The Ugly Duckling Short Story Summary

Yuri Katakori is suffering from an illness—he is allergic to women due to trauma. He has everything that a man could want, except for love. He has given up on it until he saw Allyah Jane Fernandez, aka AJ. AJ has long forgotten what it feels like to be in love. The fairytales she believed in for so long has lost its spark. All she wants is to have a peaceful life in her comfort zone, her world without a man. But destiny is still working and did not give up on both of them. In an unexpected way… In an unexpected time of the day… The two people who lost their way in life unexpectedly met at the crossroad. AJ’s fate got tangled up with Yuri’s world—darkness, betrayal, secrets, pains, sufferings, and tragedies. Is she capable of giving Yuri the life he seek desperately for a long time? Or will she bring more trouble in his complicated life?

"Kau dah gila ke! Perkara ni bukan boleh buat main-main?" - Hara "Alah, memanglah tapi kau tak sayang aku ke?" - Sara Di antara hubungan adik-beradik dan percintaan yang manakah menjadi keutamaan? Ikatan adik-beradik adalah sebuah perkara yang tidak dapat dijual beli dengan wang ringgit. 🍂🍂🍂 "Aku terima kau bukan sebab aku boleh terima kau tapi sebab ini aturan keluarga kita." - Jong In. "Tak mengapa, saya faham." - Hara Namun, bagaimana pula dengan kisah cinta yang baru tumbuh mekar tanpa diri sendiri sedari akan kebahagiaan yang sedang dirasai itu? 🍂🍂🍂 "Abang terlalu manjakan budak tu! Tengok apa dah jadi, abang masih nak lebihkan dia?" - Mama "Cakaplah apa awak nak cakap, saya dah tak tahu nak buat apa lagi supaya awak faham" - Ayah Dalam waktu yang sama, status diri ini sering menjadi persoalan kepasa mereka yang tidak dapat menerima kenyataan pahit ini.

Cassidy Castillo is a spoiled brat who already had everything she wanted in life except one, the man she loved the most. He never looked her way even she did everything to get his attention. The more he hated her, the more she pursued him. After learning that she was arranged to marry his brother and she might ruin his life if she disagreed, Cassidy knew she had to stop her unrequited feelings for him and sacrificed her own freedom in exchange for his safety. But as she tried to distance herself, he then finally looked her way. Or was it her being delusional again? Will she still let her feelings win even she knew she will cause his downfall? Or is it time for her to finally let go?

Liam Smith, an orphan, has had a dream for years; to become a star of the ever famous Lotus Pond Entertainment company. However, when he meets the famous and attractive CEO of the company, notorious playboy, Kain Jones, things take an unexpected turn. Kain is unfriendly, rude and even rejects Liam’s wishes of joining the company! Kain is not at all what Liam had expected his childhood star to be like at all! Disappointed, but not put off, Liam refuses to give up on his dreams of becoming a star and vows to do anything to get that chance, including doing whatever Kain demands of him, but just how far is Liam willing to go? "Your fervent, misguided sense of entitlement is stunning," Kain snarls at me. His nose twitches in indignation before a slow, cruel smirk crawls over his lips. He mouths the word 'anything', repeating what I had just said before leaning in and taking my chin into his fingers, brushing my lips with his thumb as he says in a low growl, "why don't you show me...”

ในวันที่ฉันรักเขาจนหมดหัวใจเขากลับบอกเลิกและทิ้งฉันไปอย่างไม่ใยดี ผ่านมา7ปีเขากลับเข้ามาอีกครั้งแล้วบอกฉันว่า “ดินยังรักอิงอยู่นะ” ขอโอกาสในวันที่ฉันไม่มีให้เขาแล้ว

My boyfriend refuses to accompany me to the airport to pick my mother up, but he later rams into my car from behind in my new Maybach. He looks at my secondhand car and wraps an arm around the young woman beside him, who looks frightened. He says, "It's just a rusty old Volkswagen Beetle! So what if I've crashed into it? I can afford to pay for the damages!" The crowd praises him for being handsome and rich. With his back to them, he warns, "This is the woman my mom wants me to date. I'm just playing along for her sake. Don't make things embarrassing for me." I nod understandingly and tell the young woman, "Since you like collecting trash so much, you can have both him and the car. I'll have my lawyer send you the bill." Now, my boyfriend panics. He looks devastated as he hangs around outside my company all day, begging me to give him another chance.

In a car, Matteo Gallagher kisses Evelyn Walsh until she's breathless and entranced. She's been stripped, but he's still fully clothed. The stark contrast makes her blush. Matteo wraps an arm around Evelyn's waist and pulls her close. He chuckles and whispers, "The soundproof divider is up, so the driver can't hear you. He wouldn't dare listen in, anyway. Why are you so shy?" She watches as he intensifies his ministrations on her and throws her arms around him. Love fills her eyes, and she's about to reach her climax. Just then, a phone rings, interrupting them.

Isang duguan at walang malay na lalaki ang sinaklolohan ni Lalaine. When he regained consciousness from a coma, the man did not remember what had happened. Ni hindi nito maalala ang sariling pangalan. Ayon sa doktor na sumuri sa estrangherong lalaki, nagkaroon ito ng temporary amnesia. Dahil walang pagkakakilanlan, napilitan si Lalaine na kupkupin ang lalaki. Sa pagkupkop ni Lalaine sa lalaki na binigyan niya ng pangalang Lukas, naging palagay ang loob nila sa isa't isa na 'di naglaon ay nauwi rin sa pagmamahalan. Subalit isang umaga ay bigla na lang itong naglaho na parang bula. Labis na pighati ang idinulot nito kay Lalaine kaya ninais niyang lumuwas ng Maynila para hanapin ang lalaking minamahal. Pero paano niya mahahanap si Lukas gayong hindi niya alam tunay na pangalan nito? Until fate itself brought Lalaine to the man she loved. But how will she deal with the man when he turns out to be a powerful person in society? Will she be able to love someone who feels like she is trapped in his dangerous elysium?

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."

The great prince who acquires immense supernatural powers hopelessly fell in love with his best friend. At the age of five, they swore to be by each others side but fate has other plans for them.