Expecting Novels & Stories

She only wanted to live. He only needed a wife—on paper. But what started as a contract… is about to rewrite their hearts. After Rain Italy Cuervanue refuses to be sold off to an old man to pay her aunt’s debt, she’s thrown out of her own home. Desperate and alone, she flees to the only place that still holds her father’s memory, the beach house he gave her on her 18th birthday, only to find out it’s been sold. And not just to anyone. To Matthew Fuentavello, the youngest, powerful, and most feared CEO in the country, from a family known across Asia. To her shock, Matthew offers her a deal: Marry him for six months, a secret contract to fulfill his grandfather’s condition for taking full control of their empire. In return, she gets the beach house back. The catch? She must also work for him as his secretary. No one must know they’re married, except his family. Rain agrees with no choice left, never expecting that the man she married on paper… is the uncle of her cheating ex-boyfriend, the one who broke her heart with her own cousin. As they pretend by day and blur the lines by night, a dangerous chemistry starts to grow. Office rumors spark. Jealousy brews. And when the whispers get too loud, Matthew drops the biggest bomb—Rain isn’t just his secretary. She’s his wife. Just when Rain begins to believe in their stolen happiness, the past comes knocking. Her ex wants her back. Matthew’s ex, the woman who once rejected the deal Rain accepted, now wants him again. And Rain begins to wonder… Was she just a second option? Or is there something Matthew’s been hiding from the start… something real?

Yza Chrizelle Ardiente ang nag-iisang anak ng isang kilala at respetadong businessman. Tanging tagapagmana ng “ Cuisine Na’Ton” an authentic Ilonggo restaurant na itinayo pa ng kanyang Great Grandfather. Pinalago, pinayaman at kinilala ng buong bansa sa sunud-sunod na henerasyon. Until it's legacy now, run by his father and still continues it's fame not only in Iloilo but worldwide. Lumaki siya na hindi nawawala ang paghanga at pagtingin para kay Kem Hallison Cordova na anak ng bestfriend ng kanyang mommy. Pero sa huli ay nakuha rin nito ang inaasam na atensyon ng lalaki hanggang sa napagtagumpayan niyang makuha lalo ang loob tsaka pagmamahal na hinahangad at inilihim niya sa matagal na panahon. Ibinuhos niya ang lahat ng kanyang pagmamahal at atensyon para kay Kem pero sa huli, isang laro lamang ang lahat dahil si Mocha Louise pala ang pakakasalan nito. Labis siyang nasaktan, pakiramdam niya ilang ulit tinapak tapakan ang kanyang pagkababae kaya bumangon siyang muli to take revenge. Naging mapaglaro sa lahat ng mga lalaking nanliligaw sa kanya. Dahil d'yan tinagurian siyang “Relation Sucker, Bitch, Destroyer etc.” She became wild, bold and famous playgirl in town but never been touch by anyone. She had this pretty face kaya di nya kailangan pahirapan ang sarili para lumandi sa kanila. Naging mapaglaro sa pag-ibig, at hindi pinag-isipan ang maging resulta nito sa huli. Pero wala ng panahon para umatras pa because she’s expecting a return. She didn’t fail though, she felt that he's still in love with her, the way she was loved and cared for before, by her beloved Kem. Not that before someone ruined their relationship. Are they still the one who meant for each other? Kahit pa naging komplikado man ang kanilang sitwasyon ngayon. But Yza Chrizelle once said. “She’ll get what she wants by hook or by crook.”