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My name is Violet. I was the consigliere to the Leon mafia family in New York, and I wrote the rules of this city’s underworld myself. Yet, the man I had kept by my side for ten years, Drake Leon, was now trampling all over them. Ten years was more than enough time for a stray dog to grow into a wolf that can stand on its own. A decade ago, he was hacked to pieces by enemies on the streets of Brooklyn. Covered in blood, he crawled to me like a dying dog. I took him in. I put a gun in his hand. I taught him the rules of the mafia. Step by step, using my position as the Leon mafia family’s consigliere, I groomed him to become the boss of the Manhattan port district. Ten years later, he controlled the most valuable port under the Leon family for me, and for another woman, he framed her in standing grace. When that girl named Lina showed up pregnant, wearing the blue diamond necklace my mother left me, and sat in the seat that was supposed to be mine, I didn’t lose my temper. Instead, I had someone take the pathology report from the hospital, along with the child, seal them in a gift box, and deliver them to Drake’s new estate. Half an hour later, the study door was kicked open. He stormed in, drenched in night rain, carrying the scent of gunpowder. The barrel of his gun pressed straight against my forehead. “Violet.” He stared at me, his eyes bloodshot. “You touch her child, and I’ll make sure you’re buried with her.” I stayed seated by the fireplace. I didn’t move. I simply pushed a document to the center of the table. “Don’t rush into madness.” I looked up at him and continued, “As of fifteen minutes ago, I’ve frozen three warehouses under your name, two shipping routes, and seven offshore accounts.” Only then did his expression finally change. I smiled faintly, my voice soft. “Drake, you seem to have forgotten something. The reason for your accomplishments today isn’t because you know how to pull a trigger. It’s because I allowed you to live.”

Mereka pikir selama ini karena penampilan Ria yang tertutup, wanita itu adalah wanita polos dan bodoh. Itu kenapa dengan mudah, Wenda kakak kandungnya sendiri berani bermain dengan Revan yang tak lain adalah suami Ria di belakang. Setelah mengetahui perselingkuhan itu, Ria yang notabene adalah pemilik restauran yang dikelola oleh Revan, menyusun rencana besar untuk menghantarkan sang suami dan Wenda kakaknya sendiri. Ria memberi obat yang membuat Revan sakau dan mengalihkan semua aset atas namanya sendiri, atas bantuan temannya yang notaris. Kejadian demi kejadian direkayasa olehnya atas bantuan seorang pegawai setianya di restoran. Namanya Doni, pria yang selama ini mencintai Ria dengan tulus. Mendengar suami Ria selingkuh, tentu saja membuatnya senang dan merasa punya kesempatan berada di sisi Ria. Di sisi lain, Ria mendekati Rayyan kakak iparnya, yang tak lain adalah suami dari Wenda. Ia meminta Rayyan menceraikan Wenda, dan bergabung dengannya untuk membalas perbuatan jahat Revan dan Wenda pada mereka. Awalnya Rayyan yang polos menolak, dia masih mencintai Wenda, dan ternyata Wenda sedang hamil. Namun, setelah tahu bahwa itu adalah anak Revan, Rayyaan akhirnya menyerah dan ikut permainan Ria. Ria sudah bertekad, istri yang mereka anggap lemah itu akan menghancurkan mereka sampai mereka enggan meng-eja namanya. Itu adalah pembalasan sebagai pelajaran, bahwa perselingkuhan itu selain menjijikkan perlu dibalas dengan kejam. Rencana Ria akhirnya berhasil meski melewati jalan berliku dan sempat gagal berkali. Seiring interaksi Ria dan Doni, perasaan itu tumbuh. Namun, di sisi lain, ia juga memiliki perasaan pada Rayyan yang juga menyatakan cinta padanya. Untuk sesaat, Ria sempat bimbang. Harus memilih Doni atau Rayyan. Setelah berjalannya waktu, Ria pun menjatuhkan pilihan pada pria baik dan polos juga sederhana seperti Rayyan. Pria yang terluka karena dikhianati sang kakak.

My father suffered from serious manic depression. When I was eight, my house was robbed and my mother was killed. I became blind while shielding my father from being stabbed. I became the only solace for my father after that. Anyone who hurt me would suffer my father's wrath. When my classmate made fun of me for being blind, her thermos suddenly exploded a few days later and she was blinded. When the class bully targeted me, he was found lying in an alley the next day. Something had dropped on him from a high building that broke his limbs. Not long after, my father achieved great success in his career. He was known for being a sharp businessman. I continued to be the most important person to him. Whoever dared touch a hair on me was as good as dead. I was lucky that a top medical research center overseas successfully came up with a treatment to restore my eyesight. On the day they removed my bandages, I received my father's wedding invitation. [Rina, I found you a new mother. We'll both dote on you when you come home.] My father told me how gentle and kind my new mother was and how much he looked forward to us meeting each other. I was touched and specially prepared a present for her. However, she instructed her bodyguards to abduct me and bring me to an abandoned factory. "Of all the things to learn in life, how dare a young girl like you learn to seduce another woman's husband? How shameless! How dare you steal something that belonged to my husband's late wife? I'll skin you alive!" My present was flung to the ground and destroyed. She ordered her bodyguards to force themselves on me and broke my bones. She skinned me alive and put plaster all over me to turn me into a statue. She then put me into an exquisite gift box to give to my father as a surprise. "Sweetheart, this is the vixen you've kept hidden from me. I turned her into an angel statue. You can see her every night if you put her in your bedroom. You won't need to sneak out to see her.

Adia dan Hanif memutuskan untuk menikah setelah menghabiskan 3 tahun masa pacaran. Satu tahun pertama masih terasa pasangan paling bahagia. Masih romantis. Masih perhatian. Saling mengabari. Masalah-masalah kecil seperti Hanif yang sering kelupaan naruh handuk di atas kasur, atau menarik baju sampai berantakan, bisa teratasi dengan mudah. Masalah kecil. Hingga suatu hari, kedunya dituntut sibuk oleh pekerjaan masing-masing. Yang membuat horor kali ini adalah ... pertanyaan kapan punya anak? Setiap Adia ikut acara keluarga, pertanyaan itu tidak berhenti dari mulut tante dan sepupu-sepupunya. Mereka bahkan menyaranan berbagai ramuan obat kuat. Memberikan wejangan macam-macam dan pertanyaan aneh-aneh seperti, "Adia jangan keseringan di atas, sesekali aja. Kasihan sperma Hanif muntah lagi ke bawah kalau posisinya kayak gitu terus. Emang sih, di atas enak. Tapi itu nantinya Hanif jadi malas gerak. Hanif juga harus aktif, Di." Adia menanggapi dengan memijit pelipis, pusing. Suatu hari kabar baik itu datang. Adia hamil. Hanif hanya tersenyum datar saat Adia menyodorkan tespek bergaris dua. Hanif menjadi lebih pendiam sejak saat itu, padahal semua keluarga begembira menyambut hadirnya si kecil. Pada suatu malam Adia mendengar sebuah tangisan pilu, ia memeriksa ruang demi ruang. Hanif, suaminya, sedang tersedu-sedu di atas sajadah. Bahunya bergetar. Tangisannya terdengar sedih sekali. Entah apa yang lelaki itu ceritakan pada Tuhan. Setelah tangis Hanif reda, Adia berinisiatif membawakan teh, mengelus bahunya dan mempertanyakan kenapa. Kejujuran Hanif membuat tercengang. Ternyata lelaki itu punya trauma mendalam di masa kecil, itu sebabnya ia tidak berkeinginan mempunyai anak. Namun, Tuhan berkehendak lain. Tuhan menitipkan ruh di rahim Adia. Adia shock. Ia menangis sejadi-jadinya. Adia bingung, apa yang harus dilakukan pada bayinya nanti? Adia tidak ingin anak ini lahir seperti tidak diinginkan. Hanif meminta Adia membantunya melupakan trauma itu. Pelan-pelan, perlahan. Hanif tidak merasakan sakit lagi saat mengingat ayah yang menyiksa ibu dan adiknya.