Playing Pretend Stomach Book

Tanggap na ni Lisa ang bagong kapalaran niya bilang si Selena, magpapangap siya bilang si Selena na nalalapit ng maikasal. Gamit ang sarili niya at ang bagong mukha niya. Tanging ang sarili na lamang niya ang nakakaalam na nabubuhay pa sa katawan niya si Lisa, dahil sa bago niyang mukha. Ginawa niya iyon para sa kaniyang ina na nag-aagaw buhay na at kapalit nga nito ang pagiging si Selena Galvez. Kasama rin sa kaniyang pagpapangap na maging ganap na asawa ni Steven Guevara, na walang kahit na konting pagmamahal sa totoong Selena. Makakayanan kayang gampanan ni Lisa ang pagiging Selena, lalo pa kung marami siyang matutuklasan? at sa araw na matuklasan ni Steven ang lihim niya, matatapos na ba ang biglaan ang unti-unting mamumuo na relasyon sa kanilang dalawa? Lalo pa at natupad na ang hiling ng totoong Selena na magkaroon ng anak man lang kay Steven, kahit hindi na siya mahalin nito?

We were on our way to celebrate our son’s birthday when we got into a car crash. When I woke up, I looked at my family gathered around my hospital bed and cracked a joke: “Sorry, but who are you guys?” I held back a smile, curious to see how they'd humor their "amnesiac" patient. Would my mother grab my hand in a panic? Would my husband look at me with worry? Would my son rush over, crying and calling me Mom? What I didn't expect was for them to freeze for a moment—and then, almost in unison, let out sighs of relief. My mother was the first to speak, her tone unmistakably lighter, as if a huge weight had been lifted. "If you don’t remember, it’s probably for the best. This is Lindsay—your sister, she’s my daughter. You were adopted." My husband then pointed at me and said to our son, "You should call her Aunt Wendy." Before the shock could even sink in, I watched the child I'd fought so hard to protect turn and throw himself into the arms of Lindsay. "Mom! I played outside all day. I missed you so much!" So that was the truth. My amnesia was exactly what they'd been hoping for. In that case, I didn't need this made-up life anymore.

In the third year of my relationship with Dante Santoro, heir to the Santoro family fortune, I got pregnant. The night before the Don's birthday banquet, he finally brought me home as his girlfriend. Giulia Costa, the housekeeper's daughter, smiled sweetly and asked about my food allergies. I mentioned I was allergic to truffles. In the end, every dish at dinner was loaded with truffles. I swallowed my irritation and grabbed a slice of cake that looked safe. Two bites in, I heard her laugh. "I got creative and mixed truffle powder into the frosting. How is it?" Before I could answer, my throat closed up and I could not breathe. Giulia gasped and covered her mouth. "Ms. Leone, your skin is turning purple! Do you have some kind of contagious disease?" Everyone watched as I was carried out like trash. The moment my allergic reaction cleared up, Giulia insisted on helping me pack. I told her multiple times not to touch my ring. In the few minutes I spent in the bathroom, she "accidentally" knocked it down the drain. That was the wedding ring Dante gave me. I lost my temper and confronted her, but Dante just laughed it off. "She's jealous of your pretty ring. Don't be so petty." That night, Giulia brought sleep-aid drinks to my room as an apology. Dante convinced me to accept her peace offering. I drank a few cups and felt drowsy almost immediately. When Giulia walked me back to my room, I told her to lock the door behind her. Ten minutes later, a group of men shoved their way inside and beat my stomach until I miscarried. The baby was gone. Giulia's eyes filled with tears as she claimed she never saw anyone enter. She said I never wanted the Santoro family to have an heir and had orchestrated my own abortion. Dante went white with rage and ordered his men to dump me in the ocean. When I opened my eyes again, it was the night before the banquet.

"I've known you forever, Mathia. I can read your every move, every gesture, every reaction, and every word. You don't need to say it out loud because you're mine, and that's all that matters. Your feelings for me don't change the fact that you belong to me." ~ Draken Luzevia. ---- Mathia and Draken were deeply in love, and fate seemed to have destined them to be inseparable. However, life had other plans, and their relationship bore fruit in the form of a child growing within Mathia's womb. Instead of joy, Mathia felt overwhelming sadness and a heavy heart when Draken abruptly left her. Uncertain about her future, she found strength in her determination to care for their child. As time passed, the inevitable happened - the two were reunited, and Draken laid eyes on his child with his former lover. But what drove Draken to abandon his child and the mother of his child in the first place?

Emma thought she had escaped the city that broke her, but when her family’s business teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, she is pulled back into the orbit of the one person she vowed never to see again. Zane Mendoza. Now the heir to a billion-dollar fintech empire and the boss of a secret mafia dynasty where Emma’s parents work as underdogs, Zane holds all the cards. For years, he had been searching for Emma, who had disappeared without a trace after their divorce. When Zane discovers that Emma is the daughter of the family who now owes him everything, he makes a ruthless proposition. An arranged marriage. In exchange, he will wipe away her family’s crushing debts. Desperate to save her parents, Emma agrees to Zane’s conditions but negotiates a deal of her own. Their marriage will last one year, and if she is not happy in the marriage, she will leave. Zane agrees, but with a twist. If she falls for him again before the year is up, she will remain his forever. But Zane doesn’t just want Emma as his wife. He wants her in every way. His obsession with her runs deeper than she realizes, and he is ready to eliminate anyone just to have her forever. With a jealous best friend that wants to take everything she loves, an ex boyfriend who wants her back, betrayal lurking at every corner, a secret daughter that Zane doesn’t know is his, and a love that refuses to die, Emma must navigate this web of lies and emotions. Can she resist Zane’s magnetic pull, or will she be caught up in his game for good?

Years ago, he made a promise he never kept. Now, he's a cold, ruthless billionaire she only sees on TV. For Elara Vance, the past is a painful memory overshadowed by her father’s mountain of debt and the fight to keep her little brother alive. Just when she is at her lowest point, a message from her childhood friend, Alessandro Conti, offers a glimmer of hope. But the man who shows up isn't the boy she remembers. He offers a cold, emotionless contract: a one-year marriage of convenience in exchange for a fortune that will save her family. Bound by paper and circumstance, Elara enters Alessandro’s world of power and lies. He doesn't remember the vow he made, but soon, his calculated plans crumble under the weight of an unscripted love. When a single moment of betrayal tears them apart, a new, even more devastating truth remains hidden, and Alessandro must lose everything to find the truth and the woman he never stopped loving.

รางวัลยอดเยี่ยม ประเภทวรรณกรรมเยาวชน ประจำปี 2544 "ส้มสีม่วง" เป็นรางวัลยอดเยี่ยม ประเภทวรรณกรรมเยาวชน ประจำปี 2544 "ส้มสีม่วง"

Si Clarissa ay isang simpleng babae lamang, lumaki sa kandili ng kanyang Ama't Ina na nagturo sa kanya ng maganda at mabubuting bagay. Lumaki siyang walang alam sa kung ano man ang makamundong bagay ang nangyayari sa mundong kanyang ginagalawan, wala rin siyang alam kung para saan ginagamit ang mga bagay na nasa ibabang bahagi ng bawat tao. Sa madaling salita, inosente si Clarissa at wala pa siyang karanasan sa mga senswal na aktibidad. Bagama't nasa tamang edad na ay marami pa siyang hindi alam patungkol sa kung ano at paano ginagawa ang mga bagay na minsan niya na rin naririnig sa ibang mga tao. Wala sa isip ni Clarissa ang mga ganoong bagay, mga bagay na nagbibigay init sa katawan, nagpapawala sa isipan at nagbibigay kaligayahan sa bawat taong gumagawa nito. Hanggang sa dumating ang lalaking magpapamulat sa kanya sa kung ano nga ba ang tunay na kahulugan ng bawat makamundong bagay na hindi pa alam ni Clarissa. Makikilala niya si Tyron, isang lalaking nagmamay-ari ng pinakamalaking Jewelry Company sa bansa, kinilala rin na isa sa pinakamayamang tao sa loob at labas ng bansa. Siya ang magiging boss ni Clarissa, at si Clarissa naman ang magiging sekretarya ni Tyron. Dahil sa ugnayan na mangyayari ay ang malinis na isipan ni Clarissa ay mababahiran ng init dahil sa lalaking si Tyron. Mamumulat si Clarissa sa mundong nagliliyab sa init, sa bawat haplos at dampi ng labi ay dala ang pinakamasarap na pakiramdam. Pakiramdam na tanging nagpapaligaya at lulunod sa isipan ni Clarissa at magdadala sa kanya sa isang paraisong hindi matatakasan. Sa pagkakataong ito at dahil na rin sa init na ibinibigay ng mga katawan nila. Malulunod sila sa apoy ng makamundong gawain. Gawaing parehong magmumulat sa kanilang mga puso sa isang bagay na hindi nila lubos akalain na mangyayari.

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After saving my girlfriend, Tiffany Swain, I suffer from a concussion, leading to me getting rushed to the hospital. That's when I decide to play a prank on her. "Who are you?" When I see Tiffany's expression freeze on her face, I almost burst out laughing. But Tiffany suddenly points at her best friend, Janet Emery. "I'm your fiancee's friend. That's your fiancee, Janet Emery." This time, my expression freezes on my face. Janet approaches me at that moment. "That's right. I'm your fiancee." I squeeze out a smile at her. "Let's go home, then."