Wish Grandpas Never Died

I wish that night had never happened, the night I died and was resurrected by a vampire, life to me never made sense and I always wondered what happens after death. I didn't think my question was answered so soon, but now I ask you: What is the price of death? I found out the hard way that the price of death is life, my life that now belongs to him!

Dala ng wala nang iba pang solusyon sa sitwasyon ng nag-iisang tagapagmana ng Multi-billionaryong kompanya, si Gabriel Aquinas, nagawa ng kanyang dalawang ama-amahan na gawin ang isang bagay na labag sa kalooban ng dalaga na si Serena Madison ang dalhin nito ang kanyang anak. Ang dalaga lamang ang nag-iisang babae na malapit kay Gabriel dahil pihikan ang binata na makipag-usap o makipagkilala man lamang sa mga babae. Sa una hindi malinaw kay Gabriel kung bakit napakagaan ng loob niya sa dalaga na kahit problema niya sinasabi niya dito kahit nga nililihim niya ang pagkatao sa dalaga. Ngunit ng may mangyari sa kanilang dalawa kaagad naman luminaw ang lahat kay Gabriel. Simula ng may mangyari sa kanila hindi na hinayaan pa ng binata na makalayo sa kanya ang dalaga lalo na nagbunga ang nangyari sa pagitan nilang dalawa. Ngunit ano na nga lang ba ang mangyayari kung wala namang nararamdaman sa kanya ang dalaga at hindi nito nagustuhan ang ginawa niya sa kanya? Paano na kung ang nangyari sa kanila ang dahilan upang mawala ng tuluyan ang tiwala ni Serena kay Gabriel? At paano na rin kung ang matagal nang hinahanap na kahinaan at butas ni Gabriel ng kanyang mga kalaban ay ang dalaga na naging malinaw na nga sa lahat? Paano ba niya mabibigyan ng proteksyon ang dalagang nagalit sa kanya sa likod ng maraming maaring manakit dito? At paano niya mapapatunayan sa dalaga na mahal niya ito? TAMING THE SUNSHINE @DeathWish [HER RETURN 2024]

((( Julius POV’s )))Napabangon ako dahil sa bungangang yun. Tinignan ko yung babae.“Huwag kang lalapit sa akin!” Bigla akong ngumit at natawa sa sarili ko. Kung gano'n ang babaeng 'to ay walang iba kundi si Janine.“Seems I have a “good” Morning. Good morning Janine.”Bigla akong pinaghahampas ng unan ni Janine. Ewan parang ang saya eh. Nakalapit ako sa kanya. Pinigilan ko ang kamay niya saka hinila ko siya palapit sa akin.“Bitiwan mo ako Julius!” Hinalikan ko siya sa noo. Natigilan siya sa kakapalag.“Now, your mine.” Saka ko siya hinalikan sa labi.Bakas sa mukha niya ang pagkagulat. Kaya bigla niya akong sinampal. Ngumiti lang ako bilang tugon...“I know. I deserve it.” At muli ko siyang hinalikan.“Julius! Gumising ka nga!” At pinagsasampal ako ni Janine, magkabilaang pisngi. Pinigilan ko ang kamay niya.“Gising na gising ako. Gusto mo pa?” Pak!Aww...yun ang masakit.“Di ako nakikipaglokohan sa'yo!” Ngumiti ako.“Sa tingin mo niloloko kita?”“Ahhhh....hmmm..” Hinalikan ko eh.At bago ako bumangon, hinalikan ko siya sa pisngi. Natulala siya.Bumangon na ako. Tinali ko ang robe ko at kinindatan siya bago ako pumunta ng banyo.Nang makapasok ako, narinig ko ang pagsisigaw ni Janine.Nakita ko naman ang refleksyon ko sa salamin. Ngiting-ngiti na napapailing. Naghilamos ako. Iniisip ko kung sino sa dalawang ama-amahan ko ang gumawa nito.

It was the tallest building in the world. A token of pride to whoever owned it. An industrial empire that stole selfishly in the name of success. A giant that overshadowed its competitors’ comparatively smaller establishments under the risen sun. And everyone knew whose devilish strategies it came from…From the topmost loft of the building stood a man with a glass of red wine in his hand. He was smirking; not at the taste of the fine wine but at the misery of his rivals. “Master Sean, everything happens at your will.” “I know. And that makes everything else boring.”

Tujuh tahun menjalin hubungan, Kanaya percaya hidupnya sudah berada di jalur yang benar—sampai malam itu ia menemukan tunangannya bercumbu dengan bosnya sendiri. Hancur, mabuk, dan kehilangan arah, Kanaya pulang terhuyung ke apartemennya. Ia hanya ingin menangis dan tidur. Tapi takdir malah mengirim Sagara, sahabat tunangannya sekaligus atasannya di kantor. Pria yang selama ini ia anggap dingin dan terlalu formal. Sagara datang dengan niat memastikan Kanaya tidak melakukan hal bodoh. Namun yang terjadi justru di luar dugaan. Dalam kondisi limbung, Kanaya menangis di dada pria itu—lalu tanpa malu berbisik jujur bahwa selama tujuh tahun ini ia tidak pernah disentuh oleh tunangannya. Bahunya bergetar. Napasnya panas. Dan kata-katanya semakin asal. Kanaya mulai melucuti pakaiannya. “Kalau gini— masih bagusan dia, ya?”

Si Angie, isang mahiyain na babae at normal na empleyado. Halos nga walang sino man ang nakakapansin sa kanya. Ngunit labis na mapagmahal na nobya kay Julius at mabait na kaibigan kay Trisha. Ngunit hindi niya aakalain na dalawang ahas ang inaalagaan niya. Nang isang gabi, dahil sa ginawa ni Julius na itaya ang pagkababae ni Angie sa isang sugalan, aksidenteng naka-One Night Stand niya ang isang arrogante at makapangyarihang CEO na si Mr. Zayruz Choi. Pilit siyang binayaran nito dahil ang akala sa kanya ay isang bayaring babae, ngunit hindi niya tinagap. Lumaganap ang scandal ni Angie at tinuring siyang basahan ng mga katrabaho niya. Marami siyang masasamang naririnig sa kanya. Nakipag-hiwalay si Julius dito at si Trisha ang nangunang taga-sira sa kanya. Hangang sa isang buwan ang nakalipas, di alam ni Angie na nagdadalang tao na siya, nang muling pinagtagpo ang landas nila ni Sayruz at kaagad siyang nawalan ng malay. "F*ck. How dare she is carrying my child?!" Usal ni Sayruz ng matuklasan nga nilang buntis is Angie. Na siyang ikinatuwa din ng Grandma ni Sayruz.

"Realizing she didn't want him was the toughest thing he needed to overcome. How could he let his mate be? Even if he hadn't fallen for her, could he just neglect her and find someone else? What was he to do?" Aurora, swore never to have a mate when her grandmother told her she will die just the same way her mother died because of her mate. Every year on her birthday, Aurora visits the spring to say her wish (I wish not to have a mate!)  When she turned twenty-one, she went to the spring as usual and this time, Sage was passing by and he happened to be the mate she never wished for. He fell for her beauty knowing she was his mate but when he heard her wish, he left in bitterness. Why would Aurora die when she meets her mate? What happens when she finds out the person she took as her mate was actually her mate? 

On the day of Zephyr’s art exhibition, I saw people stand around a portrait of myself. My cheeks were flushed, and I was bare. My posture was the one we used in bed last week for fun. Zephyr even got the mole on my chest right. As people stared at me mockingly, I demanded, “Why did you do this to me?” He was unbothered. “It’s not as if I asked you to sleep with someone else.” But he did let people see how I looked when I was having an intimate moment with my own boyfriend! “It’s just a painting. Why are you being so petty?” I was stunned by the mockery in Zephyr’s gaze. Then, I called my assistant. “I’m attending the international art festival as the organizer.”

To complete my mission of winning over the tragic second male lead, Charles Sawyer, I exchange all my system points to help him rise and become the richest man in Broxia. All that is left is for him to propose to me, and the mission will be complete. When the innocent-looking female lead, Natalia Leigh, causes the company to lose tens of millions of dollars due to a mistake, I simply fire her according to company rules. Unexpectedly, this causes Charles to lose his temper at me in public. Right in front of the entire company, he rebukes me, "Melissa McBride! Stop using work as an excuse to vent at Natalia just because you're jealous! I've seen through your little scheme to win me over!" To punish me for supposedly bullying Natalia, he bids aggressively and wins a priceless piece of jewelry at an astronomical price a few days later at a charity auction. Not only does he personally present it to Natalia, but he even drops to one knee and proposes to her in front of all the guests. When he looks at me, he says mockingly, "Melissa, as long as I refuse, your mission is destined to fail." He is convinced that he has absolute control over me. But he does not know that once the mission fails, my system activates a return function. When that happens, every advantage I once gave him will be returned to me with a single command.

What if the only choice left for you is to marry the man you wish for, yet, it's not what your lover wants. A substitute for your twins life. A substitute for your twins place. A substitute for everything your sister will be. The day you accept her place was the day you died because of pain. The pain that truly make you wish to be dead. The pain you can't ignore. The pain that make you wish to be numb. But its too late to turn your back. The only way out of that pain is to be dead. The choice you have left is to get out on your lovers life. Ang tanong. Kaya mo ba? Kaya mo ba siyang iwan para hindi ka masaktan pa? Or would you stay and ignore your pain? What would you choose? If you turn back time would you do it again? To be an EXCHANGE