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"This is your son, Restu. I never betrayed you. I swear, you are the only man who has touched me." "Shut up, Sarah! That child is not mine; it's your mistress'!" Restu pointed at Sarah, and she glared at the woman in front of her. Sarah did not accept Restu's accusation, thinking that she was carrying the seed of another man. She never felt like cheating or betraying their marriage. Sarah was always faithful and tried to maintain the honor of her household. However, the doctor's verdict that her husband was infertile changed everything. Restu became skeptical of his own flesh and blood. If he was truly infertile and could not give Sarah a child, then whose child was Sarah actually carrying?
"No, this is all a misunderstanding! I don't even know why I'm here," said a woman when she was caught by residents with a man who was none other than her neighbor.
Sarah stared at her husband, who was silent and standing at the door. The man looked very shocked, seeing the woman who was his wife with another man. He was Abian, their neighbor who was known to be a widower.
"You trust me, right, Restu? I couldn't have betrayed you," she said sadly, looking at her husband hopefully, hoping he would believe what she said and not what he saw in front of his eyes.
"Never mind, Restu, you should just divorce that unfaithful wife, Sarah!"
"Don't do it, Restu! Please don't do that. I'm..." Sarah pulled up the blanket, covering her innocent body. She was about to take a step towards her husband.
"Don't come near me, Sarah! I'm disgusted with you!"
"Restu...." Sarah shook her head slowly; she didn't want her husband to say that.
"What an ignorant daughter-in-law! I can't give my son any offspring; now I'm cheating on him! It's embarrassing," a middle-aged woman fumed, looking at Sarah, who looked very disheveled.
"Mom, I didn't do any of that at all. Why don't any of you believe what I say?" Sarah said in frustration.
"Never mind, Sarah; better put your clothes on. We'll talk at home."
Restu turned away, leaving his wife trying to continue explaining what happened, along with several other villagers who also left the place. Restu was devastated by this morning's events.
He saw with his own eyes his wife sleeping with another man. Restu did not expect Sarah to dare to come to Abian's house, which is only one house away from theirs.
This act made his pride as a husband seem to be trampled on by the woman who was once his wife.
"Why are you silent? Why don't you try to explain to all of them that what happened between the two of us is not true?" Sarah looked at Abian; the man appeared relaxed as if nothing had happened.
"Would they believe me if I said what you said earlier?" Abian shook his head. "I don't think any of them would believe what you said and what I said."
Sarah snorted at Abian's reaction. She did not remember what exactly had happened that led her to end up in Abian's room.
She only remembered that she was very sleepy after drinking all the beverages in the refrigerator that afternoon. After that, Sarah didn't remember anything else.
"Anyway, I don't want to know. You have to come with me to explain to my husband and family. I don't want them to think anything about us."
"What should I tell your husband?" asked Abian as he casually grabbed his shirt that was lying on the floor.
"Say anything, but you have to convince them that there is no relationship between us. You have to do what I say because I don't want my household to end up separated because of this incident."
Sarah replied, warning Abian. She wanted him to explain to her husband and family too.
"Alright, I'll come with you to meet your husband and explain everything," Abian said, as Sarah requested.
The man himself had no idea about what had happened that night. How could Sarah suddenly be in his room naked? Even Abian never thought of harassing his neighbor's wife.
For the past few months, she had been living alone. But as long as he lived in that place, Abian never brought a woman into his house-never mind bringing his neighbor's wife.
Sarah returned home with Abian in tow. She received a hateful look when she set foot in the house. Like a disgusting woman who doesn't deserve to be accepted in that house anymore, that was the gaze of her in-laws, who looked down on Sarah as if what happened earlier had truly proven that she was indeed playing crazy with Abian.
At Abian's house, Restu said, "I deliberately came here with Abian so that he could explain what happened to you. Maybe you think I'm lying, but I'm telling you everything in earnest: there isn't any relationship between me and Abian. Abian and I don't even know how the two of us suddenly ended up in Abian's room when I remember that I fell asleep in our room this afternoon after drinking the soda that was in the refrigerator," Sarah explained at length.
"You can't make this up, Sarah. Do you think we're all going to believe what you're saying? How could you suddenly move into Abian's room? Did a ghost move you into your mistress's room?" taunted Renita, Sarah's eldest sister-in-law.
"Renita, I'm telling the truth. The truth is that I don't know how I came to be in Abian's room; I don't remember what happened to me after drinking the drink in the fridge this afternoon."
"So you're wondering if someone is trying to set you up on purpose?" the mother-in-law guessed what her son-in-law was thinking right now.
"It could be like that, right? Maybe some people deliberately want to slander me and Abian by doing all these things, making it look like Abian and I are playing crazy behind your back, Restu."
"Okay, if that's what you think. Now I ask you, Sarah, who was the person who did all those things to you?"
"I don't just accuse people. I'm telling you what happened. There could be someone who doesn't like me and wants to destroy our home by deliberately setting me up with Abian."
"You watch too many soap operas, Sarah," Renita taunted.
Renita shook her head, laughing at her sister-in-law's absurd thoughts. The woman would do anything to defend herself. Even though she was caught red-handed, she could still evade responsibility by finding justifications.
Why does love only come after she has gone far, so far that her hands and eyes are no longer able to see and touch her. Zayn, a husband who realized his love for the angel who had forced him into marriage so late on top of his deep hatred for Aisyah. Zayn considers her the cause of the destruction of his life. She had ruined his love and his faith in women. However, who would have thought that Aisha was the real savior of Zayn's life. It was too late to realize and know the truth. His great love grew after she was no longer with him. The woman even left with the happiness that Zayn was looking forward to.
Rejected by her mate, who had been her long-time crush, Jasmine felt utterly humiliated. Seeking solace, she headed to a party to drown her sorrows. But things took a turn for the worse when her friends issued a cruel dare: kiss a stranger or beg her mate for forgiveness. With no other choice, Jasmine approached a stranger and kissed him, thinking that would be the end of it. However, the stranger unexpectedly wrapped his arms around her waist and whispered in her ear, "You're mine!" He growled, his words sending shivers down her spine. And then, he offered her a solution that would change everything...
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Chloe Miler, a naïve young woman, waits shyly to spend Valentine's Day with her boyfriend, but is betrayed on that day when she witnesses him entangled in bed with her own sister. Chloe's heart is broken when her heartfelt love for him is trampled on in an instant. *** Lionel Williams, the mysterious billionaire, the top of the pyramid, is handsome as hell. His eyes are set high, but he is drugged, has a one-night stand with a strange woman, and is humiliated by that unknowing woman with her money! His instincts tell him it's not that simple, and he's going to find her out!
Iris grew from an orphaned child to the adopted daughter of the Stewart family at age ten, finding warmth in her nominal uncle Vincent's kindness. Seven years later, she became his secret lover. When Vincent's engagement was announced, gossip spread about the notorious playboy CEO finally settling down. But only Iris knew the extent of his cold, two-faced nature. Iris fell for Vincent and, through tears, begged, "Marry me," only to be met with his frosty refusal. Defeated, she accepted a lawyer's proposal, sparking public excitement. Then, on her wedding day, Vincent pleaded desperately, "Don't marry him…"
"I've warned you from the beginning. Don't marry him, but you won't listen." Darcy stood close to me and smiled with concern. "You're not a woman worthy of a man as handsome, rich, smart, and virile as Blaze." My whole body trembled at her words. "Have you no shame?" I asked. "Take a good look at yourself, Heather." She stared at me in the mirror. "You can't even glance at your ugly face. Do you think Blaze can endure a lifetime of gazing at that scar?" Heather Bailey got a surprise from her husband: a divorce agreement. After a year of marriage and facing ups and downs, she couldn't believe Blaze intended to divorce her. She was devastated when she saw him gazing lovingly at another woman. After signing the divorce papers, shockwaves caught her up. Her flower shop was burned to the ground. Her father's company collapsed, and her parents blamed her. She struggled to rebuild her life from the ground up and became more successful than ever. Having many customers from influential families, she started her revenge on Blaze. She won the very thing he wanted, but that was just the beginning.
For three years, Shane and Yvonne were wed, sharing heated nights, while his devotion clung to his ex. Yvonne strove to be a dutiful wife, yet their marriage felt hollow, built on desire rather than real warmth. All changed when she became pregnant, only for Shane to thrust her onto the operating table, warning, “Either you or the baby survives!” Broken by his cruelty, she vanished in grief and later returned, radiantly accomplished, leaving everyone awestruck. Haunted by remorse, Shane begged for another chance, but Yvonne only smiled and replied, “I’m sorry, men no longer interest me.”