Empty Adalah

When Callum abandoned me, feverish and shivering on a mountain road, just to watch a meteor shower with the young woman he had raised, I decided to divorce him. His good friend, Emmet, advised him to try winning me back. "Look Cal, sisters are sisters, but a wife takes priority. You’d better not mix up what matters most." Callum, however, dismissed the idea with a confident smile. "She’s bluffing. Does she really think she’ll go through with the divorce?" "All these years, I’ve given her a place to belong. Without me, she wouldn’t even have a home. Leave me? She wouldn’t dare.  "Just wait. Before the cooling-off period ends, she’ll come back crying and begging me to take her in."  But thirty days passed, and I never looked back. While he scoured the world searching for me, I sipped tea in a misty mountain villa, utterly at peace. "James," I remarked to my step-brother, "your place truly feels like home."

Yasmine Silva gave everything to Leo Quinton over fifty years of marriage. After he was injured on a mission and left disabled, she left her respectable and steady job as a TV station host to stay by his side and massage his legs every day. He said he never wanted children. She endured ten miscarriages and was left unable to have any. Even then, she never once complained. Everyone said Leo was blessed to have a wife like Yasmine. It was only after Leo passed away that Yasmine, who had cared for him all her life, learned the truth. To him, she had never been a blessing. She had only been a burden that kept him from his wife and son.

Damien Curtis harus merelakan pernikahannya kandas di tengah jalan, karena istrinya—Cacha Brigitte Egmont memilih pria lain dan menggugat cerai Damien. Padahal pernikahan mereka baru berjalan satu tahun. Hal tersebut membuat Damien terpuruk dan mengalami depresi. Bailey Curtis—ayah Damien meminta bantuan pada salah satu dokter psikologis yang ia kenal bernama Dyandta Geoffroi, untuk menyembuhkan depresi Damien. Bagaimana nasib Damien selanjutnya? Akankah ia sembuh dari depresi dan menemukan pasangan baru? Atau justru sebaliknya? Copyright by Wii

Five years of marriage, and I was finally pregnant. I couldn't wait to tell Neil—until I heard his mom say: "When are you going to tell Angela? Cece's already showing. This family needs an heir." "Just give me a little more time. I'll handle it." I froze in the doorway, the ultrasound report burning in my pocket. Neil Schmidt, your promises mean nothing.

When my older brother, Ivan Goldsmith, gets drugged, I'm forced to strip down and use my body as an antidote for him. After I get pregnant, Mom and Dad tell us that we're not blood-related siblings at all. They then ask him to marry me. Ivan nods in agreement. But on the same day, he gets into a car accident after he goes racing. I don't mind him having crippled legs. In fact, I insist on becoming his bride. I thought Ivan would be touched upon hearing my declaration and that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me. On our wedding night, our villa goes ablaze. After waking up choking on the thick smoke, the first thing that pops into my mind is to save Ivan from the inferno. Unexpectedly, I see him smashing a vase right into my head. Before I pass out, I hear his icy voice. "You, Mom, and Dad have ruined my love life! I've given all of our assets to Vicky just to make amends to her! Since all of you have ruined my life, then you might as well die!"

Hanging in the living room is a drawing of Julia Graham's husband, son, and younger sister, Juliette Graham. Julia's son tells her, "If I add a fourth person to the drawing, it'll be the younger sister that Aunt Juliette gives me." Without hesitation or lingering emotions, Julia applies to become an undercover operative in the most dangerous mission to date. From this point onward, she severs all ties with them!

At our wedding, Toby Webb, the impoverished student my fiancee, Elvira Britton, has been sponsoring, barges into the venue while wailing at the top of his lungs. "Elvira, a wasp has stung me down there! Does this mean I won't be able to…" Elvira doesn't hesitate to ditch all the guests and me in favor of whisking Toby away. I quickly grab her wrist and suggest to her that we should finish the ceremony first before finding a doctor to save Toby. But she reacts by shoving me to the floor instead with an enraged look on her face. "Wallace Cochran, if you truly loved me, you wouldn't stop me at this time!" After that, she quickly takes Toby to the lounge in the wedding venue. By the time I arrive at the lounge, I witness Elvira straddling Toby. The very same woman, who had once promised me that she'd preserve her virginity for our wedding night, can be seen glaring at me angrily. "Toby's condition is very severe, you know! How am I supposed to sit by and watch him suffer? It's just virginity, isn't it? Since you want it that badly, I can just get myself repaired and let you try again, can't I?"

Vanilla Prastika (24 tahun) terpaksa melarikan diri dari Aryan Aditama (26 tahun) saat hamil setelah mengetahui dirinya hanya dijadikan bahan taruhan. Ia memutuskan untuk membesarkan sang anak seorang diri karena sakit hati. Tidak dinyana 4 tahun kemudian bertemu lagi dengan Aryan secara tidak disengaja di sebuah hotel. Vanila merupakan produsen penyetor hiasan makrame di hotel yang baru saja dibeli oleh Aryan. Kali ini Aryan sempat berbicara dengan Zayn (3 tahun) putra yang disembunyikan Vanilla darinya. Karena rasa penasaran terhadap alasan Vanilla yang dulu pergi tiba-tiba dan anak yang bersamanya, Aryan pun melakukan penyelidikan. Lambat laun ia mengetahui jika Zayn adalah putranya, tetapi Vanilla sudah akan menikah dengan pria lain, Gavin. Semakin Vanilla menghindar, Aryan kian mendekat dan merasakan benih-benih cinta yang tersisa. Vanilla yang semula ragu dengan pernikahan dengan Gavin, semakin bimbang untuk melanjutkan pernikahan tersebut. Apalagi ibu Gavin tidak setuju, karena Vanilla adalah seorang ibu yang memiliki pernikahan sebelumnya. Karena itu, Vanilla membatalkan pernikahan dan membuat Gavin tidak terima. Suatu saat, Gavin menculik Vanilla. Aryan yang panik langsung menyelamatkannya. Melihat perjuangan Aryan, Vanilla luluh dan Gavin dipenjara karena upaya penculikan terhadap Vanilla. Akhirnya Vanilla dan Aryan menikah dan bahagia selamanya

Charin Stafford mematahkan tiga tulang rusuknya sendiri untuk bisa melarikan diri dari rumah sakit jiwa. Hal pertama yang dilakukan Charin setelah melarikan diri adalah pergi menandatangani surat persetujuan donor organ. "Bu Charin, kami berkewajiban memberitahumu kalau ini adalah donasi khusus. Jenazahmu akan digunakan sebagai bahan percobaan untuk reagen kimia korosif jenis baru. Nantinya, mungkin tubuhmu nggak akan tersisa, bahkan nggak satu tulang pun." Charin menekan dadanya yang berdenyut sakit. Tulang rusuk yang patah membuat suaranya terdengar seperti mesin yang rusak. Dia menarik sudut bibirnya dengan susah payah, menunjukkan senyuman yang terlihat lebih menyedihkan daripada tangisan. "Itulah yang aku inginkan."

“Aku mau pindah,” kata Aira suatu malam. Arsen hanya tersenyum, seolah itu keputusan paling wajar di dunia. “Kalau gitu, aku ikut.” Mereka sudah hidup bersama sejak kuliah. Berbagi ruang, waktu, dan kebiasaan kecil yang tanpa sadar berubah menjadi kebutuhan. Saling bergantung, saling menjaga, tanpa pernah berani menyentuh satu batas yang terlalu berisiko untuk dilanggar, yaitu perasaan. Hingga suatu hari, Arsen mendengar rumor bahwa Aira menyukai seseorang. “Bener?” tanyanya, setenang mungkin. Aira mengangguk. Ia mengakui perasaannya, tapi saat Arsen bertanya lebih jauh, ia memilih diam. Bukan karena tak ingin jujur, melainkan karena nama yang ingin ia sebut adalah milik Arsen sendiri. Namun kebungkaman itu justru melahirkan salah paham. Arsen mulai percaya bahwa pria yang disukai Aira adalah Adrian, manajernya. Dari satu kesalahpahaman kecil, jarak pelan-pelan tercipta di antara mereka, meski keduanya masih berdiri di tempat yang sama. Karena sejak awal, mereka sama-sama tahu, rumah itu selalu ada di samping. Lantas, jika mereka sama-sama saling mencintai, apa lagi yang sebenarnya mereka tunggu? Ikuti akun sosmed IG @hana_ryuuga untuk update novel