LOGINNoelle Sinclair was never born to beg. She was once the heiress to a powerful legacy, now she works to keep her mother alive and her family’s broken name from fading into dust. When she walks into what she thinks is a job interview, she doesn’t realize she’s just stepped into the private war room of the four most powerful billionaires in the country. Adrian Velrose. Kael Sorren. Lucien Kai. Dante Morretti. Men who bend markets. Men who ruin empires. Men who never kneel. They don’t let her leave. What starts as curiosity turns into obsession. Power turns into possession. Rivalry turns into something far more dangerous when each man wants her for himself and nearly destroys the others trying to claim her. But Noelle isn’t a prize. She’s the calm in their chaos. The only woman who can bring them to their knees. And the only one who doesn’t know the truth. Years ago, they framed her father for embezzlement to save one of their own collapsing empires, sacrificing the Sinclair name in the process. Now guilt binds them to her just as fiercely as desire. When a rival exposes their betrayal, love shatters. Noelle walks away. And four of the most powerful men in the world realize too late that losing her is the one thing their money can’t fix.
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Sore itu tidak ada kedamaian yang tercipta, senyum serta sapaan itu menguar entah ke mana. Hanya ada sebuah linangan air mata yang sudah tak terbendung lagi.
Evangeline mengambil koper lantas membuka dan menaruhnya di atas tempat tidur. Wanita yang sudah menyandang status istri orang, tampak begitu emosi dengan buliran kristal bening yang sudah menganak sungai di wajahnya.
"Ivi! Kumohon, dengarkan dulu!"
Radhika, suami Evangeline berusaha mencegah istrinya yang sudah terlihat mondar-mandir mengemas pakaiannya.
Ivi adalah panggilan sayang dari Radhika untuk Evangeline, mereka berpacaran sejak kuliah dan berakhir di pelaminan satu tahun setelah kelulusan mereka.
Evangeline tidak menggubris perkataan sang suami, hatinya terasa sakit dan kini yang ada di pikirannya hanyalah satu, pergi!
"Ivi, kumohon!" pinta Radhika memelas.
Pria itu mencekal tangan Evangeline agar wanita itu tidak terus mengemas pakaiannya.
"Lepas!" Evangeline menepis kasar tangan Radhika.
"Kumohon! Mari bicarakan semuanya, aku minta maaf dan ini hanyalah kekhilafan saja," ucap Radhika mencoba menjelaskan meski ia tidak berharap jika istrinya entah mau atau tidak mendengarkan.
Mendengar kata 'khilaf' membuat amarah Evangeline semakin membuncah, ia membanting kasar pakaian yang baru saja ia ambil dari lemari ke dalam koper, wanita itu lantas menoleh pada suaminya yang sudah memasang mimik wajah memelas dan menyesal. Namun, Evangeline bukanlah wanita lemah yang mudah terbujuk rayuan, mungkin hanya sekali saja dulu dia mempercayai pria yang kini berdiri di hadapannya itu.
"Khilaf! Kamu bilang khilaf! Entah sudah berapa kali saja aku tidak tahu! Selama ini aku selalu menuruti perkataanmu, menjauhkan diriku dari karir, menjadi wanita rumahan yang hanya tahu kompor dan mesin penyedot debu, lalu apa yang kamu berikan sebagai imbalannya? Perselingkuhan yang kamu bilang sebuah kekhilafan! Munafik!" hardik Evangeline yang sudah terlampau emosi.
Selama ini Evangeline memang selalu menuruti perkataan suaminya, Radhika cukup kaya jika hanya untuk mencukupi segala kebutuhan rumah dan kebutuhan materi istrinya. Karena itu Radhika meminta Evangeline untuk tinggal di rumah, merasa jika sudah kodrat seorang wanita itu mengurus rumah, serta ia tidak ingin membebani istrinya dengan sebuah pekerjaan.
"Ivi, aku mohon. Semua ini benar-benar tidak disengaja," bujuk Radhika yang tidak ingin menyerah.
Evangeline tidak mendengar permintaan suaminya, hatinya sudah benar-benar hancur berkeping-keping. Berpacaran selama tiga tahun lalu membangun biduk rumah tangga selama dua tahun, kini harus kandas begitu saja karena percintaan semalam.
Wanita itu menutup kopernya, ia menyeka buliran kristal bening yang masih luruh di pipi dengan jemari lentiknya. Kenyataan pahit tetap harus ia jalani, tapi meski begitu ia menolak untuk lemah. Pantang bagi dirinya untuk terus meratapi.
"Aku akan mengajukan gugatan cerai, aku harap kamu bisa bekerja sama!"
Evangeline menarik kopernya, meninggalkan Radhika yang tertegun tidak percaya. Pria itu sampai luruh ke lantai dengan mengguyar rambutnya dengan kasar.
Evangeline sebenarnya enggan berpisah, berat baginya meninggalkan pria yang sudah menemani dan mengisi hari-harinya yang sunyi. Namun, luka yang ditorehkan oleh Radhika membuat kenangan manis mereka sirna, kini yang ada hanyalah sebuah kegelapan yang tiada cahaya.
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Jakarta, Enam bulan kemudian
Suara jam weker terdengar nyaring tiada henti, membangunkan sang tuan yang sepertinya akan terlambat bangun jika tidak juga membuka mata.
Evangeline mengulurkan tangan, mencoba menggapai jam weker yang ada di atas nakas.
"Berisik sekali!" keluhnya yang tidak melihat diangka berapa jarum jam itu menunjuk.
Evangeline atau kini sering disapa dengan nama Angel, tampak menguap lalu mengerjabkan kelopak matanya berulang kali, dengan malasnya ia melihat jarum jam yang terpasang di jam weker.
"Oh my God!"
Evangline berteriak panik, ia langsung melompat dari tempat tidur dan berlari ke kamar mandi. Wanita itu membasuh wajah ala kadarnya, menyikat gigi secepat kilat kemudian langsung berjalan menuju kamar ganti.
"Ya Tuhan! Ya Tuhan!"
Evangeline panik, hari ini ia resmi bekerja sebagai seorang sekretaris, tapi karena semalam tidur terlalu malam, membuatnya bangun kesiangan.
Setelah semua beres, Evangeline langsung berlari tergesa-gesa menuju lift, napasnya terengah-engah dengan dada yang naik turun. Mencoba mengatur napasnya, Evangeline harus berjuang lagi untuk mencari taksi.
"Pak, ke D.R Corporation, cepat ya!" pinta Angel pada sopir taksi yang ia tumpangi.
"Baik, Non!"
Evangeline kembali mengatur napasnya, ia sampai lupa menyisir rambut. Wanita itu pergi ke kantor tidak mandi, hanya menggosok gigi kemudian memakai parfum agar wangi.
"Wangi, 'kan?" Evangeline bertanya-tanya sendiri, ia sampai mencium ketiaknya sendiri secara bergantian.
Sopir taksi yang ditumpangi Evangeline sampai menggelengkan kepala melihat lucunya tingkah penumpang yang kini berada di dalam mobilnya.
"Cantik, tapi lucu," batin sopir itu.
Begitu sampai di depan perusahaan, Evangeline langsung membayar ongkos taksi lantas beterima kasih dan keluar.
Menarik napas panjang, Evangeline menata surai panjangnya dengan jemari, ia kemudian melangkahkan kaki dengan sikap tenang menuju perusahaan yang baru saja menerimanya. Hingga langkahnya terhenti ketika mendengar sebuah teriakan.
"Angel! Awas!"
Wanita itu terkejut, ia menoleh ke arah sumber suara. Tapi yang ia lihat tidak sesuai dengan apa yang ada dipikirannya.
Noelle’s POVToday was my payday. The day I would finally have the six figure salary resting in my account. I had already made a mental list of everything that needed to be done before the money had even hit my account.I also tried as much as possible to avoid the four of them or come in close contact. I had to deal with only Kael and Adrien since Dante and Lucien weren’t always available at tge office.But lately, Dante was always there. Slowly but surely encroaching into my space. And I started to discover that he wasn’t as bad as I thought. Plus he hadn’t even said anything about our kiss the other day.Oh God! That kiss!I couldn’t count how many times I had fucked myself with Frank (a purple dildo I had randomly named during one of my make out sessions with it), while reliving that kiss in my head.Plus with his presence, the others had relatively reduced their need for me. Limiting it to only important stuff that absolutely required my presence.But that didn’t stop the fact th
Noelle’s POVToday was my payday. The day I would finally have the six figure salary resting in my account. I had already made a mental list of everything that needed to be done before the money had even hit my account.I also tried as much as possible to avoid the four of them or come in close contact. I had to deal with only Kael and Adrien since Dante and Lucien weren’t always available at tge office.But lately, Dante was always there. Slowly but surely encroaching into my space. And I started to discover that he wasn’t as bad as I thought. Plus he hadn’t even said anything about our kiss the other day.Oh God! That kiss!I couldn’t count how many times I had fucked myself with Frank (a purple dildo I had randomly named during one of my make out sessions with it), while reliving that kiss in my head.Plus with his presence, the others had relatively reduced their need for me. Limiting it to only important stuff that absolutely required my presence.But that didn’t stop the fact th
Noelle’s POVToday was my payday. The day I would finally have the six figure salary resting in my account. I had already made a mental list of everything that needed to be done before the money had even hit my account.I also tried as much as possible to avoid the four of them or come in close contact. I had to deal with only Kael and Adrien since Dante and Lucien weren’t always available at tge office.But lately, Dante was always there. Slowly but surely encroaching into my space. And I started to discover that he wasn’t as bad as I thought. Plus he hadn’t even said anything about our kiss the other day.Oh God! That kiss!I couldn’t count how many times I had fucked myself with Frank (a purple dildo I had randomly named during one of my make out sessions with it), while reliving that kiss in my head.Plus with his presence, the others had relatively reduced their need for me. Limiting it to only important stuff that absolutely required my presence.But that didn’t stop the fact th
Noelle’s POVToday was my payday. The day I would finally have the six figure salary resting in my account. I had already made a mental list of everything that needed to be done before the money had even hit my account.I also tried as much as possible to avoid the four of them or come in close contact. I had to deal with only Kael and Adrien since Dante and Lucien weren’t always available at tge office.But lately, Dante was always there. Slowly but surely encroaching into my space. And I started to discover that he wasn’t as bad as I thought. Plus he hadn’t even said anything about our kiss the other day.Oh God! That kiss!I couldn’t count how many times I had fucked myself with Frank (a purple dildo I had randomly named during one of my make out sessions with it), while reliving that kiss in my head.Plus with his presence, the others had relatively reduced their need for me. Limiting it to only important stuff that absolutely required my presence.But that didn’t stop the fact th
Kael’s POVShe slapped me. She actually raised her tiny hands and delivered a slap to my face. And not only that, she had dragged me down by the tie, gave me a piece of her mind and walked off.I am supposed to be pissed. Hell, I should be wrecking havoc. No one had ever had the galls to do this be
Noelle’s POVWelp. I might have stumbled on uncharted territory.“Are you suddenly mute?”His voice rang out once more, drawing me back to reality as I gulped. How he managed to get my main line would be a problem for another day as the document I held in my hand seemed to hold more weight and impo
Noelle’s POVThings weren’t as simple as I thought. Firstly, I hadn’t seen Dante much since I started working here. That was leaving me with the silent Lucien, the overbearing Adrien and the flirty Kael.Lucien’s looks were to die for. I might hate men but that didn’t mean I couldn’t admire heaven’
Dante’s POV“What are we going to do about this? No one expected that Sinclair’s child would fall into our hands one day?” I watched Sorren fidget as he was this close to losing it. He was the youngest here and was the only one who didn’t hail from wealth but worked hard to make a name for himsel






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