When Breath Becomes Air

In the fifth year of my marriage to Kevin Gray, he, a sailor, is reported dead during a mission at sea. When his twin brother brings home his ashes, I break down and sob until I can barely breathe. Nothing can stand in the way of our love—not even death... or so I think. Grief consumes me. I cannot accept the reality of losing him. I try to end my life five times. Every time, Kevin's mother or his brother saves me. They plead with me to let go, to live on. After all, Kevin's last wish was for me to find happiness in every day of the life I had left. But in the third month of mourning, I discover the truth—he never died. He lied to me. He took his twin brother's identity and spent his days by Evelyn Stewart's side. He told me he still loved me, that he couldn't live without me, and that everything he was doing had a reason. He said he'd explain everything after Evelyn gave birth. To protect Evelyn and her unborn child, he asked me to move out for a while—just temporarily, until the baby was born. Then, he promised to bring me home again. Kevin, don't bother coming to get me. I'm not coming back.

Matapos ng tatlong taong pagiging martir at pagkakakulong sa sagradong kasal ni Alyson Samonte kay Geoffrey Carreon ay tuluyan na itong sumuko sa asawa. Sa kabila ng pagtulong ni Don Gonzalo Carreon na pigilan 'yun ay nangyari pa rin. Muntik na sanang magtagumpay ang Don, kaya lang isang pangyayari ang naganap. Nalagay sa alanganin ang buhay ni Alyson at ng mga batang nasa sinapupunan. Iyon ang naging daan upang tuluyang talikdan ni Alyson si Geoff na akala niya ay pipiliin na siya. Lumabas siya ng bansa. Pilit na bumangon, nangarap at nagsikap sa tulong ni Oliver Gadaza, sa pag-aakalang kaya niyang kalimutan ang dating asawa sa paglipas ng maraming taon. Sa pagbabalik niya ng Pilipinas bilang isa ng matagumpay na CEO ng sarili niyang kumpanya, muli kayang magsanga ang landas nila ni Geoff, ngayong nasa iisang industriya na sila? Ano ang mangyayari sa muli nilang pagkikita lalo pa kapag nalaman ni Geoff na nagkaroon pala sila ng triplets na mga anak ng dati niyang asawa na naging lingid sa kaalaman niya ng apat na taon? "Bakit ganyan ang hitsura mo? Ang payat mo. Pinapabayaan mo ba ang—" "Ano namang pakialam mo sa kung anong hitsura mayroon ako?" Napasuklay na ng buhok si Geoff upang supilin ang awang nadarama. Medyo guilty siya na baka dahil iyon sa annulment nila. "Kailangan kong makialam sa'yo Alyson dahil hindi ka pwedeng mamatay hangga't hindi pa tayo annul. Narinig mo? Ayokong gagamitin mo hanggang kamatayan ang apelyido ko!" "Huwag kang mag-alala, hindi pa ako mamamatay. Ayoko rin namang gamitin ang apelyido mo at ilagay sa magiging lapida ko."

Nakipaghiwalay si Kisses sa boyfriend niyang si Dashiel. High School pa lang naman kasi sila kaya hindi niya gaanong sineryoso ang kanilang relasyon. At matapos naman ang ilang taon simula ng mamatay ang kanyang ama, bigla na lang ini-announce ng kanyang ina na nag asawa na ulit ito. Ang masaklap pa roon, hindi niya inaasahan na ang napangasawa pala ng kanyang ina ay si Dashiel, na siyang Ex boyfriend niya... at ngayon ay Stepfather na niya!

Hana Madhira Safiyyah, seorang wanita muda yang terpaksa menerima tawaran menjadi istri kedua seorang pria kaya raya bernama Arsa Zhandra Shailendra Prasaja. Arsa menawarkan Hana kemewahan dan kekayaan sebesar 2 milyar jika berhasil melahirkan anak laki-laki. Namun, perjanjian ini memiliki syarat yang rumit dan Hana harus mematuhi peraturan yang ditetapkan oleh Arsa. Apakah Hana akan berhasil melahirkan anak yang diinginkan Arsa, ataukah perjanjian ini akan berakhir sesuai keinginan Arsa?

Lumaking independent si Kalina, babad sa trabaho at walang ibang gusto kundi ma-promote at mapatunayan ang kaniyang kakayahan. Sa rami ng plano niya para sa sarili, wala rito ang matali sa kung sinong lalaking hindi naman niya mahal. Kaya naman nang malaman niyang niloloko siya ng kaniyang mapapangasawa, isa lang ang naisip niya—to runaway. Sa kabilang banda, si Cain Valvares, ang anak ng may-ari ng kumpanyang pinagtatrabahuhan ni Kalina. Malupit na amo at laging seryoso kaya naman kinatatakutan ng lahat sa opisina. Para maging CEO, may binigay na kondisyon ang ama nito: kailangan niya munang magpakasal. Isang kasunduan sa pagitan ng dalawa. Isang sikretong kasal na pareho silang magbebenepisyo. Sa pagitan ng CEO at secretary, imposible nga bang may pag-iibigan na mabuo?

My husband, my son, and the woman who stole them, broke me into pieces. I was the perfect wife, the perfect mother… until I became invisible. So I walked away with nothing but my name and a promise: I’ll rise again. Then a dangerous and ruthless billionaire suddenly appeared before me. He looked at me like I was the only woman alive and said, “Marry me, Rosemary… and I’ll make the world kneel at your feet.” I told myself it was just a deal. But how do you walk away from a man who heals your scars with his touch and burns your soul with his love?

Apat na taon ang nakalipas magmula noong ikasal si Eris Vanya Geisler kay Blaze Martell nang malaman niyang nakabuntis ito ng iba. Lumuhod pa siya sa harap ng asawa nang sabihin nito na makikipag-divorce na sa kanya, pero walang silbi lang iyon dahil buo na ang desisyon ni Blaze na makipaghiwalay. To make matters worse, napag-alaman din ni Eris na buntis din siya at nang balakin niyang ipaalam kay Blaze ang tungkol dito, isang litrato niya na hubo't hubad kasama ang lalaking hindi kilala, ang kumakalat. Tinakwil siya ng sarili niyang pamilya at pinagtangkaan pa ng father-in-law niya na patayin siya dahilan ng pagkaka-aksidente niya at mawala ang anak sa sinapupunan. Akala ng lahat ay namatay siya sa aksidente, ngunit ang hindi alam nila alam ay buhay pa ito. Lumipas ang ilang taon, at sa kanyang pagbabalik, sisiguraduhin niyang magbabayad ang dapat na magbayad.

“She's back to pay her tormentor in his own coins... She's retribution itself!” After enduring agonizing years of a loveless marriage with the influential billionaire, Damian Brown, Olivia Davidson is abandoned with a broken heart and a divorce paper to sign. The tables turned when Ivan Arthur, a Billionaire and Olivia's Uncle appeared just in time to pick his niece at her lowest. Hand in hand, they plan the downfall of the man who had caused her great pain. Life finally seemed like a bed of roses when power was bestowed upon Olivia by her Uncle. She maps and carries out plans after plans to destroy Damian when she unveils a jaw breaking piece of information that shatters her firmly built walls to pieces. Olivia is stuck between forgiving Damian Brown who fell head over heels in love with her after her departure or giving listening ears to her absentee mother who returns shortly after Olivia gains power. What happens when Damian comes back for a second chance, seeking for a remedy to the aches of losing his once angelic wife? Will Olivia accept him wholeheartedly after all the pains he put her through, or will she pay Damian back in his own coin?

Restaurateur and self-exiled heir Lucien Lenault's first look at the breathtaking young chef trainee for his trendy Chicago restaurant is a shock. She’s Elise Martin, daughter of a wealthy French fashion designer. She’s also the holder of a secret that could explode his carefully laid plans. Notorious for her flagrant exhibitionism, and for flouting the respectable façade of her aristocratic background, the coquine’s wild streak shocked most people. Not Lucien. He was tempted by it. It was a deliriously punishable offense as far as Lucien was concerned. But taking on Elise is more than a game. She’s a catastrophe waiting to happen, an inferno that’s burned many a lover. Lucien isn’t most men, however, and he won’t allow her to manipulate him. In order to control the defiant beauty—in order to see her submit—he’s going to have to willingly walk in the flames…

I was Claire Vitale, the lost daughter they forgot, the bride my lover betrayed—and the dying girl they failed to notice. For five long years, I lived like a stranger in my own home. The Vitale mansion was a beautiful prison, where every kind word hid a lie, every promise was false, and even Lawrence, the man I was supposed to marry, cared more for Vanessa than for me. None of them saw how my body weakened each day, how the pain grew sharper. They were too busy watching their precious Vanessa. Vanessa—the perfect adopted daughter, was the girl my parents loved more than me. She came into our family when I was lost, and when I returned, I found my place already taken—by her. Just as the illness was quietly taking my future. Now she was gone, and they all pointed fingers at me, convinced I was behind her disappearance. The machine they strapped to my head would pull memories straight from my mind. "Where is she?" my father roared. My mother sobbed in the corner. Lawrence, my fiancé, stood silent—his accusing eyes louder than any shout. But I knew the truth would shock them—how Vanessa hurt me, how she faked accidents, how she made sure no one ever believed me. The machine would show them everything. As the machine began its work, I trembled—from fear and exhaustion. After all these years of being unheard, would they finally see?