48 laws of power law 7

Putri sulung Duke Yoargi, Qilistaria La Yoargi, yang memiliki penampilan terkutuk ini, … begitu dibenci oleh semua orang. Mereka mengejeknya, mereka menghinanya, mereka merendahkannya, dan mereka pula tak menginginkannya. Qilistaria benar-benar tak disukai, apalagi diterima. Terutama, selepas sang Duke Yoargi, ayahnya, mengadakan sebuah sayembara untuk membiarkan orang membawanya pergi dari kediamannya tersebut, sebagai apa pun yang dikehendaki, … semacam istri, selir, budak, atau bahkan sekadar perempuan rendahan pemuas nafsu. Akan tetapi, pertanyaannya, … apakah ada, yang akan mau menerima monster seperti Qilistaria? Semuanya berpikir, bahwa orang gila sekali pun, … tak akan pernah mau mendekati sang putri terkutuk tersebut. Apalagi ini, sampai mau menjadikan perempuan mengerikan sepertinya sebagai seorang istri. Namun, …. ————— "Istri, apakah kamu tahu? Cinta sejati yang selama ini kamu cari-cari itu, bukanlah cinta dari sepasang kekasih yang saling mencintai apa adanya, … bukan pula cinta sepasang kekasih yang tak memandang ras, agama, suku, beserta status." "Kalau begitu, apa cinta sejati yang selama ini kucari sampai kelelahan ini, Suamiku?" "Nah, soal itu, … cinta sejati itu adalah, …." —————

Hindi maalala ni Angela ang kaniyang nakaraan dahil sa isang aksidente. Pero madalas siyang dalawin ng mga masasamang panaginip kung saan binubugbog daw siya ng isang lalaki dahil sa labis na selos. Mabuti na lang tuwing gigising siya ay niyayakap siya ng kaniyang asawang si Kyle, at sinasabi nitong isang bangungot lang ’yon, walang katotohanan, at lalong hindi parte ng kaniyang naburang alaala. Kaya lang pakiramdam ni Angela minsan ay ayaw sa kaniya ng kaniyang asawa at parang hindi siya nito mahal, lalo na't madalas siya nitong iwan sa Mindoro dahil madalas itong pumunta ng Maynila para sa negosyo raw nito na hindi naman niya alam kung ano. Kaya minsan ay naiisip na lang niya na baka may babae itong tinatago sa kaniya at iyon ang pinupuntahan nito sa Maynila. Kaya naman para malaman ang madalas na pag-iwan sa kaniya ng asawa ay gumawa siya ng paraan. Sinundan niya ito sa Maynila nang hindi nito alam. Ngunit paano kung sa pagdating niya ng Maynila ay doon na mag-uumpisang bumalik ang lahat ng kaniyang mga naburang alaala, at malalaman ang mga sekretong pilit na itinatago ng kaniyang asawa? At paano kung malaman niya na lang na hindi pala siya tunay na asawa ng kaniyang pinaniwalaang asawa, but his brother’s wife?

Caught off guard by the sight of her fiancé and step-sister in bed together, Haley swiftly dumped the scumbag and hastily tied the knot with her fiancé’s uncle. Initially viewing the marriage as a matter of convenience, she soon found herself showered with affection and assistance from her unexpected husband. Yet, as time passed, his behavior took a peculiar turn... With her back almost giving out from exhaustion, Haley exploded with frustration, "We need to divorce. This marriage is intolerable!" To her astonishment, a shameless proposition followed, "Let's divorce then. Everything will be yours, including me!" Shane Ford, rumored to be worth billions, was renowned for his aloof demeanor and disinterest in romance. However, after marriage, he transformed into a devoted partner, showering Haley with overflowing affection and occasionally displaying irresistibly adorable episodes of jealousy.

"You don't love me, right? Then why are you getting mad when I'm being cozy with your brother?" Sarah asked with a playful smirk, while she took a dangerous step towards the enraged Dominic. "You're engaged to my sister, not me! So stay the F*CK away!" Saying that, she turned around to leave when a hot and harrowing palm grabbed her neck and slammed his cold lips against hers as he furiously murmured, "I will KILL all of them who desire to have you." "You are mine, Sarah. Only Mine! Mine to fuck, Mine to play, and Mine to punish!"

Marissa was abandoned by her parents as an infant, left in the care of her famous doctor grandfather. Marissa stumbled across a young boy who was close to death and she saved him, Robert. Robert and Marissa became close friends and he would protect her from the Alpha’s son Damien and his friends, the children of the Beta. Jessica and Jake. One day, Robert left without a trace and Marissa was left to endure the bullying on her own. She lost her grandfather when she was 14 years old. With no-one to love and protect her, the pack turned on her and shunned her for being the daughter of traitors. Used for her healing blood and rejected by her fated mate. Marissa leaves the pack and becomes a doctor in the human world. Little did she know her life would go from bad to worse when her long-lost friend returns to find her. The one she loved with all her heart, only to find out he was mated to another, her estranged little sister, Jennifer. Will she be able to live her life peacefully? Or did the Moon Goddess have other plans for her? Will her ex-mate find her and drag her back to the pack? Only fate knows the answers.

" As my wedding gift, I want you to be the surrogate of my child! You promised to give me what I wanted as my wedding gift!" Violet's world crashed down overnight when her best friend of twenty years and first love announced his engagement. On top of that except her, everyone including his family knows that her best friend has another woman who he is going to marry. Soon after the blindsided revelation, Violet experienced the disrespect and humiliation from the very person who worshipped the ground she walked on. However the real kicker came when her family and her best friend forced her to be the surrogate and, with a very important contract papers... A Marriage Agreement with her best friend to bring the child legitimately.

Kalah menjadi abu. Menang menjadi arang. Ini adalah kisah tentang pertikaian sengit di antara para putri yang ikut serta di dalam perebutan mahkota Putri Purba. Tujuh bersaudara yang sedari kecil hidup bersama-sama dengan bahagia, … mulai menjalani hubungan persaudaraan yang kacau nan berantakan, … dikala mahkota yang didamba-damba telah jatuh ke tangan putri yang bahkan sama sekali tak mengharapkan takhta kerajaannya sedari awal. Akankah takhta kembali beralih kepada orang yang sudah seharusnya menerimanya sedari awal? Ataukah sang putri yang dijatuhi bingkaian hiasan kepala terbuat dari logam mulia, lengkap dengan intan dan juga permata itulah, … yang pada akhirnya akan tetap menjadi pemimpin kerajaan? "Apa kau ingin tahu, kesalahan terbesar apa yang pernah dibuat olehku di sepanjang hidupku ini?" Sang putri tertua kerajaan ini, si Putri Mahkota yang bahkan tak dapat menggapai gelaran mahkotanya lagi, Putri Purbararang, … bertanya dengan wajah yang pahit terhadap sang putri baik hati, yang saat ini tengah berdiri berhadapan dengannya diluar sel penjara. "Kesalahan terbesarku adalah, pernah membuat hatiku yang sudah hancur ini, untuk menyayangimu dengan segenap hati …." Dia berucap lirih semacam itu, diiringi dengan lelehan air mata. "… Purbasari." Air mata keputusasaan yang akan senantiasa ia dapatkan, dikala berhasil dikalahkan oleh adik kandungnya sendiri, Putri Purbasari, lagi dan lagi.

When Simon Walker, the cold and heartless crippled billionaire meets Alvira smith, the most annoying woman he had ever met. She becomes not just a thorn in his side and a musician who plays his heart strings continuously. He decides to give love a chance, but his choice seems to trigger a storm, as an old flame and an old threat resurfaces. Can he overcome and protect the one he loves the most?

Elijah Dawson had everything—a billion-dollar empire, a name that commanded respect, and the kind of life others could only dream of. By 20, he’d conquered the business world, turning his love for cars into an empire. But there’s one thing he can’t own: Eloise Hart, his late brother’s wife, and the woman who’s haunted him for years. Eloise is chaos in human form. Tattooed, reckless, and unapologetic, she lives her life with zero regrets. The world sees her as a disaster waiting to happen, a woman who drags Elijah’s name into scandal every chance she gets. But what they don’t know is that she’s the one woman he’s never been able to let go. Elijah knows he should stay away, that every time he’s near her, he risks losing everything—his reputation, his empire, and the respect he has to his late brother. He swore he’d never cross that line, but how long can he resist when Eloise is the one thing he’s always wanted but could never have? Because for Eloise, she could fuck every man on the planet, but not him. Not her brother-in-law.

Half a year after our divorce, my ex-husband became a trending topic online. His current wife, who had just given birth, jumped off a building. When she jumped, she was clutching a printed, 98-page copy of the "Cloves Family Code of Conduct." The reason for her suicide? She couldn’t buy discounted groceries online. A reporter came to interview me and asked, "Excuse me, were you also given the same family rules?"