Worlds Apart Novel

Dulu aku pernah berpikir aku memiliki keluarga yang sempurna. aku percaya suamiku sangat mencintaiku dan menganggap diriku sebagai wanita paling bahagia di dunia. Namun suatu hari, aku menemukan bahwa pembantu kami diam- diam telah meracuniku. Yang lebih mengejutkan lagi adalah mengetahui bahwa suamiku berselingkuh dengannya...

“Pipay!” galit na sigaw ng aking madrasta mula sa kanyang silid habang abala sa pag-aayos ng kanyang mukha. Halos magputok ang ugat sa kanyang leeg, na para bang ako ang dahilan ng lahat ng problema niya sa buhay. “Bakit po, Madam?” mahinahon kong sagot habang tuloy sa paglalampaso ng sahig. “Madam”—iyon ang itinawag niya sa akin mula pa noong una, at dahil sa takot, hindi ko na rin inusisa kung bakit. Ako nga pala si Piazza Fontana Vega, o mas kilala bilang Pipay. Dalawampu’t dalawang taong gulang na ako, ngunit hanggang Grade 5 lang ang naabot ko. Natigil ako sa pag-aaral noong mag-asawa muli ang aking ama. Simula noon, naging parang alipin na ako ng aking madrasta. Araw-araw, pareho lang ang eksena sa bahay. Ako ang gumagawa ng lahat ng gawain habang si Madam at ang kanyang anak na si Claire ay nag-e-enjoy sa luho ng buhay. Pero kahit ganoon, may lihim akong pangarap. Minsan, sa mga tahimik na gabi, iniisip ko kung darating ba ang araw na makakawala ako sa ganitong sitwasyon. “PIPAY!” muling sigaw ng aking madrasta, na tila mas nagiging galit pa. Agad kong iniwan ang mop at tumakbo sa kanyang kwarto. Kailangan kong magmadali. Kapag natagalan ako, mas matindi ang parusa. “Madam, may kailangan po ba kayo?” magalang kong tanong sa aking Madrasta. "Bakit ba ang bagal mong kumilos? HETO! Labhan mo pati ang damit ng anak ko!” sigaw niya, sabay hagis sa akin ng maruruming damit. Tumama ito sa aking mukha, pero wala akong nagawa kundi damputin ang mga ito. “Opo, Madam,” sagot ko, habang pinipigil ang pagbagsak ng luha.

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.

His voice was low as he remarked, "You’re kissing a stranger," yet his eyes were full of intrigue. When I barged into their engagement party, the hurt of my betrayal was still fresh because I had just been deceived by the two people I trusted the most, my best friend and my ex. Then, however, he appeared. The enigmatic billionaire CEO who has a reputation for avoiding relationships is Yemi Kings. I kissed him right then and there, while everything fell apart around me. It was reckless and hasty, yet it seemed genuine for the first time in weeks. Nevertheless, what started as a defiant act soon evolved into a tangled network of deceit, mysteries, and an undeniable chemistry that neither one of us could ignore. I was surprised that he wanted me. This was unexpected. However, we are compelled to play a game neither of us is ready for when Yemi's and my past intersect. The tension is tremendous, the stakes are enormous, and the distinction between passion and retaliation is blurred in ways I never would have thought possible. His main thought right now is to claim me as his own. But will I still be able to trust him when the truth is revealed? Or are we going to see our worlds fall apart forever? The phone rang just as I was starting to have faith in us. Everything was broken by the voice on the other end.

"I don't care if you're a spoiled heir or a pawn in his twisted game—tonight, I will decide my fate!" AMIRIAM roars as her world collides with danger, desire, and scandal. In a sprawling mansion where wealth hides dark secrets, the fierce and determined AMIRIAM, a devoted nanny to sweet little JAMES, finds herself entangled in a torrid affair with the enigmatic LUKE ODEN. Torn between loyalty and lust, LUKE battles the oppressive expectations of his domineering father, JACKSON ODEN, whose ironclad control over his inheritance fuels a legacy of broken hearts. In searing, shock-filled exchanges—like LUKE's biting retort, "You want to see me stripped bare, not just physically but for who I truly am?"—the story exposes a raw vulnerability beneath the veneer of high-society indulgence. Family ties further complicate the passion: the ever-watchful AMA, the supportive yet embattled CHRISTIANA and RITA, and even FRANK and OSSIAN PETE, whose past romances and betrayals echo through every heated encounter. Meanwhile, the seductive STACY enters the fray, her allure both a promise and a threat, challenging every boundary in this forbidden game of love and money. Hot, sweet, and unapologetically scandalous, Reckless Desires: The Oden Legacy is a searing tale of passion, power, and betrayal—a world where every whispered secret and incendiary dialogue has the potential to shatter lives and redefine destiny.

"Money over men." 'Yan ang motto ni Ladja Ronquillo simula noong saktan siya ng pinakaunang lalaking minahal niya. Walang mga magulang at pinapaaral pa niya ang kaniyang nag-iisang kapatid kaya mas importante na sa kaniya ngayon ang pera. Hanggang sa nakilala niya si Radzmir Al-Andas, isang napakamayamang businessman na gagawin ang lahat para lang matikman ang kaniyang mga labi at makasama siya. Dahil dito, nagdesisyon siyang gamitin ang lalaki para sa pera. Akala niya magiging mas maayos na ang lahat sa halip, ito ang naging dahilan nang muling pagkadurog ng kaniyang puso.

RATED 18+ READ AT YOUR OWN RISK‼️ "May mga plano pa ako Atticus, at sa ngayon... hindi ka parte no'n" —Vivian Miami Villares "Akin ka, Viv... Hindi ko hahayaang agawin ka ng iba sa akin. " —Atticus Hermit Sigertem Vivian Miami Villares is a maid from Casa Sigertem. After she turned sixteen, she was sent to attend and serve the family. Her two years was incredible as she got closer to the Sigertem family... But not until, their heir had an eye on her. His possessiveness made her feel suffocated in his gasp. Will she be able to run from this man?

SYNOPSIS Nanny to the billionaire’s baby? Sino ba naman ang tatanggi sa trabahong 'yon? Certainly not Renata Cinco, isang certified nurse na sanay sa alaga at sakripisyo. Bukod sa malaki ang suweldo, gwapo pa ang kanyang bilyonaryong boss na si Hugo Santillan—a walking temptation in a suit. Pero sa unang araw pa lang niya sa trabaho, nawindang na siya sa eksena: isang parade ng mga babaeng desperadong maging "mommy" ng billionaire’s baby! At dahil certified competitive si Renata, desidido siyang hadlangan ang mga ambitious wannabes. Bakit? Simple lang. Dahil gusto na rin niyang maging mommy ng alaga niya—at asawa ng kanyang boss.

Sa likod ng karangyaan ng Hacienda Avaristo, may mga lihim na itinago — mga sigaw ng kababaihang inapi, mga pag-ibig na pinagkait, at mga kasalanang sinilaban ng panahon. Isang dalagang kasambahay, isang panginoong marahas, at isang pag-ibig na ipinagbawal— mula sa abo ng kahapon ay babangon ang isang babaeng gagamitin ang bawat sugat bilang kanyang sandata. Ito ang kuwento ni Amarra Villasanta, ang babaeng minsang inalipin, ginahasa, itinapon, ngunit muling bumangon upang ibalik ang hustisya sa lupaing minsang kinasusuklaman niya. Isang epikong kasaysayan ng pagdurusa, paghihiganti, at kapatawaran, kung saan matutuklasan na ang tunay na “lihim” ng Hacienda ay hindi ang kasalanan ng nakaraan— kundi ang kapangyarihan ng isang pusong marunong magmahal kahit sa gitna ng impyerno.