Twilight Out Of Focus Chapter 1

In my past life, I toiled away at the Lincoln family and treated my in-laws like they were a king and a queen. I also gave my stepson the best education possible and helped him get into a renowned college. Yet, I later ended up dead on the street. My stepson said, "You're not my mother. You'll never be her!" He breaks my legs, kicks me out of the house, and watches as I starve to death. It's only after my death that I find out he's the illegitimate son of my husband and his true love! When I open my eyes again, I'm back to the day my husband, Simon Lincoln, brings my stepson home.

On the night of our wedding, my wife, Carol Lockhart, leaves me and goes to stay at a hotel instead. It's because she's an aloof, arrogant young woman who has always been in love with my younger brother, Thomas Shaffer. Over the next ten years of our marriage, I treat her as sincerely as possible and give her my entire heart, but the only response I get in return is her mockery. "Marcus Shaffer, I would rather be a nun for the rest of my life than fall in love with you!" However, when a heavy truck comes skidding toward me, the woman who has hated me all her life suddenly throws herself at me and shoves me away, saving my life. Before passing out, I see her grabbing the doctor's hand, while blood flows from her mouth, begging, "Don't tell that idiot that I was the one who saved him… "And don't let my parents blame him for my death…" My eyes fill with tears. I finally understand now that she wasn't the only one who made the wrong decision during our wedding. After I'm reborn and given a second chance at life, I decide to join the International Peacekeeping Forces and head out into the war as a frontliner. Since I can no longer live out the rest of my life with her, I wish her a lifetime of happiness, and I hope that we will never meet again.

In San Francisco, a piece of news occupied the headlines today. "The engagement was made in the early years, and the Smith couple will choose one of the five young masters to be her fiancé!" Everyone was shocked. Soon, the media found the woman"s photo. The woman in the photo was ugly and chubby, wearing outdated clothes. Everyone complained that she was not worthy! However, after the news came out, it was such a slap in the face. The chairman behind the scenes was her! The most popular female singer, Kate, was also her! The mysterious racer was still her! ...... One by one, her disguise was revealed. No one dared to say that she was not worthy of the five sons of the Smith"s. It is them who didn"t deserve her!

Gino Montereal is a serious man and he is allergic to a girl or in commitment when he was in college. Ngunit nagbago ang lahat ng ito nangg may nangyari sa kanila ng babaeng pinakakinaiinisan niya. And it’s Carla Sandoval, the girl who chased Gino throughout her college life. She never stops until she has not given her gift to Gino and that’s her virginity. Kaiinisan or kamumuhian pa rin kaya ni Gino si Carla kapag nalaman niyang nagkaroon ng magandang bunga ang nangyari sa kanila noon? Sasabihin ba ni Carla ang tungkol sa kanilang anak kapag nagtagpong muli ang landans nila ni Gino? In trying to know the truth, will Gino chase Carla?

After our eighty-eighth canceled wedding, I called my business partner. "I'm taking the Haviana market project." There was a beat of stunned silence. "Seriously? That's ten years overseas. You just got married—well, weren't you? Does your husband even know? What about your parents? You always said staying close to them was everything." I glanced around the empty church and let out a sharp laugh. "There was no wedding. No husband. And my parents? They've got Cindy. That's all they need." Another pause. "Alright. Pack your bags. You leave tomorrow." After the call, I ran a hand down my wedding dress. One last tear slipped out, quiet and pointless. Cindy had another "episode" today. Claimed she'd off herself. Andrew canceled—again. I'd looked at him, drained. "It's the eighty-eighth time." He dropped his head, guilt all over him. "Just a little more time, Viv. She's been off since the accident. I'm scared she'll actually do it. I swear, I'll talk to her. For real this time. Then we'll get married. Promise." My parents didn't hesitate. "Vivian, let Andrew go. If Cindy hadn't gotten kidnapped trying to save you, she wouldn't have these breakdowns. Are you really putting a wedding over your sister's life?" "How could you be so selfish?" I'd heard it all before. Used to fight it. Not this time. If neither my fiancé nor my parents wanted me around, then fine. I'd leave.

My girlfriend's schoolmate is being hounded by creditors. In my past life, the same incident had unfolded before my eyes. I was worried that my girlfriend would provoke these ruthless creditors, so I'd advised her not to meddle. However, her schoolmate later overdosed on sleeping pills. Later on, my girlfriend acted as if nothing had happened and continued preparing for our wedding. But after she got drunk one day, I found her caressing his picture tenderly—before stabbing me in the heart with a knife. She claimed that if not for my indifference and selfishness, her schoolmate wouldn't have taken his own life. Now that I've been reborn, I'll grant her wish and let her help him pay off his debts. Presently, I say, "He's your schoolmate. If you can help him, go ahead. I won't object."

Angela: “I need to. We do not have time. You may not allow me but I am going anyway. It is my destiny. I cannot run away from it. I am not like one of those tea party princesses you expect me to be. I am Angela Bells and I am ready for action.” Miles: “I am not letting you go out there.” Justin: “She used magic to make herself look older and Alex is her son.” Kale: “Pfft. I want pizza!” This is the Prestorian crew and this is their enemy, the underaged Queen of Pintraid... Octavia: “You expect me to forgive you. No no no. Angela, you will wish you were dead.” Angela Bell's lived all her life in the forest of Tyle. She's known no friends but her chickens. The story of her life turns around for her when her meant-to-be parents reveal a death-calling truth. The truth's made her realize she can be what she's always wanted to be, a princess. She teams up with a set of teens she calls, the bandits after meeting them in the worst way possible. They accompany her but... when there's good, there's evil too. Her nemesis is the under-aged Queen of Pintraid, the land that destroyed hers in the very beginning. The Queen wants to finish what her evil father started. Angela might lose everything but it's a price she has to pay. Angela and the bandits are about to go on a crazy mission that will put even the Queen of England on her toes. It's an adventure of a lifetime.

เมื่อความจำเป็นบีบบังคับทำให้ ปารดาต้องแต่งงานเพื่อรักษาชีวิตของพ่อ ความกตัญญูที่มีพาให้เธอต้องเจอเรื่องยุ่งยากลำบากใจ แต่ก็ต้องจำ ส่วนชนาวินก็ต้องทำตามคำสั่งของพ่อ และตอบแทนบุญคุณของแม่ที่เป็นโรคหัวใจ เมื่อไม่อาจจะขัดขืนก็จำต้องทำตามหน้าที่ของแต่ละคน นอกจากความเป็นที่ต้องแต่งงาน ปารดาก็ยังมีความจำใจที่ต้องกลายมาเป็นคนงานในไร่ห่างไกลผู้คน เพียงเพราะชนาวิน คนที่ขึ้นชื่อว่า 'สามี' อยากจะกลั่นแกล้ง'ภรรยา' ที่ถูกประกาศิตให้ต้องแต่งงานกัน

ในวันที่เด็กน้อย ‘เจโคบี้’ ทายาทมหาเศรษฐีวัยเจ็ดขวบ และ ‘นรินทร์นารถ’ พี่เลี้ยงสาวชาวไทย ถูกพาตัวไปจากคฤหาสน์ชาร์ลสตัน ไม่มีใครคาดคิดว่าชะตากรรมของทั้งคู่จะเป็นอย่างไรต่อไป แต่แล้วชีวิตของเด็กชายและหญิงสาวก็ต้องเปลี่ยนไปตลอดกาล เมื่อเหตุการณ์อันเลวร้ายกลับชักนำให้เธอกลายเป็นนางในฮาเร็มของ ‘อัลเฟรโด วาลเดซ อัลทาซา’ มหาเศรษฐีหนุ่ม พ่อค้าอาวุธสงครามผู้ทรงอิทธิพลแห่งโมร็อกโก หากไม่ว่าอย่างไร เพื่อรักษาคำสัญญาที่มีต่อผู้มีพระคุณ นรินทร์นารถจะต้องหาทางดิ้นรนจากเงื้อมมือของอัลเฟรโด และนำตัวเจโคบี้กลับไปคืนยังแผ่นดินอังกฤษอีกครั้งให้ได้ แม้จะต้องแลกด้วยชีวิตของตัวเธอเองก็ตาม...

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