Fifty Berapa

“To escape a monster, she ran straight into the arms of a devil.” Lila Vance was a debt payment. Wrapped in fifty thousand dollars of French lace, she was minutes away from marrying Marcus Thorne—a man who whispered that she was nothing more than his "property." But Lila refused to be broken. With a ripped dress and a heart full of terror, she bolts from the altar and into the private elevator of the Grand Imperial Hotel. When the doors open, she finds herself in the lion’s den: the penthouse of Adrian Sterling, her fiancé’s most lethal rival. Adrian is a man carved from shadows and sin, a billionaire "Shark" who destroys legacies for sport. When Marcus comes to claim his prize, Adrian offers Lila a choice: go back to the man who will break you, or sign a one-year marriage contract with the man who will own you. As the line between their fake vows and real desire begins to blur, Lila must face a terrifying truth: Adrian Sterling didn't save her out of mercy. He saved her because she is the final piece in a game of revenge he’s been playing for years. In a game of power, who will be the first to break?

I had been dating Andy Lawson for five years. He had gone bankrupt, and during the worst of it, we had to sleep in parks and scavenge leftovers for food. After a hundred days of that life, I was just going to the blackmarket to sell some blood for money when someone sent me a video. [Surprise.] It was a livestream site, set up for rich kids to prank the common folk—and a video of me was pinned to the top. My finger trembling, I tapped on it and saw myself hidden in a corner of a park, munching on leftovers to nourish my frail body. On the split video, Andy was reclining against the armchair of a five-star hotel and savoring his gourmet menu. "Oh, this is amazing! All Andy has to do is say that he's sick, and she's selling her blood for him!" "On the sixteenth prank, she fell into the ocean… And on the fifteenth, she was sent flying in a car crash! Why is she so hard to kill?" "Well, Andy already made it clear that if she survives until the end, he will marry her and swear off women!" "One month to go! Will she die from the pranks, or marry into the Lawson family with pomp and circumstance?" "I'm betting fifty mil that she dies tragically! Hahaha!"

After helping my husband build his business from the ground up, I settled into life as a full-time housewife. When our daughter's tenth birthday approached, I planned to host a grand celebration for her. I booked a party that cost 2 thousand dollars per table. But when I swiped my card at the hotel, the staff gave me a strange look. "Mrs. Richmond, this card doesn't even have fifty dollars in it to charge." Flushed with embarrassment, I went home to confront my husband. He wore an apologetic expression. "Lately, the company's been competing for contracts. The new government official is insatiably greedy, and I've had to spend a lot under the table to smooth things over. Once the funds turn around, I'll make sure our daughter gets the grand birthday she deserves." I gave him a gentle, understanding smile—but as soon as I turned away, I began tallying our assets. Because that so-called "new government official" was none other than my father. And in his office, there hadn't been any bids or contracts at all. Now I intended to find out exactly where my husband had spent all our money.

Adam Wylie. Sosok pria tampan dan charming, keturunan Amerika-Indonesia. Ia selalu dipuja-puja oleh kaum hawa karena kepiawaiannya dalam 'bermain' di atas ranjang. Entah sudah berapa banyak wanita yang ia tiduri. Sejak ayahnya menikah lagi, Adam memiliki saudara tiri perempuan bernama Pricillia Wylie berusia dua tahun lebih muda darinya, namun dia tuna wicara. Sejak pertama kali bertemu dengannya, Adam mulai menaruh ketertarikan padanya dan berniat untuk 'bermain' dengannya juga. Setelah melakukan berbagai macam upaya, ia akhirnya berhasil membuat adik tirinya jatuh cinta dan bersedia menjalani hubungan terlarang dengannya. Namun, keegoisan serta keangkuhannya berkali-kali melukai hati adik tirinya hingga mencapai puncaknya. {Mari kita akhiri hubungan terlarang ini. Aku lelah,} “Tidak! Aku tidak akan pernah melepasmu. Kamu hanya milikku seorang!” Ini kisah tentang hubungan terlarang yang terjalin antara sepasang saudara tiri yang penuh dengan lika liku kehidupan. Akan seperti apa akhir dari perjalanan cinta terlarang mereka? Simak selengkapnya di sini.

Alana tidak pernah menyangka bila cinta sejatinya adalah Leonardo, pria matang, mapan yang telah menjaganya 15 tahun setelah kecelakaan kereta api yang merenggut nyawa kedua orangtuanya. Rasa cinta dan cemburu seringkali membuat Alana bertingkah manja dan konyol di hdapan Leo. Sedangkan Leo berusaha mati-matian menjaga perasaannya. Bukan hanya karena status sebagai wali pengganti orangtua Alana, tapi juga rentang umur mereka yang terpaut jauh, 15 tahun. Sialnya, pesona dan kecantikan Alana selalu memenuhi pirkirannya. Alana selalu menggoda dengan sikap manis hingga membuat benteng pertahanan Leo runtuh. Perbedaan usia tidak membuat cinta mereka menjadi canggung. Ketika cinta menghasilkan madu manis, kehadiran Charles menguak kenyataan pahit yang mampu mengubah rasa cinta Alana menjadi sebuah kebencian. Kegigihan dan ketulusan Leo yang bisa membuat Alana kembali menjadi gadis kecil yang manja. "Aku tidak peduli berapa usiamu, aku juga tidak peduli apakah wajahmu menua, aku hanya mau jadi istri Om Leo saja."

I am one of the most ancient and powerful vampires in existence, with wealth accumulated over centuries. When everyone learned I had fallen for a dying human named Damien and turned him into my Childe, they were shocked. Five years ago, I transformed him from a penniless artist into an immortal vampire. I also turned his dying family into vampires, granting them eternal life. Every month, I took $450,000 from my accounts just to support their lavish lifestyle. Damien’s sister pleaded that they had never attended any vampire events and wanted to see what it was like. So I spent $4 million to buy them seats at a grand vampire gathering that only happens once every fifty years, where participants have the chance to gain greater power and become higher-ranking vampires. But before the gathering even began, Damien demanded that I give my seat to his childhood sweetheart Victoria. The whole family supported Damien's decision without a thought for me. So I changed my plans. I severed their immortality, reclaimed my estate, and removed them from my bloodline. That's when the family started to panic...

Agustin DeLuca looked at the photos infront of him, rage burning through his veins, as he watched his wife in someone else's arms.~~~~He was one of the most renowned businessman of the country, know for his ruthlessnes and arrogance. He prided himself for being good at reading people like an open book, he thought nothing goes unseen from his scrutinizing eyes, yet the irony, he couldn't see the truth of his own wife when innocence was written all over her face, vulnerability swirling in her doe eyes, silently begging for him to believe her.He lost everything that mattered to him two years back, because he chose to trust the wrong person, but now that he knows the truth, there is nothing he won't do to get her back, nothing.'Get ready Onika DeLuca , I am coming,' he said to himself, determination shining in his orbs, holding a dark promise.~~~~"I promise you, the face I remember before dying will be yours, the last thing I will wish to see will be you, whether it is today, tomorrow or fifty years from now.It will always be you, Onika".-Agustin DeLuca.

"Sekali kamu berada di ruang sidang pribadiku, maka tak ada jalan keluar! Tubuhmu hanyalah milikku!" *** Persahabatan tiga Jaksa Penuntut Umum di Kota Los Angeles. Xavion Young, Ezra Wu, dan Chaiden Black. Tiga nama yang selalu menggetarkan hasrat wanita mana pun bila mendengarnya. Berasal dari keluarga politikus serta petinggi gedung kehakiman membuat mereka digilai banyak wanita. Kaum hawa berlomba untuk merasakan satu malam dengan para Tuan Muda. Akan tetapi, siapa yang mengira jika masa lalu ketiga lelaki itu berhubungan dengan seorang wanita yang berasal dari panti asuhan yaitu .... Lelaki macam Xavion Young tidak akan pernah tertarik dengan gadis culun, polos, ceroboh, dan lusuh macam Hanae Liason Tan. Akan tetapi, gadis itu telah membakar sesuatu yang sangat berharga baginya. Sesuatu yang tidak bisa diganti oleh uang dalam jumlah berapa pun. Dan kini Hanae Tan tidak punya pilihan selain membayar atas kesalahan fatal yang sudah dia lakukan. Xavion Young is a beast that no one knows. Hanae Tan adalah wanita pertama yang merasakah gilanya ruang sidang khusus sang jaksa tampan.

Di tahun ketiga pernikahannya dengan Charles, Shira masih menjadi sosok yang membuat iri semua wanita di Howini. "Dokter Charles begitu baik sama Nyonya Shira! Terakhir kali, saat Nyonya Shira batuk, dia langsung minta Nyonya Shira melakukan pemeriksaan lengkap." "Dia bisa menikahi dokter paling berwibawa di negara ini. Semoga saja aku punya keberuntungan seperti itu di kehidupan selanjutnya!" Shira tersenyum. Dia sudah terbiasa dengan perbincangan seperti ini di antara para perawat. Dia baru saja mau membuka pintu, tetapi suara pertengkaran yang datang dari dalam menghentikan langkahnya. "Tuan Charles, kamu mau menggugurkan bayi di rahim Nyonya Shira lagi? Ini sudah yang ketiga kalinya!" "Sudah kubilang sebelumnya, asalkan Shira hamil, aku mau dia gugurkan kandungannya, nggak peduli berapa kali pun itu." Suara dingin pria itu menusuk gendang telinganya. Wajah Shira langsung berubah pucat pasi. "Kenapa? Dia selalu ingin punya anakmu." Suara Charles begitu dingin dan menyeramkan. "Karena sewaktu operasi tiga tahun yang lalu, aku mendonorkan salah satu ginjal Shira pada Cindy."

Yusuf, seorang pengusaha kaya raya ternyata adalah mafia pembunuh bayaran yang dingin dan kejam. Yusuf hanya punya waktu sampai akhir bulan Maret untuk mendapatkan pendamping hidupnya. "Dasar wanita gila. Makanya mata itu dipakai. Salah masuk kok di toilet laki-laki. Kamu harus diberi pelajaran. Keluar kamu!” "Ini baju belum saya pakai loh Mas. Jangan coba untuk berbuat yang tidak-tidak.” “Apa kamu bilang? Siapa yang mau berbuat macam-macam dengan wanita gila seperti kamu.” “Jika Mas tidak pergi, saya akan berteriak. Lalu Mas akan dihajar masa karena dituduh berbuat yang tidak-tidak dengan saya.” Tidak ada yang menyangka, wanita yang ia ajak adu mulut di toilet laki-laki adalah cinta pertamanya. Yusuf benar-benar telah jatuh cinta pada pandangan pertama kepada Farah. Sayangnya, Farah tidak langsung memberikan hatinya ke Yusuf. “Semua di dunia ini ada harganya.” “Lantas berapa uang yang kamu mau untuk hati dan cintamu itu?” Cover by canva x pixabay