July 12th Holiday

Lucius Denovan loves game. And Alicia Lucero happen to be his only game that he loves to play. *** Saat Alicia berusia sembilan tahun, orang tuanya pergi dan dia dititipkan kepada pamannya. Namun, pamannya adalah seorang pria gila harta yang kemudian menjual Alicia pada seorang pria bermata merah kelam itu. Alicia kemudian diasingkan ke sebuah desa. Sampai usianya menginjak angka delapan belas, pria itu datang menjemputnya. Dan dia adalah manusia terkejam yang pernah Alicia temui. Pria itu menyukai sensasi ketika permainannya melukai Alicia. Dia tersenyum ketika melihat Alicia menangis. Dan tertawa ketika Alicia menjerit sakit. Namun, Alicia tidak pernah sekalipun merasa bahwa dirinya harus pergi dari jerat pria itu. Karena Alicia tahu sesuatu yang Lucius tidak ketahui. *** 2020 by Asia July Cover illustration by Asia July (@layaciart)

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."

My husband persuaded my daughter to donate her kidney to save his lover. After the surgery, he stayed by his lover’s side and neglected my daughter who developed kidney failure that led to her death. When I confronted the nasty couple, they refused to believe that my daughter had passed away and kicked me out by force. Afterward, I took my daughter's ashes to her eighteenth birthday party where my husband showed up with his lover and tore down all the decorations, going as far as to scatter my daughter’s ashes. He then accused my late daughter of undermining his lover’s career. When he finally had to accept that his daughter was dead, he still insisted on defending his lover. Eventually, I showed him proof that it was his lover who refused the hospital’s proposed organ donor so that she could plot to take my daughter’s kidney instead. Upon finding out the truth, he lost his mind and killed his lover. Now that those two have gotten what they deserve, I bring my daughter’s ashes and travel to the places she had always wanted to go to.

Airin is known as a good girl in a village, she is a very devoted child to her parents. Airin never once denied anything her parents ordered. Including when they asked her to marry a wealthy immigrant in their village, Sir Sakha Januar Pradipta. Airin doesn't mind if he’s single, but the 33-year-old man already has 3 wives. Which means, Airin ... will be the fourth. But will it be that simple? Of course not. Because Airin refuses to be an oppressed woman. The character that she had been desperately hiding from people slowly began to emerge. Airin is not a good girl like they thought. She is cunning and manipulative, unfortunately no one notices it because of her innocent face. Except of course the honorable Mr. Sakha. In front of her husband, Airin could never hide anything. *** Written by Asia July. The cover was edited in Photoshop. Photo by Valery Sysoev from Unsplash.

Kehidupan pernikahan Sophia dan Albert dipenuhi dengan perang dingin. Mereka tidak pernah memiliki kecocokan terhadap satu sama lain, tapi terpaksa menikah karena dijodohkan. Albert yang terkenal sebagai casanova tampan, ditambah Sophia yang terkenal dengan sikap arogannya. Namun diam-diam, Sophia jatuh cinta pada Albert. Dan Sophia tahu bahwa Albert juga diam-diam menyimpan hasrat dan gairah tersembunyi padanya. Lantas, bagaimanakah cara Sophia membuat Albert jujur pada perasaannya tersebut? Dan akankah keduanya bisa bersatu dalam pernikahan yang begitu kacau itu?

"The marriage certificate's fake..." The clerk in the County Clerk's Office shot Serena a sympathetic look. "Vincent Schit legally married Maggie Cheape. Two weeks ago." Serena didn't even blink. Of course the guy she'd spent six years loving married his ex behind her back. "Thanks."

For the seven years after our marriage, I spend whole nights in the prayer room before he will even touch me. Eric Compton says it is to atone for what I owe Monica Lynch. When his mother, Barbara Lane, pushes me to fulfill my wifely duties again, I overhear Eric's friends laughing. "Let me think. How many rounds of IVF has Avery done this year? She's trying very hard to get pregnant." "She probably doesn't know there's no way she's ever getting pregnant with Eric's kid." Eric scoffs. "Every time we're done, I give her a glass of milk. After all these years of birth control, it'd be a miracle if she got pregnant." He adds, "Everything she's suffered through is just payback for driving Monica away." I smile bitterly and send the recording to Richard Compton. "I'm not the lucky one meant to carry on the Compton name. Can I go now?"

The marriage of Sophia and Albert is filled with constant tension. They were never compatible with each other but were forced into marriage due to an arranged marriage. Albert was known as a handsome Casanova, and Sophia was known for her arrogance. However, Sophia secretly falls in love with Albert. She also senses that Albert harbors a hidden passion and desire for her. How can Sophia encourage Albert to open up about his feelings? And will they find a way to come together amidst the chaos of their marriage?

My husband, Joaquin Landon, is a renowned wax sculptor. He hangs up on me when I call him to save my life so he can focus on the wax sculpture his cousin wants. Amphetamine is injected into my system, so my mind is clear as I watch my nails get removed one by one. Every inch of my skin is covered in burning hot wax. My hair and lashes are plucked off, and my organs are ground. Steel pipes are inserted into my legs, and I'm turned into a wax sculpture. Joaquin sees me during an exhibition. His colleague tells him that the wax sculpture he sees looks eerily like me, but he merely looks disgusted. "All she does is cause trouble and act unreasonably. She's better off dead." What he doesn't know is that I already am. Joaquin doesn't recognize that I'm the wax sculpture before him.

"Mamahalin kita't pagsisilbihan buong buhay ko, kahit ikaw pa ang pinakamasamang babae sa mundo." Kung ikaw ay lumaking mayaman at naghihiga sa salapi, gugustuhin mo pa bang magtrabaho bilang tagasilbi ng isang malditang may kapansanan? Kakayanin mo bang pagtiisan ang masama niyang ugali sa loob ng apat na linggo? Iyan ang sitwasyong pinagdadaanan ng bilyonaryo at police officer na si Grellen Burnett, ang paminta na handang bumuka sa harap ng pinakamamahal niyang boss na si Inspector William Fukuyama. At dahil sa katangahan nito na naging dahilan para pag-pyestahan siya sa social media, napilitan si Grellen na maghanap ng babaeng ihaharap sa kanyang ama within a month to save his heritance. Sa paghahanap niya sa maswerteng dilag ay nagkrus ang landas nila ng negosyanteng si Barbara Durless. Unang kita palang niya sa dalaga ay talagang namangha siya sa kagandahan nito. So Grellen come up with a decision to get her on instant, and the only way to keep in touch with Barbara is to apply as her butler. Posible kayang mahulog ang loob ng beki na si Grellen sa katulad ni Barbara na daig pa ang may dalaw kung mag-taray? __ This is the original/old version of this novel written in 2020. This is one of my old stories so expect lots of errors and inaccuracies. Kung hindi naman kayo mateknikal at gusto niyo lang ma-enjoy ang pagbabasa, I suggest subukan niyo. Date started: June 03, 2020 Date finished: July 25, 2021 Officially signed on GoodNovel: November 15, 2021