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Purnomo diberi waktu tiga bulan oleh sang Ibu untuk mencari istri agar adiknya bisa segera menikah. Karena aturan yang berlaku di keluarganya, anak pertama tidak boleh dilangkahi. "Kalau dalam waktu tiga bulan belum juga menemukan wanita pilihanmu, maka kamu harus siap menerima perjodohanmu dengan Shela." "Usia kamu sudah mau tiga puluh. Masa belum menikah juga. Kasihan adik kamu yang sudah mau dilamar orang. Jangan sampai dia jadi perawan tua gara-gara nunggu kamu nikah duluan, Pur!" "Bu, menikah itu mudah. Jangan persulit dengan aturan-aturan yang tidak ada dalam agama. Aku ikhlas dilangkahi kalau memang jodoh Bintang datang lebih dulu dari aku. "Lagian, aku sudah memiliki pilihan sendiri." "Sadar, Pur! Wulan itu masih istri orang. Istri seorang tentara. Jangan macam-macam atau nanti kamu ditembak gara-gara mengganggu istrinya?" "Ikhlaskan dia dan terima perjodohanmu dengan Shela!" Akankah Purnomo menuruti permintaan sang Ibu untuk melupakan Wulan yang namanya terukir di lubuk hatinya dan menerima perjodohannya dengan Shela? Atau malah memilih menutup hati dan tidak memilih wanita mana pun untuk menjadi istrinya? Simak terus kisah Purnomo, Wulan, dan Langit dalam novel Dipaksa Nikah.

After half a month of nonstop overtime, I secured a contract worth over ten million, pulling the company back from the brink of collapse. My boss, Richard Gray, was overjoyed. At the celebration party, he called me the pillar of the company and announced that he would reward me with a bonus. However, when the end of the month came, and I opened my payslip, I froze. Negative 250 dollars. A negative commission? I actually owed the company 250 dollars? I immediately called the finance department, asking if there was a mistake on my payslip. They replied, "No mistake. This is the cost calculation formula that Mr. Gray personally instructed us to use. He said you'd understand once you saw it." I went straight to Richard for an explanation. He laughed. "The contract that you signed, after factoring in the concessions, upfront resources, and hidden expenses, left the company with a net loss of 150 thousand. Since the loss was due to your personal decisions, you're responsible for five percent. That totals to 7500. "Considering how hard you worked, we deducted it from your base salary first. But your salary wasn't enough, so you still owe the company 250. Don't worry. The company treats its employees well. We'll write that off." Soon after, he awarded 100 thousand dollars to the newly arrived intern. I watched the newcomer, probably connected to Richard, cheerfully treat the entire company to dinner with her bonus, and something inside me just snapped. From that day onward, I did the bare minimum. I clocked in. I clocked out. Nothing more. Later, when a critical project went catastrophically wrong and the company faced a colossal compensation demand, Richard came begging me to fix it. I just smiled and said, "Sorry, Mr. Gray. I've already resigned. If there are any problems, you can ask the intern who got the 100 thousand dollar bonus to handle it."

Merigold was only supposed to meet the brother she just found. She was only supposed to learn about the father she never knew. She was supposed to learn about the motorcycle club her father founded and her brother runs. She didn't know she was an heiress to it. She was never supposed to be in danger. She wasn't supposed to fall in love with not one but two club members. But she did. Only to have her heartbroken due to a misunderstanding. And she definitely wasn't supposed to get pregnant. With twins. But it happened. Who is the father? Is she going to tell them? H She wasn't supposed to get kidnapped by a rival club looking to take over. Will she be rescued in time to save her life and the life of her unborn babies? Yes, Babies. Will she tell the possible father's about the babies? Will they clear things up and get their happily ever after?

Cinta datang tiba-tiba, tidak kenal tempat dan waktu. Itu yang Bima dan Arafah rasakan. Bertemu dengan cara yang tidak biasa, ditempat yang tidak biasa juga membuat keduanya akhirnya sepakat untuk menikah meski berkenalan hanya sebentar. Benar kata orang, lebih baik pacaran setelah menikah dari pada pacaran lama-lama tapi tidak menikah juga pada akhirnya. Rumah tangga yang romantis Bima dan Arafah lalui, hingga akhirnya sebuah fakta terkuak dari Bima. Harusnya Arafah melanjutkan pernikahannya? Dia bisa memilih. Menjadi istri pertama atau mantan istri. Pilihan yang sulit bukan?

No dia que deveria ser o meu casamento... a noiva não era eu. A cerimônia pela qual esperei durante cinco anos se transformou em uma piada quando Valentina, minha irmã, entrou pelo corredor de mármore usando um vestido de noiva branco. Seu braço estava entrelaçado ao de Luca, o homem que deveria estar me esperando no altar. — Sinto muito, Bianca. — Disse ela suavemente. — Mas hoje você não é mais a noiva. Então ela tocou a própria barriga, os olhos brilhando de triunfo. — Estou grávida do filho de Don Romano. Suas palavras explodiram dentro da minha cabeça, e o mundo inteiro mergulhou no silêncio. Como se temesse que eu não acreditasse, ela ergueu algo brilhante em direção à luz. Uma imagem de ultrassom em preto e branco. Nela, lia-se claramente: Idade gestacional — 12 semanas. Meus olhos arderam, as lágrimas queimando enquanto me virei para Luca, procurando desesperadamente qualquer coisa, uma negação, uma explicação, arrependimento. Em vez disso, ele apenas suspirou, cansado e resignado. — Bianca, me desculpa... — Disse ele, impotente. — Valentina não tem muito tempo de vida. Este casamento… era o último desejo dela. — Eu vou compensar você. — Acrescentou. — Podemos ter outro casamento depois. Meu pai, Moretti, estava atrás dele, usando a mesma expressão severa que carregou durante toda a minha vida. Nunca o vi sorrir para mim, nem uma única vez. — Bianca!! — Disse ele, ríspido. — Sua irmã está morrendo. Deixe que ela fique com isso. Meu irmão assentiu em silêncio, como se isso fosse uma resposta suficientemente sólida. Durante toda a minha vida, eles sempre a escolheram, as lágrimas dela, seus caprichos, suas necessidades, acima das minhas. Hoje não foi diferente. Algo dentro de mim se quebrou silenciosamente. Tudo bem. Se ninguém nesta família se importa comigo, eu vou embora.