Toxic Relationship

Lima tahun setelah aku meninggal, putriku, Elsy menelepon Gavin Geraldy. Elsy bertanya pada Gavin, "Kamu suka ibuku?" Dia melihat kalimat yang tertera di buku harianku. "Gavin, kamu suka aku?" Tak disangka, Gavin malah menjawab dengan nada sinis, "Ibumu yang suruh kamu tanyakan ini? Anak sendiri pun dia tega manfaatkan? Wanita murahan ini. Sudah nikah sama ayahmu, masih mengharapkanku?"

Pada hari kematianku, pacarku memelukku. Dulu pacarku adalah pria yang kubantu keluar dari incaran para wanita kaya dengan satu syarat, yaitu dia harus berpacaran denganku selama tiga tahun, dia pun setuju. Selama itu, aku menghabiskan banyak uang dan tenaga untuk membantunya menjadi terkenal. Namun, dia menyatakan bahwa dia tidak mau menjalin hubungan denganku lagi. Sementara itu, dia justru berpacaran dengan wanita lain. Wanita itu datang menemuiku dan memperdengarkan pesan suara dari pacarku yang mengatakan, "Dia hanyalah batu loncatanku. Kalau tidak, aku tidak akan peduli padanya, dia tidak menarik." Anehnya, setelah aku meninggal, mengapa dia tiba-tiba berubah menjadi gila?

Selama menikah dengan Fabian selama enam tahun, dia punya simpanan. Simpanannya itu sangat cantik dan mudah menciut ketakutan jika dibentak sedikit saja. Karena itulah Fabian tidak pernah kehilangan kesabaran menghadapinya. Namun, simpanan itu tidak patuh dan sengaja mencari masalah denganku. Fabian pun marah besar dan menghukumnya habis-habisan. Keesokan harinya, wanita itu mengirimi aku foto lehernya yang dipenuhi bekas gigitan merah-merah. [Kak, Pak Fabian galak banget, aku jadi takut.]

Tunanganku tiba-tiba mengumumkan ingin menikah dengan kakakku. Sementara Twinkle, si bangsawan yang selalu bersikap dingin dan tenang tiba-tiba, melamarku sambil berkata bahwa dia telah mencintaiku selama bertahun-tahun. Tiga tahun menikah, Twinkle selalu lembut dan perhatian. Tidak ada satu pun hal buruk yang bisa kutemukan darinya. Sampai suatu hari aku tanpa sengaja mendengar percakapannya dengan seorang teman. "Twinkle, Amelie sudah mendapat semua yang dia inginkan. Pernikahan palsumu ini sebenarnya nggak perlu lagi, 'kan?" "Kalau aku nggak bisa menikahi Amelie, menikah dengan siapa pun nggak masalah. Dengan begitu, dia juga nggak akan mengganggu kehidupan Amelie." Di ruangan tempat Twinkle setiap hari berdoa, dindingnya penuh dengan nama Amelie. Aku mendengar dia berdoa di hadapan Tuhan. "Semoga semua kebaikan di dunia ini menjadi milik Amelie. Aku rela menukar kebahagiaanku seumur hidup demi kebahagiaan dan kedamaian Amelie." "Amelie, aku nggak berharap di kehidupan berikutnya bisa memilikimu. Aku hanya berharap kamu selalu mengingatku." Inilah kenyataan di balik tiga tahun pernikahan bahagia yang kujalani. Aku pun meniadakan identitasku dan merencanakan kematian palsu. Sejak saat itu, aku dan Twinkle tidak memiliki hubungan apa pun lagi.

Cecil Wijaya dan Bryan Jayadi akan menikah setengah bulan lagi. Namun, di saat seperti ini, Bryan kembali berniat menunda pernikahan mereka. Hanya karena penyakit adik tiri Bryan, Yovita Baskara, kambuh lagi. Wanita itu menangis meminta Bryan meninggalkan segalanya untuk menemaninya pergi ke Malde melihat laut. Pernikahan ini sudah dipersiapkan selama dua tahun, jadi Cecil tidak berniat menunggu lebih lama lagi. Karena Bryan tidak ingin menikah, Cecil akan mengganti mempelai prianya.

Nina was shocked when she found her dream company was far from reality, especially because of Nathan, her boss. That man always give Nina a hard time! However, Nina noticed something unusual about him. When she had to work overtime, Nathan suddenly greets her warmly and pull a tension between them. Their bond getting deeper at the point they have to keep it as a secret..... So, would Nina survive the relationship that full of intrigue?

Great career, decent looks, at least twenty bucks in his wallet, debit card stacked with zeros, but good fortune had the opposite effect when it came to relationship issues. That's the gist of what Thomas Adam feels. Heartbreak from being left at the altar lingers and makes him distrust love. For him, being alone is no big deal. His life doesn't encounter complications either. His job skyrocketed like a rocket. Until Olive came along. She disrupted his straight path like a highway. It left him helpless and willing to take colorful detours just for Olive. But one question haunts him, "Will Olive leave him? Like what Diana did a dozen years ago?"

"I thought that now that we're in a relationship, you would be more understanding and different towards me. But I guess I was wrong," I said angrily to him. He sneered at me and took a few steps closer. He looked me directly in the eyes and then leaned in close to my ear. My eyes involuntarily closed as I felt his breath on my skin. "What made you think this relationship would be any different?" he whispered. "It means nothing to me. It's just like a deal, nothing more and nothing less. So don't be greedy." Laura Rose's life took a turn when Nana, an old woman she befriended, asked her to marry her grandson - Zion Ace, her boss whom she secretly had a crush on. But Laura was skeptical, given that Zion was a cold-hearted and difficult man who kept himself from the world. She was unsure if she could change him, but the proposal left her curious. What made Nana choose her for the task? And what secrets lay behind Zion's walls? Laura's decision to accept the proposal plunged her into a world of darkness, and she was unsure if she could ever add light to it.

He had one rule! No romantic relationship between the employer and the employee. What Freya had for her boss, andre was just a little crush. What happens when her little crush turns to something more when Andre needed her help to pretend as his wife for a year. Will her crush cloud her judgement ? Will Andre see the true beauty that lies within.. Read to find out!

Eniola Fayola is fresh out of a 2-year relationship that ended in premium tears. However, a few days later she receives some good news when she gets a job offer at Legacy Real Estate company. Despite the unusual methods of Daniel Jacobs, the CEO, he is undeniably successful. Eniola, who is an aspiring businesswoman, seizes the opportunity to learn in such an enterprise. Little does she know that she is in for more than just learning how the ropes of business work. Tempers will rise, rumours will spread, family crises will be encountered and love will bloom in the strangest places. Book Cover Design: Samuel Umar.