Yang Xiao Long One Arm

Yvonne Larson, my housekeeper, has always been punctual, but she ends up being late today. "I'm so sorry, Mr. Carter. Dinner's not ready yet. I hope you won't mind. I had no choice. I waited for over half an hour, but no one got the door for me. I even called Mrs. Carter a few times, but she didn't take my calls. That's why I ended up running late." Halfway through changing into my house slippers, I pause and frown. "Yvonne, didn't Susanna give you the access card to the apartment?" Yvonne looks confused. "The access card? Mrs. Carter never gave me any card." "Never?" "That's right," Yvonne confirms timidly while wiping the sweat off her brow. "For the past month, I've always had to call Mrs. Carter and ask her to open the door for me. She wasn't picking up her phone today, so I had to wait outside…" That's strange. I've checked the logs before. The access card has been used multiple times throughout the past month.

I'm Victoria Corsini, the only daughter of the Corsini family's Don in Iberny. The marriage alliance partner whom Father has picked out for me is Cesar Romano, the new mafioso upstart in the underworld. Cesar is an ambitious man who intends to take over the casino industry in Navoles City. However, he's in the middle of getting oppressed by the alliance of powerful families due to his shaky foundation. In short, he might file for bankruptcy anytime soon. This means his only way out is to marry me and ask for the Corsini family's protection. In order to uncover his true colors, I put on a disguise and infiltrate Cesar's casino as a greenhorn dealer. On my first day at the job, I feel someone gripping my wrist tightly. "What makes you think you get to deal in the VIP hall? You really think a nobody like you has the right to touch the chips here?" I look up to see Liliana Conti, the casino's manager. She happens to be wearing an arrogant look at the moment. Everyone else begins muttering among themselves. "Liliana is Mr. Romano's beloved lover. He has stated more than once that he'll give this casino to her as a gift." Liliana flashes me a contemptuous smirk. Then, she slams a tray of casino chips that are made of gold in my face. "Drag her out of the casino and chop her hands off! Make her understand that I, Liliano Conti, am the one who determines the rules on Cesar's turf!" I just chuckle icily in response. To think that I, the future mistress of this casino, am being threatened to get kicked out of the casino by a worker right now… After shaking the bodyguards off me, I dial Cesar's number and set the call on speaker mode in front of everyone. "Cesar, your manager is threatening to chop my hands off. She even declares that you've given her the right to set the rules in place. "It seems that your casino doesn't really need the Corsini family's support, after all. I suppose we can call off our marriage, then?"

On our wedding night, my fiancé's best friend barged into our room for the third time, claiming a wedding prank. Having had enough, I warned Sam Whitman that if we didn't consummate our marriage that night, it was as good as over. He glanced at my half-unbuttoned dress and dismissed my words as a tantrum. Then Candace Lombard stormed in for the ninth time, ripped off the covers, and livestreamed our intimate moments. Sam merely pushed me aside and told me to be understanding. She climbed into our bed, smirking as she claimed the spot between us. "Wedding night prank? I get it," I grinned, leaning into her livestream camera. "Alright, everyone, fire up those donations! I'm about to let my husband take a mistress live. Let's make it a show!"

I had been married to Lucius Martin for three years, and in all that time, there was never a shortage of women around him. Each time he brought another woman home, he would give me a necklace worth a fortune. In just three short years, I had accumulated ninety-nine necklaces. When Lucius fastened the hundredth necklace around my neck, I no longer cried or made a scene. Because this time, the woman he cheated with was my own older sister, the one who had beaten and scolded me since we were children. The man I loved most joined hands with the person I hated most to torment me together. At that moment, my heart finally died. This time, I took the initiative and walked up to Lucius, placing a house purchase contract into his hands. "As long as you sign this," I said, "you can do whatever you want with her." A flicker of surprise crossed his eyes, but in the end, he signed without hesitation. For the first time ever, he even leaned down and gently kissed my cheek. "Good girl," he murmured. "You've finally learned to behave." I personally opened the car door for him and watched as he hurried off toward my sister. When the car disappeared completely from sight, I let out a long breath. Then I reached beneath the documents and pulled out the paper hidden there—a divorce agreement.

I help my students gain admission to top state art academies, yet my boss, Sebastian Emerson, withholds every cent of the pay I earned from 24 consecutive days of overtime. When I confront him in anger, he accuses me of stealing 120 thousand dollars in training fees from the students. "Honestly, being poor is no excuse for being shady. And having disabled parents doesn't give you the right to steal. "You've got two days to pay it back! Otherwise, I'll make sure you spend a few nights in jail, and I'll even inform your parents!" When a student calls, he snatches the phone and starts screaming, "There's no money! All your tuition went into buying your art supplies! If you've got a problem, go ahead and sue me, brat!" Meanwhile, Jayla Buckley, who is curled up in his arms, keeps placing order after order of Chaennal haute couture without the slightest hesitation. Watching the two of them colluding so shamelessly, I grip my attorney license in my pocket until my knuckles ache. Take it to court? Litigation? That's my arena. And I'll make sure both of them end up exactly where they belong—behind bars.

Bagaimana rasanya menjalani kehidupan pernikahan dengan pria yang ternyata adalah pelaku pemerkosaan? Itulah yang dialami oleh Zafira Anastasya yang menikah dengan Gilang Febrian, pria yang telah merenggut kehormatannya. Zafira sengaja menyetujui pernikahan itu demi menyamarkan status korban pemerkosaan yang disandangnya. Akankah cinta hadir dalam pernikahan Zafira dan Gilang? Bagaimana Zafira berjuang melawan traumanya atas perbuatan keji Gilang padanya? Bagaimana Zafira menjalani hidupnya dengan pria yang telah menghancurkan masa depannya? Yuk, baca kisahnya di novel "Yang Ternoda".

Rosa Putri Azra mengembara dari kampung ke Jakarta. Dia berambisi untuk mendapatkan uang sebanyak-banyaknya, dengan tujuan baik : membahagiakan orangtuanya di kampung. Nasehat ibunya selalu dia pegang erat, untuk mendapatkan uang dengan cara halal. Hingga dirinya bertemu dengan seorang wanita bernama Giselle Fransisca Oetomo. Kehidupan Rosa mendadak berubah seratus delapan puluh derajat. Tak ada lagi kamar kos sempit, tak ada lagi penampilan sederhana, tak ada lagi perut lapar. Uang pun mengalir, sederas air matanya. Karena keserakahan telah membuat orang-orang terkasih di sekitarnya terluka.

On my son, William Lewis' birthday, I secretly visit the learning center he studies at in hopes of giving him a surprise. But when I tell the teacher that I'm Will's father, the latter frowns in response. "You say you're Will's father?" I nod, feeling a little displeased. Although my wife, Amelia Garrett, is the one driving William to and from the learning center, there's absolutely no reason for the teacher to doubt me like this. But suddenly, the teacher smiles brightly at me and tells me he'll bring William with him soon. As I watch him walk through the door, I decide to not take this matter to heart. The next thing I know, the teacher reappears with two burly guys flanking him. "That's the one! He intends to kidnap children from my class!"

Setelah dijadikan bank darah oleh cinta pertama suamiku, aku sakit hingga meninggal di rumah kontrakan yang disedekahkan oleh suamiku yang merupakan konglomerat. Hari ini adalah hari ketiga setelah kematianku. Putraku yang berusia enam tahun akhirnya menyadari ada yang tidak beres. Dia bermain mainan dan jarinya terluka, aku tidak menenangkannya. Dia membuka biskuit dan menyuapkan makanan ke mulutku, aku tidak menghentikannya. Dia berbaring dalam pelukanku, mencengkeram bajuku dan memanggil pelan "Mama," aku juga tidak memberi respons. Dengan panik, dia menemukan ponselku dan menelepon suamiku yang konglomerat itu. "Papa, kenapa Mama masih tidur?" Pria itu malah mengirimkan sebuah foto dirinya sedang menyantap makan malam tahun baru bersama cinta pertamanya, lalu berkata dengan dingin, "Cuma tidur, bukan mati. Hari ini malam tahun baru, aku sangat sibuk." "Katakan pada ibu kamu yang nggak tahu diri itu, kalau dia sudah mau mengakui kesalahannya, baru datang mencariku." Telepon ditutup. Anak itu tertegun lama. Dia memungut biskuit terakhir di rumah dari tempat sampah, mematahkannya menjadi dua, lalu menyuapkannya ke mulutku. "Mama, kita juga makan."

Aku yang tulus mencintai suamiku namun malah di jadikan sapi perah olehnya dan ibu mertua, pengabdianku selama dua tahun tidak membuat mereka menyayangiku malah semakin bertingkah. Aku lelah dengan menuruti semua kemauan suami dan mertua. Hingga puncaknya suami meminta izin untuk menikah lagi. Hancur sudah perasaanku, aku yang banting tulang mereka yang menikmatinya serta ingin membawa benalu baru. Maaf mas!aku tidak sebucin itu! Tak ada kata mau di madu! Sorry! Ku hempaskan kau ke tempat asalmu di kolong jembatan.