Mag-log inElena's world falls apart when her fiance accuses her of cheating on their wedding day, calling off the wedding and ending an investment deal with her father. To save her father's company from bankruptcy, she is forced to marry the mysterious and wealthy Nicklaus Coleman. She soon realizes Nicklaus is the man she met the night before at a club, but she suspects him and his father’s intentions. However, she starts falling for him after their shared experiences, only to suffer a miscarriage and be set up and sent to jail. After her release, Elena decides to live for herself and pursue her dreams. A few weeks later, she discovers her life is about to change. Elena returns after 5 years when some shocking truths are revealed. Will she find the strength to overcome all the challenges that hit her? Will she forgive those who have wronged her in the past?
view more“Heh! Apa yang kamu lakukan di sini?! Kamu mengintipku, hah?!”
Adit, yang tengah mengepel lantai ruang ganti pelanggan, nyaris menjatuhkan pelnya saat mendengar suara bentakan itu.
Di hadapannya, seorang wanita cantik dengan tubuh menggoda dan hanya mengenakan pakaian dalam berenda, berdiri dengan napas memburu.
Itu Bu Celina, manajer tempatnya bekerja!
Tangan wanita itu menutupi dadanya yang montok, tapi pahanya yang mulus justru terabaikan.
Glek.
Adit menelan ludah. Otaknya berteriak untuk tidak melihat, tapi matanya berkhianat.
Takut? Jelas. Adit hanya trainee rendahan. Terpergok dalam situasi seperti ini bisa membuatnya dipecat seketika.
Namun, senang?
Bagaimana tidak? Bu Celina adalah fantasi hidup para terapis pria di panti pijat ini!
Dengan tubuh berlekuk sempurna, kulit sehalus sutra, dan tatapan tajam menggoda, siapa yang tidak pernah membayangkan wanita itu dalam pelukan mereka?
Dan sekarang… tubuh yang biasanya hanya ada dalam bayangan, terpampang jelas di depannya!
Tapi… ada yang aneh.
Kenapa Bu Celina masih di sini? Bukankah semua orang sudah pulang?
Dan yang lebih aneh lagi… kenapa tangannya basah?
“Apa yang kamu lihat, dasar mesum! Mau saya pecat?!”
Deg!
Adit buru-buru menggeleng. “A—ampun, Bu Celina! Saya enggak tahu kalau Ibu masih di sini…”
Sebagai trainee, posisi Adit di panti pijat ini sangat lemah. Dia adalah sasaran empuk senior-senior yang haus kuasa. Tidak heran sebelum dirinya, banyak trainee yang tidak bertahan lama, entah karena mundur atau dikeluarkan dengan alasan sepele.
Itulah alasannya malam ini dia bisa ada di sini. Karena salah satu seniornya melemparkan tanggung jawab kepadanya.
Namun, siapa yang menyangka hal tersebut membawanya ke situasi seperti ini…
Adit melihat Celina takut-takut. Ekspresi manajernya itu dingin, tapi tatapannya panik. Ditambah wajah cantiknya yang memerah, Adit merasa Bu Celina seperti takut ada rahasia besar yang terbongkar.
“Sudah! Aku enggak mau tahu. Pergi dari sini atau…”
Bu Celina mengomel selagi buru-buru mengenakan celananya.
Namun, karena terlalu panik, kakinya tersangkut di celana dan tubuhnya terhuyung ke depan!
Bruk!
Refleks, Adit segera menangkap tengkuk Bu Celina sebelum kepala wanita itu terbentur lantai.
Deg!
Dan saat itu juga, sesuatu terjadi.
Wajah Bu Celina merah padam hingga ke telinga. Napasnya memburu, matanya bergetar, dan…
"Ah…"
Desahan lirih itu lolos begitu saja.
Adit membeku.
Apa-apaan ini?!
Sadar dengan suara yang baru saja keluar dari mulutnya, Bu Celina langsung bangkit dengan wajah panik!
“Kau, kau apakan aku barusan!?”
Adit ikut berdiri, wajahnya bingung. "Sa-saya nggak ngapa-ngapain, Bu! Saya cuma menangkap Ibu biar nggak jatuh—"
“Tapi---”
Celina ingin mengatakan sesuatu.
Ada sensasi aneh yang menyelinap ke dalam tubuhnya.
Hangat.
Menyusup ke saraf-sarafnya.
Tiba-tiba area yang disentuh Adit tadi terasa lebih peka. Seakan… terbakar dari dalam.
Namun, dia menggeleng cepat, menepis perasaan aneh itu.
Mana mungkin dia mengaku sentuhan tangan Adit di lehernya … membuat sesuatu dalam tubuhnya berdenyut?!
“Ah, sudah! Lupakan saja!”
Bu Celina bergegas mengenakan pakaiannya, lalu sebelum keluar ruangan, dia menoleh tajam.
"Ingat ya, urusan kita belum selesai!"
Adit hanya bisa menatap kepergiannya sambil menelan ludah.
Habis sudah…
Sudah menyinggung bosnya, Adit pasti akan kehilangan pekerjaannya ini dalam waktu dekat.
“Haaah … ya sudahlah, itu urusan nanti …” pikirnya sebelum memutuskan membereskan alat-alat bersihnya dan keluar dari ruangan.
Tanpa dia sadari…
Cincin yang melingkar di jarinya berpendar…
Lalu menghilang…
Dan membentuk lingkaran hitam di jarinya.
**
Keesokan paginya.
“Anak baru nggak berguna! Baru berapa hari jadi trainee sudah berani datang terlambat?!"
Makian itu terlontar dari mulut Rudi, senior Adit yang paling berengsek. Pria yang sama dengan yang melemparkan pekerjaan bersih-bersih kepadanya tadi malam.
"Maaf, Pak Rudi! Saya tidak bermaksud untuk datang terlambat…"
Tadi pagi, Adit sebenarnya ingin berangkat kerja seperti biasa. Namun, di tengah Bersiap-siap, Adit menyadari bahwa cincin peninggalan kakeknya tiba-tiba hilang.
Sebagai satu-satunya kenangan yang Adit punya terhadap sang kakek yang baru meninggal beberapa waktu lalu, benda itu sangat berharga.
Dia pun mencarinya dengan panik, sampai akhirnya lupa waktu dan berakhir datang terlambat ke kantor.
Alhasil, di sinilah dia sekarang, menerima ocehan dan menjadi bahan pelampiasan kemarahan seniornya.
BUK!
Satu pukulan dengan gulungan kertas koran diterima di kepala oleh Adit.
“Nggak bermaksud terlambat? Kamu kira aku peduli kamu bermaksud atau nggak?! Di sini ada aturan, dan kamu sudah melanggarnya!”
BUK!
Pukulan kedua.
“Baru trainee aja udah belagu.”
BUK!
Pukulan ketiga.
“Kalau kamu merasa udah jago, kamu sebaiknya---”
BRAK!
Pintu pegawai terbuka keras!
“RUDI!”
Bu Celina muncul dengan wajah marah, membuat Rudi menoleh kaget. “B-Bu Celina?”
Adit langsung mengangkat kepala. Saat melihat sosok Celina, dia langsung menunduk lagi, jantungnya berdegup kencang.
Dia pikir… Bu Celina akan memecatnya.
Namun, yang terjadi selanjutnya sangat di luar dugaan.
“Kenapa pelanggan ruang 25 belum ada yang melayani?!”
Rudi membeku, panik. "A-anu, Bu… saya—"
Mata Bu Celina menatap ke arah Adit.
Dan saat mereka saling bertatapan…
Celina langsung mengenalinya.
"Kamu…"
Adit menahan napas, takut kejadian tadi malam akan diungkit.
Tapi Celina membuang wajah, berdeham, lalu berkata dengan suara tegas.
“Kamu! Siapa nama kamu!” tanya Celina.
“A—Adit bu…”
“Adit! Sekarang kamu pergi ke ruang 25. Pijat pelanggan yang ada di sana itu!”
Wajah Rudi seketika mengeras, “Ta—tapi Bu… Adit kan masih Trainee, seharusnya saya yang—"
"Kalau mau pelanggan, seharusnya kamu peka sejak tadi! Bukan sibuk menindas bawahan!" Kemudian, Celina menatap Adit. “Selain itu, mulai saat ini dia jadi pegawai tetap! Cepat ke sana!”
“Ba—baik bu!”
Adit yang melihat ini sebagai kesempatannya, segera saja berlari ke ruangan itu, diikuti tatapan kesal dari Rudi yang merasa dipermalukan.
Namun, berbeda dengan Bu Celina. Ia melihatnya dengan tatapan berbeda…
‘Adit … ya?’
The wedding day.I stood in front of the mirror, smiling broadly as I tilted my head downward and admired the beautiful white wedding dress that glittered under the soft lighting on my body.My dress, a long white mermaid dress, was decorated with white glitter. My long brown hair was styled in soft waves and packed in a huge bun pinned with sparkling hairpins. The tiny curls in my hair decorated my face as they rested on my shoulders.I couldn't believe that this day would truly come to pass. The day that I will finally get married to the love of my life. Getting married to Nicklaus and starting over again. Everybody deserves a second chance. Nicklaus, my mother Anna, and Nicklaus’s father.This is so wonderful. I have found my true love, and I will never give room for anybody to sabotage this happiness. Jason and Amalia walked with us down the hall. They were also dressed in their beautiful wedding attire. I had adopted Amelia to be my daughter, and it is indeed a blessing. Just
Elena’s POV:Its been a few weeks, my biological father had been buried of course without my step sister and my step mother. They had been on the run and nobody knew where they both were. Amelia had been our responsibility. I stood in the window and stayed at the whole city in my black dress. I had been mourning all day.I wished I spend a lot of time with my father. I wish I fekt his presence in my life. After a while, Anna joined me and she held my hands gently. “Williams, your father was a good man. You shouldn't blame him for what happened. He was blindfolded. Please. Find a place in your heart to forgive him,” she spoke.She exhaled deeply and continued, “I also need you to forgive me Elena even though I knew that I shouldn't have gave you up but I couldn't give you the life that you needed. I wanted you to have everything in the world. I was dying in poverty. You were sick Elena. That was the only way I could restore your health,” she explained and tears rolled down her eyes.
Elena’s POV:I knew that I could keep concealing the truth fromNicklaus. It had already been confirmed. Nicklaus had the right to know. This is the best time to let him know. Tears rolled down my eyes, and I was not able to control them. "Yes, Nicklaus, Jason is your son,” I confessed, my voice cracking hard. Nicklaus was stunned, and he looked at me deeply in the eyes. “Why? Why did you keep it away from me? After all these years,” he asked, tears streaming down his face. I crossed my arms across my chest and sniffed, “Well, yes. I had to protect my son. I had to protect you from people like Sarah. You abandoned me. What would you have me for Nicklaus?” I spoke as he continued to sob.Tears rolled Nicklaus’s eyes, and he became emotional. He quickly found a spot to sit in so that he would catch his breath.“I had the right to know about it, Elena. Why did you keep such from me?” he asked.“I...” I began to stutter. I didn't know where to begin or what to say. I was in so much pa
Nicklaus’s POV: My eyes widened, and I was stunned. That was when I knew that something was fishy. I checked the birthmark and mine, and it was exactly the same and in the same position.“This has got to be a joke,” I muttered silently. “Could it be? Could it be that Jason is my son?” I asked, but I shook my head and tried to brush it off. My blood and his blood were compatible. He is 5 years old. The exact time Elena and I divorced.Could it be that Jason is my son?” I asked myself the question repeatedly all night long. I didn't even get enough sleep. I remembered how he would smile at me. His eyes and his smile were similar to mine. His black curly hair. Noe, everything is beginning to make sense.If Jason is my child, why did Elena decide to keep it away from me? I kept wondering. I couldn't wait for the day to break so that I would confront Elena.Everything is beginning to reveal itself. I have to get to the root of this. I watched as Jason slept, and I made sure that he was
Nicklaus’s POV:I woke up to see the morning sun resting on Elena’s face. It felt so good to see her sleeping peacefully in my arms. “Nicklaus,” she called. She slowly moved away from me.“Good morning, Elena,” I said.“Nicklaus, you need to go before our—my son sees us in here,” she spoke up.I sat upr
Nicklaus’s POV:It's been raining all night long. I lay in bed and tried to get enough rest, but I could not. I thought about everything that had happened and I blamed myself.I have to speak with Elena immediately. I roll out of bed and change into something casual. I stepped into my car, my bodygua
Nicklaus’s POV:I drove the car on the highway at full speed to Mr. Williams's house. I waited for the right moment when Mrs. Williams and Sarah were in the hospital to carry out Mr. Williams's instructions. I have a feeling that things are beginning to get interesting. I didn't have enough time on m
Nicklaus’s POV:I adjusted my sitting position and leaned forward on my desk. “How far have you gone with the investigation on Elena?” I asked my private investigator.“We are doing all we can, sir,” he responds, sipping a glass of whiskey. I was getting annoyed that I had not gotten any positive resu






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