Box Kue Kecil

When her cheating husband accuses Liza of being a cheater, Liza loses it all. All while knowing her husband's infidelity, the only hope she held onto was that he would come back to her leaving his cheating ways. When he demands a divorce, she gives in. Distraught by his accusations, she leaves the very home she had spent numerous nights waiting for him to come home. But an unfortunate accident lands her in the hospital. And the only way he would ever know her truth is the box Liza cherishes so much. In the box lie a series of letters she had written him. Note: This book is about growth and finding oneself.

Vida tidak menyangka jika mengantar kue malah menjadi malapetaka. Tanpa Vida sadari, dia digiring ke ranjang Davin sang pewaris keluarga Wijaya yang sebelumnya belum pernah dia kenal. Pernikahan mendadak tak bisa dielakkan guna memenuhi permintaan ayahnya, dan perasaan hancur menyertai Vida kala dia mengetahui ternyata Davin sudah mempunyai kekasih yang sangat dia cintai. Akankah Vida bertahan dalam pernikahannya?

Nur sering dihina oleh kakak ipar nya karena ia miskin dan tak punya uang, Nur hanya diperlukan ketika ada pesta dirumah ipar tak lain hanya sebagai pembantu gratis. Sakit hati dan kecewa membuat Nur bangkit dari kemiskinan, ia membuka usaha kue, semakin lama usaha kuenya semakin maju, hingga ia bisa menyewa toko. Namun, masalah kembali muncul, suaminya malah selingkuh disaat Nur habis keguguran.

Terbangun di tubuh Lady Evelyne—antagonis manja yang dibencinya—Aruna memilih membuang obsesinya pada pangeran demi membuka toko kue modern di Kerajaan Asteria. Alih-alih hidup malas, ia justru mengikat apron dan membuat seluruh istana gempar dengan kelezatan cheesecake dan cookies buatannya. Namun, saat ia hanya ingin hidup mandiri, aroma manis kuenya justru memancing rasa penasaran pangeran dingin, duke misterius, dan mantan tunangan yang kini menyesal telah membuangnya. "Berhenti mengejarku, Pangeran!"

The Ship engaged in the Subsea Cable Laying, and Pipeline installation in the Arabian Sea found four big boxes during a pre-lay survey before a sub-sea pipeline installation. That was a diving ship. The divers inspected the box on the sea bottom and did not know what was inside. So the ship crews lifted boxes. They opened it and were shocked. Full of gold.Tons of gold. The top officials onboard that ship hid this information from their management, and they decided to transport that gold to Europe. The actual owner of this box containing gold is a terror group in Asia. They started a secret war from all sides to get back the gold without being noticed by the government agencies. Indian Military Intelligence, monitoring this terror group, got information about this gold. A true expression of a pirate story. This you love to read with breath held.

Two days before my wedding, I was sorting through some old belongings when I suddenly remembered the time capsules Ethan Shaw and I buried ten years ago. His expression froze the moment he heard it. He tried to talk me out of going. “It’s been so long. Someone must’ve dug them up already.” I didn’t think much of it and went back to our old school on my own. But at the spot where we buried it, I unearthed five metal boxes of different sizes. Two of them were the ones Ethan and I buried a decade ago, now rusted all over. The other three didn’t belong there—one was just as rusty, while the remaining two looked brand-new. The old box had Rose Quinn’s name carved on it. On top were the words: “My secret crush was a war of myself. Ethan, I wish you happiness.” I remembered her then—an unremarkable girl who used to sit behind us. And the two new boxes were engraved with the names Ethan Shaw and Rose Quinn. The date marked on them was today. On Ethan’s box, it read: “My greatest regret in life is that I can’t give you a wedding.” On Rose’s box, it read: “My greatest regret in life is that I can’t openly wish you a happy wedding day.”

Pada pernikahan tahun keenam, suamiku sudah tidak menyentuhku selama tiga bulan. Dia mengatakan bahwa dirinya sangat kelelahan karena sibuk bekerja. Aku yang merasa kami sudah saling mencintai selama bertahun-tahun pun memercayainya tanpa ragu. Namun, pada hari ulang tahunku, aku malah mendengar teman suamiku bertanya padanya dalam bahasa asing, “Kamu sudah putus hubungan sama selingkuhanmu itu? Sebelumnya, kamu pergi cari dia setiap hari. Entah tubuhmu tahan atau nggak. Apa istrimu nggak keberatan kamu begini?” Suamiku mengembuskan asap rokok, lalu menjawab dengan acuh tak acuh, “Aku sudah nggak sentuh dia selama beberapa bulan. Sallie punya teknik yang bagus. Aku masih belum bosan. Sayangnya, dia hamil. Istriku nggak suka anak. Jadi, aku akan kasih Sallie sejumlah uang dan suruh dia pergi lahirkan anaknya di luar negeri beberapa saat lagi.” Aku mengepalkan tanganku dan diam-diam meneteskan air mata. Suamiku pun bertanya aku kenapa dengan gugup. Namun, aku hanya menggeleng. “Kue buatanmu enak banget. Aku sangat terharu.” Kue itu sangat manis. Namun, aku yang mengerti bahasa asing yang mereka gunakan merasa sangat getir.

How do you defend yourself in the eyes of those people around you?If you do not know your true identity? Does there judgment to you will be validated or not. If you're Elle? How can you go outside the box of betrayal and love?

Ayah membawaku ke sebuah pesta yang diadakan oleh seorang bibi. Saat makan kue, aku tanpa sengaja memakan ceri yang ada di lapisan tengahnya, lalu segera memuntahkannya. Karena dulu pernah mengalami alergi parah sampai seluruh tubuhku merah dan hampir meninggal, aku masih mengingat rasa itu dengan sangat jelas meskipun usiaku waktu itu masih kecil. Namun, bibi itu terlihat sangat kecewa dan berkata, "Seperti tradisi saat Imlek, kalau menemukan koin di dalam pangsit itu berarti membawa keberuntungan. Aku sengaja menyembunyikan ceri di dalam kue ini. Tapi ternyata Keenan nggak menghargainya." Ayah tidak mau mendengar penjelasanku dan langsung mengusirku keluar untuk berdiri di halaman sebagai hukuman. Aku selalu mendengar Ibu berkata bahwa akhir-akhir ini suhu sangat panas dan aku harus tetap berada di dalam rumah. Ternyata, cuaca memang panas sekali! Tubuhku mulai terasa sangat gatal dan aku merasa sulit bernapas. Aku ingin mencari Ayah, tetapi tidak peduli seberapa keras aku mengetuk pintu, Ayah tetap tidak mau membukakannya. Melalui jendela kaca yang besar, aku bisa melihat Ayah hanya melirik ke arahku dengan tatapan dingin dari dalam rumah. Dia benar-benar tidak mau membukakan pintu untukku.

On the fifth year anniversary of my marking ceremony with Alpha Gabriel Blackhound, I got sprayed by a blast of high-concentration silver powder that was ejected from the jewelry box I had opened. It resulted in me going blind in both eyes. Gabriel practically tore down the entire jewelry store out of rage. He vowed to find the culprit and exact vengeance on my behalf. Since then, he served as my walking cane. Even if he was dealing with pack matters, he insisted on making me sit on his lap. The entire pack sang praises about how devoted he was to me. I was insanely grateful for what Gabriel had done for me, so I took great care of the "orphaned pup" who was left behind by a Beta in the pack my whole life. But when I lay on my deathbed, I overheard Gabriel's murmured conversation with my best friend, Isabelle Barker. He was even hugging her at that time. "Gabriel, our son will be officially taking over as the pack's Alpha tomorrow. I suppose we have that blind she-wolf to thank for being a free nanny to him." "Yeah. If we didn't blind her back then, she'd never have agreed to taking care of our heir, who looks very similar to me." It turned out that the suffering and gratitude I had gone through in this lifetime was nothing more than an elaborate scheme Gabriel and Isabelle had woven for me in order to get their bastard pup crowned as the next Alpha! Overwhelmed with immense resentment and hatred, I breathed my last on the bed. When I open my eyes again, I hear Gabriel urging me to open the gift. The lethal jewelry box, which is still sealed and untouched, is currently sitting right in front of me. That's when I know that I've gotten reborn. I do my best to suppress the roiling waves of hatred as I gently push the box filled with silver powder into Gabriel's arm. Then, I act all cutesy in front of him. "Darling, since this is a surprise that you've prepared for me, why don't you open the box and put the jewelry on for me?"