Family Saga

Even before marrying Wayne Cooper, I knew he had a fierce sister-in-law. He would always tell me to never get into a fight with her. After we marry, we spend Christmas Eve at his parents' house for the first time. I'm forced to bustle around in the kitchen as I prepare a feast for over a dozen people. Meanwhile, Wayne's family lounges in the living room. They chatter away while enjoying the fruits I've washed and sliced. As I place the last dish on the table, Wayne's brother and sister-in-law, Kyle Cooper and Lucy Wren, arrive. When I want to take my seat, I discover there isn't one for me. That's when Lucy snorts and says sarcastically, "I heard you're a good wife who's obedient and easygoing, Melanie. I have to say that your cooking is… mediocre, though." This infuriates me. I'm about to retort when she turns to my mother-in-law. She says, "I think you should do the cooking from now on, Gloria. Your food is delicious…"

21+ Seorang pria bernama saga adalah seorang pria duda yang memiliki 3 orang anak, sebenarnya penyebab pria itu menjadi seorang duda dikarenakan mantan istrinya, yaitu ibu dari si kembar meninggalkannya mereka demi pria yang lebih kata darinya, dan yang membuat saga terluka adalah selingkuhan mantan istrinya adalah sahabat dekatnya sendiri, yaa! Sejak itu hidup saga berubah! Penghianatan itu membuat sikapnya menjadi kasar dan tak memiliki belas kasih, bahkan anak anaknya tidak mendapatkan kasih sayang yang cukup darinya. Pada suatu waktu, seorang gadis sederhana datang ke kehidupannya, gadis bodoh itu merubah segala kehidupannya yang menyeramkan itu, gadis itu dengan mudahnya mengambil hati ketiga anaknya dan keluarganya! Termasuk dirinya sendiri!

I was raised by my mother, a single parent who never revealed the identity of my father. For years, that part of my life remained a mystery until her final moments. With her last breath, she asked me to find him. I shared this with my best friend, who had never known her own parents. With tears in her eyes, she confided in me that she longed for a father, too. She tried to manipulate me, suggesting I work as a housekeeper for my father so she could claim him as her own. Soft-hearted, I agreed to the plan. When I finally met him, he was stunned. The resemblance between me and his first love was undeniable. He wanted to take me under his wing as his mistress. "Come to my room tonight and wear something… revealing," he said. To protect myself, I laid all my cards on the table.

My brother hated me and wanted me dead.I cried and asked him, "Am I your sister or what?""I don't have a sister," he scoffed.That night, a car suddenly hit me and killed me.He went insane.

My sister, Laura Ward, died the year we were ten, the year we snuck out of school to play. From that day forward, my mother’s grief turned into a burning hatred for me, convinced that I was the reason my sister was gone. She treated me like a servant, like an unwanted burden, and filled the void by adopting a perfect, obedient daughter to replace my sister. She took everything from me without a second thought — my rights, my freedom, my very existence — and even demanded that I give up a kidney for her precious adopted girl. Alright, Mother, if you want a life, I’ll give you mine! But it was only when my body lay cold, my breath long gone, that she finally turned and looked at me.

I sacrificed my legs to marry my cousin’s boyfriend, but they replaced me with a different bride on the wedding day!

My wife, a doctor, treated our daughter like a walking blood bank. When our daughter passed away, she took it even further. She transplanted her corneas into her old flame’s son. Before our daughter’s body was even cold, she was out having dinner with her ex and his son. They were celebrating that the boy could see again. She even went so far as to secretly burn our daughter’s body to get rid of any evidence. By the time I got there, all I saw was my daughter's ashes being swallowed up by the flames. I told her I wanted a divorce. She just sneered, “It’s only a daughter. Are you really going to divorce me over this?” But later, she was down on her knees, begging me not to leave her.

My sister aims her camera at my face as she livestreams. She forces me to get on my knees before her as everyone in her class watches. Then, she tells me to lick her shoe clean. My parents know about her behavior but don't care how it affects me. Their indulgence only makes my sister's behavior worse. This is precisely what I want, though. If one wants to ruin someone, the first step is to turn her into a psycho!

For three agonizing years, my mother struggled with kidney failure. Finally, after all the waiting and the constant dialysis, she was next in line for a transplant. Hope seemed so close. But then, my husband, Zachary Levi, an esteemed nephrology professor, did the unforgivable. He surreptitiously gave his lover's mother the kidney that was intended for my mother. He said almost dismissively, "Ella's mother couldn't wait any longer. Your mother's been on dialysis for so long, she's not going to die anytime soon." Later, my mother passed away. I called Zachary one final time. Yet, it was a woman who answered. "Margaret, right? Zachary's in the shower. Is there something you need?" I stared at my mother's smile on the gravestone, and an overwhelming emptiness spread through me. "It's nothing. Just wanted to talk about the divorce."

SINOPSIS WAKTU YANG HILANG Melati tersenyum hambar. Apa setelah calon rivalnya pergi, serta merta hubungannya dengan Akbar -sang suami- langsung pulih? Tidak. Apa yang telah terkoyak tidak akan bisa kembali seperti sediakala. Siapa yang bisa menjamin perasaan itu masih utuh seperti dulu? Bukankah Akbar sangat terluka saat tahu calon istri keduanya membatalkan rencana pernikahan mereka. *** Saga Badra Alam. Nama yang menggetarkan lawan yang dihadapinya. Namun dibalik ketangguhannya, sebutan anak haram bagai parasit yang melekat dalam dirinya sepanjang hidup. Mirisnya panggilan itu disematkan oleh perempuan yang dipanggilnya ibu. *** Siapa Saga? Apakah hubungan antara Melati, Akbar, Saga, Nara, dan Alita? Cus ikuti kisahnya di cerbung baru saya, WAKTU YANG HILANG.