Without You I Feel Broke

Ruby signs a contract and makes a deal with the ruthless billionaire Jasper to bear a child for him, she signs the contract to save her late father's restaurant. Ruby is treated like a maid and she is insulted and mistreated by Jasper and Tiffany. Caden, who happens to be Jasper's stepbrother, is the only person who treats Ruby like a decent human being, but things take a turn when Ruby gets pregnant for Caden and not Jasper as agreed in the contract she signed What will become of Ruby when Jasper finds out she's pregnant for another man's child?

"Daddy? When are you coming home? Mommy's on the bed, and she won't wake up." Luca's voice shook, breaking up with tiny, hiccuping sobs. "If she's not getting up, wake her. She's just being lazy, " Bill barked. "Look, I'm busy. Go ask your mom if you need something, and stop calling me for every little thing!" Then he hung up, just like that. He was too busy flirting with his secretary to care. Me? Luca? We weren't even on his radar. What he didn't know was that I was already dead. But later, when reality slammed into him like a truck, he clung to my photo, sobbing and begging me not to leave. Too late.

Tidak selalu berjalan baik-baik saja, rasa bosan yang sempat melanda membuatnya menjadi hilang arah. Meragukan rasa yang ada, dan menghancurkannya perlahan. Akan tetapi semuanya terhapus saat kekosongan datang. Kekosongan membentur keras diri, membuatnya tersadar akan satu hal. Ada yang hilang seperti kepingan puzzle yang tidak ada pada tempatnya.

On Mia Larson’s birthday, her mother, who had been her anchor, passed away. Her husband, Nick Ford, did not celebrate her birthday, nor did he attend her mother’s funeral. Instead, he was at the airport, picking up his one true love.

Everyone in Sparrowville said that Margaret Chapman was the happiest woman in town. Gavin Hartley showered her with gifts—a sapphire ring, an asteroid after her name—treating her like she was the center of his universe. Margaret had always believed it, too. Until the day she accidentally discovered the woman he had been hiding in his villa. For ten years, he had kept her there—his childhood sweetheart. After she lost herself to schizophrenia, she had said, "Margaret is me." And so, for nearly seven years, Gavin had courted Margaret and cherished her, playing out a love story that had never truly been hers. Margaret's heart crumbled to ash after she found out the truth. She left without looking back, moving to a country thousands of miles away. But she never imagined that Gavin would lose himself to rage, his eyes burning red as he nearly tore Sparrowville apart. "Where the hell is Margaret?!"

Nagkamali si Yhzel nang tanggapin niya ang pag-ibig ni Menard. Naniwala siya sa matatamis nitong salita ngunit sa huli ay sinaksak siya nito ng patalim mula sa likuran. Pagkatapos nitong makuha ang lahat ng kayamanan niya ay saka nito inilabas ang mga sungay na hindi niya nakita dahil sa pagkabulag sa pagmamahal dito. Nalaman niyang matagal ng may relasyon sina Menard at ang sekretarya niyang si Sasha. Hinayaan niyang isipin ng mga itong patay na siya para sa kanyang pagbabalik ay pagbayarin niya ang mga ito sa kahayupang ginawa sa kanya. Walang puwang sa puso niya ang pagmamahal hangga’t hindi niya naipaghihiganti ang kahihiyang ipinalasap ng mga ito sa kanya at ang muntikan nang pagpatay ng mga ito sa kanya at sa kanyang anak. Ngunit mapipigilan nga ba ang puso? Kung sa tuwing kakailanganin niya ng lakas at masasandalan ay nariyan ang isang Rhett Montezar na handa siyang protektahan at ipaglaban sa kahit na sinong gustong manakit sa kanya?

My husband cheats on me with a university student when our daughter is two years old. My mother-in-law says I'm unworthy of being a woman. So, I back out, and he marries his mistress. When my former father-in-law cheats on my former mother-in-law, she gets a stroke. My ex-husband ends up behind bars, and his mistress abandons their child to be with another man. I stand before my former mother-in-law's bed. "Ask your new daughter-in-law to care for you!"

Derrick Caldwell once promised me that on the night of our pack's founding feast, he would announce that we'd been married for eight years. However, on the big day, his childhood friend, Lilith Sterling, takes my place. She sits beside him—the spot reserved for his Luna. The warriors say, "We heard you have a mate with whom you've been married for eight years, Alpha. Is this her?" Derrick smiles without denying it. He silently allows their assumption to stand. I want him to explain this to me, but he merely says, "You may have helped me become the Alpha, but your lowly birth is nothing compared to Lilith's noble status. As my mate, you need to be more tolerant." I don't argue with him. Instead, I turn and leave the pack he and I built together. Later, I start my own pack and turn it into the largest one in the federation. Derrick stands among the crowd during a ceremony where the Alpha King confers a medal of honor to me. He proudly tells anyone who will listen that I'm his wife. I act like I don't see him, and his eyes turn red with desperation.

"Dalam persepsi kuno laki-laki dan perempuan tak bisa bersahabat. Jika keduanya bersahabat biasanya ujung-ujungnya akan melibatkan perasaan pada salah satu pihak." Bagi Serena, quote itu hanyalah sebuah bualan belaka. Buktinya ia sudah bersahabat dengan Jeremy selama sepuluh tahun. Tetapi baik dirinya maupun Jeremy tidak memiliki perasaan khusus untuk satu sama lain. Namun apakah yang dikatakan oleh Serena sama dengan apa yang dikatakan hatinya?

Jazlyn Shore is at the end of her rope when Ethan Ford's mother approaches her with an offer. She signs an agreement to marry him. For three years, she is gentle and obedient. She works tirelessly, even helping the hot-tempered, wheelchair-bound Ethan stand on his own again. She thinks that they can go on like this, but Ethan's first love, Rebecca Jett, returns. In a torrential downpour, he doesn't hesitate to abandon Jazlyn in her misery to pick Rebecca up. Later, he uses a "business trip" as an excuse to take Rebecca to a concert. He even brings her home and flirts with her while Jazlyn watches. Disappointed time and again, she finally decides to divorce him. … The next time Ethan sees Jazlyn is at a banquet. The plain, clumsy woman he once knew is now in a couture gown, looking graceful and radiant. He sees that she only has eyes for someone else, and she even turns on the charm with him. Jealousy tears him apart. He corners her against the wall and demands, "Jazlyn, who said you could be with another man?" She slaps him across the face. "Who let a mutt in here? Keep your hands off me, or I'll have you charged with harassment!" … Jazlyn moves into her new home and meets her warm, dependable neighbor. His name is Jordan Cooper, and he teaches her how to lean on someone. He also dotes on her like she's a child. Every time she faces a problem, he's her rock. From their dates, his confession, a proposal, and their wedding… he plans it all down to the last detail. She never has to lift a finger. Only then does she realize that this is what it feels like to be loved and cherished by someone.