Three-card Monte

RATED SPG 18+ Love, Regrets, and Second Chances. Clark Monte Carlo, ang binatang pinapangarap ng lahat. Mabait, magiliw, maalaga, at higit sa lahat, mayaman. Jackpot na nga para sa isang dalagang tulad ni Claire David na isang breadwinner mula pa sa Visayas, na dumayo pa sa Pampanga para makipag sapalaran. Ngunit sa patuloy na paglalim ng relasyon nila ay siya ring pagdiskubre niya sa totoong katauhan ng binata. Ang magiliw at magandang imahe nito ay may itinatago palang isang madilim at malagim na sikreto. Kasabay sa pagkabuntis ng dalaga ay ang biglang paglaho ng binata. Hanggang saan ang kaya nilang isakripisyo para sa pagmamahal? Kakayanin kayang tanggapin ni Claire ang masalimuot na pagkatao ni Clark? Papayagan niya kayang makapasok sa buhay ng anak niya ang taong minsan na silang iniwan? Alamin ang lahat ng iyan dito lang sa The Devil in Him

Her name is Nancy Wilson, a last year history student at the city collage. Not a topper but still manages to get good grades in the finals to show her report card to her elder brother proudly. Her life is simple and ordinary with some basic regular issues like she's too broke to buy an iPhone that even saving her pocket money for an entire year is not enough for her to afford it and too clumsy to pull up something hot so that she could fancy a boyfriend for herself who could buy her one, she's a ordinary next door girl but everything is about to change as someone is about to intrude in her life and turn it upside down.

Looking at the divorce papers my lips curled up into a mocking smile. ‘How big fool I am? How can I think that he will give a chance to this marriage? How can I forget that I was nothing more a tool in his eyes to vent his anger until his beloved Tara is back. Since, she was back, how can he let me stay there?’ “After you will sign these papers, you will receive 100 million dollars as alimony.” the lawyer added. Because of his words, I came back to my senses took the pen from him, and signed the name. After taking the papers from my hand, the lawyer gave me the bank card, turned around, and was about to leave when he paused at the door. He then turned around and added, “Mr. Carter said that he hoped that you won’t pester him, or you have to bear the consequences.” The lawyer's words were like a knife stabbing in my heart, but I still nodded. Anyway, I also don’t plan to have anything to do with him anymore. I just want to live a good life with my children. After the lawyer left, the ward fell into silence. I placed my hand on my belly and said to my children, “Baby, I am sorry, Mommy can’t give you a complete family! But I promise you, I will do my best to give the love of both mother and father.” ‘As for giving one of my child, I will never do that. They are my babies and my alone. I and I will give birth to all of them and raise them no matter what…’ Four Years Later... Anya came back to the country with her three kids, to inherit the company left by his grandfather...

Aurora just wanted a second chance at life. Raised in the system with no real childhood, she knew what it meant to survive. It was not surprise that when the opportunity came, Aurora took it. One way ticket, and there was no looking back. Kyram Vladimir knew who she was the moment he saw that mark on the back of neck. Then Aurora became the sharpest card in his deck. Under him, she was hidden from the world and most importantly protected from anyone willing to take her. With Kyram's past tangled in Aurora's future, and the Vladimir bloodline tightening around her throat, the question isn't whether she can escape them. Can she survive Kyram’s fate?

“You’re a blank, John. A hollow shell. Do you really think I’d tie the future of the Card family to a man who can’t even manifest a drop of instinct?” Caleb’s voice was like a wire garrote, tightening around John’s throat. “Carl is the heir. You’re just the mistake we kept in the basement.” John Mark was the Syndicate’s golden prince—until his power never came. In a world where the Hale Mafia rules through raw, predatory instinct, being a "blank" is a death sentence. When his biological brother, Carl Cole, returns to claim his birthright, John isn't just pushed aside; he’s erased. His brothers look at him with loathing, his father treats him like a stain on the ledger, and his fiancé, Caleb Card, discards him for the new, powered heir. But the city is rotting. The Abyss King, Morcant, demands a soul to keep the shadows at bay. With nothing left to lose and fifteen days to live, John signs the Sacrifice Certificate in secret. He’ll give his life to save the family that hates him, paying back his debts in blood. He dons a red coat and a porcelain mask, becoming the nameless "Red Savior" the city worships—while by day, he is the "useless" son the Hales kick into the dirt. As the clock ticks toward the final jump, John discovers his power didn't vanish—it was stolen. Now, trapped in a house of vipers, John must decide: Does he reveal the truth and watch his family’s world burn, or does he leap into the dark to save the monsters who broke him? The Abyss is hungry. And the man they called a failure is the only one who can feed it.

I won eight million overnight. The first thing I did was rush to the hospital to pay for my son's surgery and treatment. That was when my phone rang. Ian, a coworker from the company, called, "Something urgent came up! You need to get back here right this instant!" My wife, Mara, took the bank card from my hand, and said with an gentle and understanding voice, "You can give me the PIN. I'll take care of our son's hospital bills. Go. Work is important. Don't worry about us." In my previous life, I didn't hesitate one bit. I trusted her completely and hurried back to the office. My son never made it into surgery. Instead, the police came for me. It turned out that Mara and Ian had conspired together to frame me, pinning the crime of embezzling company funds on me. The very money Ian had stolen. With no money for treatment, my son died in the hospital. My parents, shattered by grief, suffered fatal heart attacks one after the other. And I, rotting in prison, ended my life in despair. After my death, my soul drifted to the holiday villas of Moldeves, where Mara was on vacation. I heard her laughing as she spoke to Ian, "That idiot won a fortune and wasted it on that useless sick kid. He dragged me into a miserable life." Laughing even harder, she added, "Now, their whole family is dead, and we get to enjoy wealth for the rest of our lives. Consider it compensation from that idiot! Haha!" Then, I opened my eyes. I was back in the hospital corridor, at the exact moment my wife reached out and took the bank card from me. This time, I still told her the PIN.

Na cabine do banheiro da empresa, ouvi alguém falando mal de mim. A estagiária que eu treinei pessoalmente por três meses reclamava: — Ela é uma bruxa velha e insensível, como um robô que não sabe pensar. Quando eu estava prestes a abrir a porta para interromper, outra pessoa concordou rindo. — Os documentos estão incompletos. — Os recibos não estão em conformidade. — O chefe não assinou, não posso pagar. — As frases de sempre dela, já sabemos todas de cor! Depois que todas foram embora, voltei silenciosamente para o meu escritório. A estagiária jogou uma pilha grossa de pedidos de reembolso na minha mesa: — Não venha com um monte de desculpas de novo para não reembolsar o pessoal de propósito. Dei uma olhada na nota fiscal falsificada, mas não a desmascarei como costumava fazer. Desta vez, eu sorri levemente: — Estou com dor de cabeça, não consigo enxergar as letras direito.

When Wakely transfers to a new university, she has one goal: keep her head down, finish her final credits, and get out. The plan is simple: stay invisible, avoid drama, and leave behind her abusive past. But the moment she steps onto campus, she has no idea what is about to happen to her. She quickly crosses paths with Cora, a bold, orange-haired wild card who takes Wakely under her wing. Cora introduces her to the unspoken hierarchy that rules the school, warning her about the campus “gods”: the Walker brothers. Sinfully attractive, effortlessly powerful, and notoriously cruel, the Walkers are known as much for their charm as for their dangerous pranks. Students either worship them or fear them. Wakely? She wants nothing to do with them. But Waylon Walker, the darkest of the three, has other plans. Unlike the others, Wakely doesn’t care about his reputation. She doesn’t flirt. She doesn’t chase. And she certainly doesn’t fall for arrogant boys with too much control. That only makes her more fascinating to him. What begins as curiosity spirals into obsession. Waylon watches her, follows her, learns everything he can—and slowly starts crossing lines no one’s ever dared to before. As their worlds collide, Wakely finds herself drawn into a twisted game of desire, secrets, and violence. Her carefully buried past begins to unravel when she discovers that her abusive father holds a far darker secret. A secret that she was unaware of, that could change her life forever. Now, with the weight of betrayal, obsession, and legacy pressing down on them, Wakely must decide whether to run from the danger or face it head-on, with Waylon at her side. And some secrets are never meant to be uncovered.

Isabel Hudson craved nothing but to feel loved and valued. All her life she had been looking for a reason to live, but finding none in her luck, she survived on a victim card in a less-orphanage-more-brothel. Overwhelmed by the liberation urge, she betted on her life and ran off on the fortunate night of her orphanage. Falling between a blind road of hunger, poverty and death. She almost gave in to the death angel. Until a living knight in shining armour passed by. Until he came to the rescue. Adriel Dormer was no longer excited for any adventures his way, but his life has stored many anyway. Starting with a single encounter between him and a dying girl, on the new moon night, when she was ready to be feasted upon.

Great career, decent looks, at least twenty bucks in his wallet, debit card stacked with zeros, but good fortune had the opposite effect when it came to relationship issues. That's the gist of what Thomas Adam feels. Heartbreak from being left at the altar lingers and makes him distrust love. For him, being alone is no big deal. His life doesn't encounter complications either. His job skyrocketed like a rocket. Until Olive came along. She disrupted his straight path like a highway. It left him helpless and willing to take colorful detours just for Olive. But one question haunts him, "Will Olive leave him? Like what Diana did a dozen years ago?"