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I had been married to Natasha Bates for ten years, and not once did she ever join me for our family's Independence Day cookout. This year, on the night before the celebration, I finally gathered the courage to ask if she wanted to come. She scoffed and said, "What are you, stuck in the past? Who even celebrates the Fourth with a family dinner anymore?" Yet that very evening, I saw a social media post of Natasha with her male best friend, Stanley Rogers. They were quite intimate in the picture, and the caption read: [True happiness is celebrating Independence Day with your bestie!] I commented back: [Hope you two lovebirds make it official soon.] Stanley did not hold back. He messaged me a bunch of intimate photos of the two of them. Then, he added, [You're just a leech living off his wife. What right do you have to question anything about Nattie?] Everyone always thought I was a gold-digger living off Natasha's success. However, they all forgot that I was the sole major shareholder of the company. This time, I’m done staying silent.

Mya, wanita ini hanya pura-pura miskin demi mendapatkan cinta sejati. Richard, lelaki yang dia kira tulus mencintainya, ternyata adalah seorang pengkhianat. Perselingkuhan mereka terbongkar saat Richard dan Alya bercinta di rumah saat Mya yang mereka pikir tidak ada di rumah. Mereka tidak tahu kalau ternyata, Mya kembali ke rumah saat itu. Dibantu oleh Kevin sahabatnya. Mya pun mengajukan gugatan cerai. Dia juga membalas sakit hatinya pada mantan suami dan juga selingkuhannya dengan mengunggah video panas mereka di media sosial. Tak hanya karir mereka yang hancur, Mya juga melaporkan mereka ke kantor polisi dengan kasus perzinahan. Dilema kembali hadir kala Kevin meminta bantuan pada Mya untuk menjadi pacar pura-puranya. Dan ternyata, Mama Kevin justru mendukung hubungan mereka dan menyuruh mereka segera menikah. Apakah Mya dan Kevin akan bersatu? Atau, mereka justru jujur pada Mama Kevin kalau mereka hanya berpura pura pacaran.

Demi Papa, itu saja. Karena di dunia ini aku hanya punya Papa. Baik sebelum Mama meninggal atau sesudahnya. Karena, ya, apa yang bisa kudapatkan dari seorang mama yang selalu mementingkan dirinya sendiri? Setiap hari, dunia ini terlalu sempit bagi Mama sehingga Papa dan aku nggak lebih berarti dari pada semua kegiatan arisan, shopping dan media sosialnya. Sekarang, sudah hampir lima tahun aku menjadi boneka---istri imitasi---Kenzy. Pria dewasa yang hampir separuh usianya habis untuk foya-foya dengan fatamorgana. Bukan hanya itu, dia juga nyaris meregang nyawa karena terlalu banyak mengkonsumsi obat-obatan terlarang. Apakah aku bahagia? Apakah aku tidak menyesal karena telah melewatkan dan mengorbankan indahnya masa remaja? Apakah aku tidak ingin pergi dari kehidupan Kenzy yang semakin parah? Entah, aku tidak tahu! Hanya satu yang aku ketahui, Papa bisa tersenyum bahagia di atas kursi putar empuknya. Itu saja.

"Jadi, kamu melegalkan hubungan terlarangku dengan pria itu? Kamu tidak marah sama sekali?" Ken menggeleng tegas. "Sebaliknya, aku justru akan membuatkan akta nikah untuk kalian." "HAH?" Mulut Aira tak bisa terkatup rapat. Dia tidak tahu apa yang suaminya katakan. Mungkinkah seorang wanita menikahi dua pria? Karena satu dan lain hal, Aira terpaksa menikah dengan Yamazaki Kenzo, seorang pria lumpuh, cacat, dan buruk rupa yang selalu duduk di kursi roda. Namun karena ketakutan, Aira justru kabur dan terjebak dengan seseorang. Bukannya marah, Ken justru menikahkan mereka berdua? Apa yang akan terjadi? Siapa pria asing itu? Bagaimana nasib pernikahan Aira dan Ken selanjutnya? *note : kisah ini hanya fiktif belaka, tidak bermuatan poliandri sama sekali. Bijaklah dalam menyikapi sebuah bacaan. Follow sosial media author @hanazawa_hana di TT dan hanazawa.hana di igeh biar tahu update cerita terbarunya, yaa. Selamat membaca ^^

Di hari acara pernikahan, pacarku, Thomas Samono, tiba-tiba menghentikan upacara pernikahan. Hanya karena Yana Amerta mengunggah di media sosial bahwa dia telah kembali. Thomas membuang cincin pernikahan rancangannya sendiri dan meninggalkan tempat upacara pernikahan tanpa menoleh ke belakang. Aku terdiam di tempat dalam balutan gaun pengantinku, kakakku yang sedari tadi menopang melepaskanku, “Cindy Marissa, kamu selalu kuat, aku tahu kamu bisa menghadapi ini sendiri, sekarang Yana lebih membutuhkanku daripada kamu.” Setelah mengatakan itu, dia juga pergi. Mereka pergi demi wanita yang sama, meninggalkanku sendirian. Malam itu, setelah membereskan kekacauan acara pernikahan, Yana mengirimkan foto kepadaku. Dalam foto itu, Thomas dan kakakku berada di samping tempat tidurnya. Kalung buatan Thomas ada di leher Yana. Gaun pengantin rancangan kakakku dikenakan oleh Yana. Semua barang-barang ini seharusnya milikku. Akhirnya aku menyerah dan menelepon sambil menangis, “Ayah, ibu. Aku berubah pikiran, aku ingin pulang.”

Axel, an eleven-year-old boy, was robbed of his childhood after the brutal assassination of his parents by the Hawthornes - his family’s longtime rivals. His parents had discovered the dark secrets behind the Hawthornes’ wealth, and for that, they paid with their lives. To deceive the media, the Hawthornes took Axel in, pretending to care for him while secretly turning his life into a living nightmare behind their cold, gilded walls. Yet, in the midst of that darkness, there was Mia Hawthorne, a girl a year younger than Axel. She was the only one who cared. Every night, she would sneak into the dark room where Axel was locked away, bringing him food and comfort. She talked to him, shared her heart, but Axel always turned away - silent, haunted, his eyes fixed on the memory of his parents’ lifeless bodies. But then, by a twist of fate - through Mia’s mistake - Axel escaped, vanishing into the unknown. But he returned, hardened and driven by a single purpose: to destroy the entire Hawthorne bloodline. Will Axel succeed in wiping out the family that destroyed his life, including the one person who once showed him kindness? Stay tuned to find out. You don’t want to miss this.

Tiga tahun menikah, Indira dan Farhan hidup dalam kesederhanaan yang penuh cinta. Meski belum juga dikaruniai anak, Farhan tak pernah mengeluh maupun mendesak. Ia mencintai Indira dengan tulus, atau setidaknya itulah yang selalu Indira yakini. Hingga suatu hari, Indira membawa kabar yang selama ini mereka nantikan: ia hamil. Tapi kebahagiaan itu tak bertahan lama. Beberapa bulan setelah kabar bahagia itu, Farhan menghilang tanpa pesan, tanpa jejak, seolah ditelan bumi tanpa tanda ataupun firasat apapun sebeumnya. Semua nomor tak aktif, semua akun media sosial lenyap, dan tak ada satu pun orang yang tahu ke mana Farhan pergi. Dalam kondisi hamil, Indira harus menanggung beban kehilangan, kecemasan, dan tekanan batin yang nyaris meremukkan tubuh dan jiwanya. Ia menelusuri setiap kemungkinan, menggantungkan harapan pada setiap petunjuk yang samar, hingga tak ada lagi air mata yang tersisa. Sebenarnya kemana Farhan pergi? Apakah dia masih hidup ataukah ...

Natalie Walker poured her heart and soul into loving Cedric Johnson for ten years, only to end up being burned to death by his lover.Cedric thought of that woman as nothing more than a housemaid. Even marriage wouldn't change her status. That was, until he received the news that she wanted a divorce..."Why do you want a divorce?" Cedric asked arrogantly, believing that this woman couldn't survive without him."Aren't you eager for me to die so you can be with your lover? I'm simply fulfilling your wish!" Natalie shot back as she laughed mockingly. "Cedric, I won't be blind again! Not in this lifetime!"Natalie, who had been reborn from the ashes, held the divorce papers and kicked the scumbag and his mistress to the curb.At a press conference for her company, the media asked, "We heard that you initiated the divorce. Could you tell us the reason?"Natalie responded calmly, "It was simply time to let go."That fire had consumed all her emotions.Looking back, it was nothing more than a long-planned trap set for her.

On the night of New Year's Eve, I wake up in a hospital ward with an IV drip connected to the back of my hand. A nurse passes me the hospital bill. "It's 300 dollars in total, including the emergency treatment fee and the cost for a bottle of glucose drips." When I turn on my phone, I feel my heart sinking. I only have 29.01 dollars left in my bank account. The wallpaper of my phone is a countdown of my family contract's app. Today is the date when I have to renew my family contract for the year. In order to accumulate enough money to go home, I've been working as a staff member in concert venues. Earlier, I had collapsed backstage, so I was quickly sent to the hospital. The dial tone keeps beeping for a long time. Finally, my mom answers my call in what seems to be a noisy background. "Mom, I'm at the hospital right now. I need 300 dollars to pay the hospital bill." "You're at the hospital?" Mom's voice turns shrill immediately. "Why did you visit the hospital during the holidays? You really are a jinx!" "I fainted earlier. I was working at a concert venue—" "What? So, you refused to do chores at home during the holidays! Instead, you decide to work at a concert venue?" Mom interrupts immediately. "I don't have 300 dollars on me! You'd better come up with a way to pay that bill of yours!" "Mom…" My hand tightens around my phone. "Today is the last day of my family contract's renewal period. I'll renew the contract once I pay the bill." "Renew the contract, huh?" Mom just sneers at me. "That's a part of your duties! How dare you use it against me! Helena Lambert, if you don't renew the contract today, you can forget about calling me 'Mom'!" After that, she ends the call. I can only grip my phone to the point that my fingers turn white. After that, I tap on a social media app in hopes that I can borrow money from my friends, only to see the latest post on the social media feed. My younger sister, Hannah Lambert, has posted a photo collage there. "I'm here with my parents to watch my favorite singer's concert! Snagging tickets to the first-row seats is definitely worth it!" The background of those photos is the same concert venue where I work part-time at. It's the most expensive venue in town. Apparently, tickets cost 2,900 dollars each.

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."