Sad Thoughts

My daughter has a sudden allergic reaction, and my husband, an expert in these things, is the only one who can save her. I call him at this critical juncture, but his childhood sweetheart is the one who answers. "Clinton is busy. He wants me to tell you not to call him if it's not important." There's no time for me to get mad. I say anxiously, "Tell him to come to the hospital now. Ivy has had an allergic reaction and is waiting for him to save her." Clinton Reeves says impatiently, "Gemma and I are just watching a soccer match. Do you have to joke around with Ivy's life? I'm so disappointed in you." Later, Ivy dies in the hospital, her body covered in rashes. I wipe my tears and call Clinton once more. I say icily, "Let's get a divorce." The first thing I hear is his and Gemma Walken's laughter. After a while, he says, "Sure, but Ivy is mine."

At the team dinner, everyone started hyping Peggy Madoff and me up to call our partners. Before I could even move, Peggy—runner-up to my top spot—whipped out her phone. "Babe, everyone's making me call you!" she giggled. On the line? Gerard Busch. Yeah, the CEO. He laughed. "Guess I'll be counting on you all to look after Peggy," he said. Cue the gasps and cheers. I just kept downing my wine. Because Gerard? He was my husband.

On New Year's Eve, I waited at home with a box of sparklers, hoping Jake Thompson would come. Instead, an earthquake struck. Trapped under fallen debris, I prayed for his safety. Little did I know, Jake was putting on a grand fireworks display across the city for his high school sweetheart who had just returned from abroad. The whole town buzzed with excitement, wishing them a lifetime of happiness together. Meanwhile, I had lost my hearing in the disaster, with no hope of recovery. When I tried to break off our engagement and leave town, Jake stood before me, his eyes red-rimmed and pleading. I couldn't understand a word he said. I simply wished him, “May you always have a day like today, year after year.”

When I learned that the villain was a merman who dropped pearls whenever he cried, I took out the discarded pregnancy test stick from the trash can and headed toward the rooftop. "Well, how many babies do you merfolk have in one pregnancy? Do they eat fish food or baby formula?" Theo Atwater, who was attempting suicide, slipped and almost fell from the 18th floor. I shook my head with a sigh. "Forget it. I'll just throw the baby into the sea after giving birth." Later, when the baby was born, Theo was too scared to sleep, fearing that I would release the baby into the sea. When the female lead, Melody Carlisle, and the male lead, Reagan York, were arguing and came to see us, he was looking at our baby’s swimming results and roaring, "You're one of us merfolk. How could you be afraid of water?"

When I opened my eyes, I found myself supposedly transmigrated to some ancient era. Every morning, before light touched the sky, someone would yank me out of bed to haul trash, chop wood, and do whatever filthiest job needed doing. Somehow, I'd become the lowest-ranked servant in the entire estate. The estate lord's son would climb onto my back and ride me around the courtyard like some pet he was proud to show off. Anyone in the household could hit me, kick me, or shove me aside, and not a single soul would speak up. Five years passed like that, so awful that I almost lost my mind, as if I were living in hell. Then one day, a group of servants cornered me. They didn't bother hiding their intention. The moment I saw their faces, I knew I was in trouble. Fists flew, boots landed, and everything blurred. Just before I passed out, I heard them whispering, "We're going to kill him if we keep this up." "Come on. This place only looks like some old noble estate. It's not an actual one. If he dies here, we're the ones who'll get dragged to court!" "Relax. Ms. Shaw will handle it. The idiot pissed off her childhood sweetheart. Getting tricked into this place is exactly what he deserves." Fear swallowed everything, and the world went dark. When I woke again, the lady of the house had conveniently "returned from visiting her family." The lord threw a grand celebration with tables full of food, wine flowing, and musicians playing like nothing had happened. I carried dishes into the banquet hall and lifted my head. Her face was the same as my wife's, Melissa Shaw. I set the final dish down, stepped closer, and in a voice only she could hear, asked, "Ma'am… are you enjoying your little game?"

Cinta itu sederhana, tapi kadang dunia yang membuatnya rumit. Nura, seorang gadis berhijab yang lembut dan penuh kasih, jatuh cinta pada Arthur—lelaki yang selama ini selalu ada untuknya. Perhatian kecil, tawa bersama, dan doa-doa dalam diam membuat hati mereka saling tertaut. Namun, satu hal yang tak bisa mereka lawan: perbedaan keyakinan. Hubungan yang mereka bangun dengan tulus, justru menjadi luka ketika keluarga mulai menentang. Nura dihadapkan pada pilihan antara mencintai Arthur atau menjaga restu orang tua dan agamanya. Arthur pun terjebak dalam dilema, antara memperjuangkan Nura atau merelakan demi kebahagiaan gadis yang ia cintai. Di bawah derasnya hujan, mereka pernah berjanji untuk tetap bersama. Tapi akankah cinta mampu bertahan jika restu tak pernah diberikan? “Hati yang Tak Direstui” adalah kisah tentang cinta yang indah, tapi penuh luka—tentang ikhlas, doa, dan keberanian untuk melepaskan demi kebaikan yang lebih besar.

Anisa adalah seorang wanita muda yang pernah memiliki segalanya. Karir yang cemerlang, kekasih yang penuh kasih, dan masa depan yang tampak cerah. Namun, dalam hitungan minggu, semuanya runtuh. Kekasihnya, Reza, meninggalkannya tanpa alasan yang jelas, dan karirnya hancur seiring dengan hilangnya kontrak besar yang selama ini menjadi kebanggaannya. Terpuruk dalam keputusasaan dan kesendirian, Anisa merasa hidupnya telah mencapai titik terendah. Di tengah kegelapan dan kesedihannya, Anisa bertemu dengan seorang pria misterius bernama Arya. Arya muncul dalam hidupnya tanpa peringatan, membawa serta aura kelam yang tidak bisa Anisa abaikan. Meskipun terkesan menakutkan, ada sesuatu tentang Arya yang membuat Anisa merasa tertarik. Sebuah daya tarik yang sulit ia pahami, namun tidak bisa ia lawan. Seiring berjalannya waktu, hubungan mereka berkembang menjadi sesuatu yang lebih dalam dan intens, tetapi juga semakin berbahaya. Arya memiliki rahasia-rahasia gelap yang perlahan mulai terungkap, menarik Anisa ke dalam jaringan manipulasi, ketergantungan, dan perasaan terperangkap yang semakin sulit untuk ia hindari. Anisa kini terjebak di antara keinginannya untuk menemukan cinta yang ia dambakan dan kenyataan pahit yang dihadapi. Di dalam cinta yang berbalut kegelapan ini, Anisa harus memilih antara melarikan diri dan menyelamatkan diri dari bayang-bayang kelam Arya, atau tetap terjerat dalam hubungan yang berpotensi menghancurkannya.

Nadia hanya ingin hidup santai sebagai fangirl, tapi orang tuanya malah menjodohkannya dengan seorang dokter muda. Awalnya, dia pikir suaminya adalah orang paling normal di dunia. Sayangnya, dia salah besar.

Running away from your home isn't easy. Running away from your home because your mate rejected you is disastrous. Feeling she is doomed for life is the only thing that India knew. After getting a humiliating rejection, she was all set to live a life as a lonely, sad, cat lady who sews cute little sweaters for her kittens. Well, she was, until he walked in. With captivating eyes and alpha asshole attitude towards everyone except her, he came in like a stormy wind, and then she was left with a whiplash and blank mind with thoughts filled with his memories. But as Daniel, her first mate changes his mind and wants her back at any cost, a war start to build up that she was not prepared for.

“Ladangku tandus, utang menumpuk, istriku sakit. Nggak ada lagi penghasilan! Nggak ada lagi harapan! Kalian nggak merasakan yang aku rasakan! Maka dari itu ... aku akan lakukan apa pun asalkan keluar dari situasi ini!” Bagas Santoso, pria miskin 35 tahun, memutuskan melakukan pesugihan demi mendapatkan kekayaan instan dan cepat. Mendadak, takdir mengubah dia dan keluarganya. ——— Jangan lupa Follow IG @hitanaru_21