Battered Wife Meaning

"F-Fine," she said and squeezed her eyes shut. "I'll do it." To keep her job and pay her nephew's hospital bills, Evelyn agreed to a one night stand with a casino client. In the dim corridor with red lights, someone grabbed her waist, the evil chuckle hot against her ear. No. She didn't want this. That smelly man! She didn't want him! There was a door right before her and she squinted her eyes. What did it say? The wordings looked too long to be the 'exit'. "Stay still," the man growled behind her and started to pull her away. "That's the presidential suite. Our room is right-" She elbowed him with all her strength that he yelped and let go of her. Panic set in her heart as she ran to the exit room right in front of her. She grabbed the door handle and was about to push it open when it was suddenly yanked open. Evelyn lost her footing and fell face first into a hard brick! What kind of wall was warm and smelled so sweet, enough to keep her temperature cool?

Nagimbal ang buong mundo ni Harmony Tasha Crisostomo nang malaman niyang buntis siya… at ang ama ng bata ay ang sariling professor niya, si Professor Darien Atlas Legaspi, iyong lalaking naka-one night stand niya noong panahong lango siya sa alak! Nang sabihin niya sa lalaki ang sitwasyon, binigyan siya nito ng dalawang pagpipilian: ipalaglag ang bata o magpakasal sila. Pinili niyang magpakasal. Kahit mag-asawa na, hiwalay pa rin sila ng kwarto. Hanggang sa isang gabi, kumatok si Professor Darien at pinagbuksan ni Harmony. “Nasira aircon sa kwarto. Pwede bang dito muna ako?” At mula noon, hindi na ito umalis sa kwarto ni Harmony. — Isang araw sa klase, may nagtanong, “Totoo po bang kasal na kayo, Sir?” Ngumiti si Professor Darien. “Harmony.” Tumayo si Harmony nang tawagin. “Present.” “Harmony Tasha Crisostomo Legaspi is my wife,” sabi ni Professor Darien. “She's an excellent doctor and my beautiful lovely wife.” Nalipat ang lahat ng tingin kay Harmony at napalunok siya sa announcement ng asawa. Hindi kaya kuyugin siya ng mga fangirl ni Professor Darien? Kailangan na ba niyang tumakbo paalis?

" Why did you marry me then?" I asked in my usual tone, although I wanted to scream. But I can't. ” For my father's sake. And I don't want you to engage with any kinds of unnecessary emotions in this marriage. You will get a divorce right after one year. So enjoy your time meanwhile. The butler will be there to take care of you!" After the Arranged Marriage with the man whom I fell in love with at first sight, on the wedding night, he abandoned me. Although it was an arranged marriage, I thought we were falling in love when we met on our blind date. He showed he was the best man ever, until the wedding, he turned into a very different person. I heard he had a lover with a daughter. Am I then the abandoned wife? Will he ever look at me? Or I will have to watch him loving another woman in front of me!

Nominal marriage with some rules: no entangling. Everything is only business. Not being in love. It's only a one-year agreement, so the rules shouldn't be difficult to follow, should they? Except fate still has a way of ruining every best plan...

They lost him right after he was born into this world. But as parents, Aries Dale and Leonora never lose their hope. Because they know that some day they will be together again. And fate will bring them together.

“Congratulations, Miss Santillan. You are six weeks pregnant.” Nanigas si Marga sa kinatatayuan niya habang nakatitig lang sa doktor. Bumaba ang paningin niya sa prenatal examination report. Napapikit siya at napahawak sa kaniyang tiyan. “B-Buntis ako…” mahinang sabi niya. Hindi niya maintindihan ang kaniyang nararamdaman. Mas nangibabaw pa rin ang takot sa kaniya na baka malaman ni Brandon ang tungkol sa kaniyang pagbubuntis. *** “Kinakabahan ka ba?” Binuhay ni Brandon ang makina ng sasakyan. “Kung palagi kang ganito sa tuwing kausap mo ako, iisipin ko talaga na buntis ka, Marga.” Napalunok ng maraming beses si Marga. Mas lalo lang siyang kinakabahan. Pinagpapawisan na rin siya kahit na malakas naman ang aircon. “Kung totoong buntis ako, ano ang gagawin mo?” Napakagat-labi siya pagkatapos niyang bitawan ang mga katagang ‘yon. “You will raise the child alone, Marga. Kahit isang piso ay wala kang makukuha sa akin.”

ENGLISH TRANSLATION Exelle Kim had returned, not precisely for revenge, but to expand EXellene Royale. She had come back, intending to avoid entanglements with her painful past, yet fate proved itself a cruel force in people's lives. Her path crossed once again with her ex-husband and her first love. She discovered her best friend's betrayal and became aware of the painful truth that both her ex-husband and best friend had kept from her. She insisted on seeking revenge and reclaiming what rightfully belonged to her family. Exelle Kim was determined to regain everything that had once been hers as Xiellenna Mondregal—her family, her memories, her past, and her love. Could she ever escape her past while living as Exelle Kim and triumph over her adversaries? And would she succeed in twisting the cliché plot of her difficult life into a happy ending?

Si Akiyama, Fumiya Harah ay isang Japanese na iniwanan sa Bahay ampunan ng kanilang inang Filipino. Lumaki si Harah kasama ng kaniyang kapatid na si Aryah sa Bahay Ampunan at doon sila kinuha ng mag asawang Rosemarie at Anthony Coleman. Mga magulang ni Jack Coleman. Lumaki si Harah sa pamilya Coleman at nahulog ang loob ni Jack sa dalaga. Kalaunan ay nabuo ang kanilang pag iibigan at naging mas malapit pa sa isa't isa. Nagpasya silang ikasal. Kaya lang sa mismong araw ng kasal nila Harah at Jack ay sinabotahe si Harah ng kaniyang kapatid na si Aryah. Nilagyan nito ng Aphrodisiac ang tubig na inumin ni Harah at nagkamali si Harah ng kwartong pinasukan. Pinadala ni Aryah bilang unknown sender ang mga larawan at video na nakuha niya sa Mansion ng mga Coleman at nagpanggap na inosente. Kinamuhian ng buong angkan ni Jack si Harah at itinaboy ito. Inagaw naman ni Aryah si Jack. Nang mapalayas si Harah ay naging isang pulubi si Harah, doon niya nakilala ang kaniyang ama at tinulungan siya nito. Makalipas lamang ang ilang taon ay bumalik si Harah sa Pilipinas kasama ng kaniyang triplets na anak para umattend sa gaganaping kasal ng kaniyang kapatid na si Aryah at ng ex boyfriend niyang si Jack. Ininsulto at pinahiya naman siya ni Aryah pati ng mga kamag anak ni Jack. Doon dumating si Shawn para iligtas si Harah kasama ng triplets nilang anak. Hindi lubos akalain ni Harah at ng ibang tao na ang lalaking nakasama niya ng gabing iyon ay walang iba kundi si Shawn Ezekiel Peñafranco, isang hot billionaires. Paano kung alukin si Harah ng kasal ni Shawn? Tatanggapin niya kaya ang alok nitong kasal sa kabila ng paghihirap na naranasan niya dahil lang sa isang gabing pagkakamali?

|Excerpt| Iris was taking small steps to her husband's study. She had a medical file in her hand with tears in her eyes while she tightly gripped the file. Without knocking she entered the study to find her husband with a lawyer beside him. "Honey..", Iris started while looking down but was cut by a dark alluring voice. "Don't honey me you filthy women, just sign these divorce papers and take whatever you want and get out of my estate." Listening this Iris looked up and gasped as she looked in the dead eyes of her husband. | • | Iris Knight or now just Iris has been through alot in these past two years. Navigating her way since she got that report has been quite a task. Now broken beyond repair or as she believes she just lives without any hope... | • | Tristan Knight had it all money, power and most importantly the love of his life. But losing her due to some morphed photos have turned him into a ruthless and cold man with only goal being to find his flower... | • | So what will happen when Tristan and Iris finally after two years come face to face. Regrets, hatred, love, forgiveness, misery, happiness, sadness, hope, jealousy and trust; with so many emotion cruising what and who will win at what stake? With two most important question remaining like a mystery; What happened to Iris in the past two years and what was there in the file...

Si Adonis Cain Albano ay ang CEO ng Albano Construction Engineering, isa sa pinakamalaking Construction Companies sa buong Pilipinas. Pinahahalagahan niya ang prestihiyo ng Albano Group of Companies. Wealth was the true source of power for him. Si Esmeralda Sullivan, isang 28-anyos na babae ay nakatakdang gugulin ang kanyang buong buhay sa simbahan. Mula pa noong bata pa siya ay itinakda na ng kanyang mga magulang na siya'y maging madre at maglingkod sa Diyos sa buong buhay. Her best friend gifted her a plane ticket to Las Vegas one day. He only wanted a one-night stand to relieve his frustration. A one-night stand was not her style in her 28 years of existence. Nonetheless, they ended up together on a passionate night. There are no identities, emotions, or conflicts involved. Naisip ni Esmeralda na ang hindi nila inaasahang pagtatagpo ay isang insedenteng hindi na dapat pang maungkat kailan pa man. Ngunit sadyang mapaglaro ang tadhana. A marriage contract that would bind them forever arrive at her parent’s house. Will their agreement lead to the realization of their desires, or will it result in a catastrophic union? Will Cain go in search of Esmeralda?