Summer Triangle

“คุณว่าน ให้ผมเอาเถอะนะครับ ผมจะตั้งใจเอาเต็มที่ ผมทำให้ได้ทุกท่าเลยนะครับ ขอแค่คุณว่านยอม...วาดรูปให้ผม”

On our wedding anniversary, my husband has his intern put on the custom-made wedding gown he prepared for me. "You wouldn't have looked good in a wedding gown with your baby bump, anyway. She's saving us trouble by wearing the gown for you. Think about how kind she is!" Before I can rebuke him, an earthquake happens. I lose my balance and fall to the floor. Instantly, I feel moisture on my legs. At the same time, my husband received a call from his intern. "There are so many frogs here, Mr. Quinn. I'm so scared…" My husband turns to leave, but I grab his pant leg. "Ethan, I—" "It's just a minor earthquake—the ground barely even shook. Don't make a mountain out of a molehill. Didn't you hear Chloe crying because she was so scared? Can't you be sympathetic?" He ignores the blood pooling around me and hurries off to comfort Chloe Bennett. That night, they share a passionate kiss under a sky full of fireworks. Meanwhile, my child dies in my belly. It's a pretty good way to end things. Someone like Ethan Quinn doesn't deserve to have his own children.

I had just returned early from a business trip abroad, eager to surprise my five-year-old son. However, as I stood at the entrance of his preschool, the sight before me froze me in place. My son was clinging to my husband's "first love," calling her "Mom." I moved forward to get my son back, but before I could do anything, she screamed, "Help! A kidnapper is trying to take this child! Let's do the right thing today! Stand up for families who've had their kids stolen!"  She egged on the bystanders, rallying them to act in the name of justice. Without a second thought, a crowd of people pummeled me right there in the street, hitting me with rocks that smashed into my face, breaking my legs with metal pipes, and ripping the clothes from my body before tying me to a streetlamp. It was only then that I realized that in the month I'd been away, my husband had moved his first love into our home, taking my place. However, did he forget? He was nothing more than a man who married into my family! I couldn’t wait to see who couldn’t live without the other!

While visiting a property development with my fiancé to buy our first home, I ran into a two-faced real estate agent.   She showered my fiancé with compliments, praising him for being young and successful enough to afford a Rolls-Royce.   Then, she suggested I was a fake socialite with a knockoff designer bag, implying that I was just using my charms to snag a free house.   When she found out the property was meant to be a marital home, her voice grew loud enough for everyone nearby to hear.   “I just think the sugar daddy who bought you those two properties last time treated you pretty well!” “Oh, wait. Miss Gwen, don’t you have several sugar daddies? Do they all know about each other?”   I chuckled. What she didn’t know was that my “sugar daddies” were my godfathers and I really was a socialite.   The kicker, though, was that my so-called wealthy fiancé wasn’t rich at all. In fact, he was just a scholarship student I had been financially supporting!

After the tragic death of my best friend, I took her younger brother in and treated him like my own. Everyone knew how much Zach Lawson meant to me, so much so that I vowed not to marry because I could not bear leaving him. The day he turned eighteen, he got on one knee and asked me to marry him. With tears of joy streaming down my face, I took the bouquet from him, only to realize they were made of writhing snakes. Everyone laughed at my misfortune. It was an artfully crafted joke, at my expense. Thalia Lewis laced her arm through Zach's and grinned. "Sorry about that, Sydney. It was just an innocent prank. Zach is willing to do anything to make me smile!" Zach gave me a look of utter disgust. "Is this what you think of me? You're my sister! How can you even think of marrying me? This is vile! Is this the reason you took me in? Have you been secretly pining for me since the start?" My whole life had come crashing down around me. I was overcome with shock, misery, and despair, until Connor Grey showed up and asked for my hand in marriage.

Si Macie Smith ay kasal kay Edward Fowler ng dalawang taon na—dalawang taon na pagiging housekeeper ni Edward, walang pagod na naging tapat at mapagkumbaba. Dalawang taon ay sapat na para maubos ang bawat butil ng pagmamahal niya kay Edward. Ang kasal nila ay natapos nang bumalik mula sa ibang bansa ang first love ni Edward. Simula ngayon, wala na silang kinalaman sa isa’t isa. Wala na silang utang sa isa’t isa. “Hindi na ako bulag sa pag ibig, Edward. Sa tingin mo ba ay susulyapan pa kita kung nakatayo ka sa harap ko ngayon?” … Pinirmahan ni Edward ang divorce papers, hindi nag aatubili. Alam niya na mahal siya ni Macie ng higit pa sa buhay mismo—paano siya iiwan ni Macie? Hinihintay niya na pagsisihan ni Macie ang lahat—babalik si Macie ng luhaan, nagmamakaawa na tanggapin siya ni Edward. Gayunpaman, napagtanto ni Edward na mukhang seryoso si Macie ngayon. Hindi na mahal ni Macie si Edward. … Noong tumagal, lumabas ang katotohanan, at nabunyag ang nakaraan. Sa huli ay nagkamali si Edward kay Macie noon. Nataranta siya, nagsisisi, at nagmamakaawa kay Macie upang patawarin siya. Gusto niyang makipagbalikan. Sa sobrang irita ni Macie sa ugali ni Edward ay nagpadala siya ng notice na nagsasabi na naghahanap siya ng asawa. Sa sobrang selos ni Edward ay halos mawala siya sa tamang pag iisip. Gusto niyang magsimula muli, ngunit napagtanto niya na hindi man lang siya pasok sa minimum requirements.

Delia, seorang istri pengusaha sukses tertimpa musibah yang menyebabkan matanya buta. Sempat putus asa tapi Tuhan memberikannya kesempatan untuk bisa melihat kembali. Di saat ia menyadari kesembuhannya dari buta dan ingin memberikan kejutan untuk Heru, sang suami tercinta, dia dikejutkan dengan terbukanya kebusukan suami dan sahabat terbaiknya Lastri. Apa kebusukan yang diketahui Delia? Kenapa dia memutuskan pura-pura buta? Dan apa rencana Delia dengan berpura-pura buta?

Jessica Summer dan Steven Morgan merupakan teman dekat sejak mereka masih bayi hingga tumbuh dewasa. Keduanya memiliki sisi yang berbeda. Steve seorang playboy cap kakap yang hobby meniduri kebanyakan wanita muda di New York, tapi dia betah dengan kesendiriannya. Sedangkan Jessie, dia tak pernah sekalipun berhubungan ranjang bahkan dengan tunangannya sendiri. Kedekatan mereka berubah ketika keduanya memutuskan untuk berhubungan ranjang. Bagaimana kelanjutan hubungan mereka?

Karena ancaman dari orangtuanya yang akan mencoret namanya dari daftar keluarga, Alif terpaksa menikahi seorang gadis belia bernama Kamea anak dari sahabat papanya. Perbedaan usia yang cukup jauh serta perbedaan karakter membuat mereka sering terlibat dalam perdebatan. Alif menganggap sikap Kamea yang selalu usil dan kekanakan membuatnya merasa direpotkan oleh gadis belia itu. Namun, seiring berjalannya waktu, secara perlahan Alif mulai terbiasa dan nyaman dengan adanya Kamea, tetapi masih belum menyadari bahwa dirinya telah jatuh cinta pada gadis itu. Di saat beramaan, sosok dari masa lalu yang masih mengisi sebagian hatinya hadir kembali. Hal itu membuat Alif dilema antara memilih mempertahankan rumah tangganya atau kembali kepada sang mantan. Selain itu, Kedekatan Kamea dengan teman kuliahnya yang ternyata mencintai gadis itu membuat Alif salah paham. Akankah Alif dan Kamea tetap bersama atau mereka akan memilih pasangan masing-masing?

Apa yang kamu rasakan, saat pria yang menikahimu hanya ingin balas dendam?Kisah ini, tentang Annastasia yang harus rela menikahi Luxander, agar bisa terbebas dari hukuman penjara. Tapi, dia tak pernah menyangka, kehidupan rumah tangganya dengan Luke, justru lebih menyesakkan dari pada jeruji besi, dan lebih menyakitkan dari pada kematian. Setiap hari, Luke memperlakukannya sebagai budak dan menyiksanya tak berperikemanusiaan. Bahkan, dengan teganya, Luke menyewa seorang wanita pelacuran dan mengajaknya tinggal bersama. "Apa ini?" tanya Anna begitu Luke melemparkan map tepat ke wajahnya. "Poin-poin penting dalam pernikahan kita," jawab Luke santai.Anna membuka map itu, dan membulatkan matanya tak percaya. "Kau menjadikan aku pembantu? tanya Anna tak percaya. "Ini tidak adil!" lanjutnya membuat penolakan. Luke tertawa miring, dengan lantangnya dia pun menjawab, "Jika kau tidak setuju dengan syarat-syaratku, maka ... bersiaplah untuk membusuk di penjara!"Bagaimana kisah rumah tangga mereka selanjutnya? Mampukah Anna bertahan? Atau mungkin memilih pergi, setelah rentetan penyiksaan lahir dan batin yang membuatnya lelah bertahan, dan penantian cinta yang tak kunjung terbalas? Sedangkan, di dalam rahimnya tumbuh bayi yang tak berdosa tanpa diketahui oleh suami berengseknya. "Siapkan hatimu. Karena kau tidak akan pernah ingin dilahirkan jika kau jadi aku." _Annastasia Thomas_