Mantoux Reading Time

Lalaine Xerano once dreamed is to being part of an exclusive documentary company. She pursues her dream even if she finds out that the company hired her for some other reason— to uncover the very influential person. Maximus Luciano, is a high-profile Capo Dei Capi, a half Italian half Filipino citizen. He was also known as a dangerous leader of the Lotus Organization. While she was reading his records, it was as if she was already in danger. When the top management guaranteed her future career, without a second thought he immediately accepted it. Will she succeed to tame the mafia lord? Or her drill will only lead to her defeat? ______________ Content Warning: This story has mature scenes which are not suitable for young readers!

Long-time boyfriend ng actress na si Hannah Lindsey ang male actor na si Froilan Dantes. Pero katulad nang ibang mag karelasyon, dumaan din sila sa isang mabigat na pag subok na humantong na sa hiwalayan. Nahuli ni Hannah Lindsey ang nobyo sa kuwarto nito na may kasamang ibang babae na walang iba kundi si Maricar Asuncio - Isang sikat actress at may long time boyfriend na non-showbiz na nag ngangalang Duwayne Fuentez. Ngunit sadyang mapag laro ang tadhana. Natagpuan na lamang ni Hannah ang kanyang sarili na kasama ang lalaking mainit ang dugo sa kanya, si Duwayne Fuentez. Mapigilan pa kaya ni Hannah ang namumuong pag-ibig niya para kay Duwayne? Paano kung siya lang ang nagmamahal? At ang binata ay gustong gumanti lamang?

From a childhood promise to where his beautiful desire hides. Will Gabriel, the hidden mafia king of the El Prestigo Montanari clan, give way to a mission that contradicts his heart? Gabriel's only mission is to take Feleona back to her clan for her marriage of convenience. But when he spends more time with the woman who reminds him of his childhood, his hidden beautiful desire returns to life. Unsure if Feleona remembers him, Gabriel opens his heart without thinking of the danger. Now, he's trapped and determined to take back the woman he desires. He will break all the rules that bond with the other mafias and kill those who want to stop him.

Sophie Samonte escaped on the day of her wedding. Due to that, the groom, Tony Sandoval, and his family were put to shame. The father was so furious and the mother fainted. The mother was rushed to the nearest hospital but declared dead on arrival. The Sandovals want revenge. They want the Samonte family to suffer the same tragedy and shame that Sophie brought them. Ella, Sophie's best friend befriended Tony Sandoval. She plans to make the guy fall for her, and when emotionally attached, she will manipulate him., to help her best friend. But they both fall in love with each other. Meanwhile, Sofie applied and was hired as a private nurse of Ananda Madrid, a rich family in Palawan. There he met Victor Madrid. Their personality clashed and began no to like each other the since the first time they met. But cupid has his way to make them fall in love. Sophie's mother got sick, and she needs to go home, but the Sandovals are still hunting her. And her fear became a reality the moment she set foot at the airport. She was kidnapped and brought to Tony Sandoval, which made her choose... "Marry me or your mother will die."

Kapit sa patalim, yan ang tamang term sa ginawa ni Bridgette kay Philip. Pinikot niya ito at ipinaako ang batang sinapupunan niya kahit alam niyang maling-mali. But Philip find out the truth and got angry, so he filed a divorce. Paano na ang anak niya? Sino ang kikilalanin nitong ama? Paano kung isang araw ang mag-krus ulit ang landas nila ng totoong Ama ng anak niya, ipapaalam kaya niya na nagbunga ang isang gabing namagitan sa kanila? Or ipapaaako na naman ang anak niya sa iba? Enjoy reading!^_^

Brianna Eleanor Garcia, also known as Brii, is not your typical dalagang Pilipina-an independent and strong willed woman who knows how to handle herself. Upon working at the club made exclusively for the billionaires, she met this oblivious man who made his way to Brianna by simply annoying her to simply catch her attention. The man, Prince Dave El-Greco, a hot but arrogant and manipulative bachelor, by all means, wanted to play games with Brianna. He knows that the very first time he laid his eyes on her, he wanted her so badly to the extent of him buying her from the club's bachelorette auction. But then because of Brianna's nature of work, the woman knows how to flip and when to play the El-Greco's card. Eventually, she found out that even if she has a skill in playing man's heart, Prince Dave is irresistibly tough and hard tho, especially when her feelings are now on the line. Will she have the courage to stop it before her heart turns back at her whenever this El-Greco meddles her way of thinking and perception? or will she stand and live to her words by continuing this game that she's already in?

Jianna also known as Adi is a single mother who became pregnant at the age of 16. Dahil tinakbuhan ng ex-boyfriend niya ang responsibilidad nito bilang ama ni Blair ay mag-isa niyang itinaguyod at pinalaki ang kaniyang anak sa tulong na rin ng ina at ng dalawa niyang kapatid na lalaki. While she is busy working in the supermarket where she has been employed ay makikilala niya doon ang Dela Vega triplets na sila Ahmed, Ahnwar, at Ahzik. Nagpakita kaagad ng interes sa kanya sina Ahnwar at Ahzik, samantalang si Ahmed naman ay para yatang pinaglihi sa sama ng loob dahil hindi maganda ang pakikitungo nito at palagi pa siyang sinusungitan. But Ahmed is different from his two brothers in that he appears familiar to her but can't recall where or when, and she is more intrigued and her heart skips a beat whenever she sees him. Ahnwar and Ahzik were determined to court her, whereas Ahmed hates her, at dahil na rin sa may gusto sa kanya ang best friend nitong si Kyrie na bago lang niyang nakilala. When she met the Dela Vega triplets, their lives were turned upside down and some secrets were revealed. As time went on, they also grew more dependent and addictive on her. Malalampasan ba nila ang lahat ng pagsubok at magkakaroon pa rin ba sila ng happy ending kung may mga taong masasaktan, magsasakripisyo, at lalaban sa kanilang tadhana?

Galing sa pinakamahirap na isla ng Isla Verde si Anna Matumbakal, galing sa mahirap na pamilya at mayroong anim na kapatid. Mahirap ang buhay kaya nangarap na sana balang araw makapunta ng Maynila para makapagtrabaho. Pero nangangamba siya kung makakahanap nga eh highschool lang naman ang tinapos nya at higit sa lahat hindi naman sya kagandahan at maliit din siyang babae, na matatawag mo nang bansot, pandak o kung ano pa. Ang ina niya lang ata ang laging nagsasabing napakaganda niya. Pero dahil sa tulong ng kanyang best friend na lumipat ng maynila limang taon na ang nakakaraan ay natupad na ang kanyang pangarap na makapunta ng maynila at makapagtrabaho para matulungan ang kanyang amang pangingisda lang ang alam na hanap buhay at inang naglalabada. okay naman sana ang lahat, kaso sa hindi inaasahan tumibok ang puso nya sa isang lalaking nag ngangalang Marcus John Maxwell, ang nagiisang tagapagmana ng Maxwell group of company. Sa tuwing makikita nya itong kumakain sa restaurant kung saan sya nagtatrabaho bilang waitress ay mabibilis ang tibok ng kanyang puso at para syang nasa paraiso kasama ito. kaso ngalang napakasungit nito at TAKEN na! sampung taon na daw ang relasyon nito sa long time girlfriend nitong si Meghan Lim. Lagi nalang akong nangangarap na sana maging akin nalang siya, sana magkatulad kami ng mundo. Pero alam ko kahit baliktarin pa ang mundo mananatiling langit sya at lupa ako, na sana ako nalang! pero isa lang naman itong pangarap na kahit kailan hinding hinding mangyayari.

Shanra Croft joined the Black Assassin's Squad so she can find the killer who murdered her whole family. She became the best assassin and is well-known as "Silent Assassin" It's because all of her victims died silently and in a peaceful way. She meets her childhood crush, Craig De Silva, who is now a police team captain and has a mission to capture her alive. What if Craig discovers that she is the assassin that he'd been looking for? Will he accepts her despite the fact that she was an assassin or arrest her to fulfill his duty as a police officer? And what if she discovers that the murderer she'd been looking for a long time is just beside her and that person is the one she trusted the most?

We thought that if you're from the province, Manila could change your life. Ivory Belle, who lived in the province of Batangas, went to Manila for work. She believes that risking her life to visit places she has never heard of is the best thing she can do to help her family. She had no idea that Manila would change her life and herself. She has no idea how to love, what it feels like, or what to do in a relationship. Ivory Belle, the innocent woman who works as his secretary in her boss's evil world. The evil Boss who becomes stressed as a result of Ivory's presence. Hindi inaasahan ni Ivory na sa isang iglap ay magiging secretary siya ng isang lalaking nabangga niya sa labas ng isang malaking building. Ang kilalang CEO ng Montemayor Company na si Lucas. Ang kilalang terror boss, ang walang pusong boss na hindi tinatagalan ng secretary. Pero hindi ito naging hadlang kay Ivory upang makapagtrabaho. Sa inosente nitong mukha at pagkatao, pinasok niya ang buhay sa Manila na wala siyang kaalam-alam. Dahil sa inosente niyang utak, sa paglipas ng mga araw ay hindi niya nararamdaman ang pagkahumaling sa kaniya ng kaniyang Boss. Ang pagiging seloso nito, possessive at ang pagpipigil sa sarili ay hindi napapansin ni Belle. Pinag-aral siya ni Lucas ng kolehiyo nang malaman ng lalaki na pangarap niya ito, ang makatapos. Days, months and years has past and everything between the two of them went well. They fall in love to each other, they're happy to each other even though Belle makes her Boss stressed sometimes. But, when Mrs. Montemayor, Lucas mother heard about the relationships of them. That's the time that Ivory Belle felt the pain that she never felt before.