Small Things Like These Novel

"Stop staring at me like that," nakatiim ang bagang na sabi ni Jass. "Hindi ako interesado sa 'yo at alam kong pati ikaw ay ayaw rin sa kasal na ito. So why don't we make an agreement about this fucking arranged marriage?" "No sharing of bedroom, no sex, no conversation at higit sa lahat walang pakialamanan sa isa't isa. We'll only pretend like we're sweet in front of our parents kapag nandiyan sila. Pero 'pag tayong dalawa lang, parang hindi natin kilala ang isa't isa. What about that? Hmm?" Tumango ako. "T-That's a good idea." But one time, nakita niya akong may kausap sa phone. Bakit bigla siyang nagalit sa akin?

Entering a one-sided love isn't easy, especially if the relationship you have is only for a business. "Why do you have to be alive?" My lips loosened up as I sensed the bitterness in his voice. It is as if he hates my existence so much that he has to do something for me to be gone already. "Why do you even need to be existed in this fucking world if you're just going to ruin my life!" Ciara Hilvano is an innocent and martyr wife who always gets violated by her husband and makes her feel that she's an unwanted wife. This guy really doesn't have any idea that the girl he was hurting and almost killed everyday was secretly suffering from the cancer in heart. The time came when Ciara's life was in big trouble. She almost died because someone tried to threaten her life. What if Ciara can no longer cope with the challenges and trials of her life? What if she just let her own death fetch her? Will Tyron regret all the things he did to Ciara? What if Ciara dies? Will he cry?

"The rain falls because the sky can no longer handle its weight. Just like the tears, it falls because our heart can no longer handle the pain." Cleopatra Cooper Sandoval, the blue eyed Ilongga and only princess of Sandoval clan. She's got everything, beauty, money and fame. She loves everything about life. She loves to party. She loves going out with friends. She loves spending her money. She's a brat with a heart, a happy go lucky princess . But no one knows that behind those smiles and happy vibes is heart full of fear. The bratty princess is scared of the rain. Surrounded by six overprotective brothers, who are worried for her safety after getting kidnapped years back, they hired a bodyguard without her knowledge. Cooper is living the life, not until the day she met the man with a seductive midnight black eyes. The cold, strict and dangerous Silas Atticus Monteverde, a retired US Marine and his brother's bestfriend. First time she laid eyes on him, she knows she will be in deep trouble. So deep that she can't get him off her mind. She thought that it would be the start of her own happy ending but memories of her childhood trauma started coming back. She saw him as the monster who caged her in the past. The beast that's chasing him in a dark rainy night. Will his love shine and give light to change her perspective? Will his love enough to give her the calm after the storm? Or will she continue running to find the peace she's been looking for, a shelter in the rain?

At the age of twenty, Kyrous Lorcan is already contented on his life. But everything ruined when he met Scarlet Agape, his girlfriend's younger sister. Because of rage, he hated her and planned ways to punish her. Until one night, he found himself in bed with Scarlet. He was breaking and hurting her, just like what she did to him. He expected her to suffer and beg for him to stop. But, she just smiled and confessed her feelings to him. Indicating that she is desiring his ruthless ways of getting revenge. If Scarlet is wanting Kyrous' ruthlessness, will he still able to hurt her just like how he desired?

Umiling si Charlotte. "Dad please... ayokong magpakasal." "That's the right thing to do, Charlotte. After one week, ang kasal niyong dalawa ay magaganap, whether you like it or not," matigas na pagkaka-saad ni Christian. "But kuya..." "That's our final decision, but if you want. Choose between marrying Elijah or file a case for what he does to you." Iyon nga ba ang solusyon, ang ikasal para sa ginawang kasalanan ni Elijah? Paano naman kung may nabuo? Magiging tunay na nga ba ang pilit na kasal, o meron pang mga tao na mas lalong sisirain ang lahat para hindi iyon matuloy?

Bradenton is the center of attraction, center of the limelight and center of wealth. Wala siyang balak na mag-asawa dahil ang focus niya lang ay sa sarili niya at kanyang milyong dolyar na halaga ng kumpanya. Ang tanging kailangan lang niya ay tagapagmana. When he thought of that thing and came up to a certain realization, he decided to buy a woman who will bear his child for a certain price...and nothing more.

It was never supposed to be painful and depressing. A stupid mistake she knows that. After all, Jude Murray was her boss, and falling in love with him wasn't in her job description. But can they blame her? A little moth-like her couldn't stay away from fire even if it burns. And so their journey begins. Mary Jane Austen, the assistant secretary of the cold billionaire. One mistake, she left him for good. However, two years later they met again. “... You, you hurt me Jude. You made me look so small with all that whore you f*ck inside your office while I was just a foot away from your door...you! You are a heartless assh*le who didn't even realized that I was hurting.” Saad niyang nagpapahid na ng luha. “... How could you?” Sigaw niyang dagdag habang ang luha ay nag uunahang pumatak, na para bagang ilog na dumadaloy na lamang ng walang katapusan.

Sa araw ng kanilang blind date. Lucky Jeanne Harry got  married to a stranger. Ang buong akala niya na magkakaroon sila na magkasama na may respeto at simpleng buhay pagkatapos ng kasal, pero hindi niya inakala that her husband was a sticky person. Ang ikinagulat pa niya nang husto, kapag may problema si Lucky na kinakaharap, siya ay lalapit at lahat ng problema niya ay malulutas. Kapag tinanong siya niya kung bakit, he always said that he was lucky.  Hanggang isang araw, nanonood si Lucky  ng interview tungkol sa pinakamayamang tao sa Pilipinas na kung saan famous for spoiling his wife. Nagulat si Lucky na makita  niya that the richest man ay kamukha mismo ng kanyang asawa. He spoiled his wife like crazy, and the one he spoiled, walang iba kundi si Lucky. Ma swerte nga ba si Lucky o may kapalit ang lahat?  

Shenna Rein Reyes lived for many years thinking that her husband, Ice Prince Farthon is dead... but everything changed when Antonio Kartel appeared in her life... a poor farmer who looked like her husband a lot.

Sometimes letting go is the best choice. It will be painful but it will be worth it. Belle Marie Saavedra was still young when she met Simone Jose Dela Vega, the happy-go-lucky brother of her bestfriend. The young bachelor is living the life to it's fullest. Simone don't think about responsibilities and shits in life. No plan of finishing his studies and helping his parents on their business. His father was fed up and made decision that will change his life. He hired a tutor for him just so he could finish his college. A tutor that will make him change his mind and made him fall for her hard and deep. They fell in love. He felt like she was the one meant for him. She thought that he's the one for her. Got married and kept it secret. But one accident changed everything... Will the heart remember what the mind don't?