Sofa Oscar

BLURB: “The World owns his Image. His heart is another story”. Superstar actor Luca Moretti is Brooklyn’s Idol, flawless image, Oscar winner, and master of character creation. But when a leaked photo threatens to destroy him, his team hires struggling Journalist Daniel Reyes to write a flub piece rehabbing his image. There's Just One Problem: Daniel hates everything Luca stands for. Daniel knows celebrity profiles are bullshit PR, and Luca's Polished charm makes him want to burn the interview to the ground. But when a late-night argument turns into a kiss that shocks them both, they strike a deal: Daniel gets the raw, unfiltered Luca_ no lies, no filters for one week. What starts as a professional exchange becomes reckless: Secret trysts, Stolen moments, A Love neither can afford. Then the blackmail texts arrive: Someone knows. Someone’s watching. And if Luca doesn't end it now, both their careers will burn. But how do you walk away when the wrong person feels like home?

Suamiku, Brian beralasan ada urusan di kantor dan membatalkan janji ikut kegiatan studi wisata anak kami. Dia bahkan menyuruh kami untuk tidak ikut. Melihat putriku kecewa, aku memutuskan untuk tetap menemaninya pergi. Baru saja masuk sekolah, aku langsung melihat Brian bersama cinta pertamanya, si Enny dan putranya sedang duduk di sofa panggung utama. Mereka tampak begitu akrab, persis seperti keluarga kecil yang harmonis. Brian memegang mikrofon, berbicara panjang lebar tentang bagaimana dia bisa meraih kesuksesan dalam karir, sekaligus menjaga keharmonisan rumah tangga. Di sela ucapannya, dia beberapa kali bertukar senyuman dengan Enny. Orang-orang di bawah panggung bertepuk tangan meriah. Wajah Brian terlihat puas, bahkan bocah di sampingnya pun ikut tampak angkuh. Tak lama kemudian, masuk sesi tanya jawab. Aku langsung merebut mikrofon dan bertanya, “Aku ingin bertanya sejak kapan Pak Brian punya seorang putra? Apa istrimu tahu soal ini?”

"I hate you! You are not our mother!" Melissa staggered back, bewildered. " Did... Did you hear him?" She gasped, pointing at their youngest child. Jaden smirked, his head tilting to the side. "Of course, he isn't wrong anyway." She sacrificed everything for him and moved from being the wealthy, respected heiress to a neglected wife of a bankrupt man. Despite Jaden's poor background and past marriage, Melissa stayed with him and his children and helped him build his business back to its feet to the point of raising it to be recognized as her family's rival company. She thought the roses would finally be given to her, she thought Jaden Oscar would love her more than he did when they had nothing, but reality crushed her hopes. Just a few years after her husband's success, he returned home with another woman, whom he claimed to be the children's mother. Melissa was left with nothing, no children, no man to reciprocate her love, no family. Standing alone under the rain with her eyes fixed on a house once called her home, Melissa swore to take revenge on everyone who had hurt her, most especially, her dear husband, Jaden Oscar.

Nasib si Bungsu. (Saat masa jaya orang tua telah habis). "Jadwal kontrol Bapak tiga hari lagi, kamu sudah dapat uang buat biaya rental mobil?" tanya Ibuku saat aku baru saja pulang. "Yusup usahain ya Bu, semoga ada rezekinya," jawabku. Sambil melepas jaket yang selalu menemaniku mencari rupiah. "Kalau gak ada ya udah, gak apa-apa. Paling Bapakmu teriak-teriak kalau lagi kumat karena obatnya habis!" ucap Ibu sambil berlalu pergi. Aku tahu Ibu pasti kecewa, lalu bagaimana lagi, aku sudah berusaha keras, dalam hati aku merasa gagal. Uang sebesar lima ratus ribu saja tidak mampu aku cari. Mungkin bagi orang lain tidak seberapa, tapi untukku yang hanya berprofesi sebagai ojek online uang lima ratus ribu sangatlah besar. Apalagi akhir-akhir ini orderan sangat sepi tidak seperti biasanya. Aku duduk termenung di atas sofa lusuh, mataku menatap tiga bingkai besar yang terpajang di dinding, foto ketiga Kakakku saat wisuda. Mereka terlihat sangat gagah dengan toga yang dipakainya

"Heh, Alya! Jangan kamu pikir kamu bisa selamanya bersama Rama! Bagaimanapun Rama harus punya keturunan. Apa kamu gak kasihan sama dia? Setidaknya biarkan dia menikah lagi dan memiliki anak kandung!" Apa-apaan ini! Apa yang baru saja Alya dengar? Apakah seperti itu sikap seorang mertua untuk menengahi masalah rumah tangga putranya? Apakah itu memang jalan keluar terbaik untuk rumah tangganya dengan Rama? Meskipun begitu, setidaknya bukankah semua keputusan ada di tangan Alya ataupun Rama sebagai suami istri? Mengapa Ibu Mertuanya itu seolah dia orang yang memegang semua kendali? Sementara itu. Mayang memanglah wanita tak tahu malu yang akan segera mengambil kesempatan jika memang memiliki peluang. Dia melangkahkan kakinya menuju sofa, dan mendengar kebisingan dari arah dapur. Sementara itu dia melihat betapa tampannya paras Rama saat hanya memakai pakaian rumah. Celana denim pendek, dan kaos polos hitam. Serta rambut yang sedikit acak-acakan. Pesona Rama benar-benar membuat janda tanpa anak ini tergila-gila padanya. Lalu... Apa yang harus Alya lakukan kepada Ibu Mertua dan Pelakor yang selalu menjadi parasit dalam rumah tangganya bersama Mas Rama? Apakah Alya akan mengizinkan suaminya untuk menikah lagi dengan wanita lain?

Ibuku meninggal karena terlalu emosional. Pasalnya, hari yang seharusnya menjadi hari pernikahanku, kini pengantin wanitanya malah berubah menjadi mitra bisnis Ezra. Pada saat ibuku mengembuskan napas terakhirnya, hari pernikahanku berubah menjadi hari pemakamannya. Namun, Ezra memerintahkan agar pesta pernikahan tetap dilanjutkan seperti biasa dan bahkan memintaku untuk memasangkan cincin pernikahan ke jari Naila secara langsung. "Cepat! Pasangkan cincin itu padanya. Malam ini, aku akan memberimu penjelasan," katanya sambil menggertakkan giginya. Aku mengabaikan amarah Ezra dan menggendong jenazah ibuku meninggalkan hotel. Pukul delapan malam, pernikahan dengan pengantin yang diganti itu selesai dengan "sempurna". Naila memposting di Instagram dan postingannya mendapat puluhan ribu suka. [ Yay! Hari ini aku akhirnya menikahi pria idamanku. Terima kasih pada pihak ketiga yang sadar diri dan pergi. ] Tak lama kemudian, Ezra juga memposting. [ Orang yang nggak layak, nggak pantas dicintai. ] Di kamar jenazah yang dingin, aku memberikan tanda suka pada postingan mereka berdua dan menulis komenta. [ Semoga langgeng. ] Kemudian, aku mengemas barang-barangku sambil memeluk kotak abu jenazah ibuku. Namun, ketika aku sampai di rumah baru yang kubeli, aku menemukan Ezra sedang berciuman penuh gairah dengan Naila di sofa baruku.

Sonia dan Reza Herdian sudah menikah selama tiga tahun, belum pernah bertemu, dan jarang dikenal siapa pun. Malam hari, Sonia, istri sang CEO, sedang berbaring di villa Reza Herdian sambil mengelus anjing Reza Herdian, dan berbaring di sofa yang dirancang dan disesuaikan oleh Reza Herdian. Dan pada siang hari, dia adalah tutor yang dia pekerjakan, dan dia diperbudak olehnya untuk mendapatkan gajinya, tergantung pada ekspresinya. Namun, dia bisa memberikan sikap yang tidak baik baginya, tetapi orang lain tidak bisa. Ketika seseorang menghinanya, dia mendukungnya. Ketika seseorang menindasnya, dia langsung melawan dan membunuh mereka. Lambat laun semua orang mengetahui bahwa kecintaan Reza Herdian pada Sonia berbeda, seperti kepedulian seorang sesepuh terhadap generasi muda, namun di saat yang sama tampak berbeda, karena begitu manis dan penyayang pantai, sebenarnya dia sudah menjadi orang baik, tapi sekarang dia sekali lagi membunuh dengan tegas dan kejam! Beberapa orang juga menemukan perbedaan pada Sonia, misalnya dia berasal dari keluarga biasa namun ternyata memakai perhiasan mewah seharga puluhan juta, juga ada orang mengjeleknya, “sugar daddynya kaya”. Sonia menoleh ke belakang dengan jijik, "Maaf, ini adalah merek yang saya buat!"

“Valerie.” My head snapped up at the sound of my name. The Alpha was standing by the sofa, unbuttoning the neck of his coat. “Come,” he said. “We don’t have much time.” Much time? For what? A chill moved up my arms. I wouldn’t dare ask—not that I needed to. I was not an innocent child anymore. All of my training had been for this moment. There was only one reason why werewolves purchased young, human virgins. Sex. I was a slave. A pet. And my master could do whatever he pleased with me. _________ When the war started. They fought. They slaughtered. We were nearly wiped out on the earth. Surviving humans were classified into three categories: free humans, Servants, and Slaves. My name is Valerie Davis. My parents were accused of committing a crime against the creatures in the war. After their execution, I was captured and sent to the cell as a human slave. I lived in that cell for years before I was transported to a Slave Shop, where I would be picked by a Master. It was during the dry season when I was put in the display box. I wasn't afraid like the other girls, because I was unwanted for my weirdness. I was despised for being the criminals’ daughter. I was lucky, as the masters wouldn’t want to lay a finger on me. But then the Alpha came. When he looked at me, he said he want me. ___________________________ Daily Update!

"Logan, just give me some sleeping pills. I haven’t had a decent night’s sleep in weeks," Xavier said to his psychiatrist and childhood friend. "You don’t need sleeping pills, Xavier. What you need is a break. How about taking ten days off on a cruise?" Dr. Logan Pierce suggested. "You know how much money I can make in ten days? And you want me to waste it sitting idle on a boat? Every minute I’m off that ship is costing me." "That’s exactly why you need it. The world will survive without you for ten days. Maybe you’ll realize you can, too." "But…" Xavier protested. "Xavier, sleeping pills won’t help this time. You’re becoming too dependent on them, and I’m not prescribing more. If you want your sleep back, take a break—a cruise vacation will do the trick." "Fine. But if this doesn’t work, I’m never listening to you again." "Deal. Now, go pack. And leave your laptop at home." Little did Xavier know that these ten days on the cruise would bring him a surprise. Girlfriend? No. Memories? No. Friends? No. Then what? Twins... Now, Xavier doesn’t need sleeping pills to sleep—just a sofa with no noise. The only purpose of Xavier’s life now is to find a mother for the twins.

On April Fool’s Day, my CEO husband cut out my heart to save his childhood sweetheart's son. After the surgery, he tossed me into a cold rental apartment, where I died in agony. Three days after my death, my five-year-old daughter played in the room as usual. Walking by the sofa, she wrinkled her little nose and mumbled, "Mommy, there's a weird smell in here." She touched my face and murmured, "Mommy, are you pretending to be Snow White? Why are you so pale?" She shook my arm harder and raised her voice, "Mommy, it's my birthday today—get up and blow out the candles!" Confused, she picked up the phone and called her father. “Daddy, did I make Mommy mad? I lit the candles, but no matter how much I call her, she won’t wake up.” On the other end of the call, Patrick Hart’s voice was cold and impatient. “What could possibly be wrong with her? She’s just pretending to be asleep for sympathy. It’s Johnny’s birthday, I’m busy. Don’t bother me! Tell your melodramatic mother to stop playing her little tricks. I don't have time to humor her." My daughter removed the candle from her bun, pinched off a piece of the bun, and fed it to me. "Mommy, I made a secret wish… I really wish you could hold me again, just like before."