Ikhlas Coffee

When I submit my resignation letter, my boyfriend, Daniel Carter, happens to have an arm around the new intern, Kimberley Lester, while teaching her how to secure a deal that's worth ten million dollars. After he's done with his lesson, he finally spares my resignation letter a glance. "What are you on about this time, my dearest sales champion?" I reply calmly, "I've already transferred all details of the company's clientele to others. I don't want any bonuses and commissions of this quarter. In fact, I've already had the finance department recall the funds and list it as the company's funds." Daniel is stunned for a moment. But he still thinks that I'm trying to gain his attention by sacrificing my own benefits. "You don't want money, huh? Then what do you want? You want me to fire Kimmy? Or you want me to give you some of the company's shares?" He passes a cup of coffee to me, thinking that I'll act the same way I did in the past—that I'll endure everything and keep working my ass off for the sake of my sales team. But I just shake my head. Now, I just want Daniel to watch his company fall into bankruptcy.

After Celine Anderson let her newly-promoted assistant take credit for my billion-dollar project for the ninth time, I handed in my resignation letter. I also refused to show up in the same place as her. Whenever she was interviewed by talk shows as a public figure, I would switch off all the screens in the building. I also got the security guard to stop her from entering even if she brought me a cup of coffee in the middle of a tornado. To see me, she purposely rescheduled three virtual meetings with foreign companies. So, I immediately bought air tickets to leave the country. I blocked her everywhere and formatted the hard disk that contained all of our memories from the past decade. When I was twenty, I studied with her in the university library. When I was twenty-five, I ate the cheapest bread with her when she first started her company. When I was thirty, I finally knew how to let go of things that no longer serve me. On the ninth time I was accused of sleeping my way up, I came across a photo of her and her assistant kissing. Meanwhile, I was sitting at our dining table with food that had turned cold. It turned out that our decade-long relationship had been a joke. However, it was fine. It was not too late to come to my senses.

This story was about my bitter and sweet love story. My bitter-sweet love story began when I was twelve years old. I had a huge crush on my neighbor, Dean Samaniego. He's tall, handsome, and smart but a little bit aloof, especially to me. He always ignored me though we were just neighbors. After six long years of having a crush on Dean, I finally decided to give up my feelings for him. The fact finally hits on me, that no matter what I did he's not going to like me back. We moved to another city after a tragedy falls on my family. Since then, Dean and I have never met again. But after ten long years, we finally meet each other. He is now a lawyer, a well-known and successful public defender while I'm just a small coffee shop owner. After I met him again I realized that I still liked him a lot, but I found out that he's already engaged to someone else. Is this a second chance that God gave me to pursue Dean again or a second chance for me to feel the heartache that I once was felt before?

Menjadi figuran bukanlah impian Hana, tapi itu satu-satunya jalan yang bisa ia tempuh untuk bertahan hidup di Seoul. Di balik senyum sopannya saat bekerja paruh waktu di coffee shop dan berlatih akting di GoGo Agency, Hana menyimpan satu prinsip: jangan pernah terlalu dekat dengan bintang. Apalagi jika bintang itu adalah Han Jiwon, aktor ternama yang wajahnya menghiasi megatron dan botol soju di seantero kota. Namun, takdir justru mempertemukan mereka. Jiwon, yang awalnya hanya ingin membantu seorang figuran belajar akting, mendapati dirinya mulai menikmati kehadiran Hana—seseorang yang jujur, sederhana, dan tidak terpesona dengan popularitasnya. Sementara Jiwon mencoba mendekat dengan tulus, Hana justru mulai menjaga jarak. Ia tahu betul, berada di dekat bintang bisa membuatnya terbakar—oleh rumor, oleh harapan semu, dan oleh kenyataan bahwa dunia mereka tak pernah setara. Tapi bagaimana jika seseorang yang begitu tinggi justru ingin menunduk untuk mengenalmu lebih dekat? Dan bagaimana jika rasa itu tumbuh... meski Hana berusaha menolak?

Aerian – I was left on the doorstep of a woman as a newborn. My parents clearly did not want me. I am an angel, more precisely I am a dark angel. Instead of the normal white wings and feathers mine are black. The woman who raised me until I was 16 explained that I was special that I needed to be protected. She was also killed the next day. They were looking for me. I have been on my own since. I have been hiding in Maine for the last few months. I have kept to myself but apparently that was not enough to keep me from finding my mate. I will not give in to this bond. My life depends on keeping under the radar! Ruairi – I found her! I came across my mate working in one of my restaurants. She also happens to be the head chef. She has been avoiding me since I first came across her. I caught her cardamon and coffee scent called to me. There was another scent letting me know that she was a fellow supernatural, but I had never smelt that scent before. When I find her being held captive I know then and there that she needs my protection. She somehow escapes. She is determined to hide from me, but she underestimates me. What she does not know is that alpha’s love the hunt!

"I can't let you free" The mafia boss whispered harshly. Then he pulled back and I was freezed in my position. However I managed to recover from my paralyzed state and with enough courage I asked. "What do you want from me?" I asked, my voice low as I gulped. My hazel eyes was briefly locked with his ocean blue eyes. "Oh nothing!! but you saw us killing Ashar." Oh so that guy's name was Ashar.. "I didn't see anybody killing anyone." I lied curtly. "Oh really!" His eye brows lifted up. "then who is this?" He pointed towards the laptop which was placed on the coffee table. I took a step forward towards the table and knelt down to get a clear view. And....... Oh my me!!! I was sooo doomed.. My pathetic life.. I wanna cry so loud... Oh god!! Why?? Why me?? It was me in my black dress standing in front of garage and my face was clearly seen in the screen. Sweat trickled down my forehead as I gulped hard while seeing the laptop screen. It was hard to believe but it was me. I was damn screwed up. THE MAFIA'S CAPTURED SLAVE

Lyra has made journaling a habit ever since she lost her father and her elder sister. She sees it as a way to communicate with them. So she journals. About every single detail of her life - including the tiny and big ones. Tiny ones like - the type of coffee she drank that day. Big ones like - how her life drastically changed after falls in love with her step brothers - Plural. ******** Lyra knew her life would never remain the same again- not when she got admitted into Azura academics like she had always dreamt - No. But when her mother called her to tell her that she was married. Her mother! Married! Although she really never knew how much it'd change until, three hot men saves her life from her ex and his bitchy girlfriend - and proceeds to give her an offer. They would exclusively protect her for 300 days, pay her handsomely and also give her power over her bullies. But in return she has to be their fake lover for the time frame. Of course she agrees. But all comes crushing down when she discovers days later that these men ARE HER STEP BROTHERS!

William Samsons MacRay, a famous architect, seemed to have a problem with getting everything done on time. He is a mature man, 37 years old, who is late in getting married because he is busy creating amazing architectural buildings in various parts of the world. However, this time, the unfortunate incident when his wallet was stolen and he missed his flight at the airport actually brought Will together with Emmy Estelia Setiawan. This cute 22-year-old girl has just returned to Jakarta after completing her architecture education at Harvard University. He bought Will a cup of coffee and also took the mature man home in an airport taxi. Who would have thought that Will was the owner of Fame Palette Artisans Co., a place that received an Emmy for working via email while still in the United States? This was the first time William felt so attracted to a girl that he kept Emmy with him wherever he went to work around the world: Berlin, Dublin, Morocco, Prague, Rotterdam, etc. They became so close that they had a special sugar daddy and sugar baby relationship. When the seeds of love grew, Will's parents even arranged for him to marry Vanessa, the daughter of their colleague, so that he could get married quickly. Will William dare to continue fighting for his love for his beloved cute girl, or will he try to be logical and end the long age gap relationship?

Senjahari Semesta Alam dengan ikhlas merelakan dirinya diceraikan oleh suaminya sendiri demi menikahi Mega Mentari--anak perempuan pemilik perusahaan yang mengaku dihamili oleh suaminya sendiri, Abimanyu Wicaksana. Sementara itu Halilintar Sabda Alam-- kakak sulung Mega Mentari. Pemilik beberapa perusahaan properti raksasa negeri ini, jatuh cinta pada pandangan pertama dengan Senja, yang diperkenalkan oleh mertuanya sebagai adik bungsu Abimanyu. Abimanyu yang merasa dijebak sebagai kambing hitam dalam masalah hamilnya Tari, terus berusaha mencari kebenaran yang sesungguhnya agar bisa meraih kembali hati Senja. Sementara Sabda yang awalnya jatuh cinta pada Senja, menjadi salah faham saat secara tidak sengaja memergoki Abimanyu memesrai Senja bukan seperti seorang kakak terhadap adiknya, melainkan seperti seorang laki-laki yang tengah mabuk asmara. Sabda yang gelap mata malah akhirnya menjebak Senja dan menanamkan benihnya dirahim Senja. "Saya mohon, jangan memperlakukan Saya seperti ini. Saya punya salah apa pada Bapak? Laki-laki sejati tidak akan menggunakan kekuatannya untuk memaksakan dirinya terhadap seorang perempuan. Saya mohon jangan mengotori saya. Demi Allah saya bersumpah, saya tidak seperti apa yang ada dalam pemikiran, Bapak." (Senjahari Semesta Alam) "Salah kamu adalah, karena kamu telah menjadi duri dalam daging dalam rumah tangga adik saya! Kamu fikir saya tidak tahu akan hubungan terlarang kamu dengan Abimanyu? Kalian berdua itu incest, dan itu amat sangat menjijikkan! Kita lihat saja, setelah ini kamu masih bisa memandang dunia dengan kepala tegak, atau kamu akan melata seperti ular di kaki Saya!" (Halilintar Sabda Alam)

"Tolong jangan lupa siapa di sini yang mandul, Mas. Aku rela berkorban dengan menerima vonis mandul itu demi melindungi harga dirimu. Bukan untuk menjadi istri pertama yang terzolimi!" *** Airin, wanita sederhana dengan hati yang besar. Pernikahannya dengan Damian, seorang dosen di universitas swasta yang karismatik, tampak harmonis dari luar. Sayangnya, lima tahun berlalu tanpa kehadiran seorang anak, menjadi awal retaknya rumah tangga mereka. Ketika vonis dokter memastikan Damian mandul, dunia pria itu runtuh. Namun, ia memilih jalan licik untuk menyelamatkan harga dirinya, yakni dengan meminta Airin berpura-pura mandul di hadapan keluarganya. Dengan penuh cinta dan kesabaran, Airin menerima permintaan itu, berharap dapat mempertahankan rumah tangga mereka. Namun, kebohongan itu malah menjadi neraka bagi Airin. Ibu mertuanya yang obsesif dengan garis keturunan tak ragu menyudutkan dan menghina Airin. Ia bahkan memberikan ultimatum yang menghancurkan hati Airin: ikhlas dimadu atau tinggalkan Damian. Ketika Damian menikahi Anita, wanita pilihan ibunya, Airin merasa dunianya runtuh. Tidak hanya harus menghadapi rasa terhina, ia juga mendapati istri kedua Damian mulai merancang strategi licik untuk mengusirnya dari rumah. Kesetiaan dan cinta yang selama ini ia pertahankan mulai terkikis oleh pengkhianatan. Di tengah badai itu, muncul Daniel, wali murid di taman kanak-kanak tempat Airin mengajar. Sosok pria yang penuh misteri ini membawa harapan baru dalam hidup Airin. Namun, Daniel menyimpan rahasia besar yang berpotensi menyeret Airin ke dalam bahaya yang lebih besar. Kehidupan pria itu ternyata jauh dari biasa, bahkan penuh ancaman. Airin kini dihadapkan pada dua pilihan besar: kembali pada Damian yang telah menyakitinya demi mempertahankan harga diri keluarga atau melangkah menuju kebahagiaan baru bersama Daniel yang penuh risiko.