Karma X Okuda

The smoothie shop was a whirlwind of activity during the lunch rush when a customer's call shattered my focus. "Is this the manager?" a sharp voice demanded. "I ordered a smoothie with just a touch of sugar. Why is it so sweet?" I checked her order and explained calmly, "Miss, Chocolate Bliss has a naturally sweet base." Not long after, she called again. "I asked for five ice cubes. Why are there only four?" Swamped and barely keeping up, I apologized and moved on. Before I could catch my breath, the phone rang once more. "I requested the guy in the black shirt to deliver my order. Why did a girl show up?" Suppressing my irritation, I clarified, "Miss, we handle the drinks; deliveries are managed by couriers." Finally, the calls stopped. But as the rush subsided, the headquarters called, telling me that a customer had lodged a complaint, accusing me of seducing her boyfriend.

Maya Beckham was Oscar Francis's first love. After four long years abroad, she had assumed any feelings he once held for her had turned to dust. Yet when she returned to Elminas, he proposed. Everyone swore Maya was the love of his life—his one true love, his everything. Touched beyond words, she finally gathered the courage to say yes. …Until the day she discovered Oscar secretly marrying her half-sister, Diana Beckham. She stormed toward him like a woman possessed, her voice trembling with rage. "Explain." Oscar met her fury with infuriating calm. "You vanished without a word four years ago. Diana stayed. Now she's dying—this is her last wish. How could I refuse?" Maya's lips curled into a faint, unreadable smile. What Oscar didn't know? She was the one diagnosed with a difficult illness back then. Later, Maya got into an accident and forgot Oscar entirely. Oscar broke down. Day after day, he pounded on her door like a madman, begging her to remember.

Arman, 33 tahun, seorang manajer di perusahaan meubel harus lembur untuk mendapatkan uang lebih karena merencanakan liburan akhir bulan. Tapi belum waktunya pulang dari Kantor, Asha (7 tahun) menelepon nya dan mengatakan bahwa Siska (30 tahun) , ibunya menjadi setan. Arman pun tidak jadi lembur dan memilih untuk pulang ke rumah nya. Apa yang sebenarnya terjadi kemudian adalah terungkapnya sebuah rahasia dan kejahatan yang sudah dilakukan oleh Siska, sang istri.

The intern my husband brings home feeds our son hard liquor. My husband merely says I'm making a mountain out of a molehill when he finds out. Ultimately, our son dies. After his death, I leave the country to be with my parents. That's when my husband regrets everything.

Baik, tampan, dan bertanggung jawab ternyata masih tak cukup untuk wanita yang haus akan uang, uang, dan uang. Wildan dikhianati Ratih–sang istri–karena ia miskin, tak seperti mantan kekasih Ratih yang bisa membelikan apa yang diinginkan wanita. Namun, siapa sangka jika status Wildan yang sesungguhnya malah terkuak ketika ia telah menyandang status duda dan bekerja sebagai seorang sopir pribadi. Ternyata ia bukan sopir biasa. Ia adalah ....

"Ah...pelan sedikit, suamiku telepon." Aku dengan wajah yang merah mengangkat video call. Di layar, suamiku menatapku sambil memberikan perintah, tidak menyadari di luar layar, ada seorang laki-laki sedang menggunakan kepalanya menyeruduk di antara kedua kakiku.

Aku disiram segelas air oleh klien, tubuhku gemetar saat menghadapi makiannya, sementara Raisa Gunawan memeluk asistennya sambil menatapku dengan dingin. "Yoga, hal kecil seperti ini saja nggak bisa kamu selesaikan. Perusahaan nggak butuh pemalas!" Aku menyeka air di wajahku, mengambil gelas dan menenggaknya sekaligus. Lalu, tanpa ragu, aku menuang segelas lagi dan menyiramkannya balik! Siapa yang mau bekerja di sini, silakan ambil alih. Aku nggak peduli lagi!

—¡Ay... más suave, mi esposo me está llamando! —exclamé con las mejillas enrojecidas mientras tomaba el teléfono y contestaba la videollamada. Al otro lado de la línea, mi esposo, con la mirada perdida, me daba una orden tras otra, sin percatarse de que, fuera de cámara, un joven movía la cabeza entre mis piernas.

Saat aku berusia 10 tahun, aku ditolong oleh Ryder. Ryder bilang akan melindungiku untuk selamanya. Pada usia 15 tahun, aku mengenal Wayne. Wayne juga berjanji akan melindungiku untuk seumur hidup. Namun, saat aku berusia 23 tahun, mereka yang berjanji itu malah melemparku ke laut demi cinta pertama mereka.

After my beloved boyfriend dies in a fire, my sister marries a rich man. So, I marry her husband, Jason Grant's father. We go from being sisters to being mother and daughter-in-law. We're still a family, aren't we? Later, Jason pins me to a corner while breathing heavily. "Money is all you want, right? I can give you everything he can. Wouldn't it be much better for you to be with me than with a paralyzed old man?" Oh, he's got this all wrong. Money isn't what I want. His life is what I want.