Breaking Through The Clouds

Sophia Ward never imagined her life would spiral this way. One moment, she’s struggling to keep her family afloat; the next, she’s kidnapped by Adrian Vale—a ruthless criminal who threatens her family’s very existence if she doesn’t obey his orders. His mission? Infiltrate Blackwood Enterprises and manipulate its enigmatic CEO, Desmond Blackwood, into signing a contract that could change everything. Every choice she makes is a gamble. Every lie she tells is a risk. Desmond Blackwood has always lived by control and calculation. Blind yet unyielding, he’s nothing like the whispers that surround him. And when Sophia steps into his world—fragile, terrified, yet stubbornly brave—he senses a storm in her heart he can’t ignore. Then Sophia Ward walked into his life. Fragile, terrified, yet strangely bold. She carried secrets he didn’t yet understand—and a courage that defied her circumstances. Something about her stirred something in him he hadn’t felt in years. Curiosity. Protection. And perhaps, against all reason, something more. With the fact he knows, she is hiding a dangerous secret of her own— He still leans in more for her to trust him because somehow that matters to him. But in a world where trust is a luxury, Desmond would have to decide: Could he risk believing in her, even if it might cost him everything? And Sophia must navigate love, danger, and deception. Can she protect her family without losing herself—or the one person she never thought she’d trust

The night before returning to the Cantrell residence, I had a dream where I was the despised antagonist in a book. In the story, my father had adopted a girl who bore an uncanny resemblance to my late mother. On the day he came to pick me up, he got into a devastating car accident. After that, my second brother, Shawn Cantrell, lashed out, calling me a curse, while my eldest brother, Seth Cantrell, treated me with cold indifference. In the end, I was abandoned by everyone, meeting a tragic and lonely end.

I've always been sensitive and delicate since young. The first reaction I often exhibit whenever I run into a problem is "I wanna die". But weirdly enough, those who bully me are also the ones who get really unlucky in life. It turns out that I'm the real heiress to a wealthy family. On the first day of me rejoining said family, the fake heiress, Quinn Emerson, cries hysterically as she hollers about wanting to jump off the balcony. My parents and my older brother, Finn Emerson, keep consoling her that she's always their precious darling. Knowing that I won't have a good status in this family, I rush over to the window and scream "I don't wanna live anymore!" before jumping off the third floor. Unexpectedly, I land right on top of Finn. While I'm left unscathed, he suffers from multiple fractures and has to get hospitalized for three months. Later on, I'm admitted into an elite academy. Quinn cries about how I've been bullying her. In order to avenge her, my parents use the excuse of driving me to school just to abandon me in the middle of the highway. Feeling very aggrieved, I scream "I don't wanna live anymore!" again and turn to look for a truck to get run over. But the truck driver manages to pull off a 360-degree spin, crashing into my parents' car instead. The car does three flips in the air before landing on the ground. They almost get reduced to vegetables in that accident. On my 18th birthday-slash-coming-of-age ceremony, Quinn's urge to cause trouble is overtaking her once again. This time, she intends to accuse me of stealing the jewelry worth tens of millions of dollars that's gifted to her by our mom. But my parents, Finn, and even my grandma, who used to dote on Quinn a lot, are so frightened that they slap Quinn a dozen or so times. "Why must you cross that walking jinx?" they exclaim.

I died the night before my wedding to Christopher. But on the wedding day, a giant screen showed photos of me in bed with another man. In a fit of rage, Christopher smashed the screen and got engaged to my sister, Elizabeth. When my father informed him of my disappearance, Christopher sneered. “Disappeared? With the disgusting things she has done, she’s probably too ashamed to show her face!” My brother joined in with a scornful yell. “She hurt Liz, and now she has done such shameless things. I refuse to acknowledge such a wicked sister!” The shock and anger led to a fatal stroke, and my father died right there. Since then, I was despised by everyone in Cloud City. What they did not know was that it was the seemingly gentle Elizabeth who had brutally stabbed me to death and dumped my body in the river. Two months later, a fisherman found my body washed ashore.

Charlie Wayne’s life is perfect. Or it was. As a VP who commands boardrooms and a playboy who elegantly ends every date at his door by 3 AM, Charlie’s world is built on control. But lately, his system has a glitch. A streak of bizarre, comically bad luck—flat tires at dawn, mysterious fire alarms, untimely food poisoning—keeps derailing his plans. His flawless exit strategy is in shambles. Carly Dorrington’s life is a lie. But a necessary one. After a blowout fight with her father over their family companies’ merger, Carly needs a place to stay. Where better than with her childhood best friend, Charlie? It’s just temporary. Just two best friends sharing a space. It has nothing to do with the two decades she’s spent loving him from the sidelines, or the quiet hope that maybe, just maybe, proximity will make the world’s most oblivious man finally see her. Now, under his roof, the "coincidences" multiply. Charlie’s chaotic love life grinds to a halt just as Carly’s presence becomes a permanent, comforting fixture. His sacred rules don’t seem to apply to her. His peaceful solitude feels warmer with her in it. As the lines of their friendship blur, Charlie is left to wonder: Is Carly the calm in the center of his storm… or is she the one who’s been stirring it up all along? Note: This is a slow-burn, dual-POV story about best friends, blurred lines, and the long game. If you find yourself wondering"where is this going?" in the early chapters... keep reading. Everything becomes clear in Chapter 4. The foundation is being laid for a reason. Thank you for trusting the process.

Dahil sa kagustuhang makuha ang kustodiya ng mga bata, napilitan ang bilyonaryong si Kerill Wang na maghanap ng babaeng magsisilbing ina ng kanyang mga anak sa loob ng tatlong buwan. Dito niya nakilala si Charlene Rosarios, ang probinsyanang lumuwas sa Maynila upang maghanap ng trabaho. Kinontrata niya ito kapalit ng isang milyong piso. At dahil desperada ang babae na makahanap ng pera, tinanggap niya ang alok—lingid sa kanyang kaalaman na papasok siya sa pintuan ng impyerno. Hindi mababait ang mga anak ni Kerill at nasanay na silang palaging may bagong babaeng ipinapakilala ang tatay nila sa kanila, kaya ginagawa nila ang lahat upang mapaalis siya. Makakayanan kaya ni Charlene ang lahat ng pagpapahirap na mararanasan niya sa loob ng higanteng mansyon na iyon? Hanggang kailan niya matitiis ang masasakit na salita ni Kerill tungkol sa kanyang pagkatao? Makukuha niya kaya ang loob ng mga bata? Sundan ang nakakatawa, punô ng emosyon at pag-ibig na kwento na nagsimula lang sa isang papel ng kontrata. Mahahanap kaya nila ang tunay na pagmamahal kung lahat ay matatapos lamang sa loob ng tatlong buwan?

Everyone thinks I've lost my mind when I marry Bryan Sable. That's because I'm the daughter of the richest family in town, while he's just the owner of a small company. Everyone says he's only marrying me for my money. They don't know that he's willing to risk his life just to be with me. He also spent years pursuing me. On the day of the wedding, apart from the wedding ring, I also give him 99 free passes, saying, "If you ever upset me, you can use one of the free passes to cancel it out. But once you've used up all 99 of them, this marriage ends." Bryan swears he will never even use a single one of the free passes. But not long after we get married, he gets involved with his secretary, Roxy Upton. From that moment onward, the free passes get used up in rapid succession. He uses one when he misses my birthday party because of her. He uses another when I find a hickey left on his neck by someone other than me. It gets to a point where even our butler can't help but remind Bryan, "Mr. Sable, I think Mrs. Sable is upset right now. Are you sure you want to leave now to go to Ms. Upton?" But Bryan doesn't think much of it. "If she's upset, let her be upset. What's the worst that can happen? I'll just use one of the free passes. I've only used about 50 of them. I've got plenty of chances left." He has no clue that he only has three free passes left. And by now, I no longer kick up a fuss. I'm simply waiting for the day he uses up the final chance. I'm going to watch him dig his own grave, losing me as well as everything I've given him.

Nananatili sina Isabella Russo at Adam Kingsley sa kanilang limang taong pagsasama bilang mag-asawa ngunit nagsanhi ito ng pagyurak sa kanilang dignidad. Naisip ni Isabella na kahit walang pagmamahal sa isa't isa ay sapat na ang mahalin na lamang ang kanilang anak. Hanggang sa dumating ang araw. Sabay-sabay na lumabas ang balitang may malubhang sakit ang kanilang nag-iisang anak at ang balita tungkol sa paggastos ni Adam ng malaking halaga para kay Bree Morgan. Hindi na kailangang magpanggap bilang Mrs. Kingsley si Isabella. Gayunpaman, may isang lalaki binili ang lahat ng media entertainment at lumuhod sa kanya na nangungusap ang mga mata at nagmamakaawa na bumalik siya sa piling niya. Nagkataong lumitaw si Isabella na hawak ang kamay ng isa pang lalaki. Ang kanyang bagong pag-ibig ay ipinagsigawan niya sa mundo.

She returned to bury her father. Instead, she was forced to marry his enemy’s son. - Rosalind Marlow returns to New York to settle her father’s affairs, once one of the city’s most feared mafia bosses, only to find he died beside his greatest rival… and left behind a contract binding her to the rival’s son. Viktor Marino is cold, calculating, and infuriatingly magnetic. Rosa has no intention of becoming anyone’s pawn, not in grief, not in business, and definitely not in bed. But Viktor plays a long game, and with every stare, every challenge, he pulls her deeper into a world of secrets, power, and heat. She was raised to be untouchable. He was born to conquer. And in the space between vengeance and desire, who is going to lose control first? (Contains mature and dark content) ***** EXCERPT ‘Why would you want to leave this behind?’ he growled in my ear, his chest rumbling against my back. Because I can’t trust you. Because I don’t know what I want. ‘Because it’s cruel,’ I whispered. And then he pulled away, leaving me trembling, desperate, and furious.” ❦

“K-Kasal ako! H-Hindi ako pwedeng ibenta ng tatay ko! H-Hindi mo gugustohing malaman ang pangalan ng asawa ko dahil malalagot ka!” Pagbabanta pa ni Solene kahit na nauutal na ito. ~ Si Solene Jimenez ay isang twenty-year old College student. Pumapasok ng iba't-ibang part time jobs para tustusan ang pangangailangan ng kanyang pamilya habang nag-aaral sa isang sikat na unibersidad. Ipinakasal siya sa isang bilyonaryo upang tuparin ang hiling ng Mama niya at ng matanda niyang kaibigang mayaman na pakasalan ang apo nito. Ngunit kahit isang beses ay hindi niya pa man din nakikita. Ano kaya ang mangyayari sa buhay niya kapag nagkita sila sa unang pagkakataon? Will the billionaire keep their marriage o hihiwalayan siya nito nang tuluyan?