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While they slice me apart, I desperately call my brother, Nathan Slade. He finally picks up as my consciousness starts to slip and answers in an annoyed voice, "What now?" "Nathan, help—" I don't get to finish before he cuts me off. "Can't you ever go a day without drama? Gemma's graduation is at the end of the month. Miss it, and I swear I'll kill you!" Then, he hangs up without a second thought. The agonizing pain swallows me whole, and my eyes close for good, tears still trailing down my cheeks. Well, good news, Nathan… You won't have to kill me because I'm already dead.

"Bun, ini foto Ayah kan?" Pertanyaan polos putra sulung Hannan membuatnya penasaran dan segera membuka beberapa pesan yang masuk di ponselnya melalui applikasi WhatsApp. Hannan terkejut ketika membuka deretan foto dan video yang dikirim oleh nomor tak dikenalnya itu. Semua foto dan video itu menampakkan suaminya dari berbagai sisi memakai pakaian pengantin serba putih sedang melaksanakan prosesi pernikahan dengan seorang gadis yang mengenakan kebaya putih di sampingnya. Buru-buru Hannan menghubungi nomor Bang Randy, suaminya, yang memang sedang bertugas di Pulau ujung timur Indonesia. [Ini Abang, kan?] [Aku menunggu penjelasan Abang!] Bagaimana kisah perjalanan rumah tangga Maysa Hannan yang diwarnai dengan perselingkuhan suaminya, Randy Maulana? Akankah Hannan bertahan atau justru melepas? Siapa sosok dari masa lalu yang kemudian datang kembali dalam kehidupan Hannan setelah pengkhianatan suaminya? Simak lika-liku kehidupannya dalam novel IZINKAN AKU MENDUA.

Setelah Ayah meninggal, Ibu selalu membawa manusia-manusia kertas pulang. Kata Ibu, manusia-manusia kertas itu bisa membantunya melewati malam yang panjang dan sepi. Awalnya aku tidak mengerti. Namun, suatu hari aku melihat Ibu telanjang bulat di ranjang melalui celah pintu. Sepertinya aku mulai memahami sesuatu.

The day before our wedding, my fiancé Cyrus eloped with his long-lost love. I chased after him, but he shoved me away viciously, causing me to lose consciousness. When the doctor called him as my life was on the brink, all he did was scoff and say, “She’s just pretending again. In a coma? Hah, she’s still alive, isn’t she?” That moment, my heart shattered. After I was discharged from the hospital, I cancelled the wedding, just as he wanted. But then he began to regret it…

When my husband returned home to visit his parents, I noticed that he forgot to bring back the specialties he had bought. I ran after him, only to find him getting out of a car in a suit. His childhood friend stepped forward to welcome him. They held hands and smiled as they looked into each other’s eyes. They looked like a happy, newlywed couple. Only when my husband saw me standing not too far away did he hurriedly distance himself from his childhood friend. “Her mother’s critically ill, and her mother’s only wish is to see her get married. I’m just helping her.” I simply smiled. I pushed him right back to his childhood friend’s side and started cheering with everyone else. “When’s the baby coming?! I’ll be sure to wrap a nice gift!”

Hubunganku, yang tidak direstui oleh Ibu dari suamiku. Ternyata, malah berdampak buruk, terhadap kehidupan rumah tanggaku. Aku, selalu dihina dan diremehkan oleh Ibu mertuaku. Bahkan, kata-kata pedas pun selalu keluar dari mulutnya. Ibu selalu membicarakan kejelekanku, kepada setiap orang. Bahkan, terkadang ia selalu melebih-lebihkannya. Sehingga, orang-orang selalu menilaiku, menantu tidak tahu diri. Selain Ibu, ada juga tetangga yang mulutnya selalu nyinyir, terhadapku. Dia selalu mencari celah buat menghinaku. Tetapi, semua penghinaan yang aku terima, baik dari Ibu mertua atau dari si tetangga. Berangsur menghilang, seiring berjalannya waktu. Karena, kini mereka tahu, kalau aku ini siapa, tanpa harus menunjukan siapa aku. Mau tau tentang kisahku ini, ayo cus baca! Jangan lupa subscribe, kasih komentar serta love di setiap babnya. Terima kasih.

My sister pushes her daughter at a murderer so she can win the prize in a photography competition. After this, she even uses the incident and my name to extort the victim to pay an astronomical sum as compensation. The victim stabs me to death in a fit of rage. When my son, who is brought up by me, learns the truth, he doesn't seek justice for me. Instead, he scatters my ashes in the sea and says, "My mother told me that I would've been the happiest child in the world if not for you taking the wrong child home back then." When I open my eyes again, I'm taken back to when my daughter was five years old. I have a month until her death. This time, I'm going to protect my child to the best of my abilities. I won't bother about an ingrate anymore.

It all started when my sister made an offhand remark while sponsoring a poor student. She told him it was a coincidence that we were born on the same day, at the exact hour too. That comment made him convince himself that he was the real heir, that we were switched at birth. Soon after, he showed up with two thugs, kidnapped me, and planned to kill me to reclaim his life. I called my fiancée for help in desperation. Instead of saving me, she told me impatiently that I deserved to die for stealing his life. Her friend showed up to save me, but neither of us made it out alive after I was pushed into the river. I was back on the day when I was kidnapped when I opened my eyes again. When the poor student laughed and told me to pick someone to leave my last words to, I did not hesitate to call my sister. Their fates were sealed, with another chance at life, I would make sure to make them pay, and show them who the real heir was.

"I don't want to go with you on this business trip," Lucy Landon said at the dinner table. Her voice was calm, so calm that no one could sense anything unusual. Steven Cooper's trip was set for June 1st. It wasn't their wedding anniversary, nor was it anyone's birthday. Just an ordinary Children's Day. Three days ago, she had stumbled upon a voice message on Steven's phone. A child's soft and childish voice had said, "Daddy, for Children's Day, I want to go to Maldove to see the fishes!"

Als ich Stück für Stück zerschnitten wurde, rief ich mit letzter Kraft meinen Bruder – Lukas Sommer an. Gerade als mein Bewusstsein zu schwinden drohte, nahm er erst ab. Seine Stimme klang voller Unmut. „Was ist denn schon wieder?“ „Lukas, hilf mir ...“ Ich konnte nicht weiterreden, er unterbrach mich einfach. „Musstest du denn immer irgendwas haben? Ende des Monats war Lunas Volljährigkeitsfeier. Wenn du nicht gekommen wärst, hätte ich dich umgebracht!“ Dann legte er ohne zu zögern auf. Ich konnte den Schmerz nicht länger ertragen und schloss für immer die Augen. Tränen liefen mir noch über die Wangen. Lukas, du musstest mich nicht umbringen – ich war schon tot.