Love me back, my wife
Gerald Hallway, the son of a billionaire, marries Nicole Roque for the inheritance that is promised to be given to him by his father if only she marries a decent woman.
Nicole Roque suffers ataxia disease, an ailment that makes her unable to walk, stand, and do tasks, which pushes her husband to file for divorce. Their marriage turns to chaos.
Four years later, Gerald awaits the adopted daughter of his biggest investor in the airport. Upon meeting her, he doesn't expect it is his ex-wife who fully recovers and changes identity and physical outlook. She came from Germany to New York for her new business, which Mr. Hallway is tasked with helping her manage and build.
But Annie, Nicole's best friend, finds all her ways to ruin the woman's reputation. She's determined to steal the man she once loved. How could Gerald and Nicole surpass their trials?
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Chapter: Chapter 9: Familiar face from the pastThe week has ended with a tiring and challenging one for Ava Nicole, and now Saturday is in. A weekend she likes the most where she can hike, play her favorite sport, which is badminton, and try to find peers in the bar where her friend is working.Early in the morning, her father calls her on the phone, saying they are heading to her home for a bigger announcement. They come with an important person for her to deal with."Dad, I want to try playing my favorite sport again. Can I cancel meeting your pals today?" she requested in a soft tone.Her father is always spoiling her about the activity she wants to do, but this time, Mr. Hillson never agreed on her decision."Ava, my friend has a handsome son. He wants you to meet him. They are so kind, dear. I swear.""Dad, did I tell you not to entertain boys to match on me? I'm not that old to not be married again.""Ava, you're running twenty-six this year. Isn't that old to remain single?""Yes, dad. I think so. But if you insist, you can
Last Updated: 2024-12-12
Chapter: Chapter 8: The news"Good morning, Ms.—" the woman greets, bearing a wide fake smile.Slap!"Ouch," Annie touches her cheek using her left hand, while the other hand throws the papers she is holding."What's wrong with you?" she angrily asks while still holding her red cheek."What's wrong with me? Read this!" The woman handed her MacBook to Annie, for her to watch the news spreading throughout the country.Annie breathes calmly, thinking about the reason she will give to her friend to which she can defend herself out of anger."I'm not the one who wrote that article. I'm not a reporter, you know? I'm a marketing encoder now!"Her tone of speaking obviously shows her aggressiveness to fight for her pride. Even in the midst of facing the truth, she must divert her story to her lies to enable her to become a famous hero inside the company."And why did I take all the blame about that news?" she adds."Because you lied to me yesterday. Not only me, but also the CEO of this company. You lied about your accid
Last Updated: 2024-12-11
Chapter: Chapter 7: False accident Her heart is racing, pulses throughout her body are beating fast, and while turning her head in every corner, patients who have blood flowing on the floor while medical employees are dragging its hospital metal beds. She is thinking about her friend, who has just been told earlier that she was in an accident due to a car crash."Annie," she mistakenly calls, building its metal bed as she assumes it's her. "Ma'am, stay on your side. It's not Annie. It's my sister." The boy stops her when seeing she's weeping in the wrong person.When she widens her eyes, she analyzes her mistakes, saying, "Sorry."Ava Nicole doesn't even think the right thing to do. Her surroundings look rolling as her mind is not stable to overcome it. Annie was her best buddy a long time ago. The memories they have shared don't compare to other peers she had. She can't bear to lose her now.She runs towards the customer service table, panting like a racer wants to win."Ms., do you have a patient named Annie Presto?
Last Updated: 2024-12-10
Chapter: Chapter 6: Is she mad at me?RECENT TIMES...Gerald is standing in front of his office's window, imagining things that motivate him to sue his ex-wife. Their wedding, their lovemaking, and even the latest romance he shared with her.It's Monday, the scheduled day for M.E.S.A. (Marketing Establishment and Statistical Authority), in which each company has representatives for selling their own products in their chosen establishment. His assistant is coming to see him."Mr. Hallway, can we go to A-Kezha Mall now? It's already time."He turns his head, staring at her face, who isn't looking at him, and walks slowly, closing to her post.He even moves his jaw a little closer to her, but still, Ava's eyes are still intact on the floor."What if I will not come because you are not there? Would you miss me?""Yuck!" She pushes his chest, rolling her eyeballs.Then she moves back saying, "Gerald, you're now old for sweet words. It's disgusting. Grrr!"Ava Nicole walks faster going to the door, holding its knob without turn
Last Updated: 2024-12-09
Chapter: Chapter 5: Flashback five years ago FLASHBACK five years agoWhile staring at them, Nicole's tears continuously flowed down, causing her chest to close up—hard to breathe, actually. The day her husband wanted her to sign the divorce paper wasn't really the day they ended up together. It was her plan not to sign because she promised to help him recover and prove she was worthy of him even if she was sick.But there, she saw him in her eyes; with a woman she had instincts, they had feelings for each other. Instead of making a scene there, Nicole chose to turn back and left with her friend."Jay, let's go. There's bad air from here. I need to find a fresh air that suits your special day tonight, so come on," she invited her friend, pulling his hands to follow her while the other hand was rolling the wheels of her chair.***She stamped the table in front of him, handing the paper filled with complete information, and signed it as she confirmed that she agreed to have them divorced."I know that signature is your happiness.
Last Updated: 2024-12-06
Chapter: Chapter 4: Misunderstanding She keeps hiding, following, and running just to see the relationship status between the reporter girl and her ex-husband. Ava Nicole tries to find her answers to her many questions five years ago.Before she decided to come to New York and show her identity to her past family, she thought of hiding her feelings, hardening them, and enduring them to torture her past lover, seeing her better healing. But this time, none of them are managed because her jealousy dominates.Gerald and Stacey go to a place where her tracker points. It's an empty, broken building full of dust covered with a black net as a fence. Neighborhood buildings are far away from it. It seems that the vast whole area is occupied with grassland and a small destroyed construction.They don't have bodyguards to safeguard them, but rather they go alone, which makes Ava Nicole think wicked ideas of what they both do."As you can see, Ms. Stacey, this area is dirty and abandoned, but I have a big plan for this. A plan I mad
Last Updated: 2024-12-05
Diary of a Billionaire's son
Johnson's family is one of the richest leading personalities, in the entire country. Terrence, an heir of more than twenty companies in the said family, is popular in the entertainment industry. His luxurious life attracts everyone, that men felt jealousy over him. No one knows his inner attitudes regardless of fans' expectations, until then, assistant Jirah comes along in his way.
Jirah, who came from a middle-class race, also adores him deeply, changes the man's perceptions and lifestyles as well. They become partners in many aspects, a dog-cat relationship. Likewise, there are few instances that the two hated each other because of misunderstandings.
Conflict happens when a video controversy spreads throughout social media that the celebrity's reputation is suddenly ruined. Jirah has a lot of insultments and rejections received from the guy but who knows, after all, Will Terrence's dumbness turns him to realize his admiration for Jirah? Do they have a happy ending? Destiny will decide for them all.
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Chapter: Chapter 54"I'm sorry ma'am. We didn't see that our cart accidentally collided with yours. We'll just pick up the items that your cart dropped," Jirah said softly while picking up the fallen canned foods.Terrence had already helped his sweetheart, who picked up the fallen ones that the stranger had chosen to put in the cart, and they put them in the empty basket. When they glanced at the covered-face woman again, it was gone. The suspicious customer they encountered disappeared quickly.They didn't waste any more time. They acted immediately. They first left their selected grocery items and went to the CCTV monitor room. Jirah was in a hurry to enter the room as the businessman was stopped outside because someone suddenly called on his phone. When he pressed the answer button, someone suddenly pulled him back from his position."Terrence? Terrence? Where are you?" called by the actress once to find the man she no longer saw.
Last Updated: 2022-01-21
Chapter: Chapter 53"Hey, wake up, it's morning already." The woman threw her bound prisoner into a secret place.Jirah struggled when she realized that she could not move her hands and feet. She could clearly see the face of a woman who she was hiding and avoiding seeing. She wondered why she woke up in an unfamiliar place when last night she was sleeping in her boyfriend's bed. She was totally blank at that time about how and where Aaliyah hid to kidnap her in a secured or guarded condominium.What the actress didn’t know was that the whole incident in her move was carefully planned by her protagonist. Aaliyah didn't find Jirah's mother elsewhere, and it was only the information of the actress who was located in Terrence's room. Yes, it was hard to get into that room because of the security that played as a safeguard against intruder but the former actress was just lucky when she saw that the guy who was guarding it knew her. He was not just known, but he was r
Last Updated: 2022-01-12
Chapter: Chapter 52"You'd better die, Jirah, than be put in jail. Somehow, you will pay all your debts to me," Aaliyah said to herself, while smiling and bearing a fierce face.Aaliyah first missed Jirah's arrears to her because she had a serious plan to do something that would shock the couple, Terrence and Jirah. At first, she just wanted to torture the people who ruined her career because she committed a sin against the two lovers, but the course of her plan changed after Jirah hurt her. Even though she had a big backlog with the woman, she still had the evil intentions of the two famous personalities.The former actress did not stay until the other day at the hospital where she was admitted because she fled there at night. Her enemy was about to visit her to check on her when they found out that her bed was empty. The couple went to the nurse station to ask questions but were immediately greeted by one of the assigned employees in Aaliyah's ward, who was a nurse,
Last Updated: 2022-01-04
Chapter: Chapter 51A year and two months later, Johnson’s company’s revenue grew further nationally and internationally as well. The actor also did not renew his contract with the JCI network because he had already devoted himself entirely to over 20 companies owned by his family. His parents were old, so they could no longer enter the office every day. So, he took over as the new CEO of the company and the legal heir as well.It was a slight achievement with all of Terrence's hard work, at the same time helping to build Jirah's new house. The couple had a very peaceful relationship. There was no quarrel, no separation; they were just in love with each other.Despite their happiness, they forget that someone was just watching behind them. Someone came back into their lives to distract them again and to get revenge on them for what they did. So, while the couple helped instruct their workers on the construction of Jirah’s house, something suddenly hap
Last Updated: 2021-12-30
Chapter: Chapter 50He spent an hour working out, just to relieve his jealousy. Terrence also had the habit of harboring self-anger by just venting it whenever he was having fun. His force of punching the gloves of his opponent was unusual, but his coach just let him do it. Until then, the session had stopped when the actor released all the reasons for him to get really tired.The sun was setting when he decided to go to his family's company. It was actually time to go home for the employees there, but when he deliberately passed right in front of the building, he noticed that the main entrance was still open. He wondered at such a time that it must have been close. So, he went down to check and ask the guard there as well."Late afternoon, sir," the guard greeted him."Likewise, why is this building still open, brother?" he asked, once peeking at the people inside. The employees were still there, even an hour after their dismissal."O
Last Updated: 2021-12-29
Chapter: Chapter 49The day had come to return Terrence to New York. He happily said goodbye to his girlfriend before boarding the airplane."Take care of yourself here, love," Terrence said.Jirah replied, "I will."And the man kissed the forehead of his girlfriend. He was about to cry, until, fortunately, Jirah's phone rang. It was an emergency call that the woman received from the hospital nurse that her partner in the movie had an accident. So, she did not stay long at the airport. She informed her boyfriend of that news, and they finally said goodbye to each other.Yue Lin, Jirah’s partner in the movie, was based solely in China. Orphaned with no parents, no relatives to go to, and no family to go home to. His achievements in life were all of his own effort. So, when Jirah found out about the Chinese actor's condition, she did not hesitate to sympathize with the man in the midst of grief.T
Last Updated: 2021-12-28
Trinah, The Substitute Bride
Ang babaeng palaban sa buhay, writer na madiskarte, at mahiyain na ipakita ang kaniyang mukha ay kilala sa bayan ng Bayabas. Her name is Trinah, who experiences heartaches in life, exists with purpose, and moving after challenges as usual. May isang pangyayari sa kaniya ang dahilan kung bakit dumating sa kaniya si Fin, ang kaniyang anak.
Sa bagong buhay na haharapin niya, sadyang nabuhay ang mga taong susubok sa kaniyang kakayanan. Ikakasal siya kay Andrew, isang mayaman, masunurin sa magulang, at mapagmal na kapatid.
Sa kanilang pagsasama, anong klaseng relasyon ang mayro'n sa kanila? Paano nila haharapin ang mga katotohanang nabalot sa kasinungalingan?
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Chapter: Chapter 60: Pareho ang itsura ng mga bataIsa, dalawa, at tatlong putok pa ang umalingawngaw sa loob ng condo habang ipinikit ko ang aking mga mata at tinatakpan ang tainga ng anak ko. Mahigpit ang pagyakap ni Dahlia sa akin, at nagtago siya sa likuran ko."Aaaaaaaah," isang sigaw ng babae ang sumunod na narinig ko.Kasabay ng pagtaas ko ng noo at tingin sa harapan ko, ay pagsimula nang malakas na paghikbi ng anak ko. Niyakap ko siya at tinakpan ang mukha ng panyo habang sinayaw-sayaw ko.Isang lingon ko pa, nakita kong duguan ang mga kamay ni Antonette, at ang baril niya'y nakalatag sa sahig. Nanlisik ang mga mata ko. Nanginginig na ako sa takot. Sa may pinto, nakita kong nakatayo roon ang isang lalaki na nakasuot ng itim na jacket na may hood.Nang inangat niya ang kaniyang mukha, sumigaw siya ng, "Trinah, lumabas na kayo. Tara na!"Agad na kumilos kami at iniwan doon si Antonette. Tumatakbo kami papuntang garahean. Doon, nakita ko ang kapatid ko na naghihintay sa amin."Ate, pasok," nagmamadaling wika niya na sinabayan ng
Last Updated: 2023-10-05
Chapter: Chapter 59: Galit ni Antonette Trinah's POV"Doctor Alfred," sambit ng isang babaeng kapapasok lang sa room.Lumingon ang doctor na kasama ko at naputol ang aming kuwentuhan. Nagsipagtinginan kaming lahat sa isa't-isa at natahimik bigla.Bumalik ako sa clinic ni Doc. Alfred dahil sa last treatment na ibibigay niya sa mga sugat ko. Tatanggalin din niya ang mga bandages nito. Matapos niyang naisagawa ang trabaho niya, ay nagkaroon kami ng maikling kuwentuhan. Hindi ko naman alam na may client pala siyang aasikasuhin next to me.Nakatitig lang sina Antonette at Andrew sa binti kong sugatan habang ibinaba ko na iyon para umiwas na sa kanila. Nagmistulang pilay ako kung maglakad papuntang pinto, bunga ng naramdaman ko pang kirot sa mga binti ko. Nasa process of healing pa kasi ang mga sugat kong natamo mula sa pagkadisgrasya ko sa sasakyan ng doktor.Sinundan nila ako ng tingin mula sa paglalakad ko sa loob hanggang palabas ng pinto sa emergency room. Binilisan ko ang paghakbang sa takot na baka pigilan pa nila ako at m
Last Updated: 2023-09-30
Chapter: Chapter 58: Finding TrinahAndrew's POVNakauwi na ako mula sa honeymoon week namin ng asawa kong si Antonette. Syempre, hindi ako na-enjoy sa mga araw namin kasi pinaninindigan kong hindi siya gagalawin at hindi ako magpapakita ng motibo sa kaniya na gawin ang bagay na hindi ko gusto. Wala siyang maggawa kundi irespeto ang desisyon ko at magkunwaring nasisiyahan sa aming bakasyon.Dumalo kaming mag-asawa sa isang dinner na sinet-up ng mga pamilya namin. Ito ay para usisain kami sa aming honeymoon.Habang kumakain, binuksan ni dad ang pagtatanong."Siguro naman, sa wakas ay nagkakamabutihan na kayong dalawa. Ibig sabihin ba niyan ay ang kasunod nito'y mabibigyan niyo na kami ng apo?"Bigla akong nabunulan sa aking kinakain. Nagi-guilty lang kasi ako sa totoong nangyayari na taliwas sa expectations ng mga pamilya namin."Okay ka lang, babe?" pagche-check sa akin ni Antonette.Uminom ako ng tubig, saka pinalinaw ang aking lalamunan at sumagot, "Okay lang ako. Nagugutom lang ako kaya hindi ko maiwasang sumubo nang
Last Updated: 2023-09-24
Chapter: Chapter 57: Mga masasakit kong narinigPagbaba ko sa kotse sa pag-alalay ni Mr. Awman, diretsong nakatutok ang mga mata ko sa mukha ng babaeng nasa harapan ko limang hakbang mula sa aking kinatatayuan. Ang ngiti ko'y mas lumaki pa nang makita siyang naroroon na dadalo rin sa kasal. Sa wakas, buo na rin ang aking pamilya. Magkita-kita na rin kami sa iisang okasyon.Paglingon ko kay Mr. Awman, iba ang naging pinta ng kaniyang mukha. Hindi siya masayang makita si Mrs. Adamo. Ramdam kong may galit sa loob niya base sa titig ng mga mata niya kay ina. Baka, may hugot silang dalawa sa nakaraan nila.Nilapitan ko si ina at nagsabing, "Mom, tanggap na niya ako." Masayang-masaya kong ibinalita iyon sa ina ko dahil matagal na rin niyang gustong mangyari iyon sa akin."Mukha nga," tugon ni ina na nakangiti lang sa akin at pasulyap siyang tumingn kay Mr. Awman.Kita kong umiwas si ama sa mga mata niya. Hindi ko lang pinansin iyon dahil baka naiilang lang sila sa isa't-isa.Ilang saglit pa, tinawag ako ng kapatid kong si Jazmine dahil m
Last Updated: 2023-09-23
Chapter: Chapter 56: Good news para kay TrinahAndrew's POVIsinuot ko na ang mabangong toxido ko na gawa pa mula sa Germany ng isa sa pinakasikat na designer. Tiningnan ko ang mukha ko sa salamin, inayos ko ang buhok ko, at saglit pa'y ipinikit ang mga mata para hanapin ang kapayapaan sa sarili.Mabigat sa loob kong magpakasal sa isang taong hindi ko mahal. Wala na akong choice dahil ito na ang ikalawang pagkakataon na binigay sa akin ng pamilya ko para tuluyang isalba ang negosyo namin.Nakagayak na ako, pati na rin ang bride ko na nasa kabilang silid lang katapat ng sa akin. Nauna na akong pumunta sa simbahan para roon hintayin ang bride ko para sa isang seremonya na gaganapin sa eksaktong alas dyes ng umaga. Labinlimang minuto na lang ang natitira para sa aming paghahanda.Katabi ko si Richard, ang best man ko, na nakatayo isang hakbang mula sa akin. Nginitian niya ako at gano'n din ako sa kaniya, saka bumulong siya sa akin."Pare, sigurado ka na ba rito?" Tumango lang ako sa kaniya bilang tugon."Puwede naman akong humalili r
Last Updated: 2023-09-22
Chapter: Chapter 55: Hindi ko na siya inisip na ama ko pa!Trinah's POVTanghali na nang namalayan kong wala na si Fin sa tabi ko. Nagpanic ako. Dali-dali akong bumangon at hinanap ang anak ko.Narinig ko ang malakas na halakhak ng isang boses bata mula sa labas ng pinto. Tumakbo ako at kaagad na pinuntahan siya, sa takot na ano pang nangyari sa kaniya roon.Matapos kong binuksan nang maluwag ang pinto, natulala akong bigla sa nakita ko. Nawala na iyong kaba sa dibdib ko, ngunit ang inis at galit ang humalili nito."Ano ba sa tingin mo ang ginagawa mo rito, Andrew?" malakas na bulyaw ko sa kaniya.Magkasabay na nakatuon ang tingin ng mag-ama sa akin. Tumigil na rin si Fin sa pagtawa."T-Trinah, sinadya ko talagang pumunta rito dahil—"Isang matunog na sampal ang inabot niya sa akin. Hindi na ako makagpigil pa. Kung nagagawa kong pigilan ang sarili ko sa party kagabi dahil sa malaking respeto ko kay Jazmine, na boss ko, ngayong nagpakita siya ulit ay hindi ko na kayang magtimpi pa."Trinah, I'm sorry," mangiyak-ngiyak na pakisuyo pa niya.Nagm
Last Updated: 2023-09-19