Twice Sana Birthday

Raka (27) baru menikahi Tiara, wanita yang ia cintai. Saat Tiara dinas ke luar kota, Raka tinggal di rumah mertuanya untuk sementara. Di sana, ia mulai merasakan ketertarikan tak terduga pada Mama Siska, ibu tiri Tiara yang mempesona di usianya yang ke-42. Awalnya, hanya perhatian wajar seorang mertua, tetapi perlahan, tatapan, senyuman, dan sentuhan kecil mulai menggoyahkan batas. Apakah ini sekadar permainan seorang wanita kesepian, atau ada sesuatu yang lebih berbahaya di baliknya?

A car accident left my mother-in-law bleeding and desperate for help, but her plea was heartlessly rejected by her own daughter. Even on her deathbed, my mother-in-law's only wish was to see her one last time. However, she was busy staying by her first love's side, euthanizing his dog. "You better stay as far away from me as possible! My mom's perfectly fine!" she shouted before hanging up on me, only to spend the night tangled with her first love in a hotel room. It was not until after the cremation ceremony that she returned—carrying a birthday cake. What greeted her was not a celebration but her mother's funeral. She cried, sobbing uncontrollably, "Mom! You haven't even celebrated my birthday yet! Don't leave me!" I stared at her and pulled the divorce papers from my bag. How fitting. This time, I was leaving too.

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.

I, Mona Goldheart, decide to tell my mate, Edmund Ryker, about my pregnancy on my birthday. But Edmund, who never misses my birthday, misses it this time. The reason he cited was that he had to attend a very important meeting. I don't believe it. When I rush over to his company, I see him holding a birthday party for Amy Drumm, the Omega he brought back to our pack not long ago. Watching as the two of them act so intimately, I contacted Edmund through our mind-link. I ask, "Is the meeting going well?" Edmund holds Amy in his arms, laughing happily. But when he replies to me, his tone is flat, as if he really is attending a meeting. He says, "It's going well. When I finish, I'll come back and celebrate your birthday." I sneer and reply, "Turn around and take a look."

On my twenty-third birthday, my brother, Zackary Dixon, became the wealthiest man in the country. He threw a grand birthday party for the nanny's daughter, saying that she would be the Dixon family's favorite. At the same time, something went wrong with my artificial heart. I couldn't find a suitable one, only one month left in my life. Due to the torture of illness and great pressure, I had no choice but to call him. Hearing my cough, he coldly said, "At that time, you were afraid to get involved, and now you regret it?" My throat was sore. I stared at his expressionless face through the phone and laughed bitterly. "Zackary, three hundred thousand dollars is no big deal to you. Help me, OK?" Zackary sneered. I could hear his warm voice comforting Lillianna, "Voice phishing. It's fine." Of course, he was fine, because his sound beating heart was mine.

Setelah gagal menikah, Nayaka Raya memilih pindah kek kota tempatnya menuntut ilmu dulu. Di sana, ia menjadi penjaga perpustakaan di siang hari dan penulis di malam hari. Namun, saat sedang bertugas, ia justru bertemu Alexander Domini--pria blasteran yang sudah menjadi CEO di usia sangat muda! Entah mengapa, lelaki itu selalu hadir di kehidupan Raya, hingga perempuan itu pun mulai dilema.... "Haruskah aku mengikuti kata hati atau mengabaikannya? Terlebih, dia nyaris sepuluh tahun lebih muda dariku!"

Jaka, yang sering dihina karena kemiskinannya, diasuh oleh pemulung miskin setelah terpisah dari orangtuanya akibat kecelakaan. Namun, saat jatuh ke jurang di lereng gunung Kelud, ia memperoleh kekuatan dan ilmu bela diri dari Naga Majapahit, mengubahnya menjadi master yang kuat. Tak sampai di sana, Jaka menemukan bahwa dia sebenarnya berasal dari keluarga konglomerat, bukan miskin seperti yang dia kira. Apa yang akan terjadi jika orang-orang yang dulu menghinanya mengetahui identitas Jaka yang sebenarnya?

Cio San adalah anak kecil yang lemah dan sakit-sakitan. Kedua orang tuanya terbunuh dalam sebuah kejadian. Ia kemudian dibawa oleh ayah angkatnya berguru ke Bu Tong Pai. Di sana, ayah angkatnya terbunuh dan Cio San menjadi tersangka utamanya. Bagaimana ia memecahkan semua kejadian ini? Ikuti Petualangan Cio San sejak dari Pemuda Lemah, menjadi pendekar paling hebat di dunia persilatan. Dan memecahkan rahasia besar yang berkaitan dengan kematian orang-orang terdekatnya. Kunjungi 1G: @normadman

Lyrae Meteorite Desiderio was the breadwinner. When her parents died in an airplane crash, she took the responsibility of being a parent of her two siblings. Kaya ganon na lang ang takot niya nang ma-diagnose siya ng stage 4 colon cancer. Paniguradong malaking pera ang magagastos niya sa pagpapagamot. So she had decided to not take any medical cure and wrote a bucket list. Para sana kahit sa huling pagkakataon ay maranasan niya ang mga bagay na hindi pa niya nararanasan dati. She pursued her bucket list with Josh, her best friend and the man she secretly love. Kasama niya si Josh sa lahat ng iyon, pero alam niyang hindi niya makakasama si Josh sa panghuling bagay na nasa list niya: to have sex with a random guy at the bar. That night, she met Azren--a complete opposite of Josh. He was cold, heartless, and serious. Nagising na lang siya kinaumagahan katabi ang lalaking nakilala niya kagabi sa isang hindi kilalang kwarto. Masaya na sana siya sa nangyari nang biglang tumawag ang doktor at sinabing wala siyang kahit anumang sakit at mali ang test results! Hindi niya alam kung paano sasabihin kay Josh ang lahat lalo pa't isang buwan na ang nakalipas at napag-alaman niyang buntis siya at si Azren ang ama!

On my birthday, my adopted sister, Sophia Norris, frames me for soiling her dress and causing her to not be able to attend the banquet. My older brothers, Gerald and Gary Moore, immediately demand that I give my gown to Sophia. Otherwise, they will cancel the birthday banquet. Furious, I point at them while screaming, "I didn't ruin her dress at all! She was the one who splashed red wine onto it! "Also, I will never give my gown to her! My best friend designed it for me!" As soon as my words fall, Gerald commands the bodyguards to tear the gown from my body. At the same time, Gary picks up a wine glass and dumps red wine onto my face. "It's bad enough that you constantly bully Sophia! Today, her crush, Zachary Green, will be attending the banquet too! Do you have any idea how long she has prepared for this day to come?" Gerald adds, "A vile woman like you doesn't have the right to be born, let alone celebrate your birthday!" After that, a few bodyguards drag me into the basement. Immediately, pitch-black darkness swallows me. I have severe asthma. Breathing becomes insanely difficult for me as seconds tick by. I keep screaming loudly and calling for help, but all I hear is laughter coming from the banquet upstairs. It isn't until the banquet is well underway that Gerald and Gary remember that I exist. But I've already died in the cramped basement.