The Beauty In Breaking

Andrea Reeves, the new hire in finance, is all looks and no brains. On payday, she mistypes my wages in the payroll system, sending only one cent to my account. Because of that, my payment fails when I try to buy Mom's life-saving medication, and she dies full of regret. Before I can confront Andrea, she bursts into tears, smudging her mascara and makeup. "Ms. Walton, I'm so sorry. I accidentally sent your pay to the janitor you fired. The one who's a single mom. Can't you just think of her as your other mom?" Norman Halt, the finance director—and my husband—immediately shields her behind him. "Don't blame Andrea. If you didn't have enough money saved up, why are you pretending to be the dutiful daughter now?" I nearly faint from crying so hard. Wracked with guilt, Andrea shows up at the funeral with an entire marching band in tow. The mourning hall turns festive and lively, leaving my family and friends stunned. I lose it and yell at her to leave, but she looks completely hurt. "It's already so tragic that she dies from an illness. I just want to give her a joyful send-off!" Furious, the asthma I've managed for years flares so abruptly that my hands shake as I take out my inhaler. She slaps it away and screams, "How could you use such illegal substances? That's against the law!" Blue-lipped and gasping, I crumple to the ground. In my final moments, I hear Andrea's tearful voice. "This is all my fault. I'm an idiot… I didn't realize it's just medicine…" Norman covers for her. "It's not your fault. Spread the word that Ms. Walton died of grief over her mother's passing." That night, my body is cremated. My death goes silent and unnoticed. When I open my eyes again, it's payday all over again.

As a low-income student who's specifically recruited by the elite college this year, I can still feel my hands trembling as I clutch the letter that tells me I get to study for free. Not only are my tuition and miscellaneous fees waived, but I also get to receive 30 thousand dollars' worth of student grant per year. I even get to have free access to the leather seats inside the library, the equipment inside the gym, as well as the aerial garden on the roof. The best surprise for me has to be the cafeteria. All low-income students get a 50% discount on their meals, but the quality of their food doesn't decrease at all. Best beef is used in the steak dinners offered by the cafeteria, whereas a seafood platter showcases the entire huge lobster. Even the most basic mac and cheese meal has different types of freshly grated cheese baked into it. As I sit in the brightly lit classroom and look at the rich students around me, who wear custom-made uniforms and have branded watches latched around their wrists, all I have is one thought. I must be on good terms with them. But my seatmate, who's also a low-income student, isn't as thrilled as me. In fact, she just looks at the people around her with disdain in her eyes. After the first lesson, a rich student arrives at our table. He might not sound polite at all, but at least he's not putting on airs. "Do any of you have time to head over to the cafeteria and buy me breakfast?" I'm about to respond to him when a shrill voice booms out next to me. "You're so annoying! What, you think you rule the campus since you're rich? Had I known that this classroom is filled with useless scions like you who just waste their lives away on nothing, I wouldn't have enrolled in this college in the first place!"

I got into a car crash with my adoptive sister. The first person to rush to the scene was my childhood sweetheart, Jay Porter—the guy I'd been secretly seeing for two years. But Jay went to her first. He didn't even look my way as I sat there, bleeding heavily on the side of the road. I grabbed his hand, desperate to tell him I was pregnant. He just shook me off. "Sorry, Emma. Julia's delicate. I have to get her to the hospital now. Just wait here for the paramedics." By the time the rescue team got me to the hospital, I was out of immediate danger. But my baby... was gone. I wanted to confront Jay, to demand an explanation. Instead, I overheard him talking to a friend. "You played Emma this whole time, just for Julia's sake. Don't you think that's going too far?" Jay's reply was cold. "So what? Julia's just the Bourne family's adopted daughter—she's never been as protected and cherished as Emma, the precious heiress. That's exactly why it has to be me. I'll protect Julia. For her, I'd do anything." So it was all a lie. Every bit of love he'd ever shown me was just an act. After I was discharged, I went straight home and called my father. "Dad, can you make it so I never existed here? Erase all my records from this country."

Awalnya Jhonny -salah satu kepala tim di satuan reserse nakoba- tak pernah menyangka jika pertemuannya dengan sang cinta pertama akan terjadi setelah sembilan tahun tidak berjumpa. Sadar tidak bisa bersantai di saat gadis itu menjadi incaran banyak orang, maka dengan bermodal kenekatan polisi berpangkat AIPTU itu mengajukan sebuah lamaran pernikahan. Jhonny sempat dibutakan kebahagiaan saat Jessica mau menerimanya sebagai pasangan, mengabaikan kenyataan bila mereka baru saja dipertemukan. Terlalu naif bila dia mengatasnamakan cinta sebagai alasan Jessica mau menerimanya, di saat Jhonny sendiri ragu bila Jessica masih mengingatnya sebagai bagian dari kepingan ingatan di masa lalu. Hingga di satu titik, sang polisi mengalami keraguan saat satu persatu rahasia mulai terbongkar mengenai alasan Jessica mau menerima ajakannya untuk menikah. Di saat itu Jhonny mulai mempertanyakan apakah selama ini meraka benar-benar pasangan?

Alpha Cohen Leonidas "Layco" Magnison believed that mercy was only given by the fools, but when the brave yet innocent Savanah Hemsworth came into his life after saving her brother from Layco's wrath, he realized one thing he never thought he would ever consider. He was willing to be foolish just to keep her by his side.

Dahil sa kagustuhang makuha ang kustodiya ng mga bata, napilitan ang bilyonaryong si Kerill Wang na maghanap ng babaeng magsisilbing ina ng kanyang mga anak sa loob ng tatlong buwan. Dito niya nakilala si Charlene Rosarios, ang probinsyanang lumuwas sa Maynila upang maghanap ng trabaho. Kinontrata niya ito kapalit ng isang milyong piso. At dahil desperada ang babae na makahanap ng pera, tinanggap niya ang alok—lingid sa kanyang kaalaman na papasok siya sa pintuan ng impyerno. Hindi mababait ang mga anak ni Kerill at nasanay na silang palaging may bagong babaeng ipinapakilala ang tatay nila sa kanila, kaya ginagawa nila ang lahat upang mapaalis siya. Makakayanan kaya ni Charlene ang lahat ng pagpapahirap na mararanasan niya sa loob ng higanteng mansyon na iyon? Hanggang kailan niya matitiis ang masasakit na salita ni Kerill tungkol sa kanyang pagkatao? Makukuha niya kaya ang loob ng mga bata? Sundan ang nakakatawa, punô ng emosyon at pag-ibig na kwento na nagsimula lang sa isang papel ng kontrata. Mahahanap kaya nila ang tunay na pagmamahal kung lahat ay matatapos lamang sa loob ng tatlong buwan?

Nananatili sina Isabella Russo at Adam Kingsley sa kanilang limang taong pagsasama bilang mag-asawa ngunit nagsanhi ito ng pagyurak sa kanilang dignidad. Naisip ni Isabella na kahit walang pagmamahal sa isa't isa ay sapat na ang mahalin na lamang ang kanilang anak. Hanggang sa dumating ang araw. Sabay-sabay na lumabas ang balitang may malubhang sakit ang kanilang nag-iisang anak at ang balita tungkol sa paggastos ni Adam ng malaking halaga para kay Bree Morgan. Hindi na kailangang magpanggap bilang Mrs. Kingsley si Isabella. Gayunpaman, may isang lalaki binili ang lahat ng media entertainment at lumuhod sa kanya na nangungusap ang mga mata at nagmamakaawa na bumalik siya sa piling niya. Nagkataong lumitaw si Isabella na hawak ang kamay ng isa pang lalaki. Ang kanyang bagong pag-ibig ay ipinagsigawan niya sa mundo.

Isang misteryosong lagusan ang bigla na lamang gumimbal sa tahimik na pamumuhay ng mga mamamayan sa mundo ng Albion. Nababalutan ito ng itim na mahika na nagdudulot ng matinding panganib. Dahil dito ay agad na tinipon ni Haring Qesien ang pinakamalalakas na mandirigma sa kanilang mundo. Misyon nila ang masugpo ang kadiliman, at tuluyang maisara ang lagusan. Sa hindi inaasahang pangyayari ay napabilang si Trese sa grupong ito. Isa lamang siya sa libo-libong mga alipin na pinagkaitan ng lakas sa mundo na punong-puno ng hiwaga at mahika. Ganoon pa man ay mayroon siyang madilim na sikretong pilit na itinatago sa iba. Ginawa ni Trese ang lahat, makasama lamang ang lalaking itinitibok ng kaniyang damdamin. Ngunit handa ba niyang isakripisyo ang mga mabibigat na tungkulin para lamang sa inaasam na kaligayahan? O babalik siya sa tunay niyang katauhan?

On her wedding day, Alpha Princess Leah lost everything. Her groom was killed at the altar. Her father was dragged in chains. And she was thrown at the mercy of the man who hated her bloodline more than anyone. King Ares. He should have killed her. Instead, he claimed her. She was the mate he didn't want but couldn’t resist. Not as his queen. Not as his Luna. But as his breeder. “I’ll make you mine until there’s nothing left of you, Princess. You’ll give me heirs until I’m done, and then, I’ll kill you.” Leah swore she would never bow to him. She would escape with her tortured father, free her people, and watch Ares bleed for what he’s done. But the longer she spends in his grasp, the more the bond between them twists into something far more dangerous. Hate. Obsession. Desire. He wants vengeance. She wants freedom. But between hunger and hatred, one of them will break. And when the Alpha King who swore to ruin her becomes the only man she can’t resist— And the daughter of his greatest enemy becomes the only woman who plagues his mind— A war of bodies and hearts begins. Ruin me, Alpha… or I’ll ruin you.

After the death of his wife, Roberto moved away to another country with his daughter Gabriella, preventing her from meeting an unmerited fate from 23 years ago, an unforgettable night that almost cost him his life, love, and happiness. Gabriella isn't happy about the relocation and struggles to fit into her new life. But then she meets Nicola, a mysterious guy who keeps secrets about his life and is hardly associated with anyone in school. She tried to beat whatever she was feeling for him because she didn't want to be involved with anyone who didn't have regard for people. But the more she had trouble in school, the more he rescued her, and the more her feelings kept growing. Gabriella finds out about Nicolas's secret one night and tries to stay away from him for her safety. But he tells her all about the mystery of his birth and they become close. Friendship becomes a desire, a desire which brings a revisitation of the past as Gabriella's dad finds out who Nicolas is and how his existence is connected to the scene of twenty-three years ago. The hunt becomes haunted as Gabriella's dad tries to save his daughter from becoming what he had most dreaded.