Past Times

Aku sudah mencintai suamiku selama lima tahun, tapi tidak pernah mendapatkan balasan apa pun darinya. Hari pertama aku meninggal, suamiku langsung pergi mencari cinta pertamanya. Diwaktu aku hilang, dia hanya berkata dengan senyum cemooh, "Onar apalagi?" Saat dia mengangkat telepon untuk pergi memastikan aku sudah meninggal atau belum, dia kira bisa mengungkapkan kebohonganku. Tapi dia tidak tahu kalau aku sudah meninggal beberapa hari.

Kedatangan seorang gadis muda justru menunjukan padaku tentang kebusukan yang selama ini suamiku sembunyikan. Setelah ini aku pasti akan membuat kamu menyesal karena telah bermain api di belakangku, Mas!

Menanti kepastian. Itu yang sedang Tomi alami. Hari ini. Tomi akan meminta kepastian pada Tiara. Pacarnya yang sudah ia pacari selama belasan tahun. Bisakah mereka menikah? Atau malah berpisah?

Tahun keenam aku bersama Felix Darian. Aku berkata, "Felix, aku mau menikah." Pria itu tersentak, seketika tersadar dari lamunannya, tampak agak canggung ketika berujar, "Silvia, kamu tahu kalau perusahaan sedang dalam tahap penting untuk pendanaan. Untuk sementara ini, aku belum bisa memikirkan tentang hal itu …." "Nggak masalah," balasku. Aku tersenyum acuh tak acuh. Felix salah paham. Aku memang akan menikah, tetapi bukan dengannya.

Leon is the pastor’s perfect son. He is pure and obedient. But behind closed doors, he writes lustful stories inspired by a man he cannot have, Damian, who is the school’s golden boy. When a mysterious stranger hacks into Leon’s laptop and learns about his dirty secret, his life is thrown into a whirlwind of chaos. Blackmailed, he is thrown into a world where his every move is controlled. But the worst part is...Damian, the boy he worships from afar is not as innocent as he may seem.

She was meant to be holy, her father’s pride, the church’s purest treasure. But behind the sermons and prayers, desire was waiting… and she let it in. What began as a dangerous temptation spiraled into betrayal, shame, and a secret that could ruin her forever. Two men want her soul. One for a wager. One for redemption. And in the shadows of sin, she learns the holiest things are often the easiest to break.

“I don’t belong to YOU, Maverick.” “Kitten, you’ve been MINE the second you stole my attention.” *** Him crossing paths with me was no accident. Falling in love with him was never part of my plans. It happened almost immediately. Maverick Quinn was like a dream come true. He entered my life like lightning in the darkest parts of my nightmares. I was drawn to him like a moth to a flame, craving his touch more than my lungs craved air, knowing he was slowly becoming my weakness. Flawed by my past, he brought out the worst and best of me without trying. But Maverick has a secret and everyone knows that secrets hold immense power.

On the day the male influencer patient was discharged, he posted a tearful video accusing my chaste, principled doctor wife of sexually assaulting him. In the clip, he cowered in a corner of the hospital, trembling, his clothes disheveled. With a terrified cry of "Dr. Shelby," he abruptly cut the footage. Overnight, my wife became a monster in a white coat—public enemy number one across the internet. We begged him, again and again, to come forward and clarify the truth. Instead, he posted an injury assessment report and wept about being bullied by his doctor. My wife had no way to defend herself. She was suspended pending investigation—and in the end, she leapt from the thirtieth floor. I endured humiliation and waited for the truth to surface. When it finally did, I obtained a reexamination report that proved her innocence. But by then, no one cared about the truth anymore. And I, consumed by despair, died of cancer. When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the day that patient was first admitted. This time, I begged my wife to take leave—I wanted to take her away from this doomed fate. But my gentle wife wrapped her arms around me, her eyes red, and said, "Don't be afraid, honey. This time… I won't run away."

My mother was the best portrait artist in the police station. She had a strong sense of justice and brooked no evil. However, all I got was a sharp retort when I called her to save me. "You know it's your sister's coming-of-age celebration today, and you're cursing her? Kidnapped, are you? Fine, the kidnappers can kill you for all I care." She assumed it was a prank call. So, she refused to go to the police station and do her job. I wasn't saved in time and was tortured to death. When the DNA report came out, she came to the scene all wobbly. She drew a portrait of me with my bones as reference, her hand trembling all the way. "Jessica? It can't be her. This is a mistake!" She tried again and again. Yet, it didn't matter how many times she redid it as the portrait showed my face. My mother, who had hated me my whole life, teared up.

Having dated for five years and been married for seven, she had never missed his birthday in the past 12 years. The 12 gifts from previous years were carefully placed in the storage closet. However, this year's birthday gift...