Ray Bradbury The Pedestrian Summary

Kisah ini menceritakan tentang cerita kehidupan seorang pemuda yang berhasil menjadi orang sukses ketika ia mendapatkan jodoh seorang wanita yang berstatus sebagai janda. Pemuda itu adalah Lintar, ia berhubungan asmara dengan Dewi seorang wanita karir yang sukses sebagai CEO perusahaan besar. Dewi berstatus sebagai Janda. Meskipun demikian, Lintar tidak mempermasalahkan hal tersebut, ia tetap menyayangi Dewi sepenuh hati. Akan tetapi, hubungannya dengan Dewi ditentang keras pamannya. Namun, Lintar tak patah arang. ia terus berusaha meyakinkan kedua orang tuanya agar merestui hubungan dirinya dengan sang janda kaya itu. Ikuti terus kelanjutan ceritanya! "Ya, Allah! Maaf, Mbak." Lintar tampak malu ketika tangannya sedikit menyentuh tubuh wanita itu. "Iya, tidak apa-apa, Mas," jawab wanita itu bersikap ramah, meskipun sudah jatuh karena kecerobohan Lintar. 'Ya, Allah! Wanita ini cantik sekali,' ucap Lintar dalam hati, ia tampak kagum dengan sikap baik yang ditunjukkan oleh wanita tersebut. "Boleh aku bantu?" tanya Lintar lirih, sambil melontar senyum. Wanita itu balas tersenyum, kemudian mengangguk. Tanda setuju dan menerima tawaran dari Lintar yang hendak membantunya. Dengan demikian, Lintar segera mengulurkan tangan ke arah wanita itu. "Ayo, Mbak aku bantu!" kata Lintar lirih. Tanpa menjawab, wanita itu langsung meraih uluran tangan Lintar. Dalam hatinya pun berkata, "Tampan sekali pemuda ini." Lintar menarik perlahan tangan wanita itu, tanpa sengaja tangan Lintar menyentuh punggung wanita tersebut. "Maaf, Mbak." "Tidak apa-apa, Mas."

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.

Summer was about to be crowned Luna when she was humiliated by her mate. Shockingly, her step sister was announced as the mate instead of her. Like that wasn't humiliating enough, she was accused of her parent's murder which was allegedly confirmed by her step sister too and soon, everyone in the kingdom turned against her and wanted her dead! But the fickle finger of fate had different plans that unexpectedly turned to her favour. Just when all hope seemed lost, a new player emerged from the shadows: the Lycan King. His imposing presence silenced the tumultuous cacophony of voices, bringing a tense, eerie stillness to the room. She was betrayed by the exchange, sold to the Lycan King where her life actually BEGINS! What did fate have to offer summer? How was life without her mate?

"Ini aku ... Alano, suami kamu.“ "Alano? Su-Suami? A-Apa maksud kamu? Aku nggak kenal sama kamu. Suami gimana? Aku aja belum nikah.” *** Elrissa terbangun di sebuah hutan dengan kondisi hilang ingatan. Seorang pria tampan misterius bernama Alano berkata kalau dia adalah suaminya. Segala macam kejanggalan membuat Elrissa ragu akan pernyataan Alano. Akan tetapi, di sisi lain pesona dan rayuan pria itu terlalu membius sampai akal sehat pun terabaikan. Benarkah Alano itu suaminya? Apa yang sebenarnya terjadi sebelum dia hilang ingatan? ***

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.

"Doc, Eli. This is your patient." I was stunned when I saw who it was and who was with this man there. What are they doing here? "Doc, Eli. Please, save my wife." Save her wife? Can I treat the wife of the person who I loved so much and hurt me?

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?

"Alpha Mike, You shattered my heart on what was supposed to be the happiest day of my life, leaving me with nothing but a broken spirit and shattered dreams. I will make you pay three times over for every ounce of pain you inflicted upon me. I will not rest until I've drained you of every last penny, every last shred of dignity and pride until you become nothing but a mockery. And I will expose your darkest secrets to the world!" Tears streamed down her face as she relived the betrayal of her to-be husband and her best friend on her wedding day. She had been carrying his child, but she lost it due to the stress and trauma of that day, Disowned and banned from the pack by her father. After two years of being in coma she woke up and had been consumed by nothing but one emotion: revenge. But fate had other plans for her, as she stumbled upon Alpha Brendon her true mate, a fierce and powerful mafia boss who offered to help her exact her revenge with a condition. Despite her initial hesitation, she found herself drawn to him. A true partner in crime and a confidant who understood her pain. Would she let herself fall in love again, or would the desire for revenge consume her completely? But one thing was for sure - Alpha Mike would regret the day he ever crossed her!

Veena Morales Segovia loved Sixto for years. Kaya nang ipagkasundo sila para ikasal, she thought she was finally getting her happy ending. Pero isang gabi lang, gumuho ang lahat. Sa isang party na dinala siya ng asawa, she was drugged, dragged into a hidden room, and violated… because Sixto sold his own wife in exchange for a billion-peso project. At ang hindi alam ng lahat ay virgin pa si Veena. Ni minsan, hindi siya ginalaw ng asawa niyang mas abala sa kabit nito. At doon pumasok si Hudson Del Fierro. Ang lalaking dapat bibili lang ng proyekto… pero ang natagpuan niya ay isang babaeng durog, niloko, at ipinagbili ng taong dapat nagmahal sa kanya. Nang malaman niyang siya ang nakauna kay Veena, something in him snapped. Hudson wants answers. Sixto wants the deal. And Veena? She just wants to survive. Pero habang unti-unti siyang binubuo ni Hudson, she begins to realize one dangerous truth— Sometimes, the man who saves you… becomes the one you can’t live without.

Kananta Maherza, duda keren dengan satu anak berusia enam tahun, harus menghadapi badai gosip yang menghancurkan reputasinya. Dicap sebagai lelaki hidung belang, pemalas, dan bahkan dituduh mengidap penyakit kelamin, Kananta harus berjuang membuktikan bahwa dirinya tidak seperti yang mereka katakan. Mampukah ia membersihkan namanya dan menemukan cinta sejati di tengah cercaan?