Ring 1 Adalah

Jika kebanyakan pasangan menikah karena rasa saling mencintai. Berbeda dengan pernikahan yang terjadi antara Aisyah dan Akbar, pernikahan yang berlangsung meriah tersebut bukan atas dasar cinta. Namun, sebagai syarat untuk melunasi hutang orang tua Aisyah kepada keluarga Akbar. Tidak ada kebahagiaan dalam pernikahan Aisyah hanya air mata yang selalu membasahi pipinya. Sebenarnya sulit untuk Aisyah bertahan dengan pernikahan yang menyakitkan. Namun, kewajiban sebagai seorang istri dan tekad yang kuat untuk kesembuhan sang suami dari pengaruh obat-obatan terlarang yang membuatnya terus kuat mendampingi Akbar. Apakah Aisyah mampu bertahan menjalani pernikahan yang menyakitkan bersama Akbar, atau justru perpisahan yang akan di tempuhnya?

Pada hari ketika aku dikonfirmasi menderita kanker, suamiku menampar wajahku dan berkata, “Kau begitu keji dalam hatimu, bahkan ingin merebut penyakit adikmu.” Anak kami berteriak, “Mama sangat jahat, aku benci Mama.” Aku tidak menangis dan tidak membuat keributan, hanya diam mengemas lembar pemeriksaan, sambil memilihkan liang kubur untuk diriku sendiri. Lima belas hari lagi, aku akan pergi dari kota ini, menyelip ke dalam sunyi, seperti bayangan yang menghilang. Saat semuanya berakhir, aku ingin bahkan penyesalan mereka pun tak sempat menemukan aku.

Tiga tahun pernikahan, namun yang dinanti belum juga hadir. Sang ibu mertua sering kali mengingatkan akan penerus keluarga Watson hingga membuat Asha Rukmani dihantui rasa khawatir. Namun, kehangatan yang selalu ditorehkan sang suami membuat ia sedikit merasa lebih tenang. Siapa sangka jika kekhawatiran yang sempat mereda itu berubah menjadi kesedihan yang amat dalam. Asha terpaksa membelakangi egonya demi sang pewaris keluarga. Dengan gila, ia sendiri yang merekomendasi suaminya untuk menikahi sang kakak yang ternyata sudah lama memendam rasa kepada suaminya. *** "Aku tidak bercanda dan aku sadar dengan ucapanku tadi, Luke. Jadi, kumohon ceraikan aku." "Tidak!"

Ibuku menikah dengan seorang pria kaya raya. Aku, anak dari pernikahan sebelumnya, harus ikut masuk ke keluarga konglomerat itu. Hidup di keluarga kaya tentu saja menyenangkan. Kecuali satu hal, kakak tiriku yang tampan dan dingin itu sangat membenciku. Tatapan matanya padaku makin lama terasa makin aneh. Sampai suatu malam, dia pulang dalam keadaan mabuk. Aku berteriak sampai suaraku serak, tetapi tetap saja aku terpaksa memanggilnya sayang semalaman.

Seakan terjebak oleh keadaan, Shera harus menerima kenyataan pahit yang menyangkut masa depannya. Cita-cita untuk menjadi seorang pramugari harus terkubur dalam angan. Menikah adalah salah satu cara untuk menyelesaikan masalah yang telah di hadapi keluarganya. Namun, siapa sangka ia harus menikah dengan Bara Abisatya. Orang yang selalu membully dan menindasnya di masa sekolahnya dulu. Lantas, apakah pernikahan Shera akan bahagia atau menjadi pernikahan tragis?

The richest man in the country, Sebastian Vance, has a ring custom-made to my exact measurements, worth billions of dollars, for the woman who will be his bride. In the first life, my stepsister, Mia Lowe, slips on the ring and marries him. Sebastian claws her face, shouting, "She's not the one!" In the second life, my other stepsister, Lorraine Lowe, loses 30 pounds before marrying him. He shoves her down the stairs anyway and says, "She's not the one either." In the third life, my stepmother, Vivian Cole, grits her teeth and slices off a piece of her own flesh just to force the ring onto her finger. Sebastian sneers and pushes her under the bathwater, holding her down until her body goes limp. By the fourth life, out of options and terrified, they finally send me. I slide the ring on, and it fits perfectly. My entire family lets out a sigh of relief. But the second Sebastian lays his eyes on me, he draws a knife and stabs me to death. "Why is it still not her? Where is she?" In the last life, he has his assistant, Owen Hayes, deliver a ring to us. All four of us insist that it won't fit. Owen shoots us a strange look. "Mr. Vance said the rightful owner of this ring is among you."

I'd been married to Joshua Merck for five years, but we still didn't have kids. To stay healthy, I took those pricey custom vitamins he ordered from overseas—never missed a dose. Then my cousin came back from studying abroad, took one look at the bottle, and was like, "That brand doesn't even make custom vitamins." I sent them to the hospital for testing. The lab report hit me like a truck—birth control pills. Powerful ones. Suddenly, all those mornings with Joshua hovering over me, acting so concerned while I took my "vitamins," made sense. The whole thing had been a lie. Five years of lies. Just as I was gearing up to confront him, my phone buzzed—a group chat notification. Shirley Hoare had tagged Joshua. [Honey, I had a prenatal checkup today, and the doctor said I'm carrying twins! Your family's about to get two grandchildren at once—excited?] My heart turned to ash. Everything clicked. Fine. We were done. I pulled out my phone and replied to my childhood sweetheart's message from three days ago: [After watching the northern lights, I still wanted to see penguins in Antarctica.]

After I came back to life, the first thing I did was hand that five-carat diamond ring—yes, the one my husband gave me—to his mother. The very woman who spent years picking me apart like it was her favorite pastime. In my last life, that ring was a custom New Year's gift. He paid a ridiculous amount for it. I actually thought it meant something. One afternoon, I was out shopping when I walked right into a bridal party taking pictures. The bride glanced at my hand, saw the ring, and her entire expression changed. She stormed over and slapped me, accusing me of being a shameless mistress trying to steal her man. I stood there, completely stunned. She was wearing the exact same ring. Before I could explain, her friends grabbed me. They dragged me aside, tore my clothes, hit me, and stomped on my hand until I couldn't move my fingers. They carved the word "mistress" into my face and paraded me through the street like some kind of public disgrace. I died there on the pavement. When my husband finally appeared, he didn't fight for me. He just signed off on a settlement, as if my life were nothing more than a piece of paperwork. Widowed that morning, married to the bride by nightfall. His mother instantly welcomed the new woman, all because she was pregnant. And then I opened my eyes again… back on the very day he first placed that diamond ring in my hand.

Tessa and Raymond’s marriage was never about love, it was convenience, appearances, and expectations. Raymond, with his conventional charm and striking handsomeness, was admired by everyone, but his heart was never fully hers. He had always been drawn to Danielle Green. He claimed she was just a friend, but Tessa knew better. Every secret outing, every hidden smile all carved wounds into Tessa’s heart, leaving her feeling invisible in her own marriage. The tipping point comes when Tessa stumbles upon a post online, a wave of public scolding aimed at her for supposedly breaking the home, for being the obstacle to Danielle. In a blaze of frustration and humiliation, she serves Raymond divorce papers. But instead of freeing her, Raymond refuses. He offers her silly, manipulative terms to meet him, seduces, and taunts her, proving he will never let her go easily. Fueled by a mix of rage and determination, Tessa begins to reclaim her power. She finds herself drawn into a complicated dynamic with Derek, Raymond’s best friend, a man with his own history of tension with Raymond and secret feelings for Tessa. The attention stirs something in her: attraction, validation, a hint of revenge. It ignites a spark Raymond cannot ignore. For Raymond, it is only the beginning. The thought of losing her shook him to the core. He begins to fight for her in ways he never has, even as his love twists into jealousy and obsession. When Raymond finally drops the mask, revealing the man beneath the arrogance, the man terrified of losing her, Tessa is forced to ask herself the question she swore she’d buried: Can love truly be reborn in the depth of hate, or is his devotion just another chain designed to keep her bound?

He's her worst enemy. His family took everything from her. He is the source of her downfall. She seeks vengeance. She swore she was going to ruin him, but she accidentally slept with him and now she has his child. She ran away from him, but he found her after five years and now he wants her child to gain his inheritance.