Novels by Khoirul N.

The moon was perfectly round. From the attic of Greenroad Villa, the wind made the tops of the cypress trees look like they were rubbing against the full moon. There was coffee steaming in two white cups on the wooden table. A burly hand seemed to pick up one of the cups. "It's beautiful," Claire said after her husband took a sip of coffee. She admired the night view of the place. Jack shook his head. "There is something more beautiful than this." Claire said with a beaming face. "Really?" "'Yup." Jack took another sip of his homemade coffee. "Tell me quickly. I want to see it tomorrow." Claire was getting excited. "Why wait until tomorrow?" "So, I can see it now?" "Of course!" Claire clapped her hands happily. "Where can I see it?" She pulled her chair closer to Jack. "Go to the room." Claire who was listening to her husband intently furrowed her brows. However, she still said, "Then?" "When you stand in front of the mirror, look ahead. It really is the most beautiful vie

People were surprised by Jack's reaction to what Claire had done, and Claire herself was no exception. From the time she knew Jack until they decided to get married, Jack had never yelled at her, except when she made a mistake.'Then, what did I do wrong?' Claire thought to herself as she looked at her husband.Some of the ladies in the guest seats also didn't expect the young master to yell at his wife. They held their chests in shock. In their opinion, what Claire did was right.Those impudent people deserved two or three more slaps. Some of the guests even wanted to join in grabbing their hair.If Claire was shocked, Lady was not. Although Claire's slap made her cheek hurt, she was glad to know that the young master was quick to yell at his wife for being rude. That meant, she still had a chance. Who knew what chance Lady was referring to."Young Master," Matthew said feeling the need to defend Claire. He thought, perhaps his employer had misunderstood. However, before he had a cha

Undeniably, the aura emanating from Jack made the four women depressed. They seemed to clutch at their own clothes to hide their trembling hands in fear."Lady," Jack called out as the four women fell wordlessly silent.Lady forced herself to smile. "I am, Young Master."Jack laughed to hear Lady, who had often made fun of him as a loser, now addressing him with such a title, and spoken in a gentle tone."You insist on seeing me. Tell me, after this, what do you want?" Jack stuffed both hands into his pockets.To be honest, Jack's changeable reactions, sometimes looking angry, sometimes so friendly, confused Lady. She was well aware that Jack had every right to be angry. And she would accept whatever Jack would do.Lady briefly turned her head to the right and left to see the expressions on her friends' faces. She was sure that the expression on her face now was not much different from theirs; fear, anxiety, mixed with an expression of regret.Then, she suddenly dropped to her knees i

The guards delayed dragging Sophie and her friends out because they heard authoritative words from a man. It was an utterance they couldn't possibly ignore.That's right, it was Jack himself who had restrained the guards from arresting the female troublemakers. Now, the place seemed to freeze. Everyone watched Jack's calm face as they wondered what would happen next."What's he going to do?" asked Gary as he watched Jack walk to the edge of the stage after asking his wife for a moment. Although Gary was only watching from the television screen, his breath caught in his throat.As someone who had a lot of blame on Jack, Gary was naturally worried about his life. He began to understand the bad things that kept happening to him, although it wasn't as bad as what happened to David, Gary felt frustrated with his life that kept going downhill. Looking at his current situation, it could explain all the bad luck that had befallen him.So, what if his bad luck is still going to continue? What

That one shout managed to provoke the other guests. Now the place was filled with calls for Young Master Roodenburg to kiss his wife.Both of Claire's cheeks flushed at the sound. She even removed her arms from Jack's neck, turning toward the audience with her head slightly bowed.Jack sighed seeing his wife like that. He brought his face closer to Claire's, making the audience stop their exclamations.Everyone was tense waiting for what the Young Master would do."Don't worry. I won't do it in public," Jack whispered so quietly that only Claire could hear him.She turned to her husband with a bright face. Meanwhile, the audience was still waiting for the young master to do what they expected.In that moment of silence, there was suddenly a shout from the back row of seats."YOUNG MASTER!!!"The people were startled. They looked back, to the source of the voice, to see the appearance of the woman who had so boldly called out to Young Master Roodenburg.Now, they were staring at a woma

The wedding procession of Young Master Roodenburg and Miss Claire Boutcher has been completed. Now, their friendship had officially become husband and wife with a sacred bond of love. Happiness was evident on the faces of the bride and groom, their families, and the invited guests, except for the four friends sitting in the back seats.Sophie, who had been shedding tears, now hugged Lady to hide her sobs after seeing Jack kiss Claire on the forehead. Sophie still remembered clearly that during the time she and Jack were dating, Jack had never asked for a kiss from her. Whereas when she was David's girlfriend, he asked her for everything, even on their first day of dating.Indeed, Sophie often sees Jack as a loser even when it comes to romance. While she gives David very high marks, and considers him to be a real passionate man.'But look at it now. Jack married Claire in front of the entire Rhineland town with great dignity and charisma, with no drama, no fuss, no promises of this or

Jack’s chest tightened as he remembered just how bold the woman standing outside his door could be. Instinctively, he covered his lips with his hand, as if shielding them from another sneak attack. Still, he couldn’t help but smile, shaking his head in disbelief.Of all times, she shows up just as I was thinking about her? Seriously?He let out a deep sigh. This was his apartment, after all there was no reason to panic. Actually, this could work out better. He could just serve that crazy woman coffee here and cross one promise off his list. Efficient.“Hey, Mr. Handsome! How long are you gonna leave your girlfriend out here in the cold? Come on, open the door already! We’re going to the gym together, remember?!”Jack’s brow furrowed. Girlfriend? Since when?!Sure, Lily had once randomly declared herself his girlfriend, but he didn’t think she’d double down on it, especially not like this.Does she really believe we’re dating now? What's wrong with her mind?As if reading Jack’s mind,

After spending the night at Emma’s rented place to celebrate the good news from Redwave Group with Grandma, Jack still felt it wasn’t enough. He wanted to spend even more time with Emma.Now back in his apartment, Jack stared at Emma’s profile picture on his phone. He smiled, remembering the look of pure joy on her face when she received the interview invitation email from Redwave Group. His smile grew even wider as he recalled Grandma tearing up with happiness. Even though it was just an interview and there was no guarantee Emma would get the job, to Grandma, it was already something worth celebrating.“I’ll make sure Grandma cries again, this time when she sees you working as a receptionist at my company!”Besides Redwave Group showing promising performance, Jack had taken over the company specifically with Emma in mind. He wanted her to have a respectable, prestigious place to work, without having to be far from where she lived. At the very least, working for Redwave Group would st

Jack exited the elevator with a big smile. He walked to his flat without dropping that smile.There's no doubt that the priceless reward of helping others is the joy it brings. The feeling of happiness is very unique because it can only be obtained after successfully lightening the burden of others. And, the feeling is multiplied when the person being helped is a loved one.Jack doesn't deny that he used to feel it when he made Elena smile after giving her things she wanted or fulfilling her requests. And now, that kind of happiness comes from the smile of Emma, who doesn't ask or demand anything from him. Apparently, it made Jack much happier.When Jack arrived in front of his flat, he frowned as he saw a parcel at the door. He took the parcel. It contained a variety of snacks along with a bottle of premium wine. In addition, there was also a gold-colored card, which contained congratulations, as well as an invitation to attend the wedding.Jack pulled one corner of his lip when he r

When Emma opened and read the email from the big company, she was stunned. Her left hand covered her wide-open mouth. "Impossible," Emma hissed with her gaze still glued to her mobile phone screen."What's going on?"Emma thrust her mobile phone at Jack. "It's impossible," she said again before leaning back in the chair.Jack reached for Emma's phone. His eyes moved swiftly to the right and left, reading word after word, which made Emma look shocked, confused, astonished, her feelings mixed together to form a complicated facial expression. In fact, Emma also seemed to weaken suddenly."Hey, this is good news!" exclaimed Jack excitedly. His reaction to reading the email was the opposite of Emma's."You got an interview call at Redwave Group for the receptionist position. That's great, Emma, give me your hand!"Still with a confused gesture Emma obediently held out her hand. Jack quickly took it and shook it. "Congratulations Emma, I hope your interview goes well and you get the job."

Since hearing the story of Jack's failure in his previous marriage, Emma began to realize that the bad things that happened to her were nothing compared to what Jack was going through.Receiving betrayal from those closest to him, without a single person taking his side and supporting him, being evicted from the house he bought with his own hard-earned money, losing his job and family all at once, complete with all the insults and abuse he always heard, apparently did not make Jack a gloomy person. Even though all the ugliness Jack received after he made devotion and sacrifice, and wholehearted dedication.Indeed, looking at the smiling Jack, Emma would never have guessed that the man had gone through such a difficult time in his life; a phase full of suffering that would not even be enough to be represented by the word 'suffering' itself.Emma has learned lessons from the painful process that shaped Jack into a wise man. She seemed to have regained her spirit to fight in life, and ac

Emma's eyes widened, realizing that her grandmother knew everything. She tried to smile so that her grandmother wouldn't worry about her situation."Grandma, I'm fine. It's just that Andrew and I aren't meant to be. It's not that bad. But I'm grateful to have Jack by my side.""I'm glad to hear that. I pray that you find a good man to marry. And Emma, know this: there are no coincidences in life. Your meeting with Jack is a good destiny, a blessing and good fortune that God has given you. Emma, I’m old now. Death is a certainty. But dear, you must know, I will die in peace knowing you’re with Jack," Grandma said as Emma tucked her in.Emma’s cheeks flushed, and her eyes filled with tears again from the overwhelming emotion. She asked her grandmother to get some rest and stop thinking about things."Good night, Grandma. I love you." Emma kissed her grandmother’s forehead, then stood up, and closed the bedroom door behind her, letting out a heavy sigh before walking away.As she slowly