Happy Birthday Mari

Keadaan sulit mampu mempertemukan Arindha dengan segala kepolosannya dengan Alex, si preman sekolah yang memiliki tampang dingin. Namun, keadaan itu menggugah hati nurani Alex untuk terus melindungi Arindha, sampai dengan tidak sadar, Alex mulai memberi ruang khusus untuk Arindha di hatinya. Rico yang terjebak Friendzone berusaha mendapatkan hati Arindha dengan segala cara. Saat Arindha mulai memilih Alex, fakta besar menggoyahkan pilihannya. Apakah Arindha akan memilih Rico atau tetap di pilihannya yang pertama?

"Oke. Aku tidak bisa menjalani hubungan pernikahan seperti ini, Luke. Jika yang aku dapatkan hanya kebisuanmu. Mari kita bercerai, Paman!" Berlian selalu bertanya, kenapa selama dua tahun suaminya selalu berlaku dingin? Bahkan suaminya tidak pernah menyentuh dirinya. Hubungan mereka hanyalah sebuah simbol untuk mencari seorang penerus. Berlian berpikir jika suaminya memiliki sebuah rahasia yang tidak ingin Berlian ketahui. Dan malam itu, Berlian memutuskan untuk membuat pernikahannya dengan Luke Kendrick menjadi nyata. Ia ingin hubungan mereka bukan hanya sekedar simbol. Ia hanya ingin merasakan pernikahan hangat seperti pasangan suami-istri pada umumnya. Kenyataannya, kekecewaan yang Berlian dapatkan.

"Sekeras apa pun kau meminta berpisah denganku, jangan harap aku akan mengabulkannya!” Empat tahun menjalani pernikahan, Viona selalu merasa tidak dicintai oleh suaminya, Mark Dexter. Pria yang seharusnya menjadi pendamping hidupnya justru lebih memilih bersama wanita lain. Ketika Viona tengah merawat ibunya yang sakit, hatinya hancur melihat Mark menghabiskan waktu dengan Stella di rumah sakit yang sama. Dengan rasa sakit yang tak tertahankan, Viona akhirnya mengambil keputusan besar dalam hidupnya: bercerai dari Mark.

Il l'a brisée, mais elle s'est relevée plus forte. Neveah, l'épouse dont tous se moquaient, est revenue sous les traits de la femme qu'ils redoutent désormais. Avec Lucien Blackwood à ses côtés et la vengeance au cœur, elle est prête à réduire son passé en cendres. Mais lorsque son ex-mari la réclame… et qu'un secret mortel refait surface, quelqu'un ne survivra pas à son retour. Cette personne pourrait bien ne pas voir le dénouement et est sur le point d'apprendre à ses dépens ce que signifie tout perdre.

"Sampai kapanpun tidak ada perceraian di antara kita, sekalipun kau menangis dan memohon, Elizabeth!" Selama tiga tahun menikah, Elizabeth Lawrence tidak pernah mendapatkan perhatian sedikitpun dari sang suami yang selalu bersikap dingin. Dinikahi oleh Evander Collin, seorang CEO ternama yang berstatus duda beranak satu, membuat hidup Elizabeth berada dalam kekangan pernikahan yang menderita. Apalagi setelah kedatangan mantan istrinya, dan kabar dari sang mertua bahwa Evander akan kembali rujuk. Kedekatan sang suami dan mantan istrinya hari demi hari membuat Elizabeth tersiksa. Elizabeth semakin merasa terabaikan dalam keadaan sakit-sakitan. Malangnya, di saat bersamaan, dokter memvonis bahwa ternyata Elizabeth menderita penyakit leukemia stadium dua. Setelah tekanan demi tekanan yang Elizabeth alami, wanita itu mulai tak sanggup. Elizabeth memberikan sebuah dokumen perceraian pada sang suami. Tapi ternyata, tak semudah seperti yang Elizabeth bayangkan. Suaminya menolak, dia tidak ingin berpisah, dan bersikeras ingin terus bersama!

"There's a foreign object lodged in the patient's lower region. Due to the unique circumstances, we need the patient's next of kin to sign the consent form for an extraction procedure." My body stiffens when I see the name on the consent form. "I'm Renee Becker's next of kin." It's Liam Cassidy who says that. He's the first love of my wife, Renee Becker, who has been away for a month, claiming she's off on a business trip. Liam doesn't recognize me. He takes the pen and signs the consent form. In the section to mark his relationship to the patient, he writes the word "husband". After passing the pen back to me, he grips my hand tightly and beseeches me, "Doctor, you must do everything you can to help her. She's carrying my baby." As I wrench my hand back from him, my wedding ring slips off and falls onto the floor.

Pendant cinq ans de mariage, Élodie a tout sacrifié pour Raphaël, même la carrière qui la faisait rêver. Cinq ans à attendre un peu d'amour. Mais Raphaël ne venait jamais. Pas pour les anniversaires. Pas pour les promesses. Même le jour des trente ans d'Élodie, Raphaël était « occupé ». Mais, ce jour-là pourtant, Raphaël est allé à l'aéroport, pour attendre la seule femme qui avait toujours compté pour lui. À Élodie, Raphaël n'a laissé qu'un sac acheté à la hâte dans une petite boutique. Quand le père d'Élodie est tombé gravement malade, Raphaël n'a montré aucune pitié, il a même lui demandé d'accompagner un client, pour sauver un contrat. Enfin, quelque chose s'est brisé dans le cœur d'Élodie. Donc, Élodie est partie. Divorce. Deux ans plus tard, Élodie est devenue une experte admirée sur la scène internationale. Mais Raphaël est revenu, attrapé le poignet d'Élodie. « Le divorce ? » Le rire de Raphaël était froid. « N’y pense même pas. » « Tant que je n’aurai pas signé… » « Tu resteras ma femme jusqu’à ta mort. »

It was the day of my return. The city was talking about the birthday party my husband was throwing for me. He was a lawyer. But the night before the big day, a message popped up on my husband's cell phone. 'It's been five years. I've been waiting for far too long.' My husband pushed me away, though his face was smeared with guilt. "I'm sorry, honey. The GM wants me on a last-minute work trip. I can't make it in time for your birthday." He left without even missing a beat. I opened up the GPS app and watched the red dot move away. That was him. I got an Uber and tailed him right away. His GM was me. I just got the job, and I approved his leave for my birthday. And then he told me, in my face, that I assigned him on a last-minute work trip when I did no such thing. It was midnight. And I was going to find out who this man was meeting at this witching hour.

The end of the world had never been so romantic—for Alisa Vega, at least. In an alternate universe where Earth survives the first apocalypse, humans live side by side with other species in a society where impossible things become possible. And yet, with all that magic and technology, love remains to be the most mysterious and unpredictable thing of all. Alisa Vega is a popular celebrity well-known for her beauty and charisma. Growing up in a loving and privileged environment, she had never wanted for anything in her life—until she meets Jester Lee, the rising star of the Adventurer community. Jester saves her life and steals her heart in the process. She confesses her love, but Jester is having none of it. Apparently, he's too busy saving all three worlds from a second apocalypse to entertain any thoughts on romance. But Alisa is convinced that he is THE ONE for her—and she is not taking no for an answer. Join Alisa and Jester as their stories unfold side by side: from gala appearances, photoshoots, and dodging the paparazzi, to navigating through a mess of man-eating monsters, secret identities, and uncovering conspiracies, all in the name of true love. *Author's Note: Some parts of the story may include scenes of violence and gore, dark (morbid) humor and possible emotional trauma (for the characters). Although the author encourages freedom in reading, this warning is in place for those who may find such topics disturbing. Reading should be fun for everyone, after all. Thank you! ^_^

I had been sold into several marriages by my stepmother, each one meant to chip away at my late father’s debt. Each time, I lost a little more of myself. This time, she betrothed me to Adrian a man she called poor, useless, and beneath me. She claimed he came from a struggling family and wasn’t worth a second glance. Without hesitation, she signed me away permanently, ignoring my tears and desperate pleas. But on our wedding night, everything I thought I knew shattered. Adrian wasn’t weak. He wasn’t ordinary. With a steady gaze and a commanding presence, he revealed a truth that left me breathless he was the hidden CEO of the most powerful business empire in the country. I thought I had been condemned to misery. Instead, I had married a man who could make the world bow at his feet. But power always comes with secrets… and I was about to find out if he was my salvation or my downfall.