Anong Tawag Sa Joke

As soon as my husband sat at the dining table, he couldn't stop himself from talking. The humiliations of my school days had become his favorite entertainment, served up to his drinking buddies like appetizers. "Back then, she got her clothes torn off in the bathroom, beaten so badly she crawled on the ground like a dog, too terrified to make a sound. If it weren’t for my kindness—" That was it. I couldn’t take it anymore. I told him I wanted a divorce. He laughed it off, utterly unbothered. "Seriously? It’s just a joke! That was ages ago. You’re way too uptight—it’s just for a laugh, right?" For a laugh? Was I the only one with a past? Did he think he was untouchable? Maybe I should tell a few embarrassing stories about his precious childhood sweetheart. Fine. If it’s all about “fun,” I hoped his sweetheart found it equally hilarious when her turn came.

After my husband's brother died, he took Miranda, his widowed sister-in-law in. He claimed that he would give me his love—but gave all his money to her. He said that since she had no official status, being with him would make her the subject of gossip, so he took her with him and left me behind in the countryside. Every month, he wrote me three love letters, yet sent all his allowance to her. During the famine, she and her two children sat in a warm little house eating well, while my two children died before I could return from selling my blood. One froze to death, the other starved to death. Later, my husband finally came back, but he didn’t shed a single tear for the children. Instead, he told me he wanted a divorce. "Nathalie, to apply for housing, we need a marriage certificate. It hasn’t been easy for Miranda all these years. I want to give her a home. Don’t worry, even if I marry her, I’ll still divorce her afterward—because you’re the only one I love." In the end, I was devastated and threw myself into the icy river. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day my children were about to die. This time, I shook them awake, ready to go reclaim everything that was rightfully mine.

I bet you’ve heard the story about the player that gets played. Yes, that’s me, Dylan Ashford. I am in an open relationship with my long-term girlfriend, and when I realize she is only using me for my name, I discover I am in too deep until I meet her, the girl with the brown eyes that make my world spin upside down, and believe I still have a chance of the love I always dreamed of. People see me as a Joker and a Playboy, but deep down, I am a romantic, and I need to find my own true love. Watching my big brother fall in love gave me hope. My name is Joanna Thompson, but my friends know me as Jo. I work in a security firm, and after a traumatic breakup with my ex, I am looking forward to finding my true love, but my head gets turned by the one person I absolutely despise for everything that he represents. Dylan Ashford is everything I always hated in humankind. He is cocky and a player. This book can be read as a Standalone, but for better comprehension, you should read The Big Shot first. This is book number two of The Ashford book series.

The Monitor stumbles upon the body of the Joker and he realizes that the outcome he envisioned could be possible if he changed his life. So he hops back in time. He gives him a new life and a new family. Things don't go the way they should and the struggle pivots on staying sane. Life does not follow the rules that were given and the Joker hangs in the balance.

Spoiled si Lyra sa kanyang mga magulang magmula pagkabata. Lahat ng gusto niya ay nakukuha niya sa kahit na anong paraan. Ngunit may isa siyang gusto na kahit anong gawin niya ay hindi niya makuha-kuha. Ang mailap na puso ni Bradz Santillan. Ang binatang tinulungan ng kanyang mga magulang para makatapos ng pag-aaral. Dahil sa labis niyang pagmamahal dito ay nagawa niya itong pikutin. Nagtagumpay siyang makuha ang binata dahil pinakasalan siya ngunit inani naman niya ang galit nito. Paano niya ito tuturuang mahalin siya kung sa bawat pagsulyap sa kanya ay may halong pagkasuklam? Paano niya makukuha ang puso nito kung sa isang tawag lamang ng ex-girlfriend nito ay agad itong dumarating? Paano niya maipapanalo ang isang laban kung sa una pa lang ay alam na niyang talo siya?

Isang kalapating mababa ang lipad, yan ang madalas na tawag sa mga tulad ni Juliana. Kahit anong pagtatama niya sa perception ng tao sa uri ng trabaho niya mababang uri pa rin ang tingin sa kanya. Pero ang pinakamasakit para kay Juliana ay ang ultimo taong mahal niya ay ganun din ng tingin sa kanya at mas malala pa kahit pa nga alam nito ang nature ng trabaho niya.Kaya lihim na pinangarap ni Juliana ang makalayo sa lugar at makahanap ng bagong buhay. Pero paano kung sa isang taong may mapansanan niya mahanap ang liwanag at tamang pagmamahal na inaasam? Magagawa kaya siyang mahalin ng lalaki sa kabila ng katotohan ng kanyang pagkatao

"Anong dahilan ito ng pakikipaghiwalay mo?" tanong ni Zeus kay Maureen, "hindi kita mapaligaya sa kama? anong kalokohan ito?" "Totoo naman, hindi mo ako mapaligaya sa kama. Uuwi ka ng bahay, matapos ang ilang linggo mong pagkawala, tapos, lalayasan mo ulit ako pagkatapos. Kaya tama yang nababasa mo, hindi mo nameet ang standards na gusto ko!" sagot ni Maureen sa lalaki. "Talaga ba? Ilan ang gusto mo? makapito tayo sa isang gabi? Sige, humanda ka sa akin pag uwi---" hindi na nito naituloy ang sinasabi dahil agad niya itong sinagot. "Sino namang may sabing uuwian pa kita? ano ako, baliw?" kaagad pinutol ni Maureen ang tawag na iyon. Alam niyang galit na galit ito sa kanya. Subalit pagod na siyang habulin ang lalaki, gayong ang trato nito sa kanya ay isang basura! Tapos na ang pagiging masunurin niyang asawa. Sinayang lang nito ang pagmamahal niya. Paglipas ng panahon, naging isa siyang successful na fashion designer. Napapalibutan na siya ng mga bata at gwapong kalalakihan. Madalas niyang nakakasalamuha sa mga events ang dati niyang asawa. Minsan, kinorner siya nito sa sulok saka hinalikan. "Maureen, mahalin mo ulit ako, please.." pakiusap nito. "Gaya ng dati. Handa akong magpaalipin sayo, balikan mo lang ako."

Si Red Amoré Suarez o mas kilala sa tawag na Jefá ay galing sa isang makapangyarihang pamilya. Gano'n din si Augustine Jimenez Cartel. Ang kanilang pamilya ay nasa gitna ng matinding gera na hindi matapos tapos. Paano kung ang hidwaan ng kanilang pamilya ang magiging daan para sa paglalapit nilang dalawa? Mapigilan pa kaya ni Red at Augustine ang tawag ng kanilang laman at kagustuhan ng puso nila kung pamilya na nila mismo ang tumututol?

Sinabi ko na sayo, Don't fall in love with me, dahil hindi kita kayang saluhin. Still lalaki pa rin ang gusto ko. Isa ka lamang taga pawi ng uhaw ko sa tawag ng laman. At kailanman ay hindi kita kayang mahalin.

Walker, G.R.O, Prostitute. Iilan lang na tawag sa uri ng trabaho ni Agatha. Ganda ng mukha at katawan ang tanging puhunan ng isang kwela at pilyang dalaga na mula nang magkaisip ay nasa mundo na ng bahay-aliwan ng mga lalakeng sabik sa tawag ng laman at handang magbayad para sa panandaliang-aliw. Maaari kayang baguhin ng tadhana ang maruming kapalaran niya kapag nakilala niya ang gwapong CEO na si Mr. Khevin Tolentino? Isang istriktong Boss na umpisa pa lang ay nandidiri na sa pagkatao niya? Paano mabubuo ang pagmamahalan ng dalawang nasa magkabilang uri ng mundo? May pag-asa ba ang gaya ni Agatha na makapasok sa mundo ni Khevin? Kung sa simula pa lang ay ayaw na siya nito bigyan ng pagkakataong maging bahagi ng buhay ng gwapong CEO?