Romans & histoires Uefa Champions League 2010-11

Eric Clapton never expected his ex-wife would move on overnight, and be living her best life. His friends have always mocked him for marrying such an ugly woman. When his mistress showed up, he couldn't exercise the smallest patience to stay married to Liana. "My mind is made up, Liana. Let's get a divorce. $90 million and the penthouse in Rochester will be compensation for your mental damage. Is that enough?" Eric put down the envelope and pen on the pillow beside her. Liana sat up, eyes glued to the man she has dedicated three years of her life to. "Is that all you have to say and offer?" She asked, her eyes holding a trace of detachment. Eric was stuck in thoughts. This was unlike the fragile and indecisive woman he married. Liana smiled as she gazed at his unreadable expression. "I can see you're really prepared for this, you know. This is obviously the first time in three years since you returned home before 11:00 pm, Eric." She added, her lips curling up into an enigmatic smile as she decisively scribbled her signature on the papers. The next morning at the courthouse, she held the divorce papers, her fragile heart tearing apart as she watched her ex husband smiling when he walked away, his hands carefully wrapped around another woman's waist while they strode to his car. Seeing him replace her so quickly was really heart wrenching, but right there, she saw another man who just got dumbed by his fiancee at the crucial hour, and without hesitation, she walked up to him and proposed to replace his fiancee. Now, what will Eric do when at the moment of his regret, he realised that she didn't only move on, but she's now his boss's wife?

11歳の男子小学生・蓮は、同じクラスの颯音に淡い恋心を抱いていた。頭脳明晰で学年トップの蓮と、中性的な優しさを持つ颯音。二人は互いに惹かれ合いながらも、言葉にできない想いを胸に秘めていた。そんなある日、6年生進級の前日、二人の親がそれぞれ離婚を発表する。突然の出来事に傷つき、孤独を感じる中、同じ境遇の二人は家族の事情で一緒に暮らすことになる。365日の共同生活の中で、日常の小さな喜びや悲しみを共有し、互いの心の傷を癒やしていく。純粋な友情が次第に恋愛へと変わり、涙を流すほどの切ない瞬間を乗り越えながら、二人は本当の絆を築いていく。1日1話で紡がれる、心温まる純情恋愛物語。

Ariel Marie Morrison is 18 years old. When she was just 10, she lost her parents in a tragic plane crash. They were on a business trip to New York when their flight, the first to hit the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, claimed the lives of her parents and 158 other passengers. Afterward, Ariel was taken in by her Uncle Steve, her father’s twin brother, and Aunt Diane, her mother’s best friend. Ariel had always dreamed of attending Harvard University, just like her parents, who often spoke fondly of their time there. Determined to follow in their footsteps, she earned a full scholarship to study English Literature. On her first day on campus, dressed in her best outfit and wearing her mother’s pearls, she crossed paths with the infamous Knight Brothers and their crew—an encounter she would soon wish had never happened. “Oh, I’m so sorry,” she said gently. “Watch where you’re going, nerd!” came a deep, mocking voice. “Yeah, sweetheart, watch it,” another chimed in. “Umm… excuse me?” she replied, disbelief in her tone. Laughter erupted around her as she felt dizzy and her throat tightened—panic setting in. Needing to escape, she quickly walked away, though she could feel three pairs of eyes on her. Austin, 18, Dustin, 19, and Justin, 20—the Knight Brothers—were the quintessential All-American golden boys: football stars, wealthy, arrogant, and adored by many. Every girl wanted them, and every guy wanted to be them. But when they set their sights on the sweet, shy, and innocent Ariel, they began treating her like property, possessive and controlling, even though she had never wronged them. The teasing, bullying, and name-calling began. Would Ariel stay quiet and play the part of the “good little nerd,” or would she find the courage to stand up to the Knights?

For three years, I slept with my father’s head of security behind everyone’s back. Last night, with one hand at my throat and the other under my dress, he finally asked for a name, a future, something real. “After graduation,” I whispered against his mouth. “Let me finish my defense first. Then we’ll tell them.” “No.” By then I was shaking beneath him on the leather seat. “Then sooner. On my birthday next Friday. I’ll stop hiding then... Cassian, please—gentler...” That seemed to satisfy him. His mouth softened against my skin, and his voice dropped low against my ear. “Good girl. I just want you too much.” The next afternoon, I met my best friend for tea. The moment she opened the passenger door, she spotted the torn foil packet caught beside the seat and lifted a brow. “Bourbon cherry?” she said, already grinning. “That’s our company’s unreleased line. So this is what you’ve been hiding.” I snatched it up and shoved it into my bag. “It’s not public yet.” She frowned. “That’s the strange part. We only sent those samples to a handful of VIP clients.” Then she pulled out her phone. “I did a product follow-up with one of them yesterday, and his private account was basically a shrine to his girlfriend.” She turned the screen toward me. I only looked once, and my whole body went cold. The man in the photo had a line of Latin script inked low across his abdomen. I knew that tattoo. I had kissed it the night before. My fingers started shaking as I opened the private account Cassian had never shown me. April 4. The conservatory. Me and him. April 7. The upstairs studio. Me and him again. April 11—last night. A six-second clip in the back of the car.

"지금 네 위에서 발정 난 새끼가, 오빠로 보여?" 6살과 11살. 부모의 재혼으로 묶였던 10년. 부모의 이혼과 함께 끊어진 인연, 그리고 다시 흐른 10년의 세월. 26살과 31살. 백화점의 점원과 VIP고객으로 재회 후, 다정했던 오빠는 온데간데없고 짐승 같은 눈을 한 남자만이 남았다. 그리고 그들의 사이를 파고드는 또 다른 그림자, 강서우. 도윤의 아버지가 새로 들인 여자의 아들이자, 현재 도윤의 동생인 그가 해인의 앞에 나타났다. “형이 아끼는 건 다 뺏어보고 싶거든. 그게 누나라도.” 형을 향한 열등감과 증오로 시작된 접근이었다. 하지만 서우의 장난질은 지독한 소유욕으로 변질되기 시작한다. “말해봐, 누나. 형이야, 나야?” 숨 막히는 위압감의 권도윤 vs 애틋하게 파고드는 강서우

In my second year running the company, my high school class monitor suddenly started tagging me nonstop in the group chat. [Alice, Vivian was only joking with you back then. Why won't you come to her party? Are you trying to make her feel guilty?] I didn't understand what was going on. Only after reading the messages did I realize that our class beauty, Vivian Spencer, had recently found her biological parents—and today, she had thrown a party to announce it to the world. Me: [I'm busy.] I had no intention of attending a party hosted by someone who used to bully me. But my answer didn't shut them up. Instead, it stirred up even more absurd speculation. [Don't tell me you're doing some kind of labor job and can't take leave?] [We're all former classmates. If you show up, I'll give you sixty dollars. That should cover two days of your salary.] Vivian chimed in as well. [Alice, it was just a joke back then. And I'd already dropped out by then. Why can't you let it go?] I stared at her message for a long moment before typing: [Only trash would call bullying a joke.] The group exploded instantly. [Vivian's no trash! She's a wealthy heiress. She's not even in the same league as you. Poor people really love to nitpick.] Vivian, ever the hypocrite, tried to smooth things over. [No matter what, today marks a new beginning for me. I hope you'll come to witness it. [We're classmates, after all. I don't hold it against you for forcing me to drop out. If you're short on money, I can even ask my dad to arrange a job for you.] Then she sent a screenshot of her chat with her father. When I saw her father's profile picture, I froze. Wasn't that the same profile picture as my freeloading dad? But I look seventy percent like my mom—it's impossible for me to be a fake daughter. And Vivian was two months younger than me. I let out a laugh. "Alright, I'll definitely attend your recognition party."

Alexander Romano. Istrikto, dominante, at walang puso. Sa kabila ng ilan sa mga negative na ugali nito, marami padin ang nahuhumaling sa lalaki. Bakit ba naman hindi, bukod sa pagiging panganay na anak at taga pag mana ng Romano Corp. (isa sa pinaka malaki at kilalang kumpanya sa bansa), si Alexander ay marami na ding napatunayan sa sarili niya. Graduate ng Magna Cum Laude sa kursong BS Management Engineering at nakakuha ng maraming awards sa iba't ibang sports ng University na pinasukan, tulad ng swimming, lawn tennis at marami pang iba. May tangkad na 5'11, makakapal na kilay, mga matang kulay kape na tagos hanggang kaluluwa kung tumingin, ilong na makipot at matangos, at mga labing maninipis na ni minsan ata ay hindi dinapuan ng ngiti ngunit lalong bumagay sa pangahan nitong muka na nagbibigay ng 'mysterious' effect sa pagkatao nito. Maraming kababaihan ang nahuhumaling dito at inggit naman sa kalalakihan. Mga bagay na hindi alintana ng binata ngunit wala naman siyang pakielam sa mga opinyon at nararamdaman nito. Namumukod tanging si Jessica Pantaleon lang ang nakakakausap ng maayos dito bukod sa pamilya niya. Si Jessica ang kababata at bestfriend na din ni Alexander. Alam nito lahat ng pinagdaanan ng binata sa unang babaeng minahal na si Mara, kaya siya lang din ang nakakaintindi sa binata. Boyish pero maganda at sexy si Jessica. Natural na straight at itim ang kanyang buhok na hanggang bewang. Bagay sa balingkinitan na katawan, morenang kutis at 5'6 na height niya. NBSB siya at hindi din nagpakita ng interes sa mga nagtangkang manligaw dito. Sa hindi inaasahang pangyayari, nagising nalang si Jessica sa tabi ni Alexander. Pareho silang walang suot na damit. Paano nalang ang mangyayari sa kanila lalo na ngayong bumalik na si Mara sa buhay ni Alexander?

The most popular girl in school, Mona Culver, could only apply for the city's worst community college because of her poor school results. My childhood friend, James Holden, got our entire class to fill out application forms for community college too. It was his attempt to negotiate with Northrind University's admissions department to make an exception for Mona to study there. The top thirty students in the city shared pictures of their amended application forms to community college. Back in my past lifetime, I tried my best to talk them out of it. The application submission deadline was the next day, and no amendments would be allowed after that. If they wasted their time threatening Northrind by applying to community college, and the deadline passed, nothing could be done to change the results, even if they were the city's top thirty students. Their dreams of attending an Ivy League school would be quashed after ten years of hard work, and no one knew what their future would hold after that. James got angry and berated me, "You're just afraid Mona will be better than you once we start classes at Northrind. Stop pretending like you're doing this for us!" The rest of my classmates were also upset with me, and they turned their fury on me. "Our high school results mean nothing. With our abilities, we would still be able to attend Northrind next year if we repeat the year. You should just mind your own business!" We had been classmates for three years, and I could not let them compromise their futures. I informed our principal and their parents of their plans, and their application forms were amended. I managed to stop them from threatening Northrind's admissions department. All of them were accepted by Northrind in the end, and they became elites in their respective industries with bright futures ahead. Mona ended up getting pregnant with a thug's child while in community college, and she suffered from both physical and mental issues. She fell into deep depression and even attempted suicide several times. James broke down when he learned the truth, and he blamed it all on me. He worked with our classmates to fabricate evidence that I committed plagiarism, and they poisoned my drink. Even my parents were burned to death by a patient from a mental hospital. When I was reborn into this lifetime, I saw James change our group chat's name into 'Fight for True Love! Let's Go to Northrind Together!' I left the group without hesitation and blocked everyone's numbers.

10歳まで、私は自分が世界で一番幸せな子供だと思っていた。優しい両親に愛され、温かい家庭があったから。 だが11歳の冬、年が明けてすぐに母の肝臓がんが発覚した。移植手術が必要になったものの、ドナーはなかなか見つからない。 そのうえ父は、たとえ手術が成功しても莫大な治療費がかかると知るや否や、家の貯金をすべて持ち出し、若い女を作って逃げてしまった。 匿名の支援者がドナーを探し出し、資金援助をしてくれなければ、私たち親子の命はあの冬に終わっていただろう。 奇跡的に生き延びた後、母も私も、あの男を心の底から憎んだ。 「あのクズを後悔させたいなら、あなたが誰よりも立派になりなさい」 母の言葉を胸に、私は死に物狂いで勉強し、仕事に打ち込んだ。 どこかで呑気に暮らしているだろう父親に、いつか絶対にこのツケを払わせてやる。そう誓っていたが、何年経ってもあの男が姿を現すことはなかった。 そして今年の大晦日。母と一緒に年越しそばの準備をしていると、警察から一本の電話がかかってきた。 それが、あの男との十数年ぶりの繋がりだった――彼の「死」という形での。 「結城叶（ゆうき かなえ）さんですね。お父様の結城昭吾（ゆうき しょうご）さんが、古いアパートの一室で亡くなっているのが発見されました。至急、ご遺体の引き取りにお越しください」

내 친구가 거금을 들여 내 뱃속의 아이에게 행운을 가져다줄 복주머니를 구해주었다. 나는 그저 고마운 마음으로, 그 복주머니를 밤낮으로 베개 밑에 두고 자곤 했다. 그리고 한 달 후, 나는 아들을 낳았다. 가족 모두가 모인 자리에서, 내 친구는 갑자기 친자 확인서를 들고 찾아와 무릎을 꿇었다. “아빠, 엄마! 제가 진짜 두 분의 친딸이에요! 임수정의 친엄마가 병원에서 우리를 바꿔치기했어요! 그리고 이 아이는 민혁 씨의 아이가 아니에요. 임수정이 밖에서 다른 남자와 몸을 섞어서 임신한 아이예요! 제 뱃속의 아이야말로 민혁 씨의 진짜 아이예요!” 내 부모님은 처음에 믿을 수 없다는 듯이 그녀를 바라보았다. 그러나 친자 확인서를 들여다본 순간, 그들의 표정이 변했다. 결국 그들은 실망감과 분노가 섞인 표정으로 나를 집에서 내쫓았다. 시댁과 주민혁도 나를 믿어주지 않았다. 그들은 내가 거짓말을 한 거라고 확신했기에, 나는 결국 그에게서 이혼을 당했다. 11월의 눈이 내리던 날, 나는 돈 한 푼 없이 거리에 서 있었다. 아이를 품에 안고, 길거리에 웅크려 앉아 아이에게 젖을 먹이고 있을 때, 길거리를 떠도는 노숙자가 나를 발견했다. 그는 내 아이를 강제로 빼앗아갔고, 나는 그 자리에서 극심한 고통을 느끼며 모욕을 당했다. 그리고, 그렇게 나는 죽음을 맞이했다. 죽은 뒤, 나는 모든 것이 내 친구의 음모였다는 것을 알게 되었다. 그녀는 나와 인생을 완전히 바꾸기 위해, 내게 복주머니를 주었던 것이다. 다시 눈을 뜬 나는 친구가 복주머니를 주었던 그날로 돌아갔다. 그러나 나는 이번에도 복주머니를 베개 밑에 두고 잤다.