Talk To Strangers Online

Sejak Ibu mertua dan kakak iparnya datang lalu tinggal dalam satu rumah dengannya, rumah tangga Vira dan Alvin yang tadinya adem ayem dan harmonis, tiba tiba penuh konflik dan terasa panas. Ibu mertuanya menginginkan gaji Alvin diserahkan pada mereka untuk mereka kelola. Hal ini membuat rumah tangga Alvin dan Vira pun terus diwarnai percekcokan. Namun, karena tak tahan terus diintimidasi mertua dan iparnya, pada akhirnya Vira pun memilih untuk melepaskan hak nya sebagai istri, bertepatan saat pekerjaannya sebagai penulis novel online mulai menghasilkan. Dia pun bangkit meraih kesuksesan hingga bisa membuka mata mertua dan iparnya siapa dia sebenarnya.

It has been seven years since Havoc Benedict Montemayor was kidnapped and since then, they still haven't heard his voice again. He can’t just talk to anyone, he changes the psychiatrist like how he often changes his clothes. He is determined to not get treated not until Sunshine Claire Mendoza became his psychiatrist. He does not want to heal, she wants him to get better. He keeps a deep secret, she's determined to unfold it. He's a beast... would she be able to calm him down?

(Dual-POV) Rae Poppy Howard Spencer is the figurehead of the Spencer family after the "untimely" death of her father, but the Spencer family is different than the Howard empire. The Spencers? Old money mafia. The Howards? Business entrepreneurs. Rae Spencer runs the Spencer family. Poppy Howard runs the Howard empire. It's a lot for her to juggle, but so is falling hard for her head of security. Talk about crossing lines with Leander Murphy, her Murphy, is supposed to keep her safe, not get in bed with the boss. But maybe, just maybe, some rules are meant to be broken.

On our anniversary, Nina Reid took our daughter—and her assistant, Ray Chapman—out for another "family day." Without me. That was it. I filed for divorce. Right after signing the papers and boxing up my stuff, I heard a buzz from the corner. Old phone. Twelve years old. Buried in a drawer. The screen lit up with a number I almost recognized. Hand shaking, I picked up. A voice I hadn't heard in years. Young. Way too familiar. "Hey, Liam. I need to talk to you."

The new intern, Cynthia Joller, had posted about me online, claiming the company had made them use their leave for team building. No one wanted to fly all the way to an island to spend time with colleagues. However, what the internet did not know was that our company's team-building tradition involved booking a top-notch five-star resort every year: all-inclusive, family-friendly, with an extra three days of paid leave, and a $30,000 budget per person. The whole internet dubbed me a cold-blooded capitalist, so I decided to give in to their demands and issued a notice. [In response to employee feedback and to honor personal time, this year's team-building retreat has been canceled. Instead, a $500 allowance for personal travel will be provided.] The notice stirred up a commotion in the company. Long-time employees gathered at my office door, pleading for the return of the sunny Madiles retreat.

"Bu, aku bisa pinjam uang dua ratus ribu buat modal usaha?" ucapku pada ibu mertua. "Kamu hanya tamat SMP bisa apa? Sekarang ke dapur dan kerjakan semua pekerjaan rumah!" Semenjak suamiku kecelakaan dan kakinya diamputasi, kami diperlakukan terhina seperti pembantu. Kehilangan pekerjaan seperti benalu di rumah ibu kandungnya. Hinaan dari keluarga suami bagaikan makanan sehari-hari. Akan tetapi, jika terus berusaha dan belajar, tak ada yang tidak mungkin. Begitulah yang aku lakukan hingga bisa menulis novel online di beberapa aplikasi, sehingga menghasilkan banyak uang. Bagaimana sikap mereka yang menghina setelah tahu aku punya penghasilan sendiri dengan kondisi hanya tamat SMP?

Memiliki ipar yang tidak berbaik hati menganggapnya sebagai bagian dari keluarga, membuatnya diperlakukan tidak baik. Awalnya Larasati sabar menghadapi perlakuan kasar dari kakak suaminya itu, namun ia lama-lama juga jengah dan memilih untuk memberi perlawanan. Meski begitu, rumah tangganya cukup harmonis lantaran suaminya yang bekerja sebagai driver ojek online itu memperlakukannya dengan baik. Di samping itu, mertuanya juga menganggapnya seperti anak sendiri. Sehingga mudah untuknya mempertahankan rumah tangga. Hingga pertahanannya goyah kala mengetahui kebenaran yang ditutupi suaminya. Ternyata suaminya sudah 1 tahun tidak lagi bekerja sebagai ojol. Dan rahasia lain yang membuatnya dengar berat hati memilih untuk berpisah.

I leave my boyfriend without a word when he's at his lowest. He later makes a name for himself and forces me to marry him. Our relationship goes viral online and becomes the subject of everyone's envy. They all say he's desperately in love with me, but he later sleeps with other women in our bed. I fall from grace and become the city's biggest laughingstock. I don't cause a scene. Instead, I move into the guest bedroom and leave the master bedroom for them. He's furious as he grips my neck roughly. He bites my lips, drawing blood. "Why aren't you mad?" Because I'm sick. I don't have the time to wait for him to see the error of his ways anymore.

The moms at the company post about me online, claiming the free daycare I provide for their kids is a "prison" and a vile tactic to force them to work overtime. What they don't know is that the daycare was set up with imported equipment and staffed by internationally trained professionals. It costs nearly eight thousand dollars a month per child to operate. The internet curses me out, calling me a show-off and disgusting capitalist. So I grit my teeth and send out a company-wide announcement. "To support everyone's desire to handle their own childcare, the company has decided to close the free daycare program. Effective immediately, it will be replaced with a childcare benefit. Eligible mothers will receive 200 dollars a month." As soon as the notice goes out, the moms panic. They crowd outside my office, begging me not to shut it down.

“are you ok” Halley says through mindlink. “no I need to get out of here” I reply “what’s wrong” “that’s my brother” I say, panicked “sh.it" she says out loud “Just stay here, and I will sneak off. If he’s here, Shane might be, too. He’s your mate, you have to talk to him” “I’m not going to be his mate” she says out loud, sh.it. Why couldn’t she use her inner voice “sorry” she looks at me and shrugs, realising she said it out loud. Sam looks around confused “what’s wrong? we don’t know each other. You have to give me a chance before deciding that” he pleads “I know enough about you to decide” she says as I try to get up without him noticing. He looks really upset and confused, and then he turns and sees me. “Aria” he says, shocked before he hugged me “I thought we lost you. We looked for you everywhere” he says, upset. “Why would you do that? You made it clear I am not your sister, with words and actions now. Please let me go. I would like to leave” I say, annoyed and worried “Please just wait, let me talk to you, I’m sorry” he begs, but I can’t it must be a trick