Unspoken Truth About Marriage

"I'll marry you not because I love you, but because I need you to forget." —Zyler Wade Williams. "I agreed to marry you not because I love you, but because I need your money." —Janna Faith Guevarra. ___ College pa lang ay hindi na magkasundo ang magkaklaseng Janna at Wade. Kilalang maldita at mailap sa lalaki si Janna samantalang badboy at babaero naman si Wade, bagay na dahilan kung bakit hindi sila magkasundo. A year after their graduation, nagulantang ang lahat ng kanilang mga kaklase matapos malaman na ikakasal na ang dalawa. Marami ang katanungang gumulo sa lahat kung paanong biglang nagbago ang ihip ng hangin at bakit biglang may kasalang nangyari sa pagitan ng dalawa na daig pa ang aso't pusa noong nasa kolehiyo pa lamang sila.

Si Sarina ay isang probinsyanang nurse na mas pinili ang maging private nurse dahil na rin sa laki ng sahod kay Maximus Lardizabal. Isang kilalang negosyante sa bansa at playboy na rin. Mayroon siyang kasintahan ngunit mahilig pa rin siya sa babae. Nang maaksidente ito sa ibang bansa at bumalik ng Pilipinas ay bulag na ito at nakatali na sa wheelchair na naging dahilan upang tuluyan na siyang iwan ng kasintahan. Samantalang bigla na lang nag-offer ang binata sa dalaga na hindi mapaniwalaan ni Sarina at mabilis niyang tinanggihan. Ngunit dahil na rin sa pangangailangan ng pamilya niya ay nagbago din ang kanyang isip at pumayag na maging parausan ni Maximus sa loob ng isang taon sa halagang 10 milyon. Ang hindi alam ng dalaga ay may mga iba pang kasunduang kalakip ang kontrata nila at sa pagsasama nila ay malalaman niya ang lihim na itinatago ng binata.

Nadin Maharani terpaksa harus menikah dengan Raka Argantara yang adalah kakak iparnya usai insiden yang merenggut nyawa suaminya Rafa Argantara kala dirinya sedang mengandung anak pertama yang baru menginjak usia 2 bulan. Detik terkahir sebelum suaminya memejamkan mata untuk selamanya—Rafa meminta kepada Raka untuk menikahi istrinya bahkan dalam keadaan Raka sudah beristri sekalipun. Pilu yang dirasakan kala menjadi istri kedua dari seorang laki-laki yang masih sangat mencintai istrinya. Namun meskipun seperti itu, Nadin telah berjanji kepada mendiang suaminya untuk menerima Raka dan mencoba untuk membuka hatinya untuk kakak ipar yang berganti status sebagai suaminya. Lantas, apakah Raka bisa melakukan hal yang sama kepada Nadin? Apakah Raka bisa menerima Nadin sepenuhnya? Mencintai wanita itu layaknya ia mencintai istri pertamanya dan layaknya ia Rafa mencintai Nadin? Atau justru Raka menyiksa Nadin dalam pernikahan yang sudah melukai istri pertamanya?

Isma yang putus asa hampir memilih jalan pintas untuk mendapatkan uang. Dia memutuskan menjadi wanita malam untuk memenuhi kebutuhan ibunya yang sakit-sakitan di kampung halaman. Namun, di malam dia akan melakukan pekerjaan haramnya, Isma berubah pikiran. Dia melarikan diri dari lelaki bernama Hartono yang telah membayarnya. Dalam pelariannya, Isma bertemu dengan seorang lelaki bernama Arman yang merupakan seorang pengusaha dengan sikap dingin dan ketus. Pertemuan tidak sengaja tersebut membawa Isma ke dalam tawaran yang Arman ajukan, yakni sebuah pernikahan kontrak dengan bayaran tinggi. Arman meminta Isma menjadi istrinya selama satu tahun demi tuntutan orangtuanya dan menghindari perjodohan. Tidak punya pilihan lain, Isma akhirnya menerima. Selama mereka menikah Arman tidak ingin terlibat perasaan apapun dengan Isma. Arman menekankan kepada Isma, jika dia tidak boleh memakai hati dalam pernikahan pura-pura mereka. Tetapi hati berkata lain, lambat laun Isma mulai jatuh cinta pada Arman yang selalu mengabaikannya. Selama mereka bersama, Isma selalu menyembunyikan perasaannya pada lelaki itu. Akankah akhirnya Arman tahu perasaan Isma? Apa yang akan dilakukan Arman, mengakhiri pernikahan kontraknya atau membalas perasaan Isma?

“Kenapa?” tanya Bigel saat Hasbi memilih tidak bersuara lagi, tapi fokusnya selalu pada leher Bigel. “Apa yang Mas lihat?” Hasbi menundukkan kepalanya dan seraya mendekat hingga membuat batasan tipis antara wajahnya dan juga wajah Bigel. “Aku, rindu ini.” Bigel tidak dapat berkutik untuk sesaat, tapi sekaligus jantungnya berdebar tidak karuan. Menurutnya, bukankah ini kesempatan agar Hasbi semakin terikat padanya? Cup! Bigel mencium bibir Hasbi lebih dulu, sekilas untuk membuat adrenalin pria itu semakin menggebu-gebu memakan Bigel. “Bigel.” “Jika lebih dari ini, kau mungkin tidak jadi ke kantor lagi.” “Tidak masalah,” sungutnya dengan napas turun naik menerpa permukaan wajah Bigel. “Yakin? Bagaimana jika aku menginginkanmu untuk diriku sendiri setelah ini?” *** Hasbi memejamkan matanya sebentar, laru menatap lembut pada Irasya. “Pulanglah, kepalaku sedang pusing untuk mencerna semuanya. Kita bicarakan nanti saja. Ada yang lebih penting untuk aku urus saat ini.” Ketika Hasbi hendak berbalik, Irasya menahan lengannya lagi dengan kuat. “I-itu Bigel, kan? S-sesuatu yang penting?” Tanpa ragu, Hasbi mengangguk sebagai jawaban. “A-aku hamil, anakmu, Hasbi.”

DI SUBS ️ DULU AJA PASTINYA! BACA NANTI KALAU UDAH KEPO JUGA BOLEH ^^ ———————————————— Hidup Olivia yang semula manis kini berada dalam suatu tempat yang ia sebut api penyucian. Entah apa yang membuatnya menyebut frasa tersebut. Yang ia tahu kini ia sedang berdandan ayu di depan cermin di sebuah ruang make-up. Dengan rasa kesal yang membendung tinggi dalam hati dan benaknya. Bukankah seharusnya pengantin merasa bahagia ketika menyambut pernikahannya? “Ck! Menikah!?” decitnya sendiri ketika perias tersebut telah selesai menata wajah cantiknya itu. Pasalnya, Olivia tidak ingin menikah selama hidupnya. Ia hanya melihat dirinya menghabiskan waktu bersama anjingnya yang beranak-pinak dan berlarian di rumah besarnya. Uang? Punya. Rumah keren? Punya. Mobil? Lebih dari satu. Lantas mengapa Olivia menikah dengan laki-laki yang disebut super sempurna itu? *** Published in September 2021. Follow sosmed @novelbyreb dan akun author ya ^

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