ฉันไม่ต้องการและไม่อยากเป็น พี่เข้าใจไหมว่าฉันไม่ต้องการ!” “ถึงเธอจะไม่ต้องการ เธอไม่มีสิทธิ์ปฎิเสธ ..”

Seven years ago, I ignored my girlfriend's heart-wrenching pleas and ruthlessly severed our relationship. Now, after seven long years, she had risen to the top—and she was back, ready for her wedding. She didn't come home for mere celebration, though. She came for revenge. She obliterated the company my father had spent his entire life building and did not stop until she shattered his leg, forcing him to endure unimaginable pain. It was all so I'd be forced to go to her wedding and beg for forgiveness. But that wasn't enough. She wanted more. She hissed, brandishing a blade, "If Matthew's not here in ten minutes, I'll slice off a finger for every minute he's late." My autistic brother's fingers, the only way he could create art, became a bargaining chip in her sadistic game. Dad's anguished cries filled the air as he pleaded for mercy, but she was not done. She wanted to tear my family apart piece by piece. My mom, fragile and trapped in the haze of Alzheimer's, was next. Her mind, already slipping, crumbled under the relentless torment. She cracked, completely lost to the madness. With tears streaming down his face, Dad said, "My son died the day you left for abroad."

[ BANYAK UMPATAN KASAR ] BLURB : "Jika memang jarak adalah sebuah pengorbanan, maka izinkan aku untuk selalu kuat dalam melewatinya." - Matheo - "Dan jika kepercayaan adalah sebuah pondasi, maka teguhkanlah hatiku dikala goyah." - Jelita - Matheo baru saja merasakan kebahagiaan dengan Jelita, namun takdirnya harus pergi meninggalkan wanitanya ke kota Los Angeles, Amerika Serikat untuk melanjutkan sebuah pendidikan di sana. Awal mulanya mereka berdua saling yakin dan percaya bisa melewati hubungan jarak jauh alias LDR ini, namun pada kenyataannya dengan seiring berjalannya waktu hubungan mereka diterpa badai perselingkuhan. Siapakah yang mampu menjaga komitmen hubungan jarak jauh ini? Dan siapakah yang menyerah di dalam hubungan ini? IG : @Jezlynn69

ใครเลยจะรู้ว่างานอดิเรกของ ‘อัลวาโร อัลทาซา’ ทายาทมหาเศรษฐีพ่อค้าอาวุธสงครามแห่งโมร็อกโก ก็คือการเป็นโจรสลัด ออกจี้ปล้น อาละวาดจนชื่อเสียงกระฉ่อนไปทั่วทั้งคาบสมุทร แต่เป้าหมายของชายหนุ่มไม่ใช่ทรัพย์สินเงินทองหรือชีวิตคน หากเป็นผู้หญิง โดยเฉพาะหญิงสาวพรหมจรรย์ที่กล้าหาญพอจะขัดขืนความต้องการอันเร่าร้อนของเขา ‘หม่อมราชวงศ์หญิงอนามิกา’ ไม่เคยคิดว่าการล่องเรือสำราญในทะเลแคริบเบียนเพื่อพักผ่อนหลังสำเร็จการศึกษา จะกลายเป็นฝันร้าย เมื่อเธอต้องตกเป็นเชลยอยู่ในเงื้อมมือของโจรสลัดจอมหื่น มิหนำซ้ำยังปากเสียผิดกับหน้าตาที่หล่อเหลาจนแทบเคลิ้ม ทางเดียวที่เธอจะรอดพ้นจากการตกเป็นทาสบำเรอบนเตียงของเขา นั่นก็คือการคว้ามีดปอกผลไม้ แล้วแทงเขาให้ตายคามือ

A new life full of challenges where wealth and success kiss her every step, Evelyn Clarke is now the most powerful and one of the wealthiest businesswomen in San Francisco. She had everything that one can wish for, what one dreams to achieve in his life. Her life is the talk of the town: cameras and paparazzi became her new friends. Burying her past deep down, she turned her dream into reality. It was hard for her but she had forgotten her past to turn over a new leaf. But what she failed to know was that her past had never left her, not even for once. "I don't need you in my life anymore. I have changed, Dylan." Scoffing, Evelyn grabbed the knob and opened the door when a hand slammed it closed with full force shaking her to the core. A yelp escaped her mouth when she was forcefully wheeled around and pinned to the door. The man hovered over her petite frame and leaned to her lips. Her breath hitched as she stared at the same pair of murky eyes that once had sworn to give her world only to destroy it brutally. Brushing his lips over her chapped ones, he sneered in his husky voice freezing her to her spine. "And I changed for you too, my Eve."

"I love you so much Chelsey," Chad cried while holding the lifeless body of his beloved childhood sweetheart. It was heartbreaking for Kristina and Nathaniel to see their elder son crying while holding his girlfriend, Chelsey who was bathing with her own blood after a tragic vehicular accident. "I just can't believe it's actually happening now Nats," Kristina told her husband. Her heart is broken seeing how painful it was for her elder son Chad, grieving for his girlfriend's loss, who seemed to be his love since they were young. Chelsey and Chad's journey for love is like a roller coaster. Will they meet again, after this tragedy?

A long way from home and away from the men that broke his heart, Ashton has now slowly adjusted to his new life. He's gained some friends from his new school, and met Harry–a hot and handsome student that he doesn't want to be associated with because rumor has it that he is a gangster, but it looks like destiny loves playing tricks on Ashton because Harry asked him to pretend as his boyfriend. Ashton who's desperate to move on from his past decided to accept the proposal. There is one thing that troubling him though, Harry is always gentle with him and it gives him an odd feeling of discomfort since he's used to men treating him as their slave. The length that Ashton goes to feel the domination he now desire gets him into trouble that he could ever imagine and this time, he doesn't have the charismatic Mendez brothers to rescue him.

ในสายกับชายนิรนาม "ถ้าฉันสอดนิ้วเข้าไป... คุณต้องช่วยตัวเองด้วยนะ" (หึ... ต้องการแบบนั้นเหรอ?) "ใช่... เราจะได้เสร็จไปพร้อมๆกันไง" (ลองดู)