The Ladies-in-waiting

Stuart is young, handsome, and only 24—but he has a secret. His boss, Mandy, is 48, married, and powerful… yet she keeps him as her hidden lover and sugar mummy. What starts as secret nights of passion soon turns dangerous, as Mandy uses him not only for love but also to control her business rivals. Desire, secrets, and power games—can Stuart handle it all?

Sirese Euén Arcacia, dalawampu't limang taong gulang. Lumaki sa mayamang pamilya ng Arcacia ngunit salat sa pagmamahal ng pamilya. malaki ang binago niya matapos siyang itulak ng kaniyang stepsister at stepmother sa hagdan. Mahilig siyang mag basa ng mga nobela. Isa sa nabasa niyang kwento ay ang kwento ng mag kasintahang anghel at demonyo. May kung anong parte sa kaniya ang na bubuhay tuwing binabasa niya ang kwentong ito. Ang hindi niya alam ay may koneksyon ang kwentong iyon sa kaniyang buhay. Sa dati niyang buhay.

Dahil sa pagmamahal ko sa kaniya nagawa ko siyang pikutin kahit pa alam kong may ibang babae siyang minamahal at niyaya ng pakasalan. Tama, pinikot ko si Zach Galvin. Alam kong kasusuklaman niya ako at masasaktan lang ako, pero nakahanda na akong masaktan para sa pagmamahal ko kay, Zach. Simula ng maramdaman ni Jane na si Zach lang ang lalaking para sa kanya at mamahalin niya ay hindi na yon nawala sa isip niya. Kaya nagawa siya ng isang malaking kasinungalingan.

Arlyn, Zemi dan Agnes. Ketiganya adalah gadis cantik, pintar dan cerdas. Mereka baru saja lulus kuliah dengan predikat Cum Laude. Langsung diterima bekerja di beberapa perusahaan ternama di Jakarta.  Akan tetapi kecerdasan ketiga perempuan itu, tidak serta merta membawa keberuntungan bagi mereka, dalam hal asmara. Malah sebaliknya, mereka selalu mengalami kegagalan dalam bercinta. Dikhianati, diselingkuhi dan di bawa lari uangnya. Dari pengalaman pahit di atas, ketiganya pun bertekad tidak akan mengenal cinta kepada lawan jenis lagi. Mereka akan fokus berkarier dan membangun cita-cita mereka mulai dari sekarang. Sehingga terbitlah sebuah perjanjian yang disepakati oleh ketiganya. No Man, No Cry! Namun apa yang terjadi selanjutnya? Mampukah gadis-gadis itu menepati janji mereka? Ataukah ada diantara ketiganya yang ingkar janji? Plagiarisme melanggar undang-undang hak cipta no. 28 tahun 2014. I dedicate this novel to my genk, THE LADIES.

"What do you want, Lila?" he asked, his voice dropping as he took in her confident posture. It was a question filled with both dread and anticipation. She smiled, a slow, seductive curl of her lips. "I've shown you how much I care about you. I want you to give me what I deserve." She stepped back, her hand reaching behind her to unzip her uniform. She slid it down her shoulders and let the dress pool at her feet. She stood in her lace undergarments, watching as his eyes raked her body. " I want you to fuck me, Alexander." In the gilded halls of the Harrington estate, appearances are everything. Victoria Harrington is the perfect wife, and Alexander Harrington is the epitome of success. But beneath the surface of their flawless lives, secrets fester in the shadows. When Lila Evans, a quiet and unassuming waiting lady, enters their world, the delicate balance of power begins to shift. What starts as a dangerous attraction soon spirals into a web of lies, betrayal, and scandal that threatens to unravel the very fabric of the Harrington’s’ carefully curated existence. As hidden truths come to light and past sins resurface, loyalties will be tested, and no one will escape unscathed. In a world where trust is fragile and deception is the norm, one wrong move could bring it all crashing down. How far will they go to protect their secrets? And who will be left standing when the dust settles?

“I will wait for you, until you are done loving her.” – Sunny Miles Enriquez. We can all love. We can all be hurt. Sunny is a rich and rugged woman. Kilala siya bilang mahirap saktan na babae dahil sa tapang ng ugali nito, but what they see are not true. Sunny will do everything she can to make the person she loves love her. She could be foolish, but she doesn't care. She can forget who she really is, only just, the person she loves will love and like her back. Even if it hurts her again and again, she doesn't care. This is the story of the girl who falls Inlove with the guy who is still Inlove with someone else. Will she be able to wait, or will she just give up?

The night before our wedding, word spread like wildfire through high society that my fiancee had thrown herself a bachelorette party with ten virgins. When I storm into the villa, I find her nestled in the arms of my chauffeur's son, her skin blotched with fresh red marks. "It's just a wild night before the wedding. You get that, don't you?" Melissa Young says. She looks up at me with indifference, not bothering to explain herself. I catch the smug challenge in the eyes of the man holding her. My eyes burn red as I hurl the wedding invitations to the floor. "The scandal is everywhere! Have you even thought about what tomorrow's wedding will look like?" I yell. "This isn't just about you and me. It's about the future of both our families' businesses! Call a press conference and explain yourself." She frowns, irritation flickering in her eyes, but gives a grudging nod. Yet the next day, the internet explodes with a new bombshell—the Zucker heir is impotent, leaving his fiancee unsatisfied. When I demand answers, Melissa puts her foot down, her voice dripping with venom as she says, "All I see now is Nicky." She snaps, "No matter how many times you threaten to pull your investments, my mind's made up!" In that moment, the last ember of love I feel for her goes out. I call my dad, my resolve steeled. "Cut off all funding to Young Group, and buy out every one of her partnerships at triple the price!"

I had moved out of our house, but my boyfriend—the one I had given up everything to run away with—had no idea. Neither did his possessive younger brother, the one who used to knock on my door calling for me. My boyfriend's first love had taken up all their attention. They no longer listened when I played the piano. They even forgot about my cat fur allergy and brought that woman's cat home. My boyfriend, Ian Blake, had snapped, "If anyone's leaving, it's you. There's no way Eva's cat is going anywhere." His brother, Sebastian, had said, "Sienna, Eva is my girlfriend. How could I give up her cat for you?" When I woke up in the hospital after going into anaphylactic shock from my allergy, I decided to leave them. Back home, I made my first call to my mother. "Mom, I'm ready to accept the arranged marriage."

My boyfriend found my menstruation disgusting and forced me to undergo subdermal implantation. From then on, I no longer had periods and couldn’t conceive. One day, I had a fever reaching 40°C and couldn’t contact him. I went to the hospital alone, only to stumble upon him attending a prenatal checkup with his secretary. He told her: “Baby, don’t worry about Claire. She only listens to me here, doesn’t she?” “We can postpone the wedding for another five years. She’s loyal to me like a dog anyway.” “In the meantime, keep fulfilling your end of the arrangement I’ve promised you.” “Of course, I’ll continue loving you... until I’m tired of you.” My heart shattered. I’d proposed to him 43 times in seven years, only to fail every single time. It turned out he just hadn’t gotten bored of me yet? This time, I decided not to wait any longer. I turned my back on him and agreed to the marriage my mother arranged in the countryside. On the day my ex was supposed to accompany me to try on wedding dresses, he found an empty room and a wedding invitation I left for him to celebrate my marriage to someone else. Panic consumed him as his world fell apart...

"Ms. Medici, you've officially purchased the island. It's completely off the grid—once you're in, no one can find you. Also, the custom-made family you requested is ready. They're professionally trained to give you nothing but unconditional love."