Deus Ex

Excerpt: "I don't wish to be indebted to you in the near future, hence I'd like to repay you for saving me." The man's intense gaze fixed on Rina, his brows now drawn together in contemplation. "You don't owe me anything," he repeated, "but if you're truly set on repaying my kindness then, marry me." After being betrayed by her husband of seven years, and her best friend, Rina Powers is left with nothing. However, she decided to make a stunning comeback in the entertainment industry. She'd avenge all those responsible for her past misfortunes, and the family she sacrificed her past glory for. Then, she'd take back all that naturally belonged to her on her way back to the top. Many thought, "An ostracized former A-list actress? What can she possibly do?" but no one knew she was now the wife to the god of the Entertainment industry, and she had his backing. "Do whatever you want, wife, I solely support you."

Aliana Blaire Gazette, known as AB in her modeling career, was set to be arranged to her ex, a playboy billionaire, after their company, Gazette Compania, went bankcrupt. Her father, Antonio Gazette, together with his friend, Augustine Alquezer, decided to merge their companies to help each other. This left August Alquezer with no choice but to accept the deal, but it wouldn't be a reason for him to treat her good, making the beautiful and gorgeous model suffer.

Scarlet Williams is married to Jared Blakemore who's the richest man in B City. Their lives were disrupted by animosity and unjust allegations. A single erroneous choice caused their sole source of unconditional love to despise them as the The skeletons of the past are never buried. *** Jared angrily pushed into the room. "Can you tell me where my wife is, doctor?" "I'm sorry, Mr. Blakemore. Your wife has left the city." "What do you mean? You were supposed to look after her and the kids." Feeling frustrated, Jared searched the room but couldn't find any of Scarlet's belongings. He did, however, notice a report on the light table. Jared's forehead furrowed as he examined a file labeled "Legal Documents." "What is this?" "They are legal papers," came the reply. Feeling angry and frustrated, Jared stormed down the stairs. "Have you seen Scarlet?" he asked his uncle Nathan. Uncle Nathan was taken aback. "Scarlet left the house this morning. It's better for everyone, Jared. Her presence only riles you up." Jared came to a halt upon hearing the news and was in disbelief that Scarlet wanted a permanent divorce from him. As he ran his fingers through his hair, he took out his phone and called for a thorough search of every corner of B city's airport, demanding the safe return of his wife and children.

"Mommy dan Daddy mau ke mana?" "Daddy dan Mommy akan bicara soal adik bayi dulu, Nak. BJ tunggu di sini. Oke?" "Oke, Daddyyy!" Xevia kian menarik cepat tangan Argon. "Apa maksudnya soal Jevon ingin punya adik? Kau tidak memengaruhi anak kita bukan?" Xevia langsung saja mencerca dengan pertanyaan, ketika mereka baru tiba di dalam kamar. "Tidak mungkin Jevon bisa punya ide un--" Xevia tak bisa melanjutkan ucapan karena Argon mendorongnya ke dinding. Lalu, mantan suaminya itu mengungkung dengan tubuh kokoh nan atletis. Xevia tidak bisa leluasa bergerak. "Aku sudah cukup bersabar selama ini, Xe. Aku tidak bisa menolerir lagi ketidakadilan yang aku terima." "Ketidakadilan apa yang kau maksud?” tanya Xevia kesal. "Ketidakadilan soal anak." Argon tetap mempertahankan seringai di wajah. "Setelah kita bercerai, kau bisa setiap hari dengan Jevon. Sedangkan aku? Hanya sendiri tanpa anak yang hidup bersamaku." "Aku ingin kau memberikanku seorang bayi lagi, Xe. Aku kira kita akan impas." Xevia membeliakkan mata lebar-lebar. "Apa yang kau mau? Bayi? Dariku? Bagaimana bisa?" "Kenapa tidak? Kau pernah mengandung anakku bukan? Tidak mustahil memberikanku satu bayi lagi." "Aku cuma ingin punya anak darimu, Xe. Aku tidak mau wanita lain. Apa kau bersedia satu kali lagi memberikanku seorang bayi?" imbuh Argon mantap. …………………… Walau sudah bercerai dengan Argon Davis, nyatanya perasaan Xevia untuk sang mantan suami masih ada. Begitu juga Argon yang hanya ingin mencintai Xevia sepanjang hidupnya. Perpisahan mereka bukan akhir bagi Argon, sebab sekembalinya Xevia ke California dengan anak mereka. Maka, kesempatan untuk bisa bersama Xevia terbuka lebar. Argon sudah menyiapkan beberapa trik kotor agar sang mantan istri mau menikah lagi dengannya. Argon yakin Xevia masih menyukainya. Sebab, wanita itu tak pernah menolak sentuhannya. Dan, ternyata mereka tetap cocok menjadi partner di ranjang. Setiap sentuhan terasa membakar untuk satu sama lain. Tak hanya kepuasaan tercipta, melainkan juga misi untuk menghasilkan seorang bayi. …………..

Pengkhianatan sang tunangan membuat hidup Raisa hancur. Dia telah merancang pernikahan yang sempurna dengan tunangannya, tapi dalam sekejap semua sirna di kala dia memergoki tunangannya dengan adik kandungnya tidur bersama. Dunia Raisa terasa runtuh, dia mendatangi klub malam untuk menenangkan pikirannya yang kacau. Namun, siapa yang menyangka kesialan hadir di hidupnya. Dia mabuk berat hingga berakhir di ranjang dengan Rylan Blackburn—mantan kekasihnya yang meninggalkannya tanpa sebab. Raisa membenci Rylan yang pergi begitu saja tanpa ada penjelasan. Beberapa tahun sudah dia mencoba berdamai dengan kenyataan, dan bahkan membuka hatinya pada seorang pria, tapi semesta seakan tak mengizinkannya untuk hidup bahagia. Raisa terjebak cinta satu malam dengan mantan kekasihnya sendiri. Bagaikan terjebak di dalam lingkaran api, mampukah Raisa mengatasi ini? Atau dia membiarkan dirinya terjerat kembali oleh masa lalunya?

In one night, Valentina's life took a drastic change when her husband, Nathaniel Jackson accused her of seeing another man, and sent her out of the house she had known to be her home—her haven. She passed out on the cold street and was rescued by a stranger, and when she woke up to find herself on a hospital bed the next morning, she was told she had lost her baby. Five years later, Valentina was now an heir to a prominence organization that Nathaniel, her ex-husband had been striving to get into. Their path crossed and Nathaniel realized his ex-wife was the only one who could help him to get what he want. He need her, more than he had ever needed her before.

Lexi’s sole focus is to seek revenge against her half-sister, Shiela, and her stepmother. However, the only person who can help her is her ex, Chase. As a result, she is forced to marry him. What will happen between the two of them? Will their relationship become something real, or will they remain trapped in their pretense as a married couple?

Roseline After two years with Sinclair, all I want is a divorce, I want my freedom back. It's obvious now that he'll never love me. I've snapped out of my delusion, I want out! But when he tells me he can't give me what I want I'm frustrated and devastated. I'm determined to leave by hook or by crook, he still doesn't let his claws off me, he chases me and I don't stop running. But when my cold, impassive, depressed ex-husband kneels in front of me, I'm at a loss for words and I wonder if I can still pretend to hate him.

There was no feeling worse than being in a one-sided love. Caroline never thought that she would find herself in this kind of a situation. All just because of a man who didn’t deserve her. Wesley couldn’t deny that Caroline was perfect in every way. She had taken care of him well over the years but he couldn’t change the way that he felt. Forcing herself into his life made him hate her and yearn for the love of another woman who he couldn’t have 5 years ago. Now that she was back, he was ready to say his special goodbye. “Sign the divorce papers so that we can free ourselves from this sorry excuse of a marriage. The love of my life is back now and we are going to try and rebuild our lives together from where we had left. I have no space for you in my life, okay. “The man said emotionlessly as he threw the documents on her lap. “You are right, this is the end of us. I am leaving and I am never coming back. Go be with the love of your life.” She signed and reclaimed her real identity. However, a certain man soon started becoming her shadow. Everywhere that she stepped, he would show up. “Why are you stalking me?” Caroline asked. “Because you are the love of my life. ” Wesley answered with tears in his eyes. “The word love means nothing to me. It is for fools” she snarled and walked away.

On the day of our daughter's birthday, my husband brought the daughter of his true love home.The little girl had her arms wrapped around my husband's neck. She pointed at me and asked, "Dad, who is she?"My husband tried to comfort her. "Baby, she's the nanny that I've hired for you."I tried my best not to be affected by the pain in my chest and bowed respectfully. "Mr. Frost, Please pay me for the work that I've done for the past seven years..."My husband laughed angrily. "You're such a gold digger!"Well, I indeed love money. Why couldn't I love money? I was dying and needed to make preparations for my daughter in advance. Not only that, but I also would make them all pay the price!