Kirk X Lars

Kusingkirkan madu pahit dari mertuaku dengan elegan. Aku diam bukan berarti mengalah, tapi mencari cara untuk membuatnya kalah dan mengalah.

Le di tres años de mi vida, solo para que me trataran como a una simple sustituta… peor que a un perro. Cuando su llamada “luz blanca de luna” regresó, me apartó sin dudarlo. Está bien. Acepté la alianza familiar y me casé con el Alfa más poderoso del Norte. ¿Ahora se arrepiente y me ruega que vuelva? Demasiado tarde. Confabularon contra mí con aconita, queriendo que muriera en un sucio sótano. Pero mi compañero —el verdadero Rey del Norte— arrasó con toda la hacienda solo para salvarme. Intentaron robar mi linaje alfa con magia oscura. Los hice saborear el exilio, convertidos en renegados, despreciados por todos. ¿Y él? Se arrodilló ante mí, suplicando por perdón. Yo me refugié en los brazos de mi compañero y lo vi ser desterrado para siempre. —Ángel —le dije con frialdad—. —Abre los ojos. Yo soy la única Luna del Norte.

I had just gotten hospitalization prior to my operation when my wife told me she was going on an urgent business trip, leaving me and our one-year-old daughter behind. Two days later, her childhood sweetheart proudly posted a family photo on social media with a caption that said: “Took a picture of our happy family of three on our trip!” I looked at my wife who was smiling tenderly in the picture and commented, “?” My wife immediately called and berated me, “He's a single father who doesn’t have a wife to help take care of his child! All I did was take a picture with them, what are you being so defensive about?” That same evening, her childhood sweetheart posted a picture of a million-dollar dowry given to him with the caption: “After we took the picture, she insisted on giving me this as a dowry.” I knew my wife gave it to him to appease him. But this time, I was going to leave her for good.

To take care of my mother after she fell and injured herself, I turned down a promotion and took a week off work to stay by her side. On the day she was discharged from the hospital, she smiled and handed me a small envelope. “Suzy, you’ve worked hard these past few days. This is just a little something from me. Go treat yourself to something good.” I wiped my hands, a quiet warmth spreading through my chest. When I opened the envelope, I froze for a moment. Inside was $2. Still, I told myself it didn’t matter. The amount wasn’t important. What mattered was the thought behind it. But the very next day, while scrolling through social media, I came across a post from my younger brother, the one who hadn’t shown his face at the hospital even once. Nine photos filled the post, all of them showing off a sprawling luxury mansion. In the center was a photo of the purchase contract. The caption read: “Officially the owner of a $2 million riverfront house. Big thanks to Mom for the support!”

Prameswari Paramitha. Seorang istri yang tak pernah dicintai suaminya. Namun, dia bertahan demi sesuatu yang dia yakini, bahwa cepat atau lambat kebahagiaan pasti berpihak padanya. Kesabaran dan kesetiaannya terus diuji oleh sang suami dan masa lalunya yang kembali. Saat seorang wanita yang pernah dicinta suaminya kembali dan membawa anak yang diakui sebagai anak mereka, pertahanan Mitha runtuh. Dia dilema memilih bertahan atau menyerah karena pada akhirnya tetap dia yang terluka. Aku membencinya. Namun, aku membutuhkan dia di sisiku, hanya dia yang bisa membuatku terus bertahan. (Zivano Hermawan) Sekuat apa pun kau mendorongku pergi, aku tidak akan pernah meninggalkanmu. Kecuali hatiku tidak lagi berdetak untukmu. (Prameswari Paramitha) Tinggalkan lelaki bodoh itu, aku punya segudang rencana masa depan denganmu. (Maxwell Hermawan)

At the New Year’s team-building event, the intern, Lilith Woods, did not obtain my approval and changed our suburban trip to a seven-day tour of Baline. “Mr. Lucian Stone, I hear a change of scenery can really spice things up. Don’t lock up tonight. I’ll come by for a deep dive into our collaboration.” She pretended to be drunk and fell into my arms while slipping the room key into my pocket in the process. To avoid suspicion, I did not return to the hotel. However, in the middle of the night, the police called me in for questioning—someone had reported a dine-and-dash. Only then did I realize that the reserved budget of $100,000 for the accommodation had long since been exceeded. Lilith had upgraded their room to a presidential suite, feasted on high-end seafood buffets, and even used company funds to buy luxury handbags! When I showed up at their private room, the interns were still casually taking king crabs and several unopened bottles of the Macallan Whisky with them. “Mr. Stone, you’re just in time. Could you please settle the bill?” Lilith looked utterly righteous as she said this with a grin. “Young people like us make mistakes, while adults help to pay the price. You’re not exactly short on cash, anyway. Just think of it as buying my happiness.” I stared at the $700,000 bill and paid it in silence. The next day, the payment invoices made their grand entrance in the group chat, accompanied by my pinned message. [Upon financial review, this team-building event does not meet reimbursement criteria. All expenses will be shared equally among the seven participants.] [Each person will need to pay $100,000, payable immediately. If payment needs to be deferred, please print the proof and submit it to the President’s Office.]

Hinaan dan cemoohan terus berdatangan pada Zoya dan suaminya, Dewangga, yang bekerja sebagai tukang parkir. Bahkan anak mereka juga menjadi sasaran ejekan dari teman-temannya. Tidak hanya tetangga, keluarga Zoya sendiri pun berusaha memisahkan mereka karena merasa malu. Tekanan yang diterima membuat Zoya frustrasi, tetapi cintanya pada Dewangga membuatnya tetap bertahan. Ia yakin suaminya adalah pria yang baik dan jujur, meskipun seluruh dunia meremehkan mereka. Ketika keadaan sudah tak tertahankan dan Zoya hampir menyerah, tiba-tiba Dewangga menunjukkan sisi yang tak pernah orang lain lihat—sisi yang mengubah segalanya. Orang-orang berpangkat tinggi mulai menghormatinya, bahkan menuruti perintahnya tanpa banyak tanya. Apa yang sebenarnya terjadi dengan Dewangga? Rahasia apa yang selama ini Dewangga sembunyikan dari Zoya?

Hana tak sanggup membendung air mata saat sanga anak menanyakan keberadaan sang ayah. Hana tidak tahu harus bagaimana menjelaskan semua pada putranya. Hana hanya bisa menyesali apa yang sudah terjadi tanpa tahu harus bagaimana memperbaiki semuanya.

Abraham Malik, seorang sniper elit dari pasukan rahasia Indonesia. Dia menerima misi berbahaya: menghabisi seluruh keturunan keluarga Alexander demi hadiah 2 miliar dolar. Menyamar sebagai bodyguard, Abraham mendekati Nona ke-3 putri kesayangan Sultan Caraka Alexander. Namun di balik tugasnya yang mematikan, Abraham terjebak dalam dilema ketika perasaan cinta mulai tumbuh di antara mereka. IG: zoyaalicia_dmitrovka

I had been with Lars Carter for six years. The head of Midas Capital in Eastwind City, he was a rising star in Riverton's Silver Street—the heart of this nation's financial world. Few knew his true roots. Within him flowed the Vitalus bloodline. Lars descended from an old mafia clan from the city of Virgil in Vitalus, the Viktors. Midas Capital was ours. We built it from the ground up together; Lars would haunt private clubs, ironing out business deals amid drinks. I would stay by his side, doing the accounts, steering the direction of the negotiations, and memorizing every detail of the high-stakes contracts. We did everything together—a tight team. Or so I thought. In my naivete, I was convinced I would rule the city alongside him. The woman behind the man, so to speak. …Until Pearl Ross arrived two months ago. His childhood sweetheart moved from Virgil to Eastwind City. It was then that I knew—she was the one he was waiting for all along. It had always been her. "Lars, I want to get married." Lars' face tightened; hesitation veiled in businesslike concern. "Bianca, you know the company's at a critical stage… We're mid-fundraising. I can't right now." I smiled, calm and composed. "That's fine." He misunderstood. I was getting married—just not to him.