What Is A Contract 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.

I don't know how it happened. One minute I'm living an extremely lonely life and all it takes is getting lost to change all of that. But, change is good, right? Yeah, if you take the fact that I was entrusted with the most adorable little girl as good. Throw in a reunion with a twin brother that I haven't seen in years and a gang of bad boys to the pile and all is peachy keen. As complicated as it seems, there's more. Now, I have to keep a certain mystery boy away from me for my own sake. I have to deal with a brother that thinks these bad boys are his new best friends. And on top of all of that, someone's after me. Forget the fact that this is senior year. Why can't I just be Khloe Mason, an uncoordinated mess of fandoms. Now, I'm The Bad Boy's...What?

Dionne is arranged to be married to Xavier, a powerful mafia boss with an unbroken reputation. To the outside world, he's cold, hard, ruthless, and merciless. She's kind, tender-hearted, beautiful, and caring. Given Xavier's reputation, Dionne doesn't want to fall in love, but soon, she learns that even the coldest hearts have a soft spot, and Xavier's just might be her. And although she doesn't like to admit it, hers might be him. Will they ever find love, or will this be a loveless marriage after all? He raises his fist and I could swear I made a whimpering sound. I turn away and I look at the window as Xavier gets quiet. "Dionne." he says, his cold, hard mask still intact. I look at him, not saying anything, and he shifts in his seat, well aware of why I reacted that way. "Who did it?" he asks. I look down at my hands and I don't reply. "Was it those assholes at the university?" he asks, genuinely concerned. "Dionne?" he says, his fingers brushing against my arm. I jump at his contact and suddenly a tear falls from my eyes. "God." he says as I begin to cry. I can tell he's not used to emotion .... "How was your first day sweetheart?" she asks sincerely. "A couple of frats tried getting in her panties in broad daylight and everyone around was gonna let it happen. How's that sound?" Xavier says, obviously still pissed.

Lily seorang gadis lugu yang bekerja sebagai desainer pemula di sebuah butik terkenal di kota S, terjebak dalam pernikahan yang tidak sesuai dengan impiannya, yang pada akhirnya terjebak dalam cinta segitiga antara dirinya dengan suami dan adik iparnya. Ia terpaksa menerima perjodohan itu karena permintaan seorang kakek yang umurnya tinggal beberapa bulan, agar Lily bersedia menikah dengan salah satu cucunya, Juna atau Baskara. Dengan siapakah Lily akan melaksanakan pernikahan dadakannya? Bagaimana Lily menghadapi semua permasalahan yang tiba-tiba hadir tanpa pernah ia bayangkan sebelumnya, terjebak diantara perasaan cinta Juna dan Baskara? Alasan apa yang membuat sang kakek begitu bersikeras menjodohkan cucunya dengan Lily?

Entering a one-sided love isn't easy, especially if the relationship you have is only for a business. "Why do you have to be alive?" My lips loosened up as I sensed the bitterness in his voice. It is as if he hates my existence so much that he has to do something for me to be gone already. "Why do you even need to be existed in this fucking world if you're just going to ruin my life!" Ciara Hilvano is an innocent and martyr wife who always gets violated by her husband and makes her feel that she's an unwanted wife. This guy really doesn't have any idea that the girl he was hurting and almost killed everyday was secretly suffering from the cancer in heart. The time came when Ciara's life was in big trouble. She almost died because someone tried to end her life. What if Ciara can no longer cope with the challenges and trials in her life? What if she just let her own death fetch her? Will Tyron regret all the things he did to Ciara? What if she dies? Will he cry?

Naura Arifin merasa terenyuh. Ketika secara tak sengaja ia mendengar percakapan antara ayah dan kakak sulungnya di halaman belakang. Dari balik pintu geser yang sedikit terbuka. Naura, gadis berusia dua puluh dua tahun itu berdiam diri selama beberapa saat disana. Mencoba mencerna keinginan macam apa yang di sang ayah. Kendati begitu, sungguh hal itu tidak bisa sama sekali ia penuhi. Apalagi jika harus berkaitan dengan Shan, kakak angkatnya. Akan tetapi, setelah berhari-hari. Kalimat demi kalimat itu terus berdengung begitu menghantui pikiran Naura. Hingga akhirnya, saat jam makan siang. Naura nekad pergi ke kantor tempat Shan bekerja. Di sana, Naura mengatakan keganjalan hati yang begitu mengganggu. Lalu, setelah itu, apakah Shan akan memenuhi permintaan Naura, demi ayah mereka?

The day two students got into a dispute, I ran into Morris Freeman, my ex from ten years ago. The boy who had been fighting wiped his tears and called him "Dad". Morris froze when he saw me, then finally remembered what was going on and apologized. "Ms. Langstaff, I'm sorry for causing you trouble." I handled the compensation by the book and wrapped everything up. When it was over, he lagged behind, clearly wanting to say something. "Back then, I remember you didn't want to be a teacher." I gave a faint smile and walked him to the office door. "People change. So do their ideas." Just like my feelings for him. That chapter had been closed a long time ago.

My wedding would be perfect if Sean Ackles had never be around. Sean is the meanest man I've ever meet. Until one day, he ruined my life with Harvey Ackles, his own brother.

Kayla dan Januar bukanlah sepasang kekasih, hubungan mereka sebatas adik tingkat dan kakak tingkat. Kayla yang duduk di semester 4 sedangkan Janu disibukkan dengan skripsi, mahasiswa tingkat akhir. Tetapi hubungan keduanya berubah semenjak adanya rencana perjodohan antara orang tua Januar dengan sahabat karibnya. Janu yang mempunyai kekasih dan tak ingin dijodohkan dengan perempuan lain harus memutar otaknya agar perjodohan itu batal. Ide gila terlintas di pikirannya. Kayla yang tidak tahu apa-apa harus terkena getahnya. Dia kemudian membenci Janu. Ada apa? Mau tau? Baca yuk

~Jika cinta adalah hal yang indah bagi beberapa orang, namun tidak untukku. Bagiku cinta adalah omong kosong karangan para pujangga ~ Silvya Lang Setelah ditinggal menikah oleh kekasih tercintanya karena sebuah perjodohan, sekarang Silvya harus menjalani pernikahan akibat desakan orang tuanya. Ternyata, menikah dengan Jim, tidak bisa membuat seorang Silvya bahagia. Jim adalah seorang pria tampan yang kaya walaupun kekayaannya tidak termasuk dalam 100 daftar nama orang terkaya di Indonesia versi majalah 'playboy' :P Hidup Jim juga bukan kehidupan yang berwarna putih, ia bahkan berkali-kali ketahuan selingkuh di belakang Silvya. Namun berapa kali pun ia terbongkar aibnya, seribu kali juga ia maju untuk meminta maaf ke Silvya dan dengan gigih berusaha untuk kembali dengan sejuta janji manis. Silvya yang merasa bosan dengan tingkah Jim berkali-kali ingin lari, namun Jim tidak melepaskan Silvya dengan mudah. Sampai akhirnya Jim memutuskan untuk melamar Silvya secepatnya. Silvya yang masih enggan untuk menikah, dipaksa oleh papanya. Bahkan papanya menuduh Silvya masih belum bisa move on dari mantannya, yaitu Chris. Dengan berbagai desakan yang dilontarkan oleh papanya, maka mau tidak mau, Silvya pun dengan pasrah menyanggupi lamaran Jim. Namun apa mau dikata, di malam pengantin, Jim malah pergi meninggalkannya sendirian dan menyerahkan aktifitas malam pertamanya kepada .... Sikap Jim mulai berubah dari yang biasanya lembut menjadi kasar ketika Silvya telah mengetahui rahasianya... Rahasia yang selama ini ditutupi olehnya. Namun komitmen Silvya untuk menikah sekali seumur hidup membuatnya bertahan dalam pernikahan yang menyiksa ini. Sampai ... Follow my IG @juliainzaghi untuk tau cerita aku lainnya ya