Guided Reading Level I

Tujuan Nadia sebenarnya datang ke kantor itu hanya untuk mencari pekerjaan untuk menghidupi hidupnya yang kini seorang diri sepeninggal sang Papa. Namun, seorang HRD berusia 35 tahun bernama Rendra, sering memperhatikan Nadia. Awalnya, Nadia merasa biasa saja. Namun semakin lama, perhatian Rendra semakin terlihat dan akhirnya, Rendra nekat mengungkapkan perasaannya pada Nadia. Perbedaan usia? Bukan masalah besar bagi Nadia walau umur mereka terpaut lima belas tahun. Yang menjadi keraguan Nadia disini adalah, apakah dirinya yang pertama dinikahi Rendra, atau sebelumnya,ada wanita yang telah dinikahi Rendra mengingat usia Rendra yang sudah sangat matang. Dan ketika Rendra menjawab kalau Nadia lah yang pertama, Nadia pun memutuskan untuk menerima lamaran Rendra dan mereka pun menikah. Namun, kehidupan rumah tangga tak selamanya manis. Nadia harus menerima kenyataan miris saat usia pernikahan mereka menginjak satu tahun. Sebuah kenyataan yang membuat Nadia harus memilih, antara meninggalkan Rendra atau memaafkannya.

Dahil sa pagkakasakit ng kanyang ama at pagkakalubog sa utang, napilitang magtrabaho si Nathalie sa bahay ng kanyang Tiyo Antonio bilang isang kasambahay, at ang kanyang ama naman bilang isang hardinero upang mabayaran ang lahat ng ginastos ng mga ito sa hospital. Sa ikalawang pagkakataon na inatake sa puso ang kanyang ama ay kinailangan na nito ng heart bypass surgery, kaya nama nanghiram ulit siya sa mayaman na asawa ng kanyang tiyuhin ng pera na si Daphne, ngunit iba na ang hiniling na bayad nito. Iyon ay ang pagpapalit niya ng mukha at gayahin ang mukha ng kanyang pinsan. Ito ay sa kadahilanang nais nang mapapangasawa ni Andrea na si Caleb Lopez na masiguradong malinis ito bago sila ikasal. Hiniling ng bilyonaryo na may mangyari muna sa kanila bago ang kasal. At dahil marami nang nagdaang lalake sa buhay ni Andrea, siguradong tatanggi si Caleb na pakasalan siya kapag nalaman na Hindi na ito malinis. Wala nang nagawa si Nathalie nang isang gabi ay bigla na lamang may sumira sa kanyang mukha kaya naman napilitan siyang sumailalim sa plastic surgery upang maging kamukha ng kanyang pinsan na si Andrea. Papayag ba siyang makipagniig sa lalakeng nakatakdang pakasalan ng kanyang pinsan? Paano kung siya ang alukin nito ng kasal at hindi ang tunay nitong kasintahan? Bilang paghihiganti sa mga nanakit sa kanila ng kanyang ama, pumayag siyang magpakasal sa bilyonaryong si Caleb Lopez.

My life was about to be complicated. Meeting a stupidly hot guy after a missed flight, and a kiss that left me dizzy. We agreed: no names, no numbers. Just a hot make out session and goodbye. But when I start my dream job the next week, guess who’s sitting behind the Managers desk? Yep. The airport stranger. Now he’s Mr. Thatcher… aka my boss. Worse? He’s older and engaged. I know I’m not supposed to be thinking about that kiss especially when I’m supposed to be working, but my brain still hasn’t gotten the memo. Office meetings just got a lot more complicated…..

Arion Giovarskèè Alexius Vhrizt, seorang pangeran yang terlahir sempurna namun memiliki kekuatan terkutuk. Hingga kerajaannya dan klannya dihancurkan oleh kerajaan dan klan lainnya. Bahkan kedua orang tuanya tewas mengenaskan saat kejadian itu membuat dirinya harus tumbuh di dunia fana, dunia manusia. Dan tumbuh dengan semua keanehan yang seringkali membuatnya frustasi. Saat ia akhirnya bertemu dengan seorang pria bermanik sehitam jelaga, yang akhirnya memberikannya petunjuk. Saat ia tahu siapa dirinya sebenarnya, bukannya tenang, justru membuatnya kian gila. Saking gilanya hingga jiwa iblisnya berhasil keluar dan mengacaukan alam imortal, Valeoryea. Arion Vhrizt, seorang remaja laki-laki yang akhirnya menemukan jati dirinya. Seorang pangeran yang akhirnya kembali. Tujuannya hanya satu, balas dendam. Demi kematian orang tuanya, demi kerajaannya, demi klannya, demi bangsanya, demi rakyatnya. Dan yang lebih penting, demi diri dan harga dirinya sebagai putera mahkota bangsa iblis. Dia, dan sisi lain lain dirinya, adalah seorang psikopat gila dengan kesan yang berbeda. Arion yang tenang dan hangat namun manipulatif, Devian si penggoda yang suka bersenang-senang. Akankah mereka mampu menuntaskan hasrat dendam mereka lalu mengambil alih semuanya? Yeah, karena aku adalah raja para raja, The Real King!

Aisyahzaara adalah gadis remaja broken home yang selalu hidup menderita semenjak berusia 12 tahun setelah ibu kandungnya meninggal dan sang Ayah memilih untuk menikah lagi. Tumbuh tanpa kasih sayang, membuatnya ingin mencari sebuah pelampiasan. Hingga saat usianya 17 tahun, ia memutuskan untuk menjadi sugar baby dari pria dewasa. Namun, pria yang menjadi secret Daddy untuknya, ternyata memiliki sebuah rahasia besar yang mengubah seluruh hidupnya. Akankah Aisyahzaara berhasil mendapatkan hal yang dicarinya? Ataukah hidupnya akan semakin menderita?

My boyfriend found my menstruation disgusting and forced me to undergo subdermal implantation. From then on, I no longer had periods and couldn’t conceive. One day, I had a fever reaching 40°C and couldn’t contact him. I went to the hospital alone, only to stumble upon him attending a prenatal checkup with his secretary. He told her: “Baby, don’t worry about Claire. She only listens to me here, doesn’t she?” “We can postpone the wedding for another five years. She’s loyal to me like a dog anyway.” “In the meantime, keep fulfilling your end of the arrangement I’ve promised you.” “Of course, I’ll continue loving you... until I’m tired of you.” My heart shattered. I’d proposed to him 43 times in seven years, only to fail every single time. It turned out he just hadn’t gotten bored of me yet? This time, I decided not to wait any longer. I turned my back on him and agreed to the marriage my mother arranged in the countryside. On the day my ex was supposed to accompany me to try on wedding dresses, he found an empty room and a wedding invitation I left for him to celebrate my marriage to someone else. Panic consumed him as his world fell apart...

I'm about to marry Andre Lawson, a Waller Street tycoon, while my boyfriend of ten years, a blue-blooded attorney, still has no idea. His first love returns from Galoria, and now his phone floods with intimate photos of the two of them reliving their Lierre League alma mater days. On Valentine's Day, he reserves a private room at one of Zradstin's top Talision restaurants and orders a mango-nut cake, completely forgetting I'm allergic to both. We end up in a full-on whipped cream fight before he recalls my allergy. When the doctor arrives, I'm the one signing the emergency paperwork alone. That's also the moment I agree to the marriage my family arranges.

Yasmin, my so-called best friend, got scammed out of fifty grand by some loser using an AI deepfake of me. She was on her knees in public, sobbing about how that money was all she had. Begging me — in front of everyone — to pay her back. Said I made "easy money" as an influencer. The whole internet tried to guilt-trip me into paying her back. Even Zack, my own brother, joined in. Called her pitiful and said I owed it to her. I smirked. You think you can use me to get rich? Not. A. Chance.

Love!! Laura barely knew the meaning of that. She was an orphan, an orphan with no family and home but then one day she found it. Love!! It never lies, some say. She fell in love but the world has a weird way of coming back to us. Soon enough, her past came to become her future, after all, she told being raped as nothing. This taught her many lessons... Lessons from love, betrayal and friendships.

Noah left me at the altar three times—for his precious Freya. First time? She threatened to jump off a building. Second? Said she was moving abroad. Third? Sent a text saying she was getting forced into some arranged marriage. Noah, usually Mr. Cool, freaked. Left a packed venue and turned me into a total joke. Again. I called him. "If you don't come back today, I'm marrying someone else." He laughed. "Freya's young. You're too old to be playing games, aren't you?" I clutched my phone, heart sinking. He knew Freya was bluffing. Still picked her. That's when I finally gave up. Later, after he'd calmed her down, he came looking for me. "Pick a new wedding date," he said, like it was no big deal. "It'll be even grander this time." A guy's voice cut through, smiling. "Sorry, man. Gotta get my wife on the plane."