Draw The Squad 3

Ever since my mom gave birth to her second child, everything in the household is tied to drawing lots. Everyone has to draw lots in order to decide whose favorite food will be served for each meal. We have to draw lots to see who among us gets a hug from our parents. Every time, I end up drawing the short end of the stick, so everyone automatically assumes that my younger sister, Anabelle Madden, gets the better lot. She easily reaps my parents' love without having to do anything at all. Whenever I feel like crying because of the injustice, Mom will scold me instantly. "I bought the lottery box because I was worried that you might feel upset about this. I'm doing this just to be fair to both of you. "If you want something, you have to be the one deciding who gets what. Your father and I won't interfere with your decision at all. Since you can't draw the better lot, that just means you have bad luck." Hence, I keep practicing my lot-drawing skills every day, hoping that I can eventually draw the better lot in order to obtain my parents' love. But for ten years, I never get to draw the better lot. Not even once. On my birthday, Anabelle wants to go to the amusement park, so Mom tells us to draw lots once again. I secretly glue two short lots together before giving it to Mom in an attempt to get her to stay with me. Instead, she slaps me and berates me for being a disobedient child who cheats in lot-drawing. Then, she leaves the house with Anabelle. When I fall to the floor, I feel the short sticks piercing through my neck.

Gunawan kehilangan segalanya dalam sekejap. Dipecat dari pekerjaannya. Istrinya pun memilih pergi. Rumah pun tak lagi bisa ia pijak. Ia dianggap gagal dan tak pantas memimpin, tak layak jadi suami. Dulu ia dihormati. Kini bahkan sekadar harga diri pun harus ia perjuangkan. Sendiri di tengah reruntuhan hidup, Gunawan menatap waktu. Katanya, waktu bisa menyembuhkan luka. Akan tetapi, bagi Gunawan waktu justru terasa seperti pisau. Semakin lama, semakin makin dalam menggores hatinya. Lalu apa yang akan ia pilih? Tenggelam dalam pahitnya nasib atau bangkit, meski harus merangkak dengan sisa harga diri yang melekat padanya?

Dunianya serasa berantakan dalam semalam, Ayunira Larasti diceraikan sekaligus dijual oleh mantan suaminya, sebagai alat penebus hutang terhadap teman lamanya yang merupakan seorang konglomerat ternama. Kaget dan juga belum bisa menerima kalau ia harus mau dinikahi oleh konglomerat itu, yakni Kenan Adijaya, sebagai ganti rugi hutang yang dipinjam berpuluh-puluh juta oleh mantan suaminya tersebut, Ayunira berakhir membenci sang suami baru. Akankah cinta hinggap kembali di lembaran hidupnya yang baru? Atau, Ayunira akan berusaha bersabar tinggal bersama Kenan, sembari menanti hari terbebasnya ia begitu hutang mantan suaminya lunas?

Perjanjian Tuan Mark dengan sahabat lamanya membuat Barra terpaksa menuruti keinginan sang Ayah untuk menikah dengan Mawar. Ancaman tidak akan mendapatkan hak waris kekayaan sang pengusaha itu membuat Barra tidak berkutik. Mawar yang kini hanya tinggal bersama nenek dan adiknya sepeninggal sang Ayah pun hanya bisa pasrah dengan desakan sang nenek untuk menerima perjodohan dengan Barra. Apakah Mawar akan menemukan kebahagiaan menikah dengan pria yang tidak pernah mencintainya?

Uang yang banyak tak cukup membuat Fani setia pada Bima. Bahkan, dia malah membeli laki-laki lain dengan uang pemberian suaminya itu. Fani mengira cinta yang baru akan membawanya lebih bahagia. Hingga dia nekat mendua dari Bima. Namun ternyata bagi Dika, istrinya lah pemenangnya. Bagaimanakah nasib Fani selanjutnya, saat Dika tak mau bertanggung jawab. Yuuuk simak cerita lengkapnya.

"Satu aturan mutlak: Jatuh cinta = Denda 10 Miliar Rupiah." Citra Melati bukan pelayan biasa. Dia adalah Crisis Manager, spesialis membereskan kekacauan domestik orang super kaya. Otaknya adalah kalkulator berjalan. Baginya, emosi adalah pemborosan dan cinta adalah defisit anggaran. Tugasnya sederhana: Mengasuh empat CEO paling disfungsi di Penthouse Arcadia demi melunasi utang ibunya. Tapi, bagaimana dia bisa bekerja profesional jika kliennya segila ini? Elang Soerya: Konglomerat ningrat yang alergi debu dan rakyat jelata, tapi anehnya bergairah saat punggungnya dikerok uang receh oleh tangan kasar Citra. Bastian: Influencer narsis yang menjadikan Citra konten hidup. Raka & Damar: Duo jenius yang melihat cinta sebagai bug sistem dan ancaman keamanan. Bagi Citra, mereka hanyalah bayi raksasa berdompet tebal. Bagi mereka, Citra adalah anomali yang mematikan. Ketika insiden "hemat listrik" berakhir dengan posisi tindihan di kamar mandi, dan sesi terapi punggung berubah menjadi desahan ambigu, Citra sadar dia dalam bahaya. Bukan bahaya jatuh cinta. Tapi bahaya didenda 10 Miliar karena tubuh para CEO itu mulai bereaksi pada sentuhannya. Sanggupkah Citra menjaga hatinya (dan dompetnya) tetap utuh di sarang penyamun elit ini?

Demi menyelamatkan keluarganya dari hutang dan pengobatan adiknya yang sakit, Amira rela menikah kontrak dengan CEO dingin karena sang CEO menolak dijodohkan. Yang awalnya hanya kesepakatan, perlahan berubah jadi perasaan. Tidak disangka, malam ketika sang CEO dan calon tunangannya sedang makan bersama, Amira dipaksa datang, kemudiaun Sang CEO menciumnya, di hadapan semua keluarga besarnya.

Sejak menikah, Nessa hidup dalam kesepian. Statusnya sebagai istri, tapi tubuhnya tak pernah benar-benar dimiliki. Ia masih perawan belum pernah tersentuh oleh suaminya sendiri. Hingga kehadiran Bima, adik sang suami, mengguncang dinding kesetiaannya. Sentuhan pertama itu menjadi awal dari hubungan terlarang yang mengubah segalanya.

My boyfriend and his godsister were caught by the vice squad at a scandalous party. When I went to the police station to bail him out, he was disheveled, his exposed skin marked with dried candle wax and whiplash scars. His godsister, Sonia, clung to him, sobbing into his arms. “The light in Sonia’s house was broken. It was too dark, so I went to accompany her,” he said. I couldn’t help but wonder, Did he accompany her all the way to the police station too? In the past, I would’ve demanded an explanation, but I was too tired now—too drained to argue. Without a word, I signed the papers. The vice squad officer looked at me and asked, “Are you Anthony Leeman’s family?” I shook my head. “No, I’m not familiar with him. Just a colleague.” Lowering my gaze, I typed out a message to my father: [I agree to get married. Give me three days, and I’ll marry him.]

During a zombie-extermination mission, I end up getting infected with the zombie virus for the sake of protecting my squad. But Emilia Campbell, the team captain as well as my girlfriend, decides to give the only antidote to another team member, who has secretly run away from the squad, only to get infected. Her excuse is that she should avoid being partial. With red-rimmed eyes, she promises me, "Trust me, Zack. I'll definitely find another antidote for you during the three-day incubation period of the virus." I can only nod in response while enduring the scorching pain flaring from my body. On the second day, Emilia actually returns with an antidote. But the second she's about to inject it into my bloodstream, Dustin Nott, a member who has never left the campsite, suddenly frowns. "My head hurts so much, Em… What if I'm already infected with the virus?" Emilia doesn't hesitate to pass the antidote to Dustin in front of everyone else. "Dustin is a part of the team as well. It's my fault as the captain for not taking care of the squad if anything happens to him. "Zack, you're the vice leader as well as my boyfriend. I must be impartial." That's when I notice the smugness crossing Dustin's eyes as well as Emilia's righteous expression. Fury bubbles within me at that moment. She must be impartial, huh? Fine. Emilia will soon understand that the squad would never have survived to this point without me. After all, I'm a perfect evolved specimen—a human being that only has a 0.1% chance of overcoming the zombie virus and evolving into a powerhouse in this apocalypse.