karma

I'm attacked after the murderer who took my sister's life is released from prison. He pins me to the forest floor, allowing me to scream and shout until I run out of strength. As the fireworks explode above me, blood pools around me. Two months later, my husband becomes his next victim. I burst into manic laughter when I see the torment he has to suffer.

On the day I was declared pregnant, I ran into my husband in the ob-gyn. He was with his long-lost love for a prenatal checkup. "I'm not going home tonight. As you can see, I have business to attend to," Lawrence said quietly as he left with an arm wrapped around Melissa. I fell silent and booked an abortion surgery. Everyone around us thought I was a simp for Lawrence. They thought I wouldn't leave, no matter how badly he mistreated me. He had the same thought. No one knew that I only married him to repay a debt. That debt was now repaid. Ten years was up, and I could finally end this abominable marriage.

Saat berumur 15 tahun, kehidupan Orlena Müller dihancurkan oleh seseorang bernama Rey karena dendam pada ayahnya. Setelah itu kehidupan yang keras membawa Orlena menjadi kupu-kupu malam nomor satu di klub malam Rigel. Sampai akhirnya Orlena dipertemukan kembali dengan seorang pria yang mirip dengan Rey. Namun pria itu bernama Maximilian Steltzer. Hingga akhirnya Orlena mengetahui jika Max mengidap ganguan mental dissociative identity disorder (DID) atau biasa lebih dikenal dengan kepribadian ganda. Mengetahui Max dan Rey adalah orang yang sama, Orlena bertekad membalas dendam dengan menghancurkan kehidupan rumah tangga Max dengan Esmee, menghancurkan hidupnya sebagai Presiden Direktur perusahaan makan besar bernama Kino, dan menghancurkan seluruh kehidupan pria itu. Berhasilkah Orlena melancarkan balas dendamnya? Lalu bagaimana reaksi Orlena saatu tahu alasan Rey memperkosanya 18 tahun yang lalu?

Semuanya berawal ketika dua orang pria tak dikenal itu datang. Meneriaki ibunya tentang sebuah fakta yang membuat Randu tercengang. Dan, kemudian. Satu-persatu kebenaran mulai terungkap. Siapa Randu sebenarnya, juga siapa jati diri ibunya sebenarnya. Yang ternyata, bukan seorang wanita biasa. Akankah Randu bisa menerima? Atau justru pemuda itu membenci ibunya?

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?

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?

I was raised by my mother, a single parent who never revealed the identity of my father. For years, that part of my life remained a mystery until her final moments. With her last breath, she asked me to find him. I shared this with my best friend, who had never known her own parents. With tears in her eyes, she confided in me that she longed for a father, too. She tried to manipulate me, suggesting I work as a housekeeper for my father so she could claim him as her own. Soft-hearted, I agreed to the plan. When I finally met him, he was stunned. The resemblance between me and his first love was undeniable. He wanted to take me under his wing as his mistress. "Come to my room tonight and wear something… revealing," he said. To protect myself, I laid all my cards on the table.

"Lima belas ribu, Mas? Yang benar saja. Besok kamu tahu kan, kalau ibuku mau datang?" Kedua alis Aira naik ke atas dengan mata melebar.  "Kenapa? Apa ada yang salah? Terus ... kalau orang tuamu datang, kita mau menyambut seperti ratu, menyediakan ikan, daging, udang, cumi, begitu? Kita hidup harus hemat. Nggak peduli siapa yang datang. Bukankah orang kampung juga menyambut tamu dengan hidangan seadanya?"

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!

To save my husband, I drank until my stomach bled. Despite making it to the hospital, no one would treat me—all because he, a prominent surgeon, forbade anyone from attending to his own wife. In a previous life, he had saved me, a deed that fate cruelly repaid: the same day he saved me, his beloved, Lily Evans, tragically died during surgery. Consumed by regret, he lamented, "If I hadn't saved you, she might still be alive." On my birthday, in a twisted celebration, he intoxicated both me and our daughter. In a horrifying turn, he used his surgical skills to ruthlessly stab us both. As I lay bleeding, I begged for our daughter's life, pleading with him to spare her, his biological child. He coldly justified his brutality by claiming that being tied to me caused him to miss his chance with his true love. Fueled by a desperate need to protect my daughter, I fought him ferociously. He inflicted thirty-eight merciless wounds on me before turning his murderous intent towards our child. As I faced death, my last sight was of him, his decision clear as he once again chose his lost love over his living family.