Tinggi Ideal

"Aku sudah tegaskan, kalau aku tidak tahu apa-apa mengenai pendekar yang kalian cari," teriak petani itu tampak berani dan tidak merasa gentar meskipun dahi dan pergelangan tangan kanannya sudah terluka oleh sabetan pedang dari salah seorang prajurit yang sedang mengeroyoknya itu."Jangan bohong kamu!" kata prajurit yang bertubuh besar tinggi, sambil meletakkan ujung pedang di leher petani tersebut."Aku tidak tahu, Punggawa," jawab petani itu berusaha mengatakan hal yang sebenarnya. Sejatinya, ia memang tidak mengetahui tentang kemunculan pendekar bertopeng itu.Kemudian, prajurit tersebut menendang keras dagu pria setengah baya itu, dengan begitu beringasnya dan mehujaminya dengan rentetan pukulan keras mengenai perut dan wajah pria setengah baya itu.Ketika prajurit lainnya hendak menebas leher petani tersebut. Tiba-tiba sebongkah batu berukuran besar melesat cepat dari arah tak terduga menghantam tubuh prajurit tersebut, sehingga membuatnya terpental dan sekarat seketika dengan bersimbah darah dari mulut dan hidungnya. Tampak seperti ayam baru disembelih, tubuhnya terlentang di hadapan rekan-rekannya.****

Disaat cinta menyapa setiap jiwa, sebagian ada yang mampu mengungkapkan dengan kata dan sebagian lagi hanya mampu berujar dalam do'a. Sekar dan Farhan adalah dua orang yang terjebak pada anggapan ketidakwajaran rasa cinta dalam sebuah persahabatan, alhasil mereka berdua berusaha meminimalisir perasaan masing-masing dengan cara saling menjauhi satu sama lain. Sekar mengejar impiannya melanjutkan pendidikan tinggi di Kairo Mesir sedangkan Farhan mengadu nasib di Ibukota sebagai pegawai minimarket. Waktu berjalan dan Farhan akhirnya menjadi artis terkenal, namanya berubah menjadi Freddy Han. Dunia entertainment mengubah gaya hidupnya 180 derajat. Empat tahun kemudian Sekar kembali pulang ke Indonesia menemui Farhan, perempuan itu mendapatkan sebuah kekecewaan besar dan memutuskan untuk mengubur rasa juga kisah bersama Farhan dalam-dalam. Sekar menikah dengan Surya seniornya ketika di Mesir namun pernikahannya tidak bertahan lama karena Surya meninggal dunia. Kemudian Sekar menikah dengan Farhan serta mempunyai seorang anak perempuan. Akankah kebahagiaan terus menyelimuti keluarga kecil mereka? ataukah sebaliknya duka hadir dan mencoba kekuatan cinta ketiganya?

Di hari ulang tahunku, tunanganku menukarkan poin supermarket untuk membelikanku sepasang sarung tangan cuci piring. Namun, di lelang, dia menawar paling tinggi demi membelikan permata seharga 10 miliar untuk cinta pertamanya. Aku marah, tetapi dia justru menuduhku sebagai perempuan materialistis. "Aku kasih kamu uang buat dipakai, bukannya sudah sewajarnya kamu melayaniku? Ini sebenarnya ujian terakhir yang mau aku kasih sebelum nikah. Kalau kamu lulus, kita nikah. Tapi kamu benaran bikin aku kecewa." Aku mengajukan putus, dan dia langsung berbalik melamar cinta pertamanya. Lima tahun kemudian, kami bertemu kembali di sebuah pulau liburan pribadi. Kevin melihatku mengenakan pakaian kerja sambil memungut sampah di pantai, lalu langsung melontarkan ejekan. "Celine, dulu kamu remehin sarung tangan yang kubelikan, sekarang malah mungut sampah di sini." "Sekarang, sekalipun kamu mohon agar aku nikahi kamu, aku nggak akan melirikmu lagi." Aku tidak menanggapinya. Pelajaran praktik sosial putraku berjudul membersihkan halaman belakang rumah bersama orang tua. Ayahnya memperluas halaman sampai ke tepi pantai, membersihkannya sungguh melelahkan.

póli omíchlis kota besar dengan ekonomi yang telah berubah total. Kota yang dulu dikenal dengan keindahan ini kini memiliki sisi kelam dimana kehidupan manusia dibagi menjadi dua sisi, kota atas dan bawah. Bagi mereka yang hidup di kota atas memiliki kenyamanan dan juga fasilitas yang baik. Tinggal ditempat nyaman dan lingkungan yang bersih, kota atas dihuni oleh orang kaya yang memiliki keturunan bangsawan. Tapi bagi mereka yang hidup di kota bawah memiliki penderitaan, kelaparan, ketakutan dan juga keadilan yang kurang. Karina cristopher 25 tahun, gadis cantik yang memiliki nasib buruk. Hidup di kota bawah membuat karina tumbuh dengan ketidakadilan, setiap hari dia harus melalui segala penderitaan yang kejam untuk dapat bertahan hidup Semua berubah saat karina bertemu sosok mike, pria tinggi dengan wajah tampan yang membuat karina jatuh hati. Tapi mike hanya menganggap karina sebagai pengganti seseorang yang penting dalam hatinya. Apakah karina bisa menjadi sosok yang diinginkan mike dan menghapus jati dirinya sendiri Siapa sosok yang dicintai mike sebenarnya....

Disaat kedua orang tuanya menjadi buronan Kerajaan Naga Merah, lahirlah seorang anak bernama Hao Li. Di saat Yu Jing Xi berpikir akhir dari cerita mereka sudah dekat, keberuntungan datang kepada anaknya. Memberikan Hao Li kehidupan yang tidak bisa mereka berdua berikan. Beberapa tahun selang, kehidupan Hao Li hanya sebatas mencari binatang buas sebagai makanan dan bertengkar dengan dua orang yang paling disayangnya. Ketika dia mengira kehidupannya akan sama seperti orang kebanyakan, sebuah kristal berwarna merah gelap dia temukan. Kristal itulah yang membuatnya menjadi jenius dalam sekejap, memiliki bakat tinggi yang menantang surga. Tapi bagaimana jika Kristal yang di dapatkannya hanyalah salah satu pecahan dari sembilan Kristal? Apa yang akan terjadi jika Hao Li menyatukan mereka semua? *** Ini ceritanya, perjalanan dan petualangannya... Saat dia melangkah, jutaan nyawa melayang... Saat pedang di tangannya dia ayunkan, gunung dan lautan terbelah menjadi dua... Hembusan napas dan tatapannya bahkan menakuti para dewa... Dia dikenal sebagai Penakluk Dewa, Maharaja Tertinggi di Empat Benua.

Riri Navarre is a beautiful woman. Johnny Winter knew that. But she is a brat too. A beautiful, willful, stubborn brat! Kaya kahit na ano pang sabihin at gawin ng mga magulang niya, hindi niya magugustuhan si Riri. Hindi ito ang tipo ng babae na gusto niyang makasama habangbuhay. Mahinhin, mahiyain, mabait at hindi pilya ang babaeng gusto niya. At lahat ng mga katangiang iyon ay natagpuan niya kay Karla. But life got in the way. Or perhaps, it was his heart? He wasn’t sure. Ang tanging nasisisguro lang niya ay nakatakda na siyang ikasal sa babaeng hindi niya inakala ni minsan na magiging asawa niya. Maaari kaya siyang maging runaway groom? Johnny Winter is Riri’s ideal man. Riri wanted him for years. And what Riri wants, Riri gets. Pero paano kung kabaligtaran niya ang tipo ng babae na magugustuhan ni Johnny? Kung gayahin kaya niya angginawa ng kanyang ina para mapaibig ang kanyang ama noon? Baguhin ang lahat sa sarili niya? No! She can’t do that. Magrerebelde ang katawang-lupa niya. She needed Lola Dorinda’s help. Pero shookt siya sa payo ng great-grandmother niya. Dahil ang payo nito, pikutin niya si Johnny tulad raw ng sinubukan nitong gawin sa great-grandfather ni Johnny noon.

The moment I was born, my mother implanted a chip in my brain and began shaping me into her idea of a perfect daughter. She blocked my sense of hunger so I would only have simple meals daily to maintain the "ideal" figure. She erased my ability to feel pain so she could inject me with endless chemicals to keep my skin smooth and flawless. She tampered with my senses, deleting every trace of negative emotion from my mind, all so I could remain eternally innocent. I couldn't tell right from wrong. I didn't know sadness or anger. I only knew how to smile. When the neighbor's dog died, I smiled and was scolded harshly for being heartless. When my classmates bullied me, I smiled and became the class freak. When my grandfather passed away, I smiled again, and my relatives cursed me for being soulless. Eventually, my father couldn't take it anymore. He left us. Mom, however, didn't seem to care. "They don't understand," she told me. "Everything I've done is for your own good. One day, you'll thank me." … On my 18th birthday, she planned a grand live broadcast, ready to show the world her perfect creation. She never knew that the day before her grand broadcast, I had already lost myself completely. By then, I was no longer human. I had become a machine.

Charles Grayson Eleazar Fiumara, is the son of the adopted heir of the prestigious Fiumara family and the newest member of Foedus Corporation. A man driven by memories that refuse to fade away. Raised in a world of privilege and success, Grayson embodies the ideal of a perfect life, with good looks and intelligence to match. However, beneath his polished exterior lies a deep-seated rage, a fire ignited by the devastating war that erupted between him and his granduncle, Edison Fiumara. The tragedy that befell Grayson's family took away his beloved mother, Andrea Fiumara, and his younger sister, Gracielle Ann. Their deaths shattered his world, leaving him consumed by a thirst for vengeance. Guided by his memories, Grayson sets out on a relentless quest to avenge the blood that was spilled and the heart that was torn. He pursues justice with unyielding determination, fueled by a burning desire to bring his family's killer to his knees. As Grayson delves deeper into the shadows, he uncovers a labyrinth of hidden secrets and unexpected alliances. Along the way, he learns that the truth he seeks is not as simple as it seems, and the real culprits may be closer than he ever imagined. Haunted by the past and driven by a desire for retribution, Grayson battles not only external foes but also the demons within himself. As he unravels the truth, he discovers that redemption lies not only in vengeance but also in finding the strength to let go of the past and embrace a future shaped by forgiveness and healing. Will Grayson's relentless pursuit of justice lead him to the real culprits behind his family's tragedy, or will his memories cloud his judgment and drive him to a path of no return?

He calls it madness, but she calls it love. When intense attraction struck them both in the dark after being trapped in a small cave during a raging tropical storm, he pursued her without inhibitions, turning their whirlwind romance into a tragic mistake in the end. He is the educated businessman and the hunk, while Maria, the illiterate, fat-ugly maiden, is his total opposite. A terrible choice that resulted in a forced marriage was made between them when everyone thought she was his victim. Makakawala pa ba siya sa isang kasalang pwersahan kung sa pagsapit ng liwanag, kapangitan, at katabaan ng babae ang lumantad sa kanyang mga mata? Nagkamali siya ng desisyong maging katipan ito nang ura-urada nang masilayan ang tunay nitong anyo. Hindi ito ang ideal wife niya. "Woman, if it means saving my life, I'll wholeheartedly marry you!" He snorted when he realized he couldn't blame her for it. "You have no idea how much I hated this forced marriage kahit walang namagitan sa'tin kagabi." "Pero Benjamin—" Naiiyak man, abot hanggang langit naman ang pasasalamat ng dalaga sa pagpayag niyang maikasal sila. "Papakasalan kita dahil ikaw ang katuparan ng pangarap ko. Hulog ka ng langit kagabi. Hindi ka na makakawala kahit ano pang sabihin mo dahil ikaw—ikaw ang itinadhana para sa'kin."

“You like this so much, don’t you?” Theo asked hectically and nuzzled her temple. His fingers dug into her hips while he was pounding her from behind. She didn’t respond but moaned, her hands clenched on the headboard of the bed harder. He slapped her ass harshly. “Answer me.” “Ah!” Meli laughs breathlessly. “Yes...” Theo straightened and wound his hand around her long hair. The sound of their hips slamming was filling the hotel room. He kept fucking her relentlessly, this woman’s moans were like the most sensual music to his ears. After a few seconds, Meli’s moans turned into sobs and she came with a shaking cry, her body fell onto the mattress. Theo wasn’t there, he gave her a few last thrusts and reached his own apex as groaning. His muscled frame collapsed onto her delicate body. *** Theo is the CEO of a global company. He is his own person with a successful career, a loft as an ideal bachelor pad and a car he'd dreamt of. With his physique that women describe as a Greek god, he has no difficulty in getting a woman he desires. Everything in his life is in a strict order. It is a monotonous pattern, but never worrying. Never unnerving. Till she comes. His boss's new wife. Mrs. Aldridge. There is an insane chemistry between the two, and Theo has no idea how to handle those burning sparks emanating from it.