Novel & Cerita Chaucer Pardoner's Tale

Gabriella "Gabby" Cruz died as a badass in a Motorcycle crash. Middle of a chase. Gun in one hand, vengeance in her heart. But fate had a sense of humor—she wakes up in the body of Seraphina "Sera" Elizalde, the notoriously weak, timid, and unwanted wife of cold-hearted billionaire Damian Rafael Velasco. Now trapped in a life of luxury, betrayal, and manipulation, Gabby must play the part of Seraphina—the submissive socialite cast aside by the very man she married. Too bad Gabby doesn’t do submissive. With a foul mouth, street smarts, and zero patience for bullshit, Gabby decides to flip Seraphina’s life on its head. She’s done playing the victim. If Damian wants a trophy wife? Too bad. She’s about to become the most scandalous, fearless, and powerful woman in his world. What Damian doesn’t know is that the fragile wife he ignored just became the woman who will ruin or save him—and maybe, teach him how to love.

It's a decision made between pride and death. Naomi Valencia is a 20-year-old university student who stopped studying due to financial issues when her aunt, who had been her second mother since her parents died six years ago, got diagnosed with lung cancer. They are in need of a huge amount of money for her aunt's healing, but unfortunately, she wasn't able to get a decent job. Consumed by hopelessness, her university friend Karel Manilag approached her with good news. A billionaire, Warren Montenegro, is looking for a wife for hire with no emotions involved, just a high paying job. Driven by her desire to save her aunt from certain death, she gave up her pride and applied as the billionaire's rented wife. With luck on her side, she got hired. If two people married each other for business, will both of them get what they bargained for? What if destiny played tricks on them, would it be possible for a husband and wife who married for pure business and no feelings for each other to truly end up falling in love?

Wounded Ego Series Chronology °WOUNDED EGO: Omega’s Disguise °WOUNDED EGO SIDE STORY: An Alpha’s Dilemma How far can you go in order to feed your own ego? “Twenty thousand dollars for every session. Have sex with me and keep your mouth shut.” These were the words that my Alpha boss left me the moment I caught him doing something shady inside his very office. It was obviously bribe money to prevent me from ruining his image. But even so, I still accepted his offer for the sole reason that I’m interested in knowing his true nature. But never did I thought that this curiosity of mine would only lead me into a much troublesome circumstance.

Freya Sandoval, a voluptuous woman, was heartbroken when her fiancé cheated on her just a week before their wedding. He blamed her for not giving herself to him, and to make things worse, his mistress cruelly called Freya a "big fat ugly duckling," shattering her confidence and pride. Devastated, Freya went to a bar that same night to drown her pain in alcohol. There, fate intervened—she met Creed Hunter Lazaro, the world’s youngest billionaire, and spent a passionate night with him. But come morning, she fled, leaving him behind. Freya thought it was just a one-time encounter—until she discovered Creed was not only her new boss but also her stepbrother, the son of her mother's new husband. Now, Freya is caught in a tangled web of heartbreak, secrets, and unexpected connections. What will she do next?

"He's maybe a devil, but he's my devil." Hindi inakala ni Valentina Jade Villamayor na sa dinami-rami ng manliligaw niya ay kay Devon Miles Joaquin pa siya na-inlove. Hindi lang ito isa sa "The Famous Orphans," nagmula din ito sa pamilya na mortal na kaaway ng pamilya niya. Bukod pa roon, halos isumpa niya ito noong una nilang pagkikita. But they fell in love with each other, at ipinangako nilang hinding-hindi nila hahayaang magtagumpay ang mga pamilya nila sa pagpapahiwalay sa kanila. Ngunit sadya yata talagang nakatadhana silang magkalayo. Inakala ni Val na iniwan siya ni Devon at napilitan siyang magbago ng identity at palakihin ng mag-isa ang anak nila. 10 years later, he came back as her boss and she's his secretary. Pero hindi maintindihan ni Val kung bakit galit na galit sa kaniya si Devon. Gayung ito ang nang-iwan pagkatapos makuha ang pagkabirhen niya. Ito ang umalis, so bakit ito galit na galit? At anong gagawin nito kapag nalaman nitong nagbunga ang pagmamahalan nila noon? The media call them The Famous Orphans - adopted and raised to be billionaire heirs. Five of them and Valentina fell in love with the one they called“THE DEVIL.”

Ruby only wants two things in life: a decent job and a happy family, but her gambling-addicted father and comatose mother keep her from achieving either. Because of her family's financial difficulties, she has to work multiple jobs to pay off their debts and bills. Being in need of money, she accepted her boyfriend's one-time job offer to work as a stripper for a bachelor's party where she ended up spending a steamy night with the groom's best man. Terrified of her mistake, she decided to forget what had happened and ran away. However, that will be easier said than done because a month after the incident occurred, Ruby landed a steady job but, she was taken aback when she realized that her boss was the same man she had a one-night stand with—to make matters worse, she discovered he was a mafia leader and she was pregnant with his child.

Bellatrix Amon, a stubborn girl and an only daughter of Annabelle Amon. Their life isn’t full of sunshine and rainbows. They were the center of gossip, because her mother always brought different guys to their house. After fighting, Bellatrix couldn’t believe that her mother died brutally the next day after leaving with the mysterious guys. Bellatrix found out that Don Geronimo Marquis was with her mother before she died. With that, Bellatrix wanted to take revenge on him. But since life is full of twists, Bellatrix met Colter Andrew Marquis—the son of Don Geronimo. Her plan changed, and it was now to seduce the billionaire’s son, and wrap him around her fingers as she took revenge to ruin his father. However, Bellatrix didn’t know that Colter also had a plan for her. But what if a spark would touch their hearts—making them yearn for each other’s touch and love? Would it affect their initial plans? Or would they continue their lies and schemes?

Xyrine Marie Caballero thought it was the end of her life, not until she meet her new lawyer—Iñigo Kang Alcantara, he's a typical, arrogant, handsome, but smart and wise lawyer. The murderer accused Xyrine Marie Caballero of killing her step-father. Since Xyrine Marie defended herself because her step-father tried to rape her, the only self-defense would have, ended up killing her step-dad. Her mother was unable to defend her because she loved her partner more than her daughter—Xyrine Marie. Xyrine Marie's life will change when she meets her new lawyer—Attorney Iñigo Kang Alcantara. Attorney Iñigo Alcantara promised that he will help Xyrine Marie's case be acquitted if she also cooperates with him. Xyrine Marie also promised that she will owe Iñigo for the rest of her life if her case against her step-father's family and her mother. The case against the daughter and his step-father became trend when the fake evidence came out. Due to the injustice of the law, Iñigo himself used his connection with his father who won their case. Since Xyrine Marie didn't graduate from high school, she agreed to serve the Alcantara's family, but Attorney Iñigo Alcantara didn't agree to the girl's wishes. Instead of serving his family, Attorney Iñigo hired Xyrine Marie as his personal assistant. And the agreement, she'll work with his lawyer for five years, and follow everything that he asked of him even his personal needs.

After that night with Travis—a priest who also happened to be her first—she fled the club, desperate for a new life. She hoped she'd never see him again; if possible, she wished their paths would never cross, not even to glimpse his shadow. Her life finally found peace when she decided to go back to her hometown. But that peace shattered when she discovered her sister, whom their parents had sent to a prestigious religious academy specifically to prevent her from turning out like herself, was now pregnant by one of the school's own priests. Just as she was interrogating the board, trying to find out who the father of her sister's baby was, she bumped into Travis. He was the current head of the board, feared for his unusual aura and commanding authority, and notorious as a great womanizer. Her heart suddenly raced, and she wanted to drop everything and run, but it was too late. The womanizing priest had already captured her attention.

Ang gusto lang naman ni Aira ay makaahon sa hirap kaya ginawa niya ang lahat para makahanap ng disenteng trabaho. But then destiny has its plan because when she was applying as a maintenance staff in a millionaire's company, she was offered to be a surrogate mother to his unborn son. That's when her life entangled with a complicated family.