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After working overtime every day for a month, I finally completed an important code that could save my company. Five minutes into my break, my team leader, Fiona Smith, suddenly hit me in the head with her file. “Because you spent so much time in the office, our electricity bill this month has increased by 15 kWh! Do you see this office as a free air-conditioning supplier?” I was about to defend myself when she angrily pointed at my cell phone and tablet on my desk. “You’re charging your devices here? You should charge them at home! Aren’t you aware of the company’s current condition?” I could no longer hold back my anger. “Fiona, I’ve been working overtime. I’m not here doing nothing!” “Can’t you do overtime at home instead? For a fresh graduate, you sure know how to exploit the company’s resources. Who knows what other despicable things you might be capable of doing in the future?!” Fiona yelled. I stared at her twisted expression and suddenly chuckled. If only my parents had seen me working so hard over such a trivial matter. They would have immediately asked me to quit and work in their company instead. I grabbed the flash drive with the important code and called my secretary. “Jane, I’d like to purchase Galaxy Corporation, and I want it to be the best in the industry.”

"Kenapa? Kalau emang nggak ada rasa, kenapa masih harus melakukannya?" Lelaki bertubuh atletis itu berbalik dengan tatapan tajam yang sama. "Pria lebih banyak menggunakan logika dibanding hatinya. Cuma orang munafik yang menyinyiakan kesempatan, hanya karena alasan nggak cinta!" Malam pengantin tak pernah seindah yang Melody bayangkan. Pengalaman pertama yang seharusnya berkesan justru terasa menyakitkan saat dia berakhir di atas pembaringan sebagai pelampiasan lelaki yang tadi siang bersanding dengannya di pelaminan. Sebab, meski raga lelaki itu sepenuhnya milik dia, hati dan jiwanya seperti ada di tempat lain.

Bianca was born a rogue—an outsider who learned early that survival meant making herself useful. When she saved Alpha Matthew Morrison's life twice, she thought she'd finally found someone who saw her value. Instead, she became his obligation, his duty, the wife he married because honor demanded it, not because his heart did. For four years, Bianca tried to earn Matthew's love through service, through healing, through being the perfect Luna and mother to their son, Theo. She told herself that someday he would see her, truly see her, and choose her. Then Mia came back—Matthew's first love, with a terminal illness and a bucket list of dreams she wanted to fulfill before she died. . Now Matthew demands the ultimate sacrifice: Bianca must risk her life, her healing abilities, and her future to cure the woman who's already taken everything from her. When Bianca discovers that Mia's "terminal illness" is built on lies and manipulation, she realizes the truth—she was never the wife, never the Luna, never the mother in Matthew's eyes. She was always just the rogue girl convenient enough to save and use. But Bianca is done being convenient. She's done sacrificing herself for a man who'll never love her. She's done watching another woman live her life while she fades into the background. Armed with evidence of Mia's deception and divorce papers hidden in plain sight, Bianca prepares to do what she should have done four years ago—walk away before they destroy her completely. The only question is: will Matthew sign away their bond before he realizes what he's losing, or will Bianca's carefully constructed escape plan crumble when the man who never loved her suddenly can't bear to let her go?

Mayang dan Eric, dua orang yang saling mencintai. Susah senang mereka lalui dan saling menguatkan. "Aku yakin semua pasti indah pada waktunya." Eric menguatkan Mayang lagi dan lagi. "Sampai kapan Eric?" tanpa senyum tanpa tangis, bukan nyawa, hati pun bisa mati kalau begini. Persahabatan sangat diuji dengan kata CINTA. Saat batu sandungan lagi dan lagi ikut mengikis kisah mereka, apakah mereka tetap mampu bertahan. Banyu. Malaikat pelindung Mayang hanya bisa melihat pemandangan yang mengusik ketenangannya. Siapa dia? Bahkan menyentuh hati Mayang saja tidak bisa. Kalau cinta, harta, dan nyawa bisa dipilih semua, tanpa menyakiti salah satunya. Siapa yang akan menang? Tanya hatimu?

I had been with the company for eleven years. One day, the boss’ son was abruptly planted as my immediate superior. In order to establish his power, he started to humiliate me. He splashed coffee on my face in front of our client. “Why are you serving our most prestigious client this nasty drink? You’re embarrassing the company!” I was furious. However, I held my anger back for the sake of the company. During our townhall meeting, he threw my proposal to the floor. “We’re not an old folks’ home. We don’t take care of useless pieces of shit like you.” I did not leave the next day. Instead, I asked my personal assistant to publish a notice on the digital display at our office building. [Due to the tenant’s unstable emotions, the lease on the 17th floor of this office building will not be renewed when it expires next month.]

Tiga hari sebelum pertunangan, Evan meneleponku. "Pertunangan kita ditunda sebulan, ya. Hari itu, konser pertama Lena setelah kembali ke negara ini. Aku nggak bisa melewatkannya." "Cuma menunda pertunangan, bukanlah masalah besar." Ini kali ketiga dalam setahun, Evan menunda pertunangan kami. Yang pertama, karena Lena dirawat di rumah sakit di luar negeri akibat radang usus buntu. Evan bilang dia ingin menjaga Lena dan buru-buru pergi ke sana. Yang kedua, karena Lena mengatakan dia sedang sedih. Evan khawatir Lena akan mengalami depresi, sehingga langsung memesan tiket pesawat ke luar negeri. Lalu, ini yang ketiga kalinya. Aku hanya mengiyakan dan menutup telepon. Kemudian, aku menoleh pada pria tampan bagai bangsawan yang berada di sampingku dan bertanya kepadanya, "Apa kamu tertarik untuk menikah?" Kemudian, di konser Lena, Evan meninggalkannya tanpa ragu. Dia bergegas pergi ke lokasi upacara pertunanganku dengan mata memerah. "Amanda, apa kamu benar-benar akan bertunangan dengan pria ini?"

Livia Shelby, 19, ay pinilit na pakasalan si Damian Alexander – isang walang-awang CEO na may malamig na puso. Nag-aalab ang galit sa ilalim ng kanilang relasyon, at minsan ay nagiging malabo ang linya sa pagitan ng sama ng loob at pagnanasa. Ngunit ano ang mangyayari kapag ang pag-ibig na namumuo sa pagitan nila ay nakatali sa isang kontrata… at ipinagbabawal na banggitin?

Pada tahun kelima pertunanganku dengan Gavin, ketika kami sudah berencana untuk menikah, cinta pertamanya kembali. Semua janjinya padaku tidak lagi berlaku. Demi cinta pertamanya, dia merasa muak pada setiap tindakanku. Aku sadar bahwa aku tidak berarti apa-apa di hadapan cinta pertamanya. Aku yang merasa lelah pun memutuskan untuk menyerah dan merestui mereka. Aku juga sepenuhnya menghilang dari kehidupan Gavin. Namun, dia menyesali perbuatannya dan mencariku sambil menangis ....

Garis takdir tidak pernah ada yang tahu. Mungkin, hal itu juga yang sedang menimpa Gauri Alidya. Dia hanya datang sebagai tamu undangan di salah satu acara pernikahan, namun takdir justru mengharuskannya menjadi pengantin pengganti. Sebenarnya apa yang terjadi? Bagaimana bisa seorang tamu justru menjadi seorang pengantin?

Yvonne Jamison wants to get married after being with Jared Ford for seven years. She prepares her own wedding dress, but he doesn't pop the question. On the day they're scheduled for a pre-marriage medical checkup, she waits for him at the hospital from day to night. Yet, he's busy throwing a celebration for his new secretary. The secretary shares a social media update and tags Yvonne in it. The update comes with a photo of a diamond ring from Jared and a suggestive caption. Yvonne doesn't cause a fuss. She likes the update, quits her job, and goes home for a blind date. Jared is unfazed. He's sure she won't actually leave him. "I'll just give her the cold shoulder for a few days to teach her a lesson. She'll be back soon enough." However, the days pass, and Yvonne doesn't return. Jared loses his cool. For the first time ever, he submits to Yvonne. "Have you had enough of this tantrum? Come back if you still want to marry me. This is your last chance!" "Mr. Ford, Ms. Jamison has already met someone else on a blind date." Later, Yvonne shares a photo of her marriage certificate on her social media. Jared, who has always been arrogant and aloof, loses his mind. He kneels outside her house in the rain for three days and nights. "Please come back to me, Yvonne!" The door opens, and a man clad in nothing but a towel around his waist emerges. He says hoarsely, "My wife has fallen asleep from her exhaustion. Please leave, Mr. Ford."