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Since my daughter, Lucy Shepherd, is an only child, my husband, Felix Shepherd, and I have decided to find her a live-in son-in-law. I ask on an online forum, "If my future son-in-law has a master's degree from a top university and earns over 10,000 dollars a month, what kind of wedding gift would seem appropriate to welcome him into the family?" Someone jokingly replies, "You'd probably have to be loaded to get a son-in-law like that. Why not give him ten million dollars as a wedding gift?" Without any hesitation, I take the person's advice and give Paul Cranston, my future son-in-law, and his family ten million dollars, along with a riverfront apartment. However, to guard against the possibility of Paul and his family seizing Lucy's inheritance for themselves once we're gone, I make Paul sign a prenuptial agreement. It clearly states that all their children must take the Shepherd family name and that the family's assets will not go to anyone with a different last name. Paul agrees to it and even thanks me profusely for everything. Yet, when Lucy gives birth to her second child, he immediately grabs the baby and changes his tune. "Even though I married into the Shepherd family, that doesn't mean I'm no longer my own person! My son must take my family name! This affects my dignity as a man!" I scoff in anger, but before I can say anything, Lucy, who is completely blinded by love, tearfully takes Paul's side. "Just go along with it, Mom. We're all a family anyway. Why must you harp on whose last name is used?" I hold my ground and refuse to back down. But the very next day, Lucy flies abroad with Paul, bringing along her two children. They have no qualms about moving into the property that Felix and I had bought abroad, as if it were their own. Despite being 58 years old, I am so enraged by her foolishness that I drag Felix to a fertility clinic. We start the IVF process. After turning 59 years old, I give birth to a son. Just as the nurse brings him to me, the door to the hospital room flies open. The family of four, who have just rushed back in a hurry, freeze in place.

Pernikahan yang di pikir akan membuat bahagia, kenyataannya itu membuat hati tertekan dan terluka. Kalea Revere Theresa sudah menjalani pernikahannya dengan seorang pria yang sangat ia cintai, yaitu Kay Garvin Shadrach yang sudah berjalan selama empat tahun ini. Namun mereka belum di karuniai buah hati, dan yang selalu di salahkan adalah Kalea oleh mertuanya terutama oleh Ibu mertua yang sudah menginginkan cucu dari putra satu-satunya. Karena lama tak memiliki keturunan akhirnya mereka harus bercerai, Kay suami Kalea sudah berubah drastis yang tak suka lagi membela istrinya di hadapan orang tua dan keluarganya. Kalea bercerai, tak lama setelah itu mantan suaminya menikah dengan wanita yang ternyata tengah mengandung anaknya. Tak ada penyesalan bagi Kalea berpisah dengan suaminya, kini ia fokus untuk bekerja kembali membahagiakan diri sendiri juga membiayai perawatan sang Ayah yang sudah koma di rumah sakit sejak satu tahun lalu. Perjalanan yang tak mudah, ia harus kembali ke apartemen milik orang tuanya yang sudah lama kosong. Dia bekerja secara online, tak bertemu banyak orang kecuali harus datang ke perusahannya langsung. Pertemuan tak sengaja dengan seorang CEO perusahaan tempat ia bekerja menumbuhkan benih-benih cinta, namun bukan Kalea yang jatuh cinta melainkan CEO bernama Rigel Daviandra Antares yang berusia tiga puluh tahun lebih tua dua tahun dari Kalea. Umur Kalea kini dua puluh delapan tahun, pria itu jatuh cinta pada Kalea namun gengsi untuk mengungkapkannya. Tapi ia berjuang untuk mendapatkan hati Kalea, dan ingin menjadikan istrinya. Masa lalu Kalea diterima oleh Rigel, pria itu malah ingin menunjukkan pada mantan suami Kalea jika sangat salah menyia-nyiakan wanita bukan parasnya saja yang begitu cantik, tapi hatinya juga penuh ketulusan. Walaupun hubungan mereka butuh banyak waktu, tapi Rigel bukanlah pria yang mudah menyerah untuk mendapatkan suatu hal yang dia inginkan. Rigel akan meratukan wanita yang menjadi pasangannya. foto by: Pinterst [free] edit foto by: canva

My mom is a woman who takes frugality very, very seriously. When I suffer from a high fever, she feeds me moldy chicken noodle soup. In fact, I can only wear my older sister's hand-me-downs since I was a little girl. After working hard for so long, I finally qualify for the final interview of a top-500 company. I keep telling my mom repeatedly to not cause any trouble for me. Alas, my monitor winks out when I've reached the most critical point of my interview. At the same time, the router has lost access to the internet. I rush out of my room hurriedly, only to see my mom flipping off the main switch in the darkness. "Why did you leave the lights on at night? Imagine how much money you'll have to pay! I've already calculated everything for you. If we turn off the lights, we get to save a few pennies per night!" Thanks to those pennies, I end up losing my job that can guarantee an annual salary of a million dollars. Later on, my older sister, Andrea Fletcher, is diagnosed with a kidney disease. In order to latch onto Andrea's rich husband, Kirk Herrera, my mom forces me to work overtime at a shady factory just to gather enough money for Andrea's medical bills. Even when I'm about to die, my older brother, Anthony Fletcher, and my dad keep blaming me. "You can't even get hired at a proper factory! You really are useless, Alice! Your mom went through all those frugal nonsense just to raise you for nothing!" When I open my eyes again, I've returned to the day I'm about to attend the online interview. I just chuckle coldly as I look at Andrea, who has just found out about her kidney disease and is waiting for me to earn enough money for her kidney transplant. Then, I toss her expensive, specialized medication into the trash can. "What use is there for you to take the medicine, Andrea? What a waste! Mom already stated many times that being frugal is the way of life! "You should drink more water instead. Once your rich husband finds out how good you are at saving money, he'll definitely compliment us for knowing how to balance our finances!"

Apa yang terjadi jika kalian bertemu kembali dengan cinta pertama kalian? Karel Hardys, seorang duda keturunan Belanda yang berprofesi sebagai direktur operasional PT. Lazeesfood, tanpa sengaja bertemu kembali dengan cinta pertamanya, Alexa Zivara yang juga seorang janda. Pertemuan keduanya pun menjadi awal kedekatan mereka kembali, setelah hampir lima belas tahun tidak saling berkomunikasi. Tetapi, tanpa Karel sadari, hubungan dirinya dengan Alexa tercium oleh media online, yang memuat foto-foto dan rumor antara keduanya. Hal ini tentu saja membuat Meita, mantan istri Karel naik pitam, sehingga memunculkan niatan untuk menghancurkan Alexa. Tipu muslihat dan fitnah akhirnya berhasil menghancurkan bisnis milik Alexa, tetapi persidangan akhirnya berhasil mengungkapkan kejahatan terselubung Meita. Bisnis tak kembali, tetapi ada yang kembali, yaitu Donny, mantan kekasih Alexa tiba-tiba datang dan memberikan kesegaran dalam kehidupan Alexa. Karel pun harus kembali patah hati karena kehadiran Donny. Dimana ia tidak pernah menyangka jika Alexa memiliki seseorang yang begitu melindungi selain dirinya. Kecemburuannya pun benar-benar membuncah, tak kala ia menyaksikan kedekatan keduanya, di depan matanya sendiri. Sementara itu, di sela-sela kehidupan cintanya yang belum sukses, Karel memutuskan untuk mundur dari jabatannya dan banting setir menjadi wirausahawan dan dengan bisnis itu ia berharap Alexa akan kembali jatuh hati padanya. Karel pun harus kembali patah hati karena Alexa tiba-tiba menghilang setelah berusaha mencari keberadaan Alexa, karena semua nomor kontaknya tidak aktif dan keluarganya pun tidak ada yang mau memberikan informasi akan keberadaan Alexa. Akankah Karel menemukan Alexa dan mengikatnya dengan tali pernikahan? Akankah terjadi perseteruan antara Karel dan Donny untuk merebut hati Alexa? Atau Alexa benar-benar menghilangkan dirinya dari jangkauan Karel dengan harapan Karel akan berhenti mencarinya. Atau Alexa memutuskan untuk keluar dari persembunyiannya dan melawan semua penghalang antara dirinya dan Karel? "Karl, just marry me!" atau "Karl, I love you, but good bye because I have someone else."

On the week before Valentine's Day, I want to buy my husband, Grayson Strickland, who works as a university professor, an electronic toothbrush as a gift. That's when I see a review with over ten thousand likes on a particular online store. "I recommend buying from this store! This store's electronic toothbrush is super durable! I've never had to charge this toothbrush for half a year!" Three days later, an additional response is made to that comment. "I'm sorry for misleading everyone. It turns out that my husband has been charging this toothbrush this whole time. It's my fault for being such a doofus! I even pestered him for a long time before I finally found out that he has done a lot for me! "I never have to add toilet rolls to the bathroom. All I thought is that the same toilet roll is extremely thick. The membership that I have on the TV app is often paid for and extended, and yet I thought there was a bug in the app software somehow. Some time ago, the peeling dry skin on my lips miraculously healed. It turns out he was the one who kept applying lip balm onto my lip at night. "He's a university professor, you see. In the past, I often blamed him for not knowing what being romantic was like. But now, I finally realize that those who love you will have a way of showing you how it's done." The rest of the comment section is filled with wailing complaints. They all complain that Valentine's Day isn't even here, and yet they are already sick of the lovey-dovey atmosphere. Amid the Internet users' constant requests, the poster finally uploads the handsome side profile of her husband. Feeling rather envious, I tap on the photo, only for my smile to freeze on my face. That photo actually features Grayson! As I stare at my mother-in-law, who has been paralyzed in bed for the past six years, I recall the fact that Grayson lives on the university campus all around the year. That's when uneasiness begins plaguing me. As expected, when I bring my marriage certificate to the County Clerk’s office and ask about it, the clerk points at the stamp and says, "Your marriage certificate is fake. Mr. Grayson Strickland's spouse is another woman named Callista Whitman." My fingers go slack subconsciously, causing the fake marriage certificate to fall to the floor. A chuckle of despair escapes my lips. Everyone knows that Callista is Grayson's student. She's his most prized student as well as the person who knows him the best. As for me… I'm just a free caretaker whom he has "hired".