Apa Itu Bitter

Selama dua belas tahun, Damar Wijaya mencari wanita masa lalunya, gadis kecil yang dahulu pernah menyelamatkan hidupnya, tak ia temukan keberadaannya dimana pun, sampai pada akhirnya ia dipaksa menikah oleh sang kakek dengan wanita yang tidak dicintainya. Dan suatu hal mengejutkan jika sebenarnya wanita itu adalah ....

Gara-gara reuni, Adelia Putria kembali bertemu dengan Jendra Andriansyah, teman sebangkunya. Pria itu bahkan sudah menjabat sebagai wali kota! Hanya saja, Dela tak menyangka jika keduanya semakin dekat, tetapi status sosial di antara mereka membuat Dela ragu. Terlebih, Ibu Jendra menginginkan menantu dari keluarga yang setara untuk mendukung pria itu di periode kedua. Lantas, bagaimana kisah keduanya?

On my wedding day, the first love of my boyfriend appeared and declared she wanted my place at the altar. Sobbing theatrically, she pleaded, "Claire, I’m seriously ill. You have your whole life to be with Evan. Just let me have this wedding." And my boyfriend backed her up without hesitation. "Claire, you’re already pregnant with my child, and we’ve signed the marriage papers. You’ve got everything you need. This wedding? It doesn’t matter." The guests gawked, while I stood there as the punchline of their jokes. But instead of causing a scene, I kept my composure. That same day, I booked an abortion and looked his first love straight in the eye with a smile. "Sure, take the wedding, and take him too. He’s all yours."

Ethan Shaw had died. Before the funeral, his wife, Stella Walker, packed his belongings and found a thick photo album. [My True Love] On the cover, it said— She opened it. The photos inside were not of her. They were Rachel Chester—the girl Ethan had adopted years ago. Not only that, Ethan left all his wealth to her. Stella died with hate in her heart. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the night before she married Ethan. This time, she chose to live for herself and walked away from Ethan to pursue her own dream. What she did not expect was that, in this life, Ethan went mad looking for her when she left. He searched for her everywhere.

For three years, Jared never touched Lucia. But late at night, he'd sneak off and get off to a photo of Alice—her so-called sister. Lucia didn't find out until she saw his phone by accident. That's when it hit her—he only married her for revenge. She was the real heiress, swapped at birth. But when she came back, everyone acted like she'd stolen Alice's life. Crushed, Lucia walked away. Back to her true family. What she didn't expect? Jared losing his mind, tearing through the world trying to find her.

Bagaimana jika seorang pria yang melepaskan segala kemewahan dan bakat luar biasa, hanya untuk hidup tenang, tiba-tiba dipaksa kembali ke dunia yang ditinggalkannya? Nathaniel Clain, pewaris keluarga kaya dengan kecerdasan luar biasa, sejak kecil dikenal sebagai jenius medis. Namun, demi menghindari perseteruan keluarga dan hidup tanpa tuntutan, Nathan memilih mundur dari segala tanggung jawabnya dan menjalani kehidupan sebagai mahasiswa miskin nan sederhana. Sayangnya, hidup Nathan yang damai terancam setelah dirinya terlibat dengan seorang bos wanita cantik, Adelina, yang hampir diperkosa. Tanpa disadari, wanita itu menyeret Nathan keluar dari persembunyiannya, memaksanya kembali menggunakan keahlian medisnya, dan menghadapi konflik yang selama ini dihindarinya. Akankah Nathan mampu bertahan dalam pusaran intrik yang dipicu oleh bos wanita cantik itu?

Dilema dengan status sebagai istri simpanan membuat Maura menagih janji Arshel yang mengatakan akan menikahinya secara hukum dan menceraikan istri pertamanya setelah anak mereka lahir. Tapi ternyata, Arshel mengkhianati Maura. Dia hanya memanfaatkan Maura untuk mendapatkan keturunan. Arshel meninggalkan Maura dan membawa anak mereka. Maura sakit hati dan ingin balas dendam. Dia kembali pada keluarganya yang kaya raya dan mengambil kembali status anak konglomerat yang sempat ia sembunyikan dari semua orang. Lebih dari itu, Maura berniat untuk menghancurkan perusahaan Arshel dengan kemampuan rahasia yang dimilikinya sebagai seorang hacker.

Hindi man lang ako hinawakan ng aking asawa sa aming honeymoon. Sabi niya, masyado siyang pagod at nakiusap na maghintay ako. Pero tuwing madaling-araw, palihim siyang bumababa sa basement. Kapag bumabalik siya, agad siyang naliligo para mawala ang hindi maipaliwanag na amoy. Tinanong ko siya kung ano ang ginagawa niya roon, at ang sagot niya, nag-eehersisyo siya. Pero sino namang mag-eehersisyo sa kalagitnaan ng gabi? Hindi ko na kaya. Isang gabi, nagdesisyon akong sumilip sa basement para alamin ang totoo. Hinabol niya ako at hinawakan ang pajama ko, saka pasigaw na sinabi, "Bumalik ka rito! Hihiwalayan kita kapag bumaba ka dyan!"

It was our wedding anniversary when my husband's high school sweetheart posted a sonogram picture on her social media, with her captioning a public thank-you to my husband: [Thank you to the man who's been there for me for ten years, and for giving me a son.] The room spun, and anger surged through me as I quickly commented: [So, you're proud of being a homewrecker?] Almost immediately, my husband called, his voice full of rage. "How can you think such disgusting things? All I did was help her with IVF, fulfilling her dream of becoming a single mom. "And by the way, Ruby only needed one try to get pregnant, while you’ve been through three rounds with nothing. Your body is useless!" Just three days ago, he told me he was going abroad for business—ignoring my calls and messages the entire time. I thought he was just busy. However, it turned out he was with her, attending her prenatal checkup. Half an hour later, Ruby posted again, showing off a table full of delicious food. [I got tired of French food, so Ash made me all my favorite dishes. He’s the best!] I stared at the pregnancy test in my hand, the joy I had felt earlier now completely gone. After eight years of love and six years of swallowing my pride just to keep the marriage alive, I’m finally ready to let go.

A babe reached out to feel her neck. She recalled the “love mark” that was still bright in color. It won’t come off anytime soon because she knew it had only been a night since.