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For five years, I thought our marriage was solid. Then, my husband, Lionel Franco’s first love, Sandra Howard, posted a photo of a property deed on her social media. The caption read: [Thank you, Lionel, for transferring the house to me.] I stared in disbelief and left a single comment: [WTF?] Lionel called within minutes. “She’s a struggling single mother. Transferring the house to her makes it easier for her son to get into school. It doesn’t affect where we live,” he snapped. “How can you be so lacking in compassion?” In the background, I heard her muffled sobs. Half an hour later, she tagged me in another post.  This time, she flaunted her Mercedes worth over a million dollars, with the caption: [Paid in full. As the saying goes, ‘Where a man spends his money, that's where his heart is’.] I knew he bought it to soothe her temper. But this time, I had enough. I decided to divorce him.

The contract brought two different people together. Liana Jordan, a 21 years old girl who came from a very poor background, lived with her mother and her sister Lia. Her father died when her sister was only five years old, she has been the one supporting her family. She is working as a waitress in a Five-Star Hotel, she is gentle, calm and has a kind heart and she has only one best friend named Rina. One day Laina’s mother was suddenly ill and she needed money to take care of her sick mother. Only one person can help her and that’s her boss Tony Black. She went to him to give her money to take care of her sick mother. But Tony has a condition. She needs to get a marriage contract with him in order to give him the money. The question arises: Will Liana accept the the proposal Will she able to save her sick mother Find out.

To make me "obedient", my parents send me to a reform center. There, I'm tortured until I lose control of my bladder. My mind breaks, and I'm stripped naked. I'm even forced to kneel on the ground and be treated as a chamber pot. Meanwhile, the news plays in the background, broadcasting my younger sister's lavish 18th birthday party on a luxury yacht. It's all because she's naturally cheerful and outgoing, while I'm quiet and aloof—something my parents despise. When I return from the reform center, I am exactly what they wanted. In fact, I'm even more obedient than my sister. I kneel when they speak. Before dawn, I'm up washing their underwear. But now, it's my parents who've gone mad. They keep begging me to change back. "Angelica, we were wrong. Please, go back to how you used to be!"

Moth and Flames is an unusual love story between Alex, an orphan and Eva, a 500-year-old vampire. When Alex is accepted into St. Normans' he sets off on his journey to fulfill his dream of becoming a scientist, full of hope and aspiration.He finds love and acceptance that he had craved all his life in his friend Aaron and his family who welcome him with open arms.He is very hopeful UNTILL Eva turns his world upside down. She drives him to the edge insulting him one moment and helping him in the next.Alex plunges himself into investigating Eva's background but nothing can prepare him for the discoveries he is about to make.Fiery Flames destined to burn,Burnt itself too in return,Hypnotized by the lure,Of selfless love, unconditional pure.Toiling and fighting for each other,Standing tall in frosty weather.They tread through the bloody seas,But destiny is hard to appease.Will one day by creator's magic?Bring a change in this destiny tragic!Love of Moth and Flames; ideologic,Is fulfilled defying all logic...

Ayah membawaku ke sebuah pesta yang diadakan oleh seorang bibi. Saat makan kue, aku tanpa sengaja memakan ceri yang ada di lapisan tengahnya, lalu segera memuntahkannya. Karena dulu pernah mengalami alergi parah sampai seluruh tubuhku merah dan hampir meninggal, aku masih mengingat rasa itu dengan sangat jelas meskipun usiaku waktu itu masih kecil. Namun, bibi itu terlihat sangat kecewa dan berkata, "Seperti tradisi saat Imlek, kalau menemukan koin di dalam pangsit itu berarti membawa keberuntungan. Aku sengaja menyembunyikan ceri di dalam kue ini. Tapi ternyata Keenan nggak menghargainya." Ayah tidak mau mendengar penjelasanku dan langsung mengusirku keluar untuk berdiri di halaman sebagai hukuman. Aku selalu mendengar Ibu berkata bahwa akhir-akhir ini suhu sangat panas dan aku harus tetap berada di dalam rumah. Ternyata, cuaca memang panas sekali! Tubuhku mulai terasa sangat gatal dan aku merasa sulit bernapas. Aku ingin mencari Ayah, tetapi tidak peduli seberapa keras aku mengetuk pintu, Ayah tetap tidak mau membukakannya. Melalui jendela kaca yang besar, aku bisa melihat Ayah hanya melirik ke arahku dengan tatapan dingin dari dalam rumah. Dia benar-benar tidak mau membukakan pintu untukku.

Love isn’t in Jett Byrd’s agenda. For a powerful man like him, love is an unnecessary emotion, and what he needs is a convenient wife. Amanda is supposed to be the answer — she has the perfect background, the fame, and the upbringing but the woman is blinded by love. Crazed, in fact. On their wedding day, Amanda left him on the altar, so he has no choice but to turn to their stunning, unforgettable wedding planner — Lilac Carter. Lilac is the epitome of everything that isn’t him — warm, pure, and naive. She was scammed out of her money by her accountant. How stupid can she be? He believes they have nothing in common. But this naive woman is the one that brought light back into his dark world. The woman who set his heart on fire, and makes his body tingle with passion that he has buried inside him. Their lives intertwined because of their contract marriage. The lies, the passion, and the danger brought them together, but how can they survive it all enough to admit to each other that they’re meant to be? And that their marriage is just more than a contract? That they have the bucket list for a perfect marriage?

Vanessa thought her life couldn't get worse-until it did. A hardworking woman from a modest background, her world shatters when her father, Jonas, falls gravely ill and their family is left bankrupt. Her stepmother and stepsister abandon them, and to make matters worse, Jonas owes an unpayable debt to Alaric Moretti-a ruthless Mafia lord who is as feared as he is deadly. Dragged into Alaric's dark world, Vanessa is prepared to fight for her father's survival. But when Alaric's mate bond snaps into place the moment he meets her, everything changes. Vanessa is his fated mate-a rare connection that Alaric, a cold-hearted monster, doesn't want and refuses to accept. To settle her father's debt, Alaric makes a horrifying demand: Vanessa must give her blood and a lung to save his dying girlfriend, Emma. Refusing to be a pawn, Vanessa strikes her own deal-she'll comply only if Alaric marries her, securing her father's treatment and her siblings' futures. It's a business arrangement, nothing more.

Lorna and Clarice were the queens of Kelly high school, feared and envied, especially when it came to Vincent. The richest and most desired guy in Kelly high School. They fought over him like it was war, and no one dared to stand in their way, until Anna showed up. Anna, the new scholarship girl, had no idea what she was walking into.Coming from a poor background, she just wanted to focus on her studies and stay out of trouble. But fate had other plans. Vincent, the guy everyone wanted, only had eyes for Anna. The more she pushed him away, the more obsessed he became. Now, with Lorna and Clarice sharpening their claws, Anna finds herself caught in the middle of a deadly game. Can she survive the wrath of two girls who always get what they wanted. Will she crumble under the pressure and walk away, or will she fight for her place in a world that doesn’t want her? With danger lurking in every hallway, Anna’s next move could change everything One thing is certain—things are about to get dangerous.

“Percuma kamu Bapak sekolahkan tinggi-tinggi! Susah-susah pun maksain kamu biar masuk SMA, tapi mana nyatanya sekarang! Sudah mau satu tahun lulus sekolah tapi belum kerja juga! Belum ngasilin duit! Mending adik kamu yang sekolahnya SMP doang, sudah punya pacar anak tukang daging sapi, hidupnya terjamin!” celoteh Bapak. Orang yang Sumi paling takutkan ketika sudah bicara. Sumi menghela napas. Dia masih membelekangi Bapak dan mengiris bawang merah untuk masak. Untuk ke sekian kalinya omelan itu terasa menusuk hati Sumi. Bapak selalu mengungkit keinginannya untuk bersekolah lagi dan menyalahkan karena sampai saat ini belum menghasilkan rupiah. Hinaan, cibiran dan perlakuan Bapak membuat Sumi benar-benar terluka. Namun rupanya Tuhan mendengar setiap alunan doa yang dipanjatkan olehnya. Pertemuannya dengan Hiraka Yamada---seorang pegolf yang merupakan bos dari salah satu perusahaan automotive ternama di tanah air membuka jalannya untuk meraih kejayaan. Namun ada satu hal yang tiba-tiba terasa kosong, Zaki---sahabat dekat Sumi yang dulu selalu ada ketika dia butuhkan tiba-tiba menghilang. Sumi tak tahu jika Zaki menaruh rasa padanya. Zaki pergi dengan masih memendam segenggam cinta di hatinya. Akankah kehidupan mereka berakhir bahagia?

Berminggu-minggu beberapa desa tampak seperti desa mati setelah malam tiba. Hal itu disebabkan karena banyaknya orang meninggal yang ditemukan pada pagi harinya dalam keadaan telungkup. Menurut kabar yang berbedar, mereka meninggal setelah bertemu pocong berwajah hancur dengan kedua bola mata merah besarnya. Kedatangan pocong tersebut juga selalu disertai dengan bunyi gemerincing andong, padahal di desa mereka sama sekali tidak ada yang mempunyainya. Jelas saja itu adalah andong gaib yang tengah ditunggangi oleh pocong penjemput nyawa. Hingga suatu malam, tepatnya pukul 20.10. Arkan yang baru saja pulang mengerjakan tugas di rumah temannya itu dibuat terkejut dan ketakutan bukan main karena kedua retinanya baru saja melihat pocong yang terlihat begitu jelas di dalam rumah kosong yang berada di tak jauh dari rumahnya. Lalu, bagaimana dengan nasib Arkan? Apakah ia akan menjadi korban selanjutnya yang akan dijemput menggunakan andong seperti korban-korban sebelumnya? Cerita seperti ini ada banyak sudut pandang, karena memang sebuah pocong andong yang sempat menggeparkan itu memang benar-benar pernah terjadi pada saat lumpur lapindo meluap hingga membuat beberap desa tenggelam.