North And South

By the fifth year of my marriage to James Hill, he began pretending to be his late twin brother, the late Don of the family. With that, he took over all of a Don’s duties and the role of my sister-in-law, Hilary’s husband. Every time after he slept with her, he would cut his arm open, kneel before me, and beg for forgiveness. “Pia, you’re the only woman I’ve ever loved. Once Hilary gives birth to the heir and secures her position, I’ll fake my death and come back for you.” He told me his twin brother had died saving him, so he had to fulfill his brother’s last wish. During the year he pretended to be his brother, James slept with Hilary ninety-nine times. After a full year, Hilary finally gave birth to the family’s heir. I truly believed James would fake his death as promised, then take our son and me away from this bloody life. However, I saw him with Hilary in his arms, teasing the tiny baby she carried. “Hilary, I’ll stay with you and our child until he’s ready to take over as the next Don.” Silently, I wiped my tears and went back to my room to pack my suitcase. My son saw me crying and ran into my arms, gently wiping away my tears with his little hands. “Ma, Aunt Hilary already had her baby. Why isn’t Papa coming home yet?” I placed my clothes into the suitcase as I told him softly, “Because he doesn’t want us anymore. But don’t be sad, sweetheart. I will build us a home.” If James wanted to raise an heir, then I would return to North Atlantis’s most powerful mafia family, take my rightful place as my father’s heir, and become the Godmother of the Mafia.

Galing ako sa mayamang pamilya. Pero hinde ko ikinasaya ang maging mayaman. Alam nyo kung bakit?. Basahin nyo ang bawat chapters at malalaman nyo ang sagot dyan. Isa lang akong medyo madaldal and medyo tamad mag basa and sweet and mapang asar na girl hihi. Oo medyo lang kaya wag kang umangal baka sampingilin kita tsk!!. Joke lang hehe. Isama na din natin ang pagka pilosopi ko hehe. At medyo lutang din. Medyo malambot din ulo ko!!. Nag sasabi lang ako ng ugali ko. Nag aaral ako sa isang unibersidad na nag ngangalang SCU(south campus university) I'm 19y/o naka tira sa lupa hehe. Char lang. * At merong hinde ko inaasahang mangyari sa buhay ko as in talaga. Kinasal ako nang hinde ko alam. Dahil nga sa tamad akong mag basa kaya pirma na lang ng pirma ng kung ano anong documents. At ito ang napala ko. Aksidenteng naikasal ako sa isang business man or tawagin nadin natin siyang CEO. Na masungit. Medyo lang hah!!. At meron din naman syang ka sweetan minsan mwehehe. Sa totoo lang talaga random yung reaction nya. At ito yun!. Angry. Sad. Happy.(minsan nga lang pag nasa mood sya) Hayst tagalugen nalang natin. Alam kong nahihirapan mag english si author. Right author?. (A/n: Tama ka, kaya wag mokong pahihirapan dito!! ) Oh wag nagagalit author baka high bloodin ka nyan eh haha. (A/n: oks lang yan mahaba haba pa naman pasensya ko sayo!!) Ang OA mo author haha!!. Okay. Balik tayo sa sinasabi ko ayaw kong ma istress si author baka hinde nya matuloy tong kwento ko eh huhu. * So ayun na pala lahat ng reaction nya wala na palang iba hehe. * At alam nyo bang hinde lang sya basta basta isang business man!!. Isa din syang...... Isa..... Syang..... Halaaaaaa...... MAFIA BOSS!!

When I'm having a meal with my family at home, I find out that my childhood sweetheart, Melanie Johnson, has given up on an opportunity to get promoted and transferred to the military base in the north for the sake of my cousin, Wilson Chandler. "Wilson's competence is only good enough for him to study at a local college in town. It so happens that Mrs. Holland is in poor health as well. I've already applied for a local college for you. We shall stay in this town together." My mom adds, "That's right. I did promise your uncle that I'll take good care of Wilson, so you need to help me take care of him too. You should just give up on Valmore College—it's useless for you anyway. When you marry Melanie in the future, you'll have to follow her to whichever military district she's going to." Before I can even speak up, Wilson's eyes redden instantly, making him look very aggrieved. "This is my fault for being a total loser. My parents aren't here anymore, not to mention I'm the reason why Charlie can't attend his dream college. Why don't you all just leave and do whatever you want? I'm fine being alone." The moment Wilson starts playing the pity card, both my mom and Melanie panic instantly and start doing their best to comfort him. Meanwhile, I return to my room quietly and withdrew the application that Melanie helped me submit. Luckily, I manage to apply to Valmore College one second before the submission deadline ends. Honestly speaking, I intend to study at Valmore College not just because I can be closer to Melanie in terms of distance, but I also want to watch the snow with her there. I want us to walk together in the snow till our heads turn white from the flakes, signifying the longevity in our relationship. But now, the person standing next to me as I watch the snowfall doesn't matter to me anymore. It's just that I need to watch the snowfall no matter what.

Cecilia Laurent’s husband, Lyon Melville, was known across North Ameria’s underground circles as the biggest womanizer. As the current Don of the Melville family, the women who wanted to get close to him would line up from New Yorke to Rondon. He never turned anyone away from his bed. Cecilia had been married to Lyon for five years. The taunting messages and intimate photos from his mistresses were enough to fill the storage on three of her encrypted phones. Cecilia showed no mercy. After the photos of Lyon in the car with a model were made public, she had the sports car dismantled completely. When he went out to sea with an actress to watch fireworks, she had the yacht blown to nothing. She blacklisted every woman who tried to cling to him. She overturned tables at family banquets. She risked every bit of dignity she had as the Melville family’s Donna in the hope that he would come back to her. Lyon allowed it. He let the rumors spread without denying anything. For five years, Cecilia was the joke of the family and the entire underworld. When the New Year came around, Cecilia received her first “gift” of the year. It was an intimate photo of Lyon in bed with another woman. At nearly the same time, a headline broke across New Yorke’s social media and tabloids. [Don Melville Meets Superstar Gianna Moretti Late at Night.] Inside the banquet hall of the family estate, the band continued to play. The champagne tower reflected a cold light. Everyone was waiting for her to blow up. Her assistant expertly pulled up the PR department’s number and held the phone out to her. “Donna Melville, the PR team is waiting for your instructions. Do you want us to make this bigger, like last time?” Cecilia looked at the man in the photo. Ten minutes ago, he had held their daughter on the balcony and watched the fireworks together. She suddenly smiled. “Take it down,” she said. “I don’t want to see this on the front page in two hours.” Everyone in New Yorke knew that the Melville family’s Donna loved like a madwoman. She could lose her temper just as easily. But this time, she did not lose control. She wanted a divorce.