Thomas Henry Huxley

Elodie Briar's life was defined by a single purpose: providing a better life for her beloved Aunt Sally. As a loyal servant to the wealthy Denmark family, she never dared to dream of more. That was until the day she met him - a stranger who turned out to be the infamous mafia boss, Henry. Their first encounter left an indelible mark on Henry. He couldn't shake off the memory of Elodie's innocent face. When fate brought them together again, Henry knew he had to make her his. There was only one problem: he was already betrothed to Mia, the Denmarks' heiress. Torn between duty and desire, Henry proposed a scandalous solution: he would marry Mia, but Elodie would become his mistress. As Elodie navigates the treacherous landscape of Henry's world, she must confront the darkness within herself and decide: will she succumb to Henry's allure, or will she fight to preserve her integrity?

As the male lead, Henry Johnston, forces himself on me, a row of comments suddenly appears before my eyes. "Henry is about to misunderstand and think Aria drugged him! The angst is about to begin!" "I'm thrilled just thinking about Henry regretting dearly after Aria dies!" "Keep up the act, Henry. After she dies, you'll be hugging her corpse and crying every day." That is when I realize that I am the tragic female lead in a story where I am destined to be tormented until I die. The readers treat my death as a highlight to push the plot forward. They are counting down to my death. As I look at Henry, who is panting on top of me, anger courses through me. I grab a table lamp and smash it into him, killing him on the spot. Who says that the one who dies in a toxic romance story must always be the female lead?

Eliza Ward does not fall through time. Time bends toward her. Pulled from the present into Revolutionary America, Eliza becomes trapped in a landscape where history repeats unevenly, battles restart with variations, and memory functions as both anchor and weapon. She is not a chosen heroine, but a constant: a woman whose awareness destabilizes the moment itself. She meets Mercy Hale, a midwife and witch who understands time as a negotiation rather than a force to command. Mercy aids Eliza’s survival while refusing the role of savior, having already learned the cost of standing too close to history’s center. During a looping battle, Eliza saves Thomas Reed, a Continental soldier who does not shift when time does. Thomas is an anchor: steady, observant, unchanged across iterations. Their bond deepens in an almost-normal village where time briefly behaves. Eliza’s intervention triggers time’s response. Rather than immediate destruction, time collects interest. Mercy bargains to spare Eliza and Thomas, sacrificing her own future to stabilize the present. Time extracts payment from Eliza as well, stripping away her voice, the very tool she uses to name and hold moments in place. Silenced and unmoored, Eliza is violently displaced back into the original battle. Unable to anchor the moment, she watches Thomas die in the version of history that was always waiting beneath her defiance. Told in rotating perspectives between Eliza, Thomas, and Mercy, The Hours That Refused to Behave is a lyrical time-travel novel about revolution, restraint, and consequence, asking not whether history can be changed, but who pays when it is.

Henry Sagaara Wijaya, ialah seorang anak penguasa yang berpura-pura menjadi cleaning service agar bisa menemukan gadis yang mau menerimanya.Namun, pada saat malam pesta ulangtahun gadis itu justru Henry dipermalukan hingga akhirnya statusnya sebagai seorang tuan muda dari keluarga Wijaya terungkap.

Isla is a famous furniture owner and she is also known for her savage, hot-temperedness, and feisty attitude. She left Clover (land of mystical creatures) when she was betrayed by Henry, the one she loved the most 20 years ago. She became heartless and brutal to men and always felt the need to avoid them because she always thought that men always wanted something, just like what Henry did to her. Now that she has everything that life can offer, a sudden reunion with her first love happened. Henry is now a famous director in a broadcasting studio and is still young and handsome just like before. Isla reconciled her memories with him and realized that she didn't leave Clover because of the betrayal, she left Clover thinking that her feelings for Henry will soon leave her system. Will history repeat itself where he chose to love the mortal? Or will a sprinkle of pixie dust change the course of fate and give us a new meaning of love?

The day before Henry Baker and I are supposed to marry, my mother sedates me. She makes my twin sister marry Henry instead. A few years later, the company Henry established turns into a thriving empire. My sister, Diana Halliwell, flourishes with him. While I was at the lowest point in my life, my childhood friend, Jorge Ward, proposed. It's only after marriage that I realize he's worthless. Diana and Henry attend various parties. They enjoy delicious food and wear expensive clothes. Meanwhile, I end up exhausted after having to cook and clean for my family. One night, Mom speaks softly to Jorge when she thinks I've fallen asleep. "I was worried she would find out the truth about what happened back then, but it seems she's too dumb to notice anything." Jorge laughs. "You're a genius, Erica. You laced Laura's water with sleeping pills so Diana could marry Henry on her behalf. I'm glad to see how happy Diana is now." Mom sighs. "I just feel bad for you. You've always liked Diana, yet you're forced to live with a wash-out like Laura…"

Clara Moreau aimait Thomas Vernet depuis six ans. Alors qu'il était parti à l'étranger pour ses études, elle l'avait attendu patiemment. Cependant, à son retour, elle a vu Thomas tenir la main d'une autre femme. Le soir où elle était en danger, elle a appelé Thomas, mais ce dernier lui a répondu : « Ella a peur du noir. Sois un peu plus raisonnable. » Cette simple phrase lui a brisé le cœur. Désespérée, Clara s'est tournée vers l'oncle de son petit ami, refusant opiniâtrement de laisser couler ses larmes : « Vincent, emmène-moi loin d'ici. » — Plus tard, alors que Thomas suppliait à genoux, tout en larmes, Clara n'a jamais cédé d'un pouce. Au contraire, elle a pris la main de Vincent en disant : « Désormais, je suis ta tante. » L'homme à ses côtés a baissé les yeux, un sourire aux lèvres : « C'est bien vrai. »

In the tenth year of my pursuit of Henry Stone—the profoundly devoted deuteragonist in the novel—he arranges a lavish, extravagant wedding on my behalf. I still feel uneasy even though Henry continues to love me deeply after we get married. This is because the mission progress bar displayed by the system has never moved past zero. On our wedding anniversary, I happen to stumble upon a hidden diary in Henry's desk drawer, which reveals a very shocking truth—Henry has been reborn. He possesses full knowledge that this world is a novel and that I am the antagonist who poses a threat to the protagonist, Renee Schmidt. He puts on a careful act of profound love toward me, strictly for the purpose of shielding Renee, the person he truly cares for. I have just gotten the gist of the whole situation when the system's warning goes off. "You have failed your romance mission. Your existence will be terminated within 48 hours."

Menjadi istri kontrak bukanlah impian setiap wanita, termasuk Angelina Louis, anak kedua dari dua bersaudara keluarga kaya Louis yang tiba-tiba harus bangkrut karena memiliki banyak hutang. Di saat Angelina merasa putus asa itulah Henry Bastian Campbell datang padanya dan menawarkan sebuah kontrak sebagai istrinya untuk jaminan bisa melunasi semua hutang keluarga Louis. Hidup Angelina berubah sejak saat itu. Ia harus terjebak dalam perjanjian yang membuat hidupnya menderita, karena Henry bersikap semena-mena sebagai suaminya. Tak ada rasa cinta, pernikahan terjadi karena terpaksa. Hingga sampai pada titik puncaknya mengharuskan Angelina pergi dari hidup Henry. Namun, ternyata kisah di antara mereka tak berhenti sampai di situ. Mereka dipertemukan kembali setelah bertahun-tahun lamanya dalam keadaan yang sudah berbeda, dan yang paling mengejutkan, Angelina ternyata memiliki seorang anak yang wajahnya mirip seperti sang mantan suami, Henry Bastian Campbell. Di saat itulah perjuangan Henry dimulai untuk bisa mendapatkan apa yang sudah pria itu sia-siakan dahulu, dan mungkinkah juga anak Angelina adalah anak dari Henry?

Fairytales don't exist; there is no such thing as happy endings, not for Thomas Evergreen. He witnessed too much death at a young age for that. How could he dream of sunshine and rainbows when all he saw was the blood of innocents tainting the world around him? Thomas lived through nightmares most couldn't begin to imagine. The memories of his past always followed him wherever he went, and if he managed to push them from his mind, the scars on his body made him remember just how cruel the fates truly were. No, for Thomas, he was a dead man walking, numb to the outside world. His only mission now was to keep his wolf in check and prevent anyone from meeting their untimely demise by pissing him off. He had gained a small piece of control in his life; he had finally found a sliver of calm amongst all the chaos. But all of that is about to change. Fate was coming once more, and this time she brought betrayals, lies, and one stubborn she-wolf that would push him past his breaking point. Will Thomas survive the new trials thrown his way? Or would he crash burn, taking everyone he ever cared about with him?