The Slap That Ended 18 Years

เหม่ยหลิง หม้ายสาวเจ้าของหอโคมเขียวบัวสวรรค์ นางเกิดจิตปฏิพัทธ์กับเหลียงหวู่ เมื่อครั้งแอบไปเห็นบุรุษหนุ่มร่างกำยกเริงสวาทกับนางโลม ก็แอบเอาไปจินตนาการพาตัวเองขึ้นสวรรค์ครั้งแล้วครั้งเล่า

การกลับมาเจอกันอีกครั้งในรอบสามปี เธอพาแฟนใหม่มาเปิดตัว แล้วยัดเยียดสถานะให้เขาเป็นแค่อดีตคู่นอน “พาผัวใหม่มาหยามฉันเลยเหรอวิกกี้” “นายไม่เคยเป็นอะไรกับฉัน แล้วทำไมฉันต้องพาพี่แทนมาหยามนายด้วย” “ปล่อยน้ำใส่ตัวเธอไม่รู้กี่รอบ ยังมาพูดว่าเราไม่ได้เป็นอะไรอีกเหรอวะ? ..” “ก็แค่คนเคยนอนด้วยกันไหมล่ะ.."

北都の富裕層の間で、越野陸人（こしの りくと）は「妻を溺愛している男」として知られていた。 幼い頃からの片思いで、十六の時には夜空いっぱいに花火を打ち上げて告白してきた。 十八の時、私が仇敵の不意打ちから彼をかばって耳が聞こえなくなったら、それ以来ますます私を命のように大事にしてくれるようになった。 彼こそが私の一生の幸せだと思っていた――見知らぬ人からの友達申請を承認するまでは。 その相手のSNSには、陸人の姿があふれていた。 上半身裸で眠っている写真、女性のお腹を笑顔で撫でている姿、妊婦健診に付き添う動画まであった。 そして、こんなやり取りも残されていた。 「ゆっくり体を休めて。雪ちゃんを妊娠させるつもりはない。彼女は後天的な難聴とはいえ、万が一子どもに影響が出たら困るから」 その瞬間、私は自分のお腹に手を当てたまま、呆然としていた。 陸人はまだ知らない。私が妊娠していることを。 私は涙をこらえながら離婚協議書を作成し、中絶の予約を入れた。 ふと振り返ると、十八歳の頃の陸人が突然現れて、真っ赤な目でじっと私を見つめていた。 「安里雪代（あんり ゆきよ）、どうして俺の子どもを堕ろすの？もう俺のこと、いらないの？」

Buried deep in the Aster estate was the Heartwood—ancient, sacred, mine. Told my husband, Julian Aster—back when he actually listened—that if it ever fell, I'd die with it. At first, he freaked out. Flew in glacier water, hired a whole squad of plant experts to nurture it 24/7. Then one day, just because his childhood friend—Isabella Duvall—got a scratch from the bark, Julian had the Heartwood ripped out. The second it crashed, I choked on glowing blood—ichor. My power? Gone. Barely standing, I grabbed his arm. "You knew. If the Heartwood dies, I—" He laughed. Straight-up mocked me. "Sera, come on. That fairy tale? Only Grandma still believes that crap. Is that mayo on your mouth? Relax—it's a tree. I'll buy you a forest if you want." Overnight, my hair turned gray. Skin cracked. Eyes dulled. Still, I dragged myself to his grandmother, Henrietta. "I kept your family safe for two hundred years. That's why the Asters thrived. But the Heartwood's gone. Debt's paid. One day left. Whatever happens next? Not my problem."

"I got pregnant on New Year’s Eve.That night was hands down the best night of my life. A magical night with the man of my dreams.The aftermath changed everything.After weeks of silence from him and a positive pregnancy test, it was safe to say I was in full out panic mode.Until I walked into a conference room only to find Mr. Man-of-my-dreams-father-of-my-unborn-child at the head of the table.Turns out the VP of finance isn’t an old boring guy with white hair.Two different cities.A baby on the way.An intense attraction.And he’s technically my boss.Life just got even more complicated."

He owns the night of this city, so he should also possess the most delicate white rose of the nation, Serena, a girl nurtured by love and art, his pure prey. Even though his brother also desires Serena, he’s certain she’ll never escape the palm of his hand. But is that really the case? Because Serena came for one purpose; to destroy this ruthless mafia king. Who is the real prey?

Synopsis A curse was imposed upon the kinds of the Alpha's by a dying soul. For this curse to be lifted, it has to find THE OWNER (a person with special ability and an heir to the dying soul). The consequences of this curse shattered the lives of the alpha's, they were betrayed by the other werewolves and were stuck in dog form, they lost both their human and werewolf form. Out of affection, the one with the special ability found an alpha whom she thought was a dog and rescued him. They both fell deeply in love with each other but after finding out his kind killed her parents, will she still love him again and help him lift his curse?

On my thirtieth birthday, Gideon Salton told me to meet him at city hall. He made sure I wore a wedding dress and brought my papers, hyping it up as a huge birthday surprise. But when I showed up, all dressed up, he turned to his trashy crew and laughed. "No way—she actually did it. Dress, docs, the whole thing. Pay up, fifty bucks each." Then he looked at me. "Come on, Madison. You didn't seriously fall for that?" I didn't answer. He smirked. "If you're that thirsty to get hitched, go inside and grab some rando to register with." His friends cracked up. They called me Gideon's loyal simp, his forever backup plan. Said I'd never end up with anyone else. But when I came out with my husband and a legit marriage certificate, Gideon just froze—pale, silent, wrecked.

“This marriage is nothing but a farce. The sooner you know that, the better.” “I despise you, printsessa.” “And I despise you even more.” ********** Anastasya Volkov's life is turned upside down when she has to marry the young don of the Italian cosa nostra, Massimo De Luca, a man she despises with all her heart. Massimo, a man who isn't used to letting women into his heart, also loathes the idea of having a woman so close to him. However, they have to come together to form a strong alliance between their families. In the midst of their mutual dislike for each other, the seeds of attraction starts to bloom. But a series of unexpected events start to occur, will their new found love thrive? Or will they be crushed by the weight of the lies and betrayal that surrounds them?

The year Lawrence Scott and I were most in love, he died in a car accident. Everyone thought I would fall apart, but I did not cry, and I did not scream. Two years later, I ran into him at a private lounge: Lawrence was there, holding a young girl in his arms, kissing her passionately. His friends hurried over to explain: "Back then, Lawrence was badly injured in the crash and fell into a coma. He just woke up recently but lost his memory. We didn't tell you because we didn't want you to worry." Lawrence pushed the girl aside, frowned slightly, and looked straight at me. "So you're the fiancée I supposedly forgot? I don't remember you, but since you never gave up on me, I'll honor my promise to marry you." I smiled faintly and said, "They lied to you. We don't know each other." What Lawrence did not know was that on the day he faked his death, I received a video. In it, he was laughing and saying to his friends, "The thought of spending the rest of my life with only Yoana drives me crazy. I'll fake my death, take a few years off to have fun. Just keep her company so she doesn't do anything stupid." He also did not know that during those two years he was 'dead,' I had found someone else.