Ily Tere Liye

My younger twin sister, Emma Lawson, is everyone's favorite because she is sickly. A snowstorm traps us on the mountain and the rescue helicopter arrives with room for only one more. I have terminal cancer and am ready to let Emma take my place. Then she suddenly clutches her head and cries that she feels dizzy. My whole family rushes to her side and together they push her into the cabin. My husband, Leon Ziegler, touches my fractured arm and says, "Sarah, you'll have to wait for the next helicopter." My daughter, Daria Ziegler, even throws a snowball at me. "Aunt Emma is sicker than you. Stop trying to take her spot." Only when the helicopter takes off do I see Emma pressed against the window, smugly sticking her tongue out. She has been lying the whole time. When I am finally rescued, the doctors tell me I have three days left to live. I decide to trade everything I own for a small piece of my family's affection.

Realizing how cruel and abusive her husband was, Kris regrets marrying Liam way too late. She planned to escape and take her baby away from its father, Kris started a new life living as her twin sister, Gwen, who died a few years ago.

I went abroad for a year to further my studies and kept in touch with my girlfriend through video calls every day. One day, I saw her first love posted a photo with a caption: [We are finally back together after ten years!] In the photo, my girlfriend was visibly pregnant, holding the arm of the man next to her with a sweet smile.

Walang magagawa si Stella kundi ang sumunod sa huling hiling ng kumupkop sa kaniya at tumayong ina na pakasalan ang kaisa-isa nitong anak. Mayroon itong malubhang sakit at may taning na ang buhay ngunit ang hindi niya inaasahan na ang lalaking anak nito—si Ace Alcantara—ang ama ng kaniyang anak. Apat na taon na ‘rin ang nakakaraan mag-mula ng magkita ang dalawa. Magagawa ba nilang lutasin ang problema sa nakaraan ng magkasama o hahayaan nila na lamunin sila ng nakaraan at tuluyan nang magkalayo?

In the tenth year of my marriage to a genius pianist, I came down with a strange illness. A month ago, my husband missed my birthday party to care for his ailing sister-in-law. Night after night, I had waited for him to return home. But that night I forgot to wait at all and went to bed early. Half a month ago, he attended an important performance with his sister-in-law. I had always been petty and prone to jealousy, yet this time I didn't get angry. I simply went home in silence. Three days ago, I fell seriously ill with a burning fever. My husband rushed back from out of town in a panic—but only to tend to his sister-in-law, whose hand had been scalded. When we ran into each other at the hospital, I was strangely calm. I, who used to be fiercely jealous, felt nothing at all. I forgot the promise we had made to grow old together. I even forgot how he once fretted over me for days when I'd scraped a bit of skin. It wasn't until he said he wanted to bring his sister-in-law home and take care of her for the rest of his life that I—my memories riddled with holes—summoned the system at last. "I want to go home."

Ang akala niyang magandang buhay bilang bagong kasal ang magbibigay sa kaniya ng sobrang kaginhawaan at labis na saya, ay siya palang mag-uuwi sa kaniya sa magulong buhay. Ang akala niyang wagas na pag-ibig dahil sa wakas ay natali na siya sa taong mahal niya, ay iyon pala ang dahilan kung bakit siya sobrang magdurusa. Ang sagradong kasal na inaakala ng lahat na magiging masaya, iyon pala ang siyang magdadala sa kaniya ng labis na kalungkutan. Hindi niya alam kung kakayanin pa ba niya ang mga nangyayari sa buhay niya lalo na't nag-iba na ang turing sa kaniya ng kaniyang mahal. Hindi niya alam kung saan siya lulugar at hindi niya na alam kung saan pa niya ilalagay ang pagmamahal na meron siya sa kanilang relasiyong dalawa. Hirap na hirap na siya lalo na at pakiramdam niya ay siya na lang ang lumalaban sa kanilang dalawa at tila siya na lang ang gumagawa ng paraan para maging maayos sila. Pero sa huling pagkakataon, gagawin niyang muli ang lahat para bumalik sa dati ang takbo ng kanilang relasiyon. Sa huling pagkakataon, sasabayan niya ang takbo ng panahon at maghihintay muli na dumating ang oras na sasaya siya muli sa piling ng kaniyang mahal. Ito ang kuwento ng isang babae, kuwento ng isang aping asawa... ito ang kuwento ni Rowena.

Umalis si Dianna upang takasan ang madilim na karanasan. Ngunit makalipas ang limang taon, kinailangan niyang bumalik sa bansa. Magtatagpo bang muli ang landas nila ng lalaking Kinamumuhian niya? O ipagpapatuloy niya ang buhay na mag isa?

Three months after Pete took his foster sister as his mistress, I terminated my marriage, chose to die on paper, and vanished from his life entirely. One quiet morning, I handed my child over to the nannies arranged by the family and walked out of the Rizzuto estate alone. Pete didn’t chase after me that day. He believed I would come back. Once I had calmed down, I would lower my head. The following spring, I was diagnosed with cancer. Standing in the hospital corridor, I suddenly remembered years ago— Pete had taken my hand and said, “You’ll be the finest Donna this Rizzuto family has ever had.” What pulled me back was not Pete. It was a letter from Sicily. Thin paper. Cold, rigid handwriting—the kind favored by old families who had ruled too long to bother with sentiment. “The heir has begun showing signs of emotional instability.” “Recent violent behavior has caused internal concern.” “There is disagreement within the family regarding the current Don’s judgment.” In the mafia world, there is only one reason the elders would bypass a man and reach out to a wife officially presumed dead— When the family itself begins to lose balance. So I returned. To the place I had once fled with everything I had. This time, there were no illusions. I no longer placed any hope in emotion. I was there only to fulfill the obligations of the family. I knew exactly how much time I had left. And I knew exactly what needed to be done. I became a proper Donna.

Matapos ang ilang taon na pamamalagi sa America, muling bumalik sa Pilipinas si Kiara, upang alagaan ang inakalang may sakit na mga magulang. Ngunit napunta s'ya sa kamay ng isang bilyonaryo at mafia boss na si Tristan Mondragon, matapos siyang gawing pambayad-utang ng kanyang mga magulang. At sa hindi inaasahan, muling nagsanga ang landas nila ng kanyang ex-boyfriend na nagtaksil sa kanya at muling humihingi ng kanyang kapatawaran. Magawa pa kayang takasan ni Kiara ang bagong masalimuot niyang mundo? O mananatili siyang alipin ng kanyang kasalukuyan at nakaraan? May pag-asa pa kayang mapalambot niya ang puso ng mala-leon na si Tristan?

“Isang gabi ng pagkakamali sa piling ng estrangherong asawa at isang gabing magpapabago sa kanyang tadhana.” ​Tatlong taon nang kasal si Elena sa isang misteryosong bilyonaryong si Dante Valderama, isang kasalang papel lamang para iligtas ang negosyo ng kanyang pamilya, at isang lalaking hindi pa niya kailanman nakita. Sa gabing desidido na siyang tapusin ang lahat, nagtungo siya sa hotel suite ng kanyang asawa para humingi ng diborsyo. Ngunit dahil sa alak at isang pagkakamaling hindi na mababawi, nauwi ang kanilang paghaharap sa isang mapangahas at mapusok na gabi sa dilim, isang gabing hindi nila alam kung sino ang kanilang kaharap, tanging init at pagnanasa lamang ang nag-uugnay sa kanila. Tumakas si Elena, bitbit ang takot at lihim ng gabing iyon. Ngunit para kay Dante, ang babaeng nagmulat sa kanya ng kakaibang pagnanasa ay hindi basta palalampasin. Hahanapin niya ito, kahit hindi niya alam na ang babaeng hinahabol niya ay ang asawang matagal na niyang binalewala.