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Agatha yang merasa lelah dengan cobaan hidup, memutuskan pergi ke bar untuk pertama kalinya. Namun sial, ia malah diberi bir gratis oleh bartender tampan yang membuat kesadarannya hilang. Tanpa Agatha ketahui, ternyata seorang CEO duda kaya yang memperhatikannya sejak awal ... diam-diam menyelamatkannya.

Mariana kehilangan segalanya dalam sekejap. Suaminya berselingkuh dengan saudara kandungnya sendiri. Bayi yang sangat dinantikannya meninggal dunia. Dan Bella, sahabat baiknya, pergi untuk selamanya setelah melahirkan. Di tengah duka yang belum usai, suami Bella yang sekaligus atasannya datang dengan sebuah tawaran mengejutkan. “Kamu sahabatnya, dan kamu juga baru kehilangan anakmu. Aku tahu ini sulit, tapi bayi ini membutuhkanmu. Hanya kamu satu-satunya yang bisa kupercaya.” Mariana tidak tahu apakah itu jalan keluar atau justru awal dari kehancuran baru. Apa yang awalnya hanya tentang mengisi kekosongan perlahan berubah menjadi sesuatu yang lebih dalam. Kehangatan yang tidak seharusnya ada, tatapan yang bertahan terlalu lama, dan perasaan yang terus tumbuh di tempat yang salah. Tapi bisakah cinta bertahan jika sejak awal ia hadir dalam situasi yang begitu keliru?

My boss, Patrick Hoffman, has made a bad investment that fails. When the board wants someone to be held accountable for the loss, he makes me the fall guy. Now that I've been fired from the company, I can no longer make my mortgage payments. My wife, Georgia Lowe, ends up falling seriously ill as well. In dire need of money, I ask Patrick for my severance pay. Sitting in his luxury car, he simply tosses me a few hundred dollars, saying, "You expect me to give you severance pay? I lost over a billion dollars because of you, Heath! How dare you ask me for money? "Here. Take these hundred-dollar bills and buy your wife a decent coffin!" My fists clench as I watch him drive off. Later that night, I drop a bombshell in a group chat filled with investors and business owners. "Seeking employment—bringing years of professional experience in cooking the books to the table. My former boss has nothing but praise for my abilities!"

Ever since I tied the knot with Connor Steele, he ditched his playboy ways and cut off all his side flings. Everyone thought I had him wrapped around my finger, with our perfect little family. But that all came crashing down on our ninth anniversary when I accidentally saw his group chat with his friends. [Connor, how was that Bentley ride with Ashley yesterday? Pretty wild, huh?] [We tried every spot imaginable. She's totally obsessed with me and can't get enough.] There was a steamy photo of them attached, and the group was blowing up with cheers and congrats, wishing them happiness ever after. I stared at the screen, feeling a sharp stab of pain hit me right in the chest. It turned out that all our happy moments were just a carefully staged performance. I sat there in a daze all night, waiting for him to get home. When he finally walked in with a cake, I let out a cold laugh. "I know everything now. Aren't you sick of faking it?"

I secured a big deal for the company and was promoted to manager. However, I overheard my boss' secretary gossiping in the pantry, saying that I was brainless and only got where I was by using my body. I was so angry that I wanted to report it to the police. Surprisingly, her husband stopped me and forced his wife to bow and apologize to me, begging for forgiveness. Things got worse on the next day. Someone shared my inappropriate photos in the company group chat along with records of me supposedly checking into a hotel with a man. My colleagues looked at me with contempt, as if they all knew what was happening but refused to speak up. Even my boss fired me, saying I had moral issues. My husband immediately divorced me when he found out, took our daughter away, and left me with nothing. Neighbors pointed fingers and whispered about me. I was so overwhelmed that I lost my senses and was killed by a car crash. When I opened my eyes, I returned to the day I was promoted.

Nara Evans Claudya, Marketing Director di sebuah perusahaan teknologi global di Manhattan, hidup dalam ritme cepat—presentasi besar, networking, wine di rooftop bar, dan rapat lintas zona waktu. Di mata semua orang, dia sukses. Tapi setiap malam, ia mematikan lampu dengan rasa sepi yang sama. Segalanya runtuh ketika Bara Damien Dane, mantan kekasih yang dulu pergi tanpa pamit ke London, tiba-tiba muncul sebagai konsultan strategi untuk proyek internasional. Kini, mereka harus bekerja sama dalam proyek miliaran dolar—berpura-pura tak punya masa lalu. Tiap kata yang mereka kirimkan di chat langsung dihapus. Tiap sentuhan terasa dosa. Tapi hati mereka terus mengkhianati logika. Di tengah kota yang tak pernah tidur, mereka saling menemukan lagi—tapi hanya sebagai rahasia. Karena cinta terlarang hanya bisa mampir sebentar, sebelum akhirnya harus pulang ...

One reckless kiss. One lethal secret. One Boss from Hell! Ariana Vale had a plan: wear a red power suit, ruin her cheating ex’s night, and kiss a gorgeous stranger to prove she’s moved on. It was the perfect performance. Until she walked into work the next morning. The stranger she borrowed isn't just her new CEO, he’s Lucien Blackthorne, an Alpha King with a silver heart and a predatory streak. He’s cold, he’s possessive, and thanks to a viral family group chat, he’s officially "taken" by the girl in the red suit. Now, Ariana is trapped in a corporate empire built on blood and moonlit secrets. Between a vengeful arranged bride and a boss who watches her like his next meal, she has one goal: Survival. But in Lucien’s world, "No" is just a challenge, and "Mine" is a death warrant. She prayed to be too bitter to eat. He decided he liked the taste.

Karena suatu pengkhianatan, Anin memutuskan pertunangannya dengan Leon. Tapi siapa sangka, jika hal itu menjadi awal Anin bertekad untuk berubah. Ia terpisah dengan Leon untuk beberapa waktu. Tanpa disangka-sangka, di satu saat tertentu mereka dipertemukan kembali. Bagaimana kisah mereka selanjutnya? Ikuti terus cerita ini!

When I got home, I received dozens of voice messages from a parent. They had been sent in the group chat with other parents of children in the same kindergarten class as my daughter, Lily. [Ms. Channing, didn't I tell you that my daughter is allergic to furry toys? Why did you allow that boy, Sparky, to give my daughter a hugging bear?] Ms. Channing quickly denied this. No child called Sparky had ever studied in the kindergarten. Another parent was also furious about this. [How can you claim that? My son said Sparky would always force him to play hide-and-seek. If he refuses, Sparky would grab his hair!] I quickly asked Lily what this was about. Lily took out a hugging bear from behind her back and told me about it. [Ms. Channing can't see Sparky. Only smart children can see him. Sparky is a little boy with red eyes. Every child who plays hide-and-seek with Sparky will get a hugging bear.]

Destriana Maurice terjebak di antara dua pilihan. Ia dipertemukan oleh laki-laki itu melalui laki-laki yang lain. Atensinya disedot habis oleh Sang Adik yang sifatnya berbanding terbalik dengan Sang Kakak. Semuanya mungkin akan menjadi mudah... jika Sang Kakak tidak berniat melamar Destriana sejak awal perjumpaan mereka.