10 Thousand Reasons

Pada usia 10 tahun, kakakku meninggal saat kami bolos untuk pergi bermain. Sejak saat itu, ibuku membenciku, mengira aku yang mencelakai kakakku. Dia memperlakukanku seperti pembantu dan mengadopsi anak perempuan yang patuh untuk menggantikan posisi kakakku. Ibuku merebut semuanya dariku, bahkan memintaku mendonorkan ginjal untuk putri adopsinya itu! Oke, Ibu. Karena kamu mau begitu, aku akan memberi nyawaku ini kepadamu! Setelah aku mati, dia baru menyesal.

After dating Scott Kenta for 10 years, I said to him, "Scott, I'm pregnant." The file in his hands slipped and hit the floor. He frowned, clearly irritated. "Don't be ridiculous," he said. "This is a critical moment—my company's going public. I never planned on having a child." "It's fine. Your career matters more," I said, smiling gently. He didn't catch the meaning behind my words. I was pregnant, yes. But he wasn't the father.

"Don't force me to speak if you don't want to Die" Scary. No friends. That's what other students call Someo Kalix, because of his ability to use voice to kill at exactly 10 pm. But as Kaira enters Silent School, their murder will change. It will be even more difficult. One of the things President Moon declared was that the new student had to be killed first at the exact time. But unexpectedly, each of one's plans will come together because of the unknown person who brutally commits the murder at exactly 9:59 pm.

When he was 8, she was 3 and a fairy at a Halloween party. His eyes could not leave her side. When he was 15, she was 10, they met at the school entrance, she was in a hurry with her parents and did not see him but he did, his eyes lingered on her every step. When he was 19 she was 14, and was the feisty little thing he has ever seen but then she disappeared... He kept her deeply in his heart, and was eager to meet her again until he saw her as a lady of the night.

I was madly in love with James Gates for 10 years. So mad that everyone in the Imperium said that I was addicted to him. How far did it go? I wouldn't allow any woman to get close to him. I wanted to eliminate every woman around him. In the end, James sent me to rehab. While others quit smoking, drinking, or gaming, I was quitting James. But later, I truly moved on from him. Yet, he regretted it and, in the pouring rain, begged me to love him again.

My younger brother had opened a high-end beauty salon, so I took my mother there for a facial. We picked the most expensive package, but the moment the mask was applied, Mom's face began to burn. When we peeled it off, her entire face was covered in rashes. I called for the director, but she looked impatient. "Oh, that's just a normal detox reaction." I was stunned. "Her face is practically ruined! What products are you even using?" "Ruined?" She flared up like someone had stepped on her tail. "Your mom's skin is just too bad to handle premium nutrients! Once our products are opened, they're non-refundable—got it?" I pointed to the brochure. "It says right here—'gentle and non-irritating, full refund if any adverse reaction occurs.' Is this how Stellan Fallow taught you to run a business?" She crossed her arms and lifted her chin high. "I am the boss! You and your mother look broke as hell—clearly here to mooch a free treatment. Now that it didn't work, you're trying to scam us for money? "Let me tell you something—this set costs 38 thousand, and with my emotional damages and lost wages, that's a total of 100 thousand. If you don't pay up today, I'll have the police take you both in!" A hundred thousand for a product that ruined someone's face? It was no wonder Stellan suddenly wanted to open a salon—it turned out he and his girlfriend were running a scam together! I was about to call Stellan, but before I could, she hit the video dial first. "Bubby, get over here—two broke idiots tried to freeload a treatment and now they're trying to shake us down for money!"

After my physical examination, I'm about to leave the pack infirmary located in my cousin's territory when a heavily made-up healer suddenly grabs my arm. She hisses, "Stop right there! You think you can break something in the infirmary and just run away? No way!" I look at her unfamiliar face and blink, feeling utterly confused. "What did I break?" She points to the crystal potion bottles on the shelves and wrinkles her nose exaggeratedly. "You reek, and your stench has contaminated all the potions, making them unusable! Alpha Xander bought these at a high cost, and all of it is worth 500 thousand dollars. There's also compensation for causing me emotional distress—that's another 200 thousand. "Altogether, that's 700 thousand dollars. Will you pay by cash or card?" My scent is a mix of violet and amber. It's noble and cool, like a winter dusk. Of course, not everyone loves this scent, but "contamination"? Please! I can't fathom why the infirmary in Xander's territory is operating like a scam. I laugh out of anger and say, "I'm Alpha Xander's cousin. I don't pay a single cent in his territory. If anyone has a problem with that, have Xander come say it to my face." But the healer only rolls her eyes. "You bitch, trying to use such lowly tricks to get my Alpha's attention? You wish! If you don't pay up today, I'll strip you naked and throw you onto the street so that everyone can smell how foul you are!" She has no idea who she's threatening. I take a deep breath and quickly contact my Beta. "Tell Xander—either banish this healer from the pack, or I'll banish him."

A young woman who would turn his stability into chaos. A CEO who would do anything for an impossible love. An arranged marriage with a thousand bumps in the road. Gael wanted to have a beautiful wife who would stay with him over every obstacle. He is a young man full of wealth, assets and an attractiveness that makes him stand out from the crowd, he is a financially independent young man, he has created his own empire making his way among veteran businessmen, Gael is a CEO who fell in love with his worst misfortune. Meeting that girl put him to multiple tests that even with his maximum intelligence he couldn't win. Loving doesn't always mean giving everything for everything.

Warning area dewasa (21+) Bijaklah memilih bacaan! ~~~ "Jika kau mau aku akan membantumu. Membiayai seluruh operasi ayahmu yang terkena kanker paru-paru. Setahuku, biaya pasien yang terkena kanker paru-paru itu tidak sedikit. Jumlahnya bahkan lebih dari lima puluh ribu dolar. Tentu, jika kau mau menerima tawaran dariku." Gwen bergeming. Mencerna semua pernyataan Nich barusan. Tetapi, belum selesai Gwen mencernanya, Nich kembali berkata, "Jadilah istriku, Gwen." "A-apa?" "Menikahlah denganku, Gwen. Aku mohon …." Gwen nampak berpikir sejenak, sambil menjilat sisa-sisa jejak bibir Nich. Beberapa saat kemudian dia mengangguk. "Aku mau menerima tawaranmu, asal kau juga mau menerima syarat dariku, Nich." Sebelah alis Nich terangkat. "Apa?" sambil mengusapkan ibu jari di bibir Gwen. "Kita menikah kontrak. Hanya sebatas itu, Nich." *** Gwen Florine terpaksa menerima tawaran mantan kekasih sekaligus pria yang telah menorehkan luka di hatinya sejak 10 tahun yang lalu, lantaran pergi tanpa pamit. Demi sang ayah yang membutuhkan biaya besar untuk operasi. Lantas, apakah Gwen akan terjerat oleh pesona seorang Nicholas Kennedy kembali, di saat hatinya telah membeku? Lalu, apa sebenarnya alasan Nicholas pergi meninggalkan Gwen 10 tahun yang lalu? ### Simak yuk!

"Satu aturan mutlak: Jatuh cinta = Denda 10 Miliar Rupiah." Citra Melati bukan pelayan biasa. Dia adalah Crisis Manager, spesialis membereskan kekacauan domestik orang super kaya. Otaknya adalah kalkulator berjalan. Baginya, emosi adalah pemborosan dan cinta adalah defisit anggaran. Tugasnya sederhana: Mengasuh empat CEO paling disfungsi di Penthouse Arcadia demi melunasi utang ibunya. Tapi, bagaimana dia bisa bekerja profesional jika kliennya segila ini? Elang Soerya: Konglomerat ningrat yang alergi debu dan rakyat jelata, tapi anehnya bergairah saat punggungnya dikerok uang receh oleh tangan kasar Citra. Bastian: Influencer narsis yang menjadikan Citra konten hidup. Raka & Damar: Duo jenius yang melihat cinta sebagai bug sistem dan ancaman keamanan. Bagi Citra, mereka hanyalah bayi raksasa berdompet tebal. Bagi mereka, Citra adalah anomali yang mematikan. Ketika insiden "hemat listrik" berakhir dengan posisi tindihan di kamar mandi, dan sesi terapi punggung berubah menjadi desahan ambigu, Citra sadar dia dalam bahaya. Bukan bahaya jatuh cinta. Tapi bahaya didenda 10 Miliar karena tubuh para CEO itu mulai bereaksi pada sentuhannya. Sanggupkah Citra menjaga hatinya (dan dompetnya) tetap utuh di sarang penyamun elit ini?