Smiling Through The Pain Novels & Stories

Misery has followed Gaia since childhood—her mother lost to a cruel fate, her life spared only by a desperate escape, and a strange mark on her face that brought nothing but endless hardship. Labeled a curse that brought misfortune, she was sent to a dangerous place where only the chosen served as guards. It was a chance to prove herself, but everyone there wanted her dead. As a result, she trusted no one, and survival depended solely on herself. Over time, her emotions vanished, leaving only a coldness that struck fear into her comrades. She was tough, skilled, and fearless, but one thing weakened her—her mark, the very thing that restrained her strength. She tried to uncover the truth behind her mark, but no information could provide answers until Aurus La Mier came into her life. A complete stranger offering help, yet she hesitated, doubting his true intentions. His kindness felt too suspicious, and she could not fully trust him. Could Aurus break through the wall she had built around herself? And if she discovered that her mark held a deeper meaning, would she be able to accept it?

From being innocent, Astid Chantria Murillo decided to be a know-all type of girl after her ex-boyfriend dumped her for not being intimate with him. She loves him so much that it is so hard for her to accept that her beloved ex-boyfriend had moved into another relationship, three days after breaking up with her. That's when she learned about Kinky Agency - an agency that offers to help you learn about sexism through their sex education teachers but unfortunately, Astrid is having second thoughts about whether she would still continue the agreement she had with the agency after learning that West Gabrielle Torrealba owns half of the ownership of Kinky agency, who is also her sex education teacher, why? Because, West is her freaking boss, plus the fact that she knew how he treats his women. But, in the middle of her game, in order to make her plans work, she needs to team up with her boss-slash-sex education teacher. Will Astrid succeed in her plans? Will, she finally learned about sexism? "Treat love as a game, I'll show you how it's played."

“Miss Bella!” Saad ng isang kasamahan ko sa trabaho. “Nakalagay diyan ang bagong project mo.” Ika nito sabay lapag ng folder. Agent Snow got an assignment again. Hindi tulad ng ibang taong kailangan niyang bigyang serbisyo, ang isang ito ay hindi basta bastang tao. He is one of the dominant and well-known businessman in their country, an Ace! She entered a non-government military secret agency five years ago through the Ace of Hearts, Akihiro Leati Zhang-Hernández, a Chinese-Filipino businessman and a former military personnel. Being the most favored by the boss among the secret agents, she was envied by her colleagues and was often called as a snobbish frost. One day, the boss called her for another mission; aside from protecting a man, she was given the chance to dig clues of the accident that happened five years ago which she suspect is related to her. Assigned in protecting the Ace of Spades of the Asian business, Lance Joshua Villarreal-Sinclair, she was forced to enter the world of the elites where she found herself being dragged into the abyss of finding pieces of clues about her own identity.

“Dalawa silang nagmamahal sa kanya… Pero sino ang ama ng kanyang dinadala?” Elora Lior Alvarez never thought she would fall into a dangerous, forbidden love with her CEO, Clyde Rio Illustre. Alam niyang engaged na ito—pero paano niya pipigilan ang pusong hindi marunong lumaban? When Clyde’s fiancée, Iris Saavedra, returns and their marriage finally pushes through, Elora’s world begins to crumble. Then comes Chion Ryu Illustre—Clyde’s cold, enigmatic half-brother. Behind his distant eyes and silent ways, Elora begins to feel a warmth she never expected. His quiet devotion awakens a forbidden spark she can’t ignore. But just as she starts to heal, fate plays its cruelest card—she’s pregnant. Is the baby really Clyde’s… or does it belong to Chion? Now, trapped between two powerful billionaire brothers, Elora faces the hardest choice of her life: Will she cling to the man who first stole her heart, or surrender to the one who’s silently proving he deserves it?

Addison Bartolome, that is her name. She is a pediatrician in one of the most prestigious hospitals in the country - Anderson Medical Center, and not only that she is one of the busy doctors of the hospital. She has three friends that have a distinctive disposition that makes her make them her family. She is the Ms. Know-It-All in the group since her friends often approach her for advice. As she helps her friend, he met a mysterious man with a big problem. She forces him to tell him her problem so that she can help him. A man that she helped too, not knowing who he is and what he does. She cures little kids, she helps her friends through her advice, and she helps the man that she doesn't even know, but among those, she loves doing it. She already got what she wants in life. She became a doctor and has friends that made her family. What could possibly go wrong in her life? What more can happen in her so-called perfect life? Or is her life really what we called a perfect life? TAGLISH [The Women Series] © michiekelss

Pinuntahan si Camilla ng bilyonaryong si Hector Gonzalez sa bahay nila para singilin sa utang ng kanyang ama sa halagang fifty million pesos na inutang nito. Wala siyang kaalam-alam tungkol sa utang na 'yon ng kanyang ama. Wala siyang pera na pambayad dito. Isang linggo na rin na hindi umuuwi sa bahay nila kanyang ama. Pinagbantaan siya ng guwapong bilyonaryo na si Hector na kung hindi siya magbabayad ay ipakukulong niya ang ama nito. Natakot si Camilla. Nagmakaawa siya kay Hector hanggang sa bigyan siya ng chance nito. Kailangan niyang pakasalan ito kung ayaw niyang ipakukulong ang ama niya. Pumayag naman kaagad si Camilla kahit hindi niya mahal ito kaya kinasal kaagad sila ni Hector. Days had passed and she fell in love with him. Akala niya ay siya lang ang nag-iisang babae sa buhay nito ngunit hindi pala. Kasal na nga sila ngunit ang asawa niya ay palaging nasa babaeng mahal nito. It breaks her heart as she thinks of it. She realized that if it wasn't her father, she wouldn't fall in love with him and she wouldn't feel the pain of loving someone who can't love her in return. Sinisisi niya ang kanyang ama. Gusto niyang umalis sa sitwasyon na kinasasangkutan niya ngunit hindi niya magawa-gawa 'yon. She realized that maybe it's the way of paying her father's debt as she suffers the pain. Will she be able to find the happiness she deserves? Is she going to live a miserable life with him while her heart is still beating for his name every day? Is there a chance for Hector to love her in return because she's his wife already?

Chandler Mayward, a phenomenal centerfold lady which made her the apple of the eye for the hottest and sexy alpha Montague Bluebird, the owner of the biggest and prestigious Bluebird Publishing House worldwide and tied a knot with him. Despite all these, Chandler couldn’t give the CEO' s wish... a child to complete his happiness. She will never have a child on her own but through a surrogate mother which Montague greatly rejects. Until Alexandra Parker who had worked in the company as Editor-in-chief took a year leave to meet her grandma in Brazil while working on a special assignment for the publishing company. After three years, she went home to get her son treated of brain tumor but encountered Montague together with her estranged twin sister and offered her a great sum of money to save her son’s life. Deeply disturbed and alarmed by the situation, Montague wanted to dig deep into Alexandra’s whereabouts and her son while Chandler will do everything to keep him by her side. What is the gravest thing can Chandler do to keep her adorable and passionate husband by her side? How will Montague deal with the twins after lies and deceit were revealed to him?

Completed***** Paperback version is available on Amazon. Jack who has a girlfriend, named Angel, fell in love with someone that he never once met. Being in a long-distance relationship was hard for both of them, but things became more complicated when Angel started to change. She always argued with him and sometimes ignored him which hurts Jack the most. Then one day, while resting in the park he found a letter with a content says, ‘‘FIND ME’’ he responded in the letter just for fun, and left it in the same place where he found the letter, and he unexpectedly found another letter for him the next day he went there. Since then, they became close, kept talking through letters but never met each other personally. Jack fell in love with the woman behind the letters. Will he crash his girlfriend's heart for someone he has to find? For someone, he never once met? Or will he stay with his girlfriend and forget about the girl? Sinong mag-aakala na dahil lamang sa isang sulat ay madudulot ng isang hindi maintindihang damdamin? Damdaming may mapupuntahan nga ba? Find out as you continue reading. Thank you and God bless.

Ang tagumpay ni Amaraiah “Aya” Reyes bilang Senior Marketing Manager ng Madriaga Enterprises ay patunay ng kanyang husay at sipag. This is what the public sees, her confident smile, her flawless image. Pero sa likod ng lahat ng iyon, she carries a secret that could change everything. She is secretly married to the company’s CEO, Zedrick “Zed” Madriaga—ang lalaking una niyang minahal. It was a marriage born from complicated circumstances, isang kasunduang parehong nagbubuklod at naglalayo sa kanila. Through the years, Aya learned to play the role expected of her—prim, proper, and untouchable. Kahit kapalit nito ang tunay niyang damdamin. But now, Zed wants more than shadows and silence. Gusto niyang mabuhay sa mundong hindi nila kailangang itago ang isa’t isa. With Aya’s rising success drawing public attention—at may mga taong handang ilantad ang katotohanan—she must decide: will she keep living the perfect lie, o ipaglalaban na rin niya ang totoong siya… kahit ang kapalit nito ay lahat ng meron siya?

“Dad, can you leave Mama Sammy and marry my Mom instead?” Summer braised herself when she heard her stepson, Lucian asking her husband, Giovanni. “Of course.” Tuluyang nabasag ang puso niya nang marinig ang sagot ng kanyang asawa. **** After years of being in love with him, Summer grabbed the chance to be his companion in bed when Giovanni and his first love—Amber, broke up. Ngayong bumalik na ang babae at ang anak nito ay naiwan siyang luhaan. Iyon ang akala niya dahil nang magmulat siya ng mga mata ay natagpuan na lang niya ang sarili na ikinakasal kay Giovanni dahil sa Daddy niya. Tila pinapaboran siya ng tadhana. Nawala sa eksena sa Amber. Kahit malamig ang pakikitungo sa kanya ni Giovanni ay ayos lang. Naniniwala siya na kapag naging mabuti siyang asawa at ina sa anak nitong si Lucian ay mamahalin din siya nito. But oh boy!, she’s wrong. Nang bumalik si Amber ay nawala rin ang mag-ama sa kanya. Giovanni was with Amber during their first anniversary. Broken-hearted, she signed the divorce paper and left the country. Years later, when Summer’s father asked for her help, she came back fully moved on and became a Captain of Green Beret US Army. Her and Giovanni’s path meets again without him knowing they had a daughter. And the man was acting like he didn’t bring pain before. He was acting like a lovable husband, getting her attention all he wanted. ********* “I signed the divorce paper, don’t expect the same when it comes to my kid,” asik sa kanya ni Giovanni na para bang kasalanan niya pa ng lahat. His son, Lucian came too. Crying when Summer’s daughter fought with him. “Mama Sammy, inaway ako ng bata. Don’t you want me and Daddy anymore?”