Novel & Cerita Twenty Two

🦋 Chlorothea has never believed in love, least of all marriage. To her, it is nothing more than a contract that destroys women and rewards endurance over happiness. She learned that truth watching her mother wither in a union that stole her dignity and left her to die forgotten. So when her family forces her into an arranged marriage with a powerful military general, Chlorothea vows she will never surrender her heart, no matter the cost. Lysander has lived his life by duty alone. As a man bound by honor, gratitude, and the law, he accepts an order he cannot refuse: to marry the granddaughter of his benefactor’s closest friend. He expects a quiet, manageable life, one where service comes first, and emotion stays firmly locked away. What he does not expect is Chlorothea. Unpredictable, sharp-tongued, and branded a “Little Lunatic” by those who cannot control her, she turns Lysander’s orderly world upside down. What begins as a union forged by obligation soon becomes a battleground of clashing wills, buried pain, and dangerous attraction. In a marriage neither of them wanted, can two broken beliefs collide without destroying them both or will love prove itself stronger than the scars they refuse to heal?

Isa sa pinakamasakit para sa isang babae ay halos ibigay mo na ang lahat sa isang lalaki, pero hindi pa pala iyon sapat. Labis-labis ang pagmamahal na ibinigay ni Diana para kay Jeremy. Wala na siyang itinira para sa sarili niya. Kahit alam niya na hindi pa rin nakaka-move on si Jeremy sa ex girlfriend nito ay hindi iyon inisip ni Diana. Kaya naman nang alukin siya ng ama ni Jeremy na magpakasal kay Jeremy ay hindi na nagdalawang-isip pa si Diana. Pumayag siya agad. Akala niya ay makakalimot din si Jeremy, na mahahalin din siya nito katulad ng pagmamahal nito sa ex girlfriend. Pero iyon ang malaking pagkakamali na nagawa ni Diana. Two years being Mrs. Saltzman, pero ni isang beses ay hindi niya naramdaman na naging asawa si Jeremy sa kanya. Mas lalo pang sinampal ng katotohanan si Diana nang biglang bumalik ang ex girlfriend ni Jeremy at mag-file ito ng divorce pagkatapos niyang malaman na buntis siya.

Ayon kay Lao Tzu, a Chinese philosopher, be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you—na siyang isinasabuhay ko. I only have my mother and my two friends, Charlynn and Reisha. My mother works for Charlynn's family. We are not really poor and definitely we're also not rich but we're living comfortably. Nevertheless, I am contented with my life. But, after meeting the man that I like, I started to dream for more. I started to ask for more just to equal his riches even though I know for sure that it was impossible. Life is meaningful. Full of life lessons, full of challenges, and battles that you need to surpass. Pero no'ng nawala sa akin si Mama, iyon ang hindi ko kinaya. Sinisi ko sa lahat ang pagkawala niya. Nagtanim ako ng galit sa pamilya na tinuturing kong pangalawa kong pamilya. And he was there, just accepting my madness. But, what if everything that I believed was all a lie? Paano kung lahat ng sinisi ko, maling tao? Would I be able to get to his life again? Or our memory will remain just like how we first met? Dark.

After catching her boyfriend, Uno Milandro Alcala, cheating on her, Ashley world shattered in one night. Heartbroken and consumed by pain, she dragged her friends out for drinks, determined to drown her sorrows in alcohol. But as the night blurred, she met a mysterious man and one reckless decision led to a one-night stand she would never forget. The next morning, Ashley woke up in disbelief. The man she slept with turned out to be none other than her ex’s uncle—Mr. Davidson Alcala, a powerful and intimidating business tycoon. Horrified, she fled and disappeared, thinking she had escaped the consequences. But fate had other plans. Weeks later, Ashley discovered she was pregnant with his child. As if life wasn’t cruel enough, her family soon fell into bankruptcy, leaving her desperate and lost. When Davidson learned of her situation, he made her an offer she couldn’t ignore. Carry his heir to continue their family legacy, and in return, he would pay her family’s debts and help her take revenge on his nephew. But can love truly grow between two people bound by pain, betrayal, and an unexpected child? Or will their arrangement become the very reason that destroys them both?

MAXIMILLIAN FOX LOPEZ is the eldest grandson from the Lopez Clan. He has everything he can ask for, money, fame, and women. He obeys his parents, takes good care of his only sister and his cousins. And a very established businessman. But what happens when his Dad tries to play cupid and ask him to marry his deceased bestfriend's daughter as a promise to him before he dies? JILLIAN ALFONSO, Executive Secretary of Serena Lopez, her father died due to cancer, when Maximillian Lopez came as COO after her boss left, she learned that before her father died, he already gave her hand to his bestfriend's son, and that is none other than the devil incarnate, Maximillian the Devil. Will love bloom with two hearts that has been forced to be with each other? Can they compliment each other when their personalities are oceans apart? She ran away when she experienced his secret first-hand. She ran away with her broken heart and a wounded body and promise to never go back. But can she really run away from the Fox's kiss? Can he find her? Can he change his ways for her now that he realized he's crazilly in love with his wife?

Siya si Jake Andrew Smith-the type of guy every woman would want to be around. Gwapo pero pilyo, playboy at habulin ng mga babae pero ndi na muling nagseryoso dahil minsan nang niloko. After his girlfriend cheated on him he became cold and heartless. Right after the break-up, Jake also witnessed his father's death which added to the wound he is currently coping. Jake promised himself that he would never fall for women again and he became indifferent and arrogant. Hannah Suarez, mabait, independent at seryoso sa buhay. Never siyang nagkaroon ng interes sa mga lalaki dahil pag-aaral muna ang inaatupag nya. She's the kind of woman who would rather stay at home instead of partying or going out. Two opposite souls met and they were instructed to treat each other as siblings. Jake wanted to prove na di sya loser kaya ang galit nya sa ex nya ay kay Hannah nya ibinunton. However, just as everything seems to be going perfectly for Jake and thought he won by bullying her, he soon find himself falling in-love with her so called little sister. What will he do now? Will his secret ruin everything? Will he cross the line or let the destiny decide?

Aria could never imagine herself walking down the aisle, flashing a smile, and wearing a beautiful white wedding dress. Never had ever crossed her mind to get married. She's sure and knew it better than anyone. As cliché as it is, Aria's meant to marry the son of her mother's best friend, Ashton. Aside from the fear of commitment, she also doesn't want to be with someone she doesn't even love. After all, she is just a woman who never experienced true love before. Months passed when the preparation for her wedding came. She met Easton, a famous fashion designer in the Philippines. As Easton was taking measures for her gown, he accidentally clasped her two little mountains resulting for Aria to act instinctively and greeting him with a powerful uppercut that made his nose bleed with ketchup. There's no doubt that their expected first encounter was a total disaster. The day of her wedding came, and she finally decided to run away before she could even set foot in the sacred church and taint her soul. At that time, all that she could think of was to run and before she knew it, she finally arrived at her desired destination. . . unknowingly at Easton's wounded heart.

Two years have passed nang mawala kay Ashley o mas kilala na ngayon na Ley Salvador. Ang lahat ng bagay including the person she loves, matapos mawala ang alaala ng minamahal ay nawala na rin ang kahit anong koneksiyon nila. Si Aux na kasabay ng pagkawala ng alaala niya ay bumalik ang buhay sa pagiging bayarang mamatay tao ng lihim na orginasasyon along with her cover living as the sole heir of her billionaire family, siya na ngayon ang namamahala ng lahat ng ari-arian na iniwan sa kaniya, dahil sa pamumuhay mag-isa ay binalot siya ng galit sa mundo, naging mataray, malupit at tusong boss sa kaniyang mga empliyado. Ang isang Ley Salvador nga ba ang makakapagpalambot muli nang kaniyang puso o mas magpapatigas pa nito when she found out that Ley has also a huge part of the inheritance na iniwan ng kaniyang pamilya sa kaniya. Magkakaroon ba ng chance for a new start of love story sa dalawa or just to meet again to end things?

Si Agatha Gonzales ay lumaki na naghahanap ng pagmamahal at pag aaruga ng isang ama dahil kahit kailan ay hindi niya naranasan iyon sa kanyang ama, ang tanging nakikita niya lang palagi ay ang pagdurusa ng kanyang ina sa kamay nito. Si Ethan Hernandez ay galing sa mayaman na pamilya at siya ay isang tagapagmana. Nabubuhay na parang isang prinsipe at sagana sa pagmamahal ng kanyang ama pero hindi na kasama ang kanyang ina dahil namatay na ito. He gets everything in life. Sa hindi inaasahang pangyayari ay nagkatagpo ang landas nilang dalawa. Sa una nilang pagkikita ay nahalata na agad ng dalaga na ayaw sa kanya ni ng binata samantalang ang nakatatandang kapatid naman nito ay mabait sa kanya. She did everything para lang maipakita na karapat dapat siyang tanggapin bilang bagong kasapi ng kanilang pamilya. Until one night happen in mistake that make Agatha leave and choose to hurt Ethan. Is there hope for the two of them? Ano ang handang gawin ni Agatha para mapatawad lang siya ng lalaking mahal? Will they have a happy ending or a tragic one?

Travis Huxley, known as the "Deadly Man", is a twenty-year-old devilishly handsome mafia king. He is a strikingly attractive, aggressive, and fearless leader. He has the looks, the money, and every girl swooning over him. His life has only one goal: to avenge his family's ruin and the death of his lovely woman. Harper Varlice is a twenty-year-old war freak bitch. She lives with a wealthy family as a black sheep daughter because of her bad attitude. Who would have thought that she was a well-known Assassin? No one knows about her true identity and she had long forgotten being an Assassin to finally forget her dark past. When Harper finds out that her parents want her to marry a man she didn't know, she plans to run away from them to escape and live a peaceful life like what she wanted in the first place. To make sure that they could no longer find her, she thought of pretending to be a man. Two people with the darkness inside. They never believed in happy endings, because they've been told that it doesn't exist in people like them. What will happen when Harper with a history of being an Assassin gets involved with the leader of the biggest mafia king? Is it possible for them to feel love for each other or will they end up killing each other?