Home Run Seventeen

I am not my parents' biological son. When they find their son and bring him back, he looks skinny and malnourished. My parents feel sorry for him, so they offer him compensation. But Kenneth Lawson says, "I am your son. If you are going to compensate me, then give me the company." My family persuades me by saying, "You are not related by blood after all. You should return the position to him." With a smile, I hand everything over to him. The next day, the company's biggest client, core technical team, and all distributors announce that they will only work with me. My parents panic and rush to beg me. I fold my arms and say, "Tell your biological son to come and beg me—the employee—to go back."

Di hari ulang tahun anak dari Kakak Ipar john yang sudah menjanda, Peter, anak kami tak sengaja makan satu suapan kue lebih awal. John meledak marah. Dia langsung melempar putra kami ke dalam ruang bawah tanah. “Kok kamu selalu mau merebut dari Leo? Bahkan di hari ulang tahunnya pun, kamu juga membuatnya menangis! Hanya gara-gara sepotong kue, emangnya kamu itu setan kelaparan?” Kemudian, dia melakban mulut Peter rapat-rapat. “Diam di sini dan renungkan kesalahanmu! Tiga hari kemudian baru boleh keluar!” Ruang bawah tanah itu gelap gulita tanpa setitik cahaya pun, bahkan sering ada laba-laba beracun. Peter tak akan sanggup bertahan meski hanya setengah hari di sana. Aku menangis tersedu-sedu, memohon padanya untuk memaafkan Peter, tapi John sama sekali tak bergeming. “Trik apalagi yang mau kamu mainkan? Sudah berapa kali kubilang, Kakak Ipar membesarkan anaknya sendirian itu nggak mudah. Aku meminta kamu lebih pengertian, tapi bukannya nurut, kamu malah makin menjadi-jadi menindas mereka!” Aku berlutut dan mencengkeram ujung celananya, berjanji bahwa setelah ini kami akan benar-benar menghilang dari hadapan mereka, asalkan dia mau melepaskan Peter. John menyentakkan kakinya hingga peganganku terlepas, lalu menendangku sampai tersungkur. Dia berkata dengan dingin, “Kalau kamu memang nggak bisa jauh-jauh dari Peter, sana ikut merenungkan diri bersamanya! Tiga hari lagi, aku akan mengantar Kakak Ipar dan anaknya keluar negeri. Kalian baru boleh keluar setelah benar-benar tak bisa menindas mereka lagi.” Setelah mengantar Kakak Ipar dan anaknya keluar negeri untuk menikmati hidup, akhirnya John teringat padaku dan Peter. Namun, saat dia sudah memilihkan kado dan hendak menjemput kami, dia malah menerima telepon dari asistennya. “Nyonya dan Tuan Muda … sudah hilang!”

My husband Victor was chatting with his 'Miss Idea' Shane, again. And I, his actual wife, stood aside like an invisible piece of dust, unnoticed by anyone. I've tried every effort to win Victor's eyes, but all Shane had to do was stand there, and she'd already won. I wonder if I'd be even in the running for a list of “The Most Important Women to Victor Thorn." I had been married to my husband for five years. But he didn't love me. Now I got pregnant, would he love me for real? Obviously, the answer is no. So I made an important decision, for me and my baby, I want a divorce. But right after I divorced my husband, he started to regret it. And he wanted me to come back to him. At the same time, I was surprised to realize that his elder brother was changing my life.

Katerina Aguilar Romano, the sole heiress of Romano Real Estate is bound to be in a pragmatic marriage.  After learning that her parents are going to marry her off to a man she will never like, she decides to run away from home and hide. Damon Achilles Castellanos is a man born full of confidence and ego.  He is rich, handsome, and mysterious.  Women flock beneath his feet to beg for his affection. When he found out that Katerina ran away from him, he felt very insulted.  He thinks that the woman stepped on his ego.  Planning his revenge, he follows Katerina to her hiding place to carry out his plan—make her fall in love with him and leave her bleeding. Will Damon succeed in what he wants or will everything be a series of turned tables instead?  What if the simple fisherman that Katerina fell in love with is actually a cruel mafia boss?

Forced to marry the Alpha of a neighboring pack to forge and strengthen their alliance, Annabella is faced with two options, either.... 1. Marry him, or 2. Escape Choosing the latter, she runs, becoming a runaway bride on the day of her wedding to the multi-billionaire Alpha. Without a wolf, she lives among the humans until one day she meets a guy who takes her breath away. However, unexpectedly, she finds herself tangled back up in the life she thought she left behind. Soon secrets surface and her almost forgotten past comes back to haunt her. How will she survive when lies are uncovered and she discovers that everything is not as it seems?

"Adequate." That’s what my husband of three years called me before handing me divorce papers on our anniversary. To the Lycan King, I was just a "placeholder" until his True Mate arrived. Rejected, packless, and pregnant with a miracle he said was impossible, I disappeared. I traded my silk dresses for a tech empire and my submissive silence for cold, hard power. Five years later, Silas Vane’s kingdom is crumbling, and I’m the only one who can save it. He wants his wife back. He wants to know who the two silver-eyed children at my side are. But I’m not his placeholder anymore. I’m the Queen who's come to watch him crawl.

"You are just a stranger here. A nobody! Stop acting like you belong here! " "I know this isn't my place. All I want is an answer to my question. I want to know why I'm here." ****** Bullied by her pack for being wolfless, Elara struggles to fit right in with all. Her stepfather drugs and sells her off to a Beta from a faraway city, as a breeder, bringing her face to face with Alpha Rayel, who discovers Elara is his mate, despite having a Luna. Due to his love for his Luna, he rages at poor Elara but gives in on the night of their mating. Elara thinks all will change between them but her hopes are crushed by Rayel's intense torment, causing nothing but pain to her heart. And to make matters worse, Elara discovers she's pregnant, after an encounter with a Lycan in her dream. Her fear of Rayel killing her if he learns of it drove Elara to the point of escaping and faking her own death. Will Rayel believe she's indeed gone forever? How far can Elara run?

Zanna Kiranya adalah saudari kembar dari Zeline Zakeysha yang diam-diam jatuh cinta pada tunangan kakaknya, Arkana Hermawan.Seperti mendapat durian runtuh saat sang Kakak memintanya untuk berganti posisi menjadi pengantin. Sayangnya, Zeline menyesal telah meninggalkan Arkana dan ingin kembali. Bersediakah Zanna mengembalikan Arkana, di saat dia sudah berhasil menaklukkan hati lelaki itu? Apa yang sebenarnya terjadi antara Zeline dan kehidupannya yang sempurna?

Akala ni Ellaine ay katapusan na niya nang mabangga ng isang malaking truck ang sinasakyan niyang kotse. Laking-gulat na lamang niya nang sa muling pagmulat ng kanyang mga mata ay nasa isang madilim na siyang kuwarto... sa kama ng isang hindi niya kilalang lalaki. Akala rin niya ay iyon na ang pinaka-wild na nangyari sa kanya pero hindi pa pala. Mas wild pa pala nang ma-realize niyang napunta siya sa loob ng romance novel na huli niyang nabasa bago siya namatay. Ang masaklap... ang kasalukuyan niyang katauhan ay hindi ang Female Lead, hindi rin ang kontrabidang babae, maski ang secondary character na bestfriend ng Female Lead ay hindi pa rin siya. Siya lang naman ay isang cannon fodder character na hindi man lang naabutan ang simula ng main plotline! May mas masaklap pa pala... ang lalaking nakaniig niya nang unang gabing napunta siya sa loob ng nobela ay walang iba kundi ang Main Villain– ang big boss ng mga big boss ng mga kontrabidang hadlang sa buhay ng Male at Female Lead! Ano na lang ang mangyayari sa kanya kapag nalaman ng malupit na Big Villain na iyon ang nangyari sa kanila? Sigurado siyang hindi na talaga siya aabutan ng pagsisimula ng main plotline kung mananatili siya kaya napagpasyahan na lang niyang tumakas at mangibang bansa. Wala nga lang sa mga plano niya ang sorpresang iniwan sa kanya ng unang gabing iyon.

Saras merasa dunianya hancur karena dipaksa menikahi mas iparnya sendiri. Masih basah tanah kuburan mbak-nya, tapi pernikahan sederhana tanpa resepsi harus terlaksana. Kisah asmaranya terpaksa kandas, cita-citanya menjadi wanita karir setelah wisuda harus musnah begitu saja. Saras tidak siap menjadi istri, melayani orang lain, bahkan memprioritaskan orang lain selain dirinya. Saras tidak akan pernah sanggup. Bahkan, Saras selalu bergantung pada orang lain untuk menyenangkan dirinya. Untuk makan saja, Saras selalu membeli makanan diluar. Atau bahkan pakaian? Tentu Saras akan menggunakan jasa laundry, meski dirumahnya ada mesin cuci. Hingga Saras menyadari, mertua yang sebelumnya bersikap baik padanya justru berputar arah membenci Saras karena menikah dengan putra mereka menggantikan mendiang Mbak Laras. Lelah menjalani pernikahan turun ranjang, dimaki oleh ibu mertua, Saras berniat menggugat cerai suaminya. Tapi, apakah semudah itu? Karena ternyata test pack yang ia beli bergaris dua positif. ***