Piano

I was born into hardship, but my beauty led to my adoption by the Maddox family. When I was 18, they brought home two boys. Dustin Holland, a piano prodigy, quickly bonded with my sister, who was the darling of our social circle. Nathan Holland remained in the shadows. He didn't like to talk, laugh, or even show the normal emotional fluctuations of a person. His stubborn, wooden gaze was like that of an abandoned stray dog. Diagnosed with emotional detachment disorder, he became my project. I vowed to heal him. He locked me in a dark room, scarred my face with a branch, and encased my favorite doll in plaster. I forgave it all, thinking he was just traumatized. The elite in the circle mocked us, urging me to abandon him, but I kissed him publicly, declaring, "I love Nathan. Anyone who hurts him will pay." Then a fire tore through our home. Nathan stepped over my broken body to save my sister, his eyes wet with rare tears. Turned out, his disorder had a cure. It was just not me. Reborn on the day they arrived, I looked at the taciturn boy and sneered, "Dad, must we take in every stray?"

Di hari putraku mengikuti kompetisi piano, aku mengalami kecelakaan mobil dalam perjalanan menuju tempat acara. Aku tidak repot-repot menangani lukaku. Aku berjalan tertatih-tatih dan berhasil tiba tepat di acara pemberian penghargaan. Putraku memenangkan medali emas dan dengan antusias berlari ke arahku. Aku tersenyum dan menundukkan kepalaku, tetapi dia malah berbalik dan menggantungkan medali emas di leher cinta pertama suamiku. Bahkan, suami yang kucintai selama sepuluh tahun itu memasang ekspresi tidak senang. "Lihat apa yang kamu kenakan! Penampilanmu kotor banget. Seperti pengemis!" "Jangan datang ke pesta perayaan anak kita malam ini. Jangan buat dia malu!" Aku tidak menanggapinya dan pergi ke rumah sakit sendirian untuk menangani lukaku. Di tengah hujan lebat, aku berlari kembali ke vila. Namun, aku baru sadar pintu telah terkunci. Aku mengetuk pintu sepanjang malam di tengah hujan lebat. Saat fajar menyingsing, aku mengirim pesan kepada mereka. "Ayo kita bercerai. Sesuai keinginan kalian, kelak aku nggak akan mengganggu kalian lagi."

Sita Hartanto tidak sengaja menikah dengan pewaris kaya raya. Suatu hari saat mengetahui dirinya hamil, dia menerima gugatan cerai.Putri angkat, Linda Santoso merebut rumah mereka dan Ibu mertua tidak menyukainya karena miskin dan tidak punya kekuasaan.Tapi tanpa diduga ada enam lelaki tampan dan kaya raya, salah satunya adalah pemilik bisnis terbesar, yang akan memberinya ratusan rumah pribadi. Satunya adalah ilmuwan AI, yang akan memberinya mobil mewah otomatis edisi terbatas. Satunya adalah ahli bedah terkenal, tiap hari akan memasak untuknya.Satunya adalah pianis terkenal, tiap hari akan memainkan piano untuknya.Satunya adalah pengacara, yang berinisiatif untuk melenyapkan semua pembencinya.Satunya adalah aktor, yang secara terang-terangan mengumumkan bahwa dia adalah cinta sejatinya.Putri angkat, Linda, berkata pamer, “Ini adalah kakak-kakakku.”Keenam saudara itu keberatan, “Salah, Sita adalah putri asli Keluarga Syailendra.Sita bertumbuh cantik sendirian, menikmati bantuan dari enam pria tampan, tetapi ada seorang pria bermata meran berkata cemas, “Sita, akankah kita menikah lagi?”Dia sedikit merona dan berkata, “Kamu harus bertanya pada keenam kakakku, mereka setuju atau tidak.Keempat pria tampan yang jatuh dari surga, “Tidak, seharusnya sepuluh.”

The day before the World Piano Masters Competition, I was kidnapped, and my tendons were deliberately severed. Endorsements were swiftly terminated. Advertisers, once eager to work with me, turned instead to my rival. Crushed under the weight of betrayal and despair, I spiraled into a deep depression. Just when I was at my lowest, Carl Manos appeared. He not only paid off all my breach-of-contract penalties but also sought out top specialists to treat my damaged hand. Later, he knelt on one knee and solemnly proposed. I saw him as my salvation, the light that pierced through my darkness. Without hesitation, I let Carl slip the ring onto my finger. Two years later, my hand had fully recovered. I rushed to the study, eager to share the good news, only to overhear a chilling conversation. "Carl, if you hadn't arranged for someone to sever Reily's tendons, my sister never would've had the chance to win the competition and land those endorsements. I'll never forget what you did for us." There was a pause. Then came Carl's indifferent reply, "I simply helped Lucy achieve her dream. Breaking a woman's tendons in exchange for that is nothing." So this was the truth. The marriage I took such pride in… was nothing but a cold, calculated nightmare. Since that was the case, there was nothing left for me here. It was time to leave.

My sister has awakened her mermaid bloodline, but it is incomplete. Her skin is her curse. A single touch, too hard, and it cracks. For her, everything hard in our house has been thrown away. I love to dance, but the hard tips of ballet shoes are forbidden. I love music, but the strings of a guitar or the keys of a piano are too dangerous. Every dream I've ever had has been strangled in its cradle because of my sister's condition. My brother, Liam, who raised us both, always looks at me with tired, pleading eyes. "Elara is fragile, Isla. You have to be understanding." But I was only eighteen the first time I truly understood. I came home from my high school graduation ceremony, the scent of sunshine and excitement still on my clothes. The moment I stepped inside, Elara's hand connected with my cheek. Hard. For no reason at all. Everyone rushed to her. Liam pointed a furious finger at me. "Look what you've done! You've hurt her hand! How could you be so careless?" He shoved me aside and rushed out with Elara to find a doctor. I fell back against the glass coffee table, the impact jarring. And then, a strange, cold pain bloomed across my back. I felt my skin... tear. It was then I remembered the doctor's words from my last check-up: "You carry the Siren's Gene, Isla. It could manifest at any time." As my vision blurred, my own blood pooling on the pristine white floor, I finally understood. The curse wasn't just my sister's. It was mine, too.

Tiga puluh tahun lalu, dua wanita bersahabat, Bella dan Caitlin mengikat janji diam-diam: Jika anak mereka laki-laki dan perempuan, mereka akan dijodohkan. Tapi hidup tak semanis sumpah masa muda. Caitlin mengikuti suaminya ke luar negeri. Bella tertinggal, membesarkan putrinya bernama Vreya, di balik bayang-bayang pernikahan yang retak. Saat mereka ingin bertemu kembali, waktu sudah berubah. Persahabatan mereka hilang ditelan jarak. Nama Bella tak lagi mudah ditemukan, bahkan di dunia digital. Tapi takdir tidak pernah lupa. Zayn, putra Caitlin, kini pengusaha muda paling berpengaruh di Asia. Vreya, putri Bella, menjadi bintang layar kaca yang dikenal karena keanggunannya—dan kerahasiaannya. tak banyak yang tahu dia adalah putri kandung dari Yuan Aditama. Di sebuah malam pesta para elite, Zayn terpikat pada sosok berselendang merah darah yang memainkan piano dengan elegansi menggoda. Ia tak melihat wajahnya—hanya punggung, dan denting nada yang menusuk jantung. "Putri Tuan Yuan Aditama," kata mereka. Tapi Zayn tak tahu, Tuan Yuan memiliki dua anak perempuan.. Ia jatuh cinta pada Dona, adik tiri Vreya—perempuan yang salah. Demi mendekatinya, Zayn rela menjadi pengawal pribadi Vreya. Yang tak pernah ia tahu, perempuan yang membuatnya terobsesi sejak malam itu adalah Vreya. Dan yang lebih mengguncang dunia mereka: Mereka sebenarnya sudah dijodohkan sejak bayi.

I've been married to the prince of the underworld for ten years and have endured countless life-or-death situations by his side. My hands, once trained to play the piano, are covered in calluses from holding guns and stained with blood. But at 28, my husband ends up falling for a young woman from the slums. She's as delicate and pure as a chamomile. She's his well-kept little secret—until I run into them at the woman's prenatal appointment one day. I storm up to him, demanding an explanation, only for him to nonchalantly hand me divorce papers. "Sonia is a devout follower of the church and can't have a child before marriage. I must make an honest woman out of her. Sign these, and you'll get 40% of the company's shares." I refuse to do as told, so he corners me. In the end, he has my crippled younger brother tied up and forced under a hydraulic compression machine. "Sign the papers, Maeve, or watch your brother become a human mince pie. The choice is yours." I fall on my knees and beg him to stop. As the machine turns on, my hands fly to my aching lower belly, and I scream as I lose consciousness. When I wake up again, I'm back in the hospital, in the same spot where I ran into my husband and his mistress at her prenatal appointment. This time, I don't confront him. Overnight, I make arrangements with a sanatorium abroad, get divorced, and run away from home. Yet the moment I truly disappear, my husband loses his mind.

Janine Lamy a accidentellement épousé l’héritier d’une riche famille. Elle a reçu un accord de divorce le jour où elle a appris qu’elle était enceinte. Sa belle-mère la détestait pour son manque de pouvoir et d’influence, mais six hommes beaux et riches la défendaient et la chérissaient. L’un d’eux était un immobilier qui voulait lui offrir des centaines de villas. L’un d’eux était un scientifique spécialisé dans l’intelligence artificielle qui voulait lui offrir une voiture de luxe sans conducteur en édition limitée. L’un d’eux était un chirurgien qui cuisinait pour elle tous les jours à la maison. L’un d’eux était un pianiste de génie qui lui jouait du piano tous les jours. L’un d’eux était un avocat qui a pris l’initiative de la protéger contre les fans fous. L’un d’eux était un célèbre réalisateur de films qui déclarait publiquement et officiellement qu’elle était l’amour de sa vie. Janine a dit d’un ton fier : « Ce sont tous mes frères. » Ses six frères ont répondu : « Janine est en effet issue d’une riche famille. » En élevant son enfant seule, Janine profitait des soins illimités de six beaux hommes, tandis qu’un homme était anxieux et envieux. « Janine, remettons-nous en couple, d’accord ? » Janine a répondu avec un sourire : « Tu dois demander à mes six frères s’ils sont d’accord ou non. » Quatre beaux hommes sont apparus. « Non, elle a dix frères ! »

Evonne Shannon was a poor student mother sponsored. She was also the crush I had been courting for a long time. Wanting to allow her to shine, I gave up my place in the piano competition for her. However, she glared at me with disdain for deciding this on my own. She then instantly turned around and handed the registration form to her boyfriend, Angelo Zambrano, and said, "Ange, only you deserve this competition." Evonne liked sports cars, so I begged my mother to buy her a limited-edition McLaren supercar. But in return, Evonne mocked me and called me shallow. "Don't think I'll accept you just because I'm accepting the car, Chase Shannon. You've never understood me." With my help, Evonne got to put on a facade of a mysterious billionaire's daughter. But the moment she got money from me, she turned around and went on a romantic getaway with Angelo. I thought of Evonne as my everything and even asked my mother to arrange for her to join the family company. Within half a year, she was promoted to a core team member. She then conspired with Angelo to drain the company dry and even forced me to my death. "What else can you do besides insult me with money and a materialistic lifestyle, Chase? You're the most disgusting obstacle on my path to success. Only when you're dead can I marry Ange," she declared. I was heartbroken when I heard this, and that was when Evonne pushed me off the sidewalk and into traffic. Immediately after that incident, I was reincarnated to the day I bought Evonne a piano. She was glaring at me with disdain. "If you don't want to buy it, just say so. There's no need to humiliate me like this." I let out a dismissive scoff. "Am I the one who's humiliating you, or are you the shameless one? You beg for food but complain that it's cold. You're worse than those stray dogs on the streets. At least they show gratitude after getting scraps."