Scrunched Up Face

Don Leonardo De Capre; His eyes my look a little more crinkled around the edges but his face, a tad more weather-beaten,pero Leonardo De Capre ay hindi pa naman malapit sa kanyang edad ang taglay na kakisigan at kagapwuhan. Leonardo,fourty years of age. Owner of a Paradise Resort. Happily married for ten years to Minerva Matamis May nag-iisang anak, ang prinsesa nang kanilang tahanan Reyna Lynvy Marie. Siya ang taga pagmana ng isla mula sa kanyang ninuno at namana ng kanyang Daddy Leonardo. Ngunit natuklasan niyang mayroon nang ibang taong nag mamay-ari niyon--si Hanz,isang lalaking may tatlong M's--mayaman,masama ang ugali at mayabang.Pilit siyang pinapa-alis sa isang isla na mana raw niya mula sa kanilang Papa Leonardo.Pero sa isang tulad niya ay hindi aalis sapagkat sa kanya ang isla na iyon.Magkamatayan man sila! Donya Minerva Matamis; Legal na asawa ni Don Leonardo De Capre,kabiyak sa sampung taong pagsasama. Sa personal niyang buhay,siya ay nagpapagaling mula sa naghihinalong kasal kay Don Leonardo. Ang tubong Isabelenia ay isang sikat na Modelo ng magazine.She was travelling around the world because of her career. Until she heard humor that his loving husband are having affair with other womens. Kaya nagpasya siyang umuwi sa Pilipinas kasama ang kanyang Reyna Lynvy Marie. Para sa pagtutuos niya sa kanyang asawa at sa kabit nito. Na kung sino man siya. Lintik lang ang walang ganti!

After a bad break up with Brandon from high school, naging maingat na sa relasyon si Kelly. She's now thirty-one at malapit na siyang mawala sa kalendaryo. Her housekeeping agency is not doing well and with the lease being raised by the new building owner, she won't say no to a job even if that meant travelling to Quezon and cleaning an old house by herself. What she wasn't prepared for was meeting the owner and spending time with an old boyfriend day and night…

Gabby is the perfect example of the quote that a person is not defined by their circumstance. A best-selling author with her books even turned into movies and television dramas, sino ang mag-aakalang she was born with so little in life? At wala siyang ibang inasam but to make her life perfect, their life perfect - ang buhay niya at ng kanyang kambal. Pero nagulo ang buhay nila when Hotel magnate, Mr. Matthew Wilson gave chase. “You don't run away with my kids!” She did not know him at wala siyang maalalang pagkakataon na nag-krus man lang ang landas nila. “You can't claim them just because they look like you!” Can they keep their peaceful lives when it seems like they have caught Mr. Wilson's attention?

TRIGGER WARNING: MATURED CONTENT Hanz and Yeisha divorced six months after getting married. Reason? Nahuli ni Hanz na nagtataksil sa kaniya si Yeisha. But, after seven years, muling nagkrus ang mga landas nila. At iyon ay sa mismong kasal ng babaeng nagkaroon ng puwang sa puso ni Hanz. Si Andrea Monte Bello. His ex-fiancee. Subalit, kahit anong iwas ang gawin ni Hanz, he always ended up being with Yeisha. Lalo na ng pakiusapan siya mismo ni Andrea na maging abogado nito. At ang hindi alam ni Hanz, sa pagsasama nilang muli ay marami siyang matutuklasang sekreto ni Yeisha; na gigimbal nang husto sa mundo niya. Makayanan kaya niya ang lahat ng iyon? Lalo na kung sa ikalawang pagkakataon ay muling tumibok ang puso niya para rito?

Matteo Imperial,a drop dead gorgeous billionaire. One of the most eligible bachelors of the country. But behind those charming looks that could make anyone easily fall for him; is a ruthless business man that everyone is afraid of. He is a womanizing jerk who promised himself not to tie the knot. He sees girls as merely toys that could warm his bed and he could dispose of after using. But looks like karma has its own way to play with him; when a beautiful woman that has a pair of mesmerizing blue eyes and a strange outfit that suddenly caught his attention with just a glance.  He never felt the desire to own someone before, but in just one glance. . . He felt like he suddenly got bewitched.  He fell and drowned just like that, too deep that he couldn’t see the bottom of it. Drunk and Desire then that mind blowing night happened. But the next morning, he woke up, with an empty space beside him. Nang magising siya ay wala na ang misteryosang babaeng iyon na para bang isang panaginip lamang ang lahat. That strange woman who stole his sanity is nowhere to be found. A thing that no one dared to do, not with the infamous Matteo Imperial. But what if fate decided to play with the Matteo again?  After not being able to forget that night, that woman whom he never knew who, yet wouldn’t leave his mind, showed up again, 5 years later. Muli niya itong nakita sa hindi inaasahang lugar at pagkakataon. A woman who has different eyes but the exact same face as hers. And she drives him insane the same way that woman did. And worse is she claims to be a completely different person, her twin sister. Or is she?

Ilang beses na naghanap ng trabaho si Gianna para kumita at nakahanap naman ito ng trabaho sa isa sa pinakamalaking kompanya ng inumin sa Pilipinas. Pero sa hindi nya inaasahang pagkakataon magiging boss pala nya ang taong kina-iinisan nya ng gusto at ito ay si Francis Locan the CEO and President of one of the most famous Wine Company in the Philippines, The Golden Scenery. Cold ito at ayaw sa mga taong pera lang ang habol sa kanya. Pero sa kabila ng malalamig nitong mga mata ay nakakubli ang secretong tinatago nya ng mahabang panahon. Meron itong karamdaman na tinatawag na monochromacy disorder , kaya't hindi ito nakakakita ng mga kulay at malabo rin ang paningin nito kumpara sa normal na tao. Ngunit nang makilala nya si Gianna hindi nya maipapaliwanag kung bakit nakikita nya ang kulay ng dalaga. Kaya gumawa ito ng paraan para gamitin si Gianna para tuluyan na itong gumaling. Pero habang tumatagal ay nagiging totoo na ang nararamdaman nya sa dalaga kahit na ilang beses man nya itong balewalain. Ayaw nya mang tanggapin pero sya narin mismo ang nahulog sa sarili nyang patibong. At paano kaya kapag bumalik ang unang babaeng inibig nito sino nga ba ang mas mahalaga sa puso nya? Ang babae bang una nyang minahal o ang babaeng handang mahalin sya kahit anong oras at pagkakataon? Paano kaya kapag nalaman ni Gianna na planado ang lahat ng ipinaparamdam sa kanya ng lalakeng natutunan na nyang mahalin? Mapapatawad nya pa kaya ito o pipiliing umalis dahil sa nasaktan nyang puso?

"Mamahalin kita't pagsisilbihan buong buhay ko, kahit ikaw pa ang pinakamasamang babae sa mundo." Kung ikaw ay lumaking mayaman at naghihiga sa salapi, gugustuhin mo pa bang magtrabaho bilang tagasilbi ng isang malditang may kapansanan? Kakayanin mo bang pagtiisan ang masama niyang ugali sa loob ng apat na linggo? Iyan ang sitwasyong pinagdadaanan ng bilyonaryo at police officer na si Grellen Burnett, ang paminta na handang bumuka sa harap ng pinakamamahal niyang boss na si Inspector William Fukuyama. At dahil sa katangahan nito na naging dahilan para pag-pyestahan siya sa social media, napilitan si Grellen na maghanap ng babaeng ihaharap sa kanyang ama within a month to save his heritance. Sa paghahanap niya sa maswerteng dilag ay nagkrus ang landas nila ng negosyanteng si Barbara Durless. Unang kita palang niya sa dalaga ay talagang namangha siya sa kagandahan nito. So Grellen come up with a decision to get her on instant, and the only way to keep in touch with Barbara is to apply as her butler. Posible kayang mahulog ang loob ng beki na si Grellen sa katulad ni Barbara na daig pa ang may dalaw kung mag-taray? __ This is the original/old version of this novel written in 2020. This is one of my old stories so expect lots of errors and inaccuracies. Kung hindi naman kayo mateknikal at gusto niyo lang ma-enjoy ang pagbabasa, I suggest subukan niyo. Date started: June 03, 2020 Date finished: July 25, 2021 Officially signed on GoodNovel: November 15, 2021

Amy didn't expect that her husband whom she had loved and trusted earnestly for many years would be cheating on her by having sex with his secretary. When she confronted him, he and his secretary mocked and ridiculed her, they called her barren to her face, afterall, she had not conceived for the past three years that she had been married to her husband, Callan. Terribly Heartbroken, she filed for divorce and left to the club, she picked a random gigolo, had a hot one night stand with him, paid him and dissapeared to a small city. She came back to the country six years later with three identical cute boys and three identical cute girls of the same age. She settled and got a job but soon find out that her CEO was the gigolo she had sex with six years back at the club. Will she be able to hide her six little cuties from her CEO, who happens to be the most powerful man in NorthHill and beleived to be infertile? Can Amy and the most powerful man in NorthHill get along considering the social gap between them.

Aliyah's life has been complicated since she was only a child. Her childhood was so messed up and she never experienced being loved by others— especially by her own mother. That may be the reason why her life became more complicated and uncontrollable to deal with— In fact, she became a rumored mistress of the most admirable and well-known business tycoon in the country, Caleb Walton. Her name became headlines of news and various gossip about her spread all over the country that made her quiet life become tumultuous. As her name became known by many, the negative judgments, various insults about her life, slanders, and threats from the public became much harder to take for Aliyah. But unknown to everyone, she didn't like anything that was happening in her life. She was left with no choice but to become a mistress when her mother sold her for money. How will Aliyah deal with the ordeal of being Caleb's mistress? How can she handle all the judgment and pain that people around her bring into her life when she's just The Innocent Mistress?

When Danica was still in college, she wanted to be a famous actress. She sacrificed a lot, including her studies when she finally had the chance to reach her dream. Among all the sacrifices, her biggest sacrifice was her love. When she was at the peak of success and popularity, unexpectedly, her name was involved in an issue that really gave roar in the entertainment industry that she did not expect to damage her popularity. Only sponsorship can save her name, but what will happen when the CEO of the company who can save her is her Ex boyfriend, whom she sacrificed along the way? Things are going to go rough because HE is up for a revenge. _ “You want my sponsorship to save your fame. How funny! How willing you are for this?” He asked with a smirk. "Very." "Prove it to me." "How?" "By signing a contract to be my mistress." The hatred in his tone gives a shiver down to her spine. She wants to back out but could she let her years of hard work get destroyed just like that? At the same time, what is he going to do about the strange addiction for the woman whom he hates from the core of his heart?