Top Ten Contemporary

Aku menyuruh suamiku keluar dari pekerjaannya karena tidak ingin keluargaku memakan uang hasil riba. Dengan penampilannya yang menarik, aku lantas mendorong dia agar mau terjun ke dunia entertain, sama sepertiku. Aku-lah yang pertama kali mengajarinya berakting, mencarikan pekerjaan lewat koneksiku, hingga membukakan jalan untuk mencapai ketenaran seperti sekarang. Namun, orang yang kucintai itu diam-diam menyimpan rahasia di belakangku. Aku tidak menyangka bahwa selama ini dia ...

A strong willed young she-wolf plagued by the secrets of her very existence throughout the pack, finds the truth in the most unlikely of places. Coming face to face with the enemy she uncovers more than she could have ever imagined. Cover photo taken and owned by Steven Sandner, permission of use given 19/09/2021

My daughter, Wendy Lawson, was a rising star in the piano world. But on the day of the piano competition grand finals, someone locked her in a restroom. She was so shaken she missed her chance at the championship. I checked the CCTV footage and found out exactly who was behind it. I was ready to file a formal complaint for malicious sabotage. But my husband stepped in and shut me down cold. “It was just a squabble between two kids. If you report Theresa’s sister, I’ll make sure Wendy doesn’t even get second place!” I was so furious my whole body trembled. I never imagined Phillip would go this far to bully his own daughter to protect his secretary’s sister! Just then, Wendy held onto my hand as she fought back tears. “Mom, I don’t want the championship anymore… and I don’t want Dad either.” I tightened my grip around her small hand. “All right. If you do not want him, then I do not want him either!”

At first, I thought life was so easy but as the years had passed, I realized that life is obnoxious, specially for those poor who pray every day to win in a lottery. Since I was a kid, I already had carried a big responsibility in my arms, sometimes making me question myself whether I was born to live happily or the other way around. My mom and father had a divorce when I was a kid, and unluckily, she made me choose between her and papa. And now, too bad but I regretted nothing. On that day, I chose my dad, and never in million of years would I become jealous to my sister (who had chosen mom) just because she is rich and can buy anything she wants. I was used at buying my only basic needs, securing the rest of my money for future because I know I will still be the only one who can benefit at the end. I was just living peacefully, without having any regrets and doubts, but there is a man named Spencer whose arrogance could reach the planet Jupiter. And I can't deny he got the looks that made everyone to flicker after him. But never in million years would I become fluttered just because of silly and corny jokes from him. But I became tongue-tied for predicting everything. Because I was wrong for judging him like that.

Takot at kaba ang nadarama ni Mia Marie Rosales. Inaakalang isang magnanakaw ang soulmate nito nang may isang estranghero ang kumuha ng pera niya. Little did she know, ito pala ang prominent singer at songwriter, Chadrick Aldovar. Ang hinahangaan ng karamihan dahil sa angking talento nito sa larangan ng musika. Paano kung sa paglipas ng mga panahon, unti-unting mabubuklod ang pagiging konektado nila sa isa't-isa? Ang isang madilim na nakaraang pilit binabaon sa lihim ay unti-unting nasisiwalat? This is not your typical "hate to love" story as she begins to accept the challenge. Until she realized his opposite intention. And that's how their fate entangled with an unsolved case.

“You're a bastard CEO! Paano mo ako nagagawang lokohin?" bulyaw ni Natasia sa lalaki. Sarkastikong ngumiti si André. “I don't love you. I just needed you, Natasia. Besides, you're still mine." Mahigit tatlong taon nang nagtatrabaho si Natasia Villa Fuentes bilang Sekretarya ni André Salvatoré; isa sa tanyag na businessman sa industriya. Tiniis niya ang pagtratrabaho sa lalaki kahit pa punong-puno ito ng yabang sa kanyang mga mata. Pero sa kasamaang palad, hindi inaasahan ni Natasia na makaka-one night stand niya ang CEO na walang kaalam-alam sa nangyari. Gagawin niya ang lahat para itago ang sekretong ito sa takot sa lalaki dahil alam niyang ipapapatay siya nito. But suddenly, the CEO offered her a marriage contract! Ano ang magiging papel niya sa buhay ni André Salvatore gayong alam niyang hindi siya kailanman gugustuhin nito? May chance pa ba na mapalambot niya ang nagyeyelong puso nito?

C'est un pêcheur qui m'a trouvée au petit matin. Quand il a balancé son appât, ce dernier s'est agrippé à moi et ne voulait plus s'enlever. Alors il s'est approché et m'a vue dans l'eau. Il a eu tellement peur qu'il est parti en courant sans même prendre sa canne, pour appeler la police. Quand les policiers m'ont récupérée, j'étais à deux doigts de la mort. Même les médecins n'avaient plus d'espoir à me réanimer. Quand l'hôpital a appelé mon mari, pour qu'il signe mes soins, il préparait une soupe chaude pour son premier amour. Il n'avait pas le temps de venir. Plus tard, il est en larmes, suppliant pour un regard de ma part.

Nakatali sa isang nakalulungkot na tradisyon ng kanilang pamilya, si Noah, isang matapang na negosyanteng may mabigat na obligasyon sa kanyang pamilya, at si Zuzane, isang artistang naghahangad ng kalayaan mula sa mundo ng industriya, ay napilitang magkasama dahil sa Unwritten Contract. Itinuturing ni Noah na ang kasal ay isang madiskarteng hakbang upang matiyak ang kanyang mana, habang tinitingnan naman ito ni Zuzane bilang isang kulungan. Tulad ng karamihan, may mabigat na pader ang nasa pagitan ng dalawang. Isa sa nakahahadlang sa magandang pagsasama nila bilang mag asawa. Sa isang iglap ay mababago ang lahat dahil sa feelings na bigla na lang nagparamdam. May darating na blessing para sa kanilang dalawa... A Baby. Natagpuan ni Noah ang kanyang sarili na nabihag sa kakaibang pag uugali ni Zuzane, at nakita ni Zuzane ang isang kahinaan sa ilalim ng matigas na panlabas ni Noah. Habang nilalalakbay nila ang hindi pa natukoy na teritoryo ng kanilang buhay, kinakaharap nila hindi lamang ang kanilang sariling kundi pati na rin ang mga panggigipit ng lipunan na nakakulong sa kanila. Maaari bang mamulaklak ang pag-ibig sa harap ng tungkulin? O mananatili bang nakatali ang kanilang mga puso sa kanilang hindi sinasabing mga pagnanasa? The Unwritten Contract ay tungkol sa mga komplikadong pag-ibig at pagrerebelde, kung saan ang tradisyon ay sumasalungat sa pagnanasa para sa kalayaan. Muli bang isusulat nina Noah at Zuzane ang mga tuntunin ng kanilang kasunduan, o mananatili silang nakatali sa hindi nakasulat na kontrata?

I leave my boyfriend without a word when he's at his lowest. He later makes a name for himself and forces me to marry him. Our relationship goes viral online and becomes the subject of everyone's envy. They all say he's desperately in love with me, but he later sleeps with other women in our bed. I fall from grace and become the city's biggest laughingstock. I don't cause a scene. Instead, I move into the guest bedroom and leave the master bedroom for them. He's furious as he grips my neck roughly. He bites my lips, drawing blood. "Why aren't you mad?" Because I'm sick. I don't have the time to wait for him to see the error of his ways anymore.

My name is Gwenn and I am a queen to an empire, an empire which is unnatural. I became one of them to help my people defeat our enemy only for me to realize that I am not just one of them, I was more. Prophesies foretold my coming, I am the reincarnate of a queen who was almost a goddess. If only that was all, then I would be at ease but with great power comes great responsibility. I have to battle the taint. He was awakened the same time the former queen was awakened in me. This time he doesn't want to fail and he is willing to go to the extreme. Last time he made my husband kill me. This time... Heaven have mercy on us all.