Desperation 소설 & 이야기

Itinaya ni Jean Antoinette Marcelo para sa kaniyang pag-ibig: from her career opportunities to her own bright future. Isinantabi niya ang bawat oportunidad na dumating sa kaniya dahil lang sa pagmamahal niya sa isang lalaki na inakalang mahal din siya. Her dreams shattered nang bigla na lang naglaho ang lalaki at tinangay pa nito ang kaniyang pinaghirapan bilang isang mananahi sa isang maliit na boutique. To make matters worse for her, nalaman pa niya na ipinagpalit siya ng kaniyang fiance sa kaniyang ate. Her parents disowned her na para bang siya pa ang gumawa ng pagkakamali sa kanila. She’s so broken na inakala niyang katapusan na niya. She was on the verge of giving up her own life nang may kumuha sa kaniya on the spot bilang secretary ng isang kilalang CEO. Inaasahan na niyang mahirap ang kaniyang trabaho. But then, hindi niya inaasahang mas mahihirapan siya sa pakikisama sa kaniyang boss. Kyle Zander Villaester was known for his perfectionist nature. Bawat gawa niya nahahanapan nito ng butas. He could easily tear her down with every rejection sa kaniyang trabaho. Sa kabila ng bawat pagkakamali niya ay hindi siya nito tinatanggal sa trabaho. Instead, he let her repeat everything hanggang sa makuha na niya ang gusto nito. Bumalik ang kaniyang ex-boyfriend na para bang wala itong ginawang kasalanan sa kaniya. Out of desperation, binanggit niya ang pangalan ng kaniyang boss bilang bagong boyfriend, even if alam niyang mali iyon. Kyle Zander knew that he had nothing to do with her affairs, but his ego told him to claim Jean Antoinette as his. “Ano ngayon kung nagkaroon kayo ng relasyon? You were her past, she is mine now. Gusto mo siyang bawiin? You have to pay the heavy price.”

My husband, Jaxon Murray, was a renowned medical expert and owned a big company. He was participating in a clinical drug trial when someone tampered with his medication. Under the influence, he ended up entangled with an intern—ninety-nine times, right there on the lab table. When he regained clarity, he rushed home, locked himself in the bathroom, and submerged himself in the tub without food or water as he waited for me to return from work. "Lauren," he said, "my medication was switched during the trial. I made a terrible mistake. But I paid her off and had her dismissed. She'll never appear before me again." I wept miserably, clutching my belly that had once again failed to carry life. And in the end, I chose to forgive him. Several months later, he crashed into a guardrail while answering a phone call, causing me to miscarry. The injury left me unable to conceive for life. He buried his face in the crook of my neck, his voice choked with remorse. "Darling, I don't deserve you. I'm so sorry… We don't need children. We have each other, isn't that enough?" One day, I went to bring him lunch, only to find him in the next hospital room, cradling and feeding the woman he swore he'd never see again. "She's too weak to eat by herself," he said. "She has early-stage stomach cancer. There's no one else to take care of her… she's all alone." I chose to believe him. Again. Until one day, a pair of twins appeared in our home. Sophie Dixon knelt before me, wearing the postpartum gown he had once lovingly picked out for me, clutching my hand with tears streaming down her face. "It's all my fault. Please don't blame Jaxon. If you say the word, I'll leave with the children immediately." Jaxon grabbed my other hand, desperation thick in his voice. "Lauren, you've always been the kindest person I know. The children are still so young. How could Sophie possibly raise them alone? You wouldn't be that cruel… would you?" I looked down at the hands gripping mine from both sides, and suddenly, I laughed. "Jaxon, let's get a divorce. I wish you both a lifetime of happiness."