white karma

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!

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.

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?

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?

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?

Vivienne Alvarado secretly married Rogue Montague five years ago. Ngunit isang araw, isang magandang balita sana ang sasabihin ni Vivienne sa asawa niya nang makatanggap siya ng isang video kung saan makikita si Rogue, kasama ang kambal nilang anak at isang babae na kung tawagin nila ay Aunt Celeste, ay masayang nagdiriwang ng kaarawan ng mommy ni Rogue. Nadurog ang puso ni Vivienne kaya hindi siya nag-atubiling makipag-divorce kay Rogue dahil para sa kaniya ay panloloko ang ginagawa nito. Kahit ilang beses nagpaliwanag si Rogue, hindi ito pinakinggan ni Vivienne. Rogue had no choice but to accept Vivienne's decision. They went back to the U.S.—where they had married secretly—and got divorced. However, three years later, fate would bring them together again. At hindi inaasahan ni Vivienne na hahantong siya sa isang matinding desisyon—iyon ay kung papatuluyin niya ang ngayo'y ex-husband niyang si Rogue kasama ang magkambal sa kaniyang bahay sa gitna ng nararanasan nilang unos o hindi. Gayunpaman, akala ni Vivienne ay iyon lamang ang magiging hamon sa kaniyang buhay, ngunit nagkamali siya nang lokohin siya ng taong pinagkakatiwalaan niya at nang magkasakit ang kaniyang anak. Desperate to save her daughter, Vivienne had no choice but to auction herself off. But she’ll be shocked to discover who bought her: her billionaire ex-husband, Rogue Montague.

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.

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.

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.

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?