Good Leaders Ask Great Questions

I secretly invite my in-laws over for the New Year, hoping to surprise my husband, Huxley Carlson. But the moment my father-in-law steps through the door, Huxley's secretary shoves him out. He slams into the shoe cabinet, throwing out his back. She sneers. "Who do you beggars think you are, strolling into Mr. Carlson's villa like this? You're this broke and still have the nerve to call yourself his father-in-law?" I immediately call for the housekeeper to help him, but the secretary blocks her. She even shoves my mother-in-law. "You really think you're the lady of the house?" she snaps. "Mr. Carlson hired the housekeeper to serve him, not to waste time on you or your useless parents." My mother-in-law is so enraged that she suffers a heart attack on the spot. I call Huxley in a panic, begging him to come to the hospital. But he sounds utterly unmoved. His voice is cold and mocking as he says, "Jen told me what happened. The nerve of you, bringing your parents to my house! Now you want me to rush to the hospital because your mom's pretending to be sick? "Tell them to get out! If she dies, she dies. Hell, maybe it's a blessing—just in time for the New Year!"

"I assure, all those who dared to mock me will soon regret it, especially you, my dear ex-husband!" Samantha Swan, a 24 years old young woman, orphaned and working as a waitress, found herself pregnant by Marcus Johnson, a billionaire known for his arrogance, ruthlessness, and icy heart. Her life turned into a living nightmare when she was coerced into marrying him for the sake of their unborn child. She never experienced love, only enduring abuse at the hands of Marcus and her mother in-law, until one fateful day when she could bear it no longer. She made the courageous decision to escape, even though she was pregnant. She had reached her breaking point. Realizing that she would rather be a single mother, raising her child alone, than endure the pain inflicted upon her by her husband and mother in-law under the same roof, Samantha took a leap of faith. One day, as fate would have it, she collapsed on the road, only to awaken in a grand and opulent mansion, standing before a bearded and elderly man seated in a wheelchair. "Glad you're awake, my daughter," he said with a smile. From that day forward, Samantha discovered that she was the long-lost daughter and the sole heir of the Trillionaire, Zeus Monte Verde.

The moment I was born, I took her life. They called me a murderer. Marcus used to burn me with cigarette butts, and Dad would say it was my fate. “You’re a curse. If you had any conscience, you’d have gone to join Mom a long time ago to repay what you owe.” When Marcus was diagnosed with kidney failure, that same cold, distant father knelt in front of me. “Please… save him…” I put my hand on Dad’s shoulder. “Dad, I’ll do the surgery. But can you promise me one thing?” Dad performed the surgery himself. It was a success. He saved the son he loved most and took the life of the daughter he hated. But after I died, Dad turned himself in to the police, and Marcus lost his mind.

Raisa adalah istri yang sempurna di mata tetangga: cantik, anggun, dan selalu tersenyum saat menyiram bunga di pagi hari. Tapi di balik senyumnya, tersembunyi tubuh yang meronta-ronta dalam sunyi. Suaminya, Dimas, pria mapan yang setia pada pekerjaannya... lebih setia pada layar laptop daripada menyentuh istrinya sendiri. Saat Aldo, tetangga muda di sebelah rumah, mulai mengobrol ringan dan menawarkan bantuan kecil, Raisa tak menyangka dirinya akan terjun begitu dalam pada lembah yang panas dan membakar. Satu sentuhan berubah menjadi ciuman. Satu ciuman berubah menjadi malam tanpa batas. Dan dari sanalah segalanya berantakan. Di antara kebohongan, hasrat, dan rahasia yang mengancam terbongkar, Raisa harus memilih: bertahan dalam rumah tangga dingin yang memenjarakan… atau terbakar oleh keinginan yang tak bisa lagi ia kendalikan. Tapi, ketika kebohongan mulai berlapis, dan cinta mulai menipu diri sendiri… siapa yang sebenarnya mengkhianati siapa?

I set up a company cafeteria for employees with an abundant meal daily worth 150 dollars per person. Meals are prepared by a world-renowned master chef. Every day, I only ask my employees to contribute a token of one dollar. Instead of gratitude, all I get is their envy of the neighboring company. "I wish we had that. Their healthy lunches cost them nothing, and the company covers everything." "Yeah. Free salads always seem to taste the best." Before long, this chatter spreads through the office, and the new hires carry it into the company's group chat. "Mr. Shaw, can we switch things up? All this rich, heavy food is just too much for us!" A few of the senior employees quickly jump in. "Yes, Mr. Shaw! We're not asking for anything extravagant. We only want something like the healthy lunches the other company gives out for free!" Perfect. They ignore my lavish 150-dollar meals that cost them almost nothing, yet they pine over the neighboring company's modest lunches. I scroll through the chat, feeling nothing but sharp irony. I immediately send a company-wide email. "Attention, everyone! By popular demand, and so you can all experience a truly free lunch, the cafeteria's daily meal is reduced from abundant to simple starting today. "Snacks and fruit options are discontinued and replaced with the same healthy lunch set offered by the neighboring company. The company will cover the full cost. Enjoy your meal!"

Lydia is very, very good at her job. She has an uncanny ability to ask the right questions at the wrong time, and digging deep is exactly the skillset that makes her such a great journalist. When she digs a little too far into the life of Doctor Jared Huntington, exposing a background of extreme malpractice, she suddenly finds herself on the run and at the mercy of a private security firm, headed by the incredibly handsome-and dangerous- Ethan Daven. Spanning months and diving deep into a world of wealth and danger that she never imagined, this book follows Lydia’s journey as she fights to keep a low profile-and her sanity- in such close proximity to the most attractive and deadly man she’s ever met.

Imelda menemukan bukti pembayaran dokter kandungan dari rumah sakit. Tangannya gemetar. Tak berselang lama, ia pun bertanya kepada Rizal - suaminya, yang akhirnya membeberkan rahasia setelah beberapa bulan di pendam. Mimpinya hancur dalam sekejap, tangisnya ia rasakan sendiri. Secepat kilat ia bangkit, bukan untuk Rizal, tapi untuk kedua anak lelakinya. Imelda akan bertahan dengan pernikahan itu demi anak-anaknya, hingga, suatu hari ia menyerah, Imel ingin berpisah tapi Rizal berjuang mati-matian menahan kepergian Sang Istri yang ia cinta. Pertanyaannya, bisakah Imelda bertahan lagi, saat kedua putranya tau jika Rizal menikah lagi? "Ibu, ceraikan Ayah. Ibu berhak bahagia. Kami sudah besar, jangan berkorban lagi demi kami. Ayo Ibu, ceraikan Ayah." ucap si sulung yang di ikuti anggukan kepala putra bungsunya.

Ileana Risjad adalah sekretaris Davendra Pramadana di siang hari dan kekasih rahasianya di malam hari. Hingga suatu hari, Davendra memutus semua kesepakatan mereka secara sepihak, tanpa penjelasan. Ileana baru mengerti ketika mengetahui bahwa Davendra bertunangan dengan adik tirinya. Bukan hanya pria yang ia cintai meninggalkannya, keluarganya pun kembali menginjak harga dirinya. Untuk pertama kalinya, Ileana ingin melawan. Namun sebelum sempat melangkah, Davendra berdiri di hadapannya dan menariknya ke dalam pelukan. “Jangan kotori tanganmu untuk mereka,” bisiknya. “Biarkan aku yang membuat mereka menderita untukmu.”

Della Azkia bersedia menikah muda dengan Ansal Prasetyo di usia 22 tahun. Dia mengabdikan seluruh hidupnya pada suaminya. Namun, ternyata suaminya malah berselingkuh dengan sekretarisnya. Pras sangat egois karena mencintai dua wanita dalam hidupnya. Pras ingin hidup bersama selingkuhannya, tetapi dia tidak ingin melepas istrinya. Siapakah yang akan di pilih oleh Pras? Karena Pras sangat mencintai kedua wanita tersebut. Akankah dia tetap memilih istrinya yang telah memberinya seorang putra? Atau mungkin istrinya yang akan meninggalkannya?

The new intern, Cynthia Joller, had posted about me online, claiming the company had made them use their leave for team building. No one wanted to fly all the way to an island to spend time with colleagues. However, what the internet did not know was that our company's team-building tradition involved booking a top-notch five-star resort every year: all-inclusive, family-friendly, with an extra three days of paid leave, and a $30,000 budget per person. The whole internet dubbed me a cold-blooded capitalist, so I decided to give in to their demands and issued a notice. [In response to employee feedback and to honor personal time, this year's team-building retreat has been canceled. Instead, a $500 allowance for personal travel will be provided.] The notice stirred up a commotion in the company. Long-time employees gathered at my office door, pleading for the return of the sunny Madiles retreat.