When A Guy Kisses Your Hand While Holding It

"Give me one more chances, Via," kata Dante sembari menatap manik mata Olivia. "Nggak bisa, Dante. Aku nggak bisa," sahut Olivia bersikukuh. "Kenapa? Paling nggak kasih aku alasannya," desak Dante lagi. Olivia menggeleng. Merasa sia-sia saja jika ia memberikan alasannya. "Kalau begitu akan kucari sendiri jawabannya," tukas Dante menyudahinya. Manis. Bibir yang mengecup Olivia masih sama seperti lima tahun yang lalu. Manis dan akan selalu manis sampai kapanpun. Seperti kenangannya bersama Dante. Perpisahan Olivia dengan Dante bukanlah lelucon opera sabun yang selalu berseliweran di layar kaca. Ada satu alasan yang membuat Olivia nekat mengambil keputusan itu. Suatu rahasia yang sengaja Olivia sembunyikan sejak lama. Suatu rahasia dibalik kepergiannya.

April Hreghen Atienza ay ang babaeng gustong gusto si Sammuel Lazarus Sandoval. She like Sammuel so much kaya ginawa niya ang lahat mapansin lang siya ng crush niya. Dahil sa pag-iibigan nilang dalawa, nalihis sila ng daan. Parehong bumagsak ang grado nila dahil hindi nila natutokan ang kanilang pag-aaral. Nawasak ang kanilang puso, nasaktan, umiyak, nagdusa, naghabol at pilit na pinapatatag ang relasyon. Paano nila maibabalik ang dating sigla ng pag-iibigan? Ang tanong... maibabalik pa ba ang dating pinagsamahan?

Dahil sa hirap ng buhay, nagpasyang kumapit sa patalim si Cassandra upang matustusan ang gamutan ng kaniyang inang may sakit. Gayunpaman, hindi pa man nagsisimula ang kaniyang karera ay tila napigilan na ito ng isang lalaking naging kliyente niya na nagbigay sa kaniya ng malaking halaga. Ito na nga ba ang mag-aahon sa kaniya sa kahirapan? Subalit hindi inasahan ni Cassandra na magbubunga ang isang gabi nilang pinagsaluhan ng lalaking kliyente. Ang maginhawang buhay na inaasam-asam niya ay tila naglahong parang bula sa bagong bunga na nasa sinapupunan niya. Makawala pa nga kaya ang dalaga sa mala-roller coaster na buhay niya?

Ming thought hiding her supernatural side would be easy... until she fell for the mysterious boy in her college. Now her carefully controlled life is falling apart, and her biggest secret might be impossible to keep. What happens when a half-vampire tries to have a normal college romance? Spoiler alert: Nothing goes according to plan.

Jen Salas has always kept her head down, working hard to support her struggling family in the bustling town of Cebu. When she meets Jacques Almerino, a young billionaire who catches her eye, she's swept off her feet. Jacques is drawn to Jen's down-to-earth charm, but as he returns to Cebu for a vacation, he knows he can't let himself fall in love - he's too busy managing his family's vast business empire. Despite their differences, Jen and Jacques can't stay away from each other, and their romance seems perfect. But when Jacques' esoteric secret is revealed, it threatens to tear them apart. As Jen and Jacques struggle to find a way to be together, they must confront their deepest fears and desires. Will their love be lost forever, or can they find a way to overcome the obstacles that stand in their way? Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish

Bahkan dari awal pertemuan pun, keduanya telah memiliki keterkaitan satu sama lain. Setelah beribu usaha yang sudah semesta kerahkan, ini saatnya untuk menyatukan keduanya. Banyak hal yang tidak disadari keduanya, jika memang keduanya pantas untuk disandingkan bersama. Terlalu sering terjadinya pertikaian karena kesalahpahaman antara keduanya, tak membuat semesta berhenti untuk menyatukan mereka. Inilah cerita Raditya dan Adinda yang menjadi hasil tangan indah sang semesta.

Hinahabol ng isang loan shark company si Naila dahil nagkaroon ng malaking utang ang mama niya na naging obligasyon na din niya. Sino pa bang pwedeng tumulong sa kanyang ina kundi siya lang? Wala silang alam na mabilis na solusyon dahil nawawalan na sila ng panahon. Kaya ang naisip niya ay gumamit ng lalaki. Hahanap siya ng mayaman na lalaki, kukunin ang loob nito at saka siya hihingi ng pera o uutang ng pera. Marami siyang kakilala na umaangat ang buhay dahil sa mga lalaking napangasawa o naging kasintahan nila. Naisip niya na pwede ring mangyari iyon sa kanya. But then she met Ashton. He was rich, yes, but his life was just as tangled. His parents had cut him off, forcing him to prove his worth or face an unwanted marriage. She likes Ashton but she won’t be able to get anything from him and she thought that she doesn’t want to just use him. Until Ivan, her boss, confessed to her. He was rich and a business owner. It will be easy for her to ask money from him, but the problem is Ashton is getting in the way. And now, she needs to choose between money and love. What would she choose? Her family’s sake is on the verge.

The day the Labarres declared bankruptcy, everyone assumed I would break off my engagement to Zach Labarre. In the middle of a torrential downpour, I abandoned my umbrella and helped the disheveled Zach into the car. "I'll give you ten million dollars. If you succeed, come back and marry me. If you fail, I'll marry you instead." Five years later, Zach returned, leading three publicly listed companies. In front of all the media, he announced, "Leah Chandler and I ended our engagement five years ago."

Hindi inasahan ng rakistang si Zein na uso pa pala ang pagiging "rebound girl" nang sabihin iyon ng panderong ex-boyfriend ng Ate Zelda niya na si Amos. Umeksena lang ang "bitter" na lalaki sa kasal ng kapatid niya, inaya na siya sa isang relasyong wala namang pag-ibig. Nasira ang plano niyang magkaroon ng magandang karanasan sa isang relasyon. Hindi niya alam kung anong masamang hangin ang umihip at pumayag siyang maging panakip-butas lamang. In short, band-aid lang siya para sa mga sugat na iniwan ng kapatid niya sa puso ng binata. Akala ni Zein ay naging maingat siya pero nahulog ang damdamin niya at umasang kaya siyang saluhin ni Amos subalit bumalik sa eksena ang Ate Zelda niyang una nitong minahal. Hindi na siya naghintay na saluhin ng binata. Umahon na agad siya kahit may naiwang marka ang lalaking tanging nagpalakas ng tibok ng puso niya. Ngunit saan siya dadalhin ng pagtakas niya sa isang pag-ibig na hindi sigurado? Paano niya pa ito makalilimutan kung may buhay na sa kaniyang sinapupunan?

My husband's childhood friend says she wants her crystal beads to soak up some of the good luck in our home. Because of that, he scatters the beads on the floor, making me slip and miscarry. I'm in agony as I lie on the operating table. I call my husband incessantly, but all he does is block my number. I lie in the hospital ward after the operation. I see my husband's childhood friend's social media update—a photo of him worshipfully holding out a certificate while getting down on one knee. It's captioned, "He loves me so much! I said I'm interested in running a business and he actually set up a company for me!" On the day of the branch company's grand opening, my husband's childhood friend wears an expensive custom-made gown. Meanwhile, I wear her discarded goods. I'm barred from even entering the building. I suppress my bitterness and call my lawyer. "Are the divorce procedures done?"