Uris Novel 18

第十八回目の体外受精のとき、私は偶然、夫と秘書の会話を耳にしてしまった。 「ねぇ、本当にあの人と子供を作るの？もし子供ができたら、私どうすればいいの？」 「心配しなくていいさ。もう卵子は君のものに差し替えてある。だから霞が産むのは俺たち二人の子供ってわけだ。君は出産の苦労を味わわなくて済むし、子供が大きくなれば、星川家の財産は全部その子のものになるんだよ！」 私はあえて聞かなかったふりをした。そして、自分の全てを注ぎ込んで産んだ息子を、精一杯の愛情で育て上げた。 十八年後―― 「コンピュータの天才」と呼ばれるまでに成長した息子は博士号を取得し、帰国してきた。 私は自分名義の株式も不動産もすべて息子に譲渡した後、夫からついに本音を突きつけられる。 「霞、あの子は実は俺と彩乃の子なんだ。 だから、離婚しよう。あの子には本当の母親と暮らしてもらうべきだろう？」 彼の言葉を聞いて、私は微かに笑っただけだった。 「いいわ、離婚しましょう」 編んできた網を広げて十八年……もう片付けるときだわ。

Adrianna Do you ever wish you were strong enough? I wish I wasn’t weak willed. That I actually could stand up to my family so I didn't have to betray the one person who truly loved me. The only man I ever loved. Now he's back for revenge, vowing to pull my entire family down. He doesn’t look at me the way he once did. His eyes are filled with hatred and disdain. Lance I want to hold Adrianna’s head under water. I want to kiss her till we both forget everything. I find it difficult to decide which I want more. More than anything, I want to bring her down. I want to see her suffer everything I suffered because of her. To watch her lying mouth beg for forgiveness. To see her beautiful, deceptive eyes glaze over with tears. I won't stop till I burn the Houston family legacy to the ground.

My life is terrible enough. My dad died robbing a jewelry store. My sister hates my guts. An enforcer shows up out of nowhere and tells us we owe a shit ton of money. My mom? Ran off with my credit card and all her fancy jewelry at her first opportunity. So that leaves me... With no cash and a pissed-off crime boss. Raoul gives me a choice: pay up or belong to him. Now, I’m stuck in his world, living in a fancy apartment, clashing with his bossy rules, and realizing he might not be all that bad, after all.

Isa lang akong simpleng babae, papasok sa opisina, magtatrabaho at uuwi. Wala na sa isip ko ang mainlove simula ng lokohin ako ng una kong . Kaya naman subsob sa trabaho lang ako, kumbaga eto na ang buhay ko. Nagsimula ng magbago ang buhay ko ng mapromote bilang Executive Secretary ni Mr. Montano. Makakaya ko kayang balewalain ang charm nito lalo pa at saksakan ito ng gwapo?

Palihim na nagpakasal si Analyn Ferrer sa masungit at demanding niyang boss ng DLM Group of Companies na si Anthony De la Merced. Isa lang itong marriage for convenience, at pareho silang makikinabang. Pero habang nagtatagal ang kanilang kunwariang kasal, hindi alam ni Analyn kung mawawasak ba ito ng kanilang mga sikreto? O matatagpuan ba nila ang mga sarili nilang umiibig na sa isa't isa?

Kailangang magpanggap ni Ria bilang katulong sa isang mayamang arogante na si Steven Alvante. 6 years ago, nagbunga ang nagawa niyang kapusukan na ngayon ay dahilan kung bakit siya magdi-disguise bilang yaya ni Steven. Kailangan niyang kilalanin ang ama ng anak niya at mag desisyon kung tama bang ipakilala niya ang bata dito o itatago habang buhay ang katotohan na may anak ito sa kaniya.

Sadyang mapaglaro ang tadhana para kay May Ivory Vitaliano. Ang babaeng laki sa luho at isang spoiled brat. In the age of 19, bar at skwela lang ang tanging naging buhay niya. She wanted to feel love by somebody but she was cheated on by her boyfriend that tore her into pieces. Her mischievous mind brought havoc to her life. She wanted revenge to her ex-boyfriend so she find someone she can negotiate with to her so called fake-marriage. But that someone is not just ordinary. That someone is Masson Villaranza who was eyeing her for a long time. What will happen to Ivory? Will she learn to love Masson? Or the truth will destroy her to death?

Nakilala ni Olive si Gregor sa isla ng El Nido habang kasama ang mga kaibigan. She introduced herself as Martina para maitago ang totoo niyang pangalan at katayuan sa buhay. But at that same night, naipagkaloob niya ang sarili dahil lang sa matinding atraksyon. Hindi natapos ang bakasyong iyon ay sinundo na siya ng pinsang si Anthony, without even saying goodbye to Gregor. More than a week later, natuklasan niyang si Gregor din ang mayari ng lupang balak bilhin ng pamilya. At kung gaano niya hiniling na mahalin siya ni Gregor hindi dahil sa yaman niya, ay siya ring dahilan ni Gregor para layuan siya. Gregor does not want her because she is rich. Pero bakit tila siya isang gamo gamong lumalapit sa apoy kahit pa mapaso? May lugar ba ang pagibig sa gitna ng pagbabalatkayo?

Kathnisse Garcia is a club dancer and a waitress since she was 18 years old, nagtrabaho na ito sa murang edad para mabayaran ang pagkakautang ng tatay niyang sugarol. Sa edad niyang 22 ay nakilala niya si Alejandro Vautier, isang bilyonaryo. Binili siya nito sa club at binigyan ng isang kontrata na maging baby maker ng lalaki. Paano kung unti-unti itong nahuhulog sa lalaking hindi makalimutan ang namayapang asawa?

Inakala ni Cassandra na ang ama ng batang dinadala niya ay ang asawa niyang dating nobyo ng nakababata niyang kapatid. Cassandra was hated by the people surrounds her dahil sa salang hindi naman niya alam. Isang araw, nagulat nalang siya nang bumungad sa kaniyang harapan ang isang lalaking may kaparehong mukha ng asawa niyang si Liro. That man claimed na siya ang ama ng bata at nagpagulo sa simple at malungkot na buhay ni Cassandra Leosa.