The Slap That Ended 18 Years

You can call her Cindy or Elle, well her name depends on the town she's living in. Her real name's Leira Mint Salcedo, the girl who wants to die. Or at least that's what she always says and thinks about. Until at her fourth suicide attempt, an intruder named Chris suddenly came to her, asking for help. Soon as she opened her glass door, it felt like she welcomed him in her life. Crisostomo "Chris" Ychavez, a self-proclaimed man of his words who intervenes with Leira's fourth suicide attempt. He is kind, thoughtful, and a very understanding man who would want to help Leira to appreciate the beauty of life and making things right. Chris and Leira's uncanny encounters continued. They always meet accidentally. When she needs help, when she's afraid, when she's alone, even if she doesn't want Chris' presence, he is mysteriously, always there. After Leira runs away from her best friend, she is now jobless and renting at Lumiere Town. Without a job, she's on the verge of becoming homeless until Chris proposes something to her. Chris wants to travel to the Disney Republic and so she proposed to Leira to travel together. All expenses are shouldered by Chris, all he is asking is for Leira to come and join him. Left without a choice, she agreed. And so, they traveled the country together, met a lot of people, discovered some truths and lies, and the reason behind Chris' kindness towards Leira. Time is ticking for Chris and Leira is still thinking about her own death. Will Chris be able to save her after she finds out who he really is in her life, or it will gonna be a reason for her to continue her final suicide plan?

เมื่ออยู่ดีๆ เธอต้องมาตกกระไดพลอยโจน เป็นเจ้าสาวสำรองแทนพี่สาว แถมเจ้าบ่าวคือคนที่เธอเคยแอบชอบมาตั้งแต่เด็ก แต่ตอนนี้เขากลายเป็นเพลย์บอยตัวพ่อไปแล้ว แล้วเธอจะจัดการกับรักครั้งแรกในเวอร์ชั่นนี้ยังไงดี

"คุณแม่ฆ่าผมให้ตายเถอะ ถ้าจะให้ผมต้องแต่งงานกับผู้หญิงเฉิ่มเชยแบบนั้น!"

ท่านประธานสุดเย็นชาที่เกือบโดนมารดาจับคลุมถุงชนเพราะอยากได้ลูกสาวเพื่อนมาเป็นลูกสะใภ้ เขาปฏิเสธเสียงเย็นหนักแน่น 'ใครจะแต่งก็แต่งไป' แต่จากที่คิดว่าไม่ชอบ ไม่รัก ไม่สนใจ สุดท้ายกลับกลายเป็นหลงเธอหัวปักหัวปำ

ตื่นมาไม่เจอเสื้อผ้าบนตัวสักชิ้น ยังไม่ตกใจเท่ากับการหันไปเจอหน้าคนที่นอนอยู่ข้างกัน เพราะดันเป็นคนที่ไม่ชอบขี้หน้า ทว่ารสรักแสนวาบหวามเมื่อคืนนี้ที่ยังคงติดตรึงใจ "จะลองสานต่อ หรือจะเหยียบให้มิดแล้วทำเป็นไม่เคยมีอะไรเกิดขึ้นดีนะ" -- "จะให้ฉันรับผิดชอบเธอ เพราะได้เสียกันแล้วเหรอ?" ชายหนุ่มเลิกคิ้วถามเสียงราบเรียบ ใบหน้าหล่อร้ายดูยียวนและยั่วเย้าจนดารินหมั่นไส้อยากพุ่งเข้าไปตะกุยหน้าให้ยับชะมัด ารินแทบปรี๊ดแตก เพราะเธอยังไม่คิดเรื่องนี้เลยด้วยซ้ำ "ไม่!" เธอแผดเสียงใส่ ใบหน้าสวยบิดเบ้คิ้วไปทางปากไปทางย่นคอหนีผู้ชายตรงหน้า เธอไม่ถือสาหรอกกับอีแค่เซ็กส์ครั้งเดียว ถือว่าวินๆ ต่างคนต่างได้เธอไม่ได้เสียอะไร "เอาเป็นว่าต่างคนต่างแยกย้าย ทำเป็นลืม ๆ มันไปก็แล้วกัน" ดารินไหวไหล่ไม่ยี่หระ อย่าคิดว่าเธอจะแคร์กับอีแค่ไซซ์เกินมาตรฐานกับลีลาถึงใจจนทำเธอขาสั่นพวกนั้นเชียวนะ หาใหม่เอาก็ได้ "ก็ดี" เตชินลากเสียงยาวแล้วลุกขึ้นเดินนำออกจากห้องไปอย่างสบายใจเฉิบ ก่อนจะหันกลับมาพูดกับหญิงสาวอีกครั้งว่า "หวังว่าเธอจะไม่ปากโป้งไปโพทนากับใครหรอกนะ ว่าเคยได้ฉันแล้ว"

It was our tenth anniversary, and I thought Joseph Lynch was finally going to propose to me. However, I accidentally saw the texts on his phone and realized what a joke I had been these past ten years. [It’s our first anniversary. Darling, I want you to spend time with me.] That woman uttered such sweet and intimate words, which I rarely said to Joseph. [I’ll give her some sleeping pills before I see you.] I could not believe Joseph would say such a thing. My fingers trembled as I scrolled down their conversation. [Don’t marry her. Marry me instead!] Then, she sent him a cute and attractive photo of her. She looked like a student. [Let’s see how you behave tonight. I bought you some new lingerie. Be good and put them on. Wait for me next door.] I was wearing some ill-fitting undies while sitting in bed. Right then, I was filled with bitterness. It turned out that Joseph had bought these undies for someone else.

Ten years ago, Morris Amelia left her high school boyfriend without a single word and left for America to continue her studies. Despite the long distance between the both of them , Amelia couldn't stop loving the guy he left , even when she tried so hard not to show it on her face. Not able to continue torturing herself , Amelia decided to go after him but met her nemesis going after him. *** "Cheers for breaking the world fastest record Stanley!" Those words were said in unison among his male friends as they were celebrating his victory on the night he won the fastest record as the best swimmer. "Thank you guys" Stanley said, along the way he was roughly pulled up by a lady in a blue gown adorned with shimmering stone , her hazel eyes mixed with different feelings. "Stanley , I'm back for you!" The lady muttered under her breath and just like that their lips collided. Different cameras started clicking on them. *** "And why are you kissing my fiance?"

Eight years after running away pregnant, I found myself crossing paths with my ex-husband, Howard Quinn. His friends stared at me in surprise. "So, this is what you have become after leaving Howard? Reduced to a cleaner?" When I was six-months pregnant, I met with an accident. While I lay there, he was staying by the side of another woman, his so-called true love, in labor, never leaving her side. When I confronted him, in pieces, he looked at me bored and impatiently. "Don't be so jealous and petty. I have no time for you. As long as you behave, you'll always be Mrs. Quinn." I couldn't stand it any longer, so I ran away, staying away for eight long years. Now, those sharp eyes glared at me. "Have you had enough? If so, come home." What he didn't know was that my husband and daughter had already made dinner, waiting for me and my son to return home.

This book is a spin-off of Damaged: Lala has made her escape from the biker leader Spin, although currently pregnant at eighteen with Spin having demanded she have an abortion. Three years pass between the time she leaves Spin before he finds her again. During the three years: Lala has changed her identity to Amory Williams, changed her look, and is the successful owner of the Spark Nightclub in Brooklyn, NY. She is also tangled in a complicated relationship with Jonny Knight. Jonny met Lala under her identity as Amory, when he left the US Navy. He's hired by her to protect her, but their relationship has built into something so much more than a business professional one. When Spin re-enters Amory's life, Jonny fights to keep him out, but the decision will ultimately fall on her... Who will she choose: the bad boy she fled from who is seeking redemption, or the good guy who stuck by her as she rebuilt her life? Find out what happened between Jonny and Amory from the moment they met, and Jonny's point of view right up until the very end of Damaged. This book will also feature an alternate ending!

For another girl, Lex Hamilton—my fiancé of several years—dumped me in the middle of nowhere and left me to fend for myself. Three years later, he showed up with her to bring me back. "It's been three years," he said. "Even a dog would've learned its lesson by now. I did this for your own good. If you don't fix that attitude of yours, don't expect to ever become my wife." They thought I'd crumble. They thought I'd beg, cling to him, and unload all the pain and humiliation I'd carried for the past three years. Instead, I smiled. "Sorry, Mr. Hamilton. I'm already married."