LOGINAfter getting stood up by her fiancé who was busy marrying her best friend, Shirley Anderson got into a car accident and woke up in the hospital beside her mother. While browsing through her mother's phone, she stumbled on a post on her page that showed her fiancé getting married to her best friend. After much digging, Shirley discovers she was adopted and that her best friend is actually her parents' biological daughter. She storms out of the hospital and runs into a mysterious man who turns out to be the driver of her savior, the man who rushed her to the hospital after the accidents. When faced with a chance to get revenge on everyone who has wronged her, Shirley has a big decision to make? Is she ready to be married to the mafia boss, Jackson Storm even if it's a temporary agreement?
View More[Dibutuhkan segera: tenaga kerja wanita.
Syarat utama: janda mati yang mempunyai tanggungan anak balita.]
Dahi Cahya berkerut setelah membaca iklan di situs lowongan pekerjaan. Dilihat dari sisi mana pun, lowongan ini aneh.
Apakah pemasang iklannya mencari kesempatan untuk beramal kepada janda dan anak yatim?
Walaupun ini sesuai yang wanita ini butuhkan, tetapi ada keraguan dalam hati Cahya. Apalagi saat membaca fasilitas yang akan ia dapatkan.
[Gaji melebihi UMR, tinggal dalam, dan kebutuhan harian sudah ditanggung.]
Jika bukan karena ada niat khusus, tidak mungkin kan fasilitasnya sebagus ini? Untuk janda beranak satu dan di masa ketika orang sedang kesulitan cari kerja pascapandemi pula.
Namun, menelisik perusahaan ini sepertinya terpercaya dan bukan perusahaan penipuan yang berkedok mencari tenaga kerja. Banyak komentar yang menyatakan ini benar, dan Cahya pun tahu di mana letak kantor perusahaan itu.
Setelah memantapkan diri, wanita beranak satu ini mengisi biodata dan meng-klik tombol send.
Tidak lupa melampirkan foto keluarga yang dijadikan salah satu persyaratannya. Sekarang menunggu tahap berikutnya, panggilan untuk wawancara.
"Mbak Cahya! Permisi."
Suara di balik pintu menyentakkan dia.
Tahu siapa yang datang, dia melangkahkan kaki lebar-lebar untuk membuka pintu. Sejenak jantungnya berdetak kencang dan tangan terasa dingin tiba-tiba. Ibu pemilik kos datang, seperti biasa menagih sewa bulanan.
"Adik kecil bobok?" tanyanya dengan wajah dan tatapan berbinar. Cahya tahu ini sekadar basa-basi, lihat saja, nanti akan ada perubahan setelah mendengar jawabannya.
"Pagi, Mbok Kadek," jawab Cahya setelah membukakan pintu. Mbok, sebutan kepada perempuan muda di Bali, sama dengan sebutan 'mbak' kalau di Jawa.
"Biasa, Mbak Cahya. Mau ambil bulanan," ucap wanita yang dipanggil Mbok Kadek masih menebar senyum.
"Maaf, Mbok."
Satu kata maaf menyusutkan seketika senyum yang disajikan tadi, seakan mengerti kalimat apa yang akan menyertai setelahnya.
"Bisa tolong minta waktu lagi. Saya belum dapat pekerjaan."
Sekarang, senyum itu benar-benar tak berbekas.
"Mbak Cahya, minggu kemarin alasannya begitu. Sekarang juga. Kok mundur-mundur terus? Saya tidak bisa menunggu lama. Mbak Cahya kan tahu, penghuni kos banyak yang pulang kampung. Sedangkan tagihan bank masih terus berjalan."
Wanita berkulit putih bersih itu mengangguk mengerti, hafal dengan alasan yang akan dijabarkan. Pasti seputar tagihan pinjaman Bank yang dulu digunakan sebagai modal pembangunan kos-kosan ini.
Hitungannya, sih, tidak meleset kalau keadaan normal. Namun, penyewa kos yang berkurang drastis menyebabkan pemasukan berkurang banyak. Mereka pada umumnya menyerah dengan keadaan, memilih pulang ke kampung, atau kembali ke pulau tempat mereka berasal.
Walaupun Cahya mengerti keadaannya, tapi bagaimana lagi?
"Tapi, Mbok. Suami saya–"
"Iya, saya tahu. Makanya saya beri toleransi waktu. Tapi, bukan berarti tinggal gratis," ucapnya sambil menengadahkan tangan. “Dah, kasih saya sekarang berapa aja. Hitung aja sebagai cicilan.”
Cahya akhirnya menyerahkan satu lembar uang berwarna merah terakhir yang ia punya.
Tidak apa-apa. Dia masih ada sedikit sisa uang–paling tidak untuk beli bubur untuk Sakti.
Suaminya belum lama ini meninggal terkena wabah COVID, tanpa mewariskan apapun kecuali seorang putra serta tunggakan tagihan kontrakan dan pinjaman bank. Cahya sendiri sudah lama berhenti bekerja.
Sementara sekarang, meskipun ia ingin bekerja, akan sulit karena wabah penyakit ini melumpuhkan hotel dan restoran–tempatnya mencari kerja sebelumnya. Rekan-rekannya pun banyak yang dirumahkan.
Dia mengerti, situasi sekarang ini merupakan pukulan telak bagi pelaku pariwisata seperti Bali ini. Yang biasanya bergantung dengan datangnya tamu, kebijakan penutupan wilayah memaksa menghentikan semua kegiatan ekonomi.
“Mm … Ayah, Ayah….”
Perhatian Cahya teralih ketika mendengar putranya mengigau dalam tidur, lalu dihampirinya si balita.
“Sayang, mimpiin Ayah ya?” ucap Cahya lembut sembari duduk di sisi tempat tidur. Diusapnya kepala Sakti pelan. “Bangun dulu, yuk. Makan bubur, terus–”
Ucapan Cahya terhenti saat mendapati tubuh Sakti panas. Seketika jantungnya serasa jatuh. Ia menyentuhkan kembali telapak tangannya ke dahi kecil itu, memastikan dirinya tidak salah rasa.
“Astaga, panas sekali….”
Writer's pov“So you actually think that everyday of my life I live a happy and perfect life? Do you know how tough it was trying to please them every single time and my effort was thrown away? Do you even know how sad it is watching the people that you call your biological parents treat a stranger better than the way they treat you? Well then I wasn't smart enough to understand that you were their biological daughter but what I know is that they always treated you better than me. I had to do everything to please them but they never were pleased with whatever I did to make them proud. They always commended even your little efforts but they never commend my hard work because they believe that I wasn't their biological daughter. So what happiness are you talking about? What I always wanted was what you got easily but I didn't try to forcefully take anything away from you, I knew that in the end I can't have it all.” Tears was welling down her eyes as she was talking because she had to
Writer's povJackson was too busy working that he wasn't able to see her message, he wasn't even with his phone because he had something serious to attend to. The same issue that made him moody the other day when he got home, he decided to take care of it this time around at work so that he doesn't allow Shirley suffer from the stress he's going through at work.While he was doing that he couldn't get Shirley off his head, he was wondering why she is always so happy even though she might be going through the most.“Boss, you are…” One of Jackson's staff was shocked to see Jackson smiling for the first time since he started working in the company. Jackson noticed and immediately changed his facial expression. Jackson hates it so much whenever they see him smiling because he thinks that is a weakness but after leaving with Shirley for a while now he got to realize that smiling isn't any sign of weakness, it is even more sign of strength when you're going through the most and you find yo
Writer's povBefore Shirley made the phone call she was hoping that they are going to listen to her and accept what she says because this is the only alternative she has to help the little way she can, she knows the kind of person sharon is and how pestering sharon can be but she was hoping that this time they try to reason from her own perspective too and see reasons why she cannot give her blood.Amelia was totally against the idea because it's only going to ruin her plan and she was scared that her parents might accept the idea from Shirley.“Okay.” Amelia opened her eyes wider than normal the moment she realized that her mother had already accepted the idea that Shirley brought.Just when she was close to achieving her biggest dream which is killing Shirley it had to end this way, Amelia was so upset that she wanted to get up from the bed and leave but it will only ruin her chances even more, all she has to do right now is think of a way to end this blood topic and find another th
Writer's povAmelia was very happy to hear what her mom and dad said. She has been waiting for the moment when both of them will decide to take it by force. Obviously she is not willing to give her blood no matter how much they try to beg.“Mom, dad, I really do not think that is a good idea because you know very well that she is only trying to act stubborn, with time she will finally be able to submit to us and give us whatever it is that we want.” Amelia said to her mom and dad trying to pretend to be a good person, Sharon was not buying what Amelia was saying because she felt time was not on their side and anything can happen. With the way the nurses were looking it seemed like everything had gotten even worse, and she guessed they couldn't see the truth which is why they kept saying it will be better if the doctor speaks to them by himself. “Amelia, as much as I am trying to make peace between myself and Shirley, I am still going to do whatever it takes to make sure that my daugh
Writer's povMatilda was so happy because her plan was finally making progress. Ever since she got here she hasn't had the opportunity to do what she's here for. Now there is enough opportunity for her to get what she wants and she's not going to misuse it.She finally got to the room with Jackso
Writer's povAmelia was busy plotting on how the kidnap would take place meanwhile, Shirley and Jackson were dealing with Matilda's annoying attitudes and they had already gotten tired of her presence in the house.As much as she wanted to give Daphne the last respect by respecting her sister and g
Writer's povShirley hated it so much that tears well down her eyes because she didn't want to act like a weak person in his presence. She wanted to make him feel that she is okay with the way things are going in their lives but at the same time she couldn't control her emotions because nothing is
Writer’s povShirley went downstairs to eat dinner with the family and Jackson could tell from the look on her face that she was not fine, she didn’t want to talk to him but he was worried, he thought they had gotten close enough to start telling each other their worries, but seeing the way Shirley






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