Against Best Practice Mel Ryle

"Ini untukmu" pak Bagas menyodorkan sebuah coklat di atas meja kerja Rani. "Kalau bisa jangan panggil bapak dong, 2 hari lagi kan kamu akan jadi istri ku" kata pak Bagas sambil duduk menyender di kursi. Rani hanya melirik dan tersenyum sedikit. Cara pak Bagas menyatakan cintanya setiap hari memang selalu tidak terduga. Terlalu banyak hal yang membuat Rani harus berpikir berkali-kali jika ingin menolak cintanya pak Bagas. Seorang CEO tampan dan kaya yang menjadi idola para wanita di sebuah perusahaan besar PT. Graha abadi, ternyata hatinya terpikat kepada seorang karyawan baru yang cantik dan pintar.

Ini adalah cerita tentang Elvia Hosanna Evangelina Johnson dan Kendrick Xavier Dominic Sylvester yang dulu memiliki hubungan yang sangat romantis tetapi semuanya kandas begitu saja karena kesalahpamahan dan membuat Elvia memutuskan untuk meninggalkan New York. Elvia memutuskan untuk pergi ke Italia dan Elvia tidak menyadari kalau dia sedang mengandung anak dari Kendrick. Semua masalah menimpa Elvia dan membuatnya hampir menyerah tetapi ada janin yang harus ia jaga dan membuat keinginannya untuk pergi dari dunia ini seakan sirna. Kehidupan yang Elvia jalani terasa lebih baik tetapi karena perusahaan papanya sedang melaksanakan pembanguan proyek besar dan harus ditangani langsung oleh Elvia yang merupakan CEO dari Jhonson Company, Elvia harus kembali ke New York dan Elvia tidak tahu keputusannya untuk kembali ke New York akan membawanya kepada suatu kebahagiaan atau kesedihan.

Jermaine's voice echoed in Dylan's condo unit as she caught him with someone else. "All this caution I've taken for myself, and for what? For you!" Jermaine exclaimed. "You're too paranoid, Maine. What do you think of me? Chasing you just because you won't give me what I want? Are you gold?" Dylan scorned her, "Hey, Maine, if you can't give it to me, I'll find it elsewhere! Just leave, you're causing us unnecessary trouble!" That marked the beginning of her downfall. It was her last semester in business administration, but her former boyfriend shattered it all. She became her own investigator, trailing him wherever he went, until her parents found out. They sent her to the province to reflect. There, she met her uncle's best friend, Demitri, a man left behind by time. He offered her an opportunity she couldn't refuse. "Marry me, and together we'll seek revenge for all the pain we've endured!" he proposed. "Bu--but why me?" she was confused. "Because I know, nothing's gonna happen between us. Besides, our gap means a lot to me, looks like i'm your uncle. I just want to take revenge. That cheaters need to receive their karma!"

paano kapag matatali ka sa isang kaibigan mong matagal mo nang minahal pero hindi ka naman mahal? hanggang saan ang kaya mong isakripisyo para sa inyong pagsasama kung alam mo namang may ibang pangalan ang isinisigaw ang puso niya? kaya mo bang magpakatanga para lang makasama siya kahit na alam mong hindi ka niya kayang mahalin kagaya ng pagmamahal mo sa kanya?

ADRIAN'S POV My head was pounding, a dull throb that echoed the frantic beat of my heart. I was hot, too hot, my skin slick with an unfamiliar sweat. I knew it instantly: drugged. One moment I was escorting Aria, basking in the glittering lights and dancing with her in the ballroom at her birthday party. Next, a wine from a waiter, a trip to the bathroom, and then… darkness. I blinked, trying to focus on the blur above me. Damien. My stalker. The man who’d been haunting the edges of my life for weeks, whispering cryptic claims of a shared past I couldn’t recall. He was on top of me, pinning me to the plush velvet of some unfamiliar bed. His eyes, usually so intense and unsettling, were filled with a disturbing mix of guilt and desperation. "I’m sorry, Adrian, I'm so sorry I had to do this, but I can't stand seeing you with her. Watching you rewrite our history... please, remember me. Remember us." He leaned down, his breath hot against my ear. "I promise, I'll cherish you this time." Then, his lips crashed onto mine, a fierce, possessive kiss that stole my breath away. His hands moved over me, desperate and knowing, igniting a fire that both terrified and strangely thrilled me. Maybe it was the drug blurring the lines of reason. Or maybe… just maybe, deep down, my body recognized something my mind couldn’t. It responded to his touch with a shameful eagerness, a desperate need that mirrored his own. All I could do was surrender to the moment, to the heat, to the undeniable connection I felt with this man, Damien, as I returned his kiss with a fervor that shocked us both.

"Don't tell me you don't want this Sebestian. How can you deny our bond?" Allen said. "We both know we are meant to be together. You can't fight it forever. We both know that we are mate...." "No, don't say it, it's not possible"Sebestian said with a wince. "You know we can't be together and I don't want this Allen. I don't want you". "I am rejecting you Allen...... Goodbye''.

Alena pikir kembali ke Jakarta adalah pilihan terbaik baginya sekaligus untuk memperbaiki kesalahannya di masa lalu. Namun, semua tidak seperti yang direncanakannya. Gamma, seseorang yang diharapkannya selama ini, ternyata sudah memiliki pacar baru. Rasa tidak suka pun muncul dan membuat Alena melakukan hal konyol yang justru membuat Gamma semakin membencinya. Di sisi lain, Auriga yang sedang berusaha mencoba melupakan masa lalunya justru mengetahui rencana Alena. Auriga memperingati Alena untuk tidak melakukan tindakan di luar batas, tapi Alena selalu mengabaikan Auriga. Akankah Auriga berhasil mencegah Alena atau malah membiarkan gadis itu? Lalu apa yang akan Alena lakukan ketika Auriga mengetahui rencananya? Akankah Alena berhenti atau malah bertindak lebih jauh lagi? “Gue masih mencintainya.” “Tapi dia udah nggak mencintai lo. So, berhenti dan lupakan dia.”

"Jimmy, apa kau bersedia tidur denganku?" tanya Charisa dengan tatapan mata yang menggoda. Pengaruh alkohol mengendalikan pikirannya dan mulai menggila. "Nona, apa yang kau pikirkan?" tanya Jimmy gelagapan menatap wanita yang baru ia temui di bandara tadi siang begitu agresif padanya. "Kau tidak mau, kalau begitu aku akan cari pria lain saja!" Charisa mengedarkan pandangannya mencari pria lain di klub malam itu. "Jangan Nona!" jawabnya sambil menarik pinggang wanita cantik itu dan menahan wajah Charisa ke arahnya agar ia berhenti mencari pria lain di sini. Charisa patah hati ketika kembali ke Jakarta setelah dua belas tahun dan mendapati cinta pertamanya Genta sudah menikah dan memiliki anak. Merasa menjadi wanita yang tidak diinginkan, Charisa mengajak orang yang mengaku asisten barunya itu untuk tidur bersama. Setelah malam panas itu, Charisa baru tahu kalau pria yang menemaninya bukan anak buahnya melainkan orang asing. Bahkan ia tidak tahu nama asli pria itu, dan juga terlalu malu untuk mencari keberadaan pria itu. Sampai akhirnya dia hamil dan mendapatkan kenyataan kalau Genta belum menikah dan ia hanya salah paham karena hanya melihat Genta menggandeng seorang anak tanpa memeriksanya terlebih dulu.Terlebih lagi Genta ternyata masih memiliki perasaan yang sama. Bagaimana nasib Charisa setelah ini?

Masuk penjara atau menjadi pelayan seorang CEO buta? Demi keselamatannya, Janice terpaksa memilih menjadi pelayan dari Edgard yang buta, tapi bukan sembarang pelayan, karena tugasnya yang sebenarnya adalah mencelakai Edgard agar keluarga pria itu mendapat warisan. Tanpa diduga, Edgard yang mengetahui kebusukan Janice malah memberi pelajaran dengan meniduri wanita itu. Janice yang melarikan diri pun hamil dan melahirkan dua anak kembar. Enam tahun kemudian, Janice tidak menyangka bahwa Edgard, pria buta yang dulu ia celakai ternyata menjadi CEO di tempatnya bekerja, tapi kali ini sang CEO sudah bisa melihat kembali. "Kau tidak mungkin lupa bagaimana aku mengambil keperawananmu kan?" "K-kau salah orang, Pak. Aku masih perawan!" "Masih perawan? Mari kita buktikan!Tidur denganku lagi seperti malam itu!" **

A dark and gloomy villa stood in the middle of the barren landscape, hidden from sight by a perched hedge. It was phenomenal and spectacular, but it makes it appear to have succumbed to a sullen and ominous atmosphere, both inside and out. A lanky hedge and gnarled shrubs give off the impression that the house has indeed been overlooked. The rainstorm seeping from the sewer pipes made the place appear miserable and dispirited. Needless to say, the house appeared razed to the ground and devoid of life. The house was made of rune stone that had been smeared darker in spots by downpours, sending it an insidious demeanor even during the day. The window frames were all padlocked and bricked up in steel frames and woods, as if what was inside would have been too grotesque to see, trying to give the impression that someone must have attempted to prevent something horrible from escaping. People have claimed that the residence was plagued by the witch who died there, but there has been no tangible evidence to substantiate their claims. It was even widely speculated that the villa was venomous and mowed down the leaves of trees that come into direct contact with its concrete pillars. People also construed a terrifying presumption that whoever tries to enter the house will never make it out alive because there is something inside that you would never dare to see with your very own eyes. Whatever was real or not, it was unmistakably foreshadowing, exponentially cold and savage at a hundredth of a thousand glances. A breathtaking doll sat competently on a rocking chair inside the house. Waiting complacently for someone brave and heroic enough to unravel the abominable and ghoulish mystery and paradox behind her enchanting, spine-chilling smile.