Simon "ghost" Riley

The dark matter had come to claim her soul. "Don't go. Do as he says," grandmother said. Suzanne blinked and looked into her grandmother's face. "Grandmama?” Grandmother's eyes were no longer glazed, and she had spoken with such clarity when usually, her speech was slurred. At that very moment, Suzanne had no doubt that her grandmother’s mind was crystal clear. Grandmother held onto Suzanne's hand and gently pried open her palm, revealing the black mark. Grandmother's eyes narrowed as she traced her bony finger on Suzanne's palm before staring back at Suzanne. "This," she pointed at Suzanne's palm, "This is the mark of the beast.”

Lake is the new girl in town, she meets the quiet boy. A typical love story. Except she had friends in her mind that she talks to, and he isn’t quite who he says he is.

The Horror Game invaded the world. Real players entered the game, and their every move would be broadcast live. My adopted son shoved me—an eighty-eight-year-old woman—straight into a deadly dungeon to save his own skin. One of the comments in the live stream predicted: [What? They’re tossing in such an elderly woman? No way she’s gonna survive the first night!] On the first night, a frost-bitten ghost exhaled icy breath in my face. I shrugged off my thick floral coat, feeling sorry for her. “You poor thing! You must be freezing. Listen to me and bundle up quickly!” The second night, a starving ghost lunged at me with blood dripping down his chin. I sniffed the air, then found a jar of pickled cabbage. “Look at how skinny you are! Come on, let me get you something hot to eat.” On the final day, the last surviving players tied me up, desperate to steal the one ticket to escape. However, before they could touch me, every ghost in the dungeon came storming out, cleavers and rolling pins in hand. “Touch her, and you’re dead meat!”

Hayami Wavyon, isang babaeng pursigidong mapansin ng kababatang si Grayson Xavier. Lingid sa kaalaman ng dalaga na matagal na siya nitong gusto ngunit pinapangunahan lamang ito ng kaba. Simon Florez, siya ang matalik na kaibigan ng dalaga. Handa nitong gawin ang lahat para sa mahal na kaibigan kahit siya pa man ang mawalan. Sino ang pipiliin? Ang lalaking hindi ka iniwan simula umpisa? O ang lalaking unang nagpatibok ng puso niya?

My girlfriend is the true heiress of a wealthy family, yet she suffers from severe paranoia. She's convinced that everyone is out to exploit her. She never believed in my love. In her eyes, I stayed with her only for status and money. To prove my sincerity, during our seven years together, I never spent a single cent of hers. I handed over every paycheck I earned. As for myself, I couldn't even afford a few dollars for a taxi. Every day, I walked five kilometers to work. Then one day, my mother was in a sudden car accident. The doctor called and told me to come see her for the last time. The hospital was thirty kilometers away. There was no way I could make it on foot in time. Left with no choice, I asked my girlfriend to transfer me thirty dollars for a taxi. She flew into a rage. "Simon, thirty dollars is your entire monthly living expense. How dare you ask me for that much all at once? I almost believed your feelings were genuine. But now I see—you're no different from those gold-diggers!" In the end, I never made it to see my mother one last time. When I returned home in a daze, I found my girlfriend throwing a birthday party for her childhood sweetheart. He was wearing the latest luxury watch, his face full of smug pride. "This is the one you bought at an overseas auction, right? Worth thirty million," he said. "You wouldn't even give Simon thirty dollars for a taxi. You're really generous with me." My girlfriend smiled indulgently. "It's only thirty million. It's not like I can't afford it. "Besides, how could Simon ever compare to you? Today, he dares to ask me for thirty. Tomorrow, he'll dare to ask me for thirty thousand. "I've always known it. He's been with me just to take my money." I stood there, frozen, my heart sinking into the abyss. 'It's fine. I don't want her money anymore. And I don't want her, either.'

Limang taon nang asawa si Dr. Vera Almonte ni Riley Garcia, ngunit sa buong panahon ng kanilang pagsasama, palagi siyang pangalawa. Sa bawat gabi at sa bawat katahimikan ng kanilang bahay, malinaw na may isang babaeng hindi niya kailanman kayang palitan—ang unang babaeng minahal ng kaniyang asawa, si Carla Mendoza. Sa mismong kaarawan ni Vera, nalaman niyang siya’y buntis. Inakala niyang iyon na ang magiging dahilan para sa wakas ay piliin siya ni Riley. Ngunit bago pa man niya maibahagi ang balita, isang mas masakit na katotohanan ang dumurog sa kaniya—buntis din si Carla, at iisa ang ama ng mga batang iyon. Doon niya napagtanto na kailanman ay hindi siya naging tunay na asawa, kundi isang pansamantalang kapalit lamang. Pinili ni Vera ang paglayo. Nag-file siya ng annulment at ipinadala iyon kay Riley, upang hindi na siya maging sagabal sa pagmamahalan ng dalawa. Nilihim niya ang sariling pagbubuntis upang protektahan ang sarili at ang anak na pilit niyang ipinaglaban. Ngunit hindi lahat ng lihim ay nananatiling ligtas. Sa takot na maagaw si Riley, sinira ni Carla ang tanging bagay na natitira kay Vera. Sinagasaan siya nito, at sa isang iglap, nawala ang batang nasa kaniyang sinapupunan. Nang magising si Vera sa loob ng ospital, isang lalaking hindi niya inaasahan ang nadatnan niyang nagbabantay sa kaniya—si Rico Garcia. Ang nakatatandang kapatid ni Riley. Isang makapangyarihan at walang-awang CEO na sanay kumuha ng gusto niya, at ngayon, ginamit niya ang kapangyarihan niya upang protektahan si Vera. Isang kontratang kasal ang inalok ni Rico. Kapalit ng proteksyon, si Vera ay magiging kanya—sa pangalan, sa buhay, at sa mundong hindi na niya maaaring talikuran. Ngunit sa isang kasal na itinayo sa galit at paghihiganti, hanggang saan hahantong ang lahat kapag minahal ka ng lalaking handang wasakin ang sarili niyang kapatid para sa ‘yo?

A week after my engagement, I was delivered an unusual engagement gift. My phone chimed. I glanced down and saw a push notification from a social app. [Fell in love with a female livestreamer right before my engagement. I feel guilty toward my older girlfriend who's about to become my fiancée—how should I deal with this?] The user ID was "SimonLovesClaire." The profile picture showed a melancholy side view of a man wrapped in a gray scarf. I recognized him instantly. It was my fiancé, Simon Aldrich. That limited-edition scarf was the birthday gift I had given him last year.

Ketika pacarku, Simon, berlutut untuk melamarku untuk ke-66 kalinya, aku akhirnya tersentuh oleh keteguhannya dan menerima lamarannya. Namun di hari menjelang pernikahan, dia tiba-tiba mengatakan bahwa dia ingin memiliki anak dengan adik tirinya, Fiona. Aku merasa itu tidak masuk akal dan bertengkar hebat dengannya. Yang tak kusangka, di hari pernikahan, aku berdiri di venue sambil memeluk buket bunga, menunggu selama tiga jam, tapi yang datang hanya sebuah kalimat ringan darinya, "Pernikahan ditunda." Hanya karena hari itu dia dan Fiona sudah janji untuk melakukan program bayi tabung bersama. "Fiona sejak kecil disiksa oleh ayah kandungnya. Seumur hidup dia tidak mungkin menikah dengan seorang pria. Aku hanya ingin memenuhi keinginannya untuk punya anak." "Ini cuma program bayi tabung, bukan seks sungguhan. Kamu jangan berpikiran sempit, bisa nggak?" Telepon pun diputus secara paksa. Dan aku ditinggalkan begitu saja di venue pernikahan, sendirian menghadapi tatapan ratusan tamu dan kamera wartawan. Ayah sangat marah sampai masuk ICU. Aku pun menggenggam tangannya sambil menangis di sisi ranjang. "Ayah, Ayah benar. Aku tidak akan menikah dengan Simon lagi." "Aku janji, minggu depan aku akan pulang dan mengambil alih perusahaan keluarga."

Avery Cruz, 20 years old. Lahat ay gagawin para mabigyan ng magandang buhay ang pamilya at matustusan ang pagpapagamot ng kaniyang inang may breast cancer. Isa lang ang naisip niyang agarang solusyon sa kaniyang problema, yon ay ang ibenta ang sarili kay Travis Axel Dela Torre, 32 years old. Isang batang bilyonaryo at tagapag mana ng mga Dela Torre. Sa halagang 30 Million na alok nito ay pumayag siyang maging babae ni Travis. Walang hindi ginusto si Travis na hindi niya nakukuha. When he saw Avery, ginusto niyang mapasakaniya ito. Gamit ang kaniyang pera, nakuha niya ito at naikama! Ngunit paano kung sa pag tira niya sa bahay kasama si Travis ay matuklasan niyang kapatid pala ito si Simon Anthony Dela Torre, 22 years old. Ang lalaking matagal na niyang pinapangarap? Paano kung kelan kinakasama na niya ang kuya nito ay saka naman nagpakita ng damdamin para sakaniya si Simon? Isang pagtataksil nga ba ang mabubuo para sa isang makasalanang pag nanasa? Ano/Sino nga ba ang mas higit na magiging matimbang para kay Avery? Puso o salapi?

Following the death and the destruction of Olympus,the ghost of Sparta returns to tatarus awaiting to destroy prophesied child of the messenger god:who might return Olympus to its fomer glory.....