A Novel Story

The moment my roommate walked in, she used my locker. She claimed to have too many things and nowhere else to put them. I rolled my eyes. Why should I let her get her way? I was not her parent. She was no princess, but she acted like one. I was ready to argue, but she tossed 200,000 dollars at me. “At your service, Your Highness!”

A week after my engagement, I was delivered an unusual engagement gift. My phone chimed. I glanced down and saw a push notification from a social app. [Fell in love with a female livestreamer right before my engagement. I feel guilty toward my older girlfriend who's about to become my fiancée—how should I deal with this?] The user ID was "SimonLovesClaire." The profile picture showed a melancholy side view of a man wrapped in a gray scarf. I recognized him instantly. It was my fiancé, Simon Aldrich. That limited-edition scarf was the birthday gift I had given him last year.

I did three years in prison for my wife, Lilian Parson. The day I got out, she handed me an envelope for her company's grand opening. Inside was a single dollar bill. For a second, I thought it was a mistake. Then I saw her colleague, Nathan Ramsey, holding his envelope—his also contained a single dollar. Relieved, I pushed my doubts aside. I smiled, stood by Lilian's side through the entire ceremony, the picture of a proud, supportive husband. That night, scrolling through Instagram, I saw Nathan's latest post. A photo of a check. [Congratulations to Lilian Parson on the grand opening! So generous—100 million as a gift!] The comments section exploded with envy and blessings, congratulating him and "the boss" on finally becoming a couple. Lilian offered no explanation. Instead, she hurried to draw a line between us. "You just got out of prison," she said coolly. "It's not a good look to go public right now. Let's keep our marriage a secret. In front of others, just call me your boss." Then she turned around and liked Nathan's post. I wiped the tears from my eyes, picked up my phone, and dialed the number of her greatest rival. "From now on, I work for you," I said.

At the year-end company meeting, I was announcing the bonuses when a new employee suddenly raised her hand. "Over at the other company, they handed out two boxes of imported cherries at their annual party," she said, shaking her phone. "And we only get performance bonuses?" The video, maliciously edited, went viral online and hit the trending list the very next day. I had the finance department cancel all the year-end bonus transfers. "If cherries are what really count as a gesture of goodwill," I said, "then this year's year-end benefit will be cherries—fifty boxes per person." When they saw the mountain of cherries piling up before them, the employees who had once joined in mocking me panicked instantly. One by one, they cried and apologized, begging me to reconsider.

Sienna merasakan sesak ketika sedang membaca novel misterius yang tiba-tiba muncul di ponselnya. Dan tak lama, dia menemukan jiwanya telah berpindah secara misterius dalam novel tersebut menjadi "Sienna Harper". Perempuan itu adalah istri kontrak dari Luke Verlice, antagonis dan penjahat utama dalam cerita! Saat Sienna berpikir untuk mengakhiri pernikahan mereka dan kabur dari pria berbahaya itu, informasi mengejutkan justru terungkap! Nasib Sienna ternyata terhubung dengan Luke, atau dengan kata lain, Sienna tidak akan bisa hidup tanpa Luke. Hal ini membuat Sienna tidak punya pilihan, selain mempertahankan pernikahan mereka dan mencegah Luke berubah menjadi penjahat kejam yang berakhir tragis seperti dalam novel. Lantas, bagaimana Sienna mengubah akhir tragis Luke? Mampukah Sienna menaklukkan suami penjahatnya ... atau justru Sienna akan takhluk di bawah pesona penjahat tampan Luke Verlice?

Ayah pergi dari rumah sejak aku berusia 10tahun. dan aku tidak pernah bertemu dengan nya sampai sekarang. dia hanya mengirimkan uang setiap bulan sebagai tanggung jawab nya pada kami. Hingga suatu hari terjadi kecelakaan dan membuka rahasia yang selama ini tidak aku tahu. ternyata selama ini aku adalah anak.........

Demi harta warisan, Haidar harus menerima perjodohan dengan Ciara. Sayangnya, gadis muda itu tak suka! Ia bahkan terang-terangan mengatai Haidar sebagai OM-OM! Lantas, bagaimana nasib pernikahan mereka? Akankah Haidar dan Ciara bisa tulus saling mencintai?

While preparing for the SATs at the library, my brother is accidentally shot and injured, causing him to bleed profusely. I pass by this scene but turn a blind eye and quicken my pace to leave. This is because in my previous life, when I saw him, I rushed him to the hospital in a panic. He had intracranial hemorrhaging, and he urgently needed surgery. I quickly called my mom, the top neurosurgeon in the city, begging her to come to the hospital as soon as possible. However, she thought I was jealous that she had taken my adopted sister to the beach instead of spending time with me. She also believed I had fabricated the story about my brother's injury, and thus refused to return. By the time my dad and the rest of the family hurried to the hospital, it was too late for rescue efforts—my brother had passed away. The whole family blamed me for his death. They were convinced that I had deliberately misled my mom and delayed his critical treatment. When my mom returned from out of town, she lost her composure and pushed me down the stairs, watching coldly as I bled to death. After opening my eyes again, I had returned to the day my brother was shot at the library.

*on-going* The story about Kourtney Devaraux, the what-so-called Queen B who is misunderstood by a lot of people. She's overlooked as someone who will come for those who threaten her. But it's the other way around.(A stand-alone novel from His Fragile Flame)

Elsa Putri menikah pada usia 16 tahun, dengan seorang pria yang 11 tahun lebih tua darinya. Elsa tidak mengerti cinta, namun dia merasa tidak rela ketika pria yang seharusnya menjadi miliknya ternyata telah menjadi milik orang lain. Ketika perasaan mereka menjadi tidak menentu, Elsa menemukan dirinya hamil. Hamil di usia 16 tahun. ~~~ A novel by Asia July. Cover edited in Photoshop. Pic from Unsplash - Jerry Wang