Novel After

Si Jacintha Quijano o mas kilala bilang Jaqui ay kagaya ng milyon milyong tao sa mundo na naghahanap ng oportunidad para makaangat sa buhay. Kasabay no’n, hinahanap din niya ang dahilan para patuloy na mabuhay. She was about to take her own life when she met a man who she didn’t realize would change her life forever. Isang eskandalo ang kinasangkutan ni Jaqui at ng binata na ang pangalan ay Amigo Imperial na isa palang pulitiko. Nang dahil sa eskandalo ay nagkita silang muli ng binata at naging magkaibigan. Nang dahil kay Amigo ay nagbago ang pananaw ni Jaqui sa buhay. Natutunan niya na bigyang halaga ang buhay niya. Jaqui started to see the bright side of life. Higit sa lahat, natutunan niyang magmahal ng walang kapalit kahit pa ang ibig sabihin niyon ay palayain ang lalaking minamahal niya at hayaan itong gawin ang magpapasaya dito.

I'm having a mental breakdown as I face a clogged drain with my feverish and fussing daughter in my arms. Meanwhile, my husband has reserved a hotel to celebrate another woman's birthday. My mother-in-law spits on the floor. "This is what you deserve. You can't even capture a man's heart!" I clench a fist around the winning lottery ticket in my pocket. I want to get a divorce.

Isang kasal na walang pag-ibig—iyon lang ang turing ni Hunter kay Ayla. At nang muling bumalik ang kanyang unang mahal, wala siyang pagdadalawang-isip na iwan si Ayla at burahin ang lahat ng mayroon sila. Pero hindi lahat ng iniwan ay nananatiling mahina. Muling bumangon si Ayla, hindi na bilang biktima kundi bilang isang babaeng handang gumanti. Ngunit habang papalapit siya sa kanyang layunin, isang tanong ang unti-unting bumabalot sa kanyang puso—paghihiganti ba talaga ang gusto niya… o ang patunayan na siya ang dapat pinili? Sa laban ng nakaraan at kasalukuyan, ng pag-ibig at galit—hanggang saan kayang sirain ni Ayla ang isang taong hindi naman siya minahal? At kapag dumating ang huli, sino ang tunay na matatalo?

Once upon a time, Leonard truly loved me. In order to establish a Mate Bond with me, he confessed 99 times. On the 99th time, I was finally moved. On the day of our Marking Ceremony, I gave him 99 forgiveness coupons. I promised him that I would forgive him 99 times. As long as he still had coupons left over, I would forgive him and stay with him no matter what he did. We were bonded for six years. In the first five years of our Mate Bond, I rarely ever used the forgiveness coupons. Since his childhood friend Judy returned, however, I started burning through the coupons. When I tore up the 98th coupon, Leonard noticed that I had changed. I no longer made a fuss or fought him over Judy. I simply asked him calmly, “If you go to Judy, can I use up one forgiveness coupon?” Leonard paused and then recovered his cool. “Sure. I only used up slightly over half, so use another if you want.” I stayed silent as he left the house. As it turned out, he had no idea he had just lost his 98th coupon. He only had one chance left. After that, I would leave him forever.

Sa isang gabing binalot ng alak, lihim, at pagkakamali, nabago ang kapalaran ng dalagang si Vienna Reign Gonzalez-isang bihasang secret agent na sanay itago ang emosyon sa likod ng malamig na titig at matatag na puso. Isang gabi ng labis na kalasingan ang naging dahilan ng isang hindi inaasahang bunga: isang buhay na lumalaki sa kanyang sinapupunan. Ngunit ang mas masakit na katotohanan-ang ama ng kanyang anak ay ang lalaking itinalaga niyang patayin. Si Devereux Blue Ace Guevara Montague-isang makapangyarihan, misteryoso, at kinatatakutang pangalan sa ilalim ng mundo. Isang lalaking puno ng sikreto, kapangyarihan, at mga kasalanang maaaring gumiba sa buong sistema. Siya ang target. Siya ang kalaban. Siya rin ang ama ng batang dinadala ni Vienna. Habang lumalalim ang misyon, mas lalo ring gumugulo ang kanyang puso. Sa pagitan ng tungkulin at damdamin, galit at pagnanasa, Vienna ay mapipilitang pumili: Barilin ang lalaking kinamumuhian niya... o iligtas ang pamilyang hindi niya inaasahang mabubuo. Sa mundong puno ng baril, dugo, at pagtataksil-maaaring ang pinakamapanganib na misyon ay hindi ang pumatay... kundi ang umibig.

The day she died, Julia Knight called her husband, Atlas Volkan 57 times while a masked man strangled her. As air finally drained from her lungs, his voice filtered through accompanied by hers. His first love whom his priorities lied with, the one he cherished - The one for whom, he would never be able to love her. In this life, she was constantly blamed for pushing his brother to death, snatching her sister's rights, and treated like a doormat in her own home. She was her mother's slave, her sister's puppet and her husband's clown. So, as Julia breathed her last breath, she begged for one chance- just one more chance to live life for herself. When she is reborn, she immediately asks for a divorce. To her surprise, her cold dominating husband refused and went insane trying to win her back.

After seven years of marriage, Marisol Speight's husband, Lucian Muller, is unpredictable and treats her with cold indifference as if she's nothing. She once believed that after marrying Lucian, she would one day win his heart and live a happy, fulfilling life. However, on a snowy anniversary that only she remembers, she finally realizes that Lucian and his family are happy enough without her. She'll never be anything more than an outsider who can't blend in. He hates her for making him break his promise to marry his childhood friend; their son mocks her for falling short in every way when compared to said childhood friend… Marisol is doubly betrayed by her husband and son. They're as intimate with another woman as they never were with her. She laughs self-deprecatingly at the mess that is her life. Then, she loses hope in them and asks for a divorce. She gives up custody of her son and leaves, later becoming a globally renowned fashion designer and genius painter—her work isn't accessible to just about anyone. Unexpectedly, her husband and son refuse to let her go despite her already giving up on them. Her son cries, "You're my mom! You can't hold other children!" Her husband, who has always been cold and indifferent, turns clingy and refuses to agree to the divorce. "You're the one who chose me, so you have to bear the responsibility for life! You want a divorce? Dream on!"

　　Eight years into my time with the Moretti family, I was both their most capable core member and Don Dominic's wife of three years—but we'd never actually signed the marriage contract. 　　Every single time we were about to go to City Hall to register, he'd ditch me for his female subordinate. 　　The first time, he left me waiting on the side of the road all day because she was sick and weak. 　　The second time, he dumped me halfway there because of one phone call from her. 　　After that, I got stood up again and again. 　　After being stood up for the seventeenth time, I decided to give them what they wanted. 　　I accepted the invitation to a top-tier medical project in Paris, packed my bags, and boarded a plane. 　　But when I actually left, he lost his mind...

At our college reunion, I let slip about the three great catches I was dating online. One ran a successful law firm, the other was a researcher at a leading institute, while another was an up-and-coming tech mogul on the Forbes list. My so-called best friend, Cassie Young, paused halfway through her plate of ribs. Giving me the side glance, she voiced her sarcasm. “I feel sorry for your future husband. Of all the women he could have, he had to marry someone with a rich history.” I took a sip of my juice and responded, “Honestly, I’m pretty stressed about the whole thing. They are all amazing. I can’t decide between them. Cassie, does anyone tickle your fancy? You can have one.” As her cutlery clattered on the table, Cassie widened her eyes. “A-Are you for real?”

Isang call girl si Frances. Hindi niya iyon ikinahiya sa maraming tao dahil alam niyang doon siya kumukuha ng kaniyang pantustos sa kaniyang araw-araw na pangangailangan. Bagaman sa sex at pera lang din naman ang umiikot ang buhay niya. Pero isang araw na may tumawag sa kaniyang Amerikano na nagngangalang Jony. Para sa isang gabi, paparausan siya nito, isang malaking halaga ang ibabayad nito. Hindi na nagpakipot si Frances. Pera at sex lang ang nasa isip niya at iyon ang kagustuhan niya. Bagaman, hindi niya alam na dahil sa kliyente niyang si Jony, unti-unting nagbago ang kaniyang buhay. Jony is a clingy, sweet, annoying, and wild. Ito rin ang dahilan kung bakit nalilito na siya sa kaniyang sarili dahil ang sabi nito, ito ay ang kaniyang asawa. Gayunpaman, hindi siya naniniwala. Lalo pa ay wala naman siyang naalala na naikasal siya sa isang Jony Guevara.