Enigmatic Scandal Mga Nobela at Kwento

Hindi ko mapigilang tanong sa sarili. “I don’t care about noise,” sagot ko, mahinahon pero matatag. “If you look beyond the hashtags, you’ll see who the real professional is.” Wala naman akong kasalanan kaya bakit ako matatakot. Ako ang inagawan. “Ang isang scandal, kahit wala kang kasalanan, ay parang mantsa na mahirap linisin sa corporate world. Sa pangalan mo.”

“Inamin na rin sa akin ni Xandria na nagkasagutan raw kayo. Alyson, hindi ko alam kung ano ang tunay na nangyari pero dapat bang umabot kayo sa ganito? Dapat bang ikalat mo pa ang mga bagay na nakakasira—” “Talaga? Inamin niyang kapatid mong magaling? Sana tinanong mo muna kung ano ang ginawa niya sa akin kung bakit ako gumaganti. Nakaka-strike two na siya, Geoff. Iyang scandal na nangyayari sa akin online, kagagawan niya ang lahat ng iyan!” “What do you mean, Alyson? Si Xandria ang nasa likod ng scandal mo?”

Gulat na napatingin sa akin si Alicia, hindi akalaing makikisabay ako sa joke niya. “Stop that. We don't have the right to decide what's his s*xuality.” sermon sa amin Rennalyn kaya tinakpan namin ang bibig namin. He obviously like the same gender. He always flirt around with other girls and also have a s*x with me if we were drunk. Forget, my a*s. He's obviously bis*xual. Gusto ko mang sabihin ang nasa isip ko ay pinigilan ko ang sarili ko. It's our secret.

Gusto naming mag-enjoy at maging masaya dahil alam namin sa aming sarili na kami pa rin ang magiging endgame. Weeks had passed, the scandal about the feud between Canlas and Doña McKenna in the Il Paraiso di Accardi spread like a wildfire which really caused a dark hole in the Canlas Empire and Pepejoh Cargo Ships, because almost half of their investors and business partners were close colleagues of the Accardi, and they didn’t want them to be also trapped in the wrath of Doña McKenna,

"Naiintindihan ko, Compadre." Since the scandal irrupted, my life and my family's became a twisted circus. Media men and reporters hunted me but not a single statement I gave them. They even made me an issue that it was one of my publicity stunts to promote my upcoming indie movie but that was too pathetic. I was never after of fame nor a sick publicity. I make movies because it's what I think I'm good at. Wala akong pakialam kung sumikat man ako o hindi, so long as I knew I did the best for my craft.

And that terrified me. — By noon, the mansion had transformed into a battlefield. Lawyers filled the west wing. Security doubled. Half the staff disappeared without explanation. Phones were confiscated. Every hallway felt watched. I walked through the second-floor corridor pretending calm while panic clawed beneath my skin. The Yang Empire was collapsing publicly. News channels played nonstop downstairs. Scandal headlines. Corruption accusations. Political bribery. Missing funds. Deaths linked to shell corporations. And somehow— through all of it— Julian remained composed.

mahinang sambit habang tinitignan ang dalaga nang hindi makapaniwalang mga titig. Biglang nakaramdam nang paninikip ng dibdib si Maeve nang sandaling iyon. Akala niya hindi nito I-to-topic ang nangyari halos walong taon na ang nakakalipas ngunit siya’y nagkakamali. Nagsimulang manariwa sa kanyang isipan ang nangyari walong taon ang nakakaraan. Humigpit ang pagkakakuyom niya sa kanyang mga kamay na siyang dahilan para bumaon ang mga kuko sa kanyang palad. “I’m curious, Ms. Talessdo, if the scandal you’ve gotten yourself into is true?” tanong ni Mrs. Dizon na labis ang curiosity nang sandaling iyon.

Parang isang linya— na naghihiwalay sa kanila sa mundo. Pero hindi sa problema. “Talk.” Isang salita. Pero parang utos. Parang hatol. Nakatayo si Elena sa gitna ng silid. Nanginginig. Hindi sa takot— kundi sa alam niyang mangyayari. “That scandal…” mahina niyang simula— “…my father was involved.” Tahimik. Hindi gumalaw si Alexander.

Mukhang ganoon din sina Dearil at Damien. "I can't believe that we have a fucking maniac in the company," mariing sambit ni Damien. Natawa naman si Detective France pero saglit lang iyon dahil sumeryoso na ulit ang mukha niya. Kahit alam ko na ang susunod na sasabihin niya ay tumahimik pa rin ako. "She committed suicide after the scandal," bunyag ni Detective France at katulad ay wala pa rin siyang nakuhang reaksyon sa amin.

Protecting the Veragara’s name meant pretending, denying, shielding the one truth that could destroy them all. He met Clarisse’s eyes, his own cold as steel. “Don’t you dare drag him into this.” “Why not?” She shrugged, feigning innocence. “People deserve to know. Imagine the headlines: Monterro heir hiding illegitimate child. Family scandal exposed. Oh, Lukas, it would be delicious.” “You’re playing with fire.” His voice was steady, but inside, his heart pounded against his ribs. Shaina’s face flashed in his mind—her wide, tearful eyes, the way she clung to him just last night, desperate for answers he couldn’t give.