gregory and vanessa

Apa yang aku dapat dengan balas dendam? Cinta!! Ya aku mendapatkan cinta. _Vanessa Summer Griffin_

Vanessa, a young actress struggling to make her mark in Los Angeles, has a one-night stand with a mysterious stranger while she was on a break from her abusive boyfriend. She soon discovers that the stranger is none other than Liam Carson, the married billionaire heir to Carson Enterprises and CEO of Carson Hotels—who also happens to be her boyfriend's childhood friend. As Vanessa attempts to rebuild her life and rekindle her relationship with her now-repentant boyfriend, she is hit with an earth-shattering revelation: she's pregnant with Liam's child. To make matters worse, she works as a waitress at the opulent Carson Hotel, bringing her into close, daily contact with the very man who now harbors an unexpected love for her. Caught in a web of secrets, forbidden love, and impossible choices, Vanessa must navigate a dangerous path where her heart, career, and future hang in the balance. Can she keep the truth hidden, or will the weight of her secret bring everything crashing down? Hello Readers This is my first novel, thank you for giving it a try. I promise to update daily, so that you won't miss out Vanessa and Liam's love story. Please support this novel by commenting, adding to your library collection, gifting and voting massively with power stones and golden tickets.

Vanessa Valence is a top celebrity from a lineage of ancient cosmic warriors called the Alkaia, bound to protect humanity from the malicious entities known as the Baleful. The most malign of these entities were the Grakanians, led by a mind-control god hell-bent on enslaving the entire human race with his mind. Vanessa must fight him against all odds to bring down his evil plans.

*ONE NIGHT WITH GREGORY* I was buried alive for two years. My Aunty Christine ripped me from my parents, locked me in a yellow room, and burned the name Tinsel Monroe until the world believed I was ash. _“GOOD. STAY DEAD,”_ she wrote on my missing poster. I thought she was the monster. I was wrong. She made me a ghost to save me from the men who burned my parents alive. She became the villain so I’d have a heartbeat. Then I ran — straight into Gregory Hale at 3am in the ruins of Panther Way. He gave me his coat. Left me at sunrise. Four days later I was in his tower, breathing only because his best friend said _“make sure she’s safe.”_ Zack Finnson. Zack who smiles first and asks questions later. Zack who knows the guard rotations better than the guards. Zack who was there the night my parents died, and the night Gregory found me, and every night since. Zack who checks my locks twice. Zack who told Gregory _“she’s safer if the world thinks she’s dead.”_ Gregory is cruel to my face and ruined behind my back, building cages to keep monsters out. But the doors all have Zack’s fingerprint. *_She burned my name to save my life. He says my name like it burns his mouth. And the man who swore to protect me… never told me where he was the night the fire started. *Is Zack the reason I’m alive? Or the reason I needed saving?* *Read to find out who’s really keeping me safe.*

“Tidak peduli seburuk apa kita di mata mereka dan bagaimana mereka merendahkan kita, apapun yang terjadi di masa depan akan bergantung pada pilihan-pilihan kita. Bukan orang lain. Jadi biarkan saja. Jangan dengarkan mereka.” -Raihan- Raihan adalah penyelamat hidupku yang pertama. Ketika usiaku 15 tahun dan aku hampir mati rasa. Waktu itu, tidak ada kehangatan dalam duniaku. Semuanya membeku. Sejauh mata memandang, aku hanya melihat warna hitam dan abu-abu. Aku tidak tahu apa yang harus kulakukan di dunia yang seperti itu. Sampai suatu hari Raihan datang mengulurkan tangan padaku. "Apa kau keberatan jika aku menjadi temanmu?" tanyanya. Aku menggeleng samar dan kami pun menjadi teman. Sejak saat itu, dunia tempatku tinggal tidak lagi menyeramkan. Pelangi bermunculan setelah hujan. Kunang-kunang beterbangan, dan dunia yang gelap itu pun berubah menjadi tempat yang sangat nyaman. Terang, hangat, dan penuh warna. Sayang, kehancuran datang disaat yang paling tidak kuinginkan. Telalu cepat bahkan sebelum aku bisa bersenang-senang. Raihan menghilang dan semua lampu di duniaku padam. Lalu aku dipaksa untuk melanjutkan hidup dalam kegelapan. Sendirian. Waktu berlalu dan aku mulai terbiasa dengan keadaan –kegelapan, dan kesendirian. Sampai suatu ketika seseorang datang dan mengajakku untuk melihat dunia luar. Aku menolak. Aku memilih untuk tetap tinggal di dunia yang gelap berteman kesendirian. "Kenapa?" tanyanya. Tapi aku hanya diam. Bukan karena aku tidak mau melihat dunia yang dia ceritakan. Dunia luar yang indah dan banyak teman. Tapi aku takut melangkah ke luar. Jika nanti aku mengiyakan ajakannya dan menjadi nyaman berada di luar, aku takut kejadian sebelumnya akan terulang. Aku takut dia menghilang dan meninggalkanku sendirian. Seperti Raihan yang mengubah duniaku menjadi lebih menyeramkan. "Meskipun nanti ketika aku tidak ada, kau tidak akan sendirian. Kau akan menemukan banyak teman di sana." Bujuknya. Aku berpikir cukup lama untuk memutuskan. Tapi akhirnya aku menyetujui ajakannya. Aku melangkah ke luar, meninggalkan dunia yang gelap tanpa kehangatan. Dunia tempat aku mengjalani hidup sendirian. Seperti sebuah festival perayaan, dunia di luar sangat meriah. Ada banyak makanan dan minuman. Udaranya hangat dan wangi. Orang-orang pun menyanyi dan menari mengikuti alunan musik yang menggema di sana-sini. Aku suka tempat ini. “Kau tidak sendiri lagi sekarang.” Ujar seseorang yang mengajakku ke dunia luar. “Kau tidak harus menahan semua beban sendiri. Kau bisa berbagi dengan teman-temanmu di sini.” Aku tersenyum. Merasa sangat bersyukur karena memilih untuk pergi dari duniaku yang gelap dan beku. Di duniaku yang baru, hari-hari terasa begitu panjang dan nyaman. Aku sama sekali tidak merasa lelah meski harus melakukan banyak pekerjaan dalam satu waktu yang bersamaan. Aku memiliki banyak teman yang siap mendengarkan keluh kesahku. Mereka bahkan tidak keberatan jika aku meceritakan tentang masa laluku. Sayangnya, aku belum siap untuk itu. Aku tidak ingin mereka tahu bagaimana aku menjalni kehidupanku di masa lalu. Sendirian, dalam kegelapan. “Kau tidak perlu terburu-buru. Aku akan memberimu waktu sebanyak yang kau mau.” Kata seseorang itu. “Untuk apa?” “Untuk sembuh dari luka-luka lama.” Aku pun mengagguk setuju. Lambat laun aku mulai jatuh cinta dengan dunia baruku. Di sampingku, ada seseorang yang selau mengkhawatirkanku dan dia menjagaku dengan baik. Dia adalah seseorang yang mengajakku ke luar dari dunia lamaku yang gelap dan beku. Aku menyukai kehidupanku yang baru. Tentu saja, sebelum kematian merenggut semua kebahagiaan dariku. Saat aku mulai mempercayai teman-temanku dan hampir membuka diri pada duniaku yang baru.

At the auction, I picked out a diamond ring, planning to use it as the wedding ring with Adrian Hartley. However, no matter how much I bid, there was always someone outbid me, that was the little girl Adrian Hartley sponsored. Adrian Hartley had a helpless smile on his face: "Sweetheart, the little girl really likes these things. Why not let her have it, alright?" I directly lit up the sky lantern in that auction with an extremely high price. Felicia Myers fled the scene with tears. Adrian Hartley didn't blame me, he just left a kiss on my forehead, "Really stubborn like a chili." Until one day, when I unexpectedly received a private invitation. My 356 private photos were going to be auctioned. Adrian Hartley held Felicia Myers's slender waist, "Didn't you like to light sky lanterns? Then why not buy them back yourself."

A young infant is left abandoned alone in a dark cemetery. At the stroke of 3 AM, popularly known as the Devil's Hour or Witching Hour, the child is found by a monstrous being from an urban legend. However instead of eating the vulnerable baby the monster thought of raising the child as her own. Now the infamous Dutchwell family will face an unexpected challenge they never thought they will have... Raising a young offspring from the other side amidst the chaos and mysteries lingering in the Dark Realm... That might just involve the adopted child herself...

Reborn alongside her son, Chen Xiaobao, Chen Momo learns from the mistakes of her past life and starts a frantic hoarding spree. To survive, the mother-and-son duo each put their skills to use in the apocalypse. The lively little Chen Xiaobao quickly wins everyone's heart, and Chen Momo finds love of her own in the apocalypse too...

Fu Xiaoxiao transmigrates into a book and immediately faces the crisis of being sent to the countryside. As the unloved middle child, her younger sister is the one meant to go — but her mother transfers her job to the sister instead. A disaster of a start. To avoid being sent away, she has to marry within seven days. She meets a few ordinary men and decides she'd rather go to the countryside. Then she runs into a neighbor who's also looking for a spouse — and his conditions are surprisingly good. A dowry of three hundred? Bicycles and a radio? Just take care of the kids, and separate rooms are fine? The others may pass, but she won't. Every day is a battle of wits with the two kids. Life is eventful, she gets a salary every month, and the boss is never home. Absolutely perfect. Except... wasn't this big shot supposed to be infertile? Then why does he keep strutting around naked in front of her? She has professional ethics. She won't be seduced by a good body. Hmph. Men only slow down her sword swing. Lu Feng grits his teeth at Fu Xiaoxiao, who remains completely unmoved by his countless attempts to seduce her, and traps her in his arms. "Boss, let's talk this through. I know forty a month is a bit much — how about... five less?" Trapped in his embrace, Fu Xiaoxiao thinks he's unhappy with her high salary and starts bargaining. "I'm giving myself to you for free." Lu Feng grinds out through clenched teeth. This woman has no heart. "...Can I say no?" Fu Xiaoxiao swallows, staring at the washboard abs so close. "Such a good deal — are you sure you don't want it?" Lu Feng squints, tempting her. "Fine." A fool turns down a bargain.

[Irresistible MC + Farming & Entrepreneurship + Strong Female Lead + Cute Baby + Love Rivalry + Farming System + Male Competition] Deng Yuyuan wakes up to find she has transmigrated into a period novel about a "pampered group darling" — as the biological mother of the vicious female villain. The female villain has a biased grandmother, a mooching uncle and his family, a blindly filial father, and a spineless mother. She was a small-time thief as a child. As an adult, she committed every kind of evil — constantly framing the female lead — and ultimately met a miserable end. The female lead is the only daughter in another family, doted on by her older brothers. The villain targeted her out of pure jealousy. And now, Deng Yuyuan has become that villain's cowardly mother — and the villain herself is currently just an ugly, wrinkly-faced infant. The blindly filial father loves his wife, but gives all the good things to his own mother. He says to his starving wife and daughter: "Xiao Yuan, come drink some water. I specially heated it for you." Deng Yuyuan looks at her own bony frame and her tiny child — and decides to get a divorce. Goodbye, useless husband. She's going to raise this little cub with an abundance of money and love. No way she'll go astray this time. Lost one husband, gained a crowd of suitors. A beautiful sent-down youth coveted by many — she knows some self-defense and burns the midnight oil studying. With the reinstatement of the college entrance exams, she takes her child toward a much wider world. Riding the wave of the times, Deng Yuyuan works her way up to become a gaming tycoon and a cutting-edge scientist... Except — why are so many men fighting to be her cub's stepfather?