Kue Strawberry

I’m Lily Stephens. Twenty‑six years old. Four years of my life devoted to Sunflower Company—only to have my promotion erased as if my work never existed. Then he returned. William Thomas—cold, calculated, untouchable. To everyone else, he’s power in its sharpest form. But to me, he’s the shadow that won’t leave my past… and now he’s everywhere in my present. He barely looks at me. In every decision, every meeting, he listens to her, never me. And yet somehow, every move he makes feels like it’s aimed straight at me. I can’t walk away. I can’t explain why. So I stay—and the longer I stay, the more I see that this isn’t just about work. It’s personal. It’s dangerous. And whatever William Thomas is after… it’s something only I can give.

Billionaire Ethan Gibson, determined to break the family's curse of ending without an heir, spent a fortune recruiting ten "candidate mothers" and placed them together on his private island. On the day they arrived, Ethan announced publicly: Whoever delivers his first heir will become the future mistress of the Gibson family. Greed grew faster than desire. Within just a few months, several women announced their pregnancies with great pride. However, they and their unborn children were thrown into the ocean and fed to sharks. The reason was simple: they had been found to be involved with other men. Every night, the screams coming from the harbor kept me awake. I was terrified, because I had also had a single accidental encounter with Ethan, and I was now pregnant. When the day finally came and I saw what I had delivered, everything went dark before my eyes. Those mistresses who were fed to the sharks had at least carried human babies. I had given birth to three tiny puppies.

After discovering that my sworn enemy was an incubus, I threatened him. "Marty, as long as you let me touch your tail, I'll keep your secret." Marty was both ashamed and furious, but in the end, with his face burning red, he still shoved his tail into my hand. Biting his lip in reluctant humiliation, he said, "We agreed—only once a day. Not a single touch more." But later, the very man who had insisted on "only once a day" knelt on the floor, crying as he begged me to touch it again, just one more time.

On our seventh mating anniversary, my Alpha mate, Ronan Thorne, abandons me once again for his secretary, Evelyn Stone's sake. This time, I don't kick up a fuss at all. Instead, I calmly draw out a silver dagger in hopes of ending my life. The moment the tip of the dagger is pressed against my neck, I feel someone grab my wrist all of a sudden. "Why are you hurting yourself? Who broke your heart?" I looked up in a daze, only to see the 18-year-old version of Ronan. He's so anxious that his eyes have gone red. At the same time, he keeps trying to embrace me. "Tell me who that bastard is! I'll make him pay!" I don't explain anything at all. Instead, I merely utter his name softly. After that, the current Ronan personally locks me up in the dungeon. He claims that I need to reflect on myself—that I shouldn't target Evelyn out of jealousy. Just then, the younger Ronan appears again. He stares at the older and cold-looking Ronan outside the silver bars, then turns back to look at me with disbelief written all over his eyes. I just nod in response. He clenches his fists tightly. Soon, a furious roar escapes his throat. "He's not worthy of being your mate! I'll kill anyone who wants to hurt you, regardless of who they are!" As opposed to the 28-year-old Ronan, the 18-year-old version of him loves me more than anything else in the world. Naturally, he will definitely stick to the promises he has made to me.

Pada hari ulang tahun putriku. Dia sengaja berkata di depan semua orang, "Mama, kamu sudah jadi wanita tua, jangan ikut makan kue. Papa beli kue ini mahal, tahu." Hatiku langsung mencelos. Saat aku menoleh, kulihat dia membawa sepiring kue terbesar dan memberikannya kepada guru les privat. "Mama Vira, stroberi di kue ini manis sekali. Cepat cicipi." Suamiku mengabaikan rasa canggungku. Dia malah tersenyum, lalu mengoleskan sedikit krim ke wajah putriku dan guru les itu. "Panjang umur dan selalu selamat." Melihat mereka bertiga tertawa bersama, tampak begitu manis dan akrab. Saat itu juga, aku benar-benar menyerah. Jadi, aku menelepon dosen pembimbingku dan memilih bergabung dengan program rahasia nasional. Bagaimanapun juga, mengorbankan impian demi orang-orang seperti mereka, sungguh tidak sepadan.

Mature Content! Please be awise to reading. Thank you! Nayara adalah istri dari Arya, mereka sudah menikah selama 3 tahun belum juga di karunia anak karena kesibukan Arya dengan dunia kerjanya. Arya sering mengabaikan Nay sehingga membuat istrinya kesepian. Untuk mengisi waktu luangnya Nay mencoba membuka usaha dirumah dengan menjual kue. Hingga suatu hari Nay mendapatkan pesanan kue untuk acara ulang tahun Alex sahabat Arya. Nay yang sedang mengantar kue dan berdiri didepan ruang kerja Alex tidak sengaja memergoki Alex sedang bergumal dengan sekretarisnya hingga Nay yang diam-diam terciduk Alex sehingga membuatnya tak bisa lepas lagi dari jerat Alex.

Setelah sahabatku, Melinda Bosna, membuktikan bahwa pacarku yang ke-20 adalah seorang bajingan, aku akhirnya setuju untuk dijodohkan dan akhirnya menikah dengan seorang anak orang kaya, Aldi Noran. Kemudian saat menghadiri pesta seorang teman, Melinda memberikan kue yang sudah setengah dia makan ke depan Aldi sambil berkata, "Kak Aldi, kue ini terlalu manis buatku. Kakak bisa membantuku memakannya?" Setelah kuhentikan, alih-alih merasa salah, Melinda justru berkata dengan santai, "Kenapa kamu ribut-ribut begini? Aku cuma lagi mengetes sifat suamimu!" "Kita 'kan sudah bersahabat selama belasan tahun! Kamu nggak mungkin berpikir aku naksir suamimu, 'kan?" Aku yang dulu pasti percaya. Sayangnya, aku ini terlahir kembali. Aku balas mengambil kue di atas meja dan menempelkannya ke wajahnya. "Memangnya kamu siapa, hah? Sampai-sampai kamu berhak menguji sifat orang lain!" "Kamu itu cuma putri sopirku! Ngapain juga kamu sok jadi sosialita!" "Aku tahu kamu bukan cuma tertarik pada suamiku, tapi kamu juga sudah mencari cara untuk tidur dengannya!"

Nala Prasasatya merupakan wanita muda yang sangat menyukai cupcake. Kue berbentuk cup kecil itu memiliki rasa yang manis dan menggugah selera. Bentuknya yang mungil dan berwarna-warni menjadi pemikat tersendiri bagi Nala. Kecintaannya pada cupcake inilah yang membuat Nala sering mendatangi toko yang menjajakan beraneka ragam rasa dan warna kue cup ini. Siapa sangka karena kunjungannya ke toko cupcake itulah Nala bertemu dengan sang pemilik toko yang beridentitas sebagai pria single. Pemilik toko cupcake itu rupanya sedang mencari seorang wanita yang siap untuk menjadi calon istrinya. Laki-laki itu adalah Sandrio Dinanta, yang biasa dipanggil dengan Sandrio. Akankah perjalanan cinta Nala dan Sandrio semanis rasa krim cupcake kesukaan mereka? Simak kelanjutannya di sini.

Aku sudah mau menikah, tapi bukan dengan pacarku, Soren yang sudah berpacaran selama enam tahun. Karena pacarku yang merupakan bos mafia Meksi, terlalu sibuk membicarakan pekerjaan dengan wakil perempuan barunya, Thea. Bahkan sampai melupakan aku, pacarnya yang sudah berpacaran selama enam tahun. Dia bahkan lupa tentang janji kami untuk mengadakan pernikahan pada hari peringatan enam tahun hubungan kami. Pada pesta natal, dia memesan kue kacang kesukaan Thea, tapi lupa bahwa aku alergi kacang. Saat teman-temannya sedang bercanda, sepotong kue mengenai tepat di wajahku. Aku langsung pingsan seketika. Setelah sadar, aku bilang pada ibuku, bahwa aku tak mau menikah dengan Soren lagi dan ingin pulang.

William Graham and Jasmine Spencer had been at odds since they were kids. But that year, fate played a trick on them—out of all the eligible matches in their circle, only the two of them were left. William swore he would rather die than marry Jasmine. That piqued her interest. She said, "Great. Then I guess I'm definitely marrying you. Go ahead and drop dead." On their wedding day, William humiliated her by releasing dozens of chickens at the ceremony. With a flat look, Jasmine picked one up and called it "Darling". Just like that, William lost all interest in the joke. He looked at the woman who insisted on marrying him and sneered. "You'll regret this." Three years into the marriage, Jasmine caught William cheating for the ninety-ninth time. It was only then that she finally understood— So this was the kind of regret William had meant.