Foto Kang Daniel

Suamiku bertanya apakah bra tanpa kawat itu lebih nyaman? Aku hanya tertawa dan mengira akhirnya dia peka. Keesokan harinya, dengan wajah panik, asisten mengambil paket yang baru saja kuambil, sambil berkata kalau alamatnya salah. Malamnya, aku melihat postingan Susan Kumala di media sosial, dengan keterangan, "Hadiah dari pacarku, bagus nggak?" Foto itu adalah selfie di kamar hotel dengan suasana yang cukup romantis dan ada kotak lingerie cantik berhias pita di sebelahnya. Ternyata, pria itu bukan tidak mengerti romantis, melainkan apakah dia bersedia melakukannya untukmu. Aku menekan tombol suka di postingannya, lalu mengirim tangkapan layar itu ke suamiku. "Kalau beli satu set bisa diskon 20%, kamu memang nggak pandai menghemat."

Di suatu malam, suamiku tiba-tiba mengigau dalam tidurnya. "Anakku sayang, besok Papa akan bawa kamu dan Mama ke rumah baru." Padahal kami selalu pakai pengaman. Jadi, dari mana anak itu muncul? Aku pun membuka ponselnya. Di sana ada riwayat transfer uang ke wanita lain, dihabiskan untuk segala macam kemewahan dan sebuah rumah. Album fotonya penuh dengan gambar wanita itu yang mengenakan pakaian penari telanjang yang minim, dengan perut yang sedikit membuncit. Foto terakhir adalah hasil USG. Sepertinya sudah empat bulan. Aku tidak mengeluarkan suara apa pun. Hanya menyimpan semua buktinya. Sebentar lagi mereka akan belajar, sebesar apa akibat yang akan ditanggung karena mengkhianati seorang putri mafia.

Si Cindy ay isang teacher nang nakilala niya si Mark na isang gwapong estudiyante. Sa kagustuhang maranasan yung mga fantasy niya sa sex, pinatulan niya si Mark kahit pa alam niya na mahigpit na ipinagbabawal sa isang teacher na patulan ang kanyang estudiyante. Dahil ibinibigay ni Mark ang sex na gusto niya at si Mark ang una niyag naging karanasan, nabaliw siya sa lalaki. Gusto niyang solohin si Mark ngunit hindi pwedeng exclusive si Mark sa iisa lang. Nasira ang buhay niya. Natanggal siya sa pagiging teacher. Naging call center agent naman siya. Lalong lumala ang kanyang pagkahilig sa sex at dumating sa buhay niya si Raymond. Dahil nagpakita ng kabaitan ang napakagwapong si Raymond, inuwi niya ito sa kanila at sa mga unang mga araw, napakabait nga ng lalaki ngunit wala itong trabaho. Kung kailan mahal na niya si Raymond, isang araw pag-uwi niya, wala na lahat ang pera niya, ang lahat ng mamahalin niyang alahas at gamit kasama ng magnanakaw na si Raymond. Doon na naging lalong magulo ang buhay ni Cindy. Nakipagkita na siya sa kung sinu-sino basta maibigay ang hilig niya sa sex. Hindi na siya naniniwala sa pag-ibig. Hanggang sa dumating si Daniel sa buhay niya. Si Daniel na naniniwala sa tunay na pag-ibig kaya niyaya itong pakasal sa kanya. Bumuo sila ng isang pangarap. Masaya na ang kanilang pagmamahalan. Hanggang sa hindi nagagawang kontrolin ni Cindy ang kanyang sakit. Sakit na hindi niya alam na mayroon siya. Paano magtatagal ang pagsasama nila ni Daniel kung walang tiwala si Cindy na mahal talaga siya ng lalaki? Paano masasatisfy ni Daniel si Cindy kung may sakit ang babaeng nymphomania na lalong lumala nang may asawa na siya. Na naghahanap na ang katawan ni Cindy ng sex hindi lang kay Dani kundi sa iba pang mga lalaki?

Cerita ini bermula dari kunjungan Amelia Caras (Mia), seorang gadis nyaris pengangguran ke kedai kopi teman masa kecilnya sekaligus pemuda yang ia sukai diam- diam selama ini, Juan Zavala. Mereka sebenarnya saling menyukai tapi Mia selalu menolak perasaan Juan. Dalam kunjungan yang kesekian kalinya, Mia bertemu dengan pelanggan tua bernama Aguirre yang selalu menganggap Mia mirip dengan kekasihnya dengan menunjukkan foto- foto sang kekasih. Mia sama sekali belum menyadari, bahwa sebenarnya pertemuan itu membawa benang merah yang panjang dengan kunjungan sang ibu dan nenek ke flatnya demi pengobatan Alzheimer nenek. Namun kedatangan keluarganya ke Mexico City berhasil membuat Mia menemukan lagi kisah cinta lama yang terputus, sekaligus menemukan kisah cintanya sendiri.

Kilala si Anna Zamora dahil sa kaniyang Ama na tumatakbo bilang mayor sa kanilang bayan. Hindi naging madali para sa kaniya ang popularidad na ito. Ganoon pa man ay mas pinili niya pa rin na mamuhay ng simple lang. Nakilala niya si Daniel Fortez na noon ay nagtatrabaho sa kanila. Sa araw-araw na nagsasalamuha sila ay hindi niya maiwasan na mapalapit dito. Ngunit siguradong hindi papayag ang kaniyang mga magulang na umibig siya rito. Isang aksidente ang nangyari sa magulang ni Anna. Dahil sa pangyayaring iyon ay nagpakalayo siya para na rin sa kaligtasan niya. Ilang taon ang nakalilipas nang muling maglandas ang mundo nila Anna at Daniel ngunit malaki na ang pinagbago ng binata dahil hindi na lamang ito pangkaraniwang tao, he's now a Billionaire.

The day before the semester began, my childhood friend Daniel Carter asked if he could borrow my private jet. Thinking he'd finally changed his ways, I agreed without a second thought. A moment later, he transferred a single dollar, calling it rent because he couldn't stand the thought of freeloading. The quirky amount said more than words ever could. I smiled and accepted it. On the first day of school, I kept things low-key, taking a cab back to campus. But when I arrived, there it was, my private jet parked right in the middle of the quad. The jet had been decked out in bubblegum pink, and students crowded around, their eyes shining with envy. My heart leapt. For once, I thought Daniel had finally figured it out. Beaming, I braced myself for his surprise. But as I drew closer, my smile froze. Sitting barefoot in the pilot's seat, my seat, was Clara West, the campus' queen bee.

By the third year of my marriage to Daniel Hawthorne, the war had already taken more than it ever returned, and this time it took his younger brother, Thomas Hawthorne. My sister-in-law, Eleanor, collapsed, and in the weeks that followed she tried to follow her husband into death— once with sleeping pills, once by the river beyond the officers’ quarters— only to be dragged back both times, each time clinging to me afterward as though I were the last thing keeping her grounded. I stayed with her, wiped her tears, and whispered that Thomas would want her to live, until the day she received the test results confirming she was three months pregnant, and the grief of losing her husband was slowly softened by the arrival of new life. I smiled too, believing grief had finally loosened its grip. That night, holding my own pregnancy test in my hand and thinking it was finally time to tell Daniel, I passed the study and heard his friend say quietly, “She’s carrying your child. You convinced the doctors to adjust the timeline so everyone would believe the baby belonged to your brother. Aren’t you afraid Margaret will find out?” Daniel didn’t hesitate. “She won’t,” he said calmly. “She loves me. She wouldn’t leave. I won’t let her know.” I didn’t step inside. I didn’t confront him. Instead, I opened the letter I had received weeks earlier— an official deployment order from the international medical corps, assigning me to a frontline war zone— and tapped Accept.

I've been in love for six years, but my wedding has been called off 99 times by the man who claims to love me most, the mafia boss, Daniel Reed. The first time is on a private island off the coast of Sorellia. He promises me a secret wedding. But an hour before the ceremony, he gets a call saying that his new assistant, Emily Jennings, has been taken by a rival family. Without a word, he leaves me behind and sails off into the night. The second time, we're standing at the altar, exchanging vows. His underboss then leans in and whispers, "Emily's in trouble." Daniel tears off his boutonniere and walks out without looking back. Emily has been kidnapped again—this time, near the border district. He leads an armed raid that very night while I'm left behind, becoming the laughingstock in the mafia's VIP lounges. No matter when I schedule the wedding, Emily always ends up in danger. And Daniel always runs to her without hesitation. Eventually, I realize I will never win against the reckless Gen Z assistant who constantly drags him into chaos. After the 99th cancellation, I decide to break up with him and disappear from Valemont. I move out overnight, erase every trace of myself, leaving nothing behind. But I never expect him to go completely mad. He shuts down the ports, searches every villa, and unleashes his entire family's intelligence network just to find me. His eyes burn red like a wild animal on the edge of collapse. "Elara," he growls, "just give me one more chance."

Daniel adalah seorang seniman bela diri nomor satu di kota A, pada suatu hari dia ikut balapan dan menemukan bahwa dirinya menjadi orang lain yang sama percis dirinya, dia menjalani pernikahan tanpa cinta, namun siapa sangka ternyata istrinya adalah seorang wanita yang dia cari selama ini.

My wife, Violet Miller, was obsessed with cleanliness. Yet I caught her peeling shrimp for a male intern at a dinner party. I demanded a divorce on the spot. Violet stared at me in disbelief. “Daniel is like a younger brother to me. What’s wrong with looking after him? Are you really divorcing me over this?” My heart ached. Maybe... it was time to let go.