Healing Is Not Linear

🔞 WARNING ⚠️ THIS BOOK CONTAINS EXPLICIT SEXUAL SCENES NOT SUITABLE FOR UNDER 18! “I gave him everything,” Naya whispered, staring at the papers in her hand. The divorce papers she never saw coming. Her hands trembled, but not from fear. Now, it was rage. Across the room, Chloe smirked, her hand resting on Daniel’s shoulder. “You should’ve seen this coming, Naya. You were never enough for him.”

Pernikahan sudah biasa terjadi pada pasangan yang saling mencintai. Tapi bagaimana kalau itu terjadi pada dua orang yang saling membenci? Sena dan Bella adalah dua insan yang telah dijodohkan oleh kedua orang tua mereka. Namun keduanya tak pernah akur satu sama lain, apalagi saling mencintai. Tanggal pernikahan pun semakin dekat. Bagaimana cara mereka berdua menghadapi pernikahan keduanya?

Kristen Sterling bounces back after a rough past, landing a job where she reunites with the CEO, Marcus Everhart, who once rescued her. Things get wild when they attend an engagement party, only for Kristen to realize it's her ex and best friend tying the knot. Marcus offers her a marriage deal to shield her from her troubling ex, suggesting to turn their fake marriage into a revenge plot, giving Kristen a chance to face her past.

Pinauwi sa pilipinas si Cassandra Monteverde ng kaniyang lolo dahil sa isang masamang balita, hindi siya nakapaghanda sa magiging buhay niya doon. Nag-iisa siyang apo nito kaya halos ikulong siya nito sa mansiyon, idagdag pa ang bodyguard niyang si Alejandro na grabe makabantay sa kaniya. Hindi niya alam ang gagawin lalo pa't istrikto din ito. Pero sa pagdaan ng panahon, hindi na niya namalayan na nagkakagusto na pala siya sa bodyguard niya, it's impossible! Pero paano nga ba niya pipigilan ang pagtingin niya kay Alejandro kung nasa iisang bahay lang sila?

Hidup bersama dalam satu atap dengan orang yang kita suka, apakah bisa? Bagai cerita, hal ini terjadi pada gadis SMA bernama Heira Attaya, kematian kedua orang tuanya yang terbilang mengenaskan menjadi salah satu penyebab utama, yang menimbulkan kepribadian ganda terhadap gadis SMA itu. Apakah Heira bisa bertahan setelah mengetahui sebab di balik kematian orang tuanya yang berkaitan dengan orang yang dia suka? Entahlah yang pasti sebuah peristiwa telah mengubah segalanya, gadis itu tiba-tiba menghilang, benar-benar menghilang tanpa meninggalkan sedikitpun pesan.

Perjodohan yang dilakukan oleh ayah si wanita membuat masa depan anaknya tergantung dengan kebaikan seorang pria yang ternyata memiliki rahasia besar yang hanya diketahui olehnya dan juga beberapa pengawalnya saja, di tengah pernikahan itu si wanita harus kuat menekan perasaannya dan berusaha terlihat berani kepada pria yang ternyata akan menjadi suaminya itu. Akankah pernikahan itu menjadi kebahagiaan untuknya? Atau sebaliknya? "Bertemu dengan mu adalah kesalahan terindah yang pernah ku buat, dan jujur aku tak pernah menyesalinya." Tabitha Valerie Smith. "Menikah gadis kecil, yang nakal dan jail adalah hal terindah yang pernah ada, dimana tingkah lakunya menjadi obatku di saat ku merasa lelah akan dunia." Arthur Henry De Lavega. Akankah dingin bertemu hangat bisa bersatu? Akankah Tabitha bahagia dengan pernikahnya?

Kesempurnaan yang membalut diri Adam Jonhsam benar-benar bisa menutup rapat luka batinnya dengan segala macam terjangan sejak usianya masih muda. Luka-luka itu membentuknya menjadi pribadi yang terlihat kuat diluar, namun ringkih dalamnya. Hingga masuknya Alicya Anatasya Gerald memberi warna baru dalam hidup Adam, membuat pria itu merasakan sebuah perasaan yang sangat asing bagi dirinya. Tapi itu semua tidak berlangsung lama. Dimana saat ia baru memulai hidupnya bersama wanita yang memberi warna dihidupnya itu diterjang masalah yang menyentuh titik lemah Alicya. Belum selesai sampai di situ, Adam harus lagi merasakan dunianya yang seakan runtuh saat mendapati istri yang sangat ia cintai menghilang bersama dengan buah cintanya.

On the eve of my engagement banquet, news broke that my fiancé had fathered a child with his mistress, and it spread like wildfire. Before I could confront him, Jayden Ford brushed it off casually. "It was just an accident. Focus on organizing the engagement banquet first. Besides, your dad’s in the late stages of stomach cancer. Calling off the engagement now won’t do either family any good." That night, he skipped the banquet but posted a photo of a swaddled newborn on social media. When I video-called him, he was bottle-feeding the baby. "I’ve been busy taking care of the kid. You know how it is. Our family lineage has always been sparse and dwindling, and the child takes priority." He wiped milk from the baby’s mouth. "But don’t worry. Once he’s a month old, I’ll send him to the overseas. Just show up on holidays and pretend to be his mom. The title of Mrs. Ford will always be yours." I stared at the matching diamond ring on his finger and couldn’t help but laugh. "Jayden, this engagement is off." He scoffed, "You're really throwing a tantrum over something like this? Don’t be so childish." I hung up on him and called his father—Charles Ford—directly. "I heard you’re looking for a new wife? Why not consider me?" I ran a hand over my belly and smiled. "After all, I’ve got a naturally fertile body. I can give you as many sons as you want." So much for being the sole heir. I’ll make sure he has plenty of brothers to keep him company.

A week before the wedding, my fiancé, Luke Graham, announced that he needed to marry his first love, Mandy Lynch, before marrying me. “It’s because her mother passed away,” he explained, “and her dying wish was to see Mandy married to a good man. I’m just fulfilling an elder’s final request. Don’t overthink it.” But the company had already planned to launch the “True Love” jewelry line on the day of our grand wedding. Impatiently, he dismissed my concerns: “It’s just a few million. Does that compare to Mandy’s love for her mother? If you’re so eager to make those millions, go find someone else to marry.” Hearing his cold and heartless words, I understood everything. Without another word, I turned and dialled my family. “Brother, help me find a new groom.”

Charles Dickson will transfer five million dollars to me every time he cheats. After three years of being together, I've saved enough money to last a lifetime. This time, he transfers ten million dollars to me. I immediately pack my things and make a run for it when I see the money in my account. By the time he tracks me down, I've started a career as a teacher. He looks disdainful. "Enough of this nonsense. What can you teach them?" I run my mouth. "I'm using my experience to teach young women how to find a rich, generous husband who's always away from home, of course!" That strikes a nerve. His eyes turn red with rage as he snaps, "Am I nothing but a teaching tool to you, Chloe?" "Of course not!" I say. Before he can feel pleased, I continue, "At most, you're a failed specimen because you always come home…"