Crime Novel Gregg

On my husband's birthday, I poured my heart into preparing a feast and selecting the perfect gift. Yet, he didn't come home. Instead, I received a picture message—a snapshot of him at the hospital, standing outside the OB-GYN ward, his hand resting tenderly on his childhood crush's belly. Beneath the photo, a message read: [The best birthday gift and a symbol of our decade-long bond.] Furious, I called her. "Don't you know he's married?" Before I could say more, my husband snatched the phone and lashed out at me. "Yvonne just wanted to share the joy of becoming a mother. Why are you overreacting? "Yvonne and I have been best friends for over a decade. Your petty jealousy is disgusting!" I once believed his busyness was for our future, but now I knew—he had been busy supporting the girl of his dreams through her pregnancy. Clutching my own stomach, I bit my lip to stop the tears from falling. Ten years of love had drained away. It was time to let go.

Le jour de la cérémonie d'union, mes parents ont soudainement ramené mon compagnon à la maison et ont déclaré que, finalement, son rituel de marquage aurait lieu avec une autre. « Ta sœur a été empoisonnée par du venin de loup, il n'y a aucun remède. Son dernier souhait est de devenir la compagne de David. » « Tu es sa sœur, montre un peu de compassion, aide ta sœur, s'il te plaît. » Mon compagnon m'a aussi suppliée à côté : « Ne t'inquiète pas, ce n'est qu'une formalité. Une fois qu'elle sera morte, toi et moi resterons les seuls, les véritables compagnons. » J'ai refusé, mais mes parents m'ont alors forcée à boire une potion pour bloquer le lien mental, m'ont attachée, puis jetée dans la mine d'argent derrière la villa. « Une fois la cérémonie terminée, nous viendrons te détacher. » Mais à peine étaient-ils partis qu'un loup-garou voyou cruel m'a attaquée. Il m'a torturée de toutes les façons possibles avant de me tuer. Ce n'est que lorsque mon corps a commencé à pourrir qu'ils se sont souvenus qu'il restait encore moi, ligotée au fond de la mine d'argent.

"Ayo, menikah denganku! Aku serius. Di Indonesia seusia kita bahkan sudah banyak yang punya anak!" Tidak seharusnya Aya mendengar kalimat diluar nalar itu diusianya yang masih 20 tahun. Saat dia sedang pusing-pusingnya memikirkan kuliahnya dan kerja parttime di Adelaide, Australia. Dan lagi! Laki-laki sebaya di depannya ini tahu seperti apa masa lalu Aya. Aya yang menjauh dari Indonesia, mengubur semua ingatan buruknya, dan berperang dengan ketakutannya sendiri. Laki-laki ini pasti tahu. Jadi tidak mungkin dia sampai punya perasaan ke Aya, bahkan berniat menikahnya. Ini jelas-jelas diluar nalar. Aya tahu mereka teman SMA. Punya banyak ingatan yang bisa dijadikan bahan berdebat. Tapi, hubungan mereka bukan hubungan romantis yang penting untuk dikenang oleh otak dan hati. Jadi kenapa? Datang tiba-tiba di depannya begini. Di saat Aya sudah menjauh sejauh ini...

When the Irwins were on the brink of bankruptcy, I proposed a marriage of convenience to Ryan and saved them from collapse. Ever the playboy, Ryan was so grateful that he swore eternal loyalty to me, even getting a vasectomy immediately to prove his devotion. He took me across mountains and rivers, saying he wanted to etch our love into every corner of the world. Three years later, he got me drunk, stole my phone, and used it to infiltrate the Knights’ estate. That night, he orchestrated the complete downfall of my family’s legacy. My parents overdosed on sleeping pills. My sister was dragged into an alley by his men, violated, filmed, and the footage was auctioned off to amuse wealthy heirs. I begged him to let my family go. However, he gripped my face and forced me to watch as my parents were cremated. “You think marrying me back then was some noble sacrifice? Sure, the whole city praised your family for helping mine in our darkest hour. But what did they say about me? “They call me your lapdog, Lily!” Ryan destroyed the Knights to prove he was better than us and not anyone’s dog. He tore up the divorce papers and shoved the shreds into my mouth. Ryan wanted me to watch as he rose to power and made the world kneel before him. To humiliate me, he brought home a different woman every night, turning our house into a hotel while I served them. “What’s the Knights’ worth now? With your status, cooking for them and massaging their feet like this is only fitting.” It didn’t matter. When I saved him from that avalanche, a shard of stone slashed my heart. Now, I only have three days left to live.

As the youngest daughter of the powerful mafia family, the Blythes, I was spoiled the moment I was born. I had three older brothers who adored me. When I turned eighteen, our father was killed in a turf fight. The shock sent our mother into a rapid decline, and she passed away less than a week later. To avenge our father, my three brothers waged war against our enemies for three days. Though they emerged victorious, all three were critically wounded. My eldest brother, Damon Blythe, suffered a ruptured liver and was on the brink of death. Matt Blythe, my second brother, had severe kidney damage. Chris Blythe had lost too much blood and went into heart failure. I spent a fortune hiring the world’s top surgeons. They transplanted half of my liver to Damon, a kidney to Matt, and even gave my heart to Chris, replacing mine with a mechanical one. Thanks to the doctors’ skill, all three survived and went on to take over the Blythes’ empire. Five years later, they became infatuated with Sophia Foster, a poor but strong-willed intern. They even forced me to give up my last kidney to her. It was only after I had died on the operating table that they regretted what they had done.

I lose my memory and wander the streets, surviving on scraps and the kindness of strangers. Then, Miles Blackwood from the Institute of Medical Research finds me and takes me in. He tells me that I'm his long-lost fiancee who ran away years ago, and that he's spent every ounce of energy searching for me ever since. As I'm frail and riddled with illness, he watches over me as I take my medication every day, tracing the scar on my lower back with a strange, tender affection. But everything shatters the day I regain my memory. I accidentally overhear Miles speaking to a friend. "Miles, you forcibly removed Cassidy's kidney for Claudia back then. That was what caused her to lose her memories. And in the end, you let Claudia take all the credit for the research. "Now, after Cassidy's been suffering out there for years, you're bringing her back just to use her for the artificial kidney project? Aren't you worried that she'll regain her memories?" Miles scoffs. "She's incredibly grateful to me now. Besides, she's just a sickly woman. So what if she finds out? As long as we succeed in the research on artificial kidneys, Claudia will become the star of the medical world. As for Cassidy? She'll have made her contribution to the medical field." A cold chill rushes through me in an instant—I am Cassidy.

Bagaimana rasanya menjadi seorang janda yang dikejar-kejar cintanya oleh brondong yang memiliki kualitas premium? Inilah yang terjadi kepada Sofie, seorang janda dengan satu putra ini dan juga seorang desainer interior yang bekerja di sebuah perusahaan konsultan berskala internasional. Kembalinya Sofie ke dunia kerja, dikejutkan dengan kehadiran seorang pria yang sempat ditemuinya tanpa sengaja. Pria itu bernama Rakha, yang ditugaskan menjadi asisten Sofie dalam proyek-proyeknya. Kehadiran Rakha, ternyata tidak hanya mempermudah pekerjaannya, tetapi juga kehidupan pribadinya. Tetapi siapa sangka, jika sang asisten ternyata memiliki kehidupan ganda yang sangat berbeda. Ketika di siang hari, Rakha adalah seorang desainer interior maka di malam harinya, ia berubah menjadi seseorang yang sangat berbeda. Sementara, perjalanan Rakha untuk meraih cinta Sofie tidak semudah yang ia inginkan. Hingga terjadi suatu insiden yang membuat Rakha tidak sadarkan diri hingga harus mendapatkan perawatan. Di saat itulah, Sofie mendapatkan sebuah informasi akan siapa sebenarnya Rakha dan apa penyakit yang dideritanya. Rasa sesal karena telah bersikap dingin terhadap Rakha membuat hatinya perlahan luluh. Di saat itulah, Sofie menemukan catatan harian dan kumpulan sketsa milik Rakha, yang menjelaskan penyakit yang dideritanya. Betapa terkejutnya Sofie, setelah membacanya. Rakha yang selama ini ia kenal ternyata bukanlah Rakha yang ia ketahui. Di balik keramahan dan kelembutannya, ternyata ada sosok lain yang memiliki perbedaan karakter seratus delapan puluh derajat. Belum selesai dengan keterkejutannya, kedua orang tua Rakha, membawa Rakha ke London untuk mendapatkan perawatan dan memberikan cek bernilai puluhan ribu dollar untuk Sofie dan juga lima orang pengawal pribadi. Apakah sebenarnya yang disembunyikan Rakha dan siapakah Rakha sebenarnya? Mengapa kedua orangtua Rakha memberikan pengawal-pengawalnya untuk Sofie? Apakah cinta Sofie dan Rakha akan bertemu kembali?

21+ Abinaya Sutedja. Hobinya foya-foya. Cucu semata wayang pengusaha ternama bernama Tomi Sutedja. Tidak mau dijodohkan dengan lelaki pilihan kakeknya, membuat Naya mengikuti saran gila dari temannya. Kakeknya butuh cicit untuk meneruskan perusahaan dan Naya tidak mau terikat hubungan pernikahan. Maka hanya satu solusinya. Mencari lelaki tampan yang mau menghamilinya.

“Jadi gimana, kamu mau gak jadi pacarku?” Sayangnya, ucapan itu bukanlah untukku. Sang pelaku adalah Kyohei, temanku sejak kecil. Ia menembak Minami, teman kelas kami di lorong sepi sekolah. Aku tak mengerti apa yang terjadi kali ini, karena dari sudut pandangku jelas-jelas kami sempat bertatapan tadi. Kenapa aku merasa seakan ia sengaja menunggu kehadiranku ya..

Three years after I died, Stella, my wife, decided to divorce me and marry her dying ex. She stormed into my old house like she owned the place, forcing me to sign the divorce agreement. Mom told her the truth—I was already gone. Stella rolled her eyes. "Why's he still pretending? Harvey's dying. I just wanna be there for him. What's so wrong about that? If he won't come out, I'm done paying your medical bills." She thought threatening Mom would shake something loose. But what Stella didn't get? Mom had already stopped treatment. She was just hanging on to watch her crack.