I'm Nobody's Shadow

Nadia Thompson had been in a high-profile, five-year relationship with Harry Jones, the kind everyone in Highport City’s upper social circle knew about. On the day they were supposed to get married and register their marriage, she got ditched. Nadia had enough. She swore a vicious oath, walked away, and turned her fiance into her ex-boyfriend. After one phone call from a certain someone, she got married on impulse. She registered her marriage with Julian Jones, Harry's older brother, despite them not getting along well. Julian was a well-known heir in Highport City’s upper social circle and a terrifying financial shark who built his own empire overseas. After they married, he spoiled Nadia and indulged her in everything. When Harry humiliated Nadia and called her worthless, Julian sent him crashing straight to the floor. "My wife's the apple of my eye, the one I hold the dearest. No matter how she is, I will spoil her. If you say one more word about her, I can get your name erased from the Jones family records!" Only much later did Nadia learn that the man she used to fear had loved her in secret for a decade, and that their marriage was part of a plan he laid long ago…

Warning! Contains explicit sexual content. For mature reades only! Lilly is young. Lilly is sweet. Lilly is the clumsiest PA that has ever existed. But I have my own thoughts of how she should be corrected. A short story!

I had been trying to get pregnant for six months. Ernest Marino, the Don of the Marinos, would personally make me a herbal brew every day to ensure that my body was properly nurtured. He watched me tenderly as I drank the brew and whispered into my ear, "You're a good girl, Mia. You need to drink this, no matter how bad it tastes, for the sake of our baby." When my full black hair started to fall, and my gums began to bleed for no good reason, I found out that it was not medicine I was drinking. It was an immunosuppressant. Ernest had spent six months showering me with adoration, turning me into the perfect organ donor. The herbal brew I had been consuming would make it so that the recipient, his precious stepsister with uremia, would not experience rejection symptoms. He thought that I was a woman who could be treated anyway he wanted. However, he had no idea that I was a Corleone. I was from Severia's oldest, most ruthless mafia family, the Corleones.

I had been with the company for eleven years. One day, the boss’ son was abruptly planted as my immediate superior. In order to establish his power, he started to humiliate me. He splashed coffee on my face in front of our client. “Why are you serving our most prestigious client this nasty drink? You’re embarrassing the company!” I was furious. However, I held my anger back for the sake of the company. During our townhall meeting, he threw my proposal to the floor. “We’re not an old folks’ home. We don’t take care of useless pieces of shit like you.” I did not leave the next day. Instead, I asked my personal assistant to publish a notice on the digital display at our office building. [Due to the tenant’s unstable emotions, the lease on the 17th floor of this office building will not be renewed when it expires next month.]

"You have to remember one thing, I'll never let go of someone who stole something from me, and you're so sassy stealing my kiss. Naomi ... I think you in trouble right now." (*) Starting from a mistake one night, leading Naomi to an affair scandal with an American businessman who was her ice skating club sponsor. Then, after learning that the man was betrothed by his parents and planning to get married soon, Naomi realizes her relationship with Enrico is no longer just a sex partner. Enrico can't undo his matchmaking with Eve because he doesn't want to disappoint his parents, but he also doesn't want to lose Naomi. The woman he recently realized was someone he loved. When Naomi finally decides to leave his life on his wedding day with Eve, how does their story end?

Feeling very tired of being constantly cheated on by my husband, I was desperate to get back at him by finding a man to be my affair. However, who would have thought that the man who had spent a hot night with me was the uncle of Jhon, my husband. Chase Harrington, is a mature, established, and very dangerous man. I regret getting into a deal with him just to cover up our affair.

She took her best friend's comatose brother's identity because she needed the money and she was running out of options. Walked straight into a job working for Lorenzo Moretti — the most feared man in New York — told herself it was temporary, told herself she just needed enough to cover her mother's hospital bills and then she would be gone. By day she is Kia, his quiet obedient male assistant who knows his schedule better than he does. By night she is Alessia, the woman he keeps coming back to in the dark without ever asking her name. This man never once figured out that both people he needs the most are the same person standing right in front of him every single day. She told herself she would never catch feelings for him. She lied.

Mauveine is a selfless and a brave girl. Gagawin at gagawin niya ang lahat para sa kanyang pamilya at mga kaibigan. Dumating ang araw na hindi niya inakala. Ikakasal na siya! Ikakasal siya sa lalaking ayaw na ayaw niya. Even though this man is the handsomest of them all, she loathes him down to the core. He was a big bully to her when they were both in high school! Wala na itong ginawang mabuti sa kanya at maging sa mga kaibigan niya. Parati lang kasi siya pagtripan at ginagawan ng kalokohan nito. But when her father wished her to marry him, she’s stuck in between. She knew that he was a jerk, and he would never commit himself into a serious marriage. Dahil alam niyang masasaktan lang siya kagaya ng mga ‘di mabilang na babae na pinaiyak na nito. Pero sa huli ay pinagbigyan niya ito. It’s not just for her father, but for the entire Arellano Empire. Their business was going downhill and there’s nothing they could do unless she marries him. He’s the heir of one of the leading empires in country, after all. Their marriage would play as a seal for the said agreement. Matututunan ba niya itong mahalin ‘pag nagsama sa sila sa iisang bubong? O mas lalo pa nilang kamumuhian ang isat-isa? Lalo na’t maraming sekreto at rebelasyon ang susubok sa pagsasama nila.

As the third-generation heir of the Oakenfeld Medical Group, 33-year-old Frost bears the weight of being the Chosen Son. However, having witnessed the cruelty and hypocrisy embedded in family feuds, he finds himself profoundly exhausted by family love and anything that stirs his emotions and prompts love. A solitary panther, he discovers solace and fulfillment in one place alone: the operating table. On the other hand, Bianca, a dedicated yoga instructor, grapples with severe allergies that can lead to fainting spells triggered by the scent of spring flowers or even someone else's cooking. Committed to a life of celibacy, her primary goal is to purchase a house. Bianca harbours a significant secret despite being labelled a "rich client harvester" by her peers due to her hard work in accumulating wealth. Their paths cross dramatically during a commercial shoot that takes a tragic turn, where Bianca sacrifices her life to save Frost. Despite this courageous act, animosity brews between them. Surprisingly, Frost, determined to express his gratitude, decides to buy an entire neighbourhood for Bianca. Rejecting his offer, Bianca is left stunned when she stumbles upon Frost's deepest secret. Unveiling a chilling revelation, the secrets of these two individuals converge toward a distant, mysterious, and sinister direction.

Carlos, a reckless billionaire's heir, hits and kills Stephanie while driving after a breakup with his boyfriend Stanley. Her boyfriend Travis, a mall security guard, swears revenge and becomes Carlos’s bodyguard to infiltrate the Alvarez household, where billionaire CEO Jonathan Alvarez protects his son. Travis pretends to be gay to gain Jonathan’s trust, secretly gathering evidence of the family’s mafia ties. As he and Carlos fake a romance to provoke Stanley, real feelings emerge. However, both the father and son are now obsessed with Travis and wants him to themselves.