Novel & Cerita Eternal City

"Sa mundong ang pag-ibig ay isang pustahan, sino ang unang masusunog?"   Sa loob ng tatlong taon  ay naniwala si Beatrice Aquino na natagpuan na niya ang kanyang tanging pahinga sa piling ng kanyang "puppy boyfriend" na si Benedict. Siya ang "Ice Queen" ng mundo ng negosyo. Matapang, disiplinado at handang bawiin ang dangal ng kanyang pamilya, ngunit sa harap ni Benedict ay isa siyang babaeng nagmamahal lamang nang tapat.   Subalit sa gabi ng kanyang pag-po-propose ay gumuho ang lahat. Ang inakala niyang tapat na pag-ibig ay isa lamang palang laro sa pagitan ng mga rich young masters. Para kay Benedict Mendoza, ang tagapagmana ng pinakamayamang pamilya sa Quezon City, si Beatrice ay isang hamon lamang, isang trophy na masarap makuha bago ang kanyang itinakdang kasal sa iba.   Dala ng poot at sugatang dangal ay nagpasya siyang gumanti. Sa isang gabi ng kalasingan at desperasyon ay isinuko niya ang kanyang sarili sa isang misteryosong estranghero, isang lalaking may awtoridad, mapanganib na karisma at may mga matang kasing-itim ng gabi.   Ang hindi niya alam ay ang lalaking kanyang pinag-alayan ng gabi ay ang mismong tanging tao na kinatatakutan ni Benedict, ang kanyang Uncle.   Ngayong nag-uumpisa na ang laro ng paghihiganti ni Beatrice, paano siya tatakas sa bitag ng isang "Uncle" na walang balak pakawalan siya? Sa mundong puno ng pagkukunwari, sino ang tunay na mandaraya at sino ang magiging biktima ng sarili nilang laro?

Timotheo George Yves is a 27-year-old heir to a luxury hotel empire with a degree in Engineering. In his life, he can do whatever he wants… money is never a problem to him. Pero thrill is not there anymore at pakiramdam niya ay nakakulong siya sa expectations ng kanyang pamilya. To escape from his parents’ manipulative hands, he left the city and starts posing as "Timo," isang barista sa malayong lugar na sa tingin nya ay hindi na sya mahahanap ng kanyang mga magulang. Isang regular customer si Ashanti Veronica Sullivan sa cafe kung saan nagtatrabaho si Timo. Isang passionate na social worker si Ash na may layuning tulungan ang mga taong nasa baba katulad niya. Since Timo met Ash, he wondered what kind of person Ash is until he realized he became curious of her more. They become friends at kalaunan ay nahulog ang puso ni Timo kay Ash. Far from Timo’s expectation, his parents find out about his relationship with Ash at ang mga magulang niya ay hindi sang-ayon sa kanilang relasyon. They feared Ash will bring Tim to his downfall and will cause disgrace to their family. Lalong gumulo ang sitwasyon ng ang kanyang lolo ay nagdagdag ng clause sa kanyang will: Timo must marry a woman of "modest means" within six months para makuha ang kanyang mana. Timo’s parents force him to be with someone who is on their level, but he is against it. Timo doesn't have a choice, but to hide his true identity from Ash, risking their relationship. Samantala, muling nagbalik ang manipulative ex-fiancé ni Ash, si Keanu Florian Domingo, na nagbabantang ibunyag ang sikreto ni Timotheo. As the deadline nears, Timotheo must confront his family's prejudices at kailangan niyang pumili sa pagitan ng kanyang inheritance o kinabukasan kasama si Ash.

Juliana has everything that money could buy, at hindi kasama doon ang pagmamahal ng isang magulang. Her mother made sure of that the day she married her stepfather, a man twice her age, in exchange for wealth and status. Kaya naman nang mabalitaan niyang nasawi ang mga ito sa isang aksidente, wala siyang naramdaman na kahit ano. Ni isang patak ng luha ay walang tumulo mula sa kanya. She already lost to money the only family she had, kaya hindi na bago sa kanya 'to. For sure, after going through their burial, she would be back at the all-girls boarding school they sent her away to, and everything would stay the same. But just when she thought that nothing would ever change, nalaman niya ang laman ng last will ng kanyang ina. To claim her inheritance, kailangan niyang tumira sa iisang bubong kasama ang kanyang stepbrother, her stepfather’s only child from his first wife, until she turns 21 years old. Ang problema? She just turned nineteen a week ago before their accident! Dalawang taon niyang kailangang magtiis sa poder ng taong pinaka-ayaw niya sa lahat. At ang mas malaking problema? Their state, the mansion where her stepbrother currently resides, is far from the city and the life that she’s used to! It’s in a secluded area in a remote province! What would her life be like from now on? Hindi puwede ‘to! Mamamatay muna siya bago siya tumira kasama ang lalaking ‘yon na masahol pa sa demonyo ang ugali! But between hatred, lies, and the forbidden tension she couldn’t name, matutuklasan ni Juliana na may mga bagay na hindi kanyang diktahan, lalo na ang puso. — THIS BOOK CONTAINS MATURE THEMES, EXPLICIT SEXUAL CONTENT, AND SCENES THAT MAY BE DISTURBING OR TRIGGERING TO SOME READERS.

They said what happened in the past stays in the past! Yun sana ang gustong mangyari ni Angelina. A 28 years old girl who came from a poor family na tubong Cagayan De Oro City na napilitang manirahan sa maynila. Angelina is always optimistic in life, mayroon siyang mga katangian na hindi mo makikita sa iba kagaya ng kagandahan, kabaitan at kasipagan pero sa kabila ng mga magagandang katangian niya ay nagkukubli ang masalimuot na nakaraan na pilit niyang tinatakasan at itinatago sa lahat. Pero may kasabihan nga na kung wala kang natutunan sa iyong nakaraan ay patuloy ka nitong hahabulin at babalikan. At yun ang nangyari kay Angelina nung makilala niya sa bar ang isang estranghero sa katauhan ni Carson Constantine 29 years old at isang mayamang binata at palaging seryoso na may-ari ng 3C's Industry ang nanakaw sa puso ni Angelina na puno ng pait at sakit pero sadyang mapaglaro ang tadhana ng makilala niya ang kapatid nitong si Cray Constantine 28 years old a jolly person and a co-owner of 3C's Industry na hindi sukat-akalain ni Angelina na mamahalin niya ng tunay kagaya ng pagmamahal niya sa kapatid nito, kaya naman ang couple love story lang sana ni Angelina at Carson ay naging two in one dahil kay Cray.   Pero bawat kasiyahan ay may kaakibat na kalungkutan at ang nakaraan na pilit niyang tinatakasan ay muli siyang binalikan ng dahil sa isang pangyayari. Pangyayaring susukat sa tatag ng pagmamahal niya sa magkapatid.      

Si Angelika Sandoval ay nakatanggap ng call sa kanyang dad at sinabing pakakasal siya kay Adriel Monteflacon, III isang kilalang Casanova at ubod ng yaman. Walang maka-resist sa kakisigan ni Adriel sapagka’t nasa kanya ang lahat ng pangarap ng isang babae – matipuno, guwapo, matalino karinyoso, at mayaman. Lahat na kay Adriel na at inihain i’yon sa kanya on a silver platter pero sa kung anong dahilan ay nagdaalawang isip pa rin siya kung tatanggapin ba niya sa buhay niya ang isang playboy na tulad ni Adriel o hindi. Kung hindi niya ito tatanggapin ay maaring mag suffer ang negosyo ng kanyang pamilya. She doesn’t want to defy her father’s wish. Eventually pumayag siyang magpakasal dito. Magulo ang isip niya kaya’t napagpasyahan niyang pumunta ng Davao City para makapag site inspection siya at makapagpahinga. Na met niya ang binatang si Christian na lalong nagpagulo ng kanyang isip at puso. Napakabait nito at maginoo. Kalaunan ay nahuhulog na siya dito. She’s now torn between two men – ang lalaking handang magpakasal sa kanya o ang lalakeng nagbigay ng tunay na pag ibig? While staying in Davao, madaming mga bagay ang na discover niya at ang kagimbal gimbal na sikreto na hindi alam ng kaniyang pamilya. Kinailangan ng agarang aksyon ni Angelika upang maisalba ang kanilang pangalan at ang buhay ng kanyang pamilya.

The Chase: The Billionaire’s Game is the story of Celestine Vera Elsher, a woman who was forced to leave the city—and her best friend—when she was just twelve years old. Dahil sa biglaang pagkalugi ng negosyo ng kanilang pamilya, napilitan silang lumipat sa probinsya. Hindi man lang siya nabigyan ng pagkakataong magpaalam kay Percival Ford Ramirez, ang lalaking matalik niyang kaibigan—at ang tanging taong lihim na pinili ng puso niya. Labinlimang taon ang lumipas bago muling nakabalik si Fannie sa Maynila, dala ang pag-asang makita at makausap muli si Kane. Ngunit tila yata nawala na ito sa mundo—walang may alam kung nasaan siya, kung nag-asawa na ba, o kung babalik pa ba siya kailanman. Habang muling binubuo ni Fannie ang kanyang buhay, natanggap siya bilang sekretarya ni Mrs. Pamela Ramirez, isang kilalang businesswoman sa lungsod. Sa paglipas ng panahon, naging malapit sila sa isa’t isa—at dahil sa isang hindi inaasahang pangyayari, napilitan si Kristin na bumitiw sa puwesto. Ang pumalit? Isang pangalan na matagal nang laman ng kanyang mga panalangin—Percival, ang lalaking iniwan niya nang walang paalam. Pero ang Percival na kaharap niya ngayon ay malayo na sa Percival na naalala niya. Malamig, mailap, at punung-puno ng galit. At sa muling pagtatagpo nilang ito, mas lalo pang lilikha ng tensyon ang pagbabalik ng isang tao mula sa kanilang nakaraan—dala ang mga lihim na maaaring tuluyang sumira sa kanila. Magagawa pa kaya ni Celestine na ipaliwanag ang kanyang naging dahilan sa biglaang paglisan? Matutunan pa kaya ni Percival na patawarin ang kaisa-isang babaeng minahal niya? At kung tuluyan na silang harapin ng nakaraan, sapat pa rin kaya ang pag-ibig... this time?

Damara Irish Vertudez is a hardworking woman who has a dream of being a secretary ever since she was young. She grew up in Tarlac province and experienced a lot of things in life. She is from a family of farmers who are determined to take care of their farms. As she graduated from college 4 years ago, she left her province to apply for a job in the city, she gained a lot of experiences from working in different companies until she applied for the position of secretary of Brion Alaric Carter, a Filipino-Spanish and the billionaire CEO of Carter Casino-Resort. At first, she doubted herself because Carter Casino-Resort is a famous and number 1 Casino-Resort in the Philippines and has branches around the world. Natatakot itong pumalpak sa kauna-unahang bigatin na kumpanya na kanyang papasukan. She doubted that her experience is not enough to this company, lalo na't alam nito kung gaano ka-propesyonal ang mga nagtatrabaho rito at kung anong qualification ang kailangan nila. However, after hanging out with her friends the night after she applied, she received a call from the Carter Casino-Resort and told her that she's hired and qualified to be part of the company and to be the CEO's secretary. And there, she became the first loyal and outstanding secretary of CEO Brion Alaric Carter who's not letting her go. Along her journey being an outstanding secretary of a Billionaire CEO, she did realize that she's falling in love with her Boss already because of how he treats her. She kept on denying her feelings because he knew her boss could be that dangerous. Until a girl came between them who's addicted to her Boss. Could she fight for her feelings? Or let it all slide knowing the fact that taking a risk could be painful.

Ivana Huo, a sole descendant of a big conglomerate that rises in the city of Beijing. Her family business cost billions of dollars and she lived a comfortable life since childhood. Her Filipina mother had a big influence on her life but at a young age, she suffered her first loss when her Mom died. Later on, her Dad suddenly died too and left her nothing at all. She was thrown away by her relatives who took over her family business. She only had one hope to take back what belongs to her, to marry the second-generation rich descendant of Elite Digital Marketing and Financial Investment Company, Brielle Santillian. She had encountered him during childhood but the young CEO, Brielle Santillian never got involved with any woman. Ivana plans to capture him and marry him to help her take her revenge on her relatives. She forced him to take her as his wife after sleeping with him and threatened him she'll expose their videos and photos that night. Brielle married her for some reason, his family urged him to find a wife but he dared not to mention his parents about their relationship. He helps her to accomplish all her plans but later on, his cold heart couldn't love his wife because he thinks she's nothing but a user. He forced her to sign a divorce agreement but she refused it at first. Accidentally she heard Brielle's conversation that he will never love her and couldn't forgive her. She silently walked away and left everything. She knew she's having his child but she was deeply hurt knowing how Brielle felt towards her. Would they still get a chance to fall in love after they met again or would she let go of him?

Astrid Is a hard headed woman, she is the black sheep of the family, to punish her, Astrid's family decided that they will sent her to the city. In order to get her inheritance  she needed to work in the city to become independent. One Night, a disaster happened between Astrid and the billionaire, They share a passionate kiss and embrace each other arms.  A destiny make a way to cross their path again, when she arrives at her working place she become frustrated when she saw the guy. Astrid try her best not to be distracted with her boss because she don't want to disappoint her family again, She try harder to find a way and manifested that Apollo won't recognized her. Apollo is eager to find that mysterious girl who have a one night stand with him. All he got is the key chain of the girl. Astrid Started to worry when she got more closer to her boss , she don't want him to know the truth and she try to keep the secret, Because of the sudden closeness Astrid started falling to her boss she can't help it she try to stay away from him but cupid's arrow struck her heart already. Astrid is inlove with Apollo but when she realized about everything she left and keep the heir of the billionaire, she don't want to do it but she need to, in order to protect her heart and stop begging for attention and love. Apollo Realized that the girl he hurt for almost a month is the girl he wanted all those years, he instantly regret everything he did and use his power to find his love.  Apollo Win her back again and promise to her that he will do everything just to make Astrid happy.

Conrad Lexus Farris. All he wanted is to skip his toxic life away from the city for a while. Dawn Zelena Augustino. All she wanted is to finish her studies and find a great job to achieve her dreams in life. But when their paths crossed, kapwa nagulo ang payapa nilang buhay. Hindi man maganda ang una nilang pagtatagpo, naging daan naman iyon upang makilala nila ang isa't-isa. But the summer that made their heart extremely happy, was also the summer that made their heart empty. Akala ni Dawn, kaya niyang ibaon sa limot ang lahat. Ngunit paano niya magagawa iyon gayung sa init na kanilang pinagsaluhan, may nabuong sanggol na mag-uugnay sa kanila ng lalaking bigla na lamang siyang iniwan sa ere at naglaho na parang bula? At sa di inaasahang pagkakataon, muling nagtagpo ang kanilang landas. Yun nga lang, hindi siya nito kilala. Malamig at arogante ito makitungo sa kanya na parang hindi na ito ang lalaking nakilala at minahal niya limang taon na ang nakararaan. Ayaw niya na sanang ipaalala ang masaya at mapusok na pinagsaluhan nila noon. Ayaw niya sanang umeksena sa buhay nito lalo pa't nalalapit na itong ikasal sa ibang babae. Kaso nang makita ni Conrad ang anak niya, di maipagkakaila na parang pinagbiyak na bunga ang dalawa. At ang masaklap pa nito, ang bata mismo ang umamin sa lalaki. "You're my dad right? Mama has many photos of you together and told me a lot of stories about you!" Connor screamed in excitement. Napaawang si Conrad at di makapaniwala sa natuklasan! At nang magtama ang mata nila ng lalaki, alam ni Zele na ito na ang magiging simula ng kalbaryo niya.