Knowing Yourself Quotes Novels & Stories

Timothy Ruiz, the cold-hearted billionaire has a mission. He has to take Idalia Flo Costaños to the heir of their secret organization as part of his mission. What could go wrong? He'd been through storms of bullets. He already once escaped death. Kidnapping a girl would be a piece of cake to him. Iyon ang akala niya. Timothy did not expect Idalia to be such a temptress. He did not expect her to be so good in seducing him and making him painstakingly hard by just glancing at her. Hindi niya inakalang maaakit siya sa mapupulang labi nito at nangungusap na mga mata. Above all, he did not expect that Idalia could unleash the monster he hid inside of him, the monster he thought was not existing, making him feral whenever a man touches her. Making him completely lose his mind whenever he sees her talking with someone else. Even though Timothy tried so hard and all means to escape from Idalia's enchantment, his efforts were useless. He could not resist her charms. He knows it within himself that he lost it but he refuse to let it show. He refuse to let any man know about the feelings he is harboring for the girl who is meant to be with someone else. Now, he's caught in a battle between his raging desire for her and his commitment to the mission. He's caught in a battle between himself for wanting to take her as his. When words could destroy a heart like a bullet, would Timothy let himself break her heart along with his own? Would he let the world they built crumble down into pieces? Or would he let his heart decide and completely own her despite knowing it would mean going through flames?

In the heart of Manila, a city full of mystery, Hestia seeks answers. Driven by the painful memory of her parents' untimely death, she is determined to uncover the truth. Every day is a battle as she navigates through the city's chaos not knowing what she might find. Along the way, she crosses paths with Finn, a local detective, the son of her parents secretary. As they dig deeper into the case, danger lurks in every corner, but so does an unexpected romance. Hestia finds herself torn between her quest for the truth and her growing feelings for the only son of her parents killer. As Hestia embarks on her mission to uncover the truth about her parents' sudden death, she had an unexpected one night stand of a hot manly stranger. Little did she know, that he was the man who will breaks her heart into a tiny pieces. As she gets closer to the truth, Hestia faces potential threats from those who want to keep the truth buried. While focused on her mission, Hestia also struggles to balance her growing feelings for Xavier Caldwell, the only son of her parents killer, which adds another layer of complexity to her situation. After a passionate one-night stand with the enigmatic Hestia, he found himself captivated by her. But when he woke up, Hestia was gone, leaving nothing but a note and a memory. Driven by a desire he couldn't quite understand, Xavier embarked on a mission to find Hestia. Meanwhile, Hestia was on her own mission, oblivious to Xavier's relentless search. But as days turned into weeks, Hestia couldn't help but think of Xavier. She remembered his touch, his voice, and the way he looked at her. It was a distraction she couldn't afford, but also one she couldn't ignore.

Damara Irish Vertudez is a hardworking woman who has a dream of being a secretary ever since she was young. She grew up in Tarlac province and experienced a lot of things in life. She is from a family of farmers who are determined to take care of their farms. As she graduated from college 4 years ago, she left her province to apply for a job in the city, she gained a lot of experiences from working in different companies until she applied for the position of secretary of Brion Alaric Carter, a Filipino-Spanish and the billionaire CEO of Carter Casino-Resort. At first, she doubted herself because Carter Casino-Resort is a famous and number 1 Casino-Resort in the Philippines and has branches around the world. Natatakot itong pumalpak sa kauna-unahang bigatin na kumpanya na kanyang papasukan. She doubted that her experience is not enough to this company, lalo na't alam nito kung gaano ka-propesyonal ang mga nagtatrabaho rito at kung anong qualification ang kailangan nila. However, after hanging out with her friends the night after she applied, she received a call from the Carter Casino-Resort and told her that she's hired and qualified to be part of the company and to be the CEO's secretary. And there, she became the first loyal and outstanding secretary of CEO Brion Alaric Carter who's not letting her go. Along her journey being an outstanding secretary of a Billionaire CEO, she did realize that she's falling in love with her Boss already because of how he treats her. She kept on denying her feelings because he knew her boss could be that dangerous. Until a girl came between them who's addicted to her Boss. Could she fight for her feelings? Or let it all slide knowing the fact that taking a risk could be painful.

Her name is Sapphire Emerald Maxine Lopez. Ang hahaba ng mga pangalan nila di ba? Well it was because of their mom na talagang pinaghandaan ang mga pangalan nila. Their mother dreamed for the future of her two children pero hindi sumang-ayon sa kanya ang kapalaran. Sapphire or preferred to be called as Max is the opposite dream of her mother. She doesn't like girls stuff and even acting and dressing up like a man. Pero, hindi naman siya tomboy o kahit confused man lang. Alam niya na babae siya, nagkataon lang na panlalaki ang interes niya. She built her car remodeling business na unti-unting umani ng pansin sa loob lang ng isang taon. Life is amazing as she think about it. Meet Chase Luke Racinni the only son of one of the richest family in the world. All the girls will line up in just a single snap of his fingers. A womanizer, Casanova and a heartbreaker, name it, he all has it. He doesn't like to see his competitors, especially when he learned that some of his clients, made their cars remodeled from a small company called Transformers Inc. His own brand of cars has been remodeled and he could not accept it. So what he did is, he destroyed it. In just one night, Max's remodeling company kissed the ground to it's downfall without knowing the real reason. Paano kung magtagpo ang kanilang mga landas sa isang hindi inaasahang pangyayari? The circle of fate started to change when the two of them met. Pero paano na lang kung malaman ni Max na ang itinuturing niyang mabait at matulungin na kaibigan na nagkataon na gusto pa niya ay siyang dahilan ng pagbagsak ng niya?

Si Sabria Antonella Sienna ay lumaki sa isang mayaman at magarbong pamilya. She's the heiress of their family who owns the biggest shipping lines and logistics business in the country. Pero dahil sa problema sa negosyo ay kinailangan niyang isuko at talikuran ang lahat ng kaniyang mga ari-arian, kabilang na ang lalaking pinangakuan niya ng kasal. Meanwhile, Magnus Laurent Del Rio is a quarter Italian business magnate who owns a world reknown tech company, multiple chains of hotels and restaurants, as well as numerous businesses in the industries of cosmetics, food manufacturing, furniture manufacturing, airlines, and construction. He is a business prodigy and a young STEM genius that at age 18, he already had the highest net worth ever recorded in the Philippines, making him the youngest billionaire in the country. But apart from all of those successes, he only desired that one special thing that he believed to complete his bustling life — that is, a marriage with Bria. Kaya naman, nang hindi matuloy ang kasal nila ay para siyang pinagbagsakan ng langit at lupa. Still, so many questions remain unanswered. Why did Bria not ask for help when she faced bankruptcy? Why was it so easy for her to break up with him knowing that he can willingly offer his help? Why did she choose to break his heart? Didn't she love him enough to stay? Ang mga tanong na ito ang balak iwasan ni Bria habang nagtatrabaho siya sa mansyon ng mga Del Rio bilang isang maid habang ang mga tanong naman na ito ang balak bigyang-kasagutan ni Magnus. In the midst of their confusion and angst against one another, could really a spark of lust and desire for answers bring back their love that had been cut short 10 years ago?

What if you accidentally slept with a complete stranger, not knowing that he would one day be the man responsible for sending your father to jail? Ganiyan ang nangyari kay Serena Dela Cruz—isang babaeng handang isakripisyo ang lahat para sa pag-ibig. Upang mailigtas ang naluluging negosyo ng pamilya ng kanyang nobyong si Eric Santos, ibinigay niya ang pitong milyong piso na inilaan sana para sa operasyon ng kanyang inang may sakit sa kidney. Ngunit sa kabila ng lahat ng kanyang sakripisyo, pinagtaksilan siya ni Eric kasama ang kanyang matalik na kaibigang si Celine Watson. Lubos na ang mundo ni Serena nang matuklasan niyang buntis siya matapos ang isang gabing hindi niya inaasahan kasama ang isang estranghero. Sa kabila ng sakit, utang, at kahirapan, pinili niyang buhayin at mahalin ang kambal na anak na siyang naging dahilan upang muli siyang bumangon. Ngunit muling magtatagpo ang kanilang mga landas ni Mark Sebastian Lancaster—ang lalaking nakabuntis sa kanya—hindi bilang ama ng kanyang mga anak, kundi bilang isang makapangyarihang lalaki na naghahanap ng kontratang asawa upang makuha ang buong mana ng mga Lancaster. Kapalit ng kanyang alok ay mga bagay na hindi kayang tanggihan ni Serena. Hindi nila alam na matagal nang pinagtagpo ng tadhana ang kanilang mga buhay at nagbunga iyon ng dalawang anak. Matutuklasan kaya ni Sebastian na siya ang tunay na ama ng kambal? At mabubuksan pa kaya ni Serena ang sugatan niyang puso para sa isang lalaking kilala niyang malamig, ambisyoso, at gahaman sa kapangyarihan at pera?

“Dad, can you leave Mama Sammy and marry my Mom instead?” Summer braised herself when she heard her stepson, Lucian asking her husband, Giovanni. “Of course.” Tuluyang nabasag ang puso niya nang marinig ang sagot ng kanyang asawa. **** After years of being in love with him, Summer grabbed the chance to be his companion in bed when Giovanni and his first love—Amber, broke up. Ngayong bumalik na ang babae at ang anak nito ay naiwan siyang luhaan. Iyon ang akala niya dahil nang magmulat siya ng mga mata ay natagpuan na lang niya ang sarili na ikinakasal kay Giovanni dahil sa Daddy niya. Tila pinapaboran siya ng tadhana. Nawala sa eksena sa Amber. Kahit malamig ang pakikitungo sa kanya ni Giovanni ay ayos lang. Naniniwala siya na kapag naging mabuti siyang asawa at ina sa anak nitong si Lucian ay mamahalin din siya nito. But oh boy!, she’s wrong. Nang bumalik si Amber ay nawala rin ang mag-ama sa kanya. Giovanni was with Amber during their first anniversary. Broken-hearted, she signed the divorce paper and left the country. Years later, when Summer’s father asked for her help, she came back fully moved on and became a Captain of Green Beret US Army. Her and Giovanni’s path meets again without him knowing they had a daughter. And the man was acting like he didn’t bring pain before. He was acting like a lovable husband, getting her attention all he wanted. ********* “I signed the divorce paper, don’t expect the same when it comes to my kid,” asik sa kanya ni Giovanni na para bang kasalanan niya pa ng lahat. His son, Lucian came too. Crying when Summer’s daughter fought with him. “Mama Sammy, inaway ako ng bata. Don’t you want me and Daddy anymore?”

She gave her body and soul to the man who saved her… never knowing he was the one who slaughtered her family. ​Tanya Vanne Sevilla ay namumuhay sa isang gintong hawla. She looks like a goddess with her brown wavy hair and pale skin—isang kagandahan na naging paboritong obsession ni Thaddeus Hardin. Nang maulila siya sa isang tragic accident, tinanggap niya ang kamay ng kanyang Uncle Thad. He sheltered her inside Hardin State, at sa loob ng isang taon, ang kanilang ugnayan ay lumagpas sa moral na limitasyon. It started in the library, leading to intense, secret encounters bilang pabuya sa matataas niyang marka. She was completely devoted, giving him her body and soul. ​But beneath the passionate nights lies a sickening truth. ​Tanya is the daughter of his older adopted sister—and the spawn of the man Thaddeus loathes the most. Hindi alam ng dalaga na ang "Hero" na sinasamba niya ay ang mismong demonyong pumatay sa kanyang pamilya. At ang mas matindi? Kamukhang-kamukha niya ang yumaong asawa ni Thaddeus na si Anthonia, na pinatay ng sarili niyang ama sampung taon na ang nakakaraan. For Thaddeus, Tanya is a twisted form of sweet revenge... and an undeniable addiction. ​Ngayong nagbabalik ang nakaraan sa katauhan ni Victoria—isang elite assassin at ex-lover ni Thaddeus—kasabay ng pagpasok ng cold-blooded right hand man na si Aodhan, a.k.a. "The Reaper," bilang bodyguard sa school ni Tanya, unti-unti nang nayayanig ang kanilang mundo. ​Bawat hawak ni Thaddeus ay papatindi nang papatindi, driven by the terrifying fear of losing her... just like how he lost Anthonia. ​Malalaman kaya ni Tanya ang madugong katotohanan? paano niya matatakasan ang nag-iisang lalaking nagmamay-ari sa kanya—ngayong ang paghihiganti ni Thaddeus ay naging isang baliw na obsesyon? ​“She really looks like Anthonia... It's like she rose from the dead.”

Zandro's father exiled him to leave their mansion. He was just only 8 then when it's force him to leave in his foreign country. Together with his butler they moved to the philippines and lived a simple life. Not knowing the real situation he begin to feel a deep livid unto his father. He begin to shut off his self to anyone. But only one person can actually change him. A person which he didn't expect with to treasure the most. "ZANDROOO!" matinis na sigaw ng isang babae. Isang ngite ang namutawi sa kanyang mga labi bago ito tuluyang hinarap. "What?" paingos niyang tanong dito. Namumula sa galit ang may kaliitan nitong mukha at halos umusok na ang ilong nito sa galit. Nakakatuwa talaga itong pagmasdan kapag nagagalit. Ngunit isang malakas na batok ang ibinigay nito sa kanya dahilan nang pagkakatayo niya sa kanyang pagkakaupo. Napatingala ito sa kanya nang tuluyan na siyang tumayo. Halos hanggang balikat niya lang ito. "Hindi ka na naman pumasok sa klase natin. Isusumbong na talaga kita kay Uncle," panenermon nito sa kanya. "Tss." 'Bakit naman siya papasok sa loob ng room nila kung wala din naman ito doon.' "Umalis lang ako sandali dahil ipinatawag ako ni Ma'am Jie. Kung saan-saan ka na agad napapadpad gawain ba nang matinong estud-" Naputol ito sa pagsasalita nang hablutin niya ang maliit nitong beywang saka ito siniil ng halik. Halos ramdam niya ang paninigas nito dahil sa ginawa niya. Nang bitawan niya ang mga labi nito ay nakita niya sa mga mukha nito ang pagkagulat. "Your too noisy Eury," he huskily said and intertwined his hands with hers. "Bumalik na tayo sa klase." Hila niya rito. Eurydice Solarte is the Mafia's son obsession.

Naging father-in-law niya ng hindi inaasahan ang kanyang ex lover. What if he wants to marry his son's wife cause he can't stand seeing her being mistreated by his son? And more than that— he's still in love with her son's wife, his ex lover that suddenly become his daughter in law. Isang ampon ng mayamang mag-asawa si Halliea Infuentes. Ngunit, ayaw niyang ipa-alam sa mundo na namumuhay siya sa karangyaan. Itinago niya ang kanyang tunay na pagkaka-kilanlan at tanging ang dalawang matalik na kaibigan lang niya ang nakaka-alam ng totoo. She's 20 years old and way back then, she's a real headache of her parents. And when she finally turned 21 she dated his fiance, ang lalaking ka- arrange marriage niya. But, little did she knows— his fiance is also a son of his beloved ex lover. Sa araw ng kasal nila ay iniwan siya ng kanyang fiance na si Vans sa simbahan. He choose to take her girl best friend instead of taking her bride. At nang dumating ang kanyang amang si Chase ay tila ba mas naging magulo ang mundo ni Halliea. Siya ang tumayong groom dahil wala ang kanyang anak-anakan na si Vans. Madalas tahimik ang buong mansion ni Chase kung saan siya ngayon nakatira, ngunit tuwing magkakasalubong naman si Halliea at Chase ay tila ba minumulto siya ng kanilang nakaraan. The woman can't hide the pains of her past and she's happy as well knowing that his ex lover is alive and now became his father in law. Out of betrayal of his husband, she choose to divorce him and when she came back on the day of his ex husband's wedding, she's smiling widely as if nothing happened and then she walk towards his ex husband's and whisper “hello, my dear stepson. ”