White Karma Seal

"Come with me; I'll give you everything you want."When Heather Sutton is backed into a corner, she sells herself to a man she doesn't know. But after that night, he becomes addicted to her. He ties her to his side by way of a contract.Heather slowly immerses herself in the act… until she sees him with another woman."Our contract's over, Mr. Elkin. See you."She loses hope in him and disappears, leaving only a note behind. Everyone thinks she's merely playing hard to get, including Tyrone Elkin. To everyone's surprise, she goes missing.There's only news of Heather a few years later—she's marrying someone else. Tyrone runs to the wedding. His eyes are red as he cries, "Come home with me, babe!"…Long after this, Tyrone gives a talk at a renowned university. When he's asked what's the biggest return he's made on an investment, he rubs his wedding ring and smiles. He says, "I spent 20 thousand dollars on an investment—in return, I met my wife."

"You know, love is when both of your heart and your mind tell the same thing" kata-kata itu mengusik pikiran seorang dokter bedah muda, Jonathan Carrington Lee saat seseorang mengatakan padanya untuk jujur tentang perasaannya. Bukan tunangannya, bukan sahabat baiknya, melainkan seorang Kiara Lee yang menatapnya dengan kedua sudut mata pilu yang menggores hati. Saat itu Nathan tahu, hati dan pikirannya hanya mengucapkan satu nama yang sama— satu nama terlarang yang terus ia ingkari ribuan kali, nama yang selalu ia ucapkan sejak 33 tahun lalu hingga detik itu juga. Kiarathalea Carrington Lee.

Semula aku berharap dengan menikah lagi, aku akan bisa bahagia dan tenang. Hidupku jadi lebih sempurna. Aku bisa beralih rasa dan wanita sehingga hidupku tak lagi monoton. Tetapi ternyata aku salah. Pernikahan kedua justru membuat hidupku hancur berantakan dan aku kehilangan segalanya karena ulah istri keduaku yang ternyata hanya seorang wanita murahan.

I'm Lindt Group's CEO's mistress. When Gerald Lindt's fiancée calls to demand answers, I lean into his embrace and tell him to go to her. I play the role of a mistress perfectly. However, Gerald kisses me tenderly. "You're too kind, Lucy." I conceal the ruthlessness and hatred in my eyes as the image of a young woman's corpse appears in my mind. She was subjected to inhumane torture before her death. The pain of losing my loved one eats away at me; it's a feeling I'll never forget. I want all of these people who think they're better than me and my sister to pay with their lives.

“Kau milikku, Zuri. Sampai kau memberiku seorang pewaris.” Demi melunasi utang kakaknya, Zuri Everlyn menyerahkan dirinya dalam ikatan pernikahan tanpa cinta dengan Axel Nightvale—CEO dingin yang mengendalikan segalanya, termasuk tubuh dan pikirannya. Kesepakatan mereka jelas, Zuri bebas setelah melahirkan seorang putra. Axel menguasai tubuh Zuri, menuntut kepatuhan, dan membakar hasrat yang tidak diinginkan Zuri pada awalnya. Tapi, di balik tatapan Axel yang kejam, ada rahasia yang mengikat mereka lebih dalam dari sekadar kegiatan ranjang. Saat wanita lain berusaha merebut Axel dan pria lain pun ingin memiliki Zuri, benang tak kasatmata di antara mereka justru semakin menjerat. Lalu, siapa yang akan menyerah lebih dulu? Zuri yang ingin bebas, atau Axel yang tidak pernah benar-benar berniat melepaskannya?

Rumah tangga tak akan lagi menjadi surga jika ada luka di hati penghuninya. Pecundang tetap akan selamanya menjadi pecundang, hanya waktu saja yang akan menunjukkan kapan itu akan terulang. Hanun tak menyangka jika lelaki yang dipilihnya sebagai teman untuk menua ternyata banyak menyimpan dusta. Entah sudah berapa lama lelaki itu menyembunyikan kebusukannya. Siapakah wanita yang telah membuat lelaki itu mengingkari janji suci pernikahan mereka?

When the star pirate, Black Mamba demanded one of us give birth to his child, my older sister didn't hesitate to sacrifice me. I never imagined that after my cruel death and eventual rebirth, she would throw herself into his clutches instead. When I saw that terrible serpentine swelling once more, horrifying memories sent shivers through my body. All I wanted to do was run. But my sister grabbed me by the jaw. "You've been reborn too! I'm going to make you suffer!" I could tell she meant it.

Just because I ate one chicken leg more than my brother, my father kicked me out of the house in the middle of a snowstorm. Later on, my father of an archeologist dug up my body. Due to my missing head, he did not recognize me. Even when he saw that the body had the same scars as I did, he did not care. Later on, my mother dug out my heart and showed it to her students. "Today, we will study the heart of someone with congenital heart disease." She once said she would recognize me no matter what I looked like. Mom, now that the only thing left of me is my heart, do you still recognize me?

My grandmother only knows how to draw one thing—infants. They're ugly, but people line up to buy the paintings. I watch as she takes those women into unlit rooms. Then, their bloodcurdling screams will ring out. Oddly enough, they always thank my grandmother when they're leaving. One day, I finally find out what exactly my grandmother paints. I discover the truth when I see an infant crawl out of one of the women's bellies—it looks just like the one my grandmother has painted.

Sa ika-limang taon ng pagsasama nina Gwyneth Payne at Asher Crowe, sinabi ni Asher ng tatlong beses na gusto niyang isama si Liana Quayle para mag-migrate. Ibinaba ni Gwyneth ang mga platong kakahanda lang niya at nagtanong kung bakit. Naging prangka siya sa kanya. “Hindi ko na ito gustong itago mula sa iyo. Nakatira si Liana sa katabing residential area natin. Siyam na taon niya akong kasama, at malaki ang utang ko sa kanya. Kailangan ko siyang isama kapag nag-migrate tayo.” Hindi umiyak si Gwyneth o gumawa ng gulo. Sa halip, bumili siya ng ticket para kay Liana sa flight nila. Iniisip ni Asher na sawakas nakakaintindi na siya. Sa araw na nilisan nila ang bansa, pinanood ni Gwyneth si Asher at Liana na sumakay sa flight. Pagkatapos, tumalikod siya at sumakay sa ibang eroplano na dadalhin siya pabalik sa tahanan ng mga magulang niya.