하룻밤 No! 한평생 Yes

"Mom, Dad. I've changed my mind. I'm willing to go back to Bimern and marry Mr. Coleman, even if he's in a coma." I keep it a secret from Frederick Kirby, my boyfriend of seven years. I'm going ahead and arranging a wedding with someone else. Lennon Downey, Frederick and I grew up together. I had fallen in love with Frederick when I was a teenager, while Lennon was always like an older brother to me. We are close, and we've always been that way. That is, until the three of us went on a trip and got caught in a flash flood. Florence Cooper, the fake heiress, stole the credit for saving their lives and even lied that I left them behind to save myself. Since then, they've taken her side in everything. They've even hurt me for her. I cried, fought, and tried to explain over and over again. I thought that they would see her for who she really is one day. However, they never did. All I got in return was betrayal, again and again. I'm done. I just want to leave. I want to disappear from their lives and never, ever see them again.

Eleanor Sutton was in love with Harrison Luther since she was 20 years old. She married him when she turned 22. Five years into their marriage, they had yet to have a child together. Harrison kept protecting Eleanor from his family while enduring the pressure they kept inflicting on him. At that time, everyone claimed that Eleanor was Harrison's weak spot. But everything changed once news of Harrison having an illegitimate child was leaked. He kneeled in the downpour for the whole day afterward as a form of punishment. Then, he explained to Eleanor that it was just an accident, and that he vowed to love her and her only. So, Eleanor accepted the outcome of the illegitimate child being kept in the family, while the mistress was exiled far, far away. But despite Harrison's promise, his mistress, Winona Birch, still ended up moving into Eleanor's home, where she'd be cared for during her pregnancy. Harrison began skipping meetings for her sake, and he'd also ditch Eleanor just so he could go on strolls with Winona. In fact, he'd even abandon Eleanor halfway during their dates in order to be with Winona. The first time Eleanor brought up divorce, Harrison slit his wrists in the bathroom. He left a suicide note, claiming that he'd rather die than not being able to grow old with Eleanor. When divorce was brought up the second time, Harrison hurriedly pleaded to Eleanor to not leave him. But after multiple conflicts, his attitude toward her became wishy-washy. After their 100th argument, Eleanor ran away from their home. Harrison no longer went after her, thinking that she'd eventually return to his side. But she died in that rainy night. When Eleanor opens her eyes again, she finds out that she has returned to the day Harrison's illegitimate child is exposed. This time, she dials a number. "I shall accept the offer of becoming a war correspondent." Her editor reminds her that she won't be able to get in touch with the outside world once she embarks on this journey, and that she needs Harrison's permission in order to accept the offer. Eleanor merely replies, "I'll divorce Harrison soon. I'll depart on time in a week." She wants to make sure that Harrison will never be able to find her anymore.

It's my wedding day. However, Julian Lancaster shoves me aside when he receives a call from Vivienne Hayes. "I'm sorry, honey. Vivi has an upset stomach—I need to bring her some medication for that."

I, Elena Rossi, was diagnosed with acute kidney injury a year ago. I need a kidney transplant to survive. My fiance, Dario Ajello, is the Don of the mafia family, and he looks everywhere to find a suitable kidney donor for me. As it turns out, my younger stepsister, Lucia Rossi, is the only person who is eligible to be my kidney donor. However, she refuses to take the five million dollars Dario offers her as compensation. Instead, she makes a ridiculous demand—that Dario pretend to be her boyfriend for an entire month. I am all against it. I would rather die than agree to her conditions in order to receive her kidney. Dario promises me that he won't fulfill her demands, but I soon find out that he still has agreed to be Lucia's boyfriend for a month. After learning the truth, I decide to give up on my treatment and silently make arrangements for my passing. That is because I know that Lucia will never donate her kidney to me, even if Dario fulfills his side of the obligations.

My sister-in-law, Hannah Martinez, was eight months pregnant when someone shoved her to the ground. Due to the heavy bleeding, she was rushed to the hospital. I happened to drive past, but I rolled up my window and pretended I saw nothing, pressing down on the gas pedal. In my previous life, I had immediately taken Hannah to the hospital when I saw her pass out from the blood loss. However, the situation was critical. After the severe bleeding, she developed an amniotic fluid embolism. My wife, Lauren Martinez, was the best obstetrician in the city. I called her, begging her to hurry to the hospital. Yet, she thought I was throwing a tantrum out of jealousy because she was having dinner with her first love, Isaac Poole, and his family. She believed I was using Hannah's emergency to force her to come back. By the time her family finally arrived, Hannah had already died from the failed treatment of the amniotic fluid embolism. Her entire family blamed me for Hannah's death, convinced that I had deliberately caused Lauren to misunderstand and let Hannah die. My brother-in-law, Jacob Turner, who rushed back from out of town, believed their lies. In his overwhelming grief, he hacked me to death with a knife at Hannah's funeral. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day Hannah was pushed and started bleeding out.

"Look, chat! The rich guy who lives in this fancy apartment is secretly a pervert who gropes college girls!" As soon as I stepped out of the elevator, my neighbor Yvonne Shaw cornered me at the door. She tugged at her collar while crying to the camera. "Chat, this is where the guy lives! Just now in the elevator, he covered my mouth and groped me all over... If the elevator door hadn't opened in time, he would have dragged me back to his place!" The comments section exploded, the screen filled with curses aimed at my husband. But later, in court, when they saw my husband who had lost both arms saving someone five years ago... They were all dumbfounded.

I've been married to Salvatore Falcone for seven years. He's a mafia Don who drills raw terror into everyone's minds. While I'm the Donna whom he has announced to the world, in truth, I'm just a mistress who serves as his human shield that can warm his bed on the side. Salvatore has betrayed me countless times over the past seven years. The first betrayal occurred when he took my ring off on our first wedding anniversary and gave it to one of the escorts in the clubhouse on a whim. The second betrayal occurred when I collapsed in the kitchen out of exhaustion. Instead of saving me, Salvatore blamed me for not preparing the hangover tonic for him in time, so he had someone dump iced water onto me to wake me up. The third betrayal occurred when I suffered from massive bleeding when I was five months pregnant. When I begged Salvatore to go to the hospital with me, he told me that he was keeping Valentina Caruso, his childhood sweetheart, company while her cat was getting fixed. For 2500 days, I swallowed all of my grievances, agony, and tears. Last night, at the banquet of our seventh wedding anniversary, Salvatore had taken Valentina's hand and sat her down on the Donna's throne that was meant to be mine. At that moment, everyone looked forward to seeing me humiliate myself. This was the 101st time he betrayed me. After the banquet was over, Salvatore didn't even bother looking me in the eye. He just said icily, "Don't forget that you're only a mistress to me despite our marriage." At the crack of dawn, Salvatore wakes up with a hangover. He tosses his soiled shirt at me out of habit. "Wash this shirt immediately. I'm going to wear it tonight." As I gaze at him, I caress my belly, which is slightly swollen. "Sorry, Mr. Falcone. This is no longer my duty." Salvatore most likely has forgotten that we've signed a contract when we first got married. The clause states that we will get divorced seven years later. Today is the third day before our contract comes to an end. I toss the marriage certificate and the pregnancy report into the shredder on the spot. In three days, my unborn baby and I will disappear from Salvatore's world permanently. This time, I will never look back.

결혼식 전날, 나는 예비 남편의 친구 때문에 차 사고를 당해 생사의 갈림길에 섰다. 내 친구가 예비 남편에게 전화를 쳤는데, 바로 끊어버리고 문자를 남겼다. [진영이 감기에 걸려서 시간 없어.] 내 친구는 또 자신의 연예계에서 핫한 남자 친구한테 통화를 걸었는데, 이렇게 말했다. “진영이 지금 아프니까 내가 옆에서 보살펴 줘야 해.” 응급실에서 온 밤 있다가 나온 나는 친구와 눈이 마주친 뒤 동시에 말했다. “결혼하기 싫어.” 그러나 두 남자는 우리가 결혼 안 하겠다는 말에 미쳐버렸다.

결혼한 지 3년이 되는 어느 날, 온채아는 남편 주율천의 가슴속에 영원히 자리 잡은 그녀가 누구인지 마침내 알게 된다. 놀랍게도 바로 그의 형수였다. 큰 형이 세상을 떠난 그날 밤에도 주율천은 조강지처인 온채아는 안중에도 없는 듯 형수를 대신해 뺨을 맞는다. 온채아는 잘 알고 있었다. 주율천이 그녀와 결혼한 이유가 단지 그녀가 사리 분별을 잘하기 때문이라는 것을. 사리 분별을 하도 잘해서 이혼하는 순간까지도 주율천을 조금도 귀찮게 하지 않는다. 주율천은 알지 못했다. 그녀가 이미 이혼 서류에 도장을 찍었다는 사실을. 그리고 곧 다른 남자와 새로운 시작을 하려 한다는 사실도. 암 치료 신약을 성공적으로 개발한 그날, 온 세상이 온채아에게 찬사를 보낸다. 그런데 그 환호성 속에서 무릎을 꿇고 붉어진 눈으로 그녀에게 용서를 비는 주율천. “채아야, 내가 잘못했어. 제발 다시 나한테로 돌아와 줘.” 늘 신사적이던 그가 무슨 잘못이 있겠는가? 온채아가 한 걸음 뒤로 물러서자 감히 범접할 수 없는 그가 온채아의 허리를 감싸 안으며 단호하게 말한다. “미안하지만 채아 곧 나랑 결혼해.”

출산을 앞둔 아내와 그녀의 소꿉친구가 산속에서 스릴을 즐기던 과정에, 아내에게 예상치 못한 대출혈이 발생했다. 둘은 급히 병원으로 옮겨졌고, 의사인 나는 아내의 상태를 확인한 후 간호사더러 아내를 화장터로 보내라고 지시했다. 전생에는 내가 직접 수술에 참여했지만, 결국 아내와 뱃속의 아이 둘 다 구하지 못했다. 그 일로 아내의 소꿉친구는 사람들을 데리고 와 나에게 비난을 퍼부으며 내 두 손을 부러뜨렸다. “넌 의사 될 자격도 없는 놈이야! 너 같은 놈은 지옥에나 떨어져야 해!” 그러나 나는 확실히 기억하고 있었다. 수술은 성공적이었고, 아내의 모든 수치는 모두 정상으로 돌아왔었다. 나는 장인과 장모를 찾아가 부검을 요구하며 진실을 밝혀달라고 애원했지만, 그들은 오히려 내가 술을 마신 채로 수술실에 들어섰다며 경찰에 신고했다. 결국 나는 의사 자격증을 박탈당하고 감옥에 갇혀 혹독한 시간을 견뎌야 했다. 출소 후, 나는 거리에서 아내가 소꿉친구, 그리고 어린아이와 함께 스포츠카에 앉아 내 재산을 누리고 있는 모습을 목격했다. 심지어 그들은 나를 무참히 시멘트 탱크에 밀어 넣어 시신까지 흔적도 없이 없애버렸다. 다시 눈을 떠보니, 나는 아내가 병원으로 실려왔던 날로 돌아와 있었다.