Rules Itu Apa

My wife, Vivian Lane, is the wealthiest woman. Her assistant had made it clear he had three "do-not-disturb" rules: no messages after work, no calls on weekends, and absolutely no contact when he was in a bad mood. Because of this, the company lost a major deal—one worth over a hundred million. Yet the assistant looked completely unbothered. "Sorry, I had no idea one phone call could make such a difference. If something goes wrong and I have to be the one to take the blame, fine—I'm just another cog in the machine." My wife snapped, "Who said anything about blaming you? You did exactly what you were told." She shot me a look of pure irritation. "You take the profits from the project, and when things fall apart, you dump it on the regular employees? Is that how you run a business? If your company folds over something this small, it just proves you're not fit to be in charge." It suddenly clicked, and I let out a quiet laugh. So she thought this project belonged to my company? I didn't bother correcting her. To be honest, I couldn't really hold it against her—after all, it wasn't my company going under.

All her life, Evangeline knew only one thing: pain. Born from her father’s affair, a living reminder of a mistake, she grew up as a ghost in her own house. Unwanted. Useful only when the cameras were on. Never when love was needed. Then one morning, everything shifted. “Roman De Luca wants to marry your sister. He is too dangerous for her. So you will take her place.” A decision, not a question. And in that moment, Eva finally understood: this wasn’t about protecting her sister. It was the easiest way to erase her. On the day of the wedding, she is pushed forward like someone disposable. A stand-in. Roman De Luca, the feared mafia heir, was known for rage, for cold judgment, for destroying anyone who lied to him. So Eva walks down the aisle with trembling hands, waiting for the moment he exposes her and ends her. But when he lifts her veil, he doesn’t look furious. He looks like a man finally breathing. “I always knew it would be you,” he whispers, his voice breaking. “This was the only way I could have you.” Eva shakes, stunned. “I thought you wanted my sister.” He touches her like she’s something fragile, something rare. “You said it yourself,” he murmurs. “Whatever you have, your sister gets snatched from you. And whatever your sister hates gets dumped on you.” His thumb brushes her cheek, slow, reverent. “So to have you, my queen, I willingly let myself get dumped.”

Di balik ketenangan sebuah desa terpencil, tersembunyi rahasia kelam yang tak boleh diganggu. Bukit kecil, dua pohon beringin tua, sumur peninggalan Belanda, dan rawa yang tampak biasa ternyata menjadi gerbang menuju dunia lain—kampung bangsa lelembut yang tak kasat mata. Reza, perantau yang pulang kampung, tak sengaja melanggar larangan tak tertulis: Jangan pernah ambil sesuatu dari tanah itu. Sejak saat itu, dunia sekitarnya berubah. Bayangan-bayangan muncul dari kabut, suara-suara dari sumur memanggil namanya, dan sosok yang menyerupai dirinya sendiri mulai menampakkan wujud... Tanah Larangan adalah novel horor berdasarkan kisah nyata dari sebuah desa wingit di Indonesia. Atmosfer mencekam, teror perlahan yang merayap, dan misteri gaib yang siap menarik pembaca ke dunia lain—ini bukan sekadar cerita, ini adalah peringatan. Apakah kamu cukup berani untuk masuk, dan keluar dengan selamat? ---

Aku seorang mahasiswi cantik yang kecanduan. Saking kecanduannya, akhirnya studi, kehidupan pribadi dan hubungan dengan pacarku menjadi terdampak. Karena aku benar-benar tidak tahu lagi harus bagaimana, aku akhirnya menuruti saran pacarku untuk ke klinik kampus dan mengobati kecanduanku. Ternyata dokter kampus yang merawatku adalah seorang pria bertubuh kekar dan kuat, teknik-tekniknya membuatku takut. Dokter itu pun mengikatku di atas kasur pemeriksaan. Aku yang benar-benar merasa ketakutan hanya bisa menangis sambil memohon kepadanya. Akan tetapi, pria itu malah mengangkat kedua kakiku dengan kasar ....

"I didn’t know I was marrying two people. He wore the suit, but she pulled the strings. The day I walked down the aisle, eyes locked with the man I loved, I thought I had found peace. I thought I was finally leaving behind the noise of my childhood, the ache of loneliness, and the years I spent praying for a love that would choose me, only me. But no one told me that some men never truly leave their mothers. They marry, yes,but their hearts remain tangled in an invisible umbilical cord, one that stretches past vows, past bedrooms, past boundaries. I moved into our new home, only to find that the walls had ears, hers. We lived in separate flats, but it never truly felt like my space. My marriage was a room she walked into, uninvited but ever present. Her opinions dripped into our arguments, her eyes followed me from behind lace curtains, and her voice echoed in decisions that should have belonged to me and my husband. At first, I kept quiet. I told myself it was cultural. Respect. Family. Then I told myself it was temporary. Then I stopped telling myself anything at all, because nothing I said made a difference. This is not a story of hate. It’s a story of love, tested by bloodlines, boundaries, and a battle I never asked to fight. This is my truth. The marriage I thought was mine. The home that never really felt like home. And the rules I never agreed to, but had to live by, simply because… I was under her roof".

When my husband, Lucius Croft, and I were on a flight that was heading toward our honeymoon destination, his childhood friend, Belinda Todd, suddenly appeared before us while pregnant. She claimed that she had bought an economy-class ticket and that she wanted to go on a vacation with us. Not only did Lucius not reject Belinda, but he also wanted me to give my first-class ticket away to her. I turned his suggestion down. So, he helped Belinda occupy the first-class seat next to us. When I realized that an old lady was the owner of that particular seat, I did everything I could to convince Lucius to return the seat to her. Unexpectedly, Belinda was so mad that she got off the plane right away. On her way home, she got into an accident, which killed her and her unborn baby. Lucius attended her funeral calmly. But on the day I was supposed to go into labor, he tied me up in the car and staged a car accident on purpose. "This is all your fault! If it wasn't for you, Belinda never would've died! You deserve to make it up to her with your life!" I could only watch the car drive into the tree in total despair. All I saw was a huge explosion and tongues of flame around me before I completely lost consciousness. When I open my eyes again, I see Belinda standing before me with her belly jutting out. This time, I no longer stop them. What they don't know is that the inconspicuous-looking old lady is actually a member of the esteemed Howard family, also known as the global business powerhouse. She's also the grandmother of the richest man in the world, Ethan Howard.

Ibu mertuaku tega menyuruh Mas Amar – Suamiku, untuk menikah lagi. Hanya karena aku belum bisa memberi keturunan. Sebagai anak yang berbakti, Mas Amar tidak bisa menolak. Dia tak ingin menyakiti hati ibunya. Bertubi hinaan dan cacian aku dapatkan. Berusaha tegar demi cinta, namun terlalu menyakitkan. "Hiduplah bahagia dengan dia, Mas. Aku tidak bisa bertahan dalam rumah tangga ini. Aku pikir kamu bisa membangun syurga untukku, di rumah ini. Ternyata tidak! ... Maaf, aku menyerah!" ujarku sambil menatap bola mata indah milik Mas Amar. "Aku tidak akan melepaskan mu, Arumi. Aku sangat mencintaimu!" Mas Amar berusaha memegang tanganku. Tetapi aku langsung menghempaskan. "Cinta seperti apa yang Mas aksud? Tidak ada cinta yang di dalamnya mengandung luka!" Aku berkata dengan raut wajah penuh amarah.

Menurut sebuah legenda di Kota Nirwana, kota tersebut memiliki satu jenis bunga khusus dengan aroma yang begitu harum, membuat siapa pun yang menghirupnya dapat langsung merasakan kebahagiaan yang luar biasa. Awalnya Juanita meragukan cerita tersebut, akan tetapi suatu hari, ia tanpa sengaja mencium aroma itu dan merasakan dirinya seolah-olah terbang ke dalam surga.Lima tahun kemudian, setelah sekian lama tinggal di luar negeri, Juanita kembali ke kampung halamannya, tetapi kali ini dia tidak datang sendirian. Bersamanya terdapat seorang anak kecil yang sangat menggemaskan.Anak kecil itu sangat suka bermain game. Suatu ketika di bandara, dia tak sengaja bertemu dengan seorang pria tampan.Anak kecil itu berkata, "Kamu sangat buruk dalam bermain game. Mengapa tidak jadi muridku saja?"Tommy, si pria tampan tersebut, menolak dengan tegas, "Tidak perlu."Bocah kecil itu tertawa, "Menjadi muridku punya banyak keuntungan, kamu bisa mendapatkan item gratis dan memiliki keterampilan untuk mengalahkan lawan dengan mudah!"Setelah berpikir sejenak, Tommy akhirnya mengatakan, "Baiklah, aku setuju!"

Hari pertama kerja Han Ji An di Cheonghwa Group seharusnya menjadi awal baru. Tapi siapa sangka, CEO baru yang diperkenalkan di hadapannya adalah rival masa kuliahnya yang paling menyebalkan—Park Seon Woo. Namun, pertemuan tak terduga itu hanyalah permukaan dari badai besar yang menunggu. Ji An, tanpa sadar, masuk ke dalam permainan berbahaya yang melibatkan korupsi tingkat tinggi, pengkhianatan keluarga, dan pengawasan diam-diam oleh orang yang berpura-pura peduli. Saat satu per satu orang terdekatnya menunjukkan wajah asli, dan rahasia masa lalu terkuak, Ji An dihadapkan pada pilihan: mempercayai musuh lamanya atau kehilangan segalanya. Di dunia kantor yang penuh ambisi, siapa teman, siapa musuh, dan siapa yang benar-benar ingin melindunginya?

Tiara Magdalena Friedrich mendapat penolakan terus pada skripsinya dari Bima Wicaksana, dosen pembimbingnya yang terkenal killer. Suatu ketika, Tiara malah terlibat cinta satu malam dengan Bima dan akhirnya dia harus terjebak dengan permainan gila dosennya itu demi mendapatkan acc skripsinya dan lulus tahun ini. Namun, di tengah permainan itu, rupanya Angelina Tan, istri Bima, datang dan berusaha untuk menghancurkan mereka.