Magandang Topic Sa Devotion

One of Ethan Sterling's closest friends got drunk and humiliated me. Called me a nobody orphan who married above her station, said I'd never be accepted by the Sterlings, that I wasn't fit to sit at their table. Ethan smashed a bottle over the man's head. He announced in front of everyone that if anyone ever disrespected me again, he'd make them pay. When I was pregnant and the morning sickness was so brutal I couldn't keep anything down, he went and scheduled a vasectomy. He didn't want me to suffer through another pregnancy. This was a man who loved me like I was his whole world. And yet — when I was lying on the operating table about to give birth, he was standing right in front of me with his arms around Iris, putting on a show for anyone watching. Iris was the daughter of another old-money family and she'd donated bone marrow to save Ethan's mother's life. The night before her own engagement, her fiance betrayed her, and the trauma wiped her memory clean. Now the only thing she knew for certain was that Ethan Sterling was her husband. In her world, I was the homewrecker — the scheming woman using the bastard in her belly to force her husband into a divorce. Ethan promised me it was all an act. Just repaying the debt for his mother's life. Once Iris recovered, he'd walk away from her immediately. But when I picked up the surgical consent form for him to sign, and his first instinct was to pull Iris behind him — to shield her — I knew. His heart had already drifted off course. The fairy tale of a Cinderella marrying into high society was over. Time to wake up.

Ikakasal na lang ang bachelorette na si Alina Lovia, pero sa hindi inaasahang pangyayari ay bigla siyang napunta sa tapat ng isang lumang apartment habang nakasuot pa rin ng wedding gown. Laking-gulat niya nang tumagos siya sa dingding ng apartment na ‘yon at doon niya nakita ang isang lalaking hubu’t hubad habang nilalaro ang sarili nitong ari. Doon niya napagtanto na para bang isa na lamang siyang kaluluwa. Hindi niya alam kung paano siya namatay o kung may pumatay ba sa kaniya. Habang kaluluwa na lang siya, doon niya nalaman kung sino sa pamilya niya ang kakampi, kaaway at kung sino ang nagmamahal sa kaniya. Habang tumatagal din na palagi siyang nakabuntot kay Corvus Ferrara at napapanuod niya ang ginawa nito habang nakahubu’t hubad ay tila ba natatakam na siya sa rito. Naging pangarap niyang mabuhay ulit para kay Corvus. Naging pangarap niya na matikman ito. Ano ang magiging koneksyon ni Corvus Ferrara sa kaniya? Bakit siya lang ang nakarinig at nakikita sa kaniya? Ito ba ang makakatulong sa kaniya para malaman kung ano ang nangyari sa kaniya at kung sino ang pumatay sa kaniya? Pero ang magandang tanong, tutulungan kaya siya ni Corvus?

Three years after I died, Stella, my wife, decided to divorce me and marry her dying ex. She stormed into my old house like she owned the place, forcing me to sign the divorce agreement. Mom told her the truth—I was already gone. Stella rolled her eyes. "Why's he still pretending? Harvey's dying. I just wanna be there for him. What's so wrong about that? If he won't come out, I'm done paying your medical bills." She thought threatening Mom would shake something loose. But what Stella didn't get? Mom had already stopped treatment. She was just hanging on to watch her crack.

I had just become an adult when my neighbor, Connor Grayson, started flirting with me. We kept our relationship a secret year after year. After a wild night of intimacy, Connor whispered into my ear that he loved me over and over again. The next morning, I could barely stand as I got out of bed. Then I saw Connor bring another woman home. "Selena, this is my fiancée. We're getting married." I thought Connor would let me go. I didn't want to ruin anyone's relationship. However, he wouldn't leave me alone despite my shameful predicament. "Yes, I'm getting married, but did I say you could go? It took a lot of effort to make you fall for me."

When Father asks me who I want to marry, I resolutely give up on Prince Maurice Swain. I choose to marry his uncle, Prince Gideon Swain. Father is confused. After all, everyone in the capital knows that I'm desperately in love with Maurice. I've said more than once that he's the only man I'll marry. I only have a bitter taste in my mouth. I married Maurice in my past life, and I gave my all in managing the household. Yet he never came home and even took a mistress behind my back. When I eventually became bedridden after wearing myself out, he brought Camilla Chapman back and threw her a grand wedding. The children they'd secretly had together came with her. It was only then that I realized the tonics Maurice had given me had rendered me infertile and weak. They slowly ate away at me from the inside. I watched as Maurice and Camilla lived a happy life with their children. I chose to let them have what they wanted. Now that I've been reborn, I'm going to stay away from Maurice and marry Gideon instead. Yet when Maurice finds out, he goes berserk. He stands before me with his eyes bloodshot as he forbids me from marrying Gideon.

Mapili si Patrick Santiban sa babae. Dapat may breeding, mahinhin, etiquette, hindi malakas tatawa, hindi magaslaw, elegante at lalong hindi easy to get. Tumama naman s'ya sa huli. Ngunit sa lahat ng ayaw n'ya ay ang pagiging hindi easy to get lang ang nakuha ng dalagang si Inday. Si Melanie, o mas kilala sa palayaw na Inday. S'ya ng gusto ng mga magulang ni Patrick para maging asawa nito. Niligtas ng magulang ni Inday ang ina ni Patrick mula sa kamatayan, at halos mag buwis ng buhay ang magulang n'ya. Sa galak at awa narin sa dalawang matanda ay inalok sila ng magulang ni Patrick, at iyon nga ay ang nakatakdang pag pa-pakasal sa dalaga upang mabigyan ito nang magandang kinabukasan ng kanilang anak. Masagana sa lahat ng bagay ang binata. Ngunit mahirap itong pakisamahan, malupit ito lalo na sa taong hindi niya gusto. Baon ang pangarap, pangaral at ang tatlong legendary panty n'ya na pinag lumaan na ng panahon. Gagawin ni Inday ang makakaya n'ya para pakisamahan si Patrick, na kahit butas-butas man ang panty n'ya at wala ng garter. Sinisiguro niya na mai-inlove parin sakaniya si Mr. Patrick Santiban.

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.

On my twentieth birthday, my parents placed a stack of photos in front of me—eligible bachelors from elite families all over the country—and told me to pick one for an arranged marriage. I told my dad to leave it to fate and draw lots. In my past life, I had chosen without hesitation the man I’d long admired: Lucas Whitmore, the most eligible bachelor of Astor Hill's elites. But after we got married, I found out the truth. His first love—the girl he had always held dear, Claire Monroe—was devastated by our marriage. One night, heartbroken, she went out drinking and was assaulted by a group of thugs. Claire attempted suicide three times after that. And Lucas blamed it all on me. He handed over my family’s fortune to Claire, draining every last cent from the Meyers. In the end, Lucas even helped her cut the brake lines on our car. My parents and I died in that crash. Now that I’d been given a second chance at life, the name I drew was Liam Morgan—the reclusive heir from Orchard Valley, known for shunning the world and dedicating himself to Buddhism. But when I showed up arm-in-arm with Liam at our engagement party, Lucas lost his mind.

When we were about to head to the amusement park, my Beta boyfriend, Drew, brought along a woman and her daughter. There happened to be one seat short in the car. Drew told me to get out and give my seat to the two of them. “Laura has a kid with her. Let them go first. I’ll come back for you later,” he said. I calmly stepped out and watched as the car slowly pulled away from the pack. Three hours later, they arrived at the amusement park for the fireworks and feast. When a friend asked Drew why he still hadn’t come back to get me, Drew was patiently helping Laura light a giant firework. He wasn’t in a rush at all and even said, “It’ll be fine if I pick Sienna up later. She won’t mind. I’ll coax her a bit, and she’ll stop being mad.” Anger only worked on people who cared about someone. My dad, mom, and brother never cared, and now, not even Drew cared anymore. It was time for me to leave for good.

Ipinangako ni Shana sa mga magulang at kapatid na iaahon niya ang mga ito sa hirap. Kaya baon ang pinaghirapang diploma at pag-asang makakahanap ng magandang trabaho ay lakas loob siyang lumuwas ng Maynila. Ngunit ang pag-asang iyon ay unti-unting natupok when the ruthless Cairo Luther Sylvestre came in her life and offer her to be his Daughter substitute mom. "Bakit mo ba ginagawa saakin ito? Sinabi ko na sayo diba? Ayaw ko! ano bang hindi mo maintindihan sa salitang ayaw ko ha Mr. President? Ayaw kong maging asawa mo!" "Ayaw din kita maging asawa Miss. Pero gusto kang maging Mommy ng anak ko kaya sa ayaw at sa gusto mo, you will work for me. And besides, wala narin namang tatanggap sayo kahit saan ka mag-apply." "Dahil pinakalat mo na huwag akong tanggapin bwisit kang Kapre ka! Akala mo hindi ko mahahalata? Unggoy!" "Bungangera" "Aba't!—" "Shh. Just stop Lucianna. Dahil kahit anong gawin mo. Akin ka na—" "Anong sayo na ako? Hoy!—"