Smiling Through The Pain Novels & Stories

Ilana accepted the heartbreak her husband Gray inflicted in her—embracing the pain and relationship failure. She has experienced heartbreak twice—both from men who shared the same last names, Montemayor. The heartbreak didn’t kill her—it kept her alive, and afraid to love again. However, an uninvited visitor came to her door—trying its luck to be embraced like how it should be. Ilana tried so hard to avoid her growing feelings. However, the certain man who was just another presence in her life became everything to her. She forgot how she was before him. She laughed. She joked. She teased. All after he came. If this is another chance for Ilana to love again, she won’t deny it cold-heartedly. But how can she give this love a chance when the root of her love trauma left something in her that she could never get rid of?

Article Headlines: "A student murdered her professor." Irishka Folk is an honor student who majors in BS Toxicology. She is everything that the girls want from her campus heartthrob boyfriend and as the sole daughter of the famous family of doctors. Her perfect life is shattered when her professor sabotages her grades and attempts to rape her. She was devastated, perplexed, and outraged when she lost her case against him. As a result, Irishka plotted a perfect crime, and in the midst of the mayhem, she met Investigator Hali Adral Lachowski, the nosy and cold police detective who always crossed her path. The person who wants to uncover the true murderer, letting Irishka discover the truth and experience the agony of betrayal.  Indeed, every pain has its own sweetest reward because it comes along on the journey of justice and vengeance. A steamy, ferocious love was ignited. "Even poison has an expiry date.”― Ljupka Cvetanova, The New Land

Aviena Carrinuevo, a famous celebrity. A star that always shines through the darkest night. The star that everyone likes but what happens when the star started to dim? When her career started to turn upside down because of one scandal, her sister slash manager made her marry the hot billionaire that has the power to control the industry she’s in.

"Three years ago, a misunderstanding tore them apart. Now, fate is giving them a second chance—if they can survive the turbulence." Lila Vernia never thought she’d see Ethan Lowells again—not after he accused her of betrayal and forced her to sign divorce papers. But when she joins a prestigious airline of her father as a flight attendant, she’s thrust back into his world. Ethan, now a star pilot, is as cold as he is handsome, and his new girlfriend is determined to make Lila’s life hell. When a tragic accident leaves Ethan with amnesia, he wakes up believing Lila is still his wife. Forced to play along, Lila finds herself falling for the man she once loved—the man who no longer remembers the pain he caused. But as his memories return, so do the lies and secrets that tore them apart. Can Lila and Ethan navigate the wreckage of their past to find a second chance at love?

The story is about a fresh graduate girl who is struggling with her finances. Bianca Olivia Laxa's friend offered a deal to help Bianca pull through her financial crisis, giving her a condition to break Bernard Shane Santos' heart. Will she be able to survive in the chaotic world of Bernard? Will Bianca be able to guard her heart? Will she be able to seduce the seducer?

Cassandra knows loving him is wrong. He’s older. Forbidden. Her mother’s husband. She was hired to take care of him. She never expected to crave him. George’s touch ruins her innocence, his kiss burns through her rules— and right when Cassandra finally gives in, a single threat from her mother returns to tear everything apart.

"The humiliation and pain she gets from someone she trusted the most, would she continue to despise him or would she find herself in the hands of a deception again?" There's only one thing that Castidy regretted, and that was trusting and surrendering herself to someone she didn't think would trample her dignity as a woman. Feeling ashamed, she walked away from everything and now after years the broken pieces of her got fixed with the help of her new beginning; her son. However the worst thing happened, she again met the man that made her feel that she was a high class prostitute four years ago, but in her new world where she's just an ordinary person and cannot match the wealth of his ex-boyfriend, how can she escape from him when he finally discovers what she has been hiding for a long time? ⚠️ WARNING: MATURE CONTENT

Sienna's found out about her boyfriend and her bestfriend having a secret affair. Her boyfriend cheated on her bestfriend and it broke her heart. Meanwhile, Ace Villamor a hardworking CEO of a well known company. His father set up him for arranged marriage. They both decided to went on the bar, hoping to ease the pain they'll feel and to forget the problems even in just one night. The two met and felt attracted to each other. But after the crazy night had passed, Sienna woke up lying in a bed with him. She run away when she found out the man was not just an ordinary stranger. Sienna decided to run and hide for a years when she found out she's pregnant. But after 4 years their path cross again. Will they feel the same when they first met? Or Ace will be harsh to her for leaving him in a bad situations? Will they continue to start their love story because of the unexpected child?

“Walang iba doon, dahil ang totoo, mas importante yang kabit mo kaysa sa lahat ng bagay! You always put your mistress in the first line! Lola ko ang usapan dito, Harvey! She is literally your in-law kaya bakit hindi mo kayang bayaran ang mga tao sa presinto gayong ginagawa mo naman iyon tuwing kailangan ng kabit mo ang dugo ko?!” “I said don’t call her that—” “Why? Iyon naman talaga ang dapat itawag diyan sa babaeng 'yan, ah?! A fvcking mistress—” “Shut up!” Napatalon sa gulat si Jessa sa sigaw ni Harvey sa kanya. Jessa did everything to be a perfect wife to her husband, but even though she did everything, it still wasn’t enough because what mattered to her husband was his mistress. Jessa's pain fuels her strength to seek revenge.

Sa buhay maraming beses kang magmamahal pero may isang taong hindi mo makakalimutan. Isang taong mag-iiwan ng marka sa puso mo. Hindi man siya ang makakatuluyan mo pero mananatili siyang parte ng buhay mo. Bata pa lang, pangarap na ni Ava na balang araw, maiahon niya ang kanyang pamilya sa kahirapan. Nagsumikap siyang mag-aral para matupad ang pangarap na 'yon. Ngunit ganoon na lang pagkasira ng lahat nang makilala niya ang lalaking magpapa-ibig at wawasak sa kanyang puso. She felt tired, devastated, betrayed and heartbroken after malaman na ang lalaking pinagbigyan niya ng lahat-lahat ay pinaglaruan lang pala siya. How do you forgive someone who has caused you pain? How do you forgive someone who never asked for forgiveness? Is love strong enough to let go and forgive?