Half Meant Jokes

When struggling artist Elira Virel signs a secret marriage contract with billionaire CEO Kael Thorne, it’s supposed to be simple: no love, no expectations, no real commitment. Just six months of pretending to be his wife in exchange for saving her father’s collapsing company. But things stop being simple the moment she steps into his world — a world of power, cold stares, unspoken pain, and rules she’s not allowed to break. Kael is mysterious, guarded, and dangerously unreadable. Elira knows she’s just a pawn in his bigger game… but why does he look at her like she’s the only truth he wants to believe in? As secrets from his past begin to resurface — including the return of a woman who claims to be his former fiancée — Elira finds herself tangled in a web of lies, revenge, and emotions she swore she wouldn’t feel. She was never meant to fall for him. But in a world of lies, love was never part of the plan… Until it was.

One tragic accident. One life lost. One love that should never exist. Amariz solene never meant to kill Thalina, Alaric’s fiancée. Yet in a heartbeat, she becomes the object of his rage and the source of a forbidden desire neither can resist. Her mother sends her to work at a prestigious company, unaware that it belongs to the man whose life she shattered. Amari walks into her new job oblivious, unaware she’s stepping straight into Alaric's world, binding her fate to the man who despises her most. Alaric sees her arrival as fate, a chance to punish the woman who destroyed his world. But as he watches her carry her guilt quietly and face each challenge with grace,his hatred begins to crumble, finds himself drawn to the woman he should hate. Every stolen glance, every secret encounter ignites a dangerous passion that threatens to consume them both. To love each other is betrayal. To let go is heartbreak. And in the shadow of tragedy, they must decide: will their hearts be destroyed by the past, or can they risk everything for a love born from grief?

"Ang mahalin ka ay isang pagkakamaling 'di ko na dapat isinugal pa, Flint. I swear, walking on that aisle is the worst thing I did my whole life. Ang unfair mo naman, Flint! Hulog na hulog ako, oh!" *** After Thalea's nerve-wracking hangover from a party the previous night, she was taken by her best friend to a church for her to marry the man that her best friend was supposed to share a vow with. Bossy, rude and kinda playboy. Irish Flint will surely never be good to Thalea. He is sweet and soft, next minute he became obsessive and rude. Living with Flint is maybe a misfortune for Thalea and the betrayal her best friend did to her is also painful; but one thing is for sure... she fell in love with the man she mistakenly shared a vow with, despite knowing the fact that Flint was not really meant to be for her in the first place — but to her best friend. "That was a beautiful pain though. Salamat sa pansamantalang pagpapasilong mo sa'kin." She murmured before slowly walking away from the person she once called home.

Undoubtedly, Carleigh Quintos renounce Zeiroh Hernandez for confessing his feelings for her. She bluntly said that she doesn't like him and definitely he's not her ideal man. However, her heart pounded strangely every time their eyes met but she just tried to ignore it. She even knows that something in her recognize Zeiroh's presence but she just let her mind to control her. For her, love is just an illusion. A temporary kind of emotion that will surely shot her down anytime— which is she don't want to happen at all. After years since their iconic encounter, they've met again in an unexpected situation. And then this question stuck on her mind— Now that they're completely grown up and had their own triumph in life, will the man still like her despite the rejection it has received from her way back when she didn't know what she really meant for him?

The only rose among the thorns ang peg ni Eclair Lockwood-- Limang magkakaibigan ngunit nag-iisang babae. Madalas na tuksuin at husgahan ng nakararami dahil sa kilos at kanyang pananamit. Alam ni Eclair na wala siyang kontrol sa iniisip ng iba pero hindi iyon ang kumukuha sa atensiyon niya... ...Eclair made a vow with her four best friends that they won't ever fall in love with her and they will stay as COMPANIONS. However, this oath is meant to be broken by Kyle-- who confessed his feelings towards her that made everything changed.  Dumagdag lang iyon nang malaman niyang may lihim ding hindi mailabas-labas si Vince, Arvin, at Richard.  How will she choose a guy if she doesn't want to open her heart to anyone else? Does she have to choose? Who will she choose? Paano na ang kasunduan nila?

The silo is about to confront what’s written in the history, remaking and repainting the old one, with an endless soul that keeps on coming back to the same path they walked through. Talia Carmela lost her husband. She became so dull and lifeless, as if grey is the only shade that is existing. However, the alluring Lexus Payne – an irresistibly compelling and impenetrable ex-boyfriend of her during their law school years appears in her life right in time. It took her less than a minute for her soul to recognize him. Her life takes a thrill and terrifying turn of events, remembering all those moments she had with him. What Talia doesn’t realize is that the closer she gets to him, the more she couldn’t refuse and resist his presence. But sometimes we have to lose some of the dearest thing we have and make a room to unfold things right. But that endless ‘sometimes’ can be an opportunity to expand the kind of life that were always meant for us. Could love become sweeter in the second time around? Or staying-out of their lives will do good? The tides and lows of destiny will still inevitably comes to the right one, to the endless soul that awaits.

They said that every werewolf has a mate but being an omega means, Zeph has no mate that was meant for her and it makes her a laughingstock in their pack. On her eighteenth birthday, a crescent moon suddenly appeared on her forehead without her knowing. Keiver, a Beta who adopted Zeph asks a witch to secretly transfer the crescent moon tattoo from Zeph to his daughter, Hillary. Hunter is the powerful alpha of the Golden Wolf Pack. He didn't believe the saying that a woman with a crescent moon tattoo on her forehead will become his luna so he open a selection for candidates to become his luna. But what if he falls in love with a maid which is an omega, the lowest rank of their pack? Will he choose her despite her lowest rank or the Beta's daughter who has the crescent moon tattoo on her forehead? And what will be the destiny of Zeph, the last omega of their pack? Will she get back her crescent moon tattoo and her right position as the alpha's destined luna or she will remain a maid and an omega forever?

Isla Carter is a fearless journalist known for exposing truths powerful men would rather keep buried. Sebastian Romano is one of those men—an untouchable mafia boss whose influence hides behind wealth, silence, and control. When Isla’s investigation pulls her dangerously close to Sebastian’s world, their connection becomes unavoidable. What begins as watchful distance turns into charged conversations, careful restraint, and a growing tension neither of them planned. Isla knows better than to trust a man like him—especially when the truth about him is exactly what could destroy him. When she finally publishes the story that exposes Sebastian, it should have ended everything. Instead, it changes them. As danger closes in and lines blur between duty and desire, Sebastian is forced to choose between power and honesty, while Isla must face the cost of loving a man she once meant to bring down. Set against a world of secrets, control, and quiet confessions, Byline of My Heart is a slow-burn romance about choosing truth—even when it risks the heart—and discovering that the most dangerous love is the one that refuses to cage you.

       Adalina Alvarez - she's a filipino-spanish model from Spain. Adalina is a self-centered brat, she thinks highly of herself and can easily get everything she wants with just a flick of her fingers. Until her parents sent her to the Philippines for some reason.        In an instant, Adalina's life changed. Napilitan siyang mamasukan bilang personal maid ng isang kilalang business tycoon. Huli na nang malaman niyang si Liam Decker ang lalaking pagsisilbihan niya. Kilala ni Adalina ang lalaki, alam niyang sasamantalahin nito ang sitwasyon niya upang gantihan siya sa kasalanang ginawa niya noon dito.        And now, Adalina has to live with and tolerate Liam's grumpy version. But she suddenly finds herself slowly falling in love with him...        But a fact pulls Adalina back to the reality that she and Liam are not meant for each other, dahil mayroon ng nagmamay-ari sa puso ng binata at hindi siya ang babaeng 'yon.

"One contract. One year. No feelings. Dapat gano’n lang kasimple." - Lucian Villafuerte *** Ysabelle Cruz needed money. Lucian Villafuerte needed a wife. Isang kontrata ang nag-ugnay sa kanila—walang love, walang commitments, at higit sa lahat, may expiration date. Sa loob ng isang taon, magpapanggap silang perfect couple sa harap ng mundo, pero sa likod ng saradong pinto, para silang estranghero. Pero paano kung isang gabi, isang halik, isang yakap ang tuluyang gumulo sa plano? Paano kung ang pusong matagal nang sarado ay matutong umasa… at masaktan? Just when Ysabelle started to believe in their marriage, she discovered the painful truth—she was never meant to stay in his life. Isa lang siyang pawn sa isang mas malaking laro. At sa mundong ginagalawan ni Lucian, love is not enough to save her. When the contract ends, will he fight for her… or will he let her go?