Holding Grudges

Sohla Kim has everything you could want in life. Born rich and smart, to a family that has status, money, and power, while dominating the investment world. A pre-set betrothment to her childhood best friend, Jyeon Park. The handsome, equally wealthy, and smart, future heir of OLO, their joint family company. An unbreakable bond between two families, a future that looks bright and rosy. Only the perfect picture is only that, and ten years on, alone, holding her head above water, in a loveless marriage laced with tragedy, her entire world is turned upside down. Everything she thought she had and knew comes crashing down one fateful night. New waters, new faces, and a denial of the past will bring her back full circle to really question everything she was born for. Was it always about money? Was she always a tool to elevate Jyeon to higher levels? Did none of them really love her?

At the age of five, she came to his house. At fifteen, she fell in love with him, who was seventeen. At nineteen, her dream came true, and she became his wife. She deliberately ignored his childhood sweetheart, and she had a dark and painful past of her own. Later, they argued, she became pregnant, suffered a miscarriage, and faced his indifference. Only then did she realize that the price of marrying him was too high. "Edwin Turner, I'm finally going to let you go completely, and I'm letting go of myself as well," she found solace on the brink of life and death. When they met again, it was at his engagement ceremony with another woman, and she was holding another man's arm... But whereas he had viewed her as an enemy before, now he seemed like a madman who had lost a precious treasure, and he started to relentlessly entangle himself with her...

A few days before my postpartum period ended, I found two plane tickets to Mirelia tucked inside Daryl’s wallet. I was secretly delighted. I thought he had planned a surprise for me. But on the very day I was supposed to recover, he told me that his company had suddenly sent him on a business trip. I tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep—only to see his first love post on social media. [Finally fulfilled our promise to kiss at Saint Vyron Cathedral. Thank you, God. After all this time, it’s still you.] The photo showed the two of them holding hands and kissing. I didn’t confront him right away. Instead, I turned to look at my sleeping daughter beside me, then picked up my phone. [Dad, I've made up my mind. I'll take over the family business.]

"I'll never ever fall for you, and sure as well I ain't gonna mark you!" Connor announced to Hailey, his bride. The marriage was his grandpa's idea, and he had no choice but to comply. Since day 1, he'd vowed to dump Hailey the minute he took over as Alpha. It would be a total disgrace if his Luna was a country girl. Oddly, ever since Hailey showed up, his savage wolf had cooled down, and it even started to communicate with him, something that seemed almost impossible before. Despite all that, his rough past rendered him insecure and paranoid. Holding on to the belief that Hailey was up to something, he hurt her nonstop in every way. By the time he finally found out how incredibly wrong he was—Hailey was literally kindness personified, it was too late. She had made up her mind to leave him for good.

For the nursery's Family Day, my husband, Gary Lane, said that he was busy at work and told our daughter, Emily Lane, and I not to participate in the event. I looked at Emily's disappointed face, my heart ached. Therefore, I decided to take Emily to the event myself. As soon as we arrived at the nursery, we saw Gary carrying a little boy in one hand and holding his childhood sweetheart, Shannon Harvey's hand in the other. They looked like a family of three and were very happy. That was until they saw me and Emily. Gary furrowed his brows a little and then let go of Shannon's hand. "Don't get me wrong, Jasmine. It's not easy for Shannon to raise a child as a single mother. It's the child's fifth birthday today. She wanted him to experience some fatherly love." I looked at him meaningfully, squatted down, and held Emily's hand. "Honey, say hello to Mr. Lane."

Ethan chuckled to himself and ran his fingers through my hair. Electricity ran up my spine as I tried not to react to how good it felt. “God, you’re cute.” He said. He leaned in and kissed me on the lips. I kissed him back, and we lingered in our embrace for a moment before pulling away. I could see something was shifting, was he holding me? What were these feelings brewing inside of me? I told myself not to take them too seriously. “You’re pretending.” I whispered to myself. “None of this is real.” - The offer was simple: one million dollars to pretend to be his girlfriend, then his fiance, in a space of six months. Everything she wanted was going to be at the tip of her fingers, including, maybe, making her best friend Jake a tiny bit jealous. What could go wrong? Everything, absolutely everything. And they both wanted it.

When Meriah Buenavidez - a rich, young woman studying in a prestigious university bumped to a student participant that happens to be in their school for a competition to represent their university - James dela Vega, Meriah thought that it is a very unlucky day for her. Katulad ng frappe na natapon sa kanila, malamig at malagkit ang titig nila sa isa't isa. The thread of patience Meriah was holding back snapped. Her anger exploded in front of everyone. Kumawala sa mga labi niya ang mga salitang mas magpapainit sa sitwasyong kinabibilangan nila. Meriah didn't expect that after a year, her family will face a complication that will leave her no choice. Transferring to a public school is the last thing Meriah would do but she needed to. Seeing James in his all uniform in the university where she transferred makes it worst. If the students would know what happened between them a year ago, it is the end of her - that's what she thinks.

"I, Aiden Steve, soon to be alpha of the crescent moon pack, reject you, omega Anna Fanning, as my mate and future luna." He said with a stoic hard expression on his smooth face. Nothing prepared me for the pain that hit me with full force. Clutching my chest, and trying not to scream from the sheer force, I was hurt. More hurt than when I became a slave at the pack house, or when I was constantly bullied by members in the pack house. With one hand on my chest, and a voice barely audible, I asked him "why"? He scorned and said, “you don't expect me to have an omega as my mate and luna.” With that, I broke down in tears I've been holding and I swear, I saw his expression change a little or so I thought. "I, Anna Fanning, daughter of Beta Ace and Dakota Fanning, accept your rejection". I sobbed and yelled at him……

"Be mine again and fulfil my lustful nights." ~ Wayne Harden Ferrer Wayne Ferrer is the hottest Attorney in the country. He is one of the best of the best lawyer in his firm that's why they called him 'Lawyer of No-Failed-Cases'. He is hot, handsome, charismatic, and of course-- FREE! It was also because of his job that he was able to bring back to life his ex-girlfriend Analeigh Devon who suddenly disappeared five years ago without leaving any reason why. Holding Leigh's case for free-- wait, it's not actually for free because the catch is to make her into his bed NAKED. Will Wayne fail to make Leigh fall in love with him again and will he experience defeat that he has never experienced before? Or will Leigh let herself be drowned in Wayne's life again and tell the truth about why she left? Or will she just leave the young man's life after the case-- like what she did before?

"Don't do this to me please, let me go, we'll pay your money back." I tried to beg him. "Shhh... No... Don't be doing that." He said holding my chin so I was looking into his eyes. "You now belong to me.." he said as he tightened his hold on my chin. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ A young girl is kidnapped by a ruthless mafia boss and deceived into marrying him. Initially, he makes her life a living hell, but over time he finds himself falling for her. But their relationship is complicated and full of danger. Despite his allegiance to the mafia, he embarks on a forbidden romance with Isabella. The young girl struggles to understand what he wants from her and she must decide if she can escape the life she had been thrown into. Can their love survive the darkness around them or will it ultimately destroy the both of them?