DESPERATE THIRST FOR LOVE

DESPERATE THIRST FOR LOVE

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Completed-----She felt good—better than Zander Stanton remembered, and he had a damn good memory when it came to this woman. But his hatred was more pronounced than the little voice in his head telling him to give her what she wanted—his love. But Elvie had never been the one for Zander. He loathed her. He hated her family for arranging a marriage he never wanted. Yet she had no choice, and a day hadn’t gone by when she hadn’t replayed memories of the man who’d captured her heart without trying. Here she was, just as stupid as she remembered. "I—I'll take a shower, and I'll be b-back." She muttered and left his room immediately. This was her goodbye; tonight, Zander would be hers. And she would set him free forever. Five years later, with amnesia and a missing four-year-old daughter, could fate play her again, or was she willing to quench his desperate thirst for her love?

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Chapter 1

Chapter 1- Goodbye Zander

“Selamat ya, Mas. Akhirnya kamu mendapatkan pendamping baru. Kamu sudah bebas sekarang, tidak perlu lagi mengurus aku yang berpenyakitan.”

Deg!

Jantungku seperti berhenti berdetak mendengar suara Nilam. Darimana dia tahu kalau aku sudah menikah lagi?

“Sa-sayang. Apa maksudmu? Mas tidak mengerti.” Aku langsung menutup pintu kamar pengantin dan mengunci dari dalam, jangan sampai ada yang tiba-tiba masuk.

“Jangan lupa ambil barang-barangmu di rumah. Aku tidak mau ada satupun barangmu yang tertinggal.”

“Nil-”

Tut ....

Sambungan telepon langsung terputus sebelum aku selesai bicara.

“Argh!”

Kenapa Nilam bisa tahu soal pernikahan ini? Orang tuaku saja tidak tahu.

Dia pasti akan menerima setelah kujelaskan. Aku tidak ingin kehilangannya, aku sangat mencintai Nilam.

Kusambar kunci mobil tanpa memperdulikan mereka yang meneriaki ku. Saat ini aku hanya ingin mendatangi Nilam, takut jika dia berbuat hal konyol.

Mobil milik Nilam masih terparkir di pekarangan rumah. Aku langsung turun, berlari menuju pintu masuk.

Keningku mengernyit saat aku tidak bisa membuka pintu, menempelkan ibu jari bahkan memasukkan pin tidak membuat pintu rumah langsung terbuka.

Dia menggantinya?

Kriet!

Pintu terbuka sebelum aku menekan bell. Nilam mendorong keluar dua koper besar dan bisa kupastikan itu adalah barang-barangku.

“Kurang baik apa aku ini. Sudah kukemasi semua barang-barangmu agar kau tidak perlu berlama-lama di sini.”

“Sayang ....”

“Kenapa masih berdiri di situ? Pergilah. Pengantinmu pasti menunggu.”

Suara Nilam terdengar begitu santai, tapi aku bisa melihat luka dari sorot matanya.

“Sayang. Mas minta maaf.” Aku berniat meraih tangannya namun dia malah mundur seolah tak ingin kusentuh.

“Maafmu kuterima tapi kehadiranmu tidak akan lagi kudamba. Semoga saja istri barumu bisa mendampingi saat kau melarat nanti. Dan jangan harap dia bisa sepertiku.”

“Kenapa kamu bicara begitu! Kamu itu istriku, jelas kamu harus ada disampingku dalam kondisi apapun. Kalau Mas melarat kamu juga yang susah nanti.” Tanganku mengepal mendengar perkataannya.

Baru sekarang aku melihat Nilam bicara sekasar ini. Dia seperti mendoakan aku kembali miskin seperti dulu. Aku jelas tidak akan mau, tidak mudah bagiku ada di posisi sekarang. Butuh waktu panjang dan juga perjuangan, dia tidak tahu bagaimana jatuh bangunnya aku karena dia hanya ada di rumah.

Nilam menyeringai, “Sebelum menikah denganmu aku bekerja, bisa memiliki penghasilan sendiri dan setelah berpisah denganmu tidak sulit bagiku menjalani kehidupan seperti dulu. Kalau kau mengira aku tak bisa tanpamu, kau salah besar, Mas. Aku bisa tanpamu, Mas. Ingat, aku ini istri yang sudah kau jatuhi talak tiga. Apa perlu aku ingatkan, betapa kejamnya dirimu yang meninggalkan aku yang sedang berjuang melawan penyakit malah kau berikan talak.”

“Saat itu Mas dalam keadaan kalut, ada masalah besar di kantor dan kamu malah terus ingin ditemani.”

Dia menganggukkan kepalanya, kulihat matanya sudah berembun dengan bibir bergetar seperti menahan tangis, “Dalam keadaan apapun talak yang kau ucap tidak bisa ditarik lagi jadi silahkan pergi. Nikmati hari-hari manis bersama pengantimu sebelum nanti kau harus menelan pahitnya empedu,” ujarnya lalu melangkah masuk dan menutup pintu.

Aku tidak tahu jika Nilam sudah pulang dari rumah sakit bahkan yang membuatku kaget dia juga tahu soal aku yang sudah menikah dengan Laras.

Memang salah jika aku menikah lagi? Aku akan adil pada Nilam dan juga Laras, karena Nilam yang berulang kali keguguran membuatku tidak tega melihatnya jika harus hamil dan berujung hal yang sama. Aku menikahi Laras juga agar bisa memiliki keturunan. Perusahaanku harus ada yang menjalankan, karena aku tidak akan selalu muda.

Baru saja aku berniat menekan bell, ponsel langsung berdering.

“Mas ... kamu dimana? Cepat kembali.” Suara Laras begitu mendayu dari ujung telepon membuatku tidak tega untuk menolak.

Kuhela napas panjang sebelum meninggalkan rumah itu. Rumah yang kuberikan pada Nilma sebagai hadiah untuk hari jadi pernikahan kami yang ketujuh tahun lalu.

***

Pikiranku terganggu, bayangan wajah Nilam berkelebat di dalam benak. Hatiku berdenyut nyeri membayangkan dia menangis sendirian karena ulahku.

Sengaja aku tidak memberitahu siapapun karena menghindari agar Nilam dan orang tuaku tidak marah. Tapi kenapa bisa Nilam sampai tahu. Jika Nilam tahu, sudah pasti orang tuaku juga akan tahu cepat atau lambat.

Kuhempaskan bokongku di kursi yang ada di teras. Orang-orang sibuk membereskan bekas resepsi.

“Laki-laki busuk sepertimu memang tidak pantas mendapatkan wanita sebaik Nilam.”

Aku terperanjat mendengar suara itu dan sontak menoleh, mengerutkan kening, mengingat siapa wanita di depanku ini.

“Hatiku teriris melihat sahabatku dikhianati begini.”

“Dea ....” Aku baru mengingatnya, “kau yang memberitahu Nilam soal ini?”

Dea melemparkan amplop coklat tepat di wajahku, “Aku kembalikan uangmu itu. Andai tahu dari awal kau yang menikah, aku tidak akan sudi menjadi MUA untuk jalang itu. Tanganku malah kotor nantinya.”

“Jaga ucapanmu!” pekik Laras yang tiba-tiba ada di sampingku.

“Jangan bangga hanya karena sudah merebut suami orang, menghancurkan kebahagiaan orang lain. Ingat doa orang yang terzalimi itu mudah sekali terkabul. Kalian siap-siap saja.” Dea berbicara sakras sebelum pergi begitu saja.

“Ya ampun, ternyata Laras itu merebut suami orang?”

“Baru bangganya lagi dia pamerkan ternyata hasil curian.”

“Masih punya harga diri dia sampai membuat pesta pernikahan ini.”

“Kasihan sekali istri pertamanya.”

“Sebentar lagi juga mereka menderita. Pelakor itu berteman akrab dengan karma.”

Beberapa orang yang ada disana langsung mencibir

“Diam kalian!” bentak Laras, “kalian di sini aku bayar ya.”

“Cih. Kami tidak sudi bekerja untuk pelakor sepertimu, lagi pula belum ada uang yang kami terima. Anggap saja itu sumbangan untukmu yang suka mencuri,” ujar salah seorang wanita paruh baya bertubuh tambun.

“Iya, betul. Ayo, mending kita pergi saja.”

“Mas. Mereka menghinaku.” Laras bergelayut manja di lenganku.

Aku mengurut pelipis yang terasa berdenyut, baru saja satu hari dan hal-hal seperti ini malah bermunculan membuat kepalaku seperti akan pecah.

“Tidak usah didengarkan. Ayo masuk.” Aku merangkul pundaknya masuk ke dalam mobil.

Niatnya memang kami mau ke hotel yang sudah disiapkan. Selain karena ingin anak, jujur aku memang tertarik pada Laras sejak dia pertama kali bekerja di kantorku. Dia selalu berpenampilan menarik, membuatku sulit menjauhkan pandangan darinya.

“Mas, bulan madu kita ke Swiss ya.”

“Aku masih banyak pekerjaan. Dan-”

“Mbak Nilam? Bisa tidak kamu jangan memikirkan dia kalau kita lagi berdua, Mas. Bikin kesel tahu.” Dia yang tadi bersandar mesra di pundakku langsung menjauh.

“Iya, maaf.”

“Aku maafin tapi belikan kalung ya. Aku bosan sama kalung ini.”

Aku hanya mengangguk. Selama perjalanan menuju hotel hanya dia yang terus berceloteh, aku hanya menyahut sesekali karena masih merasa kalut dengan sikap Nilam.

“Mas, ponsel kamu bunyi.”

Aku terhenyak saat Laras menepuk pundakku. Segera kutepikan mobil dan menjawab telepon dari kakakku.

“Kenapa, Mbak?”

“Ke rumah sakit sekarang. Di rumah sakit dekat rumah,” ucap Mbak Dilla..

“Siap-”

Sambungan telepon diputus sepihak. Ingatanku langsung tertuju pada Nilam.

“Turun, Ras.”

“Loh, kenapa kamu minta aku turun di sini. Hotel masih jauh loh, Mas.”

“Turun! Kamu pakai taksi, ini ada hal darurat.”

“Hal apa yang lebih penting dari aku, Mas?” Dia sangat keras kepala.

“Turun, Laras!” Nada suaraku meninggi membuatnya tersentak, “jangan membuatku marah.”

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Ruth Andersen
Loved it. It was entertaining, funny and I'm happy about the end. It was fast paced and good written. It does need some editing in the last chapters. A little confusion with genders and a dad?
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Eleanor an18
lovely read.... the fl and ml are both funny. I like the girl. she is strong....smart and sometimes stupid ..hahaha love can do that.
2023-11-08 06:48:56
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Elkhom KATRIN
This getting better and better.
2023-11-07 08:24:50
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YANAA Yo
PLease update more, cant wait to read more of their cats and dogs thingy. Love it. Zander and Elvie's chemistry is beyong me. The comedy of this book too is cute. I cant help but smile. Thanks author
2023-09-12 10:31:42
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Barbie
Started reading.
2023-09-05 08:21:29
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Elkhom KATRIN
is this daily update?
2023-09-01 18:27:58
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Christine Owings
19 chapters 8/30/23
2023-08-31 04:30:21
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Annabell98
more update please
2023-08-26 12:45:44
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91 Chapters
Chapter 1- Goodbye Zander
Elvie was shivering in the rain, and her mind was nowhere near sane. She was hurt, betrayed, and alone. But then she realised there was something in the rain that made her forget who she was—that she was nothing more than her husband's enemy. And, yes, her best friend was right; it was difficult to be a wife willing to sacrifice her heart for a husband who doesn't love her back. A few minutes later, she arrived at Stanton’s mansion. Elvie knocked on her husband’s door. "Zander!" "What the hell do you want?" His irritated voice came as he opened the door. Elvie sighed. "I've been married to you for a year, but we've never really been a couple." "So?" "I'll sign the divorce papers; you and your lover may proceed with your affair by calling it quits on our marriage." Zander frowned. "What do you mean?" "You're free to go. You can marry her. But for now, could y-you um, make love to me?" "What?" "This is my last and only request; please make up for my love for you throughout the
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Chapter 2- Five years later
Five years later. Zander Stanton had heard a lot of lies in his life, particularly about his gorgeous, wicked, missing ex-wife, who had left him five years before. But this one took the cake. "That's impossible!" he exclaimed as he stared at the doctor. "She's lying. She's tricked me yet again with her elaborate scheme. She—" "I assure you, Mr. Stanton, it's real she really has no memory," said Dr. Bill solemnly. "Your ex-wife has no memory—not of you, not of me, and not even of her accident the day before." "Because she's a liar!" "It's real, sir. However, she was wearing a seat belt when her head hit the airbag," Dr. Bill explained further. "There is no concussion, but unfortunately—" With a frown on his face, Zander looked at the old man. He was known as a doctor of great talent and honesty. He was affluent as a result of a lifetime of servicing wealthy, aristocratic patients, and he couldn't be purchased. He was renowned as a family guy, still in love with his wife of 45 year
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Chapter 3- I'm your husband
Elvie was vaguely aware of a murmur of voices and the faint hum of the heating system around her. Someone—was it the nurse? or the old doctor? She inhaled the sweet aroma of rain, ocean, and silky fabric. But she refused to open her eyes. Her head ached so badly that all she wanted to do was close her eyes and cry. She didn't want to get out of bed. She didn't want to leave the darkness and tranquility of sleep, the warmth of scarcely remembered dreams that still held her like a tight embrace. She didn't want to return to existence's void, where she had no memories. No identity. Nothing to hold on to. It was nothingness, far greater than any suffering. And then the doctor told her a few hours ago that she had a four-year-old daughter. She couldn’t remember conceiving the child. Couldn’t even remember the face of her baby’s father. But she will meet him today. He would be here in a minute. She thought to herself. Elvie clenched her eyes tight, covering her head with the pillow. She
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Chapter 4- We are going home
Zander hesitated with a little scowl on his brow. He appeared to choose his words carefully when he talked. "I was in Los Angeles acquiring a new company, believe me," he continued, "I never wanted to be so far away from you." "Okay." Elvie had the impression that he was keeping something from her. Was it her own bewilderment playing games with her? In this foggy, empty world, she couldn't trust anything, not even her own thinking! "I miss you, dear. And yes, you are so beautiful," he remarked as he cupped her face. He breathed quickly. "I almost feared I'd never see your face again." What the hell was wrong with him? She thought. "You mean when you heard about the accident? Were you concerned about me?" she said quietly. She licked her lips when he didn't respond. She took a deep breath and voiced the question that had been bothering her. "Because we love and care about each other? " He took a big breath, and his jaw clenched. "Yes. My late grandma arranged for us to marry five
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Chapter 5- Marry me again
Elvie Carlton was a deadly habit he'd finally broken—and he planned to keep it that way. "Very well," he grumbled, turning to face her. "We'll come back next time with our daughter, okay?" Her gorgeous face lit up. She looked fresh without makeup and with her hair pulled back into a casual ponytail. She looked to be significantly younger than his own age, just old enough for college. "Thank you," she responded cheerfully. Thank you. Another term from her that he'd never heard before Yes, in a year while they were married, they seldom communicated with each other, and it would often take a week for a single Yes or No to come from the two of them, even after she had done everything she could to win him. But now? Was she always this polite? So innocent? So...pure? So sweet? Was he really this bad? He sighed as his chauffeur drove effortlessly through the city, turning right to the airport, Zander looked away, resting back in the dark leather seat. They landed in Scotland two hou
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Chapter 6- How could I have been so cruel?
Marry me? Again? Why? Yes, Elvie thought dazedly as she gazed up at his beautiful face. His heat burned her, tracing down her neck to her breasts and lower still, his powerful, rough hands against the tenderness of her skin. How could a man be so macho, so beautiful, and so powerful all at once? Zander was everything her ripped, hollow, terrified soul had desired. He would stand up for her. He love her and he would complete her life. Yes! She would make him hers. But even as the words rose to her lips, something stopped her. Something she couldn’t understand made her pull her face away from his touch. "Marry you again, why?" she whispered. She searched his dark eyes, her heartbeat quickening in her chest. "I don’t even know you." He blinked. Elvie saw that he was surprised. Then his eyebrows lowered into a frown. "Dear, you knew me well enough to conceive my child." She swallowed. "But I can’t remember you. It wouldn’t be fair to take you as my husband. It wouldn’t be right."
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Chapter 7- Never!
"I'm so cruel! I'm so—so bad. I can’t remember. I can't—" Crossing the bedroom in four long strides, Zander took her by the shoulders. "Elvie, listen to me, okay? Don't blame yourself. You will get your memory back eventually." "It’s not just the past; it's me. It's what happened. Why did I marry you? Why did we fight? Why did I bring our child with me then totally forget her? I'm cruel, I'm so—" she whispered. "Why would you want to be with a person like me? Without substance, without heart? A bad mother?" Zander remained silent. "And now it’s all too late," she said over the lump in her throat. "I’ve lost her. I have no home. I'm a bad mother. Oh God!" "Your home is with me, and trust me, you are a good mother, okay?" he said in a low voice. She looked up at him. The sunlight from the tall windows gently caressed his face, illuminating floating dust motes like tiny stars all around them in the bedroom. "Let me show you." He touched her bare arms carefully, his fingertips glidi
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Chapter 8- Maybe and maybe!
The next few hours were shared with hearty meals, but as Elvie knew, it was all for show because there were still unknown borders between them. And though Zander mentioned having an online meeting in his own private office, her heart began to beat faster than anticipated when he appeared in her room. "Is your meeting done?" Elvie asked, forcing a smile. Zander sighed. "Yeah, the meeting went well." "Okay, but I wasn’t talking about that meeting." Elvie frowned. "Is anything wrong?""Nothing," he said, then realising what she’d seen from his face, he relented. "I’ve got a bit of a headache, that’s all." She raised a brow and said, "Have some medicine and coffee, okay?" "Yeah. Thanks, sweetheart. By the way, Elvie, my butler is not well." "Oh! Um, so you need something?" Elvie blinked, reaching for the phone. "Do you want me to ring the agency and arrange a replacement?" He frowned and thought the Elvie he knew before would do the same. "I’ll survive for a day without Juan," Zand
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Chapter 9- Longing kiss
The driver buzzed, and he picked up his briefcase. "Don’t bother doing something here, okay? Sleep, rest, and enjoy the garden, and don't worry about the wedding," he said. "If you need to do something, do it from here in my room or in your room, and then finish up for the day." He frowned at her pale face. "Actually, go shopping." "I’ve got a full schedule tomorrow with the doctor. I mean, an online meeting with a psychiatrist, Zander." "Cancel it—my orders." Zander shrugged. "Go shopping and buy whatever you like and catch up on some sleep. I’ll see you on Monday." And as always, he left his room as easily as he left a hotel room—just turned and walked out of the door without a second thought. From the balcony, Elvie saw him frown as he handed his driver his bag. Elvie’s voice reached him. "Have a safe trip, Zander." He looked up over his shoulder and saw a throwaway comment, a rushed farewell, on the tip of his tongue, and in that moment he tasted it. Take care, Elvie! But he
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Chapter 10- Thea
MondayElvie turned her face up towards the bright Scottish sun from the windows of the boat, leaning back against Zander’s strong, powerful body as the boat bounced across the waves. The leather seat hummed beneath her thighs from the vibrations of the engine.She took a deep breath of the sharp, salty air. Her skin felt warm. Her body felt hot all over as she leaned against Zander’s hard chest. Even through his black shirt, she could feel the heat on his skin.Then he smiled down at her. His smile did all kinds of strange things to her, making her heart pound after he left for LA. Her days of darkness and emptiness in rainy London now seemed like a lonely dream. She was in Scotland with Zander. And their child, a cute, four year old angel. Could she ask for more? No. It was enough to see how happy her daughter's face was when she saw her.Thea. She was a beautiful little girl who bounced and laughed a lot.She couldn't ask for more. Elvie smiled as she placed her hand on Thea's slee
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