Short Prayer Before Work Novels & Stories

Buried in debt due to her mother’s severe illness, the beautiful and modest Elena Cruz is forced to work as a housemaid at the luxurious Villareal Mansion. Her natural charm immediately catches the attention of the homeowner, Zachary Villareal—a young, ruthless billionaire CEO who has locked his heart away ever since his ex-fiancée betrayed him. But Zachary is facing a crisis: his late father’s will states that he must marry before the year ends, or he will lose his entire inheritance and control of the family empire. One night, driven to desperation by corporate pressure, Zachary returns home drunk. As Elena cares for him in his dark bedroom, he offers her a shocking proposition—a secret marriage contract in exchange for millions, enough to save her dying mother. Desperate to save her family, Elena agrees. But before the ink can even dry on their secret contract, their long-repressed attraction explodes into a night of unbridled, wicked passion. The next day, they marry in secret and play the perfect couple to the public. But as they share a room and a bed, the lines between business and pleasure begin to blur, and they find themselves genuinely falling for each other. Their fragile arrangement is threatened when Zachary's manipulative ex-fiancée, Cassandra, returns, determined to investigate and destroy Elena. Fueled by Cassandra’s schemes and deep misunderstandings, Elena begins to believe she will never be more than a transaction to Zachary, leading her to walk away from the mansion. It is only then that the cold billionaire realizes his empire means nothing without her. Desperate and heartbroken, Zachary sets out to find her—ready to sacrifice his entire fortune to prove that a relationship born from a cold contract and a night of sin has turned into a legendary love.

"Sarili kong ina, karibal ko." Nang makilala ni Anika si Daryl, hindi napigilan ng dalaga ang humanga sa guwapo pero arogante at dominanteng binata—the sexiest and youngest son of the Altagrasia family. Hindi rin maikakaila na attracted ito sa kaniya. Subalit may problema. Si Daryl Altagrasia ay ang anak ng lalaking pinakasalan ng mommy niya. In short, he's her stepbrother. Buong akala niya, iyon lang ang magiging hadlang sa pagtingin niya para dito, pero isang sikreto ang natuklasan niya na gumimbal sa kaniyang sistema. Daryl is the secret lover of her mother.

Being underprivileged and poor Minnie find various jobs, especially for her mother's medication. She worked as a hostess at the club owned by her childhood cousin where she met Aizo Gimenez, her exclusive customer and the guy she has thought could save her from poverty. Unknowingly to her, she was only being played. From her extreme loss, she carried her most vicious vengeance. Her revenge led to a big misfortune when it wasn't Aizo who was with her that night, but the twin Aevo who was woman hater and short temper. By cruel fate, she coated herself for carrying their first child. But how long will she be able to conceal the truth if she couldn't resist herself from falling?

Brianna Eleanor Garcia, also known as Brii, is not your typical dalagang Pilipina-an independent and strong willed woman who knows how to handle herself. Upon working at the club made exclusively for the billionaires, she met this oblivious man who made his way to Brianna by simply annoying her to simply catch her attention. The man, Prince Dave El-Greco, a hot but arrogant and manipulative bachelor, by all means, wanted to play games with Brianna. He knows that the very first time he laid his eyes on her, he wanted her so badly to the extent of him buying her from the club's bachelorette auction. But then because of Brianna's nature of work, the woman knows how to flip and when to play the El-Greco's card. Eventually, she found out that even if she has a skill in playing man's heart, Prince Dave is irresistibly tough and hard tho, especially when her feelings are now on the line. Will she have the courage to stop it before her heart turns back at her whenever this El-Greco meddles her way of thinking and perception? or will she stand and live to her words by continuing this game that she's already in?

"I never plan of having children, let alone a pathetic mother of my child!" *** Gagawin ni Magenta ang lahat para sa inang may sakit, kahit pa ibenta maging ang kanyang kaluluwa sa demonyo. *** Because of her sick mother, Magenta has no other choice but to accept the job that she never heard of before and is offered to her. She has to work with a business magnate known in the business world as the king of investments as he owned the largest holding company in the country. A billionaire who prefers paying a woman to fill his bed in a one-month contract. And later, she had to pretend as his wife. Magenta didn't know him until she accepted the job of being his woman for a month. When she met him in person, all of a sudden, she felt reluctant to sign their contract. Brooding and mysterious, he's every inch of a dangerous man. But the thought of her mother gives her the strength to sign the contract with the devil. He is the first man she gives her innocence to. But she did not just give up her pride and dignity. She surrenders her heart, but it seems like he has no intention of taking it.

A poor woman wants to help her parents our of poverty. She perserved to work hard... But in one incident, her fate changed. An unforgettable night happened.

Zoey Gaile Lacoste, a girl who full of dreams but when the comes of result of her entrance exam is she did not passed and she need to wait until next year before another take for entrance exam in collage. She wants to experience to work but one day she's scrolling in her instagram and she see the hire maid of Wattson Family. In the first place she's know that mother of her celebrity crush that her dream is her boss. Pero nagulat siya nang nalaman niya na ang kanyang celebrity crush ang magiging boss niya at di ang pamilya ng crush niya ang kanyang pagsisilbihan pero mas nakakagulat ang kanyang nalaman di lang pala ang kanyang boss ang paglilingkuran at aalagaan niya kung di ang pagiging babysitter ng anak nito. Tatagal pa ba siya sa piling ng kanyang celebrity crush kahit nalaman niya na nakikita lamang ito dahil sa katauhan ng ina ng kanyang batang inalagaan. Kaya niya bang iwanan ang batang inaalagaan at napamahal na sa kanya para lang sa pangarap niya na matagal na inaasam?

Jelly has no time for love and games. It's all work and no play. So what happens when she finds herself pregnant and knows nothing about the father of her triplets?

Ashley Fernandez desperately needed money. May utang siya dahil sa sugal ng tatay niya at 4 months overdue rent pa na kailangang bayaran. Kaya nang nalaman niyang may job opening na may free stay at choice pa ang salary, agad-agad siyang nag-apply. Akala niya mababayaran na lahat ng utang niya, pero hindi niya inaasahan na ang buhay niya ay tuluyang mag-iiba. Meet Danielle Jimenez, ang nag-iisang anak at tagapagmana ng Jimenez Corporations. Matalino, gwapo at mayaman—total package na sana. Pero may isang problema: ang personality niya. Rude, self-centered, at may super short temper. Ano kayang mangyayari kapag nagtagpo ang mundo nilang dalawa?

Laundrymaid, cook, janitress— name it all. These are among of the tasks YUMI has to do every day. In short, she's your generous all-around maid who works without getting paid. However, her monotonous life of being the modern Cinderella will soon end the moment she lays eyes on VINCENT, who is a rich, fair young boy who is offering her one huge offer no lady of her status would ever say no— to marry him. Everything is already supposed to be a happy ending for Yumi until her cruel stepmother-in-law, VICTORIA, steps in to ruin the dream-like fantasy she has ever dreamed of. Will her fairytale-like life with her prince charming end so soon? Or will she then begin to put her A-game on a battle against her stepmother-in-law for the sake of Vincent and the life she has longed for?