Non Zero Sum Chapter 50

"Ang Lihim ng Pusong Ipinagbabawal" Akira Quezon, mas kilalang Kira, ay isang dalagang may matamis na ngiti at pusong tapat. Sa kabila ng kanyang kabataan, isang lihim na pag-ibig ang matagal na niyang kinikimkim — isang damdaming itinakda ng tadhana ngunit ipinagbabawal ng lipunan. Ang kanyang puso ay patuloy na tumitibok para kay Axel, ang kanyang gwapong at misteryosong Ninong, na sa kabila ng kanyang 40 taon ay nananatiling makisig at mapanukso. Ngunit sa bawat titig at lihim na ngiti ay nagkukubli ang isang masalimuot na nakaraan. Si Axel ay isang lalaking tila binabalot ng anino ng kanyang sariling mga sikreto. Sa pagitan ng kanilang mga tahimik na sulyap at hindi maipaliwanag na paglalapit, bumabalot ang tanong — hanggang saan kayang ipaglaban ang isang pagmamahal na labag sa lahat ng nakasanayan? Habang unti-unting nahuhubaran ang mga lihim, matutuklasan ni Kira na ang lalaking kanyang iniibig ay may mga sugat ng kahapon na pilit niyang tinatago. Sa pagitan ng katotohanan at pagnanasa, kailangan nilang harapin ang kanilang mga kinatatakutan. Magtatagumpay ba ang pagmamahal nila, o tuluyan silang malulunod sa mga anino ng nakaraan?

Jasmine is living a life of hell. Her step father becoming abusive emotionally and physically after the death of her mother. She not only has to deal with him at home, but her fellow students at school. Being bullied and criticized for the lack of clothes she doesn't have. They don't know her step father refuses to buy her anything she needs. Calling her a leech of the earth. Telling her on a daily basis he wishes she had died along side her mother. The only person in her corner is her science teacher Mrs. Mulberry, she see the changes in Jasmines behavior, the marks she tries to hide under her torn clothes. Things take a turn for the worse when Jasmine goes missing for two weeks. Alarming Mrs. Mulberry to call child services. Believing the worst has happened to her. After being put under the microscope Jasmine's step father starts locking her away starving her and barely giving her water to drink out of an applesauce container. In the midst of her agony she meets the new boy at school causing feelings she's never felt before. Will he be her knight in shining armor or will he be the wake of destruction causing her world to crumble more around her.

Benedict baru saja memulai hidup barunya setelah keluar dari penjara. Mencoba hidup seperti orang-orang pada umumnya, tapi takdir membawanya bertemu dengan seorang gadis dari keluarga kaya yang memaksanya untuk menjadi bodyguard. --------------------- Bekerja di keluarga Softucker adalah impian semua orang, meski hanya sebagai tukang kebunnya. Namun, Ben mendapatkan keberuntungannya dengan menjadi bodyguard putri keluarga terkaya di kota Rotterfort. Semuanya berjalan baik, hingga akhirnya satu per satu rahasia kelam di kota "terkutuk" Rotterfort dan keluarga Softucker terbongkar. Rahasia yang bisa menjungkir balikkan seluruh kehidupan di kota itu. --------------------- MATURE AND EXPLICIT CONTENT! SEMUA TOKOH, TEMPAT, DAN KEJADIAN HANYA FIKSI BELAKA! READERS DISCRETION IS ADVISED!

Ikakasal na dapat si Soraya Sison kay Jonathan Zobel. Akala niya ay iyon na ang simula ng happy ending ng kwento nilang dalawa. Pero gano'n na lamang ang gulat niya nang dumating sa kasal ang babae ni Jonathan at nagwala roon para hindi matuloy ang kasal. At ang masaklap pa, buntis daw ito at si Jonathan ang ama. Betrayed. Humiliated. Abandoned. Nagdesisyon si Soraya na gawin ang bagay na akala niya hindi niya kailanman magagawa. Hinanap niya ang comfort sa bisig ng isang lalaki, at lingid sa kaalaman niya na ito ay si Henry De Armas, ang matalik na kaibigan ng daddy niya, at ang Ninong niya. One night. No names. No promises. Pero pagdating ng umaga, doon niya nalaman kung sino talaga ang lalaking nagpabaliw sa kanya sa bawat bawal at makasalanang paraan. Hindi lang pala ito kaibigan ng daddy niya o ang Ninong niya, at ito na rin ngayon ang bago niyang boss. Henry is powerful, merciless, and twice her age. And now that he’s had a taste of her, he’s not willing to let go.

Menjadi orang ketiga dalam rumah tangga orang lain, membuat Anita menasbihkan diri sebagai pelakor kelas atas. Namun, ia masih punya kisah cinta lama dengan mantan pacarnya. Jika Anita tidak bisa memiliki Aziz maka istrinya pun tidak. Segala cara ditempuh Nita untuk mewujudkan keinginannya. Mampukah ia mendapatkan apa yang ia inginkan?

At the afterparty, my daughter, Mia Volpe, suffers from a sudden asthma attack. She collapses to the carpeted floor and goes through a seizure on the spot. But my Capo husband, Lorenzo Volpe, wraps an arm around his secretary, Sophia Bianchi, while watching Mia suffer before his eyes. Sophia had once shown him a forged paternity test of Mia and him. As such, he firmly believes that Mia is the bastard child of me and a Soldato. When Mia tries to reach out for Lorenzo, her complexion already bluish-purple from suffocation, he merely averts his gaze with a disgusted look on his face. "Daddy… S-Save… me…" I look everywhere for Mia's inhaler like a madwoman, only to realize that it's already empty. Sophia covers her mouth while tittering softly. "Dear me, Mia sure has an affinity for acting! Elena, I can't believe you and your daughter are willing to go to such lengths just to get Lorenzo to pay attention to you! "Since Mia likes acting that much, she might as well make the performance perfect." She lifts a high-heeled foot before crushing Mia's fingers, which were attempting to curl around Lorenzo's pant leg. Poor Mia was in so much pain, yet she couldn't let out a single sound. All she could do was scream silently into the void with her mouth wide open. I kneeled on the floor, my forehead already bleeding from smashing it against the floor repeatedly. "Lorenzo Volpe, Mia is your flesh and blood! Please, I'm begging you! Give me some medicine or call a doctor!" But Lorenzo just looks at me coldly, as though he's looking at trash. "A bastard like her is better off dead. Elena Corleone, stop using such underhanded methods to spoil everyone's mood." At that moment, what little love I still harbor for this man completely dissipates as I feel Mia's heartbeat gradually weaken. I no longer beg him for help. With trembling hands, I press the button on the emergency transmitter that I've sworn I'd never touch. That transmitter is the direct line to the highest authority in Smeraldia—my father, Don Vito Corleone.

A random transmigrator, Rosanna Lacewin, finally gets fed up after living as me, Roxanne Lovelace, for five years. She then ups and leaves this world with her system, leaving behind my extremely spoiled son, Theo Sterling, and my unusually cold husband, Austin Sterling. Before I can even process my thoughts, I suddenly see a barrage of comments flashing before my eyes. "What kind of a disastrous start to a story is this? This is the first time I've ever seen such a stupid transmigrator! She arrived five years earlier, made a huge mess, and now, the original owner has to clean up the mess she left behind!" "That's right. All she had to do was just correct Theo's ways, warm up to Austin, and stop her family from bothering the actual main characters of the story. But she did none of that and only spent all her time enjoying herself and avoiding death!" "Theo's all spoiled now, and Austin is very distant from her. I'm feeling so annoyed just by looking at this family. I wish they'd just die." So, as it turns out, I'm just the cannon fodder in this story plot who dies young, and both my husband and my son will be the main antagonists later on.

Can Ilongga beauty tame the dragon? Paano nga ba kung nakahanap ng katapat ang certified black sheep ng pamilya sa katauhan ng isang estranghera? Dahil sa isang malaking pustahan ng magbabarkada. Ycon, the deadliest CEO and the black sheep of the family ay aksidenteng nainlove sa isang titibo-tibong Ilongga. He was a certified womanizer in town. Katwiran ay pagdating ng panahon ipapakasal naman siya ng kanyang lolo sa babaeng hindi niya naman gusto pero nagmula sa maharlikang pamilya. Why not sulitin niya muna ang pagiging buhay binata, sayang ang genes kapag hindi natikman ng ibang chicks hindi ba? Hannah Maricor Evina Zaavedra, na taglay ang totoong tagline na basta "Ilongga Gwapa" The adopted daughter of The Zaavedra family in Iloilo. The cow girl, happy go lucky, always positive in life, maawain at mapagmahal kanino man. Paano kung magkrus ang landas ng dalawa at ang mga pinaniniwalaan ng bawat isa ay hindi magkatugma? Away-bati, aso't pusa, kulog at kidlat, araw at ulan, init at lamig ganito parati ang dalawa hanggang ang isa sa kanila ay nahulog na nga. Ngunit ang unti-unting nararamdamang ay mukhang magiging forever secret nalang sapagkat nagkaroon ng lamat ang angkan ng mga Lee at Zaavedra, dahil sa kinasangkutang eskandalo na ang pasimuno ay ang mismong ate ni Ycon at ang pinsan ni Hannah. At tila yata at inaayunan ng tadhana dahil makalipas ang walong taon ay mauungkat muli ang nakaraan sa aksidenteng pagtatagpo ng landas ng dalawa sa isang sikat na isla ng Boracay sa Aklan, at sa wakas nagkaroon nga ng pagkakataon na maisakatuparan ang dati nang plano na paghigantihan ang dalaga. "What happens in Boracay stays in Boracay." But that planned night na sa huli ay kanyang pagsisisihan dahil sa mga sikretong malalaman. Magkaka-forever pa kaya ang dalawa? Hay ang gulo-gulo na talaga!

It was her wedding night. Evelyn was the bride. And like every bride she was nervous of what kind of changes this new relationship would bring in her life. But alas, her world turned upside down when she was magically summoned Ken, one of the alphas of a werewolf pack.

Dihantam oleh kepahitan bertubi-tubi, membuat Richella hendak mengakhiri hidupnya. Dia yang menyaksikkan kematian janggal orang tuanya, dia yang dibesarkan oleh paman yang sudah berkhianat kepada ayahnya, lalu dia yang dipaksa pergi ke luar negri untuk melahirkan anak dari kekasihnya , justru ia mendapatkan pengkhianatan tanpa ia tau alasannya. Ketika jiwanya hampir berada di ujung tenggorokkanya, dan hidupnya yang seperti plastik kotor di unggukkan sampah, seorang pria yang tidak ia kenal, memaksanya bangkit kembali, sebagai balas budi darinya untuk Richella di masa lalu. Siapakah pria itu baginya di masa lalu? Akankah Richella mengungkap kebenaran kematian orang tuanya? Sanggupkah ia berubah menjadi wanita tangguh di depan kekasihnya yang sudah berkeluarga? Ataukah dia tetap ingin mengakhiri hidupnya?