Bunga The Honey Badger

After my fiance’s childhood friend found out I was born with a heart condition, she secretly poured a high-dose energy drink into my champagne. The moment I drank it, my heart started racing, and stabbing pain spread through my chest. In a panic, I tore open my only emergency medication, but the water I used to take it had been swapped with strong lemon water. As soon as I drank it, my face went pale. I lost all strength and collapsed to the ground. “Lemon water’s full of vitamin C. It helps with hangovers and keeps you healthy.” Charlotte Whitmore laughed so hard she nearly doubled over. With her arms crossed, she looked at my fiance, Ethan Cross, the boss of the Rolling Stones. “Ethan, your fiancee’s acting is incredible! “I’ve been a doctor for years, and I’ve never seen anyone react like this to a little champagne and lemon water.” I bit my lip until I tasted blood. The pain made my eyes sting, and I clutched Ethan’s leg. “Honey, please, call an ambulance! I can’t take it anymore…” For a moment, his expression wavered, but the guests quickly cut in. “Come on, stop pretending! Nobody dies from a bit of champagne and lemon water.” “Yeah, you’re just jealous Charlotte got promoted and didn’t want to toast to her.” Ethan’s face turned cold again. He yanked my hand off and stepped away. “Charlotte’s a doctor. You’ll be fine with her here.” I stopped begging and texted my father asking for help.

|Excerpt| Iris was taking small steps to her husband's study. She had a medical file in her hand with tears in her eyes while she tightly gripped the file. Without knocking she entered the study to find her husband with a lawyer beside him. "Honey..", Iris started while looking down but was cut by a dark alluring voice. "Don't honey me you filthy women, just sign these divorce papers and take whatever you want and get out of my estate." Listening this Iris looked up and gasped as she looked in the dead eyes of her husband. | • | Iris Knight or now just Iris has been through alot in these past two years. Navigating her way since she got that report has been quite a task. Now broken beyond repair or as she believes she just lives without any hope... | • | Tristan Knight had it all money, power and most importantly the love of his life. But losing her due to some morphed photos have turned him into a ruthless and cold man with only goal being to find his flower... | • | So what will happen when Tristan and Iris finally after two years come face to face. Regrets, hatred, love, forgiveness, misery, happiness, sadness, hope, jealousy and trust; with so many emotion cruising what and who will win at what stake? With two most important question remaining like a mystery; What happened to Iris in the past two years and what was there in the file...

Zahara's life was never full of sparkles and rainbows. Sa dami ng ibinabatong pagsubok ng buhay sa kaniya ay halos gusto na niyang sumuko at huwag ng lumaban. Ang nobyo nalang niya ang naging sandigan niya para lumaban sa agos ng tadhana. When no one was there to pull her up, he was there. Kaya nang mapagtantong niloko siya nito ay labis na nadurog ang puso at pagkatao niya. She almost died knowing she was just a orphan with no one loving her. But faith gave her another chance to redeem herself. Her biological Father found her hanging on the brink of death. He took her in, making her the Heiress of his billions worth of wealth. Pero sa paglipas ng ilang taon na pagkakawalay sa bansang pinagmulan, hindi inakala ni Zahara na muli silang maghaharap ng lalaking minsang nagwasak ng puso niya. She did her best to forget about him. Masaya na siya sa buhay na meron siya ngayon. And the worst part is. They are marrying each for the sake of business. How will her ex boyfriend react after knowing that she's alive after all these years? At ano ang magiging reaksyon nito kapag nalaman na nagkaroon pala ng bunga ang pagsasama nila noon? Will this contract marriage be the way to heal their broken hearts? O ito rin ang magiging dahilan para mas lalo silang madurog at mawasak?

Setiap pukul nol nol dini hari, studio radio tempat Ardian Sagara dan Raina Mahesa bekerja dipenuhi aroma pandan yang lembut dan aneh, karena tak seorang pun membawa bunga atau daun pandan. Awalnya mereka mengira hanya halusinasi karena lelah siaran malam. Namun ketika suara perempuan samar menyusup lewat setiap kesempatan dan menyebut satu nama “Mei Lin...” hidup Ardian tak pernah sama lagi. Aroma itu bukan sekadar wangi. Ia adalah panggilan dari arwah seorang gadis Tionghoa yang mati tragis dua puluh tahun lalu, terkubur tanpa nama di taman liar tempat pandan tumbuh. Mei Lin tak ingin menakuti siapa pun, ia hanya ingin ditemukan dan dimakamkan dengan layak. Tapi untuk mencapainya, ia mengikat nyawa gadis yang disukai Ardian sebagai jaminan. Demi menyelamatkan keduanya, Ardian harus menelusuri misteri masa lalu yang kelam. ritual keluarga, perjanjian darah, dan sebuah cermin yang menjadi penjara arwah. Di antara bisikan malam dan suara siaran yang tak pernah berhenti, Ardian belajar satu hal, tidak semua arwah datang untuk menakuti, sebagian datang untuk menuntaskan kisah yang belum sempat diakhiri. “Dan malam itu, di balik aroma pandan yang lembut, suara itu berbisik... "Tolong, selamatkan aku.’” Bagaimana ceritanya, yuk baca terus novelnya hingga tamat. Happy Reading

Isabella Flores, isang dalagang pinambayad utang ng sariling ama. Bunga siya ng kataksilan at siya ngayon ang nagdurusa sa kasalan na ginawa ng kaniyang mga magulang. Buong buhay niya, ginawa siyang alila sa mansyon na mga Bustamante—ang legal na pamilya ng kaniyang ama. Wala siyang ibang pagpipilian kundi ang tiisin ang pagmamalupit sa kaniya sapagkat wala siyang ibang matutuluyan. Buong akala niya ay sapat na ang pagpapakaalila niya upang bayaran ang kasalanan ng magulang niya, subalit higit pa pala roon ang kailangan niyang isakripisyo, dahil kailangan niyang pakasalan ang pinagkakautangan ng kaniyang ama—si Maximo Castellano. Mayaman, makapangyarihan at matunog ang pangalan nito lalo na sa mundo ng negosyo, subalit wala pang nakakakita kung ano tunay na hitsura nito. Ganunpaman, ang katotohanang magpapakasal si Isabella sa taong hindi naman niya mahal ay malaking kahibangan para sa kaniya lalo na't hindi naman siya ang orihinal na ipambabayad utang kundi ang nakatatandang kapatid na babae—si Catriona Bustamente. Ano kaya ang posibleng mangyari sa oras na malaman ni Maximo na ang pinakasalan niyang dalaga ay hindi pala ang ipinangako sa kaniya? Panibagong dagok sa buhay na naman kaya ang dadanasin ni Isabella o kabaliktaran ito sa inaasahan niya?

I have been married to Andrew Connolly for four years, but whenever his gaze meets mine, there is no recognition at all. Even my voice doesn't register. He remembers everyone around him, yet the one person he never remembers is that I am his wife. If I put on a hat, he asks who I am. When I tie my hair up, he assumes I am a new hire at his company. To help him remember, I repeat the same outfit, the same makeup, the same hairstyle. Still, despite my daily presence, he treats me like a stranger. I tell myself Andrew is simply buried in work, that the neglect is accidental, right up until a concert night. I watch him cut through the crowd and embrace his first love, whom he has not seen in years. When the stage suddenly collapses, I seize his arm and beg, "Honey, please save me." Andrew shoves me away, his voice flat and cold. "You're not my wife. My wife is at home." I am crushed beneath the falling debris. Choking on blood, I can only watch as Andrew rescues his first love and walks away. That is when I realize it's not that he can't remember me, he just doesn't love me. The bodyguards drag me out of the wreckage. Later, I spend a month confined to bed with serious injuries. While I am in the hospital, I get a photo of Andrew kissing his first love. The blows land one after another and mercilessly jerk me awake. I am done with love, and I am done with him!

Ketika cinta bertasbih, bertahtakan hati, serta bermahkotakan naluri, maka sukma seakan ingin berteriak menegaskan betapa dia mencintai sang kekasih. Fauziah Azzahra, biasa disapa Azizah oleh teman-temannya. Azizah merupakan gadis periang serta penyayang keluarga. Usianya yang masih terbilang belia, tetapi sudah menunjukkan tanda-tanda bertanggung jawab sebagai seorang wanita. Wajahnya yang rupawan, menjadikan ia sebagai gadis natural tanpa polesan. Banyak yang kagum pada sosok gadis itu. Sehingga membuatnya dipandang selayaknya bunga desa. Akan tetapi, kecemburuan sosial membuatnya terhempas bagai sampah masyarakat di lingkungannya sendiri. Sementara kedua orangtuanya tak peduli. Azizah yang masih polos dalam dunia percintaan, tak banyak bertanya tentang siapa sosok pemuda yang kini berstatus sebagai kekasihnya. Sementara Adrian selalu saja menutupi statusnya yang sudah menikah. Suatu ketika Azizah akhirnya mengetahui status Adrian, membuat gadis tersebut memutuskan hubungan. Berselang beberapa tahun kemudian, Azizah bertemu pria bernama Bagaskara. Keduanya pun menjalin hubungan selama empat tahun lamanya, hingga memutuskan untuk menikah. Namun, sebelum pernikahan itu berlangsung tiba-tiba Adrian kembali hadir dalam kehidupan Azizah dan meminta gadis itu untuk kembali padanya. Akankah Azizah tetap melanjutkan pernikahan bersama Bagaskara? sementara cintanya pada Adrian masih ada. Ataukah dia menerima kembali Adrian dan meninggalkan Bagaskara?

Isang kasambahay na walang pake sa pag-ibig. Isang bilyonaryong sanay sa kontrol. At isang gabing ‘di nila inaasahan... na hahantong sa kasalan?! Si Roxane Hermenez ay simpleng babae: trabaho, uwi, tulog, ulit. Ang pangarap niya? Makaipon, makaalis sa pagiging katulong, at mabigyan ng maayos na buhay ang pamilya. Walang oras sa landi-landi lalo na’t ang amo niya ay si Dark Nathaniel Villamonte — mayaman, suplado, at ubod ng arte. Pero isang gabi, dahil sa kakaibang pagkakataon, isang basong alak, at isang sira ang elevator… may nangyari. At noong malaman ni Dark Nathaniel na may “posibleng bunga” ang gabing iyon, hindi siya nagtago— Siya pa ang nagpumilit magpakasal! “Hindi puwedeng wala akong responsibilidad. Puwede na ang kasal sa Huwes!” Ngayon, si Roxane ang natataranta. Sino ba’ng babae ang pinipikot ng sariling amo?! Pero teka… kung responsibilidad lang ang dahilan, bakit parang nagiging possessive, sweet, at seloso si Dark? May pag-ibig na ba talagang nabubuo? O baka naman… trip lang talaga siya ng bilyonaryo? Saan hahantong ang damdamin ni Roxane sa kanyang gwapong apo kung patuloy siyang susuyin nito kahit alam niyang may mga kontra barata sa ginagawang iyon ni Dark Nathaniel?!!!!

Setelah menjalin hubungan selama delapan tahun, Adeline yang dulunya merupakan cinta pertama Kaivan berubah menjadi seseorang yang tak sabar ingin dia singkirkan. Sementara itu, Adeline yang telah berusaha keras selama tiga tahun hingga rasa cinta terakhirnya terkikis habis pun akhirnya menyerah dan berpaling. Di hari perpisahan, Kaivan mencibir, "Adeline, kutunggu kamu mohon untuk kembali bersamaku." Namun, setelah penantian yang begitu lama, yang didapatkan Kaivan malah adalah kabar pernikahan Adeline. Dia pun murka dan menelepon Adeline. "Kamu masih mau ngambek sampai kapan?" Suara berat seorang pria terdengar dari ujung telepon. "Pak Kaivan, tunanganku lagi mandi dan nggak bisa jawab teleponmu." Kaivan tersenyum sinis dan langsung menutup telepon. Dia mengira ini hanyalah trik Adeline untuk jual mahal. Baru pada hari pernikahan Adeline, ketika dia melihat Adeline mengenakan gaun pengantin, memegang buket bunga, dan berjalan menuju pria lain di ujung altar, Kaivan baru menyadari bahwa Adeline benar-benar tidak menginginkannya lagi. Dia bergegas menghampiri Adeline seperti orang gila dan berujar, "Adel, aku tahu aku salah. Jangan nikah sama orang lain, ya?" Adeline mengangkat gaunnya dan berjalan melewati Kaivan. "Pak Kaivan, bukannya kamu bilang kamu dan Lesya barulah pasangan yang serasi? Buat apa kamu berlutut dan mohon padaku di hari pernikahanku?"

Finally it was time to give her the ring, and Sue didnt hide her disappointment when she saw it. "Told you," Justin whispered. Jake simply smiled and slipped it on her finger. "I now pronounce you man and wife," the preacher said. "You may kiss the bride." He lifted the veil and was struck that she would wear so little make up and still look stunning. She really does have simple but elegant taste. She"s going to throw a fit when she sees her new wardrobe. He already knew he would be assigning Mrs. Parker and her team of seamstresses with a new wardrobe. This time he would have to let Sue talk to her about what she wanted. He didn"t know whether to be relieved or annoyed. As he bent to kiss her on the lips, she gave a slight turn of her head so he kissed the side of her mouth instead. "Well honey, aren"t you full of surprises today," he teased. Having managed to catch her off guard, he wrapped her in his arms and gave her a long kiss on the mouth. She was too stunned to react in time to stop him. Several men chuckled and the single women sighed as if imagining he was kissing them. When Jake let go of her, he shot her a triumphant look. She looked flustered and then furious. They turned to the people as the preacher announced, "I present to you Mr. and Mrs. Jake Mitchell." She was reluctant to walk down the aisle with him so he gently led her by the arm. "We don"t want to disappoint the people. Remember, it"s only for six months." She sighed and started walking with him.