Dinner Romantis

Setelah sekian lama bersembunyi, Pendekar Pekok turun gunung, namun ia tak pernah menyangka, seorang raja yang baru berkuasa justru punya kemiripan wajah dengannya. Berbagai konflik pun terjadi, dan yang tak pernah ia sangka-sangka, ada rahasia besar menyangkut masalalunya, Pendekar Pekok dan sang Raja punya banyak rahasia yang hanya diketahui Ibu Suri. Di sisi lain, musuh-musuhnya juga terus berusaha membunuhnya, ketika kerajaan berada dalam bahaya, akibat rencana serbuan kerajaan tetangga, rahasia Pendekar Pekok dan Sang Raja sedikit-demi sedikit terkuak, pada puncaknya keduanya harus bertanding hidup dan mati, saat pertentangan makin memuncak, keduanya tak menyadari bahaya besar sedang mengintai, saudara tiri sang Raja justru sedang merencanakan makar yang sangat berbahaya. Ibu Suri sampai harus turun mendamaikan dan membuka rahasia besar keduanya, apakah perdamaian keduanya terlambat, di saat konspirasi pemberontakan makin membesar dan banyaknya pengkhianat di dalam kerajaan dan melibatkan pangeran-pengeran lainnya serta para bangsawan yang berambisi besar...!

Hidup tidak ada yang pernah tahu. Manusia datang dan pergi, seperti hujan. Sequella tidak pernah tahu kalau hidupnya akan menderita. Ditinggalkan keluarga dan mendapati bahwa dirinya bukan putri kandung orangtuanya

“Nona Chinta, anda benaran mau ganti nama? Kalau sudah diganti, nanti ijazah, kartu identitas dan paspor, semuanya juga harus diganti.” Chinta Luna mengangguk kepalanya: “Iya benar.” Staffnya masih menasehatinya: “Orang dewasa ganti nama sangat ribet, namamu yang sekarang juga enak didengar, mau nggak dipertimbangkan lagi?” “Enggak lagi.” Chinta menandatangani formulir penggantian nama: “Terimakasih.” “Baik, namanya mau diganti jadi Cahya Arjuna, benar?” “Iya benar.” Cahya Arjuna, adanya cahaya dalam perjalanan jauh.

"Kalau kami kahwin, bumi ini harus dibelah jadi dua! Satu bahagian aku, satu bahagian dia." Memanglah Fatin dan Murad kawan baik. Tapi, macam mana pula dia nak memupuk rasa cinta terhadap satu sama lain kalau sudah memang cinta itu tidak pernah hadir! "Jom, kita cuba!" "Kalau tak boleh juga?" "Apahal pula tak boleh?" "Sebab kau Murad, dan aku Fatin!" Persoalannya, berjayakah Fatin dan Murad menempuhi jalan ke pelaminan kalau sudah kedua-duanya 'hopeless' dalam beromantisan? "Kau orang berdua memang... Hopeless Romantis!"

"Tidak, tidak! Aku tidak ingin Surga menikah dengan pria itu Tita, Tito!" Aku agak kaget ketika Ethan berbicara, aku tidak menyangka dia berbicara seperti itu. "Dan aku tidak ingin Ethan menikahi gadis itu Tita, Tito!" Ibu dan ayah terlihat kecewa. "Mengapa kamu selalu menentang pernikahan satu sama lain? Apakah kalian berdua--" Saya tidak tahu mengapa saya tiba-tiba memikirkan hal ini sekarang tetapi saya tidak peduli lagi! "K-Kita memiliki hubungan! Aku mencintai Ethan karena itu aku tidak ingin dia menikahi gadis lain!" Aku mengalihkan pandanganku ke Ethan, dia terlihat kaget tapi kemudian dia tiba-tiba memegang tanganku. "Y-Ya, Surga benar, bu! Kami saling mencintai itu sebabnya aku tidak menikahinya! Gadis yang ingin kunikahi adalah Surga!" "APA??" "Kupikir kalian hanya berteman..." "Sahabat..."

During the holiday break, my wife, Jayda Glover—the hospital's star surgeon and Chief of Cardiac Surgery—suddenly "had to work overtime." Our third-anniversary hot springs trip? Canceled. That night, I was scrolling social media when a post from her intern, Dillon Tripp, popped up. My ice-queen wife always said her "golden hands" were only for patients. Apparently, they cook now too. She was in a cartoon apron, calmly chopping vegetables. The caption read: [Thank you, Dr. Glover, for personally cooking to comfort me after I was bullied by a patient's family!] I tapped like and left a comment. [White coat to apron. Very domestic.] Ten minutes later, the whole hospital knew Cardiac Surgery's untouchable beauty had broken her rule—just to cook for a younger guy. Jayda called. Dishes clattered in the background. "You really had to embarrass me in public? He got hot water thrown on him by a patient's family today. I was just doing my duty as his mentor! "A pampered professor's kid like you wouldn't know the first thing about how hard broke med students have it. "Apologize to Dillon right now. Otherwise, no matter how much you beg later, I'm not going on that trip with you!" Beg her? I looked at the divorce papers that had just arrived on the coffee table and let out a quiet laugh. I wasn't begging anymore. From this moment on, we were strangers.

Sandrina Ayudia memergoki suaminya berselingkuh dengan wanita yang mengaku telah hamil. Tindakan itu Michael lakukan karena Sandrina sulit mengandung. Merasa kecewa dan sakit hati, Sandrina langsung meminta cerai. Awalnya Michael menolak, tapi keluarga dan selingkuhannya memprovokasi. Akhirnya Michael pun menceraikan Sandrina. Setelah Michael resmi mengucapkan kata ‘talak’, Sandrina mengeluarkan secarik kertas yang tak lain adalah surat keterangan dokter bahwa Michael lah yang mengalami kemandulan. Michael menyesal karena melepaskan Sandrina demi wanita licik yang telah menipunya. Sementara Sandrina, berusaha bangkit dan menata kembali kariernya. Sandrina menjadi sekretaris seorang CEO tampan, Hurraim Arkhaziyad yang ternyata jatuh cinta pada Sandrina. Merasa cemburu, Michael terus mendekati Sandrina dan meminta maaf. Michael meminta Sandrina untuk kembali padanya dan telah menyesali perbuatannya. Akankah Michael mendapatkan Sandrina kembali? Atau Sandrina justru memilih menikah dengan Hurraim? Baca kisah selanjutnya.

During our New Year’s Eve dinner, I told my family that my company was not giving out year-end bonuses. The table went silent. Even the TV host counting down to midnight suddenly sounded grating. My husband and daughter slammed the table in frustration. “No year-end bonus?! How are we supposed to pay the mortgage and the car loan? I didn’t marry you so you could live off me!” “Other moms either buy designer bags or send money. You’re the most useless one. You can’t even bring home a $100,000 bonus.” My in-laws sat there with dark looks on their faces and said nothing. I looked at their self-righteous faces and felt a lump in my throat. All these years, every expense in this family was paid with the money I earned from late nights, overtime, and project commissions. But all they could see was the $100,000 bonus I did not bring home. “If you can’t make any money, then get out!” My husband grabbed my arm and pushed me toward the door. My daughter was not satisfied and kicked me on the lower back. I did not turn around. I took out my phone and booked the presidential suite at a downtown five-star hotel. My bank account had just received a $1 million dividend payout. It was true that I did not get a year-end bonus. But I got promoted to management. From this day onward, I would receive $1 million in dividends every year.

Move on bukan perkara yang mudah. Perlu mendaki gunung, menuruni lembah, menyebrangi samudra, mencairkan es di Antartika dan masih banyak lagi rintangan yang harus di lewati. Rencananya, Sila akan kembali ke Jakarta , memulai hidup barunya dengan menemukan apartemen nyaman, pekerjaan menjanjikan dan hidup tenang Tapi itu semua hanyalah ilusi setelah Sila bertemu kembali dengan mantannya yang menjabat sebagai duda anak satu dengan segala rahasia yang Ia simpan. Mampukah Sila bertahan?

When my husband and I drop by his childhood home for Christmas dinner, my mother-in-law, Melissa Potter, is the only one busying away in the kitchen. Everyone else is on their phones. I've just taken a seat when Melissa begins to lecture me. "What, are you just going to sit your ass down and wait for food to come? Don't you know when to lend a helping hand? Am I supposed to exhaust myself for your sake?" From time to time, she keeps rattling the pots and pans loudly. "I can't believe those with healthy bodies want a 70-year-old like me to serve them! Does anyone here have any conscience?" Feeling a little uneasy, I gave my husband a tiny nudge. "Why don't you help Mom out?" After Melissa hears my suggestion, she gets even more pissed off. Thinking that this is my first Christmas with my in-laws, I don't really want to cause a scene here, so I get up to my feet and help her out. But the moment I enter the kitchen, Melissa delegates all the tasks to me. I endure my fury as much as I can while finishing the Christmas dinner preparations. When I'm about to head back to the dining table and dig in, Melissa suddenly speaks up. "Hold up. We got scores to settle before dinner."