MasukJulia is brokenhearted after being abandoned by her husband for another woman. This leads her into a steamy one-night stand with a mysteriously gorgeous stranger who takes her breath away. Just when she thinks she’s left that wild night behind, he turns out to be her son’s best friend. Michael wants her—and will stop at nothing to make her his. And just when she finally gives in to Michael’s persistent temptation, Gilbert, her husband, returns, demanding his wife back. Julia decides to keep her dangerous affair a secret from her family. To make matters worse, she discovers that she and her daughter, Olivia, are in love with the same man. Julia tries to break things off to protect her relationship with her daughter. But Michael makes it clear that she’s the one he wants, and he’s ready to move heaven and earth to be with her. He chooses to fight for her—and for their unconventional love—until the very end. Their forbidden secret affair brings nothing but trouble. Will Julia choose her family and career over her second chance at love—or will she risk losing it all? His jaw tensed. “I wish I could control what you’re doing to me. I wish I had a stop button inside my head—just so I could wake up for even one day without thinking about you. But I can’t.” “I’m married, Michael.” He took my hand. “I don’t see any ring on your finger. If I were your husband, Julia,” he breathed with longing, “I’d never be away from you.”
Lihat lebih banyakTanginang lalaking iyun pinagpalit ako sa babaeng malaki ang dibdib? napatingin ako sa sarili ko. Kahit maliit to kaya kong paligayahin ang lalaki.
Inis kong kinuha ang susi sa sasakyan ko para pumunta sa bar. Hindi ako nasasaktan, naiinis lang ako dahil kaya niya akong ipaglit sa babaeng dibdib lang ang panglaban. Ayaw niya sa akin? kagandahan ang dala. Tsk! Maraming nag chat sa akin noong naghihiwalay kami, puro mukhang babaero. Okay na rin iyun, pinagtitiisan ko lang naman ang mukha ng gagong iyun. Nakarating ako sa bar, tumawag ang kaibigan kong daig pa ang angel sa kabaitan. Magkaiba kami ng ugali kaya hindi ko madala ito sa ganitong lugar. Ayaw ko rin siyang dalhin, makapatay ako ng lalaki pag may lalapit sa kanya o mahawakan man lang ang kamay niya. Hindi muna ako lumabas sa sasakyan at sinagot muna ang tawag niya. Maingay na sa loob kong doon ko pa siya sasagutin. "Oh?" "[Hinanap ka ng boyfriend mo,]" mahinhin nitong balita sa akin. Napairap ako sa kawalan. "Ex boyfriend." Napasinghap siya. "[Anong nangyari? okay ka lang ba?]" nag-alala nitong tanong. "Yuck! paano ako hindi maging okay sa lalaking iyun!" hindi makapaniwalang sabi ko sa kanya. Hindi pa ito sanay sa akin? Narinig ko ang halakhak niya sa kabilang linya. "[May panahon ring magbago ka Lay, hindi pa siguro ngayon,]" mahinahong sabi nito. Ngumisi ako sa sinabi niya. "Hindi mo na ako pipiliting seryosohin ang boyfriend ko?" nakangising tanong ko kahit hindi niya ako makita. Narinig kong bumugtong hininga siya sa kabila kaya natawa ako. Mas problemado pa siya sa buhay na pinasok ko. Palagi niya akong sinabihang subukan kong seryosohin ang boyfriend ko, so ginawa ko naman para naman, pero anong nangyari? pinagpalit lang ako, tss. "[Whatever Lay. Btw nasaan ka ngayon?]" tanong niya. "Secret. Papatayin ko na ang tawag ioff ko yung cellphone ko." "[What!? nasa bar ka?]" Kilala na talaga ako sa babaeng to, basta off yung cellphone ko nasa bar ako. Ayoko ng istorbo sa pamumuhay. "Yeah," maangas kong sagot. "[Baka malasing ka Lay, gusto mong puntahan kita?]" nag-alalang tanong nito. Kaya minsan hindi ko sasabihin sa kanya ang lakad ko, lalo na sa ganito kasi mag-alala lang siya. Daig pa ang nanay ko sa pag-alala. Tsaka na sa kinabukasan ikwento ko sa kanya. Ngayon sinabi ko kasi tinanong niya ako, ayaw ko namang magsinungaling sa kanya. "Argh! hindi ako makakainom pag nandito ka!" reklamo ko. Narinig kong humahalakhak siya. "[Fine, basta mangako kang mag ingat ka.]" Ngumisi ako sa sinabi niya. "Nag-iingat ako Ven, kaya nga hanggang ngayong virgin pa ako," nakakalokong sabi ko. "[Layviel Fhie Cruz!]" sigaw niya sa buong pangalan ko. Malakas akong tumawa sa kanyang reaction. "[Hindi ka pa nakainom pero parang lasing kana! ibaba ko na!]" inis niyang sabi at pinatay na nga ang tawag. Ayaw niyang makarinig ng mga malaswa. Conservative rin kaya ganun ang reaction niya. Hinayaan ko na siya at lumabas na sa sasakyan. Finally back! sa sobrang pilit kong seneryoso ang ex boyfriend kong pangit, ngayon lang ako nakabalik dito. Pumasok agad ako. Nakilala ako ng guard kaya agad itong ngumisi sa akin kaya ngumisi ako pabalik. "Ngayon lang kita nakita ulit ma'am!" sabi nito sabay hampas sa pwet ko. Napataas ako ng kilay sa ginawa niya pero ngumisi rin agad at kinindatan siya. Btch! may asawa ka na. Agad akong dumeritso sa harap ng bartender at sinabi sa kanya ang gusto. Nakabukas ang pulo niya kaya kitang kita ko ang kanyang abs kaya napatitig ako ng ilang sandali doon bago nag-angat ng tingin sa kanyang mukha ang ngumisi. "Nice," puri ko at kinindatan siya. Ininom ko ang kanyang binigay. Ito ang alak na mabilis akong matamaan. Gusto kong malasing agad.JuliaMichael and I broke apart instantly. I turned toward the sound of the door creaking open.“Justin.” His name fell from my lips in both shock and fear. My heart pounded so loud I prayed he hadn’t seen us kissing.“Mom?” His brows pulled together. “Michael? What’s going on?”“Why are you back home this early?” His eyes moved between me and Michael, suspicious. “Don’t tell me something went wrong.”“No.” I forced a nervous smile. “Everything’s fine. I… I…”“I told your mom I was coming over to see you,” Michael cut in smoothly, saving me from choking on my own words. “She asked if she could come along.”“Oh, I see.” Justin smirked. “So, Mom, you’re enjoying the perks of working with your son’s best friend, huh?”I managed a small, nervous laugh. “Something like that.”“Come on in, guys,” Justin stepped aside, pushing the door wider. “Dad, I want to introduce you to someone.”My chest tightened. No, not now.He pointed toward Michael with a proud grin. “This is Michael, my best frie
JuliaMichael stormed into his office, pacing around without saying a word. I walked in behind him and turned the knob, locking the door.“Michael, is everything okay?” I watched him slide his hands into his pockets as he paced. He looked tense, like he was clearly pissed off.Then he stopped. His eyes lifted to mine, searching my face. I held my breath for a second and let it out.“How long did you think you could keep it up, Julia?”My brows creased. “Keep what up?”“You’ve been avoiding me, haven’t you?”“I’ve just had a lot of work to do,” I murmured, nervous.“Quit the act, Julia,” he snapped. “I know.”My heart skipped. “You know what?” I whispered, hoping he hadn’t found out Gilbert was back.He took a step closer. “Julia, your son is my best friend. How long did you think it would take before I found out that that bastard Gilbert is back?”My body froze. My heart pounded so loud it hurt. He knew.I bit the inside of my lip. “I… I’m sorry. I didn’t know how you’d take it.”“Ju
Julia“Oh my God! Dad!” Justin barreled into the living room, breathless with shock and excitement.“My son.” Gilbert grinned warmly. His eyes lit up like he was genuinely happy. If I didn’t know him better, I might’ve believed he missed Justin. “I missed you, son.”He pulled Justin into a hug. Justin held him tight, his head resting against Gilbert’s chest. I looked away.“Dad, when did you get back?” Justin looked at his father like he was seeing something he thought he’d lost.Jealousy bloomed low in my gut, unwelcome. A thought I didn’t want to think. Maybe my kids loved their father more than they loved me.“Last night,” Gilbert answered as he glanced my way. “And I wish your mother was as welcoming as you both.”Justin’s head whipped between us. “What do you mean?” “She made me sleep on the hard couch,” Gilbert shook his head, a sad smile tugging at his lips. “She’s mad at me. And I don’t blame her. It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have stayed too long away from home.”He was pretend
JuliaI shut the door on impulse, clutching my chest, shocked to my bones. I heard a metallic sound in my ears, even though I knew it was silent. I felt like I couldn’t breathe.The doorbell rang again. I opened it—and it was really him.Gilbert.He still had that wide smile on his face.“Quit the games, honey. I’m back.”What? The audacity of him.He pushed me aside with one hand and walked in, looking around like he owned the place. And yes, maybe it was his house once. But he lost that right the moment he tried to gamble it away—and hit me for trying to stop him. If I had let him, he wouldn’t even have a home to come back to.“Justin and Olivia, where are they? Where are my kids?” he asked, like he still had control over us.I swallowed hard. “They should be upstairs. In bed,” I said, folding my arms.“What are you doing here, Gilbert?”He looked back at me. “What kind of stupid question is that, Julia? This is my home.”He chuckled like he was joking—but I caught the meanness in h
MichaelI returned home. It was past 11 p.m., and I was anxious to see Julia. I wasn’t sure if she’d stayed… or if she’d left.I stepped out of the backseat, restless. I hastened my footsteps, impatient, as I walked straight into the house.“Good night, Adam,” I muttered to my driver as he set the
JuliaHis eyes stayed on mine for what felt like long seconds, filled with things he wasn’t saying. And then, he pulled away and turned, walking off.“You’re mad at me, aren’t you?”“Yes, Julia. I’m mad…” he paused. “At him—that bastard. For laying his hands on you.”His fists clenched like Mr. Com
JuliaHe leaned in, his voice low. “I’m going to cut right to the chase, Mrs. Jameson. I want to give your company this project.”I smiled, relieved. “Thank you, sir.” Finally, I was going to prove to Michael that I knew what I was doing.“But…” he said, and my heart dropped, “for a price.”I swall
Julia“You have a beautiful home,” I said, my eyes roaming around as he walked me into the living room.“Thank you,” he said with a faint smile. “Being here reminds me of him—my father.” His hands dropped into his pockets as he looked around.“I’m sorry for your loss.” I moved closer to him, rubbin






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