Sickness Humor

Toko kecil itu bernama Anak Lipat—tempat croissant hangat, isian nyeleneh, dan rahasia yang belum selesai dipanggang. Qale, gadis bermata sipit sebelah dan bergigi gingsul, menyimpan luka masa lalu : dituduh jadi penyebab kematian ibu, dicap pembawa sial, dan kini… dipaksa menikah dengan pria buta dan lumpuh demi utang budi keluarga. Tapi lelaki asing itu datang membawa lebih dari sekadar cincin. Ia tahu banyak hal rahasia di masa lalu yang membuat Qale penasaran. Syaratnya satu, menikah, tapi jangan jatuh cinta. Tapi, siapa yang bisa menolak pesona si anak lipat, si pembuat croissant manis beraroma dendam.

Kehidupan rumah tangganya yang jauh dari kata bahagia, membuat Elena terjerat dalam cinta yang diberikan Aldo—pria muda yang sudah dianggap teman oleh putranya. Sempat terbuai dengan perhatian pria itu dan jatuh dalam hubungan terlarang, tetapi kemudian semuanya berubah menjadi prahara ketika dunia, termasuk putranya, mengetahui perselingkuhannya. Segala nasihat, cibiran, bahkan hinaan harus diterima Elena, terlebih setelah semua orang tahu bahwa pria selingkuhannya berusia jauh di bawahnya. Namun di balik itu semua, ada satu rahasia yang menjadi kartu As Damar—sang suami—yang selalu dijadikan ancaman untuk Elena. Keputusan apa yang harus diambil Elena? Akankah dia tetap melanjutkan pernikahan yang menyesakkan demi kebahagiaan putranya, ataukah menerima tawaran Aldo yang mengajaknya untuk memulai hidup baru?

Missing the last bus home shouldn’t have mattered. For Daniel Rogers, however, it’s about to matter a lot more. When Daniel is picked up by a stranger, Adrian Williams, while walking home one rainy night, he doesn’t think much of it. Polite, observant, and uncomfortably familiar, Adrian is a man Daniel can’t quite place. It’s supposed to end there, of course. But then Daniel meets Adrian again. And then again. Until Daniel realizes that these meetings aren’t quite so coincidental. Adrian doesn’t just see Daniel, Adrian understands Daniel. Too well, if you ask Daniel. As if Adrian knows Daniel’s deepest, darkest secrets, the ones Daniel keeps locked safely away from prying eyes. Caught up despite himself, Daniel finds himself opening up to Adrian, feeling something he hasn’t felt in years: seen, understood, desired. But Daniel can’t shake off the feeling that something is terribly wrong, that Adrian Williams, while not quite a stranger, is definitely not quite a friend. Is Daniel to walk away from something he doesn’t fully understand, or risk everything for someone who makes him feel like he’s found home? Some people don’t just show up by accident. They show up to stay.

Loved, hurt and return without anything happened. Kung kailan nakalimot ka na sa isang masakit na nakaraan, What's so painful to see someone you love that has not happened in the past? or Makita ka niya na masaya na sa ibang babae? Pero, balewala na sa kanya kung harap-harapan mo pa ipakita. - It made mistakes and regrets in the past. Masakit na makita ang taong iniwan ko masaya na sa ibang babae. Ang taong minahal ako ng lubos noon, kahit kailan hindi na magiging sa akin ulit. I had a lover during the time we were abroad and our family did not know that we were married, because then we were studying in the same school. - Ang kanilang pagmamahalan sa isa't-isa ay manunumbalik ba? O Hindi na? Para sa mga taong minamahal sila, At minahal din nilang dalawa.

When Emma’s fated mate rejects her to marry the Alpha King’s only daughter, she thinks losing him is the worst betrayal of her life. But then he destroys her family’s pack and dares to offer her a place—as his secret mistress. Her answer? “I’d rather warm your father’s bed than be your dirty little secret.” Adrian Blackthorn—the Alpha King’s father—is a ruthless, dangerously charming Lycan with the kind of power that makes enemies vanish overnight. He never touches the same woman twice… until Emma crashes into his world with vengeance burning in her eyes. What starts as revenge spirals into an intoxicating game of dominance, secrets, and forbidden desire. But behind the passion lurks a deeper danger—because in this war for love, loyalty, and power… someone always bleeds.

“I searched for you everywhere, Marissa. I hired the best investigators. I realized too late that I needed you in my life. And now that you are here, I cannot let you go.” His voice was weak. His eyes were desperate. And the desperation only made me feel more satisfied than I had in years. I could walk away and let Tristan’s perfect world fall apart. Or I could stay. Crush the empire my sweat was built on, watch Tristan wallow in pain as his world crumbles. I could become the queen of the game he started ten years ago. ********** Marissa, a plus sized lady, was once the talented designer whose creativity turned her husband’s company into a success. Tristan hid her because he was ashamed of her size, stole her work, and even named her designs after his lover. That same night, she lost her pregnancy. Now, ten years later, the empire he built was sinking. But Marissa? She returned stronger, more beautiful, and fearless. When the man who broke her begins to beg, will Marissa forgive him or turn the game to her playground where Tristan will face the worst kind of pain than she ever did?

Pernikahanku diuji lewat suami dan keluarganya. Aku dan anakku diabaikan, suamiku lebih memilih memberi perhatian pada dua keponakan kembarnya. Alasannya karena mereka sudah kehilangan sosok ayah. Gila bukan? Dia menjadi pahlawan untuk kedua keponakannya, tapi malah menjadi penjahat untuk anak kandungnya sendiri. Menurut kalian, apa aku harus tetap bertahan atau pergi meninggalkannya?

“I will agree to whatever you want, Ms. Aragon. I will give you a million, but in return, you'll be my mistress and partner in bed...” Hindi kaagad nakahuma si Lalaine sa sinabing iyon ng lalaki. Paano mangyayari ang gusto nitong maging kabit siya gayong kasal sila? “P-Pero kasal tayo, hindi ba?” naguguluhang tanong naman ni Lalaine na may munting kirot sa puso. “Sa papel lang tayo kasal, Ms. Aragon,” sagot naman ni Knives na bakas ang iritasyon sa tinig. “Hindi ko na uulitin ang tanong. Ano ang sagot mo?” malamig pa tanong sa babae. Dahil wala nang pagpipilian pa ay sumagot si Lalaine kahit labag sa kanyang kalooban, “S-Sige, pumapayag ako...” Si Knives Dawson, ang pinakamayamang businessman sa buong Luzon ay palihim na ikinasal sa isang ulilang dalaga na si Lalaine Aragon. Napilitan lang na magpakasal ang dalawa sa isa't-isa dahil sa kagustuhan ng kanilang mga minamahal na lola. May mamagitan kayang pagmamahal sa dalawang taong langit at lupa ang agwat ng katayuan sa buhay? Paano kapag nalaman ni Lalaine na mahal pa pala ng lalaki ang first love nito at nakatakda nang magpakasal ang dalawa. Ipaglalaban ba niya ang kanyang karapatan bilang asawa gayong alam niyang walang pagmamahal si Knives para sa kan'ya?

Lima tahun pernikahan bukanlah waktu yang singkat bagi Kiara menunggu sebuah keajaiban yang tak kunjung datang. Seorang anak. Aris, suaminya yang seorang dokter, hanya berkata singkat, "sabar, Ra. Mungkin belum waktunya." Namun kata itu tak lagi menenangkan. Yang lebih menyesakkan, Aris bukanlah Pria tanpa anak. Dari pernikahan pertamanya dengan Lestari, ia memiliki Putri berusia sepuluh tahun, Dinda. Sementara di rumah lain, Arhan dan Dewi tampak pasangan yang sempurna. Tapi di baliknya, hanya ada kehampaan. suara yang paling sering terdengar di rumah mereka hanyalah notifikasi ponsel, bukan percakapan ataupun tawa. Akankah dua pasangan ini menemukan jalannya menuju bahagia? Atau tenggelam dalam kekosongan yang mereka coba sembunyikan?

I went to sleep a nobody. I woke up a Queen. One night I was just a broke, exhausted college girl. The next, I opened my eyes in silk sheets, with strangers bowing and calling me Luna Queen. The face in the mirror is mine. The body is mine. But the life isn’t. The bruises on my wrists tell a story I don’t remember, and the King I’m bound to doesn’t love me—he loathes me. They whisper that his mistress rules the palace. They say the Queen was weak. Silent. Broken. But that was before me. Now I must survive a palace that wants me dead, a King whose touch burns as much as it scars, and a kingdom waiting for me to fail. The old Luna Queen bowed to cruelty. I am not her. And if this King thinks I’ll kneel, he’s about to learn what a true Queen is made of.