Lay Off Adalah

Seakan terjebak oleh keadaan, Shera harus menerima kenyataan pahit yang menyangkut masa depannya. Cita-cita untuk menjadi seorang pramugari harus terkubur dalam angan. Menikah adalah salah satu cara untuk menyelesaikan masalah yang telah di hadapi keluarganya. Namun, siapa sangka ia harus menikah dengan Bara Abisatya. Orang yang selalu membully dan menindasnya di masa sekolahnya dulu. Lantas, apakah pernikahan Shera akan bahagia atau menjadi pernikahan tragis?

After I get pregnant, my husband goes jogging every night. One night, he leaves in such a hurry that he only wears his smart watch. He forgets to bring his phone with him. I accidentally see the messages he sends his female colleague. "Want to come over for a free meal? And maybe… a little of me, too?" "I'm not really hungry tonight—except for a taste of you." The chicken stew he's fed me tonight gurgles in my stomach as it turns. If I remember correctly, he's just introduced this colleague to my brother.

Alya hanya ingin hidup sederhana—mengelola toko buku kecil peninggalan ayahnya, menikmati kesunyian, dan perlahan melupakan masa lalunya. Namun semua itu buyar ketika Raka, mantan kekasih yang dulu ia tinggalkan, kembali muncul. Raka bukan sekadar mantan biasa. Ia adalah luka, kenangan pahit, sekaligus bayangan yang tak pernah rela melepaskan. Obsesi Raka pada Alya berubah menjadi bayangan kelam yang mengintai setiap langkahnya. Di saat yang sama, hadir Ardi, sahabat lama yang kini kembali ke kehidupannya. Kehangatan dan ketulusan Ardi menjadi sandaran Alya, membuatnya perlahan berani membuka hati. Tapi semakin ia mencoba bangkit, semakin kuat pula jerat yang Raka pasang. Cinta bagi Alya seharusnya indah, tapi mengapa justru terasa seperti rasa sakit yang terus membekas? Apakah ia bisa benar-benar bebas dari bayangan masa lalu? Dan beranikah ia memperjuangkan cinta yang tak menyakitkan bersama seseorang yang dengan sabar menunggunya? Mencintaimu Adalah Rasa Sakit adalah kisah tentang luka, obsesi, dan keberanian untuk menemukan cinta yang sehat. Sebuah drama kehidupan sehari-hari yang penuh air mata, ketakutan, sekaligus harapan baru. ---

Jika kebanyakan pasangan menikah karena rasa saling mencintai. Berbeda dengan pernikahan yang terjadi antara Aisyah dan Akbar, pernikahan yang berlangsung meriah tersebut bukan atas dasar cinta. Namun, sebagai syarat untuk melunasi hutang orang tua Aisyah kepada keluarga Akbar. Tidak ada kebahagiaan dalam pernikahan Aisyah hanya air mata yang selalu membasahi pipinya. Sebenarnya sulit untuk Aisyah bertahan dengan pernikahan yang menyakitkan. Namun, kewajiban sebagai seorang istri dan tekad yang kuat untuk kesembuhan sang suami dari pengaruh obat-obatan terlarang yang membuatnya terus kuat mendampingi Akbar. Apakah Aisyah mampu bertahan menjalani pernikahan yang menyakitkan bersama Akbar, atau justru perpisahan yang akan di tempuhnya?

Ibuku menikah dengan seorang pria kaya raya. Aku, anak dari pernikahan sebelumnya, harus ikut masuk ke keluarga konglomerat itu. Hidup di keluarga kaya tentu saja menyenangkan. Kecuali satu hal, kakak tiriku yang tampan dan dingin itu sangat membenciku. Tatapan matanya padaku makin lama terasa makin aneh. Sampai suatu malam, dia pulang dalam keadaan mabuk. Aku berteriak sampai suaraku serak, tetapi tetap saja aku terpaksa memanggilnya sayang semalaman.

To afford train tickets home for New Year's Eve, I searched for a part-time job and stumbled into a livestream that was practically throwing money at the chat. A young woman in a silk robe rested her chin on her hand. Behind her, a villa glowed under expensive lighting that reflected off polished marble floors. "Being kept in here is suffocating," she said in a voice that mixed boredom with sweetness. "My sponsor gives me more money than I can spend. Help me out. Take some off my hands." Cash drops flashed across the screen one after another. I tapped as fast as I could, my heart hammering. A few large ones landed in my account. I was close. One more would cover both my ticket and my boyfriend's. The streamer leaned closer to the camera. "He keeps saying my tear mole looks like his girlfriend's," she said, her mouth twisting with disgust. "So unlucky. Of all things, I had to match with some broke girl." My finger slipped. I had a tear mole under my eye in the same spot. The live chat flooded with questions. [How is the sponsor's girlfriend broke?] The streamer gave a short snort and reapplied her lipstick, as if correcting a minor flaw. "He's just messing around. He tricked her into 200,000 dollars in debt. She's so stupid she works multiple jobs to help him pay it off." A chill settled in my chest. My boyfriend also owed 200,000 dollars. She continued, her tone light, "The funniest part? He slept with me for three days. When he left, I asked if he was giving her a taste of honey." She smiled cruelly. "He said all he has to do is claim he's going to work a construction site hauling rebar. The idiot will feel guilty and deliver food all night. So he won't need to please her." Another large cash drop flashed across the screen. The total reached the exact amount I needed. My phone rang. Benjamin's name lit up the display. When I answered, his voice sounded worn down, as if it had scraped against concrete. "Via, we still don't have enough for the tickets," he said. "I hauled rebar and made a little over 40 dollars. I'm heading home now."

“Why did you buy me, especially for such a huge amount? There is no way you could possibly want me when I am carrying the child of another man. Wait…. You could not possibly want me because…” the last words remained stuck in Kyra’s throat. She swallowed thickly and dread curled in the pit of her stomach as she stared at the handsome face of a rumored ruthless Alpha Anton. *** It is one thing to find your mate, it is another for your mate to want you back. All of Kyra’s life, she has been the rejected one and thought that things would be different when she finally finds her mate. Except that the moon goddess is one who likes to play games, Kyra gets mated to the enemy of her pack, Tristan. Kyra is shocked when her mate accepts her despite knowing she is the enemy's daughter, so she starts going out with him secretly, but that won’t last for long because she falls pregnant, and her father finds out about her escapades with Tristan. Tristan rejects her in the presence of her father and denies their child, leaving Kyra broken-hearted. He was only with her to destroy her father because of the feud between both packs. In anger, her father who has never cared for her decides to auction her off to the highest bidder. Broken, pregnant and in shame, Kyra is sold off to Alpha Anton. Kyra has never left home all her life and the first time she does, it is with a stranger who bought her. Kyra looks on her future with dread, not knowing what it holds for a pregnant and rejected woman like her.

Setelah ayahnya terkena stroke, Ica terpaksa menikah dengan kawan sang kakak, Rey, sebelum dia pergi menempuh pendidikan S2-nya ke German, sebagai syarat keluarga itu mau membiayai pengobatan sang ayah, kuliah Ica dan membantu modal usaha sang kakak. Rupanya usul itu berasal dari Rey sendiri karena dia sudah lama menaruh hati pada Ica sejak lama.

VANESSA: ~"You will marry him!" Dad thundered, his veins bulging and his sickly pallor only enhancing how close to death's door he was. I was more worried about his health than this insane idea he was spouting, but. "This is the 21st century! You can't force to marry anyone! That's preposterous!" I wanted to yell several more words, to impress on him how absurd his demand was, but then the heart monitor started beeping loudly. A nurse and his hairless doctor rushed in. Mum and I were pushed out gently but firmly.~ Vanessa Anders might not have a lot of love for her father, but she couldn't stand by and let his empire crumble, not when it will lead to his death. Besides, the man she was more or less being sold off to was easy on the eyes, rich and very nice! Okay, she might have a crush on the billionaire, but isn't that a good thing? Except, after marriage, the nice charming man disappears and a beast takes his place. A beast that loves to make Vanessa hurt. CALLUM: Callum Gray hates two things in life; being lied to and people who try to manipulate him. The exact two things Shawn Anders and his daughter were. What kind of desperate girl holds a man to ransom just to get him to marry her? It didn't matter. What she wanted was a marriage, right? Well, that's exactly what she would get. A marriage, not of convenience, but of hell. Callum was going to make her suffer for every single bit of her manipulation and then some. Author's Note; This book features a deceitful father, a mean and sadistic CEO and an oblivious young woman who is a pawn in her father's game and the recipient of a revenge plot.

Kania Geralyn, seorang gadis yang sedari kecil hidup enak dengan bergantung pada ibunya yang merupakan satu satunya keluarga yang ia punya, kini diusir dari rumah akibat hasutan dari ayah tirinya. Di hari itu pula Kania bertemu dengan David yang merupakan penyelamat hidupnya. Tak hanya memberikan Kania tempat tinggal, tapi David juga memberinya pekerjaan sebagai sekretaris pribadi CEO. Tapi Kania malah jatuh cinta pada bosnya sendiri?