ice goddess

"Yes”, I say slowly, tears welling up in my eyes as each drop run down my cheeks, hot and carrying the weight of my emotions, I feel my throat closing up and my chest tightening as I struggle to find words. What have I done to him? I think to myself, it dawn on me that maybe, just maybe, his aching and bothersome affection towards me could be sincere and I was at the brink of losing it. Billionaire CEO Elias Vermontary seems to only care about raising stocks and making investments, anything and everything to diversify the Vermontary enterprise. He is considered the most eligible bachelor in the country but marriage is unfortunately the last thing on his mind. In a bid to die down the rising rumors of his sexuality and the conniving efforts of his family, he decides to get married to Selene Argraval a struggling lawyer, who has a nerve wrecking disdain for the wealthy and their lavish lifestyle. As their worlds collide, they must learn to face the challenges of life together, forgoing their differences and withstanding the pressures of their contrasting lives. Will a love that doesn’t seem to exist brew, and will it be better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all? Unravel the sacrifices made in a bid to love harder and longer.

Wu Gang had once reached the peak of his kind, and only then did he know that it was lonely at the height. Now he has retreated from the rapids and returned to the city as the king of the night, roaming and crisscrossing. Wu Gang touches his chin and wonders, "how many wives should I have?"

The game descends, dungeons invade, ushering in an era of mass class changes. The professionals, towering above, holding countless resources in their grasp. Chen Fan transitions into an ordinary-seeming Sealer, but possesses an extraordinary innate talent: the 'Wings of the Goddess.' Every goddess who teams up with him gains various divine-level buffs. The more goddess teammates, the more buffs obtained. Hundredfold Critical: Guarantees a critical hit, with critical multipliers ranging from 10 to 100. Infinite Mana: Mana never depletes, skills can be freely cast. Queen of Laws: Skill cooldown reduced to zero... Dark Power (Exclusive to Undead Mages), Infinite Summoning (Exclusive to Summoners), Absolute Defense (Exclusive to Warriors), Unlimited Strengthening, Unlimited Fusion, Life Blessing... Finally, one day, clad in divine-grade gear, the goddesses stand atop the world, facing the admiration of all. They express such sentiments: 'Behind every successful woman, there is a man silently dedicating himself!'

A flicker of hope, a spark amidst the neon grime of New Shanghai. Anya, a slave to the Volkov Mafia, had long buried her emotions under layers of calloused defiance. Years of servitude had carved a burning desire for vengeance into her soul. Then, a whisper of rebellion arrived – a message smuggled in a package, hinting at a Volkov family secret. Anya's heart, long numbed, stuttered awake. This wasn't just a chance to escape; it was a weapon. A weapon to dismantle the empire that had stolen her life, her family, everything. But the path to freedom was a razor's edge. Fear gnawed at her, a constant companion in the Volkov's watchful gaze, their merciless enforcers lurking in every shadow. Yet, a flicker of something else bloomed – a strange, almost forgotten warmth, a sliver of the person she used to be. Could she trust it? As Anya navigated the labyrinth of lies and high-tech security, a deeper truth unfolded. This Volkov secret wasn't just about her escape; it was a key to exposing a far-reaching conspiracy, one that could reshape the city's criminal web. Suddenly, Anya's burning desire for revenge transformed. It wasn't just about herself anymore. It was about a sliver of justice, a chance to dismantle a system that preyed on the weak. But with this newfound purpose came a terrifying weight of responsibility. Was she strong enough to risk everything, to ignite a war she might not survive? The weight of human emotions – fear, anger, and a desperate yearning for freedom – threatened to suffocate her. The price of vengeance was steep, and Anya had to decide if she had the strength to pay it.

Rina telah hidup tiga tahun di bawah tekanan mertuanya, Farida, yang terus mendesaknya untuk segera hamil. Meskipun Rina sehat, tuntutan Farida semakin membuat hidupnya sulit. Ketegangan memuncak ketika Hana muncul dan mengaku hamil anak Arya, suaminya. Terpukul oleh pengkhianatan, Rina meninggalkan Arya dan mengalami kecelakaan mobil dengan Ryan, pria yang kemudian menjadi sumber dukungan dan cinta baru baginya. Sementara Rina mulai nyaman dengan Ryan, Arya berusaha memperbaiki kesalahan dan mencurigai niat Hana. Di tengah dilema cinta, Rina harus memilih: tetap bersama Ryan atau memberi Arya kesempatan kedua. Apa yang sebenarnya disembunyikan Hana?

In the beautiful room, a man and a woman were entangled on the bed. The two naked bodies were stuck together without a single gap, the image was so hot that it was suffocating, in the quiet space now were the woman's urgent moans, the man's panting. Suddenly the phone rang, causing Nolan's face to frown, he raised his hand to turn it off but Hellen stopped him. Looking at the name on the screen made her smile. - My dear, didn't I say I couldn't bother you tonight? - Hellen, I'm scared. Nolan is really angry with you, he went out that night, you couldn't contact him. Today is your birthday, can't he tolerate you? On the other side was the angry but crying voice of a woman, her birthday was very solemn, but at night her husband was not by her side. On this side, the man she was talking about was lying on top of another woman's body, gently biting her chest, making her almost scream. Tuyet Dung glared at him. She quickly comforted Grace with a few sentences then hung up. She didn't want anyone to disturb her on this romantic night.

Crystal Martins was nothing but a Pawn in the game of her adoptive father. He wanted the power and fame that came with being related to the Conners, so he gave Crystal to Eric Conner in a loveless marriage. In Eric's house, Crystal was treated not better than a slave. Even maids in the Conners household were better treated than her. Then, she met her long-lost High School sweetheart, Midas, who was ready to take her out of her misery and show her what true love and true happiness really meant. Midas was richer than Eric. Crystal became torn between taking a bold step forward and staying put because of threats from every quarter.

Cold, Calculating and Ruthless Roman Russo is a nightmare and Elena De Santo fell victim, obsessed since a juvenile Elena who would yearn for his love and die for attention was brutally yanked into reality, when a night spirals and Elena finds out Roman isn't her knight and shining armor she is devastated and angry. But he's back 6 years later offering an opportunity she cannot turn down; does she trust him and sacrifice her heart in the process or continue her hatred and brooding towards him?

After the school cafeteria for elementary school kids shut down, I decided to offer meals for all the kids in our building at my home. At the end of the month, when it came time to settle the bill, one of the neighbors wasn’t happy. “The new caterer downstairs only charges $2.50 per meal, but you’re charging us $5! That’s an extra $75 per kid per month. Do you have no shame?” she accused me. I calmly explained that I only used free-range meat and organic vegetables in my meals. But no matter how patiently I tried to reason with them, the parents insisted I refund the difference and demanded I charge no more than $2.50 per meal moving forward. When I lowered my costs to meet their demands, they started accusing me of mistreating their children. They went online to expose me and even reported me to the authorities. The online attacks were relentless. I was fined, and my husband lost his job because of the controversy surrounding me. The stress pushed me into depression, and in the end, I jumped off a building to end it all. When I opened my eyes again, I saw those same parents being swayed by others in the neighborhood to send their kids to the new daycare service that only charged $2.50 a day. What they didn’t know was that the lunch caterer next door did serve meat every day—but it was frozen, diseased pork that had been sitting in storage for two years.

Celine felt destroyed after what she had gone through in her first marriage. Her ex-husband abused her and did a lot of despicable things to her, and now her father's law firm was on the verge of collapse. The only solution her father could do was to marry her off to a proud and arrogant billionaire baron, David Wheelers who only agreed to help Celine’s father invest in his law firm as Celine's father was also their family lawyer, but he didn't do it for free, he wanted Celine in return as a wife so he could inherit his father's legacy by producing an heir as stapled in the will. Celine found herself drawn to her arrogant and cold husband despite the trauma of her first marriage. “What would happen when her past is linked with her present?” “Would she be able to overcome her trauma from the past and move on, despite her ex-husband trying to have her back?” “Or would she be able to break the ice-cold baron? showing him that love truly exists".