Arti Resentment

"Bu Valen, apakah arti selingkuh itu?" Valen sangat terkejut mendengar pertanyaan muridnya yang masih duduk di bangku kelas 2 SD. Pertanyaan itu juga yang mengiring Valen untuk masuk dalam konflik besar rumah tangganya Evan dan Jojo yang mulai hancur karena perselingkuhan Jojo. Valen menyimpan rasa kasihan dan simpati besar pada Evan, yang menderita dengan perselingkuhan istrinya. Dia semakin terjebak dengan perasaannya. Semakin menyimpan rasa untuk Evan. Sehingga dalam waktu singkat, Evan telah menjadi sugar daddynya. Salahkah perasaan yang tumbuh di hatinya ini? Salahkah hubungan yang dia jalani ini? Haruskah dia mundur, atau terus maju dan terus mempertahankan sugar daddy, yang adalah ayah dari muridnya sendiri itu?

Bagi Rinjani, pernikahan kontrak dengan Elian Baskara hanyalah cara untuk bertahan hidup. Namun di balik kemewahan mansion Baskara, ia diperlakukan tak lebih dari sekadar "properti" yang diabaikan dan disakiti. Elian yang masih terjebak bayang-bayang masa lalu menganggap Rinjani sebagai beban yang bisa ia kendalikan dengan kekuasaan dan kata-kata tajam. ​Puncak kesabaran Rinjani runtuh saat hinaan menjadi menu hariannya. Di saat Elian mulai terbiasa dengan kehadiran Rinjani, gadis itu justru memilih untuk pergi. Elian baru menyadari arti kehadiran Rinjani justru saat ia telah kehilangan harga diri di mata istrinya sendiri. Dulu Elian yang berkuasa, kini Elian yang memohon. Kesempatan kedua pun hanya ada di tangan Rinjani sekarang.

My dad urgently requested that I bring Jeffrey back as he was rushed to the emergency room following a car accident. I nodded, holding back tears, but deep down, I knew Jeffrey harbored resentment toward me. He blamed me for his shattered relationship, my inherited wealth, and for coming between him and his first love. Nothing could deter him from pursuing her, not even me. "Evalyn, today is Melinda's birthday. Can you just be reasonable for once?" He spoke these words amidst the familiar sounds of laughter before abruptly ending the call. Moments later, my dad took his last breath, his eyes wide open in a final, stark gaze. As I fulfilled his last requests, organizing everything as he had instructed, I decided to let Jeffrey go. It was only then that he began to regret everything…

Playing a game of vengeance is as hard as breaking a rock, especially when that game is equally as dangerous as something much more powerful; Love. Meet Luke, one of the few Trillionaire's in Europe. Luke Carrington, 25, carries an unimaginable amount of anger, hatred and pure resentment towards the Richardson family- the family responsible for the destruction and demise of family. He holds a deep grudge towards the Richardson family, believing they had orchestrated the murder of his parents. After narrowly escaping being murdered too, young Lucas flees to South Africa. Now an established man and one of the richest men in the world, Lucas returns to London and finds his way to the Richardson mansion to strike a deal with Judith Richardson after cunningly seizing all their wealth. Best believe that things are about to fall apart for the Richardson's, and our hero might just have some dangerous motives in mind.

“We shouldn’t share the same room.” “We are married.” “But it’s a contract marriage.” “And there is no rule.” Laura and Chris were bound by an arranged marriage since childhood, but Laura rejected her mother’s wishes to marry a poor man and chose another path. Betrayal from her father and her mother’s tragic coma shattered her world, and the bond between the two families was broken. Chris left the country devastated, only to return years later as a powerful billionaire. By then, Laura’s company was collapsing and threatened by her stepbrother’s schemes. Desperate, she had no choice but to seek Chris’s help. But Chris has conditions: he will save her company only if Laura honors their old marriage agreement. Forced into a contract marriage, Laura and Chris must navigate bitter resentment, unresolved passion, and dangerous family rivalries. Will this marriage of convenience remain a contract or will it awaken the love they once denied?

Callixta drunk herself in a bar to vent the resentment she feels . From an early age, her parents wanted her to be like her sister who was smart, obedient, and talented. Her relationship with her parents became even more strained when her sister died in an accident. Her world crashed down more when she caught her boyfriend cheated and dated her best friend. On that night while in her way home, she seated in her car's driver seat. She poured all her pain through crying. Even the clouds and the sky send a sympathetic roar and strikes of lightning. The rain started to fall heavily . Due to drunkenness and dark surroundings, Callixta did not notice a car at the intersection of the road and crashed into it. She dont have any idea that the passenger of that car turned out to be the fiancee of a powerful man.

Joyce and Celina's first encounter wasn't a pleasant one, and it seemed like their fates would end there. However, fate had other plans as they were later placed in the same company to work together. Extended interactions led to both of them developing feelings for each other. Before their love could be confessed, another unfortunate event occurred – Joyce's father brought Celina's mother and her to their house and announced his intention to marry Celina's mother, making her Joyce's stepmother. Consequently, Celina became his stepsister as a result. Joyce's resentment towards his father was overpowering, causing his feelings for Celina to be overshadowed. His actions repeatedly hurt the girl he loved. As the truth came to light, he almost lost her completely. Indeed, Joyce's journey to make amends and resolve the events of the past will be a crucial part of the story. Hopefully, readers will find it fascinating to read "The Evil Sky's Billionaire."

Losing her best friend in a fire felt like the worst thing that could happen to Anastasia, but that was before Kasper proposed a marriage. Harboring rage and resentment that seems to grow more than it lessens, makes Kasper cold and unfair to Anastasia, enough to make her tremble in fear whenever he's nearby. Their relationship is so far from normal, and holds so little of the feelings it should that even speaking about it aloud is forbidden. When Anastasia starts to get glimpses of the man that Kasper can be, she falls a little harder. But would it be enough to erase all of the hurt he has dealt her overtime? What happens when Kasper starts to see her in a new light, as the woman she is and deserving of all he is too afraid to give? Would his feelings for each other push aside the bitterness he's cradled for so long or would the bitterness override the best thing he's ever felt?

Di antara cinta, kehilangan, dan rahasia masa lalu, mereka terjebak dalam takdir yang tidak seharusnya bersinggungan. Sebuah kecelakaan telah mengubah segalanya, memisahkan dua hati, namun juga mempertemukannya kembali dengan cara yang tidak terbayangkan. Bagi Valeria Duarte, cinta sejati adalah sesuatu yang sudah ia kubur bersama masa lalunya. Bagi Daniel, hidupnya berubah sejak hari di mana ia membuka mata dan menyadari bahwa dunia sudah tidak lagi sama. Di balik gemerlap dunia mode dan ambisi bisnis, tersimpan rahasia kelam keluarga, dan pengkhianatan yang akan mengubah arti dari kata "takdir." Karena kadang yang mati tidak benar-benar pergi dan yang hidup mungkin bukan lagi orang yang kita kenal.

Aru dan Ara ialah sepasang kekasih. Hubungan mereka terbilang baik-baik saja, namun tidak setelah pesan mencurigakan yang tak seharusnya Aru temukan itu malah terbaca. Membuat keadaan Aru seketika berbalik dengan cepat, merubahnya menjadi pacar rahasia. ~ Perlahan hubungan mereka mulai goyah, bergelombang pasang-surut dan bergejolak bagai hawa panas yang menggerahkan jiwa dan perlahan mencekik hubungan mereka. ~ Lantas, akankah Ara memihak kesalahannya menjadi takdir cinta ataukah merasa cintanya adalah sebuah kesalahan? ~ Cerita ini disajikan dengan bumbu petuah kedalaman dan kejernihan batin dalam memaknai apa arti cinta. Dikemas dalam 2 wajah berbeda antara Aru dan Ara yang detak cinta mereka masih serupa namun punya sisi yang berbeda. ~ ~ ~ Selamat Membaca!