Under The Oak Tree Ch 17

On the flight to Arlencia, a post popped up: [What's it like to have sex in a wedding dress?] The pic showed a girl yanking some guy's purple tie while he hiked up her gown. His face was blurred, but hers? Straight-up blissed out. Everyone in the comments was swooning over how in love they looked. I didn't swoon. I froze. Because that purple tie? I gave it to Zeke Santoro, my fiancé, a few days ago. And that wedding dress? The exact custom one he had made for me. There was only one. I kept zooming in, heart racing, until I spotted a family photo in the background. My hands were shaking when I called him. "I wanna see the dress," I said. He hesitated. "It's at the studio getting final touches. Not with me right now. I'll show it to you later." I just smiled and hung up. That was all I needed. Zeke cheated—and the girl? His stepsister, Jella. Total circus. I reopened the post and shot her a DM: [Your wedding dress is stunning. I have the same one.]

I've been in a relationship with my brother's best friend, Emilio Slater, for three years, but he's never been willing to make our relationship public. Still, I never doubt his love for me. After all, he's been with 99 women before, yet he stops looking at anyone else because of me. Even if I have a slight cold, he drops billion-dollar projects and rushes home to take care of me. But on my birthday, when I'm excitedly preparing to share the news of my pregnancy with Emilio, he forgets my birthday for the first time and vanishes without a trace. The housekeeper tells me he's gone to pick up someone important from the airport. I rush there and see him holding flowers, his face full of nervous anticipation, waiting for a woman—one who looks strikingly like me. Later, my brother tells me she's Emilio's first love, the one he can never forget. Emilio defied his parents for her, and he fell apart after she dumped him. He sought out 99 women who resembled her to fill the void. My brother speaks with admiration for Emilio's deep devotion, unaware that I'm one of those stand-ins. I watch Emilio and his first love for a long, long time. Then, I return to the hospital without hesitation. "Doctor, I don't want this child anymore."

When my husband threatened me with divorce for the hundredth time, demanding I sacrifice myself for my sister, I did not cry or make a scene. I simply signed my name on the divorce papers and willingly handed over the man I had loved for ten years to my sister. A few days later, my sister spoke recklessly at a banquet and offended a powerful family. Once again, I stepped forward to take responsibility, bearing all the consequences in her place. When they later proposed that I become a test subject for my sister's drug research, I gladly accepted. Mom and Dad said I had finally grown into someone mature and responsible. Even my cold husband stood by my hospital bed and, for the first time in so long, gently stroked my cheek. He said tenderly, "Don't be afraid. The experiment won't be life-threatening. When you get out, I'll cook you a big meal." However, he did not know that regardless of whether the experiment was dangerous or not, he did not have to wait for me because I was already dying from a terminal illness.

Sheena Santillian, isang simpleng guro na mula sa mahirap na pamilya. Hindi sinasadyang nalasing sya sa isang kasiyahan na naganap sa kanilang eskwelahan kasama ang ibang guro at kaibigan. Dinala sya ng mga ito sa isang pribadong opisina ng kanilang boss, upang mahimasmasan dahil sa pag aakalang out of the country ito. Ngunit bigla itong sumulpot at nakita ang dalagang natutulog sa kanyang opisina. Dahilan upang di sinasadyang may mangyari sa kanila at nag bunga ang minsan nilang pag sasama ng triplets na babae. Matapos maka panganak si Sheena ay nasunog naman ang hospital at sinabing kasama ang kanyang triplets sa mga nasawi. Masuwerteng naka ligtas sya, ngunit sunog naman ang kanyang kalahati ng mukha at katawan. Halos mawalan na sya ng pag asa ng may isang taong nag alok sa kanya ng tulong. Makalipas ang ilang taon ay muli syang nag balik upang maningil sa mga taong dapat pag bayarin sa nangyari sa kanyang anak. Ngunit natuklasan nyang buhay ang mga ito. Mabawi pa kaya nya ang kanyang triplets? Paano sya lalapit sa mga ito kung hindi naman sya kilala ng kanyang mga anak? At malaman pa kaya ng ama ng kanyang mga anak ang tungkol sa kanya kung may isang tao na palaging hadlang sa mga plano nya?

Cassandra and Kate is a best of friend's. When Cassandra got broken by her boyfriend, she's begging for Kate's help. Cassandra asked Kate to ruined Rainier's wedding celebration. So, that way, she could get her revenge. For the sake of her bestfriend not to commit suicide, she help her. Even she doesn't seen him before, and she doesn't have any idea of what he look's like. She still did what had told to her. But after she saw those pair of dark eyes staring at her with full of hatred and anger for her, she regreted all what she did. Rainier promised to himself that he make her suffer for all of what she did.

Sa likod ng isang maamo at mala-anghel na mukha, nagtatago ang bangis at tapang. Iyan si Natasha Mendez Cordoja, na kilala nang lahat bilang si Yanna. Sa kabila ng maganda at maayos na buhay, ay kailangan niyang gampanan ang sariling misyon para hanapin ang mga taong may malaking atraso sa kanya. Ngunit magkakasangga ang mga landas nila ng isang kilalang mafia leader na si Xander Montero, matapos nilang pagsaluhan ang isang gabi at magiging malapit sa isa't isa. Kapwa sila may mga sariling misyon sa buhay na ginagampanan. Ngunit nakahanda nga ba silang isantabi na lang ang kanilang layunin para bigyang-daan ang kanilang mga pansariling damdamin? Nakahanda nga ba si Yanna sa mga bagong matutuklasan, lalo na sa likod ng kanyang tunay na pagkatao? At paano kung mahulog na siya sa bitag ni Xander? Magawa pa kaya niyang makalabas sa butas na lalong nagpapasikip sa kanyang mundo?

Angela De Dios. Ang babaeng sinubok at pinatatag ng panahon at karanasan. Hindi sinukuan ang lahat ng hamon at dagok na dumating sa kaniyang buhay. Norman Villanueva. A certified bachelor. Kilala at mayamang negosyante. Mas inakala ng iba na isa siyang womanizer dahil sa sobrang kasungitan at aloof sa mga babae. Paano kung pagtagpuin sila ng tadhana? Magagawa kayang punan ng bawat isa ang isang bahagi ng kanilang mga pusong tila may kulang pa? Paano kung mabunyag ang isang pangyayaring gigimbal sa pagkatao ng bawat isa sa kanila? Matanggap pa kaya nila ang sukli ng tadhana? O, tuluyang kalilimutan nalang na minsan naging mapaglaro ang kapalaran?

Matapos ang ilang taon na pamamalagi sa America, muling bumalik sa Pilipinas si Kiara, upang alagaan ang inakalang may sakit na mga magulang. Ngunit napunta s'ya sa kamay ng isang bilyonaryo at mafia boss na si Tristan Mondragon, matapos siyang gawing pambayad-utang ng kanyang mga magulang. At sa hindi inaasahan, muling nagsanga ang landas nila ng kanyang ex-boyfriend na nagtaksil sa kanya at muling humihingi ng kanyang kapatawaran. Magawa pa kayang takasan ni Kiara ang bagong masalimuot niyang mundo? O mananatili siyang alipin ng kanyang kasalukuyan at nakaraan? May pag-asa pa kayang mapalambot niya ang puso ng mala-leon na si Tristan?

When I was two months pregnant, the Alpha, Lucas, asked me to give blood to his childhood friend. She pretended to have been injected with wolfsbane by a rogue werewolf and required the Luna's blood to recover. “Jessica, your physical constitution is good; hurry and give Lilith a blood transfusion!” “A real Luna wouldn’t just stand by and watch her die!” Lucas and his friends pushed me into the operating room. “It’s just a blood transfusion; it won’t harm the fetus. Even if we lose it, we can have another, but Lilith must survive.” I gave up struggling, watching my blood being drawn and transferred into Lilith's body. After waking up, I dragged myself home, only to be pushed to the ground by Lucas. I ended up with a miscarriage. That was the moment I decided to give up on this relationship.

I didn't think much of her during the interview but my boyfriend decided to hire her. Not only was her work substandard, but her attitude toward me was hostile. I found out later that she was his ex.