Work-life Quotes Novels & Stories

One stolen MRT token. One ruined silk tie. One month of pretending to be a billionaire’s fiancée. Xyloise just wanted to get to work on time, but now she’s commuting straight into the arms of the man she hates the most."

**Synopsis of *"Between Us and the Stars"***: Keisha Joli, a driven and independent woman, is determined to build a life of her own without relying on anyone. But her world collides with that of Jarren, a powerful and wealthy CEO, whose arrogance represents everything she despises. Initially sworn enemies, their fierce rivalry gradually evolves into an undeniable attraction neither of them can ignore. Despite their differences, Keisha and Jarren find themselves drawn to each other, each challenging the other in ways they never expected. As they navigate the ups and downs of their passionate yet tumultuous relationship, Keisha and Jarren are surrounded by their close-knit group of friends, who are all on their own journeys of love and self-discovery. But just as Keisha and Jarren start to believe they can make it work, a tragic turn of events shatters their world: Keisha's plane crashes during a business trip, leaving Jarren devastated and heartbroken. In the aftermath of the tragedy, Jarren spirals into grief, regretting every moment he took Keisha for granted. As he struggles to come to terms with her loss, a mysterious new figure, Sofia, enters his life, bringing a flicker of hope. But is Keisha truly gone, or is there more to the story than meets the eye? With unresolved love, heartbreak, and the shadow of a second chance, *"Between Us and the Stars"* explores the fine line between fate and choice, with the promise of a new beginning lurking just beyond the horizon.

Auxerre Kailani Vixen is the epitome of elegance, intimidation, bravery, beauty, and brains. She’s the unica hija of the Vixen family, and because of that, the expectations of her were always high. Handling her family’s company and exceeding their expectations was always her dream and she wouldn’t give that up, never…but everything changed when he came. Hubert Atticus Zaveri, a rich playboy but has good morals. A one night stand will be the reason why they crossed paths in the first place, but they live in two different worlds and they are very different from each other. That’s already enough proof to say that they won’t work out. But it doesn’t end there…family’s clashing, friends fighting, other people wanting to bring them down, and them against each other. That’s basically their life…it’s like even the world is preventing them from being happy. Will they be able to fight for their love? Or will the accept fate and just let go?

A daughter who will do anything and everything to help her family. Ember Cecilla del Fuentes applied to work for a very well known and prestigious business company in the Philippines as a secretary of the CEO, without any work experience in that field. Because of her dedication and perseverance, she was able to get the desired job. She will find herself the hidden island of her boss—the one who kidnapped her and forced her to get married to Professor Callian Marcelus Huxley, whom she does not know. How she will be able to escape from obstacles when he uses her family as bait to force her to do things she does not like. No secrets shall be kept for a long time, they say. How will she be able handle it when she is starting to hold special feelings for the Professor? Who will truly protect her? Who will do her no good?

Maria's life wasn't perfect, her father died when she's 10 so she needed to work early as possible to help her mom. Because of her young age, she had no choice but to sell feet pics at 13 just to have money, to survive. Her mother married another man, she thought her life will be less cruel, having another parent to provide for them but it's the other way around. She decided to moved out, to be free from those creepy stares of her step father behind her mother's back. As she moves away, and continue her illegal earnings she met, Jackson one of her longest client. The guy is persistent, demanding and controlling but Maria keep on pulling herself away. She knows her goal, she's not easy to persuade and even how weak she is inside her mind will quickly block every poison that the guy will throw.. even how much money he'll invest to get closer to her. How long will Maria push the guy if her heart is slowly giving away? How long will Jackson endured every push if he's freaking enjoying his stay under the girl's sheet?

A substitute wife. That's the role of Heaven Arsenal in Ziyo Arkinus's life. A billionaire and the CEO of an empire, but because of the tragedy, she became his unwanted wife. Her twin sister, Hope, Ziyo's fiancee, died, and she was forced to take Hope's place. She needs to marry Ziyo to save their dying business. Ever since they were children, she has secretly loved Ziyo, but Ziyo loves her twin sister. She tried to do everything to win Ziyo's heart, but the world wasn't on her side because whatever she'd do, she couldn't get Ziyo's heart. She was blamed for Hope's accident. She tried to be a good daughter, a good wife, but whatever she did, she was always unwanted. A miracle happened because Ziyo told her he already loved her and they would try to make their marriage work, but hope is back in Ziyo's life and Ziyo seems to still love Hope. Would their story end in a happy ending?

Matilda, a well-known reporter, is the one who easily captures people’s attention through her articles. She’ll do everything for the sake of her work until one day, she needs to uncover the mask behind a kidnapper’s face. Nag-ala akyat-bahay itong pumasok sa mansiyon ng binata. Not knowing that she’

Si Serena Montana ay isang career woman na nagtatrabaho bilang isang na manunulat para sa isang malaking publishing house company sa Sydney, Australia. Nakatanggap siya ng magandang balita mula sa kanyang Boss na ang kanyang manuscrit ay pinili ng isang sikat na movie producer at magkakaroon sila ng television drama adaptation para sa kanyang nobela. 50% of the scenes will be shot in her own country, kaya naman kailangan niyang bumalik ng Pilipinas. Pero hindi inaasahan ni Serena na marami pang mangyayari pagbalik niya ng Pilipinas. Serena had a shock of her life when she found out that her younger sister's boyfriend is none other than Paolo Montes, her very first love! At isa ang nakakagulat na twist of events--- si Paolo pala ang direktor na makakatrabaho niya para sa isang proyekto! Will she be able to finish her work without falling in love with Paolo again?

Kyoko only wants to work as a Farm Manager to support her brother's studies but in exchange she has to marry the aloof and arrogant Engr. Rafael Cervantes. He was shocked to know that his grandfather wants him to marry the girl he despises. But for the sake of Isla Esmeralda, he needs to comply. Will they find love amidst their chaotic arranged marriage?

Xyrine Marie Caballero thought it was the end of her life, not until she meet her new lawyer—Iñigo Kang Alcantara, he's a typical, arrogant, handsome, but smart and wise lawyer. The murderer accused Xyrine Marie Caballero of killing her step-father. Since Xyrine Marie defended herself because her step-father tried to rape her, the only self-defense would have, ended up killing her step-dad. Her mother was unable to defend her because she loved her partner more than her daughter—Xyrine Marie. Xyrine Marie's life will change when she meets her new lawyer—Attorney Iñigo Kang Alcantara. Attorney Iñigo Alcantara promised that he will help Xyrine Marie's case be acquitted if she also cooperates with him. Xyrine Marie also promised that she will owe Iñigo for the rest of her life if her case against her step-father's family and her mother. The case against the daughter and his step-father became trend when the fake evidence came out. Due to the injustice of the law, Iñigo himself used his connection with his father who won their case. Since Xyrine Marie didn't graduate from high school, she agreed to serve the Alcantara's family, but Attorney Iñigo Alcantara didn't agree to the girl's wishes. Instead of serving his family, Attorney Iñigo hired Xyrine Marie as his personal assistant. And the agreement, she'll work with his lawyer for five years, and follow everything that he asked of him even his personal needs.