Buku Ten

Chester Ford brings home a female university student for the 10th time during our 10th wedding anniversary banquet. He walks into the banquet hall with the young lady in his arms. "Don't you see that your outfit is clashing with hers, Yuna Sutherland? Take off your dress. Right here and now." He slowly loosens his tie while I take a step back in panic. He then proceeds to tug my pearl necklace from my neck. "What are you waiting for? Stop acting like you're innocent. Your father tossed your younger sister to Ford Group to be a kept woman back then. He also practically delivered you straight onto my bed, all for 30 million dollars. I'll never forget how he looked when he was begging on his knees." Everyone eagerly watches the drama unfold with champagne glasses in hand. I stare at the wedding ring on his ring finger, which is close to becoming tarnished. For the 10th time, I request a divorce. Chester sneers. "How original of you, Yuna. Yet, you eventually kneel and plead for forgiveness every time. If you leave the Ford family, who's going to pay to keep your sister alive in the ICU?"

“I am going to break you. That’s the whole purpose of this exercise. From the moment the door inside that room closes, I am not going to be Mr. Nice Guy. I am going to do everything in my power to hear you scream, and I won’t stop until I hear you beg for mercy. Do you wish to proceed on that basis?”

The nights in Vicente were a coexistence of order and gunfire. Tonight was the wedding, ten years overdue, between Anthony Oliver, the don of the Oliver mafia family, and Mabel Samson, the woman who had stood beside him through bloodshed, betrayals, and underworld wars. A top-tier luxury hotel had been cleared by the family's soldati. Below them glittered a sea of city lights; above them bloomed fireworks commissioned for the future Donna alone. The man known for his ruthlessness knelt on one knee with a rare diamond ring, his eyes filled with rare tenderness. "Mabel," he said, "you walked through hell at my side. Let me give you peace for the rest of your life." It seemed that all the sacrifices and patience had finally led somewhere. However, just as Mabel's fingers were about to touch the ring, a piercing scream came from above. "Don't! Anthony! Save me!" That single cry drew all of Anthony's attention away. The girl was not unfamiliar to Mabel. Two years earlier, Anthony's twin brother had been tortured to death by a rival mafia family while covering his retreat. His body was never recovered. And Cheryl Reyes was the fiancée he had protected with his life. Mabel watched as the man she loved abandoned everything without hesitation and ran toward another woman. She stepped forward and tried to stop him. "Don't go. The wedding isn't over." However, when their eyes met, the Don accused her coldly of being heartless and selfish. And in that moment, Mabel felt tired. Perhaps it was time, just once, to choose herself over the Family.

mereka sering mengira Kota itu ramai. Tapi pada kenyataannya Kota itu tak pernah benar-benar ramai, bagi Vania rumah Vania selalu terasa lebih sunyi daripada jalanan di luar sana. Rumah dua lantai dengan pagar hitam tinggi itu berdiri megah, tetapi tak pernah terasa hangat. Dindingnya kokoh, lampunya terang, namun percakapan di dalamnya selalu singkat dan seperlunya. Vania tumbuh di antara jadwal rapat dan dering telepon papahnya yang tak pernah berhenti. Pria itu selalu berangkat sebelum matahari terbit dan pulang ketika malam hampir habis. Jas kerjanya rapi, wajahnya tegas, tetapi waktunya tak pernah cukup untuk duduk sebentar dan mendengarkan cerita putrinya. Di meja makan yang panjang, kursi papah sering kali kosong atau jika terisi, hanya ada keheningan yang menggantung canggung. Bagi Vania. rumah bukan tempat berbagi cerita, melainkan tempat menyimpan luka. Di sekolah, ia dikenal sebagai siswi pendiam. Senyumnya manis tapi siapa yang tahu sorot matanya menyimpan lelah yang tak dimengerti teman-temannya. Ia pernah menemukan tempat bersandar seseorang yang membuatnya merasa didengar, dihargai, dan tidak sendirian. Seseorang yang menjadi dunianya ketika rumah tak lagi terasa utuh. Namun sandaran itu runtuh. Orang yang paling ia percaya justru meninggalkannya dan menghianatinya. Sejak saat itu, Vania belajar menjadi wanita yang lebih tegar. Ia yakin bahwa ia mampu melewati semuanya sendiri. Lorong sekolah, bangku taman, dan sudut perpustakaan menjadi saksi bisu tangis yang ia sembunyikan. Hari-harinya berjalan datar hingga suatu pagi, di tengah riuh langkah siswa dan bel yang menggema, takdir mempertemukan ia dengan seseorang. Seseorang yang mampu mengerti yang terdalam yang tersembunyi di balik dirinya. Dan seseorang yang mempunyai luka yang sama. Dan di sanalah cerita Vania benar-benar dimulai di antara luka yang tak kunjung sembuh, dan harapan yang diam-diam tumbuh kembali.

Duniaku seakan hancur ketika dengan tak sengaja menemukan sebuah buku nikah suamiku di dalam tas kerjanya ketika ia baru saja pulang dinas luar kota selama satu bulan. Terpampang jelas wajah suamiku dan wanita tanpa hijab dengan lesung pipi menghiasi wajahnya. Rambutnya lurus sebahu, tergerai dengan sebuah jepit kecil dirambut ujung kanan. Aku berusaha mengingat siapa wanita yang ada di dalam buku nikah ini, tapi aku sama sekali tak bisa mengingatnya. Teringat jelas satu bulan yang lalu ketika Mas Naufal meminta ijin padaku untuk dinas luar kota selama satu bulan. Akupun tak mempermasalahkannya karena ini merupakan suatu kegiatan rutinnya ketika bekerja pada suatu perusahaan di kota Y. Ia akan sering dinas luar kota untuk meninjau proyek yang ada di sana. Saat ini Mas Naufal menduduki posisi sebagai pengawas pada sebuah perusahaan konstruksi, membuatnya sering meninggalkanku sendiri di rumah ketika ia tugas di luar kota. Dengan jabatan itulah ia bisa menghidupiku secara layak dan sangat kecukupan, membuatku sangat beruntung memiliki suami sepertinya. Dalam buku nikah yang kutemukan tersebut tertulis sebuah nama Atha Hafidz Alfarezy dengan Kirani Cahya Dewi. Namun tunggu, bukankah nama suamiku adalah Ghibran Naufal Rizal. Tapi kenapa wajahnya sangat mirip? Dan kenapa pula buku nikah ini bisa ada di dalam tas kerja Mas Naufal?

I manage to drag Jared Sheppard from death's door. Since then, I've accompanied him from his poorest times all the way to the current moment, when he's now worth tens of millions of dollars. On the day his company goes public, he gets engaged to another woman. "Gabrielle, she's different from you. She's an actual princess of the elite. I need to give her an official title, so I can't fool around with you anymore." I never bothered defending myself. It's time for this farce to end, anyway. After all, there's still a man waiting for me at home, who's been calling me his princess since I was a little girl.

Hanum Khairani Prasetio. Anak keluarga ningrat yang ditinggal pergi oleh calon suaminya tujuh hari sebelum akad dilaksanakan. Ia sangat tersiksa dan drop sampai harus di rawat dengan dokter pribadi. Namun, ditengah penyakit yang melanda hadirlah sosok yang mampu menenangkannya, perlahan ia bisa bangkit dan menerima segala ketetapan takdir dengan ikhlas. Di malam itu, sehari akad akan dilaksanakan. Hadirlah Rey Pratama meminang Hanum. Namun bagaimana kah ia bisa menyimpan rahasia yang begitu besar dengan adanya wanita selain Hanum? Penasaran apa yang sebenarnya terjadi pada rumah tangga Hanum dan Rey?

Sharon pledged to never give her heart to any man ever again. When a greedy and contemptuous billionaire sets his beady eyes on her farm, of course she would do anything to protect it – including going on 10 dates with him. That’s not so hard is it? Even if the said billionaire's eyes aren't beady at all… Raymond sees all women as the same. They want only two things: money and a handsome man to show off to their friends And Sharon is no different. So acquiring the land shouldn’t be so hard after all dhe is just a woman. Just throw some money around and if that doesn’t work. A little seduction should do it. Or that’s what he thought. But a rumour starts to go around about him being an ass so he decides to do something about it, so his reputation won't be ruined "I’ll sponsor your farm if you will go on 10 dates with me” he said but it turns out Sharon is different. The more time he spends in her company, the more he realizes how skewed his perspective of life is… And he realised that he would do anything to kiss the beautiful but guarded beauty. Will Sharon and Raymond be able to save the farm or will she lose both her chance at love and her beloved inheritance?

Dijebak oleh teman-temannya karena dianggap gadis 'nerd', Ivy Adinata (19) justru bertemu dengan lelaki paruh baya bernama Lexton Tan (38). Tanpa mengetahui usia Lexton, Ivy jatuh cinta pada pandangan pertama begitu saja. Bagaimana ketika perlahan Ivy mulai tahu siapa Lexton yang sebenarnya? Apakah cinta beda usia itu direstui?

Novel ini bercerita tentang kisah cinta sevilla dan verrel. Hidup sevilla seakan berubah kala ayahnya meninggal dunia. Penderitanya semakin bertambah, kala sang ibu mengalami gangguan jiwa. Hingga suatu hari ia tak sengaja menabrak verrel, laki-laki jenius yang terkenal dingin dan sombong. suatu har