Permainan Simon Says

Setelah kematian ayahnya, Mela harus menghadapi kenyataan pahit bahwa tunangannya berselingkuh dengan sepupunya sendiri. Penderitaannya semakin dalam ketika pamannya mengambil alih perusahaan ayahnya secara paksa. Setelah bertahun-tahun hidup dalam bayang-bayang kehancuran, Mela kembali dengan satu tujuan, yaitu membalas dendam. Ia menyusun rencana balas dendam yang dingin dan terencana. Langkah pertamanya adalah menikahi Jevan, seorang pengusaha berpengaruh yang ia jadikan pion dalam permainan besarnya. Mela akan menggunakan Jevan untuk mendapatkan kembali semua yang telah direnggut darinya dan menjebak paman, Damar, serta Lisa dalam permainan yang mereka mulai sendiri. Namun, semakin lama rencana balas dendamnya mengarah pada takdir yang tak pernah ia duga.

Mistakes? I’ve made plenty. The biggest one? Falling head over heels for Brian Lockwood—my brother’s best friend and the captain of the school’s basketball team. For years, I lived in the shadow of my one wish: for him to see me as more than just Simon’s little sister. But how could he, with Lyla, his perfect girlfriend, glued to his side? Then everything changed. Lyla cheated, Brian’s heart shattered, and he was desperate for a distraction. That’s when he came to me with a deal—a no-strings-attached arrangement where we could give each other exactly what we wanted. I saw my chance. I thought I could make him fall in love with me. But I didn’t account for how messy things could get—how keeping it all a secret from Simon would twist everything. And when Brian crossed a line I couldn’t forgive, I knew it was time to let go of my high school crush. Fast forward three years. I’m over him. Or so I tell myself. Except now Brian’s back, no longer the heartbroken boy I knew but a leading basketball star with one goal: to win me over. I swore I wouldn’t fall for him again.

The day before Simon Miles and I were set to get engaged, he told me his true love was his childhood sweetheart. He secretly booked plane tickets for himself and her to travel abroad. For eight years, I would spend one day each year at the Capital Hotel. That was where my engagement to Simon was supposed to happen. Everyone thought I could not move on from him. Eight years later, he returned to the country with his childhood sweetheart for his career. He had learned that a tycoon’s mother, Laurel Windsor, loved dining at the Capital Hotel, so he immediately bought her a gift to curry favor. The moment he handed Laurel the gift, he saw me standing beside her. He frowned and snapped. “It’s been eight years, Clara. Why are you still clinging to me? You knew I was coming back, so you rushed over, didn’t you? “Listen here. I’m back for business. If you ruin this deal for me, I’ll make you pay!” I was baffled. Oh, so he still did not know why I was here. Laurel was my mother-in-law, and it was her birthday today. Every year, I would dine with her at the Capital Hotel for her birthday.

Malam panas yang kami lalui itu telah membekas begitu dalam di hatiku. Seharusnya, malam itu adalah akhir dari segalanya, akhir dari permainan yang aku mulai. Aku merencanakan semuanya dengan sempurna, menjebak Kak Calvin agar masuk ke dalam perangkap Nona Agnes. Tapi, ironisnya, aku yang terperangkap dalam permainan sendiri. Itu adalah kesalahan. Kesalahan yang besar. Aku tidak seharusnya membiarkan diriku terbawa arus, membiarkan diriku terlibat lebih dalam dengan Kak Calvin. Hubungan kami seharusnya sudah berakhir. Tapi, aku merasa terikat, terperangkap dalam kenangan-kenangan indah yang kami ciptakan bersama. Lalu, bagaimana yang harus aku lakukan sekarang?

Menyaksikan pengkhianatan suami dan sahabatnya, Almira tidak meledak dalam amarah, tidak menangis, tidak mengungkapkan luka yang mengoyak hatinya. Ia hanya tersenyum. Tapi bukan senyuman kepasrahan, melainkan itu adalah senyuman seseorang yang sedang merancang sesuatu… sesuatu yang akan mengubah segalanya. Dalam senyap, ia mengatur langkahnya dengan cermat, mengawasi pergerakan mereka, menyusun akhir yang tak mereka bayangkan. Suami dan sahabatnya merasa aman, menikmati kemenangan dalam bayang-bayang kebohongan mereka. Mereka tidak tahu, permainan yang sebenarnya baru saja dimulai. Namun, sebuah rencana sebesar ini tidak pernah tanpa resiko. Akankah Almira benar-benar keluar sebagai pemenang, atau justru terjebak dalam permainan yang ia ciptakan sendiri?

When Simon Walker, the cold and heartless crippled billionaire meets Alvira smith, the most annoying woman he had ever met. She becomes not just a thorn in his side and a musician who plays his heart strings continuously. He decides to give love a chance, but his choice seems to trigger a storm, as an old flame and an old threat resurfaces. Can he overcome and protect the one he loves the most?

Jeyla had always felt like a prisoner since her mother had died. Her step father abused her, and she had to work extra hours at a bar, just to put some food on the table. Then came along her childhood friend Simon, who is now a multi billionaire. What happens when she ends up being indirectly sold into a contract marriage with him? Is he just what she needs, the saviour, or will he too treat her like she is just a worthless object?

I was the rightful Luna of the Sky Pack. Simon, my mate, cast me aside for another woman, and his family did everything to drive me out. They succeeded. But when I left, they lost everything. Now they come groveling at my feet. "Suuna, please... we'll give you anything. Just come back." But I've found a true mate-powerful, loyal, and utterly devoted to me. And to the man who betrayed me, I don't offer mercy. "Bow before your Queen. But don't expect forgiveness."

Para takasan ang nakatakda niyang kasal sa isang matandang lalaki ay lumuwas si Bethany Gayle Chavez sa isang malayong probinsiya. Ipakakasal kasi siya ng mommy niya sa isang Chinese business tycoon. Bagay na never niyang sinang-ayunan. Bilang heiress, alam na niya na kapalit ng pagiging marangya ng buhay niya ay ang pagpapalakas at pagpapalawak ng impluwensya ng bawat pamilya kaya naman kailangan niyang maikasal sa isang taong kaparehas o higit pa sa estado nila sa buhay. Kaya naman para makatakas sa kasunduang hindi niya gusto. . .nagpaka-layo kayo siya at nagpanggap siya bilang isang simpleng babae. Namasukan siya sa isang mayamang haciendero bilang house maid at doon ay nakilala niya si Simon Clarke Silvestre. Nagmamay-ari ito ng heka-hektaryang lupain sa probinsya at may malaking hacienda. Naging maganda at kaswal lang naman ang pagtanggap sa kanya ng binata. Pero naging mahirap para sa kanya ang pagsisilbi rito dahil kagagaling lang nito sa isang aksidente. Iritable si Simon at mabilis na magalit. Hindi naman siya ganito noon. Nagsimula lang ang pagbabago niya simula noong maaksidente siya. Hindi nila alam na si Bethany ay isang tagapagmana at nagpapanggap lamang bilang kasambahay. Bagay na sinesekreto niya sa lahat dahil ayaw niyang mahuli at ibalik sa mga magulang niya kundi ay malilintikan siya at ipapakasal sa matandang instik na iyon. Pero paano kung sa isang pagkakamali ay magbabago ang buhay ni Bethany? Si Simon ba ang magliligtas sa kanya sa masalimuot niyang magiging kapalaran sa matandang intsik na iyon, o mas lalo lang nitong sisirain ang buhay at mga pangarap niya?

Pernah gagal di pernikahan yang pertama bukan berarti mereka seenak jidat memperlakukan aku. Mereka bahkan memberikan madu dalam rumah tanggaku. Aku akan ikuti permainan mereka! Ingat, kadang perlu bersikap gila untuk menghadapi orang gila