Lan Lin

"I will be your mistress, Adrian. Just let my family live." Adrian lifted his glass of wine. A faint smile curved his lips. "I thought they would send me the adopted daughter," he said, "I didn't expect you." "Everyone said your brother spoiled you like a princess. Turns out that was just a joke." The tip of the pen paused, stabbing a small blot of ink onto the paper. I signed my name, calm to the point of silence. The contract would take effect in three days. Then, I would cut all ties with the Willis name. I traded myself for the survival of the Willis family and my own permanent release.

“I shake the mountains, blew the wind, burnt the fire; but when you got me, you wreck everything of me.” —Rage Koughart Thompson A hopeless romantic, Graceian Herrit Simson is content with her simple life. Being so inlove with her long timed fiance, Bill Marco, she never wish something more. Now, their relationship lasted long for years now, believes that her fiance would be the one and last man who will come to her life. Although, unexpected things happened; doubt leads to mistrust, she just saw herself hiring a private investigator to check her fiance. There, she met the investigator, Mr. Thompson, who should be Mr. Baltemore. She induced him being the most rude investigator ever which she shouldn't supposed to. Rage Koughart Thompson, a CEO of Thompson Cruise Corporations, an indeed business minded person, have already announced to media that he had no time to such unnecessary things. For him, time is millions, not worth wasting for something or someone nothing to do with his life. Unfortunately, he just found himself keeping a woman who doesn't even do good to him. As an accident happened, his uncle, Brando Baltemore, the best private investigator needs to hide as his life is at danger. Rage took the old man's responsibilities, not expecting that he also need to make an effort for a useless woman. His wasted time for Grace is like a waste of millions on his hands. And an offended Grace, she can't admitted that even she's mad, her hopeless heart still love and hopes. She dealt fasts her long time fiance but dealing with a rude man were the worst. She tried to move on but little did she know, she played fire with fire. Her heart keeps on bouncing back to its cage like nothing had harmed her.

Beneath the dazzling lights of Celestia, a city brimming with power and intrigue, Liliana Lennox lives in the shadows of her dark past. Her marriage to Ethan Darnell, the Alpha heir to a business dynasty, which was supposed to save her family, has turned into a nightmare. In her fight for survival, Liliana faces betrayal, hatred, and secrets that slowly come to light. Meanwhile, Ethan, blinded by anger and feelings of betrayal, finds himself caught in an unexpected emotional turmoil when Liliana reappears in his life after three years of absence. Her return reignites a conflict he had long tried to bury, pulling them both into a vortex of revenge, love, and sacrifice. Amid external threats and their own internal struggles, can Liliana and Ethan find their way to the truth? Or will their relationship remain buried under an unforgivable past?

Viviene's peaceful morning walk was ruined when a speeding black car splashes muddy water all over her. I glared at the back of the car while cursing it on my mind. Hindi man lang huminto ang sasakyan! Nagpatuloy lang ito. I quickly memorized it's plate number. Naiinis kong pinunasan ang t-shirt na nadumihan dahil sa nangyari. My peaceful morning was ruined because of that car! Just wait! I'll ruin you! Inis akong umuwi ng bahay. I walked slowly when I saw the car from earlier. It was parked in front of our house! I smirked. Makakabawi na rin ako sa wakas. Nilibot ko ang tingin ko sa paligid hanggang sa may nahagip akong putik sa may gilid. "Kung sinuswerte ka nga naman" saad ko sa aking sarili habang naglalakad patungo sa putik. I winced in disgust while scooping the mud. Agad kong pinunas sa sasakyan ang mga kinuha kong putik. I made sure na malalagyan ko ang harap. Pansin ko ang pagtingin ng mga taong napapadaan pero pinabayaan ko lang sila. I walked inside our house, only to find my brother's friend—Devin Raleigh Carter, the owner of the car that splashed mud all over my shirt.

"I'm sorry, Sophia. But her daughter's hurt even worse." Among the rubble, Sophia watched in disbelief as Jared pushed her aside, choosing to go to his first love. But who would save her daughter, who lay unconscious, a steel rod piercing her small body? At Molly's funeral, Sophia silently vowed she was done with Jared. She wanted a divorce. But just as she made up her mind, Jared stumbled back to her, grabbing her hand and telling her she was the one he loved. Sophia looked at a handsome man beside her, her arm linked with his. She smiled slightly and said, "Alright. If Molly agrees, I'll consider it."

Setiap orang tentu pernah melakukan satu kesalahan fatal dalam kehidupan, tetapi apa kesempatan kedua hanya dongeng pengantar tidur? Aku hanya sedang khilaf, menjalin hubungan dengan sahabat Angela karena kebablasan. Apa ini tidak bisa dimaklumi sebagai satu kesalahan wajar? Ah, Angela sangat berlebihan sekarang! Dia meminta perceraian sebagai metode balas dendam karena kecurangan yang kulakukan, tidak seharusnya kami berpisah hanya karena kesalaan tak terencana. Sebagai istri, seharusnya dia lebih bijak dalam menyikapi masalah. Hera hanya selingkuhanku, mana mungkin aku memilih dia yang manjanya tidak terkalahkan. Bagiku, berselingkuh adalah satu hiburan semata, pelepas penat ketika tak bisa bersenang-senang bersama istri sah. Satu kewajaran bukan? Lantas, kenapa dianggap begitu keliru oleh Angela? Dia bahkan, bisa memaafkan perbuatanku di masa lalu, saat bersama Cindy dan Ayu. Kenapa sekarang tidak? Apa hanya karena Hera merupakan sahabat terbaiknya? Ah! Kekanakan sekali jika Angela menanggapi hal ini begitu serius. Seharusnya dia lebih berpikir kritis untuk mengambil keputusan serius terkait perceraian. Aku, Dyo Kusuma, suami yang teraniaya. *** Kesempatan kedua? Aku sudah memberikannya, tetapi Mas Agam masih mengulang sekali lagi. Kali ini, tak tanggung-tanggung, dia melakukan hal terkutuk dengan Hera. Sahabatku sejak SMA yang datang kembali ke kehidupan karena bercerai dengan suaminya, siapa sangka jika benalu itu bernama kawan? Aku percaya pada mereka dengan separuh jiwa, nyatanya musuh dalam selimut jauh lebih mematikan. Tanpa perasaan serta otak. Tak mengapa, aku sudah merelakan Mas Agam untuknya. Silakan mereka melanjutkan investasi dosa tanpa batas, aku enggan memaafkan satu perbuatan menjijikkan yang sudah diulang berkali-kali. Memang kalau sudah terinfeksi virus selingkuh, akan susah kembali normal. Tekadku sudah bulat, bercerai adalah pilihan paling buruk dalam kehidupan. Namun, aku enggan membodohkan diri terlalu lama atas nama cinta. Biarlah, menjadi janda bukan satu kutukan takdir, setidaknya kedamaian akan mendekat setelah perceraian.

Amel adalah karyawan baru di sebuah perusahaan. Pesonanya dapat membuat banyak lelaki suka dengannya. Bahkan, empat sahabat lelakinya jatuh hati pada Amel. Semua kebaikan teman lelakinya, Amel respon dengan baik. Sampai, Eni, sahabat Amel, bertanya hatinya tertuju pada siapa. Tapi Amel selalu menjawab, jika semua hanya teman saja. Pada akhirnya, Amel mengumumkan acara pernikahannya. Apakah Amel memilih di antara empat lelaki itu, atau justru Amel memilih orang lain?

Berpindah SMA tak hanya sekali, membuat orangtua remaja bernama Langit merasa keheranan dengan putranya. Hingga Langit akhirnya mau bertahan di salah satu SMA saat duduk di kelas 3. Langit bertemu Bintang, tapi sayangnya Bintang memiliki pemiliknya. Hingga suatu hari, Bintang datang untuk bertemu dengan Langit. Dengan tatapan sendu memandang Langit seolah hanya di sana tempatnya berharap. "Langit, bisakah kamu berikan aku cinta, agar aku melupakan apa itu rasa patah hati."

Zahir belum tepat berusia delapan belas tahun ketika kekuatan cinta pada pandangan pertama berhasil menyusup ke dalam hatinya. Binar—seorang gadis yang sinarnya mampu menyilaukan hati Zahir, malam itu mengiyakan permintaan Zahir untuk saling menitipkan perasaan. Ketika bersama sehari hanya berasa hanya satu detik. Dan kebahagiaan mereka juga terenggut dalam hitungan detik. Lalu di antara kesedihan Zahir yang setengah hatinya hilang, seperempatnya seolah terisi dengan kehadiran gadis bernama Temaram. Paras yang nyaris persis dengan Binar tapi dicetak lebih energik dan kuat.

Kerinduan akan hadirnya anak di dalam rumah serta tuntutan sang ibu untuk segera memiliki cucu, membuat Tesla gelap mata dan menurut saja kala sang ibu menjodohkannya dengan seorang janda kembang yang tinggal di sebelah rumah. Sayangnya rencana itu tercium oleh Amy—istri Tesla. Amy menguntit liburan suaminya dengan si janda, lalu mengirimkan foto-foto mesra keduanya ke rumah orang tua Tesla. Ayah Tesla yang lemah jantung terkejut melihat gambar kemesraan sang anak dengan si janda, serangan jantung merenggut nyawa ayahnya dan Tesla berduka. Akankah kematian sang ayah menghentikan sepak terjang Tesla?