Karma

Demi kebahagianku dan Alex Simina, aku memutuskan untuk mengobati stenosis kongenitalku di rumah sakit. Akan tetapi, dokternya itu teman Alex. Aku juga merasa malu dengan rencana perawatannya. “Selama terapi, kita akan melakukan kontak fisik intim yang nggak dapat dihindari.” “Seperti berciuman, bersentuhan, dan …”

I used to be so happy with my husband, Ian Shaw, until his first love got too drunk one day and was taken away by five strange men for an entire night. To protect her reputation, he told everyone that I was the one who was kidnapped that night. Everyone criticized me, calling the baby in my belly a child of shame. I questioned Ian hysterically, but he said nonchalantly, "Ruby isn’t married yet. People will laugh at her if the news spreads." I looked icily at the man I had loved for six years, shock taking over as I realized he had probably never loved me back.

Setelah bertahun-tahun meninggalkan Jakarta, Pradnya Suri kembali ke kota yang banyak menorehkan luka itu bersama Andaru, anak semata wayangnya yang berusia 5 tahun. Keputusannya untuk menikahi Adnan Danuarta membuat hidup wanita itu dilanda banyak masalah. Puncaknya adalah saat Pramudya Danuarta, mantan suami sirinya, mengetahui sebuah fakta bahwa Andaru adalah darah dagingnya. Yang selama ini diakui Adnan sebagai anak kandung. Perang saudara antara Adnan dan Pramudya pun tak terelakkan. Namun, masalah tak hanya selesai sampai di situ. Suri lupa bahwa ketakutannya terhadap mantan suaminya tidak ada apa-apanya ketika ia akhirnya berhadapan dengan Prabu Danuarta. Kakek bengis gila yang membuat hidup Suri semakin menderita sejak menjadi bagian dari keluarga Danuarta. “Aku tidak bisa menjanjikan kehidupan bahagia selamanya, tapi kamu bisa memegang kata-kataku, Suri. Sesulit apa pun keadaan kita nanti, aku tidak akan pernah melepaskanmu.” - Adnan Danuarta “Kembalilah padaku, Suri! Atau kamu mau kita bertemu di pengadilan saja? Dan kita akan bisa menentukan secara adil, kira-kira siapa yang paling pantas mendapatkan hak asuh atas Andaru?” - Pramudya Danuarta

Tak banyak yang ingin kulakukan selain menggiring kaca dan membalurkan di wajah wanita yang telah menggoda suamiku. Mencoba mendekatiku dan berusaha menjadi temanku, Padahal diam-diam dia berencana untuk mendapatkan posisi sebagai istri sah dan menyingkirkan diri ini.

My husband's first love was scalded by boiling water. To punish me, he forced me into a customized steamer half my height, turned the heat to its highest setting, and sealed me inside. "I'll make you feel the pain Jessica suffered a thousand times over!" Trapped in the suffocating space, my breath came in ragged gasps. Heat seared my skin, and my body felt as though it would melt. I sobbed, begging him for mercy. "Please! I'm going to die!" But he didn't look back. Holding his beloved in his arms, he walked away. He even locked the door after he left the room. "Don't worry, you won't die. This is the only way you'll understand Jessica's pain." Despair swallowed me whole. I screamed, my voice raw, but the boiling water beneath me splashed up, scalding my skin, stealing even the strength to cry. He left the country with Jessica that same night. A week passed before he finally remembered my existence. "That wretched woman must have learned her lesson by now. Let her out." What he didn't know was that the water had long since boiled away, the heat had faded, and inside the steamer, my corpse lay rotting—swarmed with maggots.

The day before our wedding, my fiancé invites our family onto a cruise ship. He says he wants to test the authenticity of my feelings for him. He shoves my mother off the ship when the waves are at their choppiest. Then, he jumps into the water, too. I'm caught between a rock and a hard place. I panic, not knowing what to do. My mother had already choked on a lot of water, but she pushed me away weakly. She cried, "Save Adrian first! He can't swim!" However, after I drag Adrian Lawson onto land and go back for my mother, I find that she's already stopped breathing. Adrian watches me cry, his expression frosty. "Drop the act. Your mother was a swimmer when she was younger—how can she be dead? I can't believe you didn't save me first. "Vi is right—you don't love me enough. Our wedding is postponed. It'll happen only after you've reflected on your mistakes and I've received an apology from you and your mother." After that, he leaves while holding Vivian Sinclair's hand. He doesn't know that my mother can no longer swim after a major illness a few years back. He's shoved her to her death.

My adopted daughter, Phoebe Marsh, possessed an evil ability. Whenever she got hurt, the pain would also be inflicted directly on my biological daughter, Maisie Shaw. She deliberately hurt herself, covering her body with wounds and bruises. Then, she would turn around with cold eyes, watching Maisie writhe on the floor in agony until she passed out from the pain. With no medical solution available, I broke down and held Maisie close, begging my husband, Brandon Shaw, to send Phoebe away. However, he would erupt in fury. "It's obviously Maisie who's been faking illness for attention, and you're making up this ridiculous story to get rid of Phoebe. She's just a fragile, helpless child. How can you be so vicious?" After that, Phoebe escalated her self-harm even more viciously. Meanwhile, Maisie spent every day curled up in the corner of her bed, refusing to let anyone touch her. On Maisie's birthday, Phoebe threw herself from the fifth floor. Just as Maisie was blowing out her candles and making a wish, she suddenly began bleeding from all her facial orifices, and she died instantly. Yet, Phoebe only suffered minor scrapes. I died from overwhelming grief shortly after. When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to Phoebe's first day in our home. Maisie was playing with her Legos when she suddenly clutched her ankle and started crying. This time, I grabbed the broom from behind the door and swung it toward Maisie, shouting, "I'll beat you up for faking illness and seeking attention!"

Kaden Zacarias and I have been together for a decade. He gives me all his love throughout that time. But one day, I see the news of him marrying Gwendolyn Crawford as part of a marriage alliance. He tells his friends, "I'm only fooling around with Ella—does she think I'll actually marry her? It's not like my parents will ever agree to it. I can just keep her around as a mistress after getting married. Remember to keep your mouths shut about this." Our decade-long love goes up in flames, but I don't question him. Instead, I call my father with a withered heart and say, "I'll go through with the marriage alliance. I'll leave the country."

Saat menyewa rumah, apa kalian pernah bertemu dengan pemilik rumah yang cantik? Aku dan pemilik rumah tinggal berseberangan. Awalnya, aku mengira dia adalah perempuan cantik yang sifatnya cukup dingin. Namun, suatu hari aku benar-benar melihatnya memutar pinggangnya saat menyapu tangga. Belakangan, kami menjadi akrab satu sama lain, bahkan dia dengan ramahnya mengundangku mengunjungi rumahnya. Hingga suatu hari, aku bersembunyi di lemari di rumahnya, menyaksikan dia dan suaminya saling bercengkerama dengan mata kepala sendiri.

Menikah selama 4 tahun, Juan yang selama ini tidak pernah update statusnya tiba-tiba upload sesuatu: “Benaran kucing kecil yang rakus” Fotonya adalah seorang perempuan yang memakai bando telinga kucing warna pink, yang pipinya merah dan menjulurkan lidah karena kepedasan makan hotpot. Orang itu adalah Dewi, host barunya. Nggak sampai 1 menit, teman kami ada yang komentar: “Bro, kamu lupa ganti akun!” Jadi, status terbarunya Juan sangat cepat sudah hilang, tetapi sangat cepat sudah muncul di halaman utama sosial media Dewi. Lalu Juan meneleponku. Kalau dulu, aku akan screenschoot terlebih dahulu dan duluan menelepon untuk menanyainya, setiap kali pasti harus berantam baru bisa selesai. Tapi kali ini, aku dengan penuh perhatian, ku tunggu sampai teleponnya mati pun nggak ku angkat.