Jokes Are Half Meant Meaning

She's too young to know the meaning of love and to fall in love, they say. But Victoria Abbel Stanislaksi knew better. She believes that sooner rather than later, Trevor Dmitri will like her back as long as she shows how persistent she can be, but that was what she thought. After loving him for 10 years, she got hurt and tired of feeling disregarded. Kahit anong paraan ang gawin niya, hindi siya mapansin-pansin ni Trevor Dmitri. Who wouldn't? Despite being handsome and famous, he is snob and a man of few words. However, Victoria as weird as she is, a guy like Trevor Dmitri, makes her turn on, sexually speaking. Not until something happened. She woke up in Trevor Dmitri's room wearing nothing but her birthday suit. At kung kailan niya napagpasyahan na lumayo sa binata, doon naman nagpapakita ng interest sa kanya si Trevor at nagpapatibok muli sa puso niya. He's like a calculus subject to Victoria, hard to understand, but she's willing to take it despite the growing tension between them while discovering the truth behind Trevor's aloofness towards her. Truth hurts, but can she take it all?

Empress Faye Tyler wholeheartedly accepts her parents' will to marry the man she never met just to convince Chester Travis Bonifacio—the man who breaks her heart into pieces— that she is no longer inlove with him. She had no idea that the man she was meant to marry was the same man she had hated for so long. Would she still submit to her parents' wishes if doing so meant giving up her own freedom and having to endure the wrath of the man she despises? What if the person you detested the most eventually started to like you? What would you do?

"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?

       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.

"I always walk with guns in my hands. I only breathe the smell of blood. I live only with vengeance. That's the life of the Mafia king…” Madison Brown remained strong for her mother when her father died in an accident. Siya ang naging sandalan ng kanyang ina sa pagdadalamhati nito until a man, Solomon, met her mother. Isang lalaki na muling nagpabalik sa mga ngiti ng kanyang ina. Madison thought that everything is perfect for her mother, Solomon was perfect for her mother not until she met his son, Rocco Howard. She thought everything will be fine. Tiniis niya ang masamang ugali ng kanyang stepbrother. Tiniis niya ang lahat para sa kanyang ina but then something is strange with her stepfather, something is strange with the Howard’s mansion and there is something strange with Rocco. And she wants to find out that strange thing. She knows something is wrong. She knows something is hidden. She knows Rocco has a secret and she wants to know something beyond his secret. Yet secrets when discovered are meant to be painful.

Maria Odette knows how to get everyone’s attention effortlessly. She had a way of dealing with men that was both alluring and dangerous. Develrick is no exception. She was able to entice him despite the fact that he was never interested in women.   Their relationship started with a playful challenge. A dare that was meant for fun and nothing serious. A one-night-stand and a drunken night unexpectedly got them into a relationship.   The night they shared was pleasant enough for them to be crazy for each other. Develrick even considered having a serious relationship with her even though they only met for a night.   However, destiny was really whimsical. It turned out that Maria Odette is one of Develrick’s students at the university. Upon discovering the truth, he started to distance himself because he knew that having any kind of relationship with a student is strictly forbidden. He values his job more than anything, and he wouldn’t let his feelings for her destroy his career. He decided to set up a barrier so he wouldn’t fall for Odette ever again, no matter how much he wanted and desired her.   On the other hand, Odette feels the opposite. The rules always meant nothing to her. She wouldn’t let him forget that he belonged to her. She doesn’t care about anything as long as she could have him, just like how she was able to capture her that night. Odette knows that Develrick is a big challenge, and she is determined to win him over again.   Will Odette be able to break the strong barrier he built for himself?

'Mate' Ever since he's a child, his father never talk about mates and everything that involves such things especially when his mother died few years ago, all his father did is to train little Zyron to fight, how to be brave and tough. Kaya naman lumaki at tumanda siya na di nag iisip o kahit naiingit sa mga nakikitang creatures na may mate, he believed that he never need anyone beside him, because he can stand and lead the pack all alone. They say that mates is the half of your soul, you need them to be more powerful and of course to be complete. But for Alpha Zyron of Blood moon pack. 'Having a mate means having weakness.'

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?

This story is about a half breed young lady who lived happily with her grandma and aunt Belle. She dreamt to become a successful business woman someday. She take scholarships to fullfil her studies that sponsored by the well known rich family in their city. But circumstances strike over Her after she graduated on college. She has no choice but to grab an opportunity just to save her grandma's life. She married her secret admirer when he offered her a deal. But those acceptance doesn't mean he doesn't love a young and wealthy bachelor. After all problems strikes and strikes but she stands for it while secretly carrying her pregnancy until she meet her biological father.

Cinderella Fuentabella struck a deal with the devil himself—one year of marriage in exchange for her freedom. Simple, right? Wrong. Because Nero Vergara isn’t just any man. He’s a king in a world of billionaires, feared and untouchable. And now, she belongs to him. One year. No feelings. No complications. But every glance burns. Every touch lingers. And every second under his gaze feels like a dangerous game she’s doomed to lose. The problem? Nero doesn’t lose. And when obsession turns lethal, when betrayal lurks in the shadows, Cinderella will learn one thing too late… She was never meant to walk away.