bible verse with short reflection

My parents have found their birth daughter. They're reunited thanks to her face, which is almost identical to my mother's. After weeping in my mother's arms, she slowly raises her head and looks at me. Her gaze is filled with hostility. "You've enjoyed what's supposed to be mine for so many years. Don't you think it's time to give it back?" She doesn't bother concealing her hatred for me. My parents are still bawling their eyes out over being reunited with her. In the next second, their sobbing abruptly stops. She doesn't notice it, though.

Jacob is the school's basketball star and son of the minister at First Baptist. Seth is the only out, gay kid in the school and a flamboyant drama geek. After Seth confronts Jacob about the secret he's been hiding, will Jacob give in to his desires and risk losing everything, or continue living the lie that threatens to crush him?

Diremehkan karena pekerjaan, dicibir karena menolak perjodohan, dan dihina karena tuduhan berzina. Vela terselamatkan oleh lamaran Eridan, seorang pria yang tak tega melihat sahabatnya menderita, walau tak pernah ada cinta yang terucap di antara mereka. Apakah pernikahan itu jalan keluar yang tepat? Atau malah mendatangkan masalah yang lebih besar? “Kalau hatimu merasa berat, jangan dipaksa kuat. Bagikan beban itu kepadaku juga.” “Sudah cukup pengorbanan yang kamu lakukan untukku. Jangan memaksakan hatimu juga. Meskipun keadaan mendesak begitu, jangan!”

Veronica is an intern who join a company outing. Sa kagustuhan niyang makilala pa ang kasamahan, sumama siya sa isang kasiyahan ngunit ang kasiyahang iyon ay magdudulot ng malaking pagbabago sa kan'yang buhay. At ang kaunting alak na 'yon ang nagpalimot sa kan'ya sa reyalidad. After two months Veronica discovered that she was a pregnant. Ang isang gabi ay nagbunga na hindi niya matatakasan. Paano niya matatakasan ang daddy ng kan'yang mga anak kung magkawangis ang mga mukha nito. "Hindi ka pwedeng mag resign, Veronica, lalo na't hindi mo pwedeng ilayo sa akin ang mga anak ko???

"You will stay in a room and wait to see who has purchased your precious cherry. No niceness, no pleasantries, just a night of f**k, A business contract, signed, dealed and finished with a d**k." Those words sent chills to her spine as she read the content of the contract before signing nervously. Isabella's life was a rollercoaster of hardship and tough choices. With her father's life hanging by a thread, she found herself in a heart-wrenching dilemma – watch her father die in the cold hands of death or sell her virginity to a total stranger, a man, Ricco, who felt a connection since the day they shared an intimate and passionate encounter. He vows to find her as they embark on separate journeys. Fate intervened when Isabella became a maid in his mansion by luck but danger loomed in the form of Roberto, his sinister elder brother, who relentlessly pursued her coupled with the cruelty she had to endure from Ricco's girlfriend and aunt. Ricco , deeply in love, couldn't bear to see Isabella in peril. He made a tough call to protect her, providing the means for her independence and preventing her marriage to her father's ruthless creditor. But destiny had crueler plans in store. Kidnapped by her father's enemies, Isabella was thrust into a harrowing life as a forced prostitute, trapped by her father's debts. Will she summon the strength to break free from this nightmarish ordeal? What happens when she finds out she was pregnant with Ricco's child while captured to work as a prostitute. Dive into a gripping tale of love, sacrifice, and Isabella's unyielding resilience as she battles to rewrite her destiny.

Natasha is just a simple and ordinary girl while Alexander is a playboy billionaire CEO because since his ex-girlfriend left him he never got into a serious relationship since then. One night, Alexander went to the bar with his friends and he met Natasha there and he got interested in her because she looks like his ex-girlfriend and they drink together. They got drunk and they had a one night stand but Natasha did not remember who was the man who took her virginity. Natasha applied at the Montilva Corporation as the secretary of the CEO and later she found out that her boss is the same man whom she had a one night stand with before. Natasha's mother got sick and they need a huge amount of money to pay her bills at the hospital so Natasha has to look for money and it happened that Alexander needs to find a wife as soon as possible for his inheritance and he offered Natasha a contract marriage in exchange of money and Natasha has no choice but to accept the offer. Is there a chance for them to fall in love with each other and make their contract marriage a real one? Or someone will come back from the past and ruin their relationship.

"You don't own me." "Believe me darling. I own every part of your body. Even your soul belongs to me. Only me." .... Xavier Night , the only heir of the Night family. He is 29 years old with a devilishly handsome face and body. He is arrogant yet sweet, cruel yet soft. He is a combination of good and bad. He is an Angel trapped in a devil's body. Xavier had no other purpose rather than growing his company and helping the poor. He wasn't ready to share his life with anyone until a specific someone came into his life or rather was forced in his life. A forced bride!!! Anyone would hate it but Xavier was different because he was obsessed with his forced bride..... ~~ She was forced on me but now she belongs to me ~~

Two CEOs got into an arranged marriage for convenience. One is a strong-willed woman who doesn’t believe in love. The other is a cold-hearted man who was rejected by his unrequited love. Adira Hale and Chadwick McElroy appear to be perfect in front of many. They are rich, influential, leaders, and good-looking. People said that they are the best couple, a match made by heaven. But the truth is far from the imaginary perfect romance that one could think of. Adira only married Chadwick in order to get pregnant. All she desires is his body and not his affection. Meanwhile, Chadwick despises the idea of sharing the bed with his wife just because he’s still in love with another woman. Is there a chance for love to bloom between temptation and betrayal?

“Alexa, you provoked me, don't blame me for being impolite!”He growled, his voice hoarse and somewhat restrained.  I am doomed. What courage possessed me to mess with this demon in front of me?  “Mr Morgan, pls stop it!” I yelled and swung my hands to slap him. He held her wrist and smirked.  “What? Don't want to? You should have thought of that when you decided to seduce me!” My eyes popped at his words and opened my mouth to explain, but he slammed his lips onto mine, pinning me onto the bed, his body pressing onto me. Marriage wasn't something I wanted to do, I only wanted to eat, enjoy life and make money. Until I met Daniel, he made me believe in love and we got married only for him to cheat on me two years later with his secretary. I asked for a divorce but he refused and started to abuse me. After finally getting a divorce and going to a different city, I met Morgan Wright—the man who makes all the girls swoon but never gives them any attention. But he's in for a challenge, he'll give me his full attention! Alexa Jones.  *** Morgan Wright 41 years, a CEO of the biggest Company in Gold Ivory city and a feared mafia Lord known as Draco. He has a phobia about women. Draco meets Alexa, who is determined to bring him down, but she soon realizes she messed with the wrong man.

Haris selamat dari kecelakaan pesawat namun terdampar di pulau kecil tengah laut. Aira memutuskan menolong Haris dan mencari cara supaya dia bisa bertahan hidup dengan nama baru, yaitu Griffin. Haris dan Griffin memiliki sifat bertolak belakang. Haris adalah pria licik memiliki temperamen buruk, sementara Griffin pria polos yang humoris. Selagi Haris bersama Aira, para saudarinya hendak mengambil alih Top Mirror tetapi selalu gagal. Apakah mereka mampu merebut perusahaan yang Haris bangun? Bagaimana upaya Aira menyembunyikan Griffin dari para tetangga agar mereka tetap bersama?