System Design Interview

Veronica Anastasia tidak menyangka kalau kejadian tidak senagaja yang terjadi di salah satu club malam akan merubah hidupnya. Kejutan besar dia dapatkan tepat saat wanita itu datang untuk interview kerja di sebuah perusahaan besar. Awalnya, wanita itu terlihat biasa saja, tapi saat masuk ke dalam ruangan CEO perusahaan itu, di sanalah kejutan dia dapatkan. Dia tidak menyangka kalau orang yang akan menjadi calon bosnya itu adalah laki-laki yang bersamanya saat kejadian malam panas waktu itu. "Hai, Nona manis. Sepertinya kamu berhutang sesuatu kepadaku. Benar begitu, 'kan?" Anastasia langsung dibuat bungkam ditempat. Raut wajah wanita itu gugup, pun kedua matanya terlihat terbuka dengan cukup lebar.

Grace Falencia, seorang kupu-kupu malam yang terpaksa menjalani pekerjaan haram demi membiayai keluarganya. Ibunya yang pengidap penyakit parah dan sang ayah yang berhutang dimana-mana membuat Grace terpaksa melakukan itu. Sampai pada akhirnya Grace kehilangan ibunya, ia berenti melakukan pekerjaan haram dan memulai hidup baru. Ia memasuki pekerjaan sebagai pegawai swasta disalah satu perusahaan ternama di kota itu. Sesaat ketika interview dimulai, Grace sangat terkejut begitu melihat bahwa pemilik perusahaan itu adalah mantan pelanggannya yang belum lama ini ia tolak karena sudah berhenti menjadi kupu-kupu malam. "Grace Falencia ya.. gadis yang pernah ada dibawahku? Boleh juga." Tutur Max dengan suara beratnya. Grace menelan salivanya tegang sambil meremas ujung rok yang tidak bersalah.

Sienna Lewis had been with Sea City’s cold and distant CEO, Zayden Scott, for four years, but he still refused to let his guard down. So, she called her mother. “Mom, you can go ahead and arrange that pilot interview for me now.” On the other end, Helen Bennett sounded shocked. “Really? Didn’t you want to stay in Sea City and get married? You even gave up your dream of becoming a pilot.” Sienna looked at Zayden under the dim lights. He was madly obsessed with that girl and terrified of losing her. She smiled self-deprecatingly. Once she returned to Helmswick, her career would pick up again. From then on, nothing would hold her back. She would be Sienna Lewis, the pilot, again, not some pathetic woman—trapped in a forbidden love affair.

The year I was at my poorest, I impersonated my sister to take care of her blind fiancé in exchange for one hundred thousand dollars. On the day he regained his sight, I left without a word. When we met again, it was during a business interview. I was a nameless intern reporter. He had returned to his rightful status as the heir of the influential Hughes family. During the interview, the host asked, "We’ve heard that during your illness, your fiancée, Miss Dawson, stayed by your side through thick and thin. The two of you are about to get married?" He lifted his hand slightly, revealing a ring, and his lips curled into a faint smile. "Yes, we’re getting engaged soon." Yet, his gaze, through the lens of his glasses, landed—intentionally or not—on me, standing in the corner.

"Saya tidak butuh sekretaris fresh graduated non-experience. Yang bahkan pengalaman berorganisasi pun tidak ada. Saya butuh fresh graduated cerdas dan cekatan, bukan fresh graduated yang berotak kosong dan manja seperti Saudari." Rasanya Kalla ingin mencabik-cabik muka CEO ganteng, tapi sombong itu. Puluhan kali ikut interview, baru kali ini dirinya merasa direndahkan. Tolak mah, tolak aja. Nggak usah ngatai orang! "Kakak Cantik, Mau enggak jadi mamaku?" Lagi galau-galaunya karena tak kunjung mendapat pekerjaan, Kalla malah bertemu, Kael—bocah 4 tahun yang tiba-tiba memintanya jadi mama. What the hell! Siapa bocah itu? Namun siapa sangka melalui bocah itu, Kalla bisa mendapatkan tawaran pekerjaan dengan gaji yang menggiurkan. Tapi .... "Apa kamu mau jadi nanny-nya, Kael?"

Anna was raised in the foster care system after her parents, Alpha Eric and Luna Sarah, were killed when she was just 4 years old. It isn't until she's a teenager that she learns her true identity, an heiress.

Sebuah foto menyebabkan Herra diputuskan oleh pacarnya, dijauhi oleh sahabatnya, diusir oleh orang tuanya. Tidak ada satupun orang yang mempercayainya. Padahal foto itu adalah sebuah kebohongan atau fitnah. Di tengah kesepiannya Herra ditinggalkan oleh semua orang yang berada di dekatnya, ia mendapat sebuah notifikasi dari ponselnya mengenai penginstalan aplikasi bernama 'My Imagine'. Herra langsung mengunduhnya karena aplikasi itu mengatakan akan memberikan seorang teman padanya. Hari demi hari dilewati oleh Herra dan teman khayalannya itu. Hari demi hari juga tingkah teman khayalannya itu semakin tak terkendali. Padahal Herra adalah tuannya, tapi seakan-akan temannya itu yang memegang kendali atas dirinya. Pada akhirnya terkuak fakta yang mengejutkan di tengah hubungan mereka berdua. Kenyataan yang sebenarnya terjadi.... Foto oleh Ba Tik dari Pexels Cover design by me from Canva

Allyson needs a huge sum of money for her sister's surgery. She has nowhere to go for help, so she decided to get the money by all means. She went to a club, met a billionaire, but instead of having a platonic affair with him; she drugged him and robbed him! Finally, Logan let go of the fact that he was robbed by a petty thief. He was more worried about his company. His father threatened to give the company to someone else if he fails to get married in two weeks. Allyson's sister dialysis gulped all the money she got, then she goes broke again. Allyson applied for a job and went for the interview only to meet Logan, who was the CEO. Logan gave her two options; either he called the police to get her arrested for theft or she agrees to be his woman.

Maddie is fresh out of college. She earned her master's in business and is ready to find the perfect job. Her best friend, Maggie, gets her an interview with a hot shot and YOUNG billionaire. He's domineering and angry 99% of the time...but he may have a sweet spot for a young and innocent Madeline. Will his past and current life catch up to Maddie and make her leave him or will she stick with him through thick or thin? A story that exposes what reality can be like. The world world is rough, scary, and hard. Some people make it and others don't, this story may shed some light on what self deprivation can feel like. Please read and enjoy. This is a PURE work of fiction, please remember that when reading. This story contains sexually explicit material along with vulgar language. Read at your own risk.

Normal is overrated; that’s what my mom always said. My mom didn’t know the half of it. For 23 years, I thought my biggest problem was being an adopted child of a single mom in a tiny house, then I burst into flames. My first thought was mental breakdown, but that didn’t explain the fact that real flames were put out by real firefighters, so I fled to the city. The plan had been to check myself into a mental hospital, but I’d been too afraid, so I looked for a temporary job while I worked up the courage. My first interview is where things really went off the deep end. I found myself submerged in a world of monsters, and I was one of them. By my 24th birthday, I would supposedly be set into my immortality, with supernatural powers and all. With not one, but two handsome immortals watching out for me, hatred and hostility still lurked around every corner.