Kabanata 32 Noli Me Tangere

I broke up with love. Swore I’d never fall again. Then my boss, Xander Blackwell, walked in with his sharp suits, colder eyes, and the kind of mouth that ruins all rules. We agreed: no feelings, just touch. Just heat. Just bodies. But somewhere between late-night calls and stolen glances, the line we drew started to blur. He says I’m just his assistant. But when he whispers "mine" it doesn’t feel like a lie. This wasn’t supposed to mean anything. So why does it feel like everything?

Isang mabuting anak si Nathalie Jimenez sa kanyang mga magulang ngunit pinipilit siya ng mga ito na magpakasal sa lalaking hindi niya mahal. Isang matagumpay na business man si Rafael Blake. Halos nasa kanya na ang lahat. Nagtatrabaho si Nathalie sa Blake Company at may lihim na pagtingin kay Rafael ang pinsan ng kanyang boss. Isang gabi ay may nangyari sa kanila dahil sa truth or dare na laro ng kanilang mga kaibagan. Pagkatapos nang gabing iyon ay naging friends with benefits na sila. Magbabago ba kasunduan nila? Paano kung may sekreto si Rafa, matatanggap kaya ito ni Nathalie?

Matthew Day, the well-known womanizing CEO of Lexon Corp claims, that the sweet and independent Miss. Ali Dream stole something that belonged to him. She disagrees and does not regret what she did. A rare chance of coincidence gets thrown into the mix and she ends up working for him. He is determined to make her jump through hoops to satisfy his need for revenge. Outside factors, disagree with his idea and form a plot twist that soon involves someone falling in love. A word, Matthew does not believe in, and something Ali has never felt for another man.

Nagpakasal sina Celestine at Benjamin pero ang lahat pala ng iyon ay for show lang dahil ayaw ng mga magulang ni Benjamin sa minamahal nitong si Diana. Nakatakda ang divorce nila in six months pero laking pagtataka ni Benjamin na bigla na lang pumayag si Celestine kahit hindi pa tapos ang six months na sinasabi niya. Nagulat na lang si Benjamin, pagkatapos ng isa nilang pagtatalo, pagbalik niya ng bahay ay bigla na lang nawala ang kanyang asawa. Nasaan na kaya si Celestine at paano na ang kanilang magiging buhay lalo pa at na-sign na pala niya ang divorce papers nila?

Isang simple at introvert na probinsiyana at isang guwapong playboy at may ari ng isang malaki at sikát na kumpanya, ang nagtagpo ang mga landas. Bagaman hindi pansinin at mababa lang ang kanyang pinaggalingan, hindi inaasahan ni marigold na matitipuhan siya ng isang Chardon Atanante. Ngunit dahil nalalaman niyang playboy ito at halos araw araw kung magpalit ito ng nobya ay hindi na umasa at nag assume pa si marigold. Kahit na a attract pa siya dito ay hindi na lang niya pinapansin ang kanyang nararamdaman at ipinagkikibit-balikat na lang niya ito. Ngunit, paano kung ang mapag dominang CEO ay ipagpilitan ang kanyang sarili kay marigold at ituring siya na parang pag aari na siya nito, may magagawa kaya si marigold? Ipagtatabuyan ba niya ito? "Everything in this company are mine, including you! Kaya pirmahan mo na 'tong contract to make you legally mine." — Chardon💕

"I will not promise you a happy life once you agreed to this union." Isang Arranged Marriage ang kinasangkutan nila Lumiere Jane Ramirez at Drake Achyls Hernandez matapos ang kanilang Senior Highschool. Isa itong Promise of Union ng dalawang pamilya at sa kanila ito maisasakatuparan. Habang naghihimutok sa galit sa pagtutol si Drake ay kaiba naman kay Lumiere dahil ito ay matagal ng may gusto kay Drake. Akala niya isang fairytale, kapag naikasal ka sa taong matagal mo ng gusto pero mas lalong naging cold, indifferent at malupit sa kaniya ang lalaki to the point he handed her a divorce. Namatay ang lolo ni Lumiere at sinisi niya ang lahat kay Drake. Nais na niyang iwan ito at hindi na magpakita pero nagkita sila sa isang bar. Nakita ni Drake na nakikipagsayaw sa iba ang kaniyang asawa. Sa unang pagkakataon ay inuwi siya nito sa condo para komprontahin. Dahil sa kalasingan ay nauwi ang lahat sa isang mainit na gabi. Kinabukasan ay nakita ni Lumiere ang divorce agreement at pinirmahan niya ito dahil hindi naman niya kayang pilitin ang lalaking mahalin siya. At ang nangyari kagabi ay dahil lang sa kalasingan. It was just a s*x. Umalis si Lumiere at hindi na muli pang nakipagkita kay Drake. After 5 long years, nagkita silang muli ngunit siya ay nobya na ng kaniyang pinsan na si Orphen. Lalo siyang nagalit ng malaman niyang may anak na ang mga ito. Pinilit niyang bawiin si Lumiere at nagsimula ang bawat dagok sa kanilang buhay. Isa bang sumpa ang Promise of Union o kailangan lang nilang mapatunayan na para talaga sila sa isat-isa.

How cruel a world is when you're being forced on marrying someone you avoided after getting cheated on from someone you thought was the one? Can they be compatible? Will they be able to reconnect? :)

Lorenzo De Angelis is an Italian tycoon who runs his empire with an iron fist. He is gorgeous, powerful, young, and very wealthy. His enemies are several and quite ferocious, so Lorenzo trusts no one. This is why when he discovers a woman hiding in his office, listening to some important and extremely confidential information, his first instinct is to keep her ‘prisoner’ for a few days while trying to discover who is this beautiful ‘spy’. She is Phoebe Stone and she is just doing her job cleaning offices, without knowing she is ‘in the wrong place at the wrong time’. So, in a matter of minutes, against her wishes, she will start a thrilling adventure, next to a stunning but frightening man. This adventure will change both their lives forever. (Excerpt) The reality hit her hard. She was standing in a dimly lit room, half naked in front of the man who kidnapped her… who threatened her... The most beautiful man in the world. He lifted her hands and put them on him as if it was the most natural thing in the world that she should touch him. She caressed him again, just to make sure he was really there. He covered her small hands with his and stood perfectly still. “If you want me to stop, I will. If you want me to leave this room, I will. ‘Piccola’ (Ita. Baby), the decision is yours.” “Don’t stop, please… I just want to be yours tonight… and always…”

Rizza was kidnapped and brought to the place where Drake is living with his men. Hindi siya dinukot para ipatubos sa kanyang pamilya hindi kagaya ng mga napapanood niya sa mga drama sa telebisyon. Siya ay dinukot ng mga hindi kilalang lalaki upang bigyan ng anak na magiging tagapagmana si Drake na ayaw na mag-asawa sa takot na baka lokohin at iwan na naman ito. Pumayag kaya si Rizza sa nais ng bilyonaryong binata na bigyan niya ito ng anak na magiging tagapagmana ng lahat ng mga ari-arian at kayamanan ng pamilya nito? Paano kung tanggihan niya ang bilyonaryong binata na si Drake? Makabalik pa kaya siya sa kanyang pamilya na buhay? Kahit tanggihan niya ang bilyonaryong binata na si Drake hindi na niya matatakasan ito.

There are a lot of twists and turns in this romance novel about a billionaire and his assistant; it's unlike any other story. Raven Snow meets Ace Black at a party where she almost kissed him. When she goes for a job interview and enters the office of the CEO, she then recognizes Ace Black as the CEO of Black Global Group of Companies. Ace denies her the job she applied for because she didn’t kiss him. Raven grows to hate Ace. But little does she know that the story of how love grew from hate begins here. Ace eventually employs Raven to be his assistant. Raven has no choice but to work for him since she is in dire need of a job. Things get interesting in the office as they work together and that’s when Raven starts falling for Ace. When her ex, Todd, appears in the picture, Ravens get entangled in a love triangle and things get complicated. Life, or Ace’s mother and Raven’s father in this case, hit them with the news of an arranged marriage. This complicates things further as they learn that they are betrothed to each other. For some reason, Raven hates the idea of being betrothed to Ace. But love always conquers. Ace and Raven find themselves so badly in love with each other that they can’t seem to have enough of each other. But with all the good thing that come are also the bad things. Lana, Raven’s best friend and Ace’ ex, grows jealous of Raven and Ace’s relationship and plans to separate them with Todd’s help. In the end, their plan fails thanks to Ray, Raven’s sister. Raven and Ace continue to love each other unconditionally. Love conquers all.