Cara Chat Tante

One day, in the school's group chat, I accidentally revealed that I was the daughter of Sanfiric Inc.'s chairman. Out of nowhere, Sally jumped in with a scathing remark: [Do you have no shame? Clinging to some random man and calling him ‘Dad' just because you're desperate to be an heiress. Have you lost your mind?] Her accusation left me completely baffled. I didn't even bother responding, but she wasn't about to let it go. She bombarded the chat with photos and videos, all claiming to prove that she was the real heiress. In a video she shared, she was clinging to my father's arm, acting sweet and coy. I stared at the screen in shock, my mind reeling. Before I could even process what I was seeing, the school advisor kicked me out of the group chat entirely. "How could we have such a vain and shameless student? You're a disgrace to the school!" Furious, I whipped out my phone and called my dad. The moment he picked up, I exploded, "Roger Burberry, do you have another daughter I don't know about?!"

Natalia yang semula tidak punya apa-apa,, direndahkan, tiba-tiba berubah nasib setelah menjadi istri kedua dari pria yang asal mulanya beristri. Selama delapan tahun menikah, tante Diana yang penyakitan, menjadi lumpuh dan selalu berada di kursi roda. Karena tidak ingin suaminya kesepian dia meminta Natalia untuk jadi istri kedua suaminya. Awalnya Natalia menolak, tapi itu permintaan terakhir tante Diana, orang yang selama ini sangat baik pada dirinya juga keluarga Natalia. Awal pernikahan, Hady bersikap dingin padanya, ketika istrinya meninggalkan pun membutuhkan waktu yang cukup tuk bisa move on. Tapi lama-lama, cintanya pada Natalia berubah tulus, setulus kepada istri pertamanya.

Badai mengalami kecelakaan yang menyebabkan kakinya lumpuh, sepuluh hari sebelum pernikahan. Di saat ia butuh dukungan, Stevia, sang calon istri, justru membatalkan rencana pernikahan mereka. Padahal undangan telah sebagian disebar. Sang ibu yang merasa dihina tak terima, meminta Badai untuk mencari pengantin pengganti. Saat itulah Alena muncul. “Siapa nama kamu tadi?” “Alena, Tante,” “Tante langsung saja. Apa kamu mau menikah dengan Badai?” “Saya bersedia, tapi..bolehkah saya mengajukan permintaan?” Kehidupan pelik yang dialami Alena, memaksanya untuk mengajukan diri menjadi pengantin Badai. Pernikahan atas dasar simbiosis mutualisme, akankah menumbuhkan cinta di hati keduanya? Meski Badai selalu bersikap dingin pada Alena.

Two months into my cold war with Sean, the lover he’d been keeping finally danced her way right up to me, the real deal. Everyone expected me to react the same way I always had before, kicking up a huge scene to stake my claim. Instead, I looked at the intimate photos of Sean and her in the group chat, smiled, and sent them my blessing. [Looking good. Wishing you two a long and happy life.] The chat went dead silent. Sean must’ve sobered up from his little paradise because in the middle of the night, he drove home and pounded on my door. He was furious. “Do you think this is funny?” However, I only met his gaze calmly. “Honestly, after all these years, none of it is.”

Sahabat kecil suamiku mengidap penyakit parah. Demi agar dia bisa merasakan kehangatan keluarga dan tidak meninggalkan rasa penyesalan nantinya, suamiku memberikan kalungku kepadanya dan pergi bersamanya di hari ulang tahunku. Anakku bahkan diangkat jadi anak angkatnya. Dia bilang, “Dian, Lisa sudah mau meninggal, mengalah saja padanya.” Setiap kali aku meminta waktu dan perhatian mereka, anakku akan membantu ayahnya bicara. “Bu, bukankah ibu selalu mengajarkanku agar berjiwa besar? Tante Lisa sudah mau meninggal, kenapa Ibu terus mengganggunya?” Lama kelamaan, aku tidak lagi meminta apapun dari mereka. Suatu malam, aku mendengar pembicaraan putraku dengan ayahnya, “Tante Lisa sangat lembut dan anggun! Alangkah bagusnya jika Ibu bisa seperti dia!” Harris tertawa dan dengan lembut mengusap kepala putra kami. “Meski ibumu agak keras, tapi semua ini dilakukan demi kebaikanmu. Kalau kamu begitu menyukai Tante Lisa, biar dia menjadi Ibu angkatmu saja, oke?” Ternyata, anak yang kulahirkan dengan susah payah tidak menyukaiku. Aku menundukkan kepalaku, lalu diam-diam menutup pintu kamar dan berpura-pura tidak terjadi apa-apa. Karena mereka berdua tidak menyukaiku, jadi aku diam-diam pergi meninggalkan mereka.

On her first day at work, a new colleague uploaded a 500-million-dollar property purchase agreement to the company group chat. The message was accompanied by the caption: “Thanks for the gift for my first day at work, Dad!” She quickly deleted it, following up with, “Sorry, wrong chat!” I frowned, recognizing the contract immediately. It was the same property my father gifted me for my birthday a month ago. Some sharp-eyed colleagues noticed the contract number and chimed in. “I have a relative in real estate. I remember this property. Our chairman bought it recently!” “So, the heiress has joined us to experience life. Forgive your humble servant for not recognizing you!” The chat was soon filled with flattering remarks. Even my stingy and miserly husband joined in. I felt a coldness in my heart and couldn’t help but respond in the group chat, “I recall the president always opposing ostentatious displays of wealth and advocating humility. This heiress seems to veer away from his usual philosophy.” Instead of support, I faced attacks from my husband and others. “Look at you being so poor and petty. How could you ever compare to Grace? Why did I ever marry someone so shortsighted?” “As if you know the president that well! I think you’re just jealous that Grace was born with a silver spoon!” I sneered coldly and, without hesitation, dialed the president’s number right in front of everyone. “Dad, I heard we’re not that close, hmm?”

A year after my divorce, my ex-husband, Harvey Fisher, pings me in a group chat. "This cold war has gone on for long enough. Come home—let's remarry." I reply, "Have you lost your mind?" Everyone in the group chat tries to convince me to take Harvey back. Meanwhile, he asks, "What have you been doing without me in your life?" I turn to look at my current husband, who's putting our child to sleep. I reply, "Recovering after having a child." The group chat members are initially excited, but they instantly fall silent at my words. Harvey angrily calls me countless times, but I ignore him. His mind is not the only thing he's lost—he's also lost the young woman who once loved him more than life itself.

I had just gotten home when a parent in my son’s class group chat erupted: [Ms. Zinn, what kind of place are you running? Do you let just any random stray off the street become a teacher?] [My daughter came home, grabbed two forks, and tried to jump off the balcony. She said it was Miss Never who told her to!] The homeroom teacher panicked and denied it at once, insisting there was no such person as Miss Never at the kindergarten. She even posted the official teaching schedule in the chat to prove it. On the security footage, there was not a single trace of this so-called Miss Never. However, later, my son whispered to me in secret, “Mom, Miss Never is an old lady with a cat’s face.” “She says only kids can see her.”

Unable to take it anymore, I upload a photo of my husband, Johann Garner, holding hands with his secretary, Eva Ford, to the company's group chat. A long while later, Johann finally replies, "It's just something we do when we're working together. Those who are vile in nature will always view things differently from others." Messages from his colleagues begin flooding the group chat immediately. They all discuss whether or not I'm delusional. But I'm the only one who knows just how skilled Johann is at manipulating others as an expert manipulator. After muting the group chat, I look down at the ring Johann has slipped onto my finger when he first proposed to me. When exactly can I escape from the prison he has built around me?

Hari itu adalah perayaan ulang tahun Ryan ke-70 tahun. Aku baru pulang dari stasiun kereta api di tengah hujan lebat. Sesampainya di depan pintu rumah, aku menemukan pintu rumah terkunci. Ketika mendengar suaraku, tetangga seberang rumah berkata dengan ekspresi bingung, "Tante Elita, kenapa Tante pulang? Om Ryan hari ini menikah, dia dan istrinya sekarang masih menginap di hotel!" Aku tertegun. 'Menikah?' Aku cerai dengan Ryan sebulan lalu. Namun, Ryan memberitahuku bahwa sahamnya rugi banyak dan memiliki utang. Agar tidak memengaruhiku, dia menceraikanku tanpa pisah rumah. Dengan dalih menghindari penagih utang, putraku mengantarku ke rumah lama dan memintaku tinggal di sana selama satu bulan. Ternyata sekarang Ryan sudah menikah lagi?