Arti Dari Flashback

When divorce and betrayal turn into a real life fairy tale after a chance encounter with a movie star, Pearl’s life becomes a whirlwind when a love triangle she wasn’t prepared for changes everything. Rock stardom, romance and getting a second chance at life and love means everything when you have nothing to lose.

I was the Falcone family's top consigliere. Their brain. And today, I was walking away—handing over the books to every legitimate business I ran, severing my final tie. My protégé couldn't understand. "You're the future of this family, Aurelia. You can't just leave." I shook my head with a bitter smile. They didn't know. I'd been secretly married to the Don, Vittorio Falcone, for three years. I thought my looks, my mind, and everything I gave him would be enough to win all of his love. A hit at the docks three months ago showed me the truth. I took a bullet. Emergency. I needed the family surgeon—which required Vittorio's direct order. I called him over a dozen times. But when he finally answered, all I heard was a soft, breathless voice on his end. "Vittorio, we haven't cut my birthday cake. Will you hold my hand and cut it with me?" That voice. My best friend. The woman Vittorio once had a crush on. Carina. In the safe house, weak from blood loss, I dug the bullet out myself and had one of my men rush me to a family clinic. Right before they wheeled me into the OR, Vittorio burst in—carrying Carina. Twisted ankle. Needed a doctor. Now. My surgeon was dragged away. The antibiotics came too late. The wound got infected. I fought for my life for a week. When I woke up, I stared at my phone. Not a single message. The tears finally came. I understood. I was just the woman he'd been forced to marry after he was drugged and slept with me. A scandal averted. All he cared about was my value and his reputation. And me? The secret princess of the Rossi family, who gave up everything to build his empire. All for nothing. So I prepared four parting gifts. A celebration of our mutual destruction. Then he'd never see me again.

Hilya adalah seorang gadis desa yang menempuh pendidikan di pesantren. Dia mendapatkan kesempatan untuk melanjutkan pendidikan S2 nya di Khartoum International Institute For Arabic Language Sudan. Namun impiannya untuk menempuh pendidikan pasca sarjana itu hancur, saat kedua orang tuanya menjodohkan dia dengan seorang pengusaha kaya dari kota. Keserakahan orang tua Hilya membuat masa depan Hilya menjadi kelam, karena ternyata laki-laki kaya yang menikahinya, hanya ingin memanfaatkannya saja untuk kepentingan bisnis.

Sang wanita adalah seorang wanita miskin yang hidupnya bergantung pada orang lain. Dia dipaksa menjadi kambing hitam dan memperdagangkan dirinya sendiri, yang mengakibatkan kehamilannya. Sang pria adalah bujangan yang paling memenuhi syarat dengan kekayaan dan kekuasaan yang melimpah. Dia bertekad bahwa dia adalah anak kejahatan, dinodai dengan keserakahan dan tipu daya. Sang wanita tidak bisa meredamnya, jadi dia menghilang dari sisinya. Marah, Sang pria bersumpah untuk mencari ujung dunia untuk menangkapnya kembali. Seluruh kota tahu bahwa Sang wanita akan hancur berkeping-keping. Dengan putus asa, dia bertanya, "Aku meninggalkan pernikahan kita tanpa apa-apa, jadi mengapa kamu tidak membiarkanku pergi?" Dengan sombong, dia menjawab, "Kamu telah mencuri hatiku dan melahirkan anakku, dan kamu ingin melarikan diri dariku?"

La sœur adoptive de mon mari m’a invitée à dîner, et pendant le repas, un tremblement de terre a eu lieu. Mon mari, pompier, est arrivé immédiatement pour nous sauver. Cependant, comme nous étions toutes les deux coincées sous la même grosse pierre, il ne pouvait sauver qu’une seule personne. Afin de sauver en premier sa sœur adoptive, qui était fragile et malade, mon mari m’a abandonnée, malgré le fait que j’étais enceinte de cinq mois. Je l’ai supplié de me sauver. Il a laissé la grosse pierre briser mon bras. « Ysaline a toujours été fragile et malade, si on la laisse ici, elle mourra. » Mais après ma mort, il est devenu fou.

« Tu vas me tuer pour t'avoir trahi ? » demandai-je, le cœur battant la chamade. Il s'approcha, me saisit par le cou et me murmura à l'oreille : « Enlève tes vêtements et écarte les jambes pour moi, petit oiseau. » Il était le parrain de la mafia, impitoyable, craint, et il devait une épouse. Mon frère était criblé de dettes. Pour sauver sa peau, il m'a vendue à la Cosa Nostra. À l'homme qui m'avait été promis, Damiano Lombardi, l'homme le plus dangereux de la famille criminelle new-yorkaise. Mais au lieu d'accepter mon sort, j'ai fui – loin, vite, sans me retourner. Des années plus tard, il me retrouve. Je pensais qu'il me tuerait pour l'avoir déshonoré. Mais Damiano ne veut pas ma mort, il veut se venger, obtenir son obéissance… et m'avoir. Ce qui avait commencé comme un mariage arrangé se transforme en une obsession dangereuse. Damiano Lombardi n'est plus seulement l'homme que j'ai fui. C'est lui dont je ne peux m'échapper : son contact, sa fureur, son amour. Mais dans l'ombre de notre passé, des ennemis guettent. Et dans ce monde, l'amour n'est pas un refuge. C'est une arme. Damiano était un véritable dieu grec. Les filles se jetaient à ses pieds et je me croyais si différente d'elles, mais je me trompais.

Zaira Khazanah merasakan pelik yang juga dirasakan oleh kaum Hawa pada umumnya. Setelah lima tahun pernikahannya, kehadiran si kecil yang menjadi dambaan setiap pasangan suami istri pun tak kunjung hadir mewarnai hari-hari mereka. Berbagai macam pertanyaan yang dia dapatkan akan kapan hadirnya si buah hati. Sakit? Tentu saja, tapi Zaira beruntung memiliki Zafran yang tidak pernah mempermasalahkan itu. Di lima tahun pernikahan Zaira meminta kepada Zafran untuk dicarikannya adik madu. Zafran tentu saja menentang keras permintaan Zaira. Baginya adanya Zaira dalam hidupnya sudah melebihi dari segalanya. Sosok Arumi hadir di tengah mereka atas peminatan Zaira. Sosok yang sejak lama menyimpan rasa terhadap Zafran. Suatu kebahagiaan yang tak terduga bagi Arumi adalah dengan ditawarinya menjadi adik madu Zaira. Akankah Zaira menyerah pada takdir yang telah ia jalani? Akankah Zafran menyerah dan menerima Arumi dalam hidupnya? Akankah Zaira dan Zafran tetap tegar menghadapi segala cobaan yang dihadapi?

“Who do you belong to?” He asked, his breath hot against my face as I straddled him. The way his arms wrapped around my waist made my breath hitch, and I clutched onto his shirt tighter. “Answer me,” he thundered, making me shudder in fright. “I belong to Prince Darion,” I muttered, my voice low. I could feel the sound of my erratic heartbeat drumming against my chest, yet I could only grind my teeth against each other. … Chosen by Darion Gray, I'd become his possession, unable to escape even if I wanted to. Not only had he owned my body, but my soul as well. What I hadn't expected was for me to fall for a man who had worn a mask since the beginning. A mask he never took off.

My boss had a new boyfriend called Eugene Larson. The first day he came to the office, he put on a great show of exerting his dominance. He deleted my number from my boss's phone right in front of me. Eugene waved his phone in front of me while playing innocently. "You can talk to me about anything you need to communicate to Tina, Mr. Sanders. I'll help you pass the message to her. I don't have much sense of security, so please don't mind this. It's to avoid any misunderstanding between us." I was hoping my boss, Tina Kayden, would be able to say something fair on my behalf, but all she did was stare at Eugene approvingly and adoringly throughout the conversation. She turned to me and said, "This is a pretty good plan, Mr. Sanders. Do take good care of Eugene from now on." As there was no way for me to reject her, I was forced to add Eugene's contact to my phone. However, the moment he had my number, he flooded my phone with messages. [Mr. Sanders, is the client you're meeting tomorrow with the surname Charleston a man or a woman?] [Where are you having the meeting tomorrow? Wear something casual tomorrow. It would be best if you avoid washing your face and hair. Otherwise, I would think you're trying to seduce my wife.] [I believe your relationship with Tina is innocent. You're not allowed to betray me because I'm treating you like my buddy!] [By the way, you have an extra duty from now on. You need to remind Tina every 30 minutes to send me a message telling me that she loves me.] As I read these ridiculous messages, I laughed in anger. I put my phone on silent mode and flung it to the side before going to bed. The next morning, I woke up to dozens of missed calls on my phone.

Aku dijadikan istri hanya untuk melahirkan anak untuknya. Suamiku tidak mencintaiku dan harusnya aku sadar dari awal bahwa posisiku hanya sebagai istri kedua, istri yang tak pernah dianggap keberadaannya oleh mereka. Bagaimana bisa kehadiranku di tengah rumah tangga Zayn dan Alysa dianggap sebagai pembawa luka? Haruskah aku menyerah atau bertahan dalam rumah tangga yang tidak sempurna ini?