Perawatan Apar

Tak pernah terbayangkan oleh Jenna, bahwa masa mudanya harus dihadapkan dengan berbagai hal rumit yang cukup merepotkan. Dimulai dari seorang laki-laki yang kerap membuat onar—yang entah bagaimana nyatanya mampu memikat hatinya, hingga sebuah kenyataan pahit masa lalu yang membuatnya harus dihadapkan pada dua pilihan sulit. Ia mulai dirundung berbagai pertanyaan yang memenuhi kepalanya semenjak insiden penculikan yang terjadi padanya, terlebih ia tahu bahwa itu ada kaitannya dengan mendiang sang Ayah. Lantas sebuah kenyataan yang cukup menghantam emosinya membuatnya terjebak dalam kebimbangan yang seolah tak berujung. Mampukah Jenna mengatasi semua permasalahan hidupnya dan menemukan kebahagiaan utuh pada akhirnya? Ini adalah sebuah kisah mainstream yang dialami oleh sekelompok remaja, dibalut oleh indahnya cinta dan persahabatan serta kejenakaan yang menjadi bumbu manis mengiringi perjalanan kisah hidup mereka.

Two Angels from different Realms were sent to the Earth's Universe on a Mission, One, sent by his Father and Grande Master to retrieve the Forged Excalibar from the Lines Gate of Earth. The other, sent by her Mother Keeper to guard the Lines Gate of Earth and protect the Forged Excalibar from leaving the Earth's realm. But would this two make their Masters proud when they'd found something they could possibly kill for? This book is purely a fantasy. Read and find out what happened between these two Angels from different Realms.

My family was the wealthiest in River City, with assets worth trillions. On my eighteenth birthday, my brother, Calvin Chester, gifted me an entire jewelry production line while my parents built a private museum and named it after me. The greatest hardship I’d ever faced? Learning how to spend my inheritance. Then I met Dario Darwin. For him, I cut ties with my family and helped him build his empire from scratch. But when I was three months pregnant, he demanded I drink on behalf of his assistant, Fran Fallon, a woman “slumming it” as an intern while secretly being the heiress to another fortune. “Stop pretending,” he sneered. “You’re not like Fran, raised in pampered luxury. You’re older, so act like it and take care of your juniors!” Then, to the clients leering around the table, “My wife’s just being dramatic. She can hold her liquor. Don’t hold back—pour her another!” Amid their jeers, he left with Fran, abandoning me to a room of drunken men. Years of sacrifice, only to be humiliated. I scheduled an abortion and called him. “We’re done.” Through the phone, Fran’s simpering voice chimed in, “It’s my fault that Clea is upset… I should quit and go home to my family’s billions.” “Ignore her. She’s faking it,” Dario cooed back. On the day Dario signed the divorce papers, my parents and Calvin came to take me home. Our marriage came to an end, but his tragedy was about to begin.

Para masalba ang kompanya ng kanyang ama, napilitan si Bianca na pakasalan si Lucien Hoffman—isang ruthless at disabled na lalaki. Ngunit sa mismong araw ng kanilang kasal, nagulat ang lahat nang makita nilang nakakalakad ito nang maayos. At hindi lang iyon, napakaguwapo pa ni Lucien! Nang magtagpo ang kanilang landas, malamig na sinabi ni Lucien kay Bianca, "I will never love you or sleep with you. To me, you're nothing but a contracted wife." Ngunit dumating ang araw na hindi na niya magawang sundin ang nakasaad sa kontrata. Malumanay niyang sinabi, "I don't know, but I lose my mind when you're not here with me. Now, I’ll treat you as my wife. I will love you and… make love to you.” Umiling si Bianca. “It's a breach of contract! Do you know you'll have to pay for it?” Ngumiti si Lucien. “I can pay for that breach of contract even multiple times, as long as you'll be mine." Ngunit paano kung ang kontratang nagbuklod sa kanila ay siya ring maging dahilan para magkalayo sila?

On the third anniversary, which also happens to be Natalie Sherman's birthday, her husband, Lester Garrison, gives her a very special gift—a divorce agreement. Calmly, Lester picks up a pen and drops his signature on the bottom left corner of the agreement. Then, he pushes the document in Natalie's direction. "Rene is very stubborn, and it's very difficult for me to appease her. Only when I'm divorced will she agree to accept me as her lover. "I've already signed the divorce agreement. You should do the same. Don't worry, we're just faking this divorce." Lester's tone is very casual, not to mention he sounds emotionless, too. It's as though he's discussing what to have for dinner tonight.

Pengeluaran uang Nirbita sedang kritis. Hari itu ia diusir oleh induk semang karena belum membayar uang sewa rumah. Helen—temannya, menyuruh ia tinggal di apartemen milik kekasihnya yang kebetulan kosong, dengan syarat, Nirbita harus mengurus itu dengan baik. Tanpa tahu, rupanya apartemen unit 131 itu sudah terjual oleh orang lain. Ternyata kekasih Helen berkhianat dan membawa kabur semua uang Nirbita. Nirbita membujuk Ferrel—pemilik apartemen, agar ia bisa tetap tinggal di sana. Tapi Ferrel langsung menolaknya mentah-mentah. Hingga akhirnya keberuntungan itu datang. Ketika Nirbita ingin angkat kaki dari apartemen, ia tak sengaja menguping percakapan Ferrel dan mamanya. Sebuah topik obrolan yang membuat gadis itu melakukan ide gila ... memaksa Ferrel untuk menikahinya demi apartemen unit 131. Memang konyol, tetapi Nirbita tak punya pilihan lain. Namun, Nirbita lupa, bahwa pernikahan tidak seremeh yang ia kira.

"Ibu pun dengan sabar telah merawatku, dari aku kecil hingga saat ini. Meski aku bukan anak kandungmu, tapi kasih sayangmu benar-benar tulus," balasnya seraya mengusap-usap pundaku. "Aku menyayangimu, Bu." Semakin ia bicara, semakin keras aku menangis. Andai dia tahu apa saja yang pernah kulakukan padanya, apakah ia masih akan tetap menyayangiku?

The Shermans are the richest family in town, and both of the Sherman daughters are about to get married on the same day. I, the older of the two sisters, am about to marry Andrew Hammond, a wealthy scion and the man I've loved for many years now. Meanwhile, my younger sister, Celine Sherman, is set to marry the heir of the Wright family. The upcoming wedding fills me with joy and anticipation, but suddenly, Andrew disappears for three whole days. When I go to confront him about it, I end up overhearing a conversation between him and his friends. "On the wedding day in three days, you guys must ensure that the wedding cars are switched, so that it's Celine's car that comes to the Sherman residence instead. "That illegitimate son of the Wright family is a cold, heartless man. I can't let Celine suffer by marrying him!" "Relax," one of his friends replies. "We've made all the arrangements with the drivers and everything. But what about Joanna?" Brimming with confidence, Andrew declares, "The Sherman family has the Wright family's business by the throat, and everyone knows that Joanna is mine. There's no way the Wright family would dare to do anything to her. "When the time comes, I'll send Celine off and bring Joanna back for the wedding ceremony. I'm sure the Wrights won't dare to say a single word." The initial shock leaves me on the verge of a breakdown, but eventually, it morphs into the stillness of despair. In the end, I decide to go along with the plan, letting Andrew and Celine get their happy ending. Thus, when Andrew proceeds with the next part of his plan and arrives to pick me up, all he's greeted with is the sight of my cold dead body.

When a predator becomes the prey… Alejandro Cortes was born into violence. As the heir to the infamous Cortes mafia family, he grew into something worse. Someone who bathes in the blood of his enemies yet with precision. A devil in a tailored suit feared across Italy. Ruthless. Untouchable. A man who ruled through blood and terror. Yet even devils have weaknesses. For Alejandro it was not his wife. It was his daughter. Nikolai Vassilliou built his empire differently. Not by any inheritance, but by hunger. By betrayal. By carving his name into the underworld through sheer brutality. Two monsters ruling two empires. Then one mistake changed everything. A hit meant for Alejandro’s wife ended with his daughter dead. Now Nikolai sits chained in a cold concrete cell. Broken, bleeding and at the mercy of a grieving father. The predator who once hunted… has finally become the prey. But revenge has a way of turning hatred into something far more dangerous.

Back when I was 20, I supported a girlfriend. I paid for her education and even found the best doctors for her mother, who had cancer. The sweet, brilliant girl stayed with me for four years. However, my family went bankrupt after my parents died. I even injured my eyes and broke my legs. I watched her have a heart-to-heart talk with her childhood friend, tears in her eyes. I left without a word, and she never sought me out. Years later, I saw her again while picking up trash outside a hotel. She had become a wealthy CEO and was about to marry her childhood sweetheart. Her gaze at me was cold and indifferent. I bitterly asked, "Do you still hate me?" Yet, with tears streaming down her face, she replied, "Yes… I wish you were dead."