Paraíso

Houve uma confusão no hospital quando o familiar de um paciente começou a levantar uma faca. Instintivamente, tentei empurrar meu marido, Dr. Ricardo Lourenço, para longe. Mas, ele agarrou minha mão e me colocou na frente da sua protegida, Camila Xavier. Aquela facada entrou no meu abdômen, matandoo bebê que acabava de se formar. Quando meus colegas me encaminharam às pressas para a UTI, chorando, Ricardo me arrancou da maca. — Salvem a Camila primeiro! — Ele berrou. — Se acontecer qualquer coisa com ela, eu demito todo mundo! Os médicos ficaram chocados e furiosos: — Dr. Ricardo, você enlouqueceu? A Camila só teve um corte superficial. Sua esposa está em estado grave! Eu toquei meu ventre que sangrava sem parar e assenti devagar: — Deixe como está. Estamos quites, Ricardo.

Savannah was an adorable college student. To revenge her ex-boyfriend, Savannah was boldly intended to kiss a "handsome enough" man and take a video to piss her ex off. However, she chose Callan, the most eligible bachelor in the world. Out of Savannah's prediction, she was teased that she had no idea what a real kiss was. Then the man even taught her in person. In a great panic, Savannah ran away. Savannah left a deep impression on Callan. However, he never thought he would meet Savannah so soon, especially, at the... male toilet!

In order to take care of my father, who got hurt from a fall, I gave up on my chance to get promoted and even took a week's leave. On the day he gets discharged from the hospital, my dad hands me a mysterious envelope with a wide smile on his face. "Thank you for your trouble over the past few days, Luther. This is a little token of appreciation from me. You can buy yourself a nice pack of smokes." I rub my hands together, feeling warmth surging into my heart. But when I open the envelope, all I see is seven dollars. Still, I comfort myself in thinking that the sum isn't important at all. It's the thought that counts, after all. But the next day, I come across a social media post of my younger brother, Felix Grayson, who never showed his face around the hospital during Dad's hospitalization. It features a photo collage of a luxurious villa, with a photo of the purchasing contract smack dab in the middle of collage. The caption writes, "I bought the top-tier riverside villa for seven million dollars! Thank you so much for your support, Dad!"

After I succeed in helping my wife, Claire Gibson, establish her company, I decide to become a full-time stay-at-home dad without a worry in the world. Since my daughter, Nancy Davidson's 10th birthday is coming soon, I want to make the event fancy. So, I decide to place an order on Hill Hotel's birthday banquet services, where one full table of food costs 18 thousand dollars. When I'm swiping my card, the hotel employee shoots me a look. "Mr. Davidson, your card can barely foot for a 500-dollar bill." Embarrassed, I go home and question Claire about the family's finances. She looks at me apologetically instead. "My company has been participating in a bidding process lately. The newly-appointed governmental senior official is a greedy one, you see. I've spent quite a lot of money in bribing him just to get things done. "Once my cash flow is back, I'll definitely throw Nancy a fancy birthday banquet!" In a considerate manner, I tell Claire that I completely understand her situation. But soon, I start calculating the assets I still have. After all, my dad is the newly-appointed official. There aren't any bidding processes going on in the government at all. I'd like to see where on earth Claire has spent all of her money.

The newly hired genius programmer was a proud woman who always thought she could turn the entire industry on its head. When an investor tried to pressure her into drinking, she flipped the table and slapped him across the face. "My worth is in my programming skills, not my ability to network. Asking me to drink with you is an insult." Enraged, Clint Warner immediately withdrew the eighty-million investment agreement. He even swore he would never work with us again. As the Head of Product, I scrambled to apologize. The situation was only salvaged after I drank so much that I ended up hospitalized. … Later, I complained to the boss and demanded that he discipline the new hire. To my shock, he dismissed the matter. "If the employee causes any problem, it's because the supervisor failed in their duty. The promised million-dollar dividend bonus is cancelled. Take this as your warning." Fed up, I wrote down Mary Hansen's name on the Counseling-Out List. She couldn't care less. "I have abilities you’ll never match, unlike a scheming bootlicker like you. If anyone tries to go after me, the project will be halted. Don't come crying to me when everything collapses." I did not argue with her then. However, when the Counseling-Out List was announced, I found my own name on it. The boss claimed it was a mistake to force me to leave. Then he promoted Mary to my position and even granted her the authority of a vice president. "You were only great because of the company's support. Mary's not the same. She's young and truly talented. She’ll lead us to greater heights." With a cold smirk on my face, I made my way to our competitor, taking the crucial piece of our company's technology with me.

Victor Santos ingeriu acidentalmente um novo tipo de alucinógeno e seu estado era crítico. Como médica da família, fui forçada a me tornar o antídoto. Por ser naturalmente fértil, engravidei de primeira. Depois de me casar com ele, dei à luz a dois gêmeos, um menino e uma menina, ambos inteligentes e adoráveis. Mas, após o casamento, Victor não permitia que as crianças o chamassem de pai, e passava os dias abraçado à foto de sua amada falecida, afogando-se em bebidas. No décimo ano de casamento, ele ateou fogo em mim e nas crianças, e nos queimou vivos no porão. Afinal, durante todos esses anos, Victor guardava ressentimento por eu tê-lo "salvado". Ele sempre acreditou que me aproveitei da sua vulnerabilidade para me aproximar e subir na vida, o que acabou destruindo o relacionamento dele com a mulher que amava. Ela, abalada, sofreu um acidente de carro e morreu. Ao abrir os olhos novamente, descobri que voltei para o dia em que ele ingeriu acidentalmente o alucinógeno. Desta vez, deixei a sua amada ter a chance de salvá-lo, e eu me dirigi ao escritório...

Enquanto toda a família comemorava o aniversário da minha irmã, Jessica Almeida, eu estava trancada em uma fábrica abandonada, sangrando sem parar. Jessica havia contratado quatro capangas que me torturaram até me deixarem por um fio de vida. Com as minhas últimas forças, rastejei pouco a pouco para pegar o celular e ligar para o meu marido. — Otávio, eu estou gravemente ferida, venha rápido me salvar... Estou em uma fábrica não muito longe, não vai tomar muito tempo. Ao ouvir a minha voz fraca e implorante, o meu marido soltou uma risada de escárnio: — Yolanda, já que chorar e fazer escândalo não funcionou, agora resolveu se fazer de coitada, não é? — Você realmente não mede esforços para estragar a festa de aniversário da Jessica. Volte logo com um presente para pedir desculpas a ela, senão desta vez eu não vou te perdoar tão facilmente. Antes que eu pudesse dizer qualquer coisa, a voz de Jessica chamando por ele ecoou do outro lado da linha. Ele não sabia que, no instante em que a ligação terminou, eu já não precisava mais do perdão dele. Nem sabia que aquele cadáver fétido, que o faria franzir a testa e se afastar, mesmo sendo um médico legista experiente... Era exatamente a esposa que ele odiou por tantos anos, Yolanda Almeida...

Penelope was surprised by her best friend Anastacia when she announced that she is engaged to her boyfriend that she met just 6 months ago. Not knowing anything about the guy and she even saw him for a few times, from her own heartbreak experienced she suggested to her friend she’ll gonna check first his background and anything. Bewildered of what she saw while spying her best friend’s boyfriend she takes a video of it and decided to upload in social media to teach the man a lesson. Unfortunately, the person on the video was not her best friend's boyfriend but his twin. Not knowing that she’ll be the one who will be punish not only because of the video but in someway her heart will going to be involved too.

My husband, Gavin Chapman, is giving his secretary, Natasha Gardner, exactly what she wants. He's making her his wife. To pull it off, he fakes a lab accident, pretends to have amnesia, and brings her home. In his office, Gavin wraps his arms around Natasha and murmurs indulgently, "Not just Mrs. Chapman. Even if you want to pretend to be the vice president for a week, I'll let you." My eyes dim, but I let the lie go on. The next day, at a press conference, Gavin holds Natasha's hand and tells the world she's his real wife. He even threatens to kick me out of the company and take over all my research data. Dozens of cameras swivel toward me, waiting for my outburst. But I stay silent and simply sign the termination papers. Gavin doesn't know that the pharmaceutical project he believes will be done in seven days isn't quite finished. There's still one final step, and I'm the only one who knows how to do it.

No segundo em que Zoe reiniciou sua vida e voltou ao Baile de Encontros da Elite, ela trocou sua ficha pela da meia-irmã. Sem hesitação. Porque em sua vida anterior, Connor havia se casado com Zoe, mas ela havia morrido desamparada e sem amor. Foi apenas em seu leito de morte que Zoe finalmente descobriu a verdade: Connor amava sua irmã o tempo todo. Agora, Connor agarrou o buquê destinado a Vicky, os olhos brilhando. — Vicky, você é tudo pra mim. Minha única. Então ele se virou para Zoe — e o calor desapareceu. — Zoe, você sempre foi como uma irmãzinha pra mim. Nem pense em tomar o lugar da Vicky. Aquilo doeu como um tapa. Frio, cortante, humilhante. Todo mundo achava que ela era patética. Mas desta vez, Zoe não imploraria pelo amor dele. Ela os abençoaria em vez disso — casaria com o homem que seu pai escolhera para ela e nunca mais olharia para trás.