Genius Face

It was the day of my return. The city was talking about the birthday party my husband was throwing for me. He was a lawyer. But the night before the big day, a message popped up on my husband's cell phone. 'It's been five years. I've been waiting for far too long.' My husband pushed me away, though his face was smeared with guilt. "I'm sorry, honey. The GM wants me on a last-minute work trip. I can't make it in time for your birthday." He left without even missing a beat. I opened up the GPS app and watched the red dot move away. That was him. I got an Uber and tailed him right away. His GM was me. I just got the job, and I approved his leave for my birthday. And then he told me, in my face, that I assigned him on a last-minute work trip when I did no such thing. It was midnight. And I was going to find out who this man was meeting at this witching hour.

The once-revered socialite, Adora Matthews, was abducted for three years. After escaping death and making her way back, she thought the nightmare was finally over, only to plunge into yet another abyss. Her once-doting parents now treated her like a plague. Her fiercely protective older brother loathed her to the core. The adopted sister she once cared for mocked her with cutting remarks. Even her childhood sweetheart, who once sworn eternal love, was now engaged to that very sister, wishing for her death. All because of the rumors that she had contracted a vile disease, given birth to an old man’s child, and disgraced the Matthews family. With no other choice, she severed all ties and walked away, secretly carrying a fortune worth millions. Without hesitation, she entered a flash marriage with Louis Walker. Everyone knew Louis Walker was a surgical prodigy—young, brilliant, and from a prestigious family. Yet, no one dared to approach him, let alone propose marriage. His temperament was unpredictable, his moods volatile—genius and madness teetering on the edge. But after marrying the disgraced heiress of the Matthews family, Louis transformed into the ultimate doting husband, flaunting his love in public and clinging to her in private. As the Matthews family faced imminent bankruptcy with no way out, they turned to their son-in-law as a last resort. "For the sake of the family, help us find the mastermind who ruined us..." Louis, holding his wife in his arms, kissed her delicate fingers and smirked. "My dear Adora has such beautiful hands. Tell me, how did these flawless hands of hers manage to ruin you?" The Matthews family stood frozen in shock. "Adora... it was you?!"

After discovering that a large tumor had invaded her uterus—and that her already slim chance of becoming pregnant had been deliberately destroyed by the cruel conspiracy of her husband and his lover—Maisa was left facing the possibility that she might never be able to have a child. Driven by an overwhelming longing to become a mother, and following a successful surgery, she made the bold decision to undergo artificial insemination on her own in order to conceive. What followed was something she could never have anticipated. She stepped directly into the life of a man she had never imagined crossing paths with—and became pregnant with the child of an Alpha. Her unborn child would inherit Alpha blood. From that moment on, her journey of revenge against her ex-husband and her mission to protect her child truly began. Maisa was determined to repay every ounce of pain she had endured, to return the humiliation and suffering Brian had inflicted upon her to those who had destroyed her life. Along the way stood the father of the child she carried—Airden Kenneth, a powerful and immensely wealthy Alpha. Everything he possessed, every resource at his command, could become a weapon to help Maisa exact her revenge. Thus began a contract marriage between them. Bound together by an unborn child, their connection slowly deepened—but was it only the child that drew them closer, or were there other, unspoken reasons? When the revenge finally comes to an end, will Maisa and Airden be able to remain together, or will fate once again stand in their way?

Dr. Raka Permadi, seorang sejarawan jenius, telah mengubur masa lalunya dalam arsip kuno, lari dari bayang-bayang ayahnya, seorang dalang legendaris yang kematiannya diselimuti misteri. Namun, ketika serangkaian pembunuhan brutal terjadi di Yogyakarta—setiap korban ditata menyerupai adegan tragis dari wiracarita Mahabharata—Raka dipaksa keluar dari keheningannya oleh Kompol Kirana, seorang detektif pragmatis dari Jakarta. Saat Raka menyadari gaya pembunuhan ini adalah tiruan sempurna dari pakem sang ayah, penyelidikan ini berubah menjadi pencarian kebenaran personal. Di antara manuskrip dan suluk kuno, Raka dan Kirana berpacu melawan Sang Dalang, seorang pembunuh cerdas yang mementaskan keadilan berdarah di jalanan kota. Namun, Raka segera menemukan bahwa ini bukanlah sekadar pembunuhan. Sang Dalang sedang menyiapkan panggung untuknya, sebuah babak final di mana dirinya harus memilih: menjadi pahlawan dalam lakon mematikan ini, atau menjadi korban berikutnya.

Api yang membakar tak hanya menghancurkan, tetapi juga membangkitkan semangat yang terpendam. Zidan, pemuda yang selamat dari genosida Alkemis, berjuang melawan kerajaan yang menganggapnya musuh. Dalam penyamarannya, ia menemukan kekuatan dan sekutu, bertekad untuk membalas dendam atas kematian keluarganya. Saat Zidan melangkah ke dalam dunia akademi dan intrik istana, ia akan menghadapi kebenaran yang lebih dalam dari sekadar balas dendam. Dalam pertarungan epik melawan raja yang kejam, akankah Zidan menemukan keadilan ?

    I try to go back to the memory and see if I could see his face but it just made my headache worse.       Fuck, this isn't good, this is not good at all. I lost my virginity to a man that I do not remember. Just listening in, I know that he's not in this room and he's probably long gone.  **************     Natalie Nichols lost the only parent that she knew and as if that wasn't enough, she was thrown into a new life with people who were supposed to be her family, but she barely even knew them.      A one night stand led to her destruction, her children were taken away from her and she was thought to be dead. But now she's back, more powerful and not the same weak girl as before.       Will she be able to get her children back or will she fall in love with the man that got her pregnant in the first place? 

Si Yana "Kelly" Reyes, medical graduate na maling inakusahan ng plagiarism at itinakwil ng sariling pamilya, ay tumatakbo sa kanyang nakaraan sa pamamagitan ng pagtatrabaho bilang nurse sa MS Pacifica, isang mamahaling cruise ship na naglalakbay mula sa Pilipinas patungo sa Europa. Si Kapitan Lucas "Alex" Montenegro, ang matapang, gwapo, ngunit lubhang misteryosong pinuno ng barko, ay una nang nagdududa kay Yana — akala niya ay isang espiya o mandaraya. Ngunit habang nakikita niya ang kanyang katapatan sa pag-aalaga ng mga pasyente at tapang na harapin ang sunud-sunod na kakaibang pangyayari sa barko (misteryosong sakit, nawawalang gamot, pati na rin ang mga nakakatakot na "aksidente"), unti-unting nahuhumaling si Alex sa kanya. Habang mas malalim na iniimbestigahan ni Yana ang mga kaganapan, natuklasan niya ang isang malawak na sabwatan na kinasasangkutan ng mga mayayamang negosyante, pulitiko, at maging ang sariling pamilya ng barko — isang sabwatan na hindi lang nasa MS Pacifica, kundi may malalim na ugnayan sa kanyang sariling iskandalo noon. Kasama si Alex, na may sariling nakaraan na kinasasangkutan din ng sabwatan, kailangan nilang harapin ang panganib, linisin ang kanilang mga pangalan, ilantad ang buong katotohanan, at ipaglaban ang isang ipinagbabawal na pag-ibig na maaaring magbago ng lahat ng kanilang alam.

Sepuluh tahun lamanya, Denzel memilih hidup dalam kesunyian. Menjalani sumpah bisu demi sebuah janji besar, ia rela dicap sebagai suami tak berguna dan sampah keluarga oleh mertuanya sendiri. Denzel hanya diam saat dihina, tetap tenang saat direndahkan, dan hanya bisa memberikan tatapan hangat saat istrinya, Vionka, menangis karena malu memilikinya. Namun, di balik kebisuannya, Denzel memiliki keahlian pengobatan yang luar biasa layaknya seorang tabib jenius dan ia mulai menunjukkan kemampuannya dalam menyembuhkan orang, yang membuatnya dihormati oleh gubernur setempat. Sikap keluarga istrinya kepadanya pun berubah 180 derajat, menjadi jauh lebih baik. Akan tetapi, istrinya justru tidak menyukai perubahan ini; perempuan itu merasa kehilangan Denzel dan ia jadi teringat kepada lelaki lain di masa lalunya. Kelak Denzel menyadari hal ini dan ia menunjukkan kepada istrinya betapa ia adalah sesosok suami pelindung nomor satu yang pernah ada!

After helping the company secure a project worth 30 million dollars, the HR department suddenly tells me that I'm fired, and I will not be receiving any of my bonuses this year. Confused, I look for my boss, Jett Leroy, to ask him about it. However, he points his finger in my face and yells at me, "If it weren't for you being a stupid Scorpio, being the most toxic match for me and affecting the company's luck, we wouldn't have had a 30% drop in net profits this year! "I'm already generous enough by not making you compensate for all the losses you caused me! How dare you still ask me for more money? Get lost if you know what's best for you!" I smile when I read the text message notification on my phone and hurriedly sign the release documents. Jett is right. My horoscope and his definitely don't get along well. After all, I will be coming for his ass just a short while later!

When my mother-in-law was poisoned and clinging to life, my toxicology knowledge was her only hope. I ended the call and grabbed my coat, ready to rush to the hospital. My husband blocked my path. "Hold on! It's the opening of Ella's haunted castle today. You're bailing to play ghost?" I stared at him, telling him about the dire situation. The poison needed to be neutralized within thirty minutes, or it would be fatal. He rolled his eyes. "Your janitor mom can drop dead for all I care. I'll toss some Monopoly money on her grave if it shuts you up. Don't try to cross me here." His best female friend draped herself over him. "In a hurry to chase some side guy? Girl, your face is longer than Herbert's when he is all revved up. Right, buddy?" Their shamelessness was almost laughable. The kicker? Herbert thought it was my mom dying.