Pura Pura Miskin Padahal Kaya Raya

I got off work early and walked into the living room, only to find my wife lounging lazily on the couch. And next to her? Some random dude I didn't recognize. "Babe, you know I'm obsessed with that sweet, milky smell," he said, sipping away like it was the best thing he'd ever tasted. That was it—I completely lost it. Meanwhile, our baby was in the corner, crying her lungs out, hungry and ignored. I didn't even think twice. I grabbed the broom by the door and stormed in, ready to raise hell.

"Kenapa aku selalu dibedakan dari menantu yang lain, Bu?" tanya Mia sambil sesenggukan. Ia sungguh tak habis mengerti mengapa Bu Rina, ibu mertuanya selalu membeda-bedakan dirinya dengan menantu beliau yang lainnya. Bu Rina menatapnya tajam lalu menyahut keras. "Karena kamu miskin, bodoh dan pemalas! Nyesel saya terima kamu jadi menantu kalau tahu begini perilakumu! Sekarang, bersihkan semua pekerjaan rumah sampai tuntas! Jangan berhenti sebelum semuanya selesai!" ketua ibu mertuanya sambil mendengkus lalu menghentakkan kakinya dengan keras di hadapannya. Mia tergugu sedih. Tapi ia tak patah semangat. Ia yakin dengan kemampuannya menulis, ia akan jadi penulis terkenal dan akan bisa membalas semua hinaan ibu mertua dan suaminya itu.

Ketika surat keterangan lulus universitas tiba, aku malah demam tinggi dan terbaring di tempat tidur. Adikku yang pergi mengambilkan surat itu untukku, malah mengalami penculikan di tengah jalan dan nasibnya tak diketahui, entah masih hidup atau sudah tiada. Orang tuaku memendam kebencian mendalam padaku. Mereka merobek suratku dan memaksaku berhenti sekolah, lalu menyuruhku bekerja di pabrik. Kemudian, aku juga diculik. Setelah berhasil melarikan diri dengan nyaris kehilangan nyawa, aku bersembunyi di sebuah pabrik tua sambil mengirim pesan meminta bantuan pada ayahku. Tak lama kemudian, ayah meneleponku dan langsung berteriak marah, “Sandra Joman! Dasar anak brengsek! Bisa-bisanya kamu bercanda seperti ini di hari kematian Valarie! “Kamu tahu nggak, betapa aku dan ibumu berharap yang meninggal waktu itu adalah kamu!” Detik-detik sebelum kematian, kata-kata hinaan mereka terus terngiang di telingaku. Tubuhku disiksa sampai tak berbentuk lagi, aku meninggal dengan tragis. Jasadku dibuang ke selokan busuk selama tiga hari. Bahkan, ayahku yang seorang ahli forensik senior pun tak bisa mengenali siapa diriku. Ketika adikku pulang bersama pacar yang kabur bersamanya dulu, ayah baru saja berhasil memulihkan wajahku melalui rekonstruksi teknologi. Mereka berlutut di depan jasadku yang telah membusuk, menangis hingga tak sadarkan diri.

On the day of my mate-bonding ceremony, my parents suddenly brought my mate home and told me the marking ceremony that day would be with someone else. “Your sister was poisoned by wolfsbane. There's no cure, and her dying wish is to become David’s mate.” “You’re her older sister. Can’t you be kind and help her out?” My mate also tried to persuade me. “Don’t worry, it’s just for show. After she dies, we’ll still be each other’s one and only.” Still, I refused. However, my parents forced me to drink a potion that blocked my mind link, tied me up, and threw me into the silver mine behind our villa. “We’ll untie you once the ceremony goes smoothly,” they said. But soon after they left, I was attacked by a vicious rogue wolf. After endless torment, I was killed. It was only when my body started rotting that they remembered I was still bound in the mine.

In Catania, beneath the shadow of Mount Etna, the mafia rules with fire and blood. No name carries more fear than the Valerios and no one is more protected than Lucy Valerio, the youngest and only daughter of the ruthless boss, Salvatore. Sheltered by her brothers, especially Vince, the heir to the Valerio name, Lucy lives in a gilded cage where freedom is only a dream. Until one reckless night changes everything. At The Velvet Room, the city’s most dangerous nightclub, Lucy meets Angelo, dark, magnetic, and scarred by secrets. Their chemistry is undeniable, but their love is forbidden. For Angelo is no ordinary man: he is the prodigal son of Giovanni Mancini, Salvatore’s sworn rival. A man who once abandoned the mafia life, only to be pulled back into its shadows. As passion ignites between them, the past resurfaces. Old betrayals, family feuds, and the reappearance of Angelo’s first love turn their bond into a deadly gamble. In a city where love is weakness and betrayal is currency, Lucy must choose: loyalty to her family… or the man who could destroy it.

Francesca's life is turned upside down when betrayal and ruin shatter her world. After waking up next to Marco, a powerful mafia don and Lycan, and her ex-fiancé Gianni’s older brother. She is pushed into a dangerous game of power, vengeance, and forbidden desire. Forced to choose between the humiliation of her past and a future bound to Marco by an unconventional marriage, Francesca must navigate family betrayal, mafia intrigue, and her growing attraction to the man who could destroy or save her. Will her alliance with the enigmatic mafia Lycan be her salvation or her undoing?

In the is novel you will see how the ultimate betrayal of the ones closest to you can either shape your existence or break your spirit and self resolve.

Primrose Harvey dianggap tak lebih dari perawan tua yang aneh dan diperlakukan dengan buruk oleh keluarganya sendiri. Suatu malam yang tidak dia duga, Primrose diusir keluar dari rumah setelah saudara tirinya yang licik mengatakan sebuah kebohongan. Saat di ambang keputusasaan, seorang pria datang menjemputnya dan mengatakan bahwa dia akan membawa Primrose pergi karena pria itu akan menikahinya sebagai syarat lunasnya utang yang ditanggung oleh ayahnya. Arley Miller, pria yang terkenal dengan reputasi buruknya di seluruh Seattle, tuan muda kaya raya yang jarang bicara, tak pandai mengutarakan kata, dan rumor menyebut dia adalah seorang psikopat. Namun, saat Primrose menjalani hidup dengannya, lambat laun dia bisa melihat sisi lain seorang Arley. Seperti apa jati diri Arley sebenarnya? Apakah pernikahan penebus utang yang mereka lakukan akan mendatangkan kebahagiaan di masa depan, ataukah justru menyingkap tabir kelam yang membuat mereka memutuskan sebuah perpisahan?

My mother-in-law, Teresa Hawke, said she was trapped inside her burning villa. I called my husband, Asher Jensen, begging him to save her. But he was too busy at some bar, flirting with his childhood sweetheart, Melanie Lanner. It wasn't until I begged him, over and over, that he finally went to save Teresa. But Melanie was snatched from that same bar, tortured, killed, and dumped. He acted like none of it mattered until I got pregnant. Then out of nowhere, he threw it all back on me, saying it was my fault. Asher pulled every string he could to bankrupt my family, driving Mom and Dad to leap to their deaths. Then he rounded up a gang of violent psychopaths and threw me in with them. I begged again and again, but he just watched me with that dead stare. "You'll suffer like Mel did before she died! She left this world in agony. Why should you get to live? That's not fair." 99 stab wounds—that was how many it took before I finally bled out and died. And then, I woke up, right back on the day Teresa screamed for help from inside that burning villa.

Thalia Jones has been a good and dutiful wife to her husband. She took care of her son like a loving mother. Until she found out her husband had a secret love affair with another woman, her marriage is at the verge of collapsing. Her son doesn't recognize her as his mother anymore. Betrayal stung more than being thrown on spikes. What will happen when she discovers another shocking secret about her marriage now that her husband's brother is involved?