Dress Ke Pantai

Putriku berbaik hati memapah orang tua ke ambulans. Siapa sangka, ambulans itu menuju ke sebuah desa. Ketika aku menemukannya, dia sudah mati karena dilecehkan. Aku menemukan pelakunya, tetapi pelakunya dibebaskan karena menderita gangguan jiwa. Jadi, aku juga menggila dan menjadi pasien gangguan jiwa.

Evan Pendragon, pemuda bangsawan yang penuh masa depan, harus menanggung tuduhan keji atas kematian tragis kedua orang tuanya. Terbuang ke penjara tanpa keadilan, tubuhnya hancur oleh siksaan yang tiada ampun. Namun, dari reruntuhan kesakitan itu, sebuah kekuatan rahasia dalam dirinya mulai bangkit, tulang naga yang tersembunyi di tubuhnya menunggu untuk mengubahnya menjadi sosok yang tak terkalahkan. Diberi pilihan menjadi bagian dari proyek misterius atau kembali ke penjara, Evan memilih menjadi kelinci percobaan untuk membalas dendam. Setelah 3 tahun pelatihan ia diterjunkan ke medan perang dan menjadi mesin pembunuh nomor satu. Kini, sebagai Jenderal Perang yang dianugerahi Bintang Mahaputra, ia menyusup kembali ke tempat kelam yang dulu menghancurkannya, sebuah penjara penuh korupsi dan pengkhianatan, demi melindungi adiknya dan menegakkan keadilan yang sesungguhnya.

"Lima ratus ribu sekali jalan. Tanpa perbuatan mesum. Kalau mau pelukan, gandengan tangan, ada ongkos tambahan, Pak," ucapku. "Kalau dibawa ke kondangan buat pamer ke keluarga, berapa biaya tambahannya, Han?" tanya Pak Akhtara, manajerku. "Saya tanyakan adminnya dulu, Pak." "Sekalian tanyakan, apa bisa kamu dibooking untuk beberapa bulan ke depan dengan modus pura-pura jadi tunangan saya?" Aku menatapnya terkejut, "Maaf, Pak?" "Anggap aja saya pelanggan setiamu. Nanti ada bonus dari saya kalau kamu mau dan nurut sama perjanjian kita. Gimana?"

On my wedding day, my boyfriend, Theodore Gunther, suddenly stops the wedding ceremony—all because Gwen Lithgow has updated her social media to say she's back. Theodore throws away the wedding ring he designed. He leaves me at the altar without another look back. I'm dumbfounded as I stand there in my wedding dress. My brother, Alvin Chilton, who's supporting me, lets go. "You've always been strong, Joycelyn. I know you can handle this alone. Gwen needs me more now." With that, he also leaves. He and Theodore have both left me for the same woman. They abandon me alone. That night, after dealing with the fallout of the failed wedding, Gwen sends me a photo. In it, Theodore and Alvin are standing by her bedside. She wears the necklace Theodore made himself and the wedding dress Alvin designed. Those were supposed to be mine. The image makes me lose hope in them. Tears stream down my face as I make a call. "Mom, Dad, I've changed my mind. I want to go home."

Adrienne prides herself for being smart, prim and proper. She doesn’t go against the rules of society and refuse to even take a shot of Tequila. In other words: Conservative. Boring. For just one night, she let lose. She left her eyeglasses, flat shoes, long skirt and knitted sweater behind. In high heels and a dress that accented her long legs and curves, she went to a club by herself and decided to find out what it was like to have a good time. Her night couldn’t even be more perfect when Justin Adams, the city’s most sought after bachelor, a.k.a. most notorious playboy fell prey to the charms she didn’t even know she possessed. Justin was every girl’s dream boat, but he never committed to a woman. He didn't date and didn't do relationships. But what was supposed to be just a one night stand with the City's most wanted playboy became a full-blown secret affair. Soon, she will find out that she's been living her life with all the right intentions... but for all the wrong reasons.

My secretary replaced me on my wedding day, walking down the aisle in a white wedding gown. The man I had loved for ten years threw the bridesmaid dress in my face and ordered me to wear it instead. "She is the bride now. You'll be next," he said coldly. My grandmother was so furious that she fell ill on the spot. Meanwhile, he and the secretary smiled brightly as they completed the wedding ceremony. After the grand wedding, the secretary posted photos of herself in her wedding gown on social media. The comments were overwhelmingly congratulatory. [Today is such a beautiful day, I finally got what I wanted. I hope those who try to ruin someone else's relationship will wake up soon.] She wrote. Chester Morrison replied to her post: [It is a great day. Don't ruin your good mood by some trash.] When I returned home, holding my grandmother's photo, who had passed away, I found them tangled together on the bedspread my grandmother had lovingly sewn for me, the one with a pair of Swan that symbolizes eternal love.

Kedua mertuaku disengat lebah beracun tak dikenal dan segera dilarikan ke rumah sakit untuk diselamatkan. Aku buru-buru pergi ke Institut Penelitian Serangga mencari bantuan dari suamiku yang juga kepala institut, agar dia bisa membantu dokter melakukan diagnosis. Namun, suamiku malah memanggil satpam untuk menghalangiku masuk. "Aku nggak menangani pekerjaan setelah jam kerja. Ibunya Riana sakit, aku masih harus buru-buru ke sana untuk merawatnya." Aku mencoba menunjukkan surat pemberitahuan kondisi kritis, tapi dia malah merobeknya. "Setiap hari selalu ada orang yang mati, memangnya kenapa kalau orang tuamu mati?" Setelah ayah dan ibu meninggal, aku mengajukan gugatan ke pengadilan dan menuntut Riana yang sengaja menjatuhkan sarang lebah. Suamiku yang menghilang beberapa hari, tiba-tiba muncul di kursi ahli dan memalsukan opini profesional palsu untuk membebaskan Riana dari hukuman. Saat aku memutuskan untuk pergi ke luar negeri, suamiku marah besar. "Orang tuamu sendiri yang umurnya pendek, apa hubungannya kematian mereka denganku? Aku bekerja seharian, apa salahnya kalau aku ingin istirahat?" "Kamu bahkan ingin menyeret Riana ke dalam masalah. Hanya karena keluargamu sendiri berantakan, kamu ingin menghancurkan orang lain. Jahat benar kamu ini! Orang seperti kamu, pantas saja orang tuanya mati!" Melihat wajahnya yang tega membalikkan fakta, aku tiba-tiba menyadari. Ternyata dia sendiri masih belum tahu kalau dia sebenarnya sudah menjadi seorang yatim piatu.

I waited for my boyfriend for three hours at his birthday party. Sean Ziegler was supposed to show up dressed as the star of night. However, his secret lover, Josie Sullivan, called him to the hospital. She had pretended to sprain her ankle. There, she recorded a video of her and Sean kissing. In the heat of the moment, Sean stood up and pushed her against the door. But he was supposed to be paralyzed. “Sean, why haven’t you told Wendy that your legs are fine now?” “If she knows, she’ll pressure me to marry her. Seriously, who does she think she is? Wendy’s just a free maid. She’s not good enough to be my wife,” Sean said in a muffled voice. After that, he continued to kiss Josie intensely. Wearing the wedding dress I had designed, Josie looked provocatively into the camera. The video then ended with the sounds of them kissing. It turned out that Sean had been lying to me all along. I threw the cake that I made for him into the trash. Then, I texted my mom. [Mom, I’ll go on that blind date.]

Prom is the highlight of most teens’ lives. For Briar, this year, she will attend the dance when she turns 18, and she will know once and for all if her best friend, her long-time crush, is her mate. She is whisked away while trying on her prom dress to learn devastating news. The Lycans, of the most ruthless pack in the country, have stolen the King. Briar jumps into helping mode, finds the terms are agreeable, and takes the position of negotiator of the pack. A job she has been training to do. The Lycan Beta arrives as predicted, ready for debate. All is fine until he removes the paperwork given to him by his Alpha. Briar does everything to keep herself under control as her mind spins. Her mate is a Lycan, but the law moves to the forefront of her mind. “No werewolf pack member is to be Mated to a Lycan. If it is to be said a werewolf of this pack is mated to a Lycan, the werewolf must immediately reject the Lycan.” Now that the pack has shown its true colors, will she take the most significant step yet and turn her back on her pack to be with the Lycan Alpha? Or will she reject him and stand with her father?

What a small world. As Elaine Johnson was checking in at the hotel front desk, she happened to bump into Jasper Carter's young mistress —a girl who looked like an innocent college student. She was dressed in a simple white cotton dress, pure and demure, with a shy, sweet smile. "Hello, here's your room key. You'll be staying in the executive suite on the top floor," the receptionist said. "Thank you, miss," the girl replied softly, taking the key. Just then, her phone rang. Elaine overheard her speaking bashfully to the person on the other end: "Mr. Carter, I... I'm already here. When will you be coming?" Her tone was soft, a little nervous, filled with affectionate anticipation. A moment later, Elaine heard her add, "Mhm, I'll wait for you. No rush. Please drive carefully, Mr. Carter." The girl's voice was so sweet and tender, it could have melted anyone's heart. Elaine could not help thinking that her husband had good taste — the girl was young and beautiful, gentle and thoughtful, the kind of woman any man would find hard to resist.