Kabanata 37 El Filibusterismo

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?

Si Mayumi Sperbund "Yumi" ay isang simpleng babae na ang tanging nais lamang ay makapagtapos ng pag-aaral para matupad ang pangarap ng kanyang Nanay at Tatay. Sa kabutihang palad ay naging iskolar s'ya sa Kugimiya University at dito mag-uumpisa ang bagong kabanata ng kanyang buhay. Makakakilala s'ya ng mga bagong kaibigan at ituturing n'ya na parang pamilya. Makikilala ni Yumi si Ryuu Kugimiya "Barry" na isang mayaman, antipatiko, pilyo at gwapong lalaki na magiging dahilan upang mabago ang paniniwala n'ya pagdating sa pag-ibig. Dahil dito magbubunga ang pagmamahalan nila, mabubuntis si Yumi at itatakwil s'ya ng kanyang Tatay. Magbabago rin ang pagmamahal sa kanya ni Ryuu dahil sa isang pagkakamali at hindi pagkakaintindihan at nang dahil sa pag-ibig paglalaruan silang lahat ng tadhana at mauuwi ang lahat sa isang masalimuot na trahedya. Makalipas ang pitong taon ay isa ng sikat na modelo si Yumi dala-dala ang sugat ng nakaraan na pilit n'yang tinatakasan at muli silang pagtatagpuin ng mapaglarong tadhana at muling mabubuksan ang nakaraan na laro ng pag-ibig. Sa pagkakataon bang ito ay maliliwanagan na ang lahat at gagaling na ang sugat ng nakaraan?

Fara Fabulosa, 21 years old, anak mayaman at nag-iisang anak ng kanyang mga magulang. Pakiramdam ni Fara ay may kulang pa rin sa kanya. Oo napapalibutan nga siya ng maraming magagarang kagamitan, alahas at pera. Ngunit walang lalaking nagmamahal sa kanya ng tapat. Dahil sa isip niya ay pera lang ang habol sa kanya ng mga lalaking nagkandarapa sa panliligaw sa kanya. Hanggang sa pilitin na siyang ipakasal ng kanyang magulang sa isang lalaking hindi pa niya nakikita. Ngunit bago mangyari iyon, gumawa na nang paraan si Fara. Tumakas siya sa bahay nila dala ang kaunting damit at perang naitabi niya. Pumasok na katulong si Fara. Ngunit hindi naman niya inaasahan na ang magiging amo niya ay ubod ng strikto at sungit. Siya si Reyman Fernandez, ang lalaking hindi man lang nagawang tapunan siya ng tingin. Ngayon lang siya nakahanap ng lalaking katulad ni Reyman. Paano niya haharapin ang panibagong mundo niya? Makakaya ba ni Fara ang ugali ni Reyman? O baka susuko na lang siya at tuluyan ng magpakasal sa lalaking hindi man lang niya kilala. Tunghayan ang kapanapanabik na kabanata sa buhay ni Fara Fabulosa.

“First Love Never Dies,” sabi nila. Kaya naman kahit lumipas na ang ilang taon ay iisang babae pa rin ang nasa puso't isipan si Andrew Herras, iyon ay ang ex-girlfriend niyang si Mara Salandanan. Ikakasal na sana ang dalawa noon, ngunit hindi sumipot ang nobyo sa araw ng kanilang kasal at simula noong araw na iyon ay hindi na nagpakita o nagparamdam pa si Andrew kay Mara. Nagsimula siyang magalit sa kanya. Kinamumuhian niya ito na halos gusto niyang ipagsigawan sa buong mundo na sana hindi na lang niya nakilala si Andrew. Pagkatapos ng maraming araw, buwan at taon. Pinagtagpo ulit sila ng tadhana. Pero sa mga sandaling iyon, nakahanap na siya ng iba. Alam niyang ikakasal ito sa ibang lalaki at alam din niyang mas better ang lalaking ipinalit nito sa kanya. Ngunit hindi pa ito ang huling kabanata para sa kanilang dalawa ni Mara. Dahil si Andrew, naniniwala na hindi pa huli ang lahat para makabawi siya sa mga pagkakamaling nagawa niya noon sa dating kasintahan. Mapipigilan ba niya si Mara na magpakasal sa iba? O tuluyan na siyang buburahin ni Mara sa kanyang puso at alaala? *** PAINFULLOVE 2021AllRightsReserved_CAT LYN

Arka Wijaya Kusuma Hadiningrat adalah salah satu pengusaha kaya raya yang memiliki segalanya. Harta, tahta, wibawa juga paras yang sangat tampan membuatnya diinginkan banyak wanita. Namun, semua itu hilang dalam sekejap mata dia pun jatuh miskin seketika. Diusianya yang sudah matang yaitu 37 tahun, Arka sama sekali masih melajang bahkan menolak untuk dijodohkan dengan wanita manapun. Hal itulah yang membuat ayah Arka, Tuan Wijaya Kusuma Hadiningrat mencabut semua pasilitas yang selama dinikmati oleh putranya. Sang ayah bahkan mengusir putra semata wayangnya dari rumahnya sendiri. Di tengah keterpurukannya, akhirnya Arka pun bertemu dengan wanita bernama Naila yang merupakan seorang wanita penghibur yang bekerja di salah satu Club malam. Arka pun meminta wanita tersebut untuk menjadi kekasih bayarannya. Apa yang akan terjadi selanjutnya? Apakah Arka bisa merebut kembali semua yang dia miliki dari sang ayah? Apakah Naila bersedia dijadikan kekasih bayaran oleh Tuan Arka? Kisah cinta yang sangat rumit antara pengusaha kaya raya yang jatuh miskin dan berada di ambang kehancuran dengan seorang wanita penghibur. ''Kekasih bayaran Tuan Arka."

Achilio Isacco Bonaventura adalah seorang pangeran yang terlahir tanpa mengenal cinta, dan kasih sayang. Lika-liku kehidupan menyedihkan, dan penuh siksaan kejam dari sang ibu tiri, menghiasi masa kecilnya. Suatu hari, perintah Dewa Naga berkepala tujuh menghantarkannya kepada sebuah takdir, yang akan membawanya pada perjalanan antara hidup dan mati. Terpilihnya Achilio menjadi seorang guardian, membuatnya harus mengemban tugas penting untuk melindungi kestabilan alam. Namun, Kaisar Harvey dari kegelapan selalu berusaha menghalangi misinya itu. Peperangan dan pembunuhan massal garis keturunan Bonaventura, membuat Achillio menaruh dendam pada Kaisar Harvey. Atas petunjuk dari surat mendiang ibunya, Achilio pun mencari tujuh kristal phoenix, untuk mengalahkan iblis tingkat tinggi itu. Dia telah bersumpah akan mengembalikan kedamaian, dan mengakhiri Kekaisaran Darkiles dalam sejarah. Akankah Achilio berhasil menaklukkan kegelapan di bawah kakinya? Atau justru sebaliknya, Kaisar Harveylah yang akan menghantarkannya pada kematian?

Fernando hates the gold-diggers. He was traumatized by his ex-fiancee, who traded him for someone richer. Do you know what hurts more? His ex-fiancee traded him for his own father! Even if Fernando wanted to lose his temper and get angry, he chose to stay away. So he returned to Isla Marupok, where he met the beautiful but grumpy Carmelita. Most importantly, he discovered that she was a gold digger and was targeting the island's wealthy DOMs. That's when Fernando got the idea of taking revenge on all the gold-diggers, and his first victim was Carmelita. Fernando pretended to be a carried in the port and being poor. Before he could carry out his plan, he was surprised when Carmelita proposed to him. Fernando could not help doubting, but he continued to pretend and accepted the woman's proposal on one condition. What's that? Carmelita has to court him first.

William Samsons MacRay, arsitek ternama yang nampaknya memiliki masalah tentang melakukan segalanya tepat waktu. Dia seorang pria matang, 37 tahun yang telat nikah karena sibuk membuat bangunan arsitektur menakjubkan di berbagai belahan dunia. Namun, kali ini kejadian naas dia dicopet dompetnya serta ketinggalan pesawat di bandara mempertemukan Will dengan Emmy Estelia Setiawan. Gadis imut berusia 22 tahun itu baru saja pulang ke Jakarta usai menyelesaikan pendidikan arsitekturnya di Harvard University. Dia membelikan Will secangkir kopi dan juga mengantar pulang pria matang itu dengan taksi bandara. Siapa sangka, Will adalah pemilik Fame Palette Artisans Co, tempat yang menerima Emmy bekerja via email saat masih di Amerika Serikat? Baru kali ini William merasa begitu tertarik dengan seorang gadis, dia membuat Emmy selalu bersamanya ke mana pun dia pergi bekerja di seluruh dunia; Berlin, Dublin, Maroko, Praha, Rotterdam, dll. Mereka pun menjadi sangat dekat sehingga memiliki hubungan spesial sugar daddy dan sugar babynya. Ketika benih-benih cinta itu tumbuh, orang tua Will malah menjodohkannya dengan Vanessa, puteri kolega mereka agar dia segera menikah. Beranikah William tetap memperjuangkan cintanya untuk gadis imut kesayangannya ataukah dia mencoba bersikap logis dan memupus hubungan berbeda usia yang jauh itu?

Despite being a mermaid, the young Iris Amor Manuel accepted and befriended Evangeline "Eva" Damian. When they were six years old, they were separated. Amor had to go to the US as she needed to be treated for her unknown sickness. Eva had waited far too long for her first love to return and fulfill her promise to her. She became impatient and she decided to move on and live her life. However, Eva's first love came back, and all the feelings she had contained for years came flooding back. She wanted Amor back in her life. She was the only woman she truly loved, even when Eva discovered that Amor was actually a vampire, which are the mortal enemies of the other supernaturals.

“Dasar dosen sinting! Gue sumpahin jodohnya janda anak satu!” _ Sonia Putri Panjaitan. “Gara-gara kamu sumpahin, saya jadi beneran nikah sama janda anak satu, kan!” Arjuna Putra Sudjiono