My Girlfriend From Turquoise Pond

Three days after my daughter was born, my husband was killed by a car while running to the store for some groceries. I was so devastated I passed out. When I came to, his funeral was already over, and a stranger was standing in my living room. "I'm your husband's twin brother. I'll be around to help take care of you and the baby." Later, I locked myself in the bathroom with his urn, sobbing uncontrollably, when I overheard his buddies talking through the open window. "Dude, you’re so cool blooded. Inventing a twin brother just to dodge diaper duty? What's next—triplets and quadruplets coming out of the woodwork too?"

My world is spiraling out of control over the horrifying reality that my marriage was a ticking time bomb, and I had no way of defusing it. I can't believe this is happening. I should have left when I realized my husband, Blake Crenshaw, wasn't going to change. I stayed for seven years as his devoted wife, taking care of his father and his twin brother, Jake. I really loved my husband, and I didn't realize he would only get worse. My name is Treasure Delgado; the night I found out my husband had cheated; I had put up with enough. I wasn't going to be his second best. I stood my ground, and I asked for a divorce. You would think that it should end it all between us. But I had no idea how the word 'divorce' would trigger Blake or what was going to happen to me next! Amid a scandalous secret love affair and a volatile breakup, my opportunity emerges to get my revenge and discover love. I wouldn't just play the victim; I was going to win and change the game. Come and witness how I plan to rise from the ashes after my divorce.

On the night of my awakening, which was also my 18th birthday, my parents locked me in a silver cage in the basement while my foster sister Emma prepared for her ceremony upstairs. Then, the Blood Moon Eclipse struck, forcing every member of the pack to evacuate. Emma urged our parents to help. My heart warmed, and I thought they would come to save me. However, the only thing my father carried out was Emma’s stuffed wolf doll. They clutched Emma and fled for their lives, leaving me behind in the collapsing basement. When I crawled out of the ruins, they were already in the safehouse, celebrating Emma’s successful awakening as a White Wolf. Ten years later, I became the heir to Blackstone Consortium, controlling half of the werewolf world’s economy. When we met again, the former leader of the Silvermoon Pack knelt before me. “I've finally found you, my daughter.” My gaze was cold as I faced the stranger in front of me. “You’ve got the wrong person.”

Bago ang kasal, nahuli ni Mithi ang fiancé niya na nagtataksil sa kaniya. Sa isang hotel room kung saan doon sana gaganapin ang unang gabi nila, ay nakita niya si Luis na may ibang kasiping. “Kasalanan mo rin naman dahil nagpaka-feeling santa ka. Ikakasal ka na sa akin pero ayaw mong haIikan kita o ayaw mong pumayag makipagsex sa akin. Mithi, lalaki ako at may pangangailangan rin ako.” Ang sinabi ni Luis na tila ba ay naging kasalanan pa niya ang lahat. Sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon, may isang lalaki ang biglang dumating sa kwarto kung saan sila nagtatalo. Lalaking handa siyang sagipin para hindi siya mapahiya sa maraming tao. “If you can’t cancel the wedding then papakasalan kita. I’ll be your groom.” Natigilan silang lahat matapos iyon sabihin ng isang estrangherong lalaki. Dahil wala na sa sarili, isang tango ni Mithi ang isinagot niya. Isang tango na siyang naging ganti na rin sa fiancé niyang nagtaksil sa kaniya. Agad siyang kinaladkad no’ng estrangherong lalaki paalis ng hotel. “S-Saan tayo pupunta?” tanong ni Mithi “To the mayor’s office. Let’s get married!” Sagot nito na taimtim na nakatitig sa kaniya.

Isa sa dahilan kung bakit nais ni Yamila na maging doktor ay para iligtas ang buhay ng mga taong nasa binggit na ng kamatayan o kaya'y may malubhang sakit. Ngunit hindi niya inaasahan na isa pala sa kaniyang magiging pasyente ay ang dati niyang hipag. Dinudugo ito at nanganganib na makunan. Matagal na silang hindi magkasundo ni Mia, akala niya'y hindi na sila muling magkikita pa. Lalo pa't sa loob ng apat na taon ay naging tahimik naman ang buhay niya— malayo sa mga Esquivel. May pagdadalawang-isip siya, ayaw niyang magkaroon muli ng interaksyon sa mga Esquivel, lalo pa sa kapatid ni Magnus. Ngunit sa huli, mas nangibabaw ang kaniyang pagiging responsable. Kailangan niyang tulungan si Mia kahit na ang kapalit nito ay muling magkrus ang kanilang landas ni Magnus... nang dating asawa. Hindi nga siya nagkamali, dahil sa nangyari ay nagkita silang muli ng lalaki. Kung kailan hindi siya handa— kung kailan nasa gitna sila ng panganib at matinding kaba. Apat na taon na ang lumipas nang umalis siya ng Pilipinas. Tanging ang divorce paper lamang ang iniwan niya kay Magnus bago siya umalis. Walang paalam. Wala nang seremunya. Umalis siya na buo ang loob. Ngunit ang hindi alam ni Magnus, sa kaniyang pag-alis ay mayroon siyang ibang dala. Ang dugo't laman nito... isang Esquivel. Buntis na pala siya kay Magnus. Ngunit pagkatapos ng nangyari sa kanila, paano niya masasabi ang tungkol sa supling na kaniyang isinilang? Hindi niya magawang sabihin kay Magnus ang tungkol kay Thadeus... ang anak nito. Natatakot siya. Gayunpaman, muli silang pinagtagpo ng tadhana. Tila ang kapalaran na ang nagtakda na muli silang magkita. Makakatakas pa ba siya sa dating asawa? Maitatago niya pa ba ang tungkol sa kanilang anak? O mabubunyag ang kaniyang lihim? Handa na ba siyang magpatawad? O matatakot siyang sumugal muli?

I didn't think much of her during the interview but my boyfriend decided to hire her. Not only was her work substandard, but her attitude toward me was hostile. I found out later that she was his ex.

In order to get rid of his mother and his family, Daniel Crawford has to find a fake girlfriend. Tired of being always organized blind dates with women who do not interest him, he will have no other option but to get a temporary girlfriend to go unnoticed by everyone. Only then will things calm down, because that's what he created. Audrey Turner is about to turn five years working at the Crawford Company, as a secretary to the presidency; she has a monotonous life to which she easily got used and does not want to leave. However, the day comes when his entire environment changes unexpectedly, both at work and in his personal life. Audrey will not know what to do when she has her new boss in front of her, because those two have already met before, and it was not in a pleasant way. Despite that, he will make her the proposal, which she will not be able to keep avoiding for so long.

After I announced my exit from the music industry, the public response was overwhelmingly positive. The only person who voiced his objection was my girlfriend's rumored lover, the up-and-coming songwriter Lucas Zacker. He put on a show of sincerity in front of a crowd of reporters. "It's all a misunderstanding. Matthew is an irreplaceable talent in the music industry. I sincerely hope he returns to the stage." I shut off my phone and turned a blind eye to his public plea. In my past life, one of my songs had been identical to his supposedly original single. As such, netizens accused me of plagiarism, cursing me and wishing death upon my family. Frustrated, I posted the entire creation process online, but it couldn't stand up to the timeline. His new song had been released ten minutes ahead of mine. Just because of the ten-minute difference, netizens sent me photoshopped mourning portraits of myself and even went so far as to come to my house and vandalize it with paint. The relentless cyberbullying went on for years, and it drove me into a deep depression. My parents exhausted their life savings trying to clear my name, only for crazed fans to set our house on fire, causing my parents to burn to death. In the end, when his song won an award, I jumped off a building. But who would have guessed that when I opened my eyes again, I was reborn on the very day the new song was set to release.

My girlfriend, Elsa Smith, always avoided meeting my parents. Yet, she had no trouble turning around and playing the role of her ex-boyfriend Leo Quinn’s fiancée, happily meeting his relatives instead. And the meeting took place in the apartment I had prepared for us to live in after the wedding. What she did not realize was that I happened to be Leo’s distant cousin. She pretended not to know me and clung sweetly to Leo, saying, "This apartment was bought by my hubby, fully paid for." All the relatives were praising them as a loving couple. To keep me from exposing her, Elsa came over to warn me, "I’m just helping a friend deal with marriage pressure. If you mess this up, we’re done." So, I sincerely offered my congratulations. "Since Leo and I seem to have the same taste in houses and women, I’ve got some wedding supplies that I’m sure he’ll like. I’ll gift them to you both." That was when Elsa finally started to panic.

The buzzing of my phone in the middle of the night jolted me awake. On the other end of the line came a voice I could never forget. It was my daughter! However, she died three years ago!