Tea Pai

Setahun setelah bercerai, mantan suamiku, Harvey Ferdian tiba-tiba menyebut namaku di grup obrolan. [Sudah cukup lama kita saling diam. Pulanglah, ayo kita rujuk.] Aku membalas [Kamu nggak gila, 'kan?] Melihat itu, semua orang mulai mencoba mendamaikan kami. Harvey bertanya lagi. [Selama aku nggak ada, apa yang kamu lakukan?] Aku melihat pria di sampingku yang sedang menidurkan anak, lalu mengetik singkat [Sedang menjalani masa nifas.] Grup yang semula ramai langsung menjadi hening. Harvey marah dan meneleponku 108 kali, semuanya aku abaikan. Dia marah, tetapi gadis yang dulu sangat mencintainya, kini bukan lagi miliknya.

Hanggang saan ang kaya mong gawin para maabot ang iyong mga pangarap? Handa ka bang lumaban, mang-agaw at manakit ng kapwa para sa sariling kaligayahan? Siya sa Geneva at gagawin niya ang lahat para agawin si Tristan sa asawa nito. Matalino, ubod ng guwapo at higit sa lahat ay sobrang yaman. Ika niya'y pag mabingwit niya ito, para siyang nanalo sa lotto. Jackpot nga kaya kung maisakatuparan niya ang plano o pagsisisihan niyang inagaw niya ang guwapong bilyonaryo?

I had been married for seven years. My husband's nemesis kidnapped me and threatened my husband that they would kill me, yet he ignored it because his sweetheart had asked him to use this opportunity to subdue me and teach me a lesson so that I would give away my assets. The moment I escaped that hellhole, I asked my husband for a divorce, but he claimed his sweetheart tricked him and knelt before me to beg me not to leave.

Starla Benardi pernah mengira bahwa Darrel Gilvano bisa membantunya menghadapi segala kesulitan dalam hidupnya dan melindunginya dengan tenang sepanjang hayat. Namun dia tak pernah menyangka, hampir semua cobaan dalam hidupnya malah berasal dari pria itu. Darrel berkata, wanita itu berbeda dengan Starla. Wanita itu adalah cahaya matahari yang bisa memberinya kehangatan dan kekuatan baginya. Benar juga, di hadapan cahaya matahari, Starla memang tampak redup. Dia sama sekali tidak punya kelayakan untuk dibandingkan dengan wanita itu. Karena bagi Starla, hanya untuk tetap hidup saja, dia sudah harus mengerahkan seluruh tenaganya.

Setelah lima tahun berpacaran, pacar pengacaraku membatalkan acara pernikahan denganku sebanyak 52 kali. Pertama kali adalah karena gadis pekerja magang yang dibimbingnya membuat kesalahan dalam mengisi formulir di firma hukum, jadi dia bergegas kembali, meninggalkan aku sendirian di pantai selama seharian. Kedua kalinya, di tengah acara pernikahan setelah mengetahui gadis pekerja magang itu dipersulit oleh pengacara lain, dia kembali untuk membantu, meninggalkan aku untuk ditertawakan oleh para tamu. Setelah itu, kapan pun aku mengadakan acara pernikahan, gadis pekerja magang itu akan selalu memiliki berbagai masalah dan membutuhkannya. Akhirnya, aku putus asa dan memutuskan untuk putus. Pada hari aku pindah dari Kota Alia, dia menjadi gila dan mencari aku ke mana-mana.

Jane’s life took a different turn when she was made to marry a billionaire heir in place of her younger sister, Mia Brookes, who apparently is the family’s favorite. Jane, being an adopted child of the Brookes family, kept wondering why her adoptive parents would pass on an opportunity like this and ask her to marry into the family instead of their own biological child, Mia. “You didn’t want your precious child to get married to a cripple, which is why you shipped me off, right?” Jane said to her mum amidst tears on the evening of the wedding. “You think I would let my only daughter get married to a cripple? There is no way in hell I’m going to let that happen. We need Miller's family if we are going to thrive in this new business, and you seem like the perfect match for the family. Jane, we have served you through all these years since you were abandoned by your biological mother. Now is the time. We need your help. Just marry this boy and let’s get this over with” Mrs. Brookes said unremorseful. She threatened to leave the marriage the next day, but being one of the most prestigious and powerful families in the country, the Millers made that impossible for her. Also, her mother-in-law proposes a contract that includes giving birth to an heir through an IVF procedure, thereby giving her son the reason to live and someone to inherit his father’s empire while she gets whatever she decides. Will she accept this proposal? Will this plan work between Jane and her mother-in-law without Justin himself finding out? Let’s find out in this captivating and intriguing story…………

Adalah Rama Mahendra, seorang suami juga seorang anak. Sebagai anak laki-laki satu-satunya Rama merasa punya tanggung jawab penuh terhadap Ibunya. Sampai kapanpun, aku tetap milik Ibuku, adalah simbol Rama menjalani kehidupannya. Bahkan apapun akan Rama berikan jika sang Ibu yang meminta. Namun disisi lain, sang istri kerap kekurangan uang karena merasa pas-pasan. Namun Rama tak mengindahkan dan mengatakan istrinya boros. Puncak masalah terjadi ketika sang Ibu dan saudaranya memutuskan untuk tinggal bersama Rama. Sang istri pun tak tahan dan akhirnya memilih untuk berpisah. Namun tak semudah itu. Rama yang katanya mencintainya, berusaha mati-matian untuk mencoba mempertahankan rumah tangganya. Di tengah proses perceraian mereka, banyak kejadian mencengangkan. Terlebih ketika masa lalu hadir diantara mereka, yang akhirnya membuat mereka saling mengubah diri. Akankah rumah tangga mereka benar-benar kandas? Bagaimana Rama menyikapi masalah demi masalah yang terjadi di keluarganya?

I spent five years patching the cracks in Jonathan Blackwood—the Blackwood Pack’s legendary Alpha—until his first love, Isabella, “rise from the dead.” Jonathan dropped me in a heartbeat, dragging our two pups to her side. Blinded, they saw only Isabella’s shine—never her evil, never my heartbreak. At last, I woke up. I filed the bond-dissolution in silence and walked away—leaving everything, even my pups, to that foolish Alpha and the calculating she-wolf. When his wish was granted and her mask fell, Isabella’s cruelty began to fill Jonathan’s hollow chest with doubt and regret. He knelt before me, punished her, and begged me to return. I only looked at him with pity. “The one who hurt me most was never her. It was you.”

Deandra "Andra" Michaela Anzaldo lost her parents after just the weeks she was born so she was left in the care of her not-so-good aunt. But regardless of that, she still grew up as a kindhearted and hard-working person but the people around her always remind her and always make her feel that she is just a piece of bad luck in their lives and nothing else. An incident happened that made her leave her aunt's house and that also led her to meet and live on one roof with her Hot Teacher – Mr. Francois "Franco" Adrian Del Mundo. Why, out of all the places she could go, she suddenly went to Del Mundo's Mansion? How did she get there? Has everything been easy for her living with her Hot Teacher? Would they grow closer and have feelings for each other? Is Andra willing to risk everything? And what will happen if her schoolmates and other teachers find out that SHE IS LIVING WITH HER HOT TEACHER?                                                            ****** DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fiction. Names, businesses, places, events are either the product of the author's imagination or used in a fiction manner. Any resemblance to an actual person, living or dead, or actual event is purely coincidental. WARNING: Please be advised that this story contains sensitive content, mature themes, and strong language that are not suitable for very young audiences. You have been warned. Don't read this book if you're uncomfortable with the above content.                                                             ******

My girlfriend had one of those guy friends she insisted was basically family. On a group hike, he knew I had diabetes and couldn't eat anything high in sugar, but he still coaxed me into eating a high-sugar energy bar, and my blood sugar spiked almost instantly. When I pulled out my insulin to inject, panic shot through me. My medication had been switched out for saline. I collapsed to the ground, shaking and retching. The fake nice-guy just looked down at me with a smug twist of his mouth. "Seriously, man? You're being dramatic. It's just a little sugar. Good thing I told Selene to swap your meds, or we'd never know how far you'd go to fake it. With a body this weak, how are you supposed to protect Selene?" I turned to my girlfriend, my breathing already turning shallow. "Selene, give me my insulin. If I don't inject it right now, I'm going to die." She frowned as if I were the one being unreasonable. "You're overacting. I've never heard of someone dying from a bit of sugar. Adrian's right. You're always looking for attention. Everyone finally got together today, and you're here ruining it." I felt everything inside me go cold. I didn't even bother arguing anymore. I grabbed my phone with shaking hands and rasped, "Mom, your son's about to get bullied to death. Are you going to step in or not?"