Nadaku Terhenti Chord

Mata Jena bergerak turun, terhenti tepat pada bibir Abas yang sedikit terbuka. Seketika ia menelan ludahnya dengan gugup. "Kenapa bibir Mas Abas menggoda banget sih?" batinnya berteriak, sementara jari-jarinya kian sadar masih melekat di dada bidang pria itu. ***** Kisah Abas dan Jena yang terjebak dalam sebuah kontrak dengan syarat-syarat mengejutkan menjadi awal dari hubungan yang mereka kira akan sementara. Apakah cinta bisa tumbuh dari pernikahan yang hanya dibangun di atas kontrak?

Setelah pulang dari perjalanan dinas, Karina menggenggam erat hasil pemeriksaan kehamilannya saat ia mencari suaminya di sebuah ruang VIP di klub. Dia tak sabar ingin memberikan kejutan bahagia itu. Namun, tepat saat dia hendak mendorong pintu, langkahnya terhenti oleh suara-suara yang terdengar dari celah. “Jadi, Jerry, waktu itu kamu menikahi Karina hanya demi melindungi Yuna?” Darah di seluruh tubuh Karina seketika membeku. Dia membatu di tempatnya.

Gideon Snow presides over Oasis Vale. A warlord who dominates the battlefield, the king of the underworld, a country's military governor, the king of strength, the king of destruction, and the king of information… Many world-class giants are busy farming in Oasis Vale. When Gideon's fiancé, a female war hero, arrives to call off their engagement, he knows it's time for him to look at the outside world. The world will tremble at his feet.

Nang lumuhod ang lalaki, magmakaawa, at yakapin ang kanyang binti'y 'di pa rin natinag si Kennedy. "Ken, please, handa akong gawin ang lahat-lahat mapasa 'kin ka lang muli," pagsusumamo ni Chord. Isang hakbang palayo mula sa lalaking dati niyang minahal ay agad na nagbadyang tumulo ang mainit at nag-uunahang mga luhang kanina pa gustong lumabas sa kanyang mga mata. Nag-aalab. Lumalago. Ayaw paawat. Ilan lang ito sa mga salitang makakapaglarawan sa pag-ibig ni Kennedy kay Chord. Animo'y isa itong bomba na kapag hinayaan lamang hanggang sa pumatak sa partikular na oras, ito'y sasabog at hindi na mapipigilan pa. Ngunit hindi maipagkakaila na kahit kaila'y hindi mawawala ang mga problema't hamon na maaaring tumupok sa alab ng pag-ibig sa pagitan ng dalawang tao. "Napakahirap mong abutin, Chord," wika ni Kennedy, nanginginig ang boses. "Walang-wala sa kalingkingan ng estado mo ang estado ng buhay ko." Namatay si Romeo dahil kay Juliet. Namatay si Jack dahil kay Rose. Hindi nagkatuluyan sina Peter Pan at Wendy. Sina Chord at Kennedy kaya gano'n din? Mailalaban ba nila ang pag-iibigang pilit sinusubok ng panahon, paniniwala, at tadhana?

A woman who lives her life in poverty touched the heart of the young billionaire man by her very own incredible endearing raw voice. And with the billionaire's connections, he managed to know the personal informations of the incredible woman, which includes her family status. Out of pity for the woman, he thought of offering her a help, but only in a one condition. It is to be the secretary of his for 3 months who can sing for him anytime, in an exchange of helping her get recognized in the world with her wonderful voice.

Pelan-pelan aku berjalan menuju kamar utama. Tempat dimana aku dan Mas Ibnu selalu memadu kasih saat kami masih tinggal satu atap. Langkahku terhenti ketika mendengar suara orang sedang bercanda ria di dalam sana. Apa Jangan-jangan Mas Ibnu?

Di usia yang baru menginjak sembilan belas tahun, Kamila harus menjalani bahtera rumah tangga dengan sang ahli waris keluarga Dewangga. Sementara Aron, mimpinya untuk menikahi kekasihnya terhenti kala menuruti permintaan terakhir dari sang kakek. Tak ada pernikahan impian, justru Aron menjadikan Kamila sebagai sasaran untuk menumpahkan segala kekecewaan serta kemarahannya. Namun, bagaimana jika rahasia masa lalu perlahan mulai terkuak, serta alasan di balik sang kakek menikahinya dengan Kamila. Mampukah Aron memperbaiki semuanya di saat Kamila sudah menyerah dengan pernikahan mereka?

"Bunda, Bunda, kemarin kan waktu Bunda kelja Bik Siti masuk ke kamar kita. Dia bobok sama Ayah di kasul. Bik Siti boboknya di bawah Ayah, soalnya kata Ayah bibik lagi sakit, jadi halus diobatin." Aktivitas makan siangku terhenti mendengar cerita Maura--anakku yang masih berusia empat tahun. Apa maksudnya kalau Bik Siti tidur di bawah Mas Alex suamiku? Nggak mungkin kan, mereka melakukan itu saat aku sedang tidak ada di rumah?

Steven Zimmer, the assistant of my wife, Lucy Quinn, has lost in a truth-or-dare session. Lucy doesn't hesitate to file for a divorce from me for the ninth time. In the courthouse, I hear the staff member asking Lucy curiously, "Your husband is like a well-trained dog now. You've already married and divorced him nine times! Aren't you worried that your husband might ditch you for real?" Lucy merely smirks at her. "Do you know that the more ruthless you are when you abandon your pets, the harder it'll be for them to live without you? In fact, they will just become more obedient and docile. As long as I curl a finger at him, he'll definitely sink down to his knees and beg me to remarry him." Everyone bursts into laughter after that. They bet that I'll plead pathetically to Lucy to remarry me for the tenth time in less than a day after I've obtained the divorce certificate. Lucy even declares that she'll stream the tenth wedding proposal on the Internet when it happens. But the next day, Lucy keeps waiting for me to show up at the city hall while clad in a wedding dress. All she gets is a text from me. "No more proposals. This is the end between us, Lucy."

"Berapa bayaran lo buat satu malam?" Langkahku terhenti seketika. "Kenapa? Segitu pengennya lo ngerasain permainan gue?" Aku kembali, menatap dirinya dari ujung sepatu hingga puncak kepalanya seolah menyelidik. "Buat apa? Nunjukkin ke orang-orang kalau lo hebat gitu? Ke mana otak lo? Harga diri lo?" Sara maju selangkah, menghadapi aku yang berusaha terlihat kuat dengan bersedekap. Nyatanya aku hanya melindungi diri. "Ngebayar gue buat semalam?" Aku menertawakan idenya. "Aksa! Kalau memang cuma itu caranya buat bisa dekat sama elo. Kasih tau gue!"