The Notebook Plot

My brother Mitchell sided with his dream girl when she accused me of bullying her. Despite being the only family member I had left, he exploded in anger and sent me away to a boarding school for so-called reformation to learn how to become a meek and obedient little sister. In time, I became exactly what he wanted—a docile sibling who never fought back, never argued. But everything changed the day he saw my medical report. He lost his mind. "Nora, I'm begging you—forgive me and let me be your brother again!"

Zayn Ulrich and I have dated for seven years. However, when he's prosecuted and sent to prison, I leave him without hesitation. I turn to his best friend instead. Now, Zayn is out of prison. He rises from the ashes and uses every means possible to force me into marrying him. Everyone says he truly loves me, but no one knows the truth. Every night after our wedding, he brings different women into our bed, not even sparing my own sister. This is his punishment for my so-called betrayal. What he doesn't know is that I risked my life to clear his name—I willingly walked into a mafia hideout and traded one kidney and half my liver for the key evidence that saved him. Unfortunately, my time is running out.

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.

"Doctor, have you finished the examination? I can't hold on any longer," I say as I lie on the examination table in the college clinic. A screen completely blocks my view. The examination instrument pokes a few inches deeper into me. I try my best to suppress it, but a whimper escapes me. "No!" The doctor remains silent and merely adjusts the machine so that my legs are lifted higher.

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.

Everyone knew I was hopelessly in love with Hendrick Sam, willing to sacrifice my dignity for him. In the two years we were together, he would drop everything and leave me in the hospital whenever his “one true love” called. People mocked me, saying, “Chloe, you must really enjoy being a doormat.” I just smiled and stayed silent. Later, when he was on his deathbed, he asked, “Chloe, did you ever really love me?” I turned my back on him. Because it was never him I loved, it was his heart.

When I'm feeling lost and helpless after being diagnosed with late-stage stomach cancer, my husband is accompanying another woman for her medical checkup. I don't cry or fuss. Instead, I calmly sign the divorce papers. Later, I die without anyone knowing. Unexpectedly, my husband searches the world for me like a madman.

I’ve always felt the child that I’ve cared for the past three years was not mine. My mother-in-law told me I was overthinking and was just tired. However, I remember it clearly. My child had a birthmark on their left arm.   Even my husband said it was nothing more than a dream I had after passing out during labor.   Still, I began to suspect that my in-laws swapped my child at birth.  

Sa mismong araw ng aming kasal, ang childhood sweetheart ni Hansel Lennox na si Nara Sullivan, ay nagbantang tatalon mula sa isang gusali. Hindi niya ito pinansin at itinuloy ang kasal. Ngunit nang talagang tumalon si Nara, saka siya nag-panic. Simula noon, palagi na siyang pumupunta sa simbahan, unti-unting naging isang deboto. Pinipilit pa niya akong bigkasin ang mga banal na kasulatan at lumuhod habang nagdarasal—lahat sa ngalan ng pagsisisi sa aking mga kasalanan. Dahil sa kanya, nawala ang aking anak. Sa araw na nakunan ako, gusto ko nang makipag-divorce. Ngunit sinabi niyang pareho naming pinagkakautangan si Nara, kaya dapat kaming magsisi nang magkasama. Ginamit niya ang aking pamilya upang takutin ako at panatilihin sa kanyang piling. Inaksaya ko ang buong buhay ko para sa kanya. Ngunit pagmulat ko ng aking mga mata, bumalik ako sa mismong araw ng aming kasal. Sa pagkakataong ito, ako mismo ang magtutulak kay Hansel kay Nara. Ako naman ang magpapahirap sa kaniya.

On the day of the Sacred Forest Rite, my Alpha father and Luna mother were mysteriously murdered. Soon after, my fiancé Jem abruptly broke off our engagement and held a bonding ceremony with his childhood friend, Sarah. While I was still drowning in grief, Jem's elder brother, Nom, came to me with a proposal. He swore he would uncover the truth and bring my parents' murderer to justice. So I married him—and brought what was left of my pack into his. Seven years passed. No killer was found. No justice delivered. Then today, I overheard a conversation between Nom and his Beta outside the study. I learned the truth. Someone had seen Sarah at the scene of my parents' deaths during the Sacred Forest Rite. However, Nom silenced that witness. He shut down the investigation, convinced Sarah was innocent—that her presence was nothing more than a coincidence. However, my mother died with Sarah's earring clenched in her hand. It was never justice. It was a cover-up. Seven years of marriage, built on a lie—his way of protecting the one truly responsible. This time, I will take vengeance into my own hands. Alone.