Subliminal Wife Training

Sabi nila, isa raw sa magagandang araw sa buhay ng isang babae ay ang maikasal sa lalakeng mahal niya. Pero hindi ako. Dahil iniwan ako ng lalakeng nangako sa akin na sasamahan ako habang buhay sa mismong seremonya ng aming kasal. Iniwan niya akong nag-iisa sa altar at mas pinili ang nakababata kong kapatid. Hindi lahat ng kasal ay masaya. Isinumpa ko ang araw  na iyon at nangako sa sariling maghihiganti. Pero paano pa ako makapaghihiganti kung namatay ako mismo sa araw na iyon?

“I have always loved you, Ava”. He cups her cheek but she swats his hand away angrily. “Oh, after you chased me or before?”. She says with a smirk. Ava is accused of theft by her husband, Caleb Reed, on the day she finds out she’s pregnant with his child, even though she has been stuck in a loveless marriage for years. Caleb asks Ava to leave and she does. Years later, Ava returns to the States with a girl who looks like Caleb, and Caleb wants his family back. But will Ava agree after all the years of torment, especially now that she has gotten everything she could ask for?

Nominal marriage with some rules: no entangling. Everything is only business. Not being in love. It's only a one-year agreement, so the rules shouldn't be difficult to follow, should they? Except fate still has a way of ruining every best plan...

ENGLISH TRANSLATION Exelle Kim had returned, not precisely for revenge, but to expand EXellene Royale. She had come back, intending to avoid entanglements with her painful past, yet fate proved itself a cruel force in people's lives. Her path crossed once again with her ex-husband and her first love. She discovered her best friend's betrayal and became aware of the painful truth that both her ex-husband and best friend had kept from her. She insisted on seeking revenge and reclaiming what rightfully belonged to her family. Exelle Kim was determined to regain everything that had once been hers as Xiellenna Mondregal—her family, her memories, her past, and her love. Could she ever escape her past while living as Exelle Kim and triumph over her adversaries? And would she succeed in twisting the cliché plot of her difficult life into a happy ending?

|Excerpt| Iris was taking small steps to her husband's study. She had a medical file in her hand with tears in her eyes while she tightly gripped the file. Without knocking she entered the study to find her husband with a lawyer beside him. "Honey..", Iris started while looking down but was cut by a dark alluring voice. "Don't honey me you filthy women, just sign these divorce papers and take whatever you want and get out of my estate." Listening this Iris looked up and gasped as she looked in the dead eyes of her husband. | • | Iris Knight or now just Iris has been through alot in these past two years. Navigating her way since she got that report has been quite a task. Now broken beyond repair or as she believes she just lives without any hope... | • | Tristan Knight had it all money, power and most importantly the love of his life. But losing her due to some morphed photos have turned him into a ruthless and cold man with only goal being to find his flower... | • | So what will happen when Tristan and Iris finally after two years come face to face. Regrets, hatred, love, forgiveness, misery, happiness, sadness, hope, jealousy and trust; with so many emotion cruising what and who will win at what stake? With two most important question remaining like a mystery; What happened to Iris in the past two years and what was there in the file...

“Congratulations, Miss Santillan. You are six weeks pregnant.” Nanigas si Marga sa kinatatayuan niya habang nakatitig lang sa doktor. Bumaba ang paningin niya sa prenatal examination report. Napapikit siya at napahawak sa kaniyang tiyan. “B-Buntis ako…” mahinang sabi niya. Hindi niya maintindihan ang kaniyang nararamdaman. Mas nangibabaw pa rin ang takot sa kaniya na baka malaman ni Brandon ang tungkol sa kaniyang pagbubuntis. *** “Kinakabahan ka ba?” Binuhay ni Brandon ang makina ng sasakyan. “Kung palagi kang ganito sa tuwing kausap mo ako, iisipin ko talaga na buntis ka, Marga.” Napalunok ng maraming beses si Marga. Mas lalo lang siyang kinakabahan. Pinagpapawisan na rin siya kahit na malakas naman ang aircon. “Kung totoong buntis ako, ano ang gagawin mo?” Napakagat-labi siya pagkatapos niyang bitawan ang mga katagang ‘yon. “You will raise the child alone, Marga. Kahit isang piso ay wala kang makukuha sa akin.”

They lost him right after he was born into this world. But as parents, Aries Dale and Leonora never lose their hope. Because they know that some day they will be together again. And fate will bring them together.

WARNING: MATURED CONTENT: RATED SPG Contract marriage? Iyong ang pinasok ni Ellise dahil kailangan niya ng malaking halaga para maipaopera ang kanyang mama. Si Nathan Francisco. Ang boss ni Ellise. Pinapirma siya nito ng kasunduan. Magpapakasal siya dito kapalit ng malaking halaga na kailangan niya. Nagdadalawang isip man siya dahil sa mga katanungan sa kanyang isipan kung bakit siya nadamay sa will ng lolo ng kanyang boss ay wala siyang magawa. Siya ang pinili ng lolo ni Nathan na pakasalan nito at kung hindi siya pakasalan ni Nathan ay mawawala dito ang mga negosyong pinaghirapan nito. Galit! Iyon ang naramdaman ni Nathan sa kanyang lolo dahil sa pagmamanipula nito. At higit sa lahat ay galit para kay Ellise. At nabuo sa kanya ang katanungan. Ano ang ipinakain ni Ellise sa kanyang lolo at bakit siya ang napili nito. Dahil sa ayaw mawala ni Nathan ang mga pinaghirapan ay nakapagdesisyon siya. Gumawa siya ng kasulatan para mapilitang magpakasal sa kanya si Ellise At ang kasulatang iyon... Kasunduan para sa kanilang kasal.

Si Adonis Cain Albano ay ang CEO ng Albano Construction Engineering, isa sa pinakamalaking Construction Companies sa buong Pilipinas. Pinahahalagahan niya ang prestihiyo ng Albano Group of Companies. Wealth was the true source of power for him. Si Esmeralda Sullivan, isang 28-anyos na babae ay nakatakdang gugulin ang kanyang buong buhay sa simbahan. Mula pa noong bata pa siya ay itinakda na ng kanyang mga magulang na siya'y maging madre at maglingkod sa Diyos sa buong buhay. Her best friend gifted her a plane ticket to Las Vegas one day. He only wanted a one-night stand to relieve his frustration. A one-night stand was not her style in her 28 years of existence. Nonetheless, they ended up together on a passionate night. There are no identities, emotions, or conflicts involved. Naisip ni Esmeralda na ang hindi nila inaasahang pagtatagpo ay isang insedenteng hindi na dapat pang maungkat kailan pa man. Ngunit sadyang mapaglaro ang tadhana. A marriage contract that would bind them forever arrive at her parent’s house. Will their agreement lead to the realization of their desires, or will it result in a catastrophic union? Will Cain go in search of Esmeralda?

"5 Million, kapalit magpakasal sa akin!" Isang hindi kilalang lalaki ang bigla na lang nag-alok kay Kara Smith Curtiz ng isang kasunduang hindi niya inaasahan. Si Kara, 23 years old, ay anak ng dating mayamang pamilya, ngunit matapos malugi ang kanilang kumpanya, nagkaroon ng stroke ang kanyang ama at halos mawalan ng pag-asa ang kanyang ina. Bilang panganay, pasan niya ang responsibilidad na ibangon muli ang kanilang pamilya. Sa desperasyon, napilitan siyang tanggapin ang kasal sa lalaking hindi niya kilala. Ngunit sino nga ba siya? At bakit siya handang magbayad ng ganoon kalaking halaga para lang mapakasalan siya? Habang unti-unting nakikilala ni Kara ang lalaking ito, natuklasan niyang hindi lang ito basta isang estranghero. May lihim siyang dahilan, at sa kabila ng malamig at misteryosong ugali nito, may isang ng lahat, ang pinansyal na transaksyon ay mauwi sa isang bagay na hindi niya inaasahan—pag-ibig?