Evelyn had to give up her lover, Damian, who had been with her for more than five years to marry her best friend and half-sister. She must be willing to separate for the wishes of her stepmother's extended family. Damian did not accept Evelyn's decision and tried to approach her again. Evelyn rejected Damian and then approached the man who had been close to her. As it turns out, this marriage has something to do with the past between the three of their extended families which is very tragic. Can Evelyn uncover who is responsible for their past? Can Damian accept the reality he has to go through?
The tilting of the cloth left and right forced Evelyn to cluck and move closer to the wearer. She lowered her head, slowly correcting the position until the cloth looked neater again. Isabel, the owner, as well as the person wearing the cloth, chuckled with laughter. I didn't expect Evelyn, who usually never cared, to now step in to fix the dress she was wearing.
Evelyn stood, patting her palms to get rid of the dust that might have stuck there. Her eyes cynically faced her best friend and half-sister, who was still chuckling indifferently. She thought this was funny.
"What time is the reception?" Evelyn asked quietly. Isabel squared her shoulders. Her head turned back. The look in her eyes told Evelyn to ask the man standing at the back, near the entrance. The man stood tall, wearing a black tuxedo and a hairdo shaped to reveal his white forehead. A man who just stood without any expression on his face.
Evelyn did not continue her curiosity. She would rather ask the organizer than have to ask the man. Evelyn turned around and swiftly cleaned up the makeup tools she had been using. Isabel walked slowly toward Evelyn. She hugged her best friend from behind and whispered softly in her ear. "Thank you, Evelyn. Thank you for everything."
Isabel released the hug and walked out of the room, leaving the man who had been staring blankly at the corner of the room and turning to Evelyn's figure.
The man let out a long sigh, hoping Evelyn would hear him and then ask him. Apparently, no. The woman seemed to be busy opening her cellphone and replying to a chat that seemed to have been neglected since a few hours ago.
"I hope we will be like before again," said the man, breaking the silence. Evelyn turned her head, ignoring the cell phone that lit up her notification. Her eyes moved in all directions to make sure he didn't go any further. She really wanted to look unconcerned. Not caring about what the tall man in front of her said.
"I still expect you, Evelyn," the man said again. Without waiting for Evelyn's response, the figure left the woman, who worked as a makeup artist. Her hands trembled, looking down slowly. One or two drops of tears fell down her cheeks. Her eyeballs turned red, and soon her nose began to get tight. The tears that fell began to make her face turn sad little by little.
She thought that by letting the man be with her best friend, her life would be happy. But it wasn't. She did the wrong thing. Her life was messed up, and her life changed. Since two years ago, she has let go of her ex-boyfriend for the sake of her best friend, who was left by her boyfriend.
The moans and tears that came every night could not shake her desire to let go of her former lover. The tightness was always present every time he looked at her sad face. The sad face that has always accompanied her day for the past five years.
Evelyn blinked away her tears and then reapplied a light powder on her beautiful face. Today was Isabel's special day, and she didn't want to show that sad face. A smile spread across Evelyn's thin lips. A smile full of enthusiasm would change all her thoughts from this very second.
"I'll get over it."
Evelyn walked into the large room where the special event was taking place. The room was filled with beautiful, colorful decorations with rose flowers arranged neatly on the right and left of the room. As far as the eye could see, Evelyn was mesmerized and amazed by what she saw at the moment. Isabel was a perfectionist who prepared everything carefully.
Evelyn still remembered that when she and Isabel were teenagers, Isabel once said that she wanted her wedding to be celebrated in a big way. A royal princess-style party with lots of flower decorations and fancy accessories. According to her, a wedding party should be celebrated only once in a lifetime, and it should be festive so that it can be remembered. Evelyn smiled sadly if she remembered Isabel's words at that time.
Five steps closer to the aisle, Evelyn stopped her steps. Her chest tightened again, seeing the bride and groom standing in front of her, exchanging intimate glances and sweet smiles as several people greeted her. Not only that, the groom was also seen several times holding Isabel's hand tightly as if he didn't want to let go.
Evelyn took a deep breath and then exhaled slowly. She tried to get rid of all her memories and feelings for her former lover, and she continued her steps, accompanied by a sweet smile that she spread in all directions.
"Congratulations on your new life. I'm happy for you," Evelyn said flatly. Isabel hugged Evelyn and patted her back gently while rubbing it. Evelyn could hear Isabel sobbing behind the tight embrace. "Don't cry; it will wear off." Evelyn joked.
Both of them chuckled. Isabel lightly punched Evelyn's arm, making the girl laugh out loud. The two of them threw smiles at each other and then said goodbye. Evelyn didn't say much to her former lover, who had been silently watching her and Isabel's behavior.
"I can't be sure. But I'll try to come," Evelyn promised. Isabel squealed with delight. She hugged Evelyn back and said the same words in her ear: 'Thank you'.
Evelyn did not want to linger in the aisle. It felt too claustrophobic if she still stayed there. She quickly descended the aisle stairs and continued her steps towards the dining area. The girl seemed to be sorting out what she wanted to eat. Her hand went along the tray containing the food she liked. Her face lit up as her eyes met the neatly arranged rows of dim sum. "Wow, dimsum," she murmured softly.
Her tiny hand clasped one dimsum, but suddenly someone pushed her gently to the side while grabbing the clamp in Evelyn's hand roughly. Not accepting that the clamp was taken by force, Evelyn glared, snatched back the clamp, and pushed the person. She also stomped on his foot until the person groaned in pain. Not feeling guilty, Evelyn casually put three pieces of dim sum along with the sauce onto the plate she was carrying.
"Hey, take responsibility!!!" she shouted, referring to the person Evelyn had stepped on her foot earlier. As it turned out, he was a tall man with a pretty handsome face. The man, who looked like a playboy, was looking for prey.
Because she felt called, Evelyn turned her head. "You called me?" asked Evelyn. One finger pointed at her chest, pointing at herself.
The man who had called out suddenly felt frozen in place. He was stunned to see Evelyn's beautiful face, which seemed to force him to continue looking at her. The man's hand stretched out to invite Evelyn to get acquainted. The face, which was originally stiff and rough, turned warm and soft. "Meet me; my name is Kevin. May I know your name?"
"What for?" asked Evelyn curtly.
"Who knows, we can get closer after today," Kevin replied confidently. Evelyn also returned Kevin's hand, which invited him to get acquainted.
"My name is Evelyn. Nice to meet you."
Evelyn left without saying another word. Meanwhile, Kevin was still frozen in place, not realizing that the woman he was introduced to had disappeared from his presence. A smile lay neatly on his lips, which continued to mutter quietly, mentioning Evelyn's name.
"She's beautiful."
In the previous life, Maggie Johnson was so cowardly, gullible and stupid that she was coaxed by her fiance and stepsister and then broke her legs and lost everything including her fortune, love and even life. However, she was so lucky that she was reborn in the year before everything happened. Since her life restarted, how could she repeat a previous tragedy? Therefore, in this life, she took the opportunity to improve herself and take revenge on the ones who had ever insulted her. Facing the people who had humiliated her previously, she became smart and experienced to break their frames and tricks that had caused her to hurt in the previous life. Finally, no one could stop her pace to amaze the world any more.
She was a world-renowned divine doctor, the CEO of a publicly traded company, the most formidable female mercenary, and a top-tier tech genius. Marissa, a titan with a plethora of secret identities, had hidden her true stature to marry a seemingly impoverished young man. However, on the eve of their wedding, her fiance, who was actually the lost heir to a wealthy dynasty, called off the engagement and subjected her to degradation and mockery. Upon the revelation of her concealed identities, her ex-fiance was left stunned and desperately pleaded for her forgiveness. Standing protectively before Marissa, an incredibly influential and fearsome magnate declared, "This is my wife. Who would dare try to claim her?"
Everyone was shocked to the bones when the news of Rupert Benton's engagement broke out. It was surprising because the lucky girl was said to be a plain Jane, who grew up in the countryside and had nothing to her name. One evening, she showed up at a banquet, stunning everyone present. "Wow, she's so beautiful!" All the men drooled, and the women got so jealous. What they didn't know was that this so-called country girl was actually an heiress to a billion-dollar empire. It wasn't long before her secrets came to light one after the other. The elites couldn't stop talking about her. "Holy smokes! So, her father is the richest man in the world?" "She's also that excellent, but mysterious designer who many people adore! Who would have guessed?" Nonetheless, people thought that Rupert didn't love her. But they were in for another surprise. Rupert released a statement, silencing all the naysayers. "I'm very much in love with my beautiful fiancee. We will be getting married soon." Two questions were on everyone's minds: "Why did she hide her identity? And why was Rupert in love with her all of a sudden?"
After a heated confrontation with her husband and mistress, Brianna was pushed down to stairs. She thought she would die but when she woke up again, she realized that she traveled back two years ago, when it was not late for her to correct her path. The first thing she needed to do when she was reborn was divorce that scum. She saved from the darkest time but he lied to her and murdered her in the end. This time, she would not repeat the same mistakes anymore. She would bring the glory of her family back and make those people who betrayed her pay the price! However, in the process of climbing up to the peak of her career, she met a very intimidating and handsome man who kept on messing with her head through his bold attitude. Brianna doesn't want to be involved with another man again, for she has proven to herself that they will just drag her down, but her constant incidents with him are slowly breaking the wall she built to protect her heart. Brianna will surely choose her career over a man this time, but it's possible to choose both, right? What if he hurt her too? No! She won't risk it but. "You have to run away from me, Bree. Coz I'm done running away, I'll chase you now."
Catherine swallowed with her eyes closed and her lips slightly open, a moan escaped her lips when Lucas slid two fingers under her panties, "Lucas..." She moaned, lost in the sinful desire as her ex-boyfriend's dad moved his fingers against her rosy flesh... *************** Catherine, a young mother of two who came to the city with the hope of finding her twin's father only to be denied and deserted by him, found herself entangled in a forbidden web of craving. As the flame of passion ignites between her and the CEO, Lucas Leonard—her ex-boyfriend's father—their affair takes them on a journey of temptation and sinful desires.Struggling with society's judgment and their own inner desire, Catherine and Lucas must steer the treacherous judgemental waters of the society and either fight for their love or let it crumble especially when her ex-lover came back to claim her and the twins. Will their love withstand the dishonorable whispers, or will it crumble under the weight of societal expectations and her ex-lover's conspiracies to win her back?
Cheated by husband, betrayed by friend and rejected by family. It all came down to her inability to conceive within three years of marriage. She was tagged a barren woman and they made it appeared like a plaque, she has no place to hide her face. Her husband got divorced on the account that he wants to be with someone else, who will bear him a seed, someone who will show the fruit of his hardwork and masculinity and the only woman he choose was the closest person to his wife. Elena was broken, shattered and wounded. But she made a decision, she would move on, she will not accept the fate imposed on her as a barren woman. And humanity cannot decide her fate! This is the story of Elena Scott and the happy life after…