Sugar Vs Spice

When I was seven years old, a handsome man Mom brought home gave me a box of mangoes. That day, Dad watched me happily eating the mangoes as he signed his name on the divorce agreement. Then, he jumped to his death. From that day on, mangoes became a lifelong nightmare for me. So, on our wedding day, I told my wife, Irene Johnson, "If you ever want a divorce, just give me a mango." She held me without saying a word. From that moment on, mangoes became forbidden for her as well. … On the fifth Christmas Eve after we got married, Irene's childhood sweetheart, Steven Carter, placed a mango on her desk. That same day, she announced that she was cutting ties with him and fired him from the company. That day, I felt that she was the woman destined for me. ... Six months later, I return from overseas after closing a billion-dollar deal. At the celebration dinner, Irene hands me a drink. After I drink half of it, Steven, the man who was kicked out of the company, stands behind me and grins. "Is the mango juice good?" he asks. I look at Irene in disbelief, but she is holding back a laugh. "Don't be mad. Steve insisted I play a joke on you. I didn't give you a mango, just a bottle of its juice. "But I think Steve is right. There's something wrong with you for not eating mangoes. Look at how much you enjoyed it just now!" she says. I keep a cold expression, raise my hand, and splash the remaining mango juice onto her face. Then, I turn and walk away. Some things are never a joke. Mangoes aren't, and neither is my decision to divorce.

Di tengah malam Ramadan yang tenang, takdir mempertemukan Zidan, seorang ustaz muda yang disiapkan menjadi imam besar, dengan Salma, dokter jaga yang tangguh namun menyimpan luka masa lalu. Pertemuan singkat di lorong IGD menjadi awal dari keterikatan jiwa yang perlahan tumbuh di balik batas-batas yang tak mudah dilewati. Ketika Salma menjadi relawan di masjid tempat Zidan mengajar, kedekatan mereka diuji oleh benturan prinsip, perbedaan jalan hidup, serta hadirnya seorang anak kecil bernama Aisha yang sakit parah dan butuh kehadiran keduanya. Di tengah kesibukan merawat dan berjuang, muncul rasa yang tak bisa mereka sembunyikan, namun juga tak mudah mereka perjuangkan. Saat penyakit menimpa orang tua, tawaran pernikahan dari pria lain datang, dan tekanan dari masyarakat mulai membesar, Zidan dan Salma harus memilih: menjaga perasaan atau menjaga kehormatan. Sebuah akad sederhana di rumah sakit menjadi jalan sunyi yang mereka pilih. Tapi ujian tak berhenti. Dari gempa, kehilangan, hingga perpisahan panjang—semua menguji makna cinta sejati. Dan di Padang Arafah, mereka bersatu kembali... demi janji yang ingin diridhoi, bukan hanya oleh hati, tapi juga oleh Ilahi.

"My life is yours, Esther, my heart belongs to you. You can do with it as you wish." ******* Two species are fighting for Dominance. Werewolves and vampires. Werewolves are under the protection of Dominic, the immortal lycan with an untraceble scent. Princess Esther is the only vampire who can trace the elusive Dominic's scent, because she is his mate. So, she has been given a task of finding him and killing him. Without Dominic, the werewolves would be vulnerable. Dominic needs to get rid of Esther to survive and continue to protect the werewolf species against vampires.

She; Who was given the name by men as 'IRON GIRL'. A girl who has heart cold as ice never believed in love, and never wanted to be in a serious relationship would be one day have this kind of day! A day that she gets betrayed by her beloved mother. Her mother arranged a marriage for her with her best friend's son. She finds it hard to believe. She still in her early 20s, the age at which you want to travel and have freedom, party, and enjoy life. Why would she has to settle down? Of course, she wouldn't agree. So, on the day she gets to meet him for the time, she plans to reject this arranged marriage in front of him. Who would have thought he didn't even show up. Although she feels happy because she's now sure he doesn't want this marriage to happen, too. But she feels more frustrated because the reason he couldn't come is he has a basketball match. It was the first time that a boy stood her up and with such a ridiculed reason. A thought comes to her mind. 'I will get revenge.' Thus the romance between a girl with a bad past and a hot-blooded boy begins.

Giorgo Romero, the Don of the Romero family, gets ambushed by a suicidal madman who has bombs strapped to him. When that happens, my husband, Fabio Lopez, and his troops have already gone to a fashion show with his childhood sweetheart, Reina Digiorno, so that they can protect her there. Instead of pressing the signal button on my ring, I launch myself at Giorgo despite being heavily pregnant. Just like that, I'm able to protect him from the explosion with my body. In my previous life, I had pressed the button. Fabio had ditched Reina in favor of hurrying back to the scene to save Giorgo's life. Because of his contribution, he gets elevated to the position of Underboss. But Reina got mad at Fabio for leaving her in advance, resulting in her crossing the highway out of pure spite. That was how she got hit by a car and died. While Fabio didn't say anything, he chose to send me to an underground auction house on the day I went into labor. "The Don had so many soldati protecting him! Why did you force me to come back in the first place? Isn't it because you just want the glory of being the Underboss's wife? "If it wasn't for you, Reina wouldn't have died! You must go through a thousand times the suffering she did!" I could only watch as the guests bid for my organs one by one. Not even my newborn's umbilical cord could be spared from the auction. In the end, I died from an infection that had occurred while my organs were being removed. When I open my eyes again, I've returned to the day Giorgo gets ambushed.

Over five years I’ve lived a bittersweet lie as David Hargrove’s kept woman, Maria Bell. David’s shown no interest in me beyond what he wants. Love’s a bitter pill to love when it's not returned. I'm bought and paid for. Kept in a gilded cage. David suspects nothing of the secrets I hold. Tonight, David announced he’s marrying my stepsister. He doesn’t know. The level of betrayal I’ve experienced is unbelievable. Everything becomes complicated as the lies surface. Leaving and facing it alone are my only choices. I’m living in fear as I pick up pieces of a life, I believed lost. Blackmail, sabotage, and intrigue dog my steps. I don’t know who I can trust or how to win. I won’t surrender without a fight this time. They don’t recognize me. They won’t see me coming. My name is David Hargrove, and someone is trying to destroy my family. I must marry my rival’s daughter. His stepdaughter signed the contract. Before we learned, she couldn’t deliver the Belgrave empire to me. She can help me secure my family’s empire as my fiancée. I need the ugly biological daughter, Maria Belgrave, who’s hiding. Things get confusing. Maria Belgrave sent two women to represent her. One is my Maria. My missing woman. The betrayal and conflict of interest still stand. I will say when our contract has ended. How can I work with her? I know nothing about her. She owes me answers and loyalty. Perhaps I’ll use this to my advantage. When David learns of Maria’s past life. Will he help her? Or use her and take over the business himself? It starts with an engagement and the death of a patriarch.

During childbirth, she suffered from excessive bleeding and her life was at stake. Her mother-in-law made a huge fuss outside the delivery room. “Save my precious grandchild!” She watched as her husband looked at her coldly and said to the doctor mercilessly, “Save the baby.” She was heartbroken at that very moment and swore to herself that if she could live through this, she would get a divorce!After the divorce, Hesper was surrounded by admirers and had troops of suitors following her. Rickard panicked!He scooped up the woman into his arms from her sea of suitors and pinned her against the wall. His extremely gorgeous face was tainted with regret. “Be good and listen to me. Let’s get married again tomorrow!”Hesper sneered. “Mr. Duval, I don’t love you anymore. Please have some self-respect!”

Mereka saudara kembar selalu kompak di mana saja sampai akhirnya ketika  dewasa dan menemukan pendamping sesuai kriteria mereka masing-masing, disitulah untuk pertama kalinya mereka menjadi bumi dan langit. Suratman bekerja sebagai konsultan sebuah bank swasta terkemuka dan beristrikan seorang wanita penggila kerja  sebagai sekretaris sebuah hotel berbintang lima.   Sedangkan Suratmin hanya seorang cleaning servis di rumah makan dan beristrikan seorang Ibu Rumah Tangga saja. Dalam hal mendidik anak pun mereka berbeda, sehingga suatu hari anaknya pun yang menjadi korban. Apa yang terjadi dengan mereka?    

Ramona terpaksa menyegel Demona menggunakan kepingan dari hatinya agar sihir hitam musnah. Namun, seratus tahun kemudian, seorang gadis penyihir bernama Lyxia, jatuh cinta kepada seorang manusia dan mulai menarik perhatian manusia itu dengan tariannya. Karena larangan bahwa penyihir tidak boleh mencintai manusia, Lyxia mulai memiliki ambisi yang jahat, yakni ingin mengontrol dua dunia di bawah tangannya. Keinginannya ini membuat aura gelap dalam hatinya semakin membesar, membuat segel yang mengurung Demona selama ini hancur. Demona lalu mulai mengambil tubuh milik Lyxia dan kembali mencari korban untuk memperkuat ilmu sihir hitamnya agar bisa menguasai kedua dunia. Namun, karena merasa bersalah, Lyxia lalu meminta untuk dilahirkan kembali agar bisa melawan Demona, namun, setelah ia terlahir kembali sebagai Ixy, ia justru tidak ingat tujuan awalnya. Demona tahu Lyxia bahwa sudah terlahir kembali, sehingga ia mulai mengacaukan hidup Ixy dengan bantuan Krahe, putri angkatnya. Mampukah Ixy mengalahkan Demona dengan tariannya dan menjadikan Hideki sebagai cinta sejatinya?

The purpose of our lives is to be happy. Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people. Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people. There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness. When you find that one that's right for you, you feel like they were put there for you, you never want to be apart. — Copyright 2022 © Xyrielle All Rights Reserved No Copy Stories No Plagiarism Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, business, events and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.