Smart Work Not Hard Work Novels & Stories

"I don't do commitments, Sophie. Especially not with my best friend's sister." Isang gabi. Isang pagkakamali. What was meant to be a masked one-night escape turns into a lifetime secret when Sophie discovers her mystery lover is Jace Velez—the ruthless billionaire CEO and her brother’s best friend. She runs, carrying the child of a man who doesn’t believe in love. Five years later, Sophie is a struggling single mom to Xavi, surviving with the help of a mysterious benefactor known only as “LJV.” From lavish gifts to prepaid school fees, LJV has been their silent guardian. She never expected to cross paths with Jace again—until she’s forced to work at Velez Corp. Jace is still cold, commanding, and dangerously magnetic. He acts like he doesn’t remember her, but his eyes say otherwise. Every glance burns with possessiveness. Every order feels personal. And every message from LJV grows more invasive—knowing things no stranger should. As Sophie falls deeper into the web of secrets, she faces a terrifying truth: Jace isn’t just the Ice King. He might be LJV. But someone else claims that title too—someone watching her and Xavi from the shadows. Ngunit ang dalaga ay tila nahuhulog na sa “ninong” na nagsilbing ama ni Xavi sa mga panahong wala si Jace. Hindi pa man niya ito nakikita ay tila tanggap na ito ng kanyang pusong patuloy na inaangkin ng isang Velez. Sa mundo na ang pag-ibig ay isang laro, sino ang mas matimbang para kay Sophie — ang isang anino na tanggap ang buong pagkatao niya o ang lalaking may puwang parin sa puso niya?

She only wanted to live. He only needed a wife—on paper. But what started as a contract… is about to rewrite their hearts. After Rain Italy Cuervanue refuses to be sold off to an old man to pay her aunt’s debt, she’s thrown out of her own home. Desperate and alone, she flees to the only place that still holds her father’s memory, the beach house he gave her on her 18th birthday, only to find out it’s been sold. And not just to anyone. To Matthew Fuentavello, the youngest, powerful, and most feared CEO in the country, from a family known across Asia. To her shock, Matthew offers her a deal: Marry him for six months, a secret contract to fulfill his grandfather’s condition for taking full control of their empire. In return, she gets the beach house back. The catch? She must also work for him as his secretary. No one must know they’re married, except his family. Rain agrees with no choice left, never expecting that the man she married on paper… is the uncle of her cheating ex-boyfriend, the one who broke her heart with her own cousin. As they pretend by day and blur the lines by night, a dangerous chemistry starts to grow. Office rumors spark. Jealousy brews. And when the whispers get too loud, Matthew drops the biggest bomb—Rain isn’t just his secretary. She’s his wife. Just when Rain begins to believe in their stolen happiness, the past comes knocking. Her ex wants her back. Matthew’s ex, the woman who once rejected the deal Rain accepted, now wants him again. And Rain begins to wonder… Was she just a second option? Or is there something Matthew’s been hiding from the start… something real?

"You are my uncluttered mess, my organized chaos and my beautiful nightmare." -Gustavo Orion Sandoval- He wants nothing but the best. Be the top of his game and remain on the top for a lifetime. Despite being the youngest most successful CEO, most sought after bachelor, nothing can give him the happiness his heart is longing for years. There’s only one woman who can give that to him. The woman who never left his heart and his mind. She's an orphan. At a very young age she managed to live a life on her own. Street smart, fearless and wise. She always dreamed for a better life not for herself but for the family she found in the street. She fell in love and gave her all but he left her heart broken. The man who promised her forever is the same man who broke her young heart. Will the day come he'll gonna find her dream? or She will remain forever a beautiful nightmare?

Meet Karmine, the girl who yearns happiness and security with the people she loves dearly but why is happiness so hard to come by? She had a past, a past she badly wanted to forget. A dark and horrid past that tormented her and gave her nightmares after nightmares even in her waking times. Then, she met Robert, a man whom she learned to love. It was all a deal, a contract, an agreement yet she fell deep, hard, and fast. From a pretend relationship turned into a full blown love affair. Both fell in love when they least expected it. Theirs was a right love at the wrong time. It’s been so long since the last time she let her anger and hatred take over her. It was a pretty bad sight, something she vowed to never let it consume her again. But, how could she when they won’t let her live free? Will she ever have her own happy ending?

Belle Martinez. 20 years old. Beautiful and smart. But not smart enough to choose a man that really love her. At the age of 20 she already have a child but no husband. Tinakwil na sya ng pamilya nya. Isang araw habang naghahanap ng trabaho online. Napunta sya sa isang website offering a set up marriage. Hindi na sya nagdalawang isip na mag apply. Wala na syang ibang choice kundi ito. William Santiago. An undeniable hansome. A multi billionaire. Wala sa isip ni William ang magpakasal pero kailangan nya upang makuha ang mana say mga magulang. Kaya napunta sya sa isang website at nag post ng job offer. While looking for the resume of applicants. She saw the resume of her ex-crush. And offer it the job. Tanging tandahan lang ang makakaalam ng magiging kapalaran ng dalawa. At sa kapalaran na iyon ay ninanais ni William na si Belle Martinez Ang kanyang tadhana.

May asawa na si Ralia, pero pakiramdam niya, parang wala rin. Bakit? Uuwi lang kasi ang asawa niya para matulog sa bahay, kumain at pagkatapos, wala na puro work na lang ang importante rito. Simula nung malaglag ang first baby nila, parang nawalan ng gana ito sa kaniya. Sinisisi si Ralia ng asawa niya dahil pabaya raw ito at walang kuwentang ina at asawa. Dahil sa pagiging cold ng asawa ni Ralia, nakagawa tuloy siya ng maling desisyon. Pumatol at sinamahan niya sa kama si Aleron—bestfriend ng asawa niya. Matagal na niya kasing pansin na parang trip siya nito. Matagal na rin siya nitong nilalandi, iniiwasan lang niya dahil may asawa na siya. At dahil napuno na siya at nanlamig na rin sa totoong asawa niya, nademonyo na siyang pumatol dito, hindi lang isang beses kundi maraming beses pa. Natuklasan pa niya na allergy si Aleron sa mga spicy food. Na kapag kumain siya ng kahit anong maanghang na pagkain, ganado at talaga namang naglilibög ng husto si Aleron. Kapag ganoon, mas lalo itong wild sa kama, bagay na lalong kinakaligaya ni Ralia sa kaniya. Hanggang isang araw, nalaman ni Ralia na nabuntis siya, hindi ng asawa niya kundi ni Aleron na kabit niya. Sinong pipiliin niya—asawa niyang napaka-cold sa kaniya at sinisisi sa pagkawala ng first baby nila o si Aleron na sobrang sarap sa kama, mahal na mahal siya at binibigay ang lahat ng gusto niya?

Niloko siya ng asawa niya, na bankrupt ang companya niya. And now she tried very hard to find a job for her daughter. Nakahanap siya ng trabaho. Elyse thought that being a maid of a man called Xander is easy... Not knowing her life would be changed because of him...

Lordan is a Mafia Boss, he meets Autumn in a bar. He later discovers Autumn's past and has a hard time accepting her truth. He starts to make her suffer by pretending that he really loves her. What will happen when Autumn moves? And what will happen when Lordan comes back to apologize?

Keira is a beautiful, smart, gorgeous, kind at mapagmahal na anak sa kaniyang mga magulang at kahit na siya ay lumaki sa isang marangyang pamumuhay ay ni minsan hindi siya naging mapagmataas na tao sa kaniyang kapwa. Ngunit sa hindi inaasahang pangyayari ni minsan hindi pa sumagi sa isip nya ang pagpapakasal. Pero sa nangyari sa pamilya nya ay kinailangan nyang magpakasal sa taong hindi pa nya lubusang kilala o nakita man lang. Ito ay anak ng isang kilalang bilyonaryong Businessman at ito ay si Daniel Blake Smith. Siya ay matipuno, matangkad at seryosong tao na halos lahat ng kababaihan ay talagang magugustuhan siya. Ngunit iisang babae lang pala ang magpapabago sa kanya. May maganda kayang kahahantungan sa pagitan nilang dalawa? Ano kaya ang maaaring mangyari kapag ang dalawang tao ay pinag-isa sa di inaasahang pangyayari? Mamahalin din kaya nila ang isa't isa o iisang tao lang ang magmamahal?

This story was about my bitter and sweet love story. My bitter-sweet love story began when I was twelve years old. I had a huge crush on my neighbor, Dean Samaniego. He's tall, handsome, and smart but a little bit aloof, especially to me. He always ignored me though we were just neighbors. After six long years of having a crush on Dean, I finally decided to give up my feelings for him. The fact finally hits on me, that no matter what I did he's not going to like me back. We moved to another city after a tragedy falls on my family. Since then, Dean and I have never met again. But after ten long years, we finally meet each other. He is now a lawyer, a well-known and successful public defender while I'm just a small coffee shop owner. After I met him again I realized that I still liked him a lot, but I found out that he's already engaged to someone else. Is this a second chance that God gave me to pursue Dean again or a second chance for me to feel the heartache that I once was felt before?