Ruang Manager

Menikah dengan mantan sendiri bukan 'wishlist' yang Karuna tulis dalam buku catatannya. Apalagi mantan yang sekarang bicara seperlunya, berekspresi secukupnya, dan entah bagaimana itu terlihat jauh lebih menjengkelkan di matanya. Rajendra menikah seperti menyelesaikan agenda harian, sementara Karuna menikah dengan sisa kewarasan. Mereka sepakat menjaga batas. Tidak mengungkit masa lalu. Tidak terlalu dekat. Tidak memberi ruang untuk perasaan lama kembali hidup. Sayangnya, hidup satu atap tidak sesederhana itu. Mulai dari pertengkaran kecil yang tidak penting, momen canggung yang terlalu intim, sampai perhatian-perhatian kaku yang justru terasa paling berisik—Karuna mulai menyadari satu hal. Mungkin yang berbahaya bukan perjodohan ini. Melainkan fakta bahwa jatuh cinta pada orang yang sama … ternyata bisa terjadi dua kali.

Saat aku terkena radang usus buntu akut, orang tua, kakak, dan tunanganku sedang sibuk merayakan ulang tahun adikku. Di luar ruang operasi, aku menelepon berkali-kali mencari kerabat untuk menandatangani formulir persetujuan, tapi semua orang menolak panggilanku dengan kejam. Setelah menutup telepon, tunanganku mengirim pesan. [Hana, berhenti bercanda. Hari ini ulang tahun ke-18 Wulan. Tunggu habis pesta dulu, kalau mau bicara.] Aku pun meletakkan ponselku dan dengan tenang menandatangani namaku pada formulir persetujuan. Ini sudah ke-99 kalinya mereka meninggalkanku demi Wulan. Kalau begitu aku ingin meninggalkan mereka juga. Aku sudah tidak sedih lagi atas sikap mereka yang pilih kasih. Sebaliknya, aku menuruti setiap permintaan mereka. Mereka semua mengira aku semakin pengertian, tapi mereka tidak tahu bahwa aku akan pergi selamanya.

Kerana cinta Tia menjadi buta. Syamil mencipta neraka buat Tia sehingga gadis itu terseksa dan menderita. Dalam masa yang sama, Syamil ingin memiliki Fairuz kembali tetapi tidak ingin melepaskan Tia. “Kau boleh bersabar lagi dengan dia, Tia?” - Erin “Apa nak buat, aku dah terlanjur sayang.” - Tia Tia tekad untuk mengundur diri dan memulakan hidup baru di kampung. Di sana, Tia bertemu dengan Attar, lelaki pertama yang pernah bertakhta di hatinya. Syamil tiba-tiba hadir dengan satu permintaan gila. “Cuma awak yang layak untuk mengisi ruang itu, Tia.” - Syamil Mampukah Tia memenuhi permintaan lelaki neraka itu? Adakah cinta Tia dan Attar tidak akan pernah kesampaian, atau sememangya tidak pernah wujud dalam kamus hidup Tia?

Hidup Julea Anastasia harus berubah 180 derajat demi menemukan sebelah sepatu heels pertamanya yang hilang di ruang meeting kantor tempo hari. Untuk mendapatkan sepatunya kembali dia harus menemani Andrew Nugraha, bosnya yang super galak dalam kencan buta. Tidak mau merelakan sepatu baru yang dia dapat dari menabung selama tiga bulan, Julea harus berulang kali terlibat dalam aksi Andrew menggagalkan perjodohannya sendiri. Namun, karena tuduhan seseorang keduanya harus menikah! Tidak mau kehilangan akal, Julea berniat membongkar kejahatan itu bersama dengan Andrew. Sifat angkuh dan sok berkuasa dari Andrew berusaha Julea lawan dengan sifat keras kepalanya. Saat dua sifat berlainan itu disatukan mungkinkah ada kisah indah bak negeri dongeng tercipta, atau selamanya hanya ada hubungan pura-pura?

Aku bekerja sebagai tutor privat untuk seorang murid. Saat mengajar, aku tiba-tiba mengalami serangan kecanduan seksual dan mencapai orgasme di depan orang tua murid. Hari itu, obat penenangku sudah habis. Ruang belajar terasa semakin sempit, di depanku ada murid yang aku ajar. Pada saat aku hampir disiksa kepuasan klimaks hingga hampir kehilangan akal sehat, sebuah sentuhan dari satu tangan terasa, dengan kekuatan yang belum pernah aku rasakan, memicu bagian tubuhku yang paling sensitif dan tersembunyi. Aku tetap berusaha mengajar, memaksakan diri menyelesaikan penjelasan dengan terbata-bata. Ketika pelajaran mencapai bagian terakhir, aku akhirnya runtuh. Aku mengeluarkan suara kepuasan yang sempat aku tahan. Dan saat itu, ada sesuatu yang hangat dan menusuk di belakangku.

Amaraiah “Aya” Reyes’s success as the Senior Marketing Manager of Madriaga Enterprises stands as proof of her skill and dedication. That’s what the public sees—her confident smile, her flawless image. But behind it all, she carries a secret that could change everything. She is secretly married to the company’s CEO, Zedrick “Zed” Madriaga. He was the man she first fell in love with. It was a marriage born from complicated circumstances, a binding agreement that both connects and divides them. Through the years, Aya learned to play the role expected of her—prim, proper, and untouchable even at the cost of her true feelings. But now, Zed wants more than shadows and silence. He wants to live in a world where they no longer have to hide from each other. With Aya’s growing success drawing public attention—and with people ready to expose the truth. So, she must make a choice. Will she keep living the perfect lie, or will she finally fight for who she really is… even if it costs her everything?

After being rejected by her destined mate, Naomi tries to rebuild her life alone—until the day her triplets mysteriously disappear. Desperate, she finds herself forced to seek help from the very man who broke her heart: Casper, now a powerful Alpha with a new mate. While trying to find her children, Naomi crosses paths with Lancelot, a coffee shop manager with a dark past and an unusual truth: he is also her Mate. But Lancelot is more than he appears — a medium wolf, belonging to a feared and misunderstood lineage. When their destinies intertwine in an overwhelming and forbidden passion, Naomi must deal with old wounds, wild instincts, and impossible choices. Between confrontations with wild wolves, revelations about hidden species, and the awakening of a new bond, Naomi finds herself torn between two men—the Alpha who rejected her, and the wolf who accepted her completely. In a race against time, she will have to discover who is behind the kidnapping of her children and to whom her heart belongs.

The day before my fifth wedding anniversary to my husband, the jewelry store manager called me. He reported that the expensive jewelry I had commissioned for my husband had been accidentally damaged by the staff. However, the shop was willing to pay a penalty for breach of contract. He hung up before I could lose my temper. I immediately received a message from my husband and $6 million in compensation. [So you're the shameless homewrecker. How dare you keep my husband's contact information! I'm warning you: I've given you the money, now get lost! Otherwise, I'll have to teach you a lesson!] The woman smugly sent me an intimate photo to follow up on her threats. Looking at the familiar side profile, I immediately called my biological parents, who were high-ranking businesspeople. "Dad, Mom, put the Shelby family's investment on hold for now. I'm getting a big gift ready for them!"

My mother sent me to Chicago to marry Marco Ricci. A power move. One meant to cement our family’s control of the city. After all, my grandfather was the one who put the Riccis on the map. They owed us. They were supposed to treat me like royalty. I went to the fanciest jeweler in Chicago to buy my fiancé a gift. But some broad snatched it right from me. Before I could move, the store manager was fawning all over her. “Miss Bianca! A gift from Mr. Ricci? It’s perfect on you!” Marco? My fiancé? So this was his whore. She slid the sapphire ring onto her finger and shot me a look of disgust. “Who the hell do you think you are, bitch? Trying to take what’s mine?” I didn't even look at her. I just called Marco. "Your whore has something of mine. You have three minutes. Get down to the jeweler and handle her."

From a stall in the office restroom, I overhear someone badmouthing me. Henry Fielder, the intern I've been mentoring for three months, grumbles, "The guy's got zero people skills. He's a total fossil, like a robot stuck in one mode." I'm about to push the door open and jump in when someone laughs and piles on. "The paperwork is incomplete. The receipts aren't compliant. I can't reimburse it without a manager's signature. We could recite his canned empathy lines in our sleep!" Once they're gone, I quietly head back to my office. Later, Henry drops a thick stack of expense reports onto my desk. "Quit waving the rulebook and rejecting everyone's reimbursements." I skim the fake receipts, and for once, I don't call him out. Instead, I give a thin smile and say, "I have a headache. I can't make out the words."