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Pride and prejudice karya jane austen

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Austen adalah pangeran pertama di Kekaisaran Vlattilyn. Dia terlahir dengan kekuatan spesial yang tidak biasa. Saat nyawanya berada dalam bahaya, dia berhasil melarikan diri. Namun, Hutan Terlarang adalah satu-satunya yang terlintas sebagai tempat pelarian.

Lalu ketika dia berpikir bahwa dia hampir mati, seorang gadis misterius datang menyelamatkannya. Gadis dengan iris serupa safir yang dicarinya ke seluruh negeri. Tapi siapa yang mengira bahwa gadis yang ingin dia temukan malah terkurung dalam penjara istananya. Dia bahkan hampir membunuh gadis itu dua kali.

Ten-year-old orphan Jane Eyre lives unhappily with her wealthy, cruel cousins and aunt at Gateshead. Her only salvation from her daily humiliations, such as being locked up in a "red-room" (where she thinks she sees her beloved uncle's ghost), is the kindly servant, Bessie. Jane is spared further mistreatment from the Reed family when she is sent off to school at Lowood, but there, under the hypocritical Evangelicalism of the headmaster, Mr. Brocklehurst, she suffers further privations in the austere environment......

My name is Jane Smith. I can fly and walk through walls. Seriously.
...
Fine. My soul can.
Sounds fun? What if you stumble upon a murder with no evidence or witnesses except 'you'?

Ia terus menghantui diri ku. Apa salah ku sehingga kau memperlaku kan ku seteruk ini. 

                             ~WiZi~

Jane (20th) adalah seorang putri mahkota, putri tunggal dari seorang raja yang tidak memiliki seorang istri dari kerajaan bernama kerajaan Slebia yaitu kerajaan dipingir laut dengan kastil istana yang menjulang tinggi ditebing dan rakyat yang sangat makmur dan damai. Suatu hari ayah Jane memutuskan untuk menikahi pengasuhnya dan Jane yang sangat polos sangat senang dengan keputusan ayahnya untuk menikah lagi tapi semenjak ayahnya menikah kondisi kesehatannya perlahan memburuk hingga akhirnya meninggal dunia. Jane harus menjadi ratu tapi ia belum menikah san tidak siap dengan tanggung jawabnya menjaga kerajaannya. 

Jane meminta ibu tirinya untuk menggantikannya sementara sampai ia cukup  siap tapi kemudian setelah penobatan, sikap lembut Riana ibu tirinya berubah menjadi kasar. Jane dikurung dan disiksa hingga Riana meminta anaknya Ruben untuk membunuh Jane agar ia tidak mengganggu kedudukannya ditahta.

Ruben yang sejak lama memendam perasaan pada Jane meminta Jane untuk bersembunyi dan menjadi istrinya diam-diam tapi Jane menolak membuat amarah Ruben meledak dan memaksa Jane untuk memenuhi hasratnya tapi Jane berhasil kabur dengan sisa tenaganya ia melarikan diri.

Dengan sisa tenaga Jane berlari hingga ketepi tebing dan akhirnya jatuh kelaut.

Disisa kesadarannya yang mulsi memudar Jane, melihat seorang pria tampan engan ekor seperti ikan mendekat dan berenang memutarinya.

"Aku akan melakkukan apapun untukmu tapi selamatkanlah aku.." Jane hanya dapat berucap dalam hatinya sebelum ia kehilangan kesadarannya.

Dan saat Jane terbangun ia berada tepat ditempat tidurnya, ia kembali pada masalalu dan Pria yang memiliki ekor ikan itu telah berubah menjadi pria yang akan melamarnya..

Akankah Jane dapat menemukan jawaban dari kebingungannya dan menemukan cintanya yang sejati?

J felt all her blood crept up to her face. She looked at the dishes that Madam Kelly prepared. It consists mainly of leafy vegetables, legumes, fish, meat and eggs. These foods boost fertility, Madam Kelly sure knows her thing. J thought.

After they had their lunch, Madam Kelly and Chairman John went up to their bedroom to take an afternoon nap. J was left in the family room.

 After a couple of minutes, Jacob walked in the family room with a couple of books in his hands. 

"I noticed that you liked reading classic novels. I got a couple here from the library, but I am not sure if you have read any of this. You should take a look. If you have already read them, I'll find another one for you." Jacob said with a smile standing in front of her.

J was sitting on the sofa so she has to tilt her head upwards to look at Jacob. Her face becomes gentle realizing how Jacob take his time to notice her habit of reading and what kind of books she prefers to read. She reached for the books before saying 'Thank you' to Jacob.

Jacob sits beside her and grab for the remote control of the flat-screen TV and turned it on. Madam Kelly already insisted on them to stay overnight and they complied.  Without anything to do this afternoon, Jacob decided to watch a movie while he searched for books for J to read.

J looked at the books that Jacob brought her. Jacob was right, they were all classic novels from Jane Austen, Emily Bronte, Alexander Dumas, Leo Tolstoy, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, and Bram Stoker. She has already read all these books that Jacob brought her. But to avoid disturbing Jacob from watching, she didn't tell him. Instead, she chose Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, which she has read a couple of times.  Jane Austen is her favorite author and she has a collection of all of her six books. Among them, Pride and Prejudice is her favorite. It is a romantic novel about two lovers whom before had their happy ending have to conquer their pride and prejudices against each other.

J had even memorized the authors opening line, 'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.' Thou she finds it ironic, as these days those man with a good fortune would rather stay single to enjoy their liberty. Just like how Jacob and J were before they met.

After half an hour reading with her back leaning on the backrest of the sofa and her feet on her front closed to each other, J felt a little bit stiff so she stretched her back and neck. 

"If you're feeling a little stiff you can change your position. How about you raise your feet on the sofa?" Jacob said with a worried look.

When he receives no response, Jacob got off his seat and kneel in front of J.

"What are you doing?" J asked with a surprised look.

Jacob didn't answer her instead, he took off her slippers and raised her feet on the sofa with her knees pointing on one side. Then he returned to sit beside her.

Due to her position, her body is now leaning to Jacob's body and her knees were now touching Jacob's hips. J gazed at him. "Feels better, right?" Jacob said smiling when he caught her gazing at him.

At the age of 10, J's parents died in an ambush leaving her in the care of her grandfather who years later sent her away along with her best friend to hide her and her identity from those who would try to kill her after her parents.

20 years past, a lot of things had already happened. Her dearest grandfather died, she came back to Lotus City, and was secretly married!

She was married off by her grandfather to his best friend's grandson before he died and she was oblivious about it.

Do this secret marriage has to do with her secret identity?

After they had their lunch, Madam Kelly and Chairman John went up to their bedroom to take an afternoon nap. J was left in the family room. 
 
After a couple of minutes, Jacob walked into the family room with a couple of books in his hands.  
 
"I noticed that you liked reading classic novels. I got a couple here from the library, but I am not sure if you have read any of this. You should take a look. If you have already read them, I'll find another one for you." Jacob said with a smile standing in front of her. 
 
J was sitting on the sofa so she had to tilt her head upwards to look at Jacob. Her face becomes gentle realizing how Jacob takes his time to notice her habit of reading and what kind of books she prefers to read. She reached for the books before saying 'Thank you' to Jacob. 
 
Jacob sits beside her and grabs for the remote control of the flat-screen TV and turns it on. Madam Kelly already insisted on them staying overnight and they complied.  Without anything to do this afternoon, Jacob decided to watch a movie while he searched for books for J to read. 
 
J looked at the books that Jacob brought her. Jacob was right, they were all classic novels from Jane Austen, Emily Bronte, Alexander Dumas, Leo Tolstoy, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, and Bram Stoker. She has already read all these books that Jacob brought her. But to avoid disturbing Jacob from watching, she didn't tell him. Instead, she chose Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, which she has read a couple of times.  Jane Austen is her favorite author and she has a collection of all of her six books. Among them, Pride and Prejudice is her favorite. It is a romantic novel about two lovers who before their happy ending have to conquer their pride and prejudices against each other. 
  
After half an hour reading with her back leaning on the backrest of the sofa and her feet on her front closed to each other, J felt a little bit stiff so she stretched her back and neck.  
 
"If you're feeling a little stiff you can change your position. How about you raise your feet on the sofa?" Jacob said with a worried look. 
 
When he receives no response, Jacob got off his seat and kneel in front of J. 
 
"What are you doing?" J asked with a surprised look. 
 
Jacob didn't answer her instead, he took off her slippers and raised her feet on the sofa with her knees pointing on one side. Then he returned to sit beside her. 
 
Due to her position, her body is now leaning to Jacob's body and her knees were now touching Jacob's hips. J gazed at him. "Feels better, right?" Jacob said smiling when he caught her gazing at him.
 
J glanced away, blushing. Jacob can't help let out a small smile on the corner of his lips. Then Jacob put one of his hands on J's lap as he continued to watch the movie while J had lost her interest in the book that she is reading. Try as hard as she can to understand what she is reading, her mind is occupied by Jacob's gestures. 
 
Pretending to be reading, she asked him a question. "Stella... Why does she keep on saying that you and she have a relationship?" 
 
Jacob held her hand into his and slightly squeezed it. "Don't mind her. She's just a rich spoiled brat that wanted to get whatever she wants in her own way." 
 
"Why wouldn't I? I was distracted the whole time because of her," J said in a low voice but still enough for Jacob to hear. 
 
Jacob was stunned. And because she was distracted, she almost died in an accident. Her accident was partially his fault and he felt guilty. 
 
Jacob glanced sideways to look at her. J pretended to be reading but in reality, she had long lost her focus on the book. Jacob raised his left hand and reached for J's chin, tilting it so that he could see her beautiful face. J was surprised by Jacob's action. "What are you doing?" she said glaring at him irritatingly. She tried to free her chin from his hands and cocked her head on the other side but Jacob was persistent. 
 
"Stay put. Honey don't move. Okay?" Jacob said in a gentle tone. Jacob made eye contact with her and she felt embarrassed. While blushing, J glanced away and tried to avoid Jacob's eye contact. 
 
"Baby, look at me." Jacob suddenly changed his endearment.

J's brows snapped together when she heard how Jacob called her. "Baby?" she protested.  
 
Jacob chuckled. "Why? You don't want me to call you Baby?" 
 
"No," J exclaimed. 
 
Jacob laughed which sounded so beautiful in J's ears. "Okay then, Honey. Look at me." Jacob said with a pleading eye. "Please?" 
 
J rolled her eyes. "Okay. Okay." But it only takes a second of staring at Jacob's eyes before she became putty in his hands. Fortunately, she is sitting, or else, she might fall from where she stands. J felt like she was being pulled by Jacob's stare and she can't help but continuously look into his eyes. 
 
"Damn, your eyes are beautiful," Jacob can't help but express his admiration without taking his gaze away from J. 
 
"Jacob!" J sighed and acted to move her face away from Jacob. 
 
"Wait! Patience, Honey. I was drawn into your eyes that I forgot how to speak." Jacob gave her a lovely smile that made J's heart melt. They continued staring at each other, this time, Jacob is not holding her chin anymore. 
 
"Stella is not my girlfriend and she never was my girlfriend. I didn't have any relationship with her or with any woman before." Jacob said without breaking his eye contact with J. And J believed him. She believed that when someone told you to look into their eyes, they are allowing you to see how they feel at the moment, how vulnerable they are. Jacob made her look into his eyes to show how confident he is. 
 
Though I believe him, she still asked him a question that she was meaning to ask. "Then why is she still fantasizing about you? She is probably holding on to something."  
 
Without breaking their eye contact, Jacob casually replied, "We had sex once." 
 
J was flabbergasted. She gritted her teeth and gave Jacob a scrutinizing look. She didn't notice how she easily gave away her emotions. To Jacob, she was obviously jealous. "You're jealous." He said amused. 
 
J furrowed her brows. "Damn you!" then averted her gaze away from him. She didn't deny nor admit it. And it makes Jacob smile from ear to ear. 
 
"You're so cute when you're jealous." Jacob teased her. 
 
"Stop it!" J becomes irritable and throws out Jacob's other hand that is rested on her lap. But instead of putting it back, Jacob wrapped it around J's shoulder and he rested his chin on her shoulder. "Honey, we did it just once and that was before we got married. Never happened again. And will never happen again now that I am married to you."
 
"Don't bother to explain coz' I don't care," J said without looking at him but her voice indicated how irritated she is. In fact, she is angry. The thought of Jacob sleeping with another girl infuriated her. And the image of Stella and Jacob sleeping together is lingering in her head. With her head down, pretending to be reading, she bit her lower lip to stop it from trembling, her breathing became shallow and fast. Her hands gripped tightly on the book she was holding. 
 
"Oh really?" Jacob releases her from his embrace only to kiss her on the top of her head. "But honey, your action says otherwise. Earlier when I said that we had sex once, you looked like you're about to spit fire on me." Jacob said comically. 
 
J shot him an infuriated look. 
 
"See? There is smoke coming out of your nose, Honey!" Jacob teased her while pointing at her nose.  
 
"You're such a cute little dragoness." Jacob enjoyed teasing her because even when angry, she looked cute to him. 
 
J suddenly hit Jacob's stomach with the back of her hand. 
 
"Aw... you're such a sadist!" 
 
J wanted to ask if they were together during those five years that they were overseas but she decided not to. Anyway, he had already told her that they never had a relationship, so she shouldn't care if they were together during those years or not. And she trusts him. What is important is the present? But, somehow, she still felt jealous. After all these years, she never knew that she can be a jealous person. 
 
The couple stayed in that position. J tried to regain her focus on her book while Jacob continued watching TV. After an hour, Jacob felt his shoulder become heavy. He glanced sideways and found J asleep with her head leaning on his shoulder. His face turned gentle looking at her peaceful face. He raised his hand to caress her face. Then he took the book she is holding and put it down on the sofa, he took her hand into his and played with her fingers as he continued to watch his movie. His head leaned down on J's head and after a couple of minutes, he fell asleep as well.
 
That was the scene that Leticia and her family found when they came to the Parkers Mansion. Leticia crossed her arms in her chest, her mouth curved into a smile as she watched the couple asleep on the sofa. "I knew it would turn out this way, but I never expected it to be this early." 
 
Dominic Sloane, who came beside her, wrapped his arms around Leticia's shoulder and asked, "Do you think Jacob likes her?" 
 
"No." was Leticia's response. "I think he loves her." 
 
Dominic Sloane raised one of his brows. He knew how playful his brother-in-law is when it comes to girls. "How can you be so sure?" Though Jacob is his wife's brother, the girl they are talking about is the heiress of the Society and he was requested to look after her while she is in the Parkers family. 
 
"I know my brother. He would never treat anyone like the way he treated Jenny." Leticia was confident so Dominic Sloane had to trust Jacob.

"Being married to you means the world to me. Don't worry about my family, they knew, and they were much eager to protect you. I don't care if my life would be in danger as long as you are safe. My life is not normal without you in it. Ah… what was the last one?" Jacob stopped and rubbed his chin trying to remember J's last word before he interfered.

"Ah! Right!" Jacob's eyes gleamed when he seemed to remember. "I was so glad that your grandfather dragged me into this messy and complicated life of yours. Because if he didn't, I would be forcing myself into your life, even if you don't want to."

"Was I able to answer all your questions, Mrs. Jacob Parker?" Jacob asked, emphasizing how he addresses J as Mrs. Jacob Parker indicating that whoever she is, she would still be his wife.

~~~

At the age of 10, J's parents died in an ambush leaving her in the care of her grandfather who years later sent her away along with her best friend to hide her and her identity from those who would try to kill her after her parents.

20 years later, a lot of things had already happened. Her grandfather died. She is back in the country for good though still hiding her identity. Everything was peaceful until a man came claiming her as his wife.

Since then, her peaceful life flipped upside down. People who want her dead found her but his so-called husband never left her. He was even willing to kill and be killed just to protect her.

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