karma

A group of unexpected guests suddenly barged into my relative’s funeral. The woman, Xena Carter, leading them claimed to be my husband’s girlfriend and declared that she was here to punish me, the supposed mistress. Out of respect for the funeral, I did not want to make a scene, so I calmly suggested she wait until it was over. But out of nowhere, she lashed out and ordered her group to shred all of my clothes. My relatives around us did nothing and watched coldly as it happened. I calmly dusted myself off, stood up, and led her over to the urn. "This urn for my mother was bought by your boyfriend. It cost nearly a million!" As expected, the mistress flew into a rage, smashing the urn to pieces. "You shameless family of lowlifes! Don’t think you’ll get a single cent from my boyfriend, even in death!" What she did not know was that when I said "mother," I was referring to my husband’s mother, my mother-in-law. She was causing a scene at my mother-in-law’s funeral, and she had just smashed her urn to pieces.

Orang Jawa menyebut garwa sebagai kepanjangan dari sigarane nyowo atau yang kita kenal belahan jiwa. Disebut belahan jiwa karena memang penciptaan seorang perempuan dari tulang rusuk seorang lelaki sehingga keduanya merupakan satu kesatuan jiwa. Namun, apa jadinya jika seseorang yang disebut belahan jiwa tidak pernah menghargai pengabdian pasangannya. Menemani seseorang dari nol bukan berarti dia akan membalas dengan kesetiaan hingga akhir hayat. Ujian demi ujian dalam pernikahan itu akan selalu hadir, tetapi jika ujian yang dihadapi hanya berkutat pada masalah perselingkuhan dan perpelakoran. Akankah tetap mengukuhkan ikatan pernikahan? Ardiyanti memgalaminya. Bagaimana dia menyikapi semua baca kisahnya, yuk!

Carla Cinnamon, wanita malang yang terpaksa harus menikah dengan teman suaminya sendiri hanya untuk menyelamatkan nyawa sang suami dan membayar semua hutang perusahaan Kevin Hugo yang bangkrut. Apa sebenarnya tujuan Jourdy Fernando ingin menikahi istri Kevin, temannya sendiri? Lalu bagaimana kehidupan Carla setelah hidup bersama Jourdy dan meninggalkan suami serta anaknya?

Shafira terpaksa menyetujui sang suami berpoligami demi mendapatkan keturunan. Hanya saja, siapa sangka hadirnya madu dalam rumah tangganya justru membawa keduanya pada konflik yang cukup pelik? Sanggupkah Shafira bertahan?

Wulandari, gadis penggoda para lelaki hidung belang! Dia menjadi wanita penggoda karena faktor ekonomi. Kehidupan keluarga Wulan di kampung sangat memperihatinkan. Kerap kali direndahkan masyarakat hanya karena keluarga Wulan sering berhutang. Wulan nekat pergi ke Ibukota dengan bertujuan ingin mengangkat harkat dan martabat keluarganya. Tetapi naas, Wulan yang baru saja menikmati kekayaan diharuskan menghadapi permasalahan yang membuat malu keluarganya di kampung. Permasalahan apakah itu?

I was the real daughter brought back to marry in place of the fake one. On the night I married Shaun Harrison, he kissed my tearful eyes and made a promise. “Quiana, if you have my baby, I’ll give you a home.” Because of that promise, I risked my life to give birth to Jaxon Harrison. I dreamed of having a home that belonged to me. But years later, I saw the fake daughter walking over while holding Jaxon’s hand. “Aunt Stella, I wish you were my mom. “I’ll help you get rid of her. Can you be my mom instead?” The fake daughter laughed, and Shaun looked at them lovingly. They looked like a real family.

My mother despised me because I was the unintended consequence of a one-night stand. She poured all her love and attention into her students, treating them as if they were her own flesh and blood. One day, when her favourite pupil confessed his feelings for me, she flew into a rage. She slapped me hard across the face and called me a whore. Years later, as Alzheimer's clouded her mind, she forgot I even existed, yet still remembered every single one of her precious students. The irony was that not one of them ever came to visit her in the nursing home. They all loathed her just as much as I did.

Melihat sudut pandang detektif dalam novel misteri, agaknya sudah umum kita ketahui. Akan tetapi, bagaimana jika kita melihat dari sudut pandang sang pembunuh? Apa kau juga percaya dengan arwah yang balas dendam? "Meski melihatku menderita di ujung ambang kematian, tampaknya mereka tidak akan berhenti sampai aku benar-benar mati ...." Dia adalah George Owens, pria yang semasa mudanya bekerja pada pihak kepolisian Selatan. Menjadi seorang detektif adalah impiannya di masa remaja. Bersama Smith Hegner dan juga Niels Johansen, George melakukan pekerjaannya dengan baik dan cepat. Namun, siapa sangka, di balik pekerjaannya yang selalu berurusan dengan para penjahat ulung tersebut. Nyatanya ada fakta yang dia sembunyikan rapat-rapat. Lantas, bagaimana dengan akhir hidupnya? Apakah semua dosa yang pernah dia lakukan di masa lalu akan menimbulkan sebuah karma yang justru membuatnya lebih memilih mati daripada hidup bersama dengan berbagai kenangan buruk? Inilah kisah seorang pembunuh berantai yang juga merangkap sebagai detektif swasta di kepolisian bagian Selatan. Sang psikopat ulung, George Owens.

Menikah tanpa cinta mungkin sudah biasa, tetapi menikah secara mendadak mungkin akan menjadi luar biasa. Apa tujuan Zidan menikahi Sansan? Lalu, apa alasan Sansan menerima lamaran Zidan? Apakah akan ada cinta di antara keduanya?Setelah menikah, Zidan malah berselingkuh dengan wanita lain. Siapa sangka jika wanita yang diselingkuhi oleh Zidan adalah istrinya sendiri?

The day after my best friend, Sarah Blunt married Patrick, the second son of the Brosnan family, I too became a bride and wed Matthew, his older brother. She married a swimming champion, and I, the rock-climbing coach. We thought we had our futures all figured out. Then, something happened that summer. The four of us planned a getaway but Matthew and Patrick’s baby sister, Megan joined us and our peaceful trip became a crowded affair.  While rock climbing, disaster struck—the rope snapped, and all five of us plummeted into the river below. The brothers rushed frantically to save Megan, leaving Sarah and me at the mercy of the river’s current, battered and tossed like driftwood. By the time the rescue team pulled us from the water, we were bruised, scraped, and utterly spent. In the hospital, Megan and I received devastating news that would change everything.  “You’ve been pregnant for 40 days, Ma’am. How could you put yourself in such a risky situation? Your baby survived, but your friend lost hers.” Shaken, I called Matthew to tell him about the pregnancy. His anger cut through the line. “You’re angry that I went to Megs first and now you’re trying to fool me with a fake pregnancy? She’s my sister—it’s my duty to protect her!” Sarah faced her own storm. Patrick practically scoffed at her grief. “Miscarriage? Do you expect me to believe that? The doctors said you only had a 30% chance of conceiving. I can’t stand women who create drama out of nothing.” Both calls ended abruptly, leaving us stunned as we stared at each other in the sterile light of the hospital room. In that shared silence, we made our decision—we would leave these men behind and start anew, launching a business together. But when the brothers received our divorce papers, they showed up at my door in the middle of a storm, kneeling in the pouring rain, crying through the night for a second chance.