A Cup Of Tea

Apa yang kamu mengerti tentang perjodohan? Apa pula yang kamu mengerti tentang cinta sejati? Terkadang kita sebagai insan ingin mencari siapa belahan jiwa kita sebenarnya.Tapi tanpa kita duga sudah ada di depan mata walau kita selalu menampiknya seperti Julie dan Radit mereka berdua dulu sempat dijodohkan oleh kedua orangtua mereka hanya saja majunya zaman membuat mereka menampik akan Perjodohan itu. Bisakah mereka menjadi pasangan seperti yang dikehendaki oleh kedua orangtua mereka?

Renata Kusuma Wijaya, kepala bagian liputan dari Baskoro TV yang sangat berdedikasi. Suatu hari, neneknya sakit parah sehingga terpaksa ia bersedia menerima tawaran menikah dengan putra CEO Baskoro TV— Gavriel Wijaya Baskoro. Ujian pernikahan silih berganti. Sahabat sekaligus mantan Gavrielle—Maira datang. Ia minta balas jasa atas kebaikannya di masa lalu pada Renata dengan memberikan salah seorang anaknya untuk ia asuh atau Renata hamil dari benih suami Maira. Masalah kembali datang. Kakek Renata—CEO perusahaan raksasa teh berkantor di Jepang meminta Renata bercerai dari Gavriele. Ia mengancam Renata karena kemampuan meracik teh yang dimiliki oleh Renata yang diwarisi dari neneknya.

At a gathering, I noticed that Jade Shaw, the woman that my best friend, Michael Ronan, had a crush on, slipped something into his drink. When she walked over and offered him the glass, I deliberately knocked it over, spilling the drugged wine and saving his life. She stormed off in anger. The very next day, she announced her engagement to someone else. Michael came to me in a rage, convinced that I had ruined things out of jealousy. "Taylor, if it weren't for your meddling, I would've already slept with her! She would've engaged with me instead! You just can't stand seeing me happy! You destroyed my love life! You'll pay for it with your life!" He shoved me off a high building. I died instantly. When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the day of the gathering. Michael was staring at Jade with a lovestruck expression. Then, he glared at me, warning me not to interfere. So, he had been reborn too. But what he didn't know was that the woman that he adored had always been disgusted by his persistence. What she put in the drink wasn't some aphrodisiac. It was something lethal that could kill him.

I was dying from my fear of heights, but my husband, Don Vincent, was busy with his assistant, savoring the latest coffee flown in from Hawaii that morning. "You're a grown woman, Bella. What's the big deal? You're stuck on a roof, figure it out." Then he hung up on me. I collapsed onto the hot tar of the roof, my body shaking uncontrollably before everything went black. It was two hours before building security found me. When I got home, I asked Vincent for a divorce. He rubbed his temples, his patience worn thin, looking at me as if I were a child throwing a tantrum. "Over a cup of coffee? I told you, the heights are all in your head. You’re perfectly safe now. Stop making a scene alright? What's this nonsense about a divorce? I have more important things to deal with. Calm yourself down." I stared at his back as he left, tears already streaming down my face. Something important? Did he really think I couldn't hear his assistant, Sophia, murmuring in the background? Did he think I didn't know he took her to the last family gathering? I had loved Vincent for three years. Everyone knew he was the center of my world. They all thought an orphan like me could never leave him. But now, all the love I had was eclipsed by a profound, soul-crushing exhaustion. I was done. I picked up my phone and dialed a number I hadn't touched in three long years. "Uncle, book me a flight to Seattle. I'm ready to leave Vincent."

Right after I am done with a meeting, I scroll through social media and come across a warning post with my company's location tagged. The title reads, "Avoid this place! Anyone who comes here is a sucker. The company is so stingy that it can't even provide decent snacks." The photos show the Starbucks drinks and five-star desserts I just asked my assistant to distribute to everyone. I frown and tag everyone in the group chat, asking for suggestions about the teatime snacks. A Gen Z intern, Alice Grimes, immediately sends a voice message, "No offense, Ms. Knox, but these mass-produced desserts are full of trans fats. Even dogs wouldn't eat them. A good company would hire Kitchelin chefs to cook on-site. Now that's called having true respect for employees." I laugh in disbelief. My company spends 50 dollars per person on daily tea time, which is considered top-tier in the industry. So, I reply, "Since it's hard to please everyone, we'll cancel teatime from now on and convert it into a cash allowance for everyone." Less than five minutes later, there is a new update in the social media post. "Guys, you won't believe this. I made a reasonable suggestion, and the petty boss just cut our teatime perk! This is how a typical capitalist behaves. They can't handle any honest feedback."

Winona Gayatri, si gadis lugu yang hanya fokus pada pelajaran, tertarik pada Marcello Atmaja, laki-laki incaran satu sekolah. Ketika mengetahui fakta tersebut, Marcello tidak tinggal diam dan memutuskan untuk mempermainkan Winona. Hal itu meninggalkan trauma yang memecut sesuatu dari dalam diri Winona sehingga selang beberapa tahun kemudian, si gadis lugu berubah menjadi perempuan luar biasa yang bisa membuat siapa pun bertekuk lutut di hadapannya. Di saat kebenciannya pada Marcello sudah memuncak, ia harus menghadapi kenyataan pahit bahwa orang tuanya menjodohkan dirinya dengan laki-laki itu.

Napilitan magpakasal sina Anastasia Alarcon at Enzo Padilla dahil sa kagustuhan ng lola ng binata. Para kay Enzo, obligasyon lang iyon—pero para kay Anastasia, ito ang pagkakataon niyang makasama ang lalaking sampung taon niyang lihim na minahal. Akala ni Enzo, pera lamang ang habol ni Anastasia sa kaniya. Kaya sa loob ng isang taon nilang mag-asawa, malamig at maingat niyang itinago ang tunay niyang nararamdaman. Tiniis ni Anastasia ang bawat sandali, umaasang balang araw, mararamdaman din siya ng lalaking minahal niya ng buong puso. Hanggang sa namatay ang lola ni Enzo, at sa ika-pitong araw pagkatapos ng libing, sinabi nito na makikipaghiwalay na siya. She was nearly driven mad by Enzo’s demand for an annulment—at pagkatapos nito, umalis siya upang tuluyang kalimutan ang lalaking minahal niya ng buong puso. Ngunit hindi niya alam, iniwan ng kanilang huling gabing magkasama ang isang lihim: tatlong anak na hindi puwedeng malaman ni Enzo. Pagkalipas ng anim na taon, bumalik si Anastasia sa Pilipinas para hanapin ang anak na nawala noong sanggol pa lang. Ngunit sa halip na asahan, natuklasan niyang ang batang matagal niyang hinahanap ay nasa ilalim pala ng pangangalaga ng dati niyang asawa. Ang kanilang mga anak ang naging tulay upang muling magtagpo ang mga pusong sugatan. Hindi naglaon, lubos na pinagsisisihan ni Enzo ang lahat nang malaman niyang ang babaeng matagal niyang hinanap at pinangarap sa bawat gabing walang tulog ay si Anastasia pala. Determinado siyang ibalik at ipanalo muli ang puso ng kanyang dating asawa—ngunit sa harap ng lahat ng nakaraan, pagkukulang, at mga lihim… kaya nga ba muling magtiwala at magmahal si Anastasia kay Enzo?

Amigos' Love Story (Series)- Standalone book His Cupcake (Book One) Carlos Gonzales + Cassandra Johanson Cassandra Johanson, a girl who likes to write romance stories. She was on cloud nine when her new published novel became 'top picked' books but not too long until she found out something real about the book. The reality freak her out at the moment she found out the main character that she created from her own imagination was real and the guy was standing in front of her, proudly introducing himself. Carlos Gonzales, a successful businessman in the hotel industry, known as a serious, less of sense of humor & grumpy man. Unexpectedly found out that someone made him as the main character in the novel. He bought the book due to his curiosity but immediately got hooked up with it. The girl behind the book caught his attention. He came out with a plan to know more about her, but it wasn't easy as opposite personalities often need time to get along. *** "Damn, we should make it to one week. We shouldn't talk right now." I knew she purposely did that to piss me off. I smooch her lips without any warning. "This plump lip of yours," I said in between my gritted teeth after the kiss, "talked too much," and I continued while my eyes can't tear off from her lips that were slightly parted. "That's our first kiss," she whispered. "Yes, that was our first kiss. Should we make the second one?" I whispered back. *The picture doesn't belong to me. Credit to the original owner.

"Aku tidak sabar merasakanmu lagi di dalam sana, Bang Ucup... punyamu itu... benar-benar membuatku gila." Hidup Ucup, seorang kuli bangunan sederhana, berubah kacau dalam satu malam. Terhimpit masalah uang demi menyekolahkan anaknya di kampung, ia menerima tawaran aneh dari Arif, teman masa kecilnya: menggantikan dirinya menjalani malam pertama dengan istri barunya. Menurut Arif, istrinya hanyalah “tante-tante perawan tua yang galau dan tak laku.” Namun saat Ucup datang, semua bayangannya runtuh. Wanita yang berdiri di hadapannya bukanlah tante-tante seperti yang ia bayangkan—melainkan seorang wanita cantik, seksi, dan memikat… yang sama sekali tidak terlihat tua. Malam yang seharusnya hanya menjadi transaksi sederhana justru berubah menjadi awal dari kekacauan, pertengkaran kocak, rahasia besar, dan perasaan yang tak seharusnya muncul. Di antara tamparan, kesalahpahaman, dan hati yang mulai goyah… siapa sebenarnya yang akan jatuh lebih dulu? Ketika seorang kuli bangunan bertemu “tante-tante” yang ternyata terlalu memikat untuk diabaikan, malam pertama itu berubah menjadi awal cerita yang tak pernah mereka bayangkan.

I'm the daughter of a gang leader. The thing is, I never liked violence since I was a kid. All I want is to live life like a regular person. Upon realizing that I'm still single despite being 28 years old, Dad issues me an ultimatum and forces me to go on a blind date. Otherwise, he will never acknowledge me as his daughter. Soon, I arrive at the location of the blind date. When I walk past a luxury store, a handbag happens to catch my eye. Just as I'm about to pay for it, a woman pops out from behind me and slaps a black card onto the counter. "I'm buying that bag, and that's final! Wrap it up for me!" I tell the woman nicely, "Miss, I'm the one who wants to buy this bag first." Unexpectedly, the woman begins berating me arrogantly. "A broke bitch like you only has the right to feast your eyes on this bag! Now get lost! I'm the secretary of Mr. Cohen Campbell, the CEO of Skyreach Corp! No one in this city has the guts to fight over the things that I want with me!" Cohen Campbell? Isn't that my blind date partner? I pull out my phone and call him right away. "Cohen, do you have any idea that your secretary has a habit of using your name just to bully others?"