Value Proposition Design Osterwalder

Everyone thought Stellar Rivers was a fraud—a fake heiress thrown out by the powerful Harlow family. They believed her real parents were supposedly poor nobodies from the countryside. With nowhere else to go, she clung to Percy Moore, the youngest heir of the illustrious Moore family. Try as they might, no one could drive her away. But when Stellar overheard that Percy planned to marry the Harlow family’s true heiress, her lifelong rival, everything changed. Fine, he could have his perfect match. Stellar wasn’t going to waste another moment on someone who didn’t value her. Instead, she turned her back on him and reclaimed the life that had always been hers. A country bumpkin? Hardly. It turned out Stellar’s real family was wealthier and more powerful than anyone could imagine. With four influential uncles showering her with love and protection, she was ready to take the world by storm. And while she believed in playing fair, she also knew one thing: revenge was best served by her own hand. Meanwhile, Percy’s perfect world began to unravel. Without Stellar, his life was a mess—his business floundered, his fiancée’s reputation crumbled, and his carefully constructed future came crashing down. Desperate and full of regret, he showed up at Stellar’s doorstep, begging her to come back. But Stellar only smirked, casually leaning onto the tall, devastatingly handsome man at her side. “Sorry, Percy. I don’t take back what I’ve already let go.” As if that wasn’t enough, Stellar even dismissed the powerful man standing beside her, leaving him in the dust. “I said it before, and I’ll say it again—I don’t go back to what’s already behind me.” Even Stephen Ward, who broken off their engagement before they ever met, found himself on his knees, pleading, “Honey, I was wrong. Please, give me another chance!”

I am a firefighter. A beam crashes onto me in the middle of a burning building. At the same time, my oxygen is about to run out. I writhe and struggle as much as I can to reach for my backup oxygen canister, only to feel my fingers brushing over a bottle of water instead. When I turn around, I see my wife, Leah Sawyer, giving the last backup oxygen canister to her new mentee, Roderick Wyndham. I begin calling out to her via a walkie-talkie. "Leah, I'm being pinned down right now, and my oxygen's running out! Where is the oxygen canister?" As Leah shields Roderick behind her, she replies impatiently, "I've already given it to Roderick. It's his first time inside a burning building, so he's frightened. Having an extra canister on him gives him a sense of security. "You're already a veteran firefighter, so you can just think up a way to resolve your situation. Don't go around wasting precious resources." I can feel thick smoke infiltrating my lungs at that moment. Feelings of asphyxiation soon overwhelm me. "My leg is broken, so I can't move at all! Without oxygen, I won't be able to hold out till I get rescued!" But Leah merely chortles in response. "Stop playing the pity card! Every time we're out on a mission, you're always the cowardly one who's terrified of dying! You have zero sense of dedication at all! I shouldn't have let you join the firefighting squad, to begin with! "What's the use of you clinging to the equipment? Giving it to the newbies is the best way of maximizing its value!" I can only smile bitterly in response. Using what's left of my strength, I switch to a public channel and begin reporting to the command center. "For the record, Captain Leah Sawyer deliberately tampered with the essential rescue equipment in order to protect Roderick Wyndham, causing me, a fellow firefighter, to be trapped in a deadly situation. "I hereby request the immediate activation of the Firefighter Emergency Evacuation Act. Also, I formally charge Leah with gross negligence and attempted homicide."

Ditinggalkan di hari pernikahan sangat menyakitkan bagi seorang gadis bernama Ayla pramudita. Walaupun pernikahan itu adalah pernikahan tanpa kemauan darinya. Namun baginya sebuah pernikahan sangatlah sakral dan bukan untuk di jadikan ladang bisnis yang menguntungkan salah satu pihak. 6 bulan telah berlalu, perlahan Ayla mulai bangkit dari kejadian yang menyakitkan sekaligus membuatnya sedih. Senyuman indah dan keceriaan kini kembali hadir di hari-hari Ayla. Tapi itu tak berlangsung lama. Saat ia mengetahui kenyataan jika perusahaan tempat Ferdy (adiknya) magang adalah milik laki-laki yang telah menyandang status sebagai suaminya, maka Ayla memutuskan untuk ikut Ferdy dan melamar pekerjaan disana dengan tujuan agar segera menyelesaikan masalahnya dengan lelaki pemilik perusahaan itu. Ayla dan Ferdy pergi ke Jakarta dengan bantuan dari Abram. Bahkan Abram juga telah menyiapkan tempat tinggal lengkap dengan segala macam isinya. Rencana Ayla untuk segera bercerai dengan Wibbi ternyata tak semudah yang ia rencanakan. Laki-laki yang kini telah menyandang status sebagai suaminya itu tidak mau melepaskannya. Karena status pernikahannya dengan Ayla, maka Wibbi akan menjadi pewaris dari N.H group and company. Selama kebersamaan yang Wibbi lalui dengan Ayla, membuatnya jatuh hati dengan Ayla. Namun Ayla yang masih memendam sakit hati, tidak semudah itu mampu di taklukkan olehnya. Di tambah lagi dengan kehadiran cinta pertama Ayla yang selalu mendukungnya, membuat Wibbi semakin sulit mendapatkan hati Ayla. Di sisi lain, Abram yang memang telah lama jatuh cinta kepada Ayla, berjuang untuk kembali mendapatkan Ayla. Apalagi setelah ia mengetahui segala hal yang Ayla alami selama ini. Membuat Abram bertekad untuk membahagiakannya. Siapakah yang akan mendapatkan cinta Ayla? Apakah Wibbi mampu bersaing dengan Abram yang notabene cinta pertama Ayla? Lantas bagaimana dengan Abram? Apakah ia mampu mengambil Ayla dari tangan Wibbi? Jangan lupa untuk mengikuti kisah mereka!! Cover by.Tia design

"Tapi aku tebak hubungan terlarang kalian sudah sangat lama sebelum itu, bukan?" Risa tersenyum masam. "Sialnya aku tidak berdaya mendepakmu, karena Satria tidak mengijinkannya. Satria selalu protes ketika aku punya keinginan untuk bercerai denganmu. Hah Satria yang malang, yang sejak awal tidak pernah kau inginkan, namun ia begitu menyayangimu." "Untuk Satria …, maaf Ris, maafkan--." Danu tidak dapat mengeluarkan suara mengingat Satria yang baru dua hari meninggal dunia. Jauh di lubuk hatinya, ia juga sangat menyayangi Satria. "Maaf, hhh tidak cukup kata maaf dengan kelakuan bejatmu yang tidak pernah peduli kepada Satria. Dia Satria, anak yang dari awal tidak kau inginkan. Dia, yang tidak pernah kau perhatikan ketika dalam kandungan. Dia, yang harus lahir tanpa kehadiranmu menyambutnya. Dia, yang bahkan sampai hembusan napas terakhirnya pun, kau tidak peduli. Dimana mata batinmu itu, hah!" Risa sudah bergerak maju menunjuk dàda sebelah kiri Danu dengan telunjuk jarinya. "Kau seorang manusia yang dianugerahi pikiran, namun kau menutup mata, seakan buta. Aku tidak peduli kalau kau tidak pernah menganggapku ada, pérsetan dengan cinta, tapi Satria adalah darah dagingmu. Anak kandungmu, teganya kamu setelah menelantarkan dia ketika dalam kandunganku, kau masih sibuk mengejar kepuasanmu bersama selingkuhanmu ke luar negri disaat Satria bertaruh nyawa melawan kematiannya." Napas Risa tersengal, dàdanya naik turun tidak beraturan setelah mengeluarkan semua unek-unek isi hatinya, selama ini. *** Risa Aulia 25 tahun harus merasakan sakit yang bertubi-tubi ketika ia dihianati oleh suaminya Danuarta Prasetya 30 tahun dengan sahabat baiknya Karina Jelita 25 tahun, dua orang yang sangat di cintainya. Dapatkah Risa menyembuhkan kembali hatinya yang terlanjur hancur? Siapakah orang yang akan membantunya sedangkan ayah kandungnya yang menjadi tumpuan hidupnya juga sudah meninggalkan dirinya seorang diri di dunia ini. Akankah Dio Al Gazhali 22 tahun pria blasteran Jawa-Turki mampu menyembuhkan luka hatinya Risa. Sedangkan Danu, sang mantan datang kembali meminta kesempatan kedua. Cover Design by: Yozora Hikari

Le jour où Claire Jarry a fait une fausse couche, Adrien Charon et leur fils, Léo Charon, assistaient au spectacle préféré de l'amour idéal d'Adrien. « Claire, tu cherches toujours des histoires, tu trouves ça drôle ? » « Papa, change de maman, elle est trop pénible ! » Le jour de son anniversaire, Claire revenait de l'hôpital lorsqu'elle a découvert son mari en train de fêter l'anniversaire de son amour idéal. Le fils qu'elle avait mis au monde, au péril de sa vie, répétait sans cesse qu'il voulait protéger celle qui lui avait tout pris. Les yeux rougis, Claire a esquissé un sourire ; elle a quitté, sans hésiter, la prison conjugale qui l'avait enfermée pendant cinq ans. Adrien et Léo croyaient qu'en quittant la famille Charon, elle ne survivrait pas ; à leur grande surprise, elle est devenue une femme hors de leur portée. « Monsieur Charon ! Le modèle conçu par Madame a pris la tête des ventes nationales, il a totalement écrasé le groupe Charon ! » « Monsieur Charon ! Madame a remporté le championnat du monde de design en intelligence artificielle ! » « Monsieur Charon ! Madame a été invitée par un Président étranger à un banquet d'État ! » Le cœur en miettes, Adrien, tenant son fils, s'est mis à genoux devant elle, « Claire, je t'en supplie, aime-moi encore une fois ! Si tu reviens, je suis prêt à vivre comme un chien ! » Mais, de l'autre côté de la porte, Maxime Delaunay, d'une beauté troublante, portait un collier de cuir ; Il a enroulé la laisse ornée de diamants autour de la paume de Claire, le regard brûlait d'une dévotion folle, « Ma maîtresse, à partir d'aujourd'hui, je ne vivrai que pour toi. Adopte-moi, je t'en prie. »

Chuck Bassett, heir to an Urbington East fortune in Nuvark City, has dated 42 girlfriends—all foreign, all in white dresses, every single one with a mole at the corner of her eyebrow. People joke about his obsession, saying he'll never get over his first love, Lylith Fowler. Then, Lorrie Scarrow shows up. She's sharp, short-haired, hates dresses, and her eyes are clear and bright. She's nothing like the women he's dated before. Chuck buys her a private island. When she mentions how much she loves the stars, he fills the sky above their estate with millions of drones, crafting a shimmering galaxy just for her. He even gets her initial tattooed beneath his collarbone. Everyone is amazed. Chuck has finally moved on from the past. Even Lorrie starts to believe it. Until she spots him in the red-light district, shelling out a fortune to book a hostess for a whole month. The woman has short hair and a button-down shirt. She looks just like Lorrie. Chuck's friends are floored. "Have you lost your mind? Lylith changed her look, and now you're after someone who looks even more like her? Remember how she dumped you for that wealthy foreign businessman when she thought you were broke? "She only came crawling back after she found out you're the heir to one of the Four Great Families. You've always said there's nothing you hate more than women like that!" Chuck knocks back the shot. "I hate her, and I love her. She pulled me out of a fire ten years ago. No one else can ever replace her in my heart." "And what about Lorrie? You proposed to her! She gave up a career at one of the world's top design firms for you. Aren't you worried she'll walk away when she finds out?" Chuck leans back on the couch, his expression cold. "I won't marry a traitor. Lorrie's pure, innocent—the closest thing to how Lylith used to be. So I'll still marry her. She loves me too much to walk away." Unseen in the shadows, Lorrie stands frozen, her heart plummeting. Turns out, she's just another her.

When I was born, I was already a certified liar. That's a fact that everyone seems to agree with. The truth is, my mom, who's a scientist, has implanted advanced chips into me and my fraternal twin brother, Ryan Hartwell, when we were still babies. By right, as long as we lie or make mistakes, our mom will receive the devil signal from the chips. Then, she'll administer electrical shocks as a form of punishment. Ryan's chip often transmits the smiley signal. Even if he destroys our mom's research equipment and pins the blame on me, his chip still has the smiley branded on it. Meanwhile, when I reach home ten minutes later than usual because I had to help out a classmate, my chip transmits the scary devil signal. The next thing I know, I've already crippled to the floor from the intense pain caused by the electrical shock. At first, I'll still explain to Mom what happened. But she often exclaims, "Don't think you can pull off clever little tricks just like that gambling father of yours! The chip is ten thousands times smarter than you! The punishments will only be branded into your bones if the pain is searing enough! What I'm doing is saving your life!" After suffering from the pain countless times, I get brainwashed into thinking that I really am a liar and a troublemaker by nature. On the night of Christmas Eve, Mom comes to the attic to tell Ryan to join the family at the table for the Christmas dinner. That's when my asthma suddenly acts up, causing me to stumble and fall to the floor. "I… I can't breathe… Save me, Mom…" But Mom just coldly gazes at the devil signal that she has just received on her phone. Then, she dials the shock value to the maximum. "You don't have asthma at all! Ugh, you're kicking up another fuss just to attract attention! Seriously, you never change your ways!" After that, she takes Ryan's hand and leads him out of the attic. Soon, she slams the door heavily behind her. As I suffer from asphyxiation while on my deathbed, I can't help but think that Mom is right. After all, my chip has just transmitted the devil signal. Maybe the asthma attack really is just a figment of my imagination. I've always been a bad girl who loves lying to others, after all. When Mom finds out that this is the last time I've ever lied to her, she must be really happy, right?

A Category 5 hurricane will be tearing through the nation tomorrow. The state I live in has officially gone into lockdown in all five sectors involving work, production, business, classes, and transport. But Isabel Stafford, the actual heiress of the Staffords who had just rejoined the family, left an order in the company's group chat. "Tomorrow, everyone in this company must clock in for work! Those who miss out on work will have three times their salaries deducted!" I thought it was rather inappropriate for the order to take effect. So, I messaged her privately that everyone's lives were at stake here, not to mention it was a reportable offense for one to go against the national order of the lockdown. But not only did Isabel ignore me, she also continued texting in the group chat. "We're paying you just to work! Everyone needs to be present in order to protect the important documents and maintain the expensive equipment! You should know that the more you work at times like this, the more the company can see your actual value!" The colleagues dared not refute Isabel at all. But I was really worried that an accident might happen, so I spent the night calling everyone to get them not to go to work. When Isabel found out about my efforts, she went to the company out of anger the next day. The typhoon smashed the company's glass walls that day, resulting in Isabel getting thrown out of the 16th floor. By the time her body was found, she was already dead. My parents and my fiance, Shane Cross, didn't say anything about Isabel's death. But they had me hung from a helicopter on my and Shane's wedding day. "If it wasn't for you stopping the employees from going to the company that day, Isabel wouldn't have died!" "There were so many of them! If they were willing to grab her, she'd be fine!" "You're just jealous that we found our actual daughter! That's why you killed her on purpose!" I begged Shane to save me, but he just gazed at me coldly. "I told you countless times that I'd still marry you even though Isabel is back! But why did you refuse to let her go? "I'll make you feel the pain Isabel has felt when she got thrown into the sky by the Category 5 hurricane!" When I open my eyes again, I've returned to the day Isabel is goading the employees to show up at the company for work. This time, it's my turn to send everyone to hell.