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Pada hari peringatan tujuh tahun pernikahan kami, sebuah berita mendadak menjadi trending topic di media sosial. [Sebuah bintang, penemuan terbaru di bidang astronomi negara kita, resmi diberi nama ‘Bintang Laras Yunita’ pagi ini.] Tak lama kemudian, unggahan lanjutan muncul, dan pemilik akun itu adalah suamiku, Indra Rahmanda. [Aku gelarkan satu bintang ini dengan namamu. Meski berada di jagat raya, kamu takkan pernah sendirian.] Di kolom komentar, adik tingkat suamiku meninggalkan jejak yang mencolok. [Romantisme yang seharusnya bersifat pribadi justru kamu umumkan ke dunia. Terima kasih, Kak Indra. Aku sangat bahagia.] Aku sudah tidak lagi seperti dulu—menghubunginya bertubi-tubi, menuntut penjelasan, dan memaksanya memberi jawaban. Setelah tujuh tahun terjerat dalam pertengkaran di hubungan ini, aku benar-benar lelah.

During a typhoon alert, Joyce Lane calls me and tells me to pick her up from her company. On the way there, I receive a text from her. "You don't have to pick me up anymore. I'm going to stay over at Fin's place for a few days." I opt not to start anything with her. Instead, I calmly text back, "Okay." In the middle of the night, Finley Jones, Joyce's junior at work, uploads a social media post that's meant for my eyes only. Joyce can be seen huddling against Finley while feeding him some snacks in the photo. The window outside depicts a storm. The caption writes, "It's only befitting for me to tide out the worst weather with the woman I love the most." I leave a like on the photo calmly. Suddenly, Joyce calls me and demands what that like means. I reply coolly, "It means we're breaking up."

After discovering her boyfriend in bed with her male best friend, Kaia Wallis spirals into heartbreak, only to find unexpected comfort in the arms of her late father's enigmatic friend, billionaire Xander Kendricks. What begins as a one-night escape turns into a calculated fake relationship to protect Xander’s reputation and keep Kaia safe from her past. But the line between pretend and passion quickly blurs. As Kaia and Xander struggle with desire, secrets, and guilt, betrayal creeps in from all sides. A deranged ex, a jealous fling, and a scandal hungry media threaten to destroy everything, especially when Kaia’s young daughter is abducted in a terrifying twist that exposes a deeper conspiracy. With time running out, Kaia must confront the haunting truth: the real enemy may not be a stranger at all. And when the final mask is ripped away, what she uncovers shatters everything she thought she knew about loyalty, love, and the man she trusted most.

Saat SMA 1 Jakarta sedang mengadakan 'Wall of Fame', Miss. Popular, Jasmine Annisya tentu saja ingin mendapat foto di tempat wall of fame. Tapi semua tidak berjalan lancar seperti rencana. Gray Nicklaus, Mister. Popular yang tidak diketahui keberadaannya oleh Jasmine menghancurkan sesi foto Jasmine. Tentu saja Jasmine langsung menuduh cowok tersebut sebagai penghancur. Tapi yang tidak diketahui olehnya adalah kalau dia akan membuat kesepakatan bersamanya. Kesepakatan yang menyeleneh, tapi membuat mereka menjadi dekat. Bahkan, kedekatan mereka ditakuti oleh saudara kembar Gray. Tapi itu bukan penghalang bagi Gray untuk terus mengikuti kesepakatan bodoh yang ditawarkan oleh Jasmine. Hubungan mereka terlalu larut dalam sosial media, sampai mereka lupa, bahwa yang mereka rasakan adalah hal nyata. Dan saat mereka sadar, itu semua sudah terlambat.

Gabriella Calos has spent years guiding others through death, while quietly drowning in her own guilt. After losing the man she loved in a hospital bed she couldn’t save, she turned to pills for silence and vanished from everything she once was. Now back in her hometown, ready to leave nursing behind, she’s pulled into an emergency that changes everything—and into the path of Isaac Langton. Billionaire. Media mogul. Owner of half the city’s news stations and newspapers. He’s powerful, untouchable, and recovering from wounds no headline ever printed. When Isaac offers Gabriella a position as his private nurse at his secluded estate, she steps into a world far colder than the hospital—one filled with secrets, an unsettling wife, and a daughter who sees too much. As Gabriella and Isaac grow closer, so do the ghosts of their pasts—and the tension between them begins to burn.

I sat at the table, watching the food grow cold, much like my heart. Today was my birthday. It was also Leslie Buck's birthday—Katherine White's childhood sweetheart. I unlocked my phone and opened Leslie's social media page. As expected, a new post awaited me. "Grateful to have you by my side for every birthday. Let's keep our promise to celebrate every one of them together in the future!" The photo showed two hands forming a heart in front of a cake. One of them was Katherine's. I could tell from the bracelet she wore. It was the one I had given her. I gave the post a like, then set my phone aside. Without hesitation, I dumped the dishes Katherine liked into the trash and went out to a restaurant to order the food I liked, celebrating my birthday alone. From now on, I would make sure to enjoy every birthday of mine.

On Children's Day, the most popular social media post is about me. The caption is: "Mr. Shane Norton spends his birthday with his son David Norton and his first love, Ruth Feynman. Has he finally decided to divorce Ayla Sanderson?" I quietly press the "like" button. When my phone rings, I'm in the midst of taking down the balloons I put up for our wedding anniversary. "Honey." My husband sounds anxious as he tries to explain himself. "David suddenly insisted that we go to a theme park, so I—" In the background, I hear David laughing. "Dad, Ruthie says that I can sleep with her tonight!" I look at the mess in the house. The balloons are drooping, and the cream on the cake is congealed. "You don't have to explain," I hear myself say. "I understand." It's just that this time, I don't want you or David any longer, Shane.

Five years ago, Ava Sinclair was forced into a contract marriage with Damian Cross, a ruthless billionaire CEO, to save her family from financial ruin. Their marriage was cold and transactional, but one night, emotions got the best of them, leading to a passionate encounter. The next morning, Ava overheard Damian saying he would never love her—only tolerate her as his wife. Heartbroken, she left him, pregnant and in hiding. Now, five years later, Ava is back in the city as an accomplished and a successful executive in one of Damian’s rival firms. A scandal forces her company into a fake engagement with Damian, a strategic move to keep the media at bay. Damian has no memory of their past marriage—a mysterious accident erased that part of his life. To him, Ava is just an ex-employee, a woman he feels inexplicably drawn to. But when he starts chasing her back, desperate to understand why she despises him, Ava is caught in a web of revenge and longing.

On the day I get back together with Leo Laycond, he uploads a photo of us on his social media account. I stare at the post for three long minutes until I notice a silver lock icon on the bottom right corner. It turns out that Leo has blocked Lisa Laycand, his younger adopted sister. That sister of his is always the person he cares about the most. I tell Leo calmly, "If you yearn for Lisa even more, I can always cancel the mating ceremony." Leo panics immediately. He deletes the restriction in front of the entire pack so that they can witness our reunion. Half an hour later, Lisa rushes into the training grounds in nothing but a thin dress. Then, she "collapses" in front of Leo. I watch as Leo scoops Lisa into his arms. It's an action that's very familiar to him, as though he's done it hundreds of times. Suddenly, I realize that the engagement with Leo bores me to no end.

In a world where love is luxury and power is everything, July Noel dares defy convention. On the night of her third divorce, news of the wealthiest man’s divorce spreads across every news station and social media platform. Douglas Prime is now single, and July was ready to mingle. This time, she’s ditched romance for a calculated plan: become the billionaire’s baby mama and secure her future. But when mysterious billionaire Douglas comes up with a marriage contract, July’s entire strategy is turned upside down. As they navigate their high-status arrangement, July and Douglas must confront their demons and learn to trust each other. But with secrets, lies, past traumas and their exes threatening their relationship, can they make their union work? Can July keep her heart locked away, or will Douglas’s piercing gaze and razor-sharp intellect tear down her defenses? As her calculated plan for motherhood becomes a journey of the heart, can she balance ambition and love? Dive into a world of luxury, love and deception.