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People used to say Pierce Voss, my husband, also the boss of the largest mafia in Kingsburg, and I were the kind of couple others envied. He once lit fireworks across the entire coastline just to celebrate my birthday. He bought me a private island because I mentioned loving the ocean. He made the entire mafia respect me as the most esteemed woman in the world. He shut every woman out of his world so I would never feel insecure. I thought our love was unbreakable. After ninety-nine rounds of IVF, I finally got a positive result. I was so happy I couldn’t sleep the whole night, planning to surprise him at our tenth-anniversary party the next day. But instead, I cut into our wedding cake and found Lena Young’s pregnancy report hidden inside. She fell to her knees in front of everyone, sobbing. “Serena… I have cancer. I don’t have long. Please… let me stay with Pierce for whatever time I have left. Give my child a name.” The room erupted, with gasps, whispers, cruel amusement. And in an instant, the woman Pierce Voss had supposedly adored became the laughingstock of the entire Kingsburg city. The love I had been so proud of shattered like cheap glass. Clutching my own pregnancy report, I held back my tears and prepared to walk away with my baby, far from his world, far from the lies. But before I could escape, someone framed me for harming her. I was thrown into detention for three days. And in those three days, I lost my child. Pierce Voss lost me, and every last piece of love I ever had for him. No matter how desperately he begs later, there is no returning to who we used to be.

I loved eating cakes. My dad would bring me one every day after work, and my mom bought a full set of oven and baking tools, patiently learning how to bake them for me. I once thought I was the happiest little princess in the world until the day my parents divorced. The person who came to pick up my dad turned out to be the bakery owner. My mom turned to me, growling, "This is all your fault! If you hadn't asked for cakes every day, your dad never would've cheated!" She stretched out her hands, covered in burn scars, and screamed hysterically, "I slaved away making cakes for you, and these hands have never healed since. What did you do? You both think the stuff from outside is so much better!" She grabbed a baking sheet and smacked me hard with it. I bit my lip, not daring to make a sound. That night, she brought home a little girl. Ignoring the pain all over my body, I begged for her forgiveness. "Mom, I'm sorry. Please don't throw me away. I swear I'll never eat another cake!" She slapped me across the face, but that wasn't enough to quench her anger. She tossed me into the big oven. "I'm not your mom! You love cakes so much? Stay in there and reflect on what you've done! You and your worthless dad both deserve to die!" After she slammed the door and stormed out, the little girl skipped over to the oven, grinning smugly as she hit the switch. "From now on, your mom is gonna be mine!" The oven kicked on, and the temperature began to rise. I smiled bitterly. At least this way, my mom could finally be happy.

On Emily's birthday, her father, Mr. Albert, didn't celebrate with her and her mother. Instead he went to celebrate his ex-girlfriend's son's birthday. He bought expensive gifts for them, but her daughter got nothing but heartbreak. Emily was suffering from the worst brain tumor. She has been on drugs since she turned two. When Albert's ex-girlfriend showed up with a boy, he felt happy and proud to have a living child. Because to him, Emily is just a waste of space. A disturbance to his life and finances. Deep down, he wanted her to die quickly so he would stop spending his money on drugs. He accused his wife, Jennifer, of cheating on him. That his sperm can never produce a problem child—a living dead child. One fateful morning, a day Jennifer went to deliver a cake to the CEO of a bankrupting company. There, right in his office, she made a prediction that turned the man into a multibillionaire. "Marry me, Jennifer, and I will make you the richest woman in the world." The man said with one knee on the ground while presenting a diamond ring before her. "I'm sorry to disappoint you. I'm married with a child, and I love my husband," she said and got home only to receive a divorce paper. "Sign this paper and leave with your sick daughter if you don't want me to marry a second wife." "Wow, you just made it easy for me. I don't even need you anymore." She signed it and left with reckless abandon. Will Albert regret his actions? Was he actually the father of his ex-girlfriend's son? Most importantly, will Emily survive? Join me and find out for yourself.

It was my birthday. I thought he would take me to see the fireworks by the sea, but he showed up with another woman and her child. “Vera has a kid with her, and it’s inconvenient for them. Be a little understanding. She doesn’t know her way around here, and she has a lot of luggage. I’ll just drop them at the hotel.” He said it so casually, as if he were just explaining some trivial, everyday chore. It was that very gentleness of his that made me feel like I was so unreasonable getting angry over it. He helped them into the car. He leaned down to buckle the seatbelt on the child. Then, he turned to me with a smile. “I’ll be right back. Don’t overthink things.” I stood by the roadside and watched them drive away like a picture-perfect little family. As night fell, the sea breeze turned sharp and biting. Still, I waited until a notification of Vera Cannon’s social feed update lit up my screen. He was holding her daughter in his arms. They were watching the fireworks by the beach. It was a surprise I had planned for my own birthday. The comments poured in. [What a perfect match. What a beautiful little family!] Someone asked him why he was not picking me up. He just smiled and said, “Indy is very patient. She won’t be mad.” At that moment, my birthday cake melted into a puddle of frosting. I finally realized that he had not done that to be cruel to me. He was certain that I would always wait for him. However, even the warmest heart grew cold when neglected too many times. The waves crashed against the shore, over and over. With each crash, another shred of my hope washed away. This time, I was not going to wait for him to come back.

Nada, seorang wanita 28 tahun yang bekerja sebagai asisten pribadi di sebuah perusahaan kreatif besar di Jakarta, tampak memiliki kehidupan yang sempurna di luar: karier cemerlang, penampilan menarik, dan kehidupan sosial yang teratur. Namun, di balik senyumannya yang selalu tenang, Nada menyimpan luka dalam dari masa lalu yang kelam. Hidupnya yang tampak biasa berubah saat ia bertemu kembali dengan Damar, mantan kekasih yang meninggalkannya dengan luka emosional yang belum pernah ia sembuhkan. Kini, Damar kembali sebagai bagian dari proyek besar di perusahaannya, membawa rahasia yang tak pernah terungkap—sebuah hubungan yang jauh lebih rumit dari yang Nada kira. Di sisi lain, ada Reza, bosnya yang misterius dan tegas. Reza bukan sekadar atasan; di balik sikap dinginnya, Nada merasakan kedekatan yang tak bisa dijelaskan. Seiring berjalannya waktu, perasaan yang lebih dari sekadar profesional mulai muncul, sementara hubungan mereka pun semakin rumit dengan munculnya rahasia gelap yang terkait dengan Damar dan masa lalu Nada. Tiga orang terjebak dalam jaringan cinta, pengkhianatan, dan masa lalu yang tak pernah bisa benar-benar dilupakan. Di tengah tekanan pekerjaan, cinta yang terlarang, dan rahasia yang mengancam untuk terungkap, Nada harus memilih: terus hidup dalam kebohongan dan ketakutan, atau menghancurkan semuanya untuk menghadapi kenyataan.

William Samsons MacRay, arsitek ternama yang nampaknya memiliki masalah tentang melakukan segalanya tepat waktu. Dia seorang pria matang, 37 tahun yang telat nikah karena sibuk membuat bangunan arsitektur menakjubkan di berbagai belahan dunia. Namun, kali ini kejadian naas dia dicopet dompetnya serta ketinggalan pesawat di bandara mempertemukan Will dengan Emmy Estelia Setiawan. Gadis imut berusia 22 tahun itu baru saja pulang ke Jakarta usai menyelesaikan pendidikan arsitekturnya di Harvard University. Dia membelikan Will secangkir kopi dan juga mengantar pulang pria matang itu dengan taksi bandara. Siapa sangka, Will adalah pemilik Fame Palette Artisans Co, tempat yang menerima Emmy bekerja via email saat masih di Amerika Serikat? Baru kali ini William merasa begitu tertarik dengan seorang gadis, dia membuat Emmy selalu bersamanya ke mana pun dia pergi bekerja di seluruh dunia; Berlin, Dublin, Maroko, Praha, Rotterdam, dll. Mereka pun menjadi sangat dekat sehingga memiliki hubungan spesial sugar daddy dan sugar babynya. Ketika benih-benih cinta itu tumbuh, orang tua Will malah menjodohkannya dengan Vanessa, puteri kolega mereka agar dia segera menikah. Beranikah William tetap memperjuangkan cintanya untuk gadis imut kesayangannya ataukah dia mencoba bersikap logis dan memupus hubungan berbeda usia yang jauh itu?

My mom is a retired supermodel. She's added a monitor to the weight scales at home so that she can monitor my and my sister, Abigail Teller's perfect body weight. If my data goes up by 0.1%, Mom will ban me from eating for the next three days. But the thing is, Abigail keeps eating fried chicken every day, yet her monitor's light is always green. Mom claims that Abigail's still going through puberty. I defend myself, saying that I've gained weight because of the bloating caused by my period. As Mom points at the red light emitted by my monitor, she exclaims, "The data is never wrong! If you've gained weight, that means you've been snacking far too much!" After getting punished many times, I begin believing that being fat is a sin. On the night of my 20th birthday, the long-term diet I've been placed on has triggered my kidney failure, which causes me to bloat up everywhere. I kneel on the floor and plead to Mom that I'm seriously ill. But that's when the monitor lets out a shrill alarm. When Mom sees the 5% increase in my body fat data, she puts me through a devillish punishment. I can feel the electric currents jolting through my body. "It's bad enough that you've secretly snacked on cake, but to even lie in my face about your illness? I'd like to see how long you can stay stubborn for!" Having said her piece, Mom locks the door and takes Abigail out to celebrate her birthday. I guess Mom is correct. Monitors never lie. I'm the one who's at the wrong for being a glutton. That's why I've transformed into a monster who doesn't deserve any love at all. I'm sorry, Mom. I'll only drink water in my next life.

"Jimmy, apa kau bersedia tidur denganku?" tanya Charisa dengan tatapan mata yang menggoda. Pengaruh alkohol mengendalikan pikirannya dan mulai menggila. "Nona, apa yang kau pikirkan?" tanya Jimmy gelagapan menatap wanita yang baru ia temui di bandara tadi siang begitu agresif padanya. "Kau tidak mau, kalau begitu aku akan cari pria lain saja!" Charisa mengedarkan pandangannya mencari pria lain di klub malam itu. "Jangan Nona!" jawabnya sambil menarik pinggang wanita cantik itu dan menahan wajah Charisa ke arahnya agar ia berhenti mencari pria lain di sini. Charisa patah hati ketika kembali ke Jakarta setelah dua belas tahun dan mendapati cinta pertamanya Genta sudah menikah dan memiliki anak. Merasa menjadi wanita yang tidak diinginkan, Charisa mengajak orang yang mengaku asisten barunya itu untuk tidur bersama. Setelah malam panas itu, Charisa baru tahu kalau pria yang menemaninya bukan anak buahnya melainkan orang asing. Bahkan ia tidak tahu nama asli pria itu, dan juga terlalu malu untuk mencari keberadaan pria itu. Sampai akhirnya dia hamil dan mendapatkan kenyataan kalau Genta belum menikah dan ia hanya salah paham karena hanya melihat Genta menggandeng seorang anak tanpa memeriksanya terlebih dulu.Terlebih lagi Genta ternyata masih memiliki perasaan yang sama. Bagaimana nasib Charisa setelah ini?

Memandang sebelah mata anak beasiswa dan kalangan orang miskin sudah menjadi budaya yang terjadi hampir di seluruh sekolah elit. Taruna Bangsa salah satunya. Meski gadis itu memegang jabatan sebagai ketua OSIS, sayangnya ia tak pernah dihormati. Eksistensinya tak pernah mendapat respect oleh sekitar. Ketika hampir seluruh siswa/i menunjukkan secara terang-terangan ketidaksukaan mereka pada sosok gadis bernama lengkap Eva Nur Shafaah itu, maka ketua geng terkenal seantero Jakarta Selatan ini tak pernah sedikit pun peduli. Namun, hal itu tak berlaku lagi karena suatu kejadian yang membuat Eva harus bermasalah dengan sosok Artanabil Hibrizi, ketua geng Kompeni yang paling ditakuti dan berkuasa dalam ranah Taruna Bangsa. Selain menjabat sebagai ketua geng legendaris tersebut, Arta juga merupakan cucu dari pemilik sekolah hingga ia begitu mudah mendapatkan posisi tertinggi yang paling dihormati di kalangan murid TB. Penderitaan yang Eva topang makin terasa ketika Arta mengklaimnya sebagai 'babu'. Bukankah ketos TB terlalu dipandang rendahan? Melakukan apa pun yang diperintahkan Arta tanpa boleh melawan sedikit pun. Hubungan toxic yang dilalui antara sepasang insan. Bukankah si gadis itu terlalu polos dan tulus untuk disandingkan dengan lelaki brengsek itu? Sayangnya di dunia ini semua hal yang tak mungkin dapat menjadi sebuah kemungkinan.

Wina Puspita, seorang gadis yang harus berjuang menghidupi dirinya sendiri dan juga keluarganya. Ibunya yang kini menjadi janda, adiknya seorang anak laki-laki berkebutuhan khusus, dan juga kedua keponakannya yang masih balita. Ayahnya meninggal dunia seminggu setelah dirinya lulus SMA. Kakaknya yang sudah bercerai dan meninggalkan kedua anaknya, terpaksa pergi ke Jakarta untuk bekerja di sebuah perusahaan konsultan milik omnya. Namun, siapa sangka, kakaknya diam-diam menikah dan mengaku bujang pada keluarga istrinya yang bernama Laila, sehingga Laila pun tak mau mengakui kedua anaknya. Wina sebenarnya ingin sekali bekerja, tapi keadaan ibunya yang harus merawat tiga orang anak sendirian membuat Wina tak tega. Wina dengan senang hati menerima tawaran Evi, guru tarinya, menjadi penari panggilan untuk mengisi acara. Paras Wina yang cantik, membuat banyak laki-laki yang rela membayarnya untuk menjadikan Wina istrinya. Banyak sekali godaan yang didapat Wina saat menjadi penari. Tapi Wina tetap bertahan, sampai pada akhirnya Wina menyerah. Dia diusir warga karena tuduhan pekerjaannya menjual diri dan tak pantas tinggal di kampungnya. Terpaksa Wina dan ibunya beserta adik dan kedua keponakannya pindah dan tinggal di sebuah kontrakan kecil di kota. Bagaimana nasib Wina selanjutnya? Silakan baca di setiap episodenya.