The Good House A Novel

Steve Hart harus menelan pahitnya hidup ketika terus-menerus menerima perlakuan buruk dari keluarga istrinya. Semua berawal dari keputusannya menerima pernikahan kontrak yang diajukan oleh keturunan keluarga kaya. Awalnya, Steve sempat berpikir untuk bertahan saja sampai kontrak itu berakhir. Namun tak disangka, sebuah “sistem” muncul dalam hidupnya, sebuah kekuatan misterius yang memberinya kesempatan untuk bangkit dan membebaskan diri dari kehidupan menyedihkan yang selama ini menjeratnya.

My wife, Charlene Weber, has taken me to the Scumbag Court. If I'm found guilty, all my assets will be taken from me, and I'll face 10 years of imprisonment. Charlene, on the other hand, will get to marry her ideal man—Joel Quinlan—as she wishes. If I'm acquitted of all charges, Charlene will be made to divorce me without alimony. She'll also be cursed with bad luck and disfigured so badly she'll be the ugliest woman in the world. Conversely, I'll be given 10 million dollars in reparations and gain a lifetime's worth of good luck. Everyone is advising me to admit to my mistakes, but only because Charlene has always been a virtuous, devoted wife in their eyes. They think that there must surely be some complicated grievances between us at the moment. However, they are unaware that I've been reborn. This time, I'm going to tear off Charlene's mask of hypocrisy.

Rasanya tak berlebihan jika diriku dijuluki sebagai pekerja serabutan. Sebagai sekretaris, aku melakukan berbagai pekerjaan untuk atasanku, mulai dari urusan kantor hingga masalah di rumah. Waktu kerjaku cukup panjang. Pada pagi hari, diriku mengatur keperluan si Bos, seperti menyiapkan baju dan sarapan. Lanjut, siang harinya melaksanakan pekerjaan di kantor. Saat malam, memasak dan menemani lelaki itu makan. Lelah ini dapat kutahan karena bayaran yang didapat juga sepadan. Hingga suatu hari lelaki itu memintaku mengatur kencan buta untuknya.

When her world turned upsidedown, Bella had no choice than to accept the offer to work as a house maid for The Benson's family but literally just for Peter, Mr and Mrs Benson's only son. They needed someone to take good care of their son (NOT BABYSIT) whenever they are away for business trips as usual. As time goes on, Bella became more than a maid to Peter.

Reina tidak pernah menyangka bahwa kepulangannya ke kota asal akan membawanya ke perjodohan yang tak terduga, terutama setelah mengetahui bahwa pria yang dijodohkannya adalah tetanganya sendiri ketika ia masih di kota perantauan yang ternyata merupakan CEO perusahaan besar. Awalnya, ia menolak perjodohan tersebut karena tidak siap menikah. Namun, setelah mengikuti keinginan mamanya untuk menikah dengan pria yang dijodohkannya, Reina mulai menyadari perjodohan ini menyimpan banyak keterlibatan masa lalu yang membawanya ke dalam perjodohan ini.

When enemies came seeking revenge, my brother was off with his first love, chasing a golden sunrise over the mountains. I didn't beg him to save us. Instead, I dragged my sister-in-law to safety, dodging killers. In my last life, my brother rushed home, but his first love got caught in an avalanche. Before she passed, she texted him, accusing me and my sister-in-law of humiliating her with money and threatening her to leave him. The fateful trip was her final wish. Her death crushed me with guilt, but my brother dismissed it, holding a perfunctory funeral for her before moving on. I thought he had recommitted to his family, but while my sister-in-law recovered from childbirth, he slipped poison into our meal. "How do I have such a vile sister like you?" he spat. "And you... I only married you for family interests. You two killed the love of my life!" He set the house on fire, burning us alive. Even his newborn son wasn't spared. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on that fateful day.

Luna Aulia dan Jaya Baya adalah sepasang suami istri. Hasil perjodohan yang di sebabkan oleh hutang budi keluarga Luna dengan Jaya Baya. Lalu bagaimana awal dari rumah tangga mereka berdua? Akanlah kisah keduanya sama seperti di dunia novel? Saling membenci lalu jatuh cinta? Atau malah sebaliknya mereka jatuh cinta sejak awal? Jika iya. Bagaimana nasib kelanjutan rumah tangga keduanya? Akankah rumah tangga keduanya bertahan sampai akhir hayat? Atau malah hancur di tengah-tengah karena orang ketiga? Atau hancur karena keegoisan Luna yang ingin mengejar mimpinya kuliah di korea?

My wife—Nancy Valente—had been "missing" for three months after some fake skiing accident. I spotted her at a bar. She was draped over Finley Bennett's shoulder, laughing like she hadn't wrecked my life. "Good thing you came up with this plan. I almost forgot what freedom felt like." Her crew kept clinking glasses, asking when she planned to pop back up. She glanced down. "Maybe in a week. I'll show up once he's lost his mind." I stayed in the shadows, watching her bask in her little escape act. Then I grabbed my phone and called a buddy at the Vital Records Office.

After my third dive in search of my missing boyfriend, I suffer a miscarriage. When I wake up in the hospital and find out he's still alive, I rip out the IV and drag myself home. But as I approach the house, I overhear Beck Wilder talking to his friends. "Maren had a child with her ex-husband. Who knows if she's really over him? "I can't go through with the wedding without being sure. I'd rather set a trap to see if she'd risk everything for me." Someone hesitates. "What if she finds out you lied? She might get furious and leave you." Beck chuckles confidently. "She's a breeze to manipulate. I'll make her sign the marriage papers and host a lavish wedding. She'll be as meek as a kitten." Two weeks later, I leave the miscarriage report on the wedding dress and walk away. The once-proud heir of the Wilder family is left in tears, scouring every inch of Larkspur in desperate search of his runaway bride.

“Camille, I’ll love you forever!” Jameson let out a low, agonized growl. Just as he was about to climax, his phone suddenly began to buzz. He ignored it, of course. Now was hardly the time. However, his phone lit up again. The moment he saw the text on the screen, his body froze. Camille heard him answer the call. “Hello?” In the deep silence of the night, the voice on the phone cut through the stillness, clear and unmistakable. “Jameson, did you know that Sylvia—” Jameson switched languages and cut in with a sharp command, “Keep it down. It's not a good time.” The other person switched languages too, though he was still loud. “The hospital results came in. Sylvia is in the final stages of cancer. She only has a month left! Her last wish is to become your wife. Can you grant her that before she passes?” Jameson’s expression changed immediately. “What?! Wait for me!” He ended the call and turned to Camille. “Camille, something urgent came up. I need to step out for a bit. Be good and stay home. I’ll be back after you’ve had some sleep.” Before she could respond, he rose to wash up, changed his clothes, and left without looking back. Moments later, her phone buzzed. Sylvia: [Camille, you lost. I told you—Jameson has always been mine.] Right above it was a message from three days ago: [If I tell him I have cancer, do you think Jameson will leave you and come to me? I bet he will.] Camille’s gaze slowly shifted from her phone screen to the open bedroom door. What Jameson did not know was that she had already picked up a new language. She understood every word of that call. After a long moment, a faint, bitter smile appeared on her face. “Yeah, I lost...”