Reading With Patrick

Unang kita pa lang naming dalawa, para na kaming mga aso't pusa. Hindi kami nagkakasundo kahit maliit na bagay ay pinagtatalunan namin. KAHIT NAPAKALIIT LANG NA PROBLEMA, NAGAGAWA NAMING PALAKIHIN!To be honest, I don't like him. Napakayabang niya pero hindi dahilan 'yun para hindi siya magustuhan ng mga babae sa University. Paano ba naman kasi, sino naman ang hindi magkakagusto sa kanya? Gwapo siya at matangkad, swak sa panlasa ng madla! PERO DATI 'YUN!Dahil simula nang makilala ko ang totoong Siya, hindi ko namalayang nahulog na pala ako sa kanya. I can still remember what I've said."I will never fall in love with him. Ever!"But I was wrong because...I am now IN LOVE WITH THE CAMPUS HEARTTHROB.

Lynan finally decided to reveal that he’s gay to steer clear of his sister’s playing cupid schemes. He doesn’t want to get involved again with anyone at the moment and just plans to live happily and peacefully behind his precious camera. Unbeknownst to him, his sister signed him up in a show with a reclusive CEO as the man of the hour. Unfortunately, no amount of complaining and grumbling could get him out of the predicament. The man was a feast for the eyes though. In order to avoid all the possible drama and just have fun ogling the man, Lynan was determined to be a wallflower and stay in the shadows. Watching things unfold could be enough entertainment to leisurely pass the time, right?

I'm hospitalized after a car accident that nearly costs me my leg. Meanwhile, my fiancé is too busy in the room next door taking care of his first love. She's only faking a sprained ankle. From that same room, I hear Johan Rivera's mocking voice. "Raelyn? She's just a pawn the old man picked for a political marriage. She's not even good enough to be your stand-in." In that moment, something in me finally breaks. I watch the news coverage of a rising business star who's surrounded by reporters and flashing cameras. He's also my childhood friend who has pursued me for ten years. I calmly send him a message. "Christian, does your offer for a contract marriage still stand?"

Paano kung ang dating conservative, probinsyana at mahiyain na dalaga ay naging palaban sa buhay para sa kanyang anak na may sakit sa puso. Dahil sa kahirapan ay tinanggap niya ang alok ng kanyang kaibigan na maging regalo sa stag party ni Randell Gomez. Kinuha ang serbisyo niya para paligayahin ang groom sa buong magdamag. Dahil sa kahirapan at bagong salta sa maynila ay tinanggap niya ang alok. Makalipas ang limang taon nagbalik si Quinette para mamasukan bilang personal nurse ni Don Miguel. At muling nagtagpo ang landas nila ng lalaking ama ng kanyang anak. Paano kung malaman nito na may anak sila at ama nito ang kanyang amo. Ipapakilala ba niya kay Randell ang kanilang anak para hingian ng tulong upang maoperahan sa puso ang bata. Maniniwala ba si Randell at paano kung may asawa na ito. Muli man nagtagpo ang mga landas nila Quinette at Randell. Inilihim pa rin niya ang kanyang anak at nag makaawa siya na huwag tanggalin sa trabaho dahil kailangan niya makaipon ng pampaopera. Gumawa ng kontrata ang binata kapalit ng pagpapahiram nito ng pera sa dalaga. Paano kung malaman ng binata na anak pala niya ang ooperahan sa puso at matatanggap ba niya ang bata kung bunga ito ng kanilang pagtataksil noon sa dati niyang nobya. Kaya pa ba niya magmahal muli at mapapatawad din ba siya ni Quinette sa mga pagpapahirap niya sa dalaga. Lalo na sa paglalaro sa damdamin nito, na akala niya ay isang bayarang babae.

It takes one night with the CEO for Quinn to determine if Denver is still in love with him after 8 years without communication and seeing each other. Ngunit nagkamali siya ng desisyon ng gabing binigay nito ang kanyang katawan sa pag-aakalang muli silang magkakabalikan. Quinn Rodrigo, isang probinsyana na lumuwas ng syudad para habulin ang kanyang pangarap. Ang hanapin ang first love nito na si Denver na nakilala niya sa shelter kung saan pareho silang ampon, naudlot ang kanilang pagmamahalan at napahiwalay sa isa’t isa. Ngunit sa kanilang pagkikita, ibang Denver na ang kanyang makilala. He became the ruthless, unreachable CEO kung saan tinatanggi nito ang pagmamahalan ng kanilang nakaraan. She decided to end what she feels for her first love, sa walong taon niyang paghihintay ay sapat na upang kalimutan na rin ang nakaraan na mukhang wala ng pag-asa pa. Kung kailan naman niya nais makalimot ay doon magsisimula ang madalas na pagtatagpo ng kanilang landas. May pag-asa ba sa pag-ibig na kinalimutan? Pag-ibig na naputol dahil sa distansya at pagkakaiba ng kanilang ginalagawan na mundo? O tuluyan ng napagod ang puso sa paghihintay at paghahabol para sa pag-ibig na impossibling makamit?

Natalie Spencer, a 21-year-old girl lived happily with her parents and cousin brother Sean in Las Vegas but she lost her parents in a sudden tragedy which forced her to come down to Seattle, and live with her Uncle and Aunt. Max Spencer, Natalie’s Uncle is a cunning Man and has his eyes on his brother’s property, whose Natalie was the sole heir. Due to Natalie’s father’s will, the property will come under her husband’s name and she can only get married once she turns 23. So, her uncle tortured her for 2 years, kept her hostage in his house, and fixed her wedding on her 23rd birthday to a boy Named Ricky, who is a nonsense person and has bad intentions for Natalie. But Natalie ran away and reached California seeking help from her childhood best friend Nancy and her boyfriend Caleb where she Met Mason Rhodes Mason, who is the best friend of Caleb, lost his Father in an accident and his Mother couldn’t take it and fall sick. Just for her sake, Mason married Natalie, who also needed a husband to get a hold of her Father’s property and get rid from her uncle. Both got married and fell in love with each other. Mason and Natalie’s relationship is jeopardized when Natalie’s Aunt and Uncle re-entered her life and some horrific truth about the past was disclosed.

People called him vile, psychotic and evil but Danika Simmons didn't know what to think about the daring male who had committed two murders in one night. Lee Kang Dae is the new kid in school and according to rumours, he's the murderer. What happens when Danika is suddenly pulled into his own world of anguish? A world where things are not what they seem to be. When Kang begins to have gaping holes in his memory, he realizes that something's up. When he realizes that he's a vampire, he's forced to accept his fate and with Danika being the only person by his side, they are forced to lean on each other in their desperation to survive. But, do they succeed?

Walang ibang hinangad si Leil Hidalgo kung hindi ang mabigyan nang maayos at matiwasay na buhay ang kanyang pamilya, lalong-lalo na ang kanyang kapatid. Ngunit sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon, ang lahat ng kanyang pinaghirapan ay biglaang naglaho, pati na rin ang kanyang pinakaiingatang trabaho. Kasabay ng kanyang paglugmok ay ang pagbabalik ni Roscoe Villafuerte, ang kaniyang dating kaibigan. Siya ang may-ari ng pinakamalaking construction company sa buong Pilipinas. Sa kanilang pagkikita, umusbong ang galit na mayroon si Roscoe kay Leil at dahil nasisiguro niyang nangangailangan ng pera ang babae, inalok niya ito ng kasal, kapalit ng bagay na sigurado siyang hinding-hindi matatanggihan ng babae.

Sold to the most ruthless mafia boss to settle her father’s debts, she learned to survive by playing the perfect, obedient wife. But beneath her submissive facade, she waited for the right moment to escape—to reunite with the one she truly loved. The night finally came. With her husband drugged and asleep, freedom was within reach. Yet, just as she thought she had won, he found her. His touch was deceptively gentle, his grip unyielding. With a chilling whisper, he shattered her hopes: "Did you really think you could leave me?"

Five years of secrets and lies. One night that changed everything. For Jane, a young mother, the past is a minefield of memories she'd rather forget. But when she's hired as a maid for the wealthy Smith family, she's forced to confront the man who's haunted her dreams for years - Christopher Smith. Christopher, the arrogant and cold heir to the Smith empire, has always gotten what he wants. But when he lays eyes on Jane, his carefully constructed facade crumbles. He's consumed by a passion he can't control, and a love that threatens to destroy everything he thought he knew about himself. As they navigate the treacherous world of the elite, Jane and Christopher must confront the secrets of their past and the lies that have bound them together. But as their desire for each other grows, they realize that their love may be the only thing that can set them free. A tale of all-consuming passion, redemption, and the unbreakable bonds of love, this gripping saga will leave you breathless and yearning for more.