Novel & Cerita Half-lidded Eyes

Harriet Avellino received a death sentence for killing the old billionaire, Sorren Fabroa, the owner of Fantell Architecture Firms. After serving the Fabroa Family and did her very best as the chairman’s secretary, Harriet couldn’t believe that she’ll be sentenced guilty at the crime she did not do. Although everyone knows how much Sorren treat Harriet as if his real granddaughter, no one took her side. At her last day, Harriet's friend visited her in the jail. She is Reese, an old friend who turned out to be the missing daughter of a billionaire Astell Wyatt, and also the fiancee of the man Harriet is in love with. Harriet thought that Reese visited her to tell that she believes her and to mourn in sorrow at the sad end of her friend. However… “I know you aren't the one who killed sir Sorren. But you need to disappear, Harriet,” said Reese with a grin on her lips. “For my happiness, the real heir must die. You'll do it since we're friends, right?” At the last day of her life, Harriet just found out that Reese stole her identity. She snatched her position as the heir of Wyatt corporation, and the chance to be the fiancee of Zion Fabroa, the man Harriet loves the most. But it is too late. When Harriet sat at the electric chair to receive her sentence, she knew it's too late for her. However, by the time she closed and opened her eyes, a miracle happened. The time turned back. And so, going back to the past, Harriet vowed to revenge at the people who abandoned her, who stabbed her from the back and those who stole her love and wealth that should be hers. The real heir came back with vengeance.

Who would have thought that an accident would lead Pancho to find his true love? Astrid Marie Smith's dreams and whole life were devastated when her long-term boyfriend married her cousin Castela Newton. She wanted to forget the hurt and pain they had caused her. She went to a bar, got totally drunk, and ended up in bed with a stranger whom she believed was a gay man. They indeed had hot, steamy rebound sex all night. Pancho treasured all this and savored the night with her, but she ran away and could no longer be found. She went abroad to start a new life. After three years, Astrid went back, in timely for a revenge, when Castela ordered her to spy on her husband while abroad for six months as Philip's replacement secretary. She continued to pretend to be a dumb and mischievous. She was set up for an eviler and more destructive plan. She never realized that the hot alpha male she slept with was the elder brother of his ex-boyfriend, the Vice President of the company, Pancho Carbonel. Pancho Carbonel fell in love with Astrid the first time he set his eyes on her. He had the chance to court her, but it didn't go as he planned. A rumor circulated in the company that she was Philip's mistress. However, nothing changed. Astrid is still Pancho's dream girl, and she alone is enough for him. Until one day, she confronted Pancho, and what happened to them meant nothing to her. One night changed their lives and they are bound to end into something unexpected. Will Pancho ever have the opportunity to fulfill his heart's desire to love and be loved? Will rebound sex find its way to tie the knot with his estranged lover?

With her heart-shaped face, Argentine eyes, sweltering lips, and gorgeous body, Ryza Reyes was branded as the most Seductress Supermodel of all time. Men fall at her feet, but she never catches any of them. Tired of being in the spotlight, she went to the Philippines to escape and found herself at La Roché - the all-in-one private Hotel where her unexpected "sexcapade" begins. ***** Ruther Ford had only three important things in his life. His friends, his mother, and the wealth that anyone was trying so hard to own. He got everything in life. Money. Wealth. And his private Hotel called La Roché. Women will do everything to get his attention or even just a minute of his precious time. But no woman had ever succeeded in doing so... except for one. Ryza Reyes - the world-renowned seductress who was drunken herself to the fullest as if that was her last shot. He was not supposed to like her. He was not supposed to lust over her. But what Ruther didn't see coming was falling in love with a woman who has a scandalous scandal with his soon-to-be-married half-brother after another scandal with his cousin's husband. He had a lot of things in his mind. A lot of plans, and he had no time for distraction even if that distraction was peacefully sleeping beside him underneath his blanket nothing but her birthday suit. But fate has a very twisted humor and things don't usually go according to his plan. So when things go south with the seductress Ryza Reyes, he knows he's in trouble. And that trouble started with his private room, in his very own private hotel - La Roché. “Welcome to La Roché, where anyone's most depraved desire and ‘sexcapade’ begins."

Sofia Fernandez is Gabriel Montero’s one great love, ang babaeng kanyang pinakamamahal. He calls her his Angel and he has been there sa lahat ng importanteng kaganapan sa buhay nito. He has been there because he was her bestfriend. Isang tawag at iyak lang nito, naroon agad siya para maibigay ang pangangailangan nito. He had love her for so long, probably the first time he laid eyes on her but he was so afraid to cross the line lalo na at may isang sekreto siyang pinakatago tago rito. A secret that might ruin more than their friendship, and he can’t just afford to lose her. Not in his lifetime. ‘Di bale nang bestfriend, huwag lang itong mawala sa kanya. Sofia thinks that life has been too unfair for her, being orphaned at the age of seven, at ang kunin ang lalaking una niyang minahal dahil sa sakit nitong leukemia, buti at nariyan lagi si Gab. Gab has always been her knight in shining armor, her confidant. Iyon ngalang lagi siyang namomroblema sa mga babae nito, sobra kasi nitong gwapo maliban sa matalino at mayaman din ito. Pero isang araw bigla siyang nagising na sobra na siyang apektado sa mga hawak at haplos nito. Ang isang bagay na lubhang ikinakatakot niya. A man with unconditional love for the woman he loves and a woman still mending a broken heart. Magiging pabor ba ang tadhana sa kanila o mas magiging marahas? I do not own the photo. Credits to the rightful owner.

Nagboluntaryo sa isang medical mission sa loob ng bilangguan si Mikaella. Nagkaroon ng riot at doon niya nakilala ang gwapong preso na si Liam. Na-love at first sight sa kanya ang binata. Ngunit hindi niya ito type. Isa itong malaking red flag. Natitiyak niyang gulo lamang ang hatid nito sa kanyang buhay. Ngunit tila may magnet ang ngiti at expressive eyes ng lalaki. Bakit biglang parang gusto niyang magwala at lumihis ng landas kasama ng binata. Itataya ba niya ang buhay at kinabukasan para sa lalaking hindi niya lubusang kilala? Ginising ng binata ang lahat ng natutulog na damdamin sa kanyang pagkatao. Nakipagtanan siya dito at sinuway ang mga magulang. Nangako itong aayusin ang buhay para sa kinabukasan nilang dalawa. Ngunit ang mga pangako ay napako. Madami siyang natuklasang lihim nito. Ngunit hindi siya sumuko, ipinaglaban niya ang pag-ibig. Nalagay sa panganib ang kanyang buhay dahil sa lalaki. Nagising siya sa katotohanang siya lamang ang tunay na nagmamahal. Makalipas ang limang taon ay muling nag-krus ang kanilang landas. Ngunit bakit ibang-iba na si Liam. Bilyonaryo na ito at makapangyarihan. Tila hindi siya kilala, para siyang invisible sa paningin nito. Ang nakapagtataka ay ito pa ang matindi ang galit sa kanya. Nabaligtad na ang mundo. Siya na ang bilanggo ngayon. Bilanggo ng nakaraan at ng pag-ibig na walang katiyakan.

‎Five years ago, billionaire Gavinn Lucero's bachelor party ended with one reckless mistake; a single night with a mysterious exotic dancer named Shelly. By morning, she was gone, and both of them believed it was nothing more than a fleeting encounter destined to be forgotten. ‎ ‎They were wrong. ‎ ‎Today, Gavinn is the untouchable Golden Boy of the business world and a happy married life. Shelly, on the other hand, has built a peaceful life as the owner of a thriving bakery while raising her brilliant five-year-old son, Gabriel. ‎ ‎There's just one problem. Gabriel is Gavinn Lucero's exact copy. From the striking eyes and sharp features to an intelligence far beyond his years, the boy carries the unmistakable mark of the father he has never met. ‎ ‎When fate brings Gavinn into Shelly's bakery, buried secrets begin clawing their way back to the surface. A long-hidden accident, dangerous lies, and a scandal powerful enough to destroy reputations threaten to unravel everything they have built. ‎ ‎But while the adults are busy hiding the truth, Gabriel has a mission of his own. ‎After meeting Gavinn, the clever little boy becomes convinced that his mother is about to make the biggest mistake of her life. Determined to stop her upcoming wedding, Gabriel secretly recruits the last person anyone would expect; Gavinn himself. ‎ ‎Now, a billionaire who never knew he had a son and a five-year-old mastermind must join forces to uncover the truth before it's too late. As old wounds reopen and forbidden feelings resurface, Gavinn and Shelly are forced to confront the question they have spent years avoiding: ‎ ‎Was their unforgettable night merely a mistake. Or the beginning of a love story that was never meant to end?

Perfection was the curse. I was born into wealth, beauty, influence, and a family empire that stretched across continents. People envied my life, not knowing it was nothing more than a gilded prison. The only thing that ever felt real was ballet, the passion my parents forbade because it brought them no power, no profit, no leverage. My parents; greedy, ambitious, unfillable, hid their cruelty beneath luxury. And on my eighteenth birthday, they revealed the ultimate betrayal. I was engaged to a powerful man twice. . . no, three times my age. A man feared across Europe. A man whose hands were stained with secrets the world pretended not to see. They sold me to strengthen an alliance. So I ran. Barefoot, shaking, heartbroken. I stole one of our visitor's chopper and fled to Sicily, thinking distance could save me. I thought I escaped the monsters who owned my life. But I only ran into a darker one. Because Sicily is his territory; Aldrick Moretti, the shadow king of the Italian underworld. Cold. Untouchable. Beautiful in the most devastating way. The man people whisper about as if speaking his name is a sin. A man with eyes that see through lies. . . including mine. And the moment he found me trespassing on his land, bleeding, terrified, and wearing the remnants of a runaway bride. . . He didn’t return me. He didn’t free me. He claimed me. Not as a business deal. Not as an alliance. But as something far more dangerous. He became my captor, my protector, my obsession, and the forbidden flame I should never have touched. Because in his world, love is not tender. It’s a weapon. And I am the sacrifice wrapped in a veil he refuses to let go.

"Apple Gale Fernandez-Tuazon," he teased as he played with my shirt. His breath gives me shiver as I want to run away from him but I can't. I just can't. His smell, his touch, his body, I want him too more than he wants me. Naramdaman ko ang mainit niyang hininga sa leeg ko habang patuloy niyang pinapalakad ang kamay niya papasok sa natitira kong saplot. ***** Si Adrious Caesar Tuazon ay kinikilala as the most dangerous Mafia King. He was ruthless, cold, attractive, dangerous, poker-faced expression, dark, and dead gorgeous. Namimili lang siya ng kanyang pinagkakatiwalaan. Si Apple Gale Fernandez ay hangad na maging flight attendant after she graduated from college. She was charming, may pagkamasungit sa mga hindi niya kilala, labanera sa mga taong lumalaban sa kanya at higit sa lahat she is loveable. Hindi maayos ang pakikitungo ng ina ni Apple sa kanya. Hindi niya inaasahan na ibibenta siya ng kanyang sariling ina sa isang Mafia King na bilyornayo sa halagang limang bilyong piso. Hindi alam ni Apple na nakatakda para sa kanya ang isang korona para magkaroon ng title na Mafia Queen. Adrious is obsessed with Apple. In her body, eyes, face, everything! He was drowned by her presence kaya gumawa ng paraan si Adrious upang makuha ang babaeng pinapangarap niyang maging reyna.

Seraphina Voss is a kind, ordinary 22-year-old college student who only dreams of a quiet, peaceful life. But everything shatters the night she is kidnapped on her way home. Her first defiant cry rings out: “Sino ka?! Bitawan mo ‘ko!” — yet no one answers, as she is taken away and locked inside a cold, luxurious room that is nothing more than a gilded cage. Her captor is Dante Moretti: ruthless, powerful, and wealthy enough to own almost everything and everyone in the city. He took Seraphina simply because he wanted her, believing he has the right to claim anything his eyes set on. Seraphina begs every maid and guard for help, but no one dares assist — they value their jobs, families, and lives too much to cross Dante. To break her spirit, Dante slowly makes her life miserable: freezing cold room, barely enough tasteless food, lights kept on 24/7 so she can never rest, and closed curtains that keep all sunlight away. He wants her weak, helpless, and completely dependent on him. He reminds her again and again that she belongs to him entirely — body, life, and will. He cruelly claims the world has forgotten her; her family thinks she ran away, no one is looking for her, and only he holds her fate. All suffering will end, he promises, the moment she submits and accepts she is his. But even as she grows weak, sick, and hopeless, Seraphina refuses to surrender. He may have trapped her body, but she will never let him own her heart, her spirit, or her identity.

Amirah Mistake Laurel Chavez is an unfavored illegitimate daughter of a well-known family. She migrated to other country due to unfortunate circumstances that lead her to experience traumatic events that will be etched in her soul forever. However, she finds her life completely changing before her eyes when she found out that she accidentally got a vitro insemination in California and responsibility forced her to marry the person who she only met twice as a compensation of damaging his reputation. The man she will marry happens to be Castiel Rain Engraver a CEO and Mafia boss who is sharp as a knife and doesn't miss anything. He turned into vengeful person after his wife was killed when he still in a coma, and he pledges to do everything in his power to take the justice his wife deserve. To make it happen, he needs to secure his position as the supreme boss of their Mafia Organization and find the chip that contains all evidences that can bring them down. But, will he be able to give up what he planned for so long if he found out that his only daughter is suffering from her illness, where she needs to undergo bone marrow transplot? Thus, they did a surrogacy, but things didn't go as planned when Amirah accidentally got the embryo. Will he be able to give up and forget his position if he found out the whereabouts of the chip he searched for so long? Or He will sacrifice important lives just to get the justice he desired? Could romance be in the cards of these two different people who vows to protect each other even if it means throwing themselves in the path of danger? Can they find their own version of happily ever after?