Novels by M.E Rodavlas

At that time, the hall of the venue was packed of people. Aside from the guest, both of the two company's employees are also present that's why they almost exchange their faces while greeting each other."Looks the engagement are very lively today! I never thought it to be like this crow–hey!""S-sorry.... sorry..." Marigold said in apologized when she accidentally run into a socialite-looking woman. The woman was about to scold her when Marigold passed her right away Marigold went to the VIP suites floor. But first, she asked for manager's help to checked which suite Chardon was in, but when she went to his suite, the man wasn't there that's why she thought to look for him in the hall. 'Where is he? I couldn't even find Ms. fontabella, are they together now?' she suddenly stopped on her tracks at the thought of this. 'Wait, what if, they're indeed together at this time?' she felt perplexity and this made her wanted to see Chardon even more. She scanned the crowd who chattered hap

"Mr. Grove, what do you mean by this? With so many requests you can choose, why is that one?" Thomas commented abruptly."This is between the C.A Ceo and I, so I think you shouldn't interfere with us, am I right Mr McMahon?""But marigold is a executive secretary of the Ceo, what do you mean by kicking her out of the company? Don't you ever think that only our CEO has the right to remove her or maybe you think that because we need something from you, so you are free to make a decision or even make outrageous demand from us?" Jonas said as he arrives with his uncle Mr. Villaflores."Sorry, we're late." The COO, Mr. Villaflores apologized."I don't think I can grant your request Mr. Grove...... Now, let's start the meeting." Chardon declared as he ignored the foreigner's demand.Marigold breathe a sighed in relief, but when she's about to exit the room to get some cup of coffee, he saw Mr. Grove look as if he's throwing a dagger on her. She hurriedly came out. 'It seems, this ma

The next day, Marigold turned to look at the female employees who gossip nonstop early in the morning. She thought. 'Could it be they talked about both of the Ceo's engagement?' She suddenly felt sad, she sighed and set aside the negative emotions she felt. When she got inside the elevator, a man came running chasing the elevator door before it's completely shut. "Marigold, 'morning" the man greeted."Good morning, Jonas." Marigold greeted back.After he pressed the button, Jonas took a glance at the girl beside him. He suddenly recalled his conversation with his cousin last night:"I freed marigold for good, I sent her the contracts she signed. Isn't that what you wanted to get her out of the company–""Really?!" Jonas butt in and asked excitedly. "That's good, alas! The liquidated damage you're asking her is too much, it's not as if she's your business part– wait..... What have you done again?"Chardon came closer. "Our fight is over, because I have given up...... Take a good

"Sir, do you know this woman?" A cop asked as he saw the man's reactions.Chardon suddenly covered his mouth, his stomach seems to turned upside down and he felt like puking. He signaled the search and rescue officer to put back the cover. The cops looked at him intently while waiting for his response.When he finally calm down: "No, it's not her." He said to himself. 'Fortunately.... fortunately, it's not her.' He turned to the cop next to him. "Why is it swollen like that?"The cop answered. "This woman reported to be lost for almost a week, and because she's probably sunken in the water over those days, she inflated like that.In just one look, Chardon already knows that this woman isn't Marigold, not because of her identified appearance but because–that what his heart says. He let out a relieving sighed. It seems as if a thorn had been pulled out of his chest and his disturb and restless heart finally calmed down. He immediately left that place and proceed to his trip.The n

Marigold hurriedly went inside Marisol's room, but she was stunned when she saw the alive Marisol sitting on the bed while Adelaida was hugging her. Marisol caressed her mother's back while she's crying."Mom, stop crying. Can't you see that I'm fine. You heard what the doctor says right? My wound is not severe and maybe, I can even discharge today.""But... but... What if the shot was more fatal? You shouldn't took the bullet for that scumbag, didn't I told you and your father before, that uncle of yours is plague!" Adelaida blurted out as she's continues to cry.Marisol let out a sighed until she noticed marigold at the door. "Marigold?"Adelaida turned to them, when she saw the girl, she frowned. "What are you doing here?""Mom..." Marisol stopped her."Maybe you wanted to check if Marisol was really dying so that you can approach chardon freely? Maybe you're too happy when you saw my daughter was being shot, am I right?" Adelaida rant angrily.Marisol rubbed her forehead. "Mom!

The old man's hand slowly slip upwards the girl's leg, while she seems to be in a deep sleep. He grabbed her long skirt and he felt a little irritated. 'This thing disturbs my fun. This must be remove.' But before he could do something, a sudden knock on the door stopped him. The old man snorted in annoyance as his good time disturbed, but he still gave the person a permission to enter."Boss, we received a tip just now..... Colonel Matias called, he said, a businessman name chardon atantante reported about you to them."The old man was stunned at first before he burst of guffawed. His face turned crimson until his neck but still, he hasn't stop. This made his henchman wondered. Shouldn't his boss show some worries as the other party reported them, but why he's laughing happily instead? At that moment, they didn't notice the slight movement of the girl on the floor."It's funny..... Very funny! Hahaha!" The old man continues his hearty laughs. "He never know... He didn't really k

Lumabas si Ivan at nagalinga-linga sa paligid ng entrance ng hotel, napakamot ito ng ulo. 'Akala ko ba ay may mga babaeng naka-abang dito sa labas na gustong makapuslit sa bachelor's party niya Aeros, ba't wala naman?' muli siyang naghanap at naglakad-lakad, hanggang sa makita n'ya ang isang kahina-hinalang babae. 'Ayun!' agad niya itong nilapitan.Tila nabulabog ang babae kung kaya't bigla itong lumayo. "Teka miss, sandali!" Pinigilan ito ni Ivan bago pa ito makatakbo . "Huwag kang matakot sa kin, hindi ako masamang tao...." Inilabas n'ya ang kanyang doctor's ID at ipinakita iyon. "Isa akong doktor kaya nakakasiguro kang matino akong tao."Napamaang ang "babae" nang masilayan si Ivan, ngunit tila hindi s'ya nakilala nito. Palihim siyang napa-palatak. 'Matino? May matino ba na bigla na lang lalapit sa hindi n'ya kilala at pipigilan pa itong umalis?'Tinakpan ng "babae" ang kalahati ng kanyang mukha gamit ang kanyang mahabang buhok, at gamit ang pinaliit at pinalambot na boses ay sum

Nang ginanap ang bachelor's party ay ilan sa mga babaeng nakakakilala kay aeros sa kanilang social circle ang nagtangkang pumuslit kung saan ito dinadaos, sa pagbabakasakaling maangkin nila ito sa huling pagkakataon. Pagkatapos kasi ng bachelor's party ay ikakasal na si Aeros kaya ito na lamang ang kanilang pagkakataon. Ngunit dahil sa higpit ng seguridad ay walang kahit na sino ang nagtagumpay na makapasok.Inginuso ng ivan kay vince ang isang matangkad na lalaking nakatayo na naka shades sa isang tabi. "Ano yan? Bakit may ganyan?""A, yan ba? Ano pa ba? edi proteksyon." Nagkaroon ng malaking pagtataka si Ivan. "P-proteksyon?! Tama ba ako ng dinig?" Kinalikot pa nito ang kanyang tenga na wari'y nililinis n'ya iyon.Tila nandiri si Vince, bahagya itong ngumiwi at lumayo nang kaunti sa kaibigan doktor. "Doktor ka diba? Siguro ay dapat mo na'ng check-up-in iyang tenga mo, mukhang mahina na ang pandinig mo e, o kaya baka marami ka na'ng tutuli."Lumapit si Ivan at niyakap ang kaibigan,

Magmula nang hindi na nakakapunta sa kumpanya si Agnes ay dinadalhan na ito ng trabaho ni Gerald, lalo na kapag naiipon na iyon sa opisina nito, at iyon ang dahilan ng pagparoon nito. Naisip ni Gerald ang kanyang inasta'ng bigla na lamang pagsingit sa pag-uusap ng iba. "Um.... P-pasensya na."Pumalatak si Aeros ngunit ngumisi ito. "Ayos lang. Alam mo, tamang-tama ang dating mo. Tinatanong mo kung sino ang ikakasal, diba?" Hinawakan n'ya ang kamay ni Agnes. "Kami ni Agnes ang ikakasal, pumunta ka ha."Kitang-kita ni Gerald ang asta'ng may panunuya ni Aeros sa kanya, naiinis man ay hindi naman n'ya magawang tingnan ito nang masama. Nalalaman din niyang talunan na s'ya nito kaya maaaring totoo ang sinasabi nito. Bumaling siya kay Agnes. "Totoo ba yun Agnes, magpapakasal ka na?"Sumagot si Agnes. "Oo Gerald. Magpapakasal na kami ni Aeros."Hindi nakapagsalita si Gerald ngunit halos malukot na n'ya nang hindi sinasadya ang hawak na document envelope."Bakit nga pala pumunta ka nang gani

"Grandma!" Tawag ng nagmamadaling si Aeros. Nang papunta si Esmeralda kila Agnes ay kasunod ito sa pag-aalala na baka mag take advantage ito kay Agnes at sabihin ang hinanaing nito tungkol kay Aaron. Gustung-gusto na kasi nitong makasama ang bata. Lumapit s'ya at binulungan ito. "What are you doing?""Aeros, anong ginagawa mo dito, hindi ka ba pupunta sa kumpanya ngayon?" Tanong ni Esmeralda, tila hindi nito inintindi ang tanong ng apo. "Mabuti na rin na nandito ka, nang sa ganun ay mapag-usapan na natin ang magiging kasal niyong dalawa ni Agnes.""G-grandma?" Napasulyap si Aeros kay Agnes sa pag-aalalang baka nabigla ito.Hindi alam ni Agnes ang magiging reaksiyon, tama nga ang kanyang iniisip, ngunit hindi pa siya makakasagot sa ngayon dahil meron pa siyang dapat ikonsidera."Ano sa tingin mo iha, puwede ka ba ngayon para makapag meeting na tayo ng tungkol sa pag-iisang dibdib n'yo ni Aeros?" Nakangiting tanong ni Esmeralda.Napakamot ng ulo si Agnes "Um.... Ano po kasi e..."Nang

Biglang tumayo si Aeros sa kanyang kinauupuan at nagpaalam sa kanyang lola. "Grandma, pupunta na lang uli kami ni Agnes sa ibang araw. Huwag na po kayong sumama sa kanya pagbalik, promise, sa susunod ay dadalhin na namin dito sa Aaron." At hinila na nito patayo ang nagtatakang si Agnes."Ha? Aalis na agad kayo? Kay bilis naman! Dito na lang kayo mananghalian." Ani Esmeralda, sinunggaban nito ang kamay ni Agnes at tumingin dito nang may halong pakikiusap.Bumaling si Agnes kay Aeros. "Oo nga naman Aeros, dito na lang tayo mananghalian para magkasama pa kayo ni don- ni lola Esmie." Aniya nang hindi nauunawaan ang sitwasyon ng pagkakaganito ni Aeros."Um...." Hindi alam ni aeros kung papayag ba sa gusto ng dalawa o hindi, para kasing sinisilihan ang tumbong nito at tila hindi makatagal nang nandoon si Easton.Nahalata ni Easton ang nakaiilang na sitwasyon kaya nagkusa na ito. "Ehem..... Grandma, ang mabuti pa ay babalik na lang ako sa ibang araw. Maiwan ko na muna kayo." Aalis na sana it

Nang maibigay na ni Gerald ang mga dokumento kay Agnes ay umalis na rin ito. Dahil sa nangyari ay wala siyang balak pang magtagal doon lalo na nang sitahin siya ni Agnes tungkol sa lihim na kumpetisyon na isinagawa nila ni aeros. Alam niyang maaari nga itong magalit sa kanya ngunit hindi niya inaasahan na kagagalitan siya nito nang naroroon si Aeros, nagkaroon tuloy ito ng pagkakataon para tuyain siya, kaya agad na rin siyang nagpaalam.Matapos makapag usap at matapos maging malinaw ang lahat ay doon na nananghalian si Aeros, matapos kumain ay nagtungo naman sila ni agnes sa mansyon ng mga Villacorte."O bakit?" Tanong ni Aeros nang biglang bitiwan ni Agnes ang kanyang kamay, nasa pintuan na sila ngayon. "Nag-aalala ka ba? ako na ang nagsasabi, tanggap ka na ng lola ko kaya wala nang magiging problema.""P-pero...."Hinawakan ni Aeros nang mahigpit ang kamay ni Agnes. "Nandito ako kaya huwag kang mag-alala. Kung sakali mang umatras si grandma sa sinabi niya, sa pagkakataong ito ay

"Mari, there is something you are not telling me." "Ha? Ano naman 'yon?" "Who is that bastard that attacked you in the parking lot?" "A, 'yun? Si Erick 'yon, empleyado din dito." "You seem really different now, eh? looks like you have secret admirers too." Ani chardon na may bakas ng iritasyon. Napakamot sa ulo si marigold. "H-ha? Hindi naman." Naglalakad ang dalawa sa lobby habang magka-holding hands ang mga ito na umani ng papuri, inggit, at kilig sa mga babaeng empleyadong naroon. Pagpasok ng Opisina ay naupo si Chardon at wari'y may inisiip. Lumapit si marigold at minasa-masahe ang noo nito. "Ano naman ang inisip mo? Ang aga-aga, mukhang problemado ka na." "I was thinking what should to be done to make everyone notified that you are taken. Should I plaster it on the wall or something like that?" Ani ng nakapikit na si chardon habang ini-enjoy ang serbisyo ng nobya. Nangunot ang noo ni marigold. "Ano?" Tanong nito sa bumubulong na nobyo. Hindi n'ya naintindihan

Natigilan si Marigold nang marinig ang pamilyar na boses na iyon ng lalaki. Dagli itong bumaba ng kotse at tiningnan kung sino iyon.Nakita niya ang naka-sumbrero't naka-shades na lalaki na may travel bag sa kanyang likod, habang hawak-hawak nito sa kuwelyo ang nagpipiglas na si Erick."Bitiwan mo 'ko! Sino ka bang pakialamero ka, ha?" Sigaw ni Erick. Nang makabuwelo ito ay tinanggal nito ang sumbrero't shades ng lalaki.Gan'un na lamang ang pagka-gitla ni marigold nang makita kung sino ito. "Ch-chardon?!"Ngumiti si Chardon. "Hi Mon amor. Although we've seen each other last week, but I'm still miss you..... do you miss me too?"Napanganga na lang si Marigold at hindi makapaniwala. Anong ginagawa ni Chardon dito, at paano ito nakalabas?"Wait for me, I will dispatch this first." At kinaladkad ni chardon si Erick.Sinundan ng hindi pa rin'g makapaniwalang si marigold si Chardon. Naka-antabay s'ya sa tabi habang ipinapasa nito si Erick sa guwardiyang agad naman siyang nakilala.

"Lucy, ako na diyan. Mabigat na yata 'yan, baka mahirapan ka na'ng magtulak." Nakangiting wika ng may-edad na lalaki kay Lucilla sabay kuha ng cart dito."Hindi na. Kaya ko na 'to. Saka, paano mo nalaman'g mag-go-grocery ako ngayon? Huwag mong sabihin'g sinusundan mo 'ko?""Hindi naman.... basta naramdaman lang ng puso ko kung saan ka naroon. Kaya, sinundan kita dito." "H-ha?" Napailing-iling at napabuntong hininga na lang si Lucila sa naka-ngiti pa rin'g lalaki. Anim na taon na rin ang nakalilipas buhat nang makapag-usap sila ni Ernesto sa isang café at sugurin sila ni Beatrice doon. Bagaman nilinaw na n'ya ang lahat dito, ngunit makapal pa rin ang apog nito na muling nanligaw matapos nitong makapag-sampa ng annulment sa dating asawa. At magpasa-hanggang ngayon ay nanunuyo pa rin ito.Minsan ay hindi mapigilang kiligin ni lucilla sa panunuyo ni Ernesto. Pakiramdam niya kasi, sa kabila ng kanyang edad ay para siyang teen-ager na nililigawan nito.Dahil nagsawa na siya sa pa

Nagbunyi ang mga negosyanteng nagsampa ng kaso kay Chardon. Ang totoo ay hindi lang hustisya para sa ginawa ni Chardon sa kanila ang kanilang habol, kundi, dahil na rin sa malaking inggit nila dito. Habang umiiral ito sa business circle, patuloy itong mamamayagpag at patuloy silang magiging talunan nito. Ngunit ngayong makukulong na ito, magkakaroon na sila ng pagkakataon.Kabaligtaran ng maingay at pagbubunyi ng mga negosyante'ng nagpakulong kay chardon, tahimik sa hanay nila marigold. Tila biyernes Santo ang mga mukha nito."S-sir...." Napahid ni Mr. Javier ang mga mata, hindi nito mapigilang maging emosyonal. Tila mahihiwalay siya ng mahaba-hahang panahon sa amo'ng anim na taon na niyang kasa-kasama.Agad naglapitan sa natulalang si marigold sila Maricris, Jessy, at ang iba pa nilang kaibigan, habang ma-ngiyak-ngiyak naman sila nanay sela at lucilla. "M-marigold.... " Hinaplos-haplos ni Maricris ang kaibigan nang makitang wala itong naging reaksyon sa naging hatol kay Chardo

Sa ibaba ng C.A building, animo'y may celebrity na inaabangan ang mga tao. Naroon kasi ang mga reporter at ilang kapulisan. May mga empleyado na rin ng C.A ang nasa labas at nagtatanong ng kung ano ang nangyayari."A-ano?! Naparito kayo para h-huhulihin ang Ceo namin?" Tanong ng receptionist sa isang pulis."Oo. Kaya kung meron kang nalalaman sa anomalya ng inyong Ceo, ay maaaring lang na makipag-ugnayan kayo sa 'min para mabigyan ng katarungan ang mga taong sinikil n'ya kung meron man." Sagot ng pulis."That's right! Hump! Ang sabi nila ay genius daw sa business world, magnanakaw naman pala!" Nagpupuyos na wika ng isang naka-suit na matandang lalaki. May-ari ito ng isang malaking kumpanya dati na kalaunan ay nalugi nang may manabotahe at magnakaw ng confidential files ng kanyang kumpanya.Ngayon lang nito naalala, anim na taon na nakakaraan, naging empleyado sa kanyang kumpanya si Chardon.Naguluhan ang mga empleyado ng C.A sa ibinibintang ng lalaki. "Sir, hindi po magagawa

"Marigold, anak. Nag-away ba kayo ko Chardon?"Natigilan sa paghuhugas ng mga pinaglutuan si marigold at napatingin sa ina. "Hindi 'ma, bakit mo naman naitanong 'yan?""E bakit bigla na lang siya'ng nagkaganun? Tulala, balisa, parang laging wala sa sarili. Naku, baka kung ano na ang nangyayari du'n a, kausapin mo kaya?"Binitiwan ni Marigold ang ginagawa at humarap sa ina. ""Ma, iyon nga ang gusto kong ihingi ng payo sa 'yo e. Tinanong ko na siya, pero umiiwas naman. E paano ko malalaman kung ano ang pinagdadaanan n'ya, e parang mas gusto pa niyang ilihim sa 'kin 'yun e."Natigilan ang dalawa nang biglang may nag-doorbell. "Sandali lang!" Sigaw ni nanay sela habang nagliligpit ng pinagkainan.Sa pag-aakalang ang amo 'iyon ay hindi na inalam pa niya nanay sela kung sino ang tao sa labas ng gate. Natigilan ang Matanda nang makita ang isang maganda at mukhang may class na babae. Nalalaman ni nanay sela na may edad na ang babae, ngunit hindi makikitaan ng pagkaka-edad ito. "Ano p

"Hi Mr. Sarmiento~" Franchesca chimed in. She inserted herself between Nigel and Nathalie, deliberately blocking the latter from Nigel's view. Nigel scowled at her rude behavior, but he didn't want to give her attention. He glanced at Nathalie, who was now behind Franchesca. She was partially hidden because the foreign woman was taller than her and had a more huge frame. "Let's go, Nat. Let's talk somewhere else," Nigel suggested."You're leaving with her? No!" Franchesca exclaimed. Nigel furrowed his brow while Nathalie went speechless because of the woman sudden appearance and attitude. "Excuse me, miss?" "Let's just ignore her, let's go." When Nigel grabbed Nathalie's arm to lead her away, Franchesca immediately reacted. She swiftly removed Nigel's hand and secretly pushed Nathalie. The latter lost her balance and her body pressed against the wall. That's when Nigel's disposition turned bad.He intend to ignore Franchesca, thinking she was acting like a kid seeking attention,

"Dad, tell me more about Nigel." Franchesca asked while her dad was driving them home."Why do you want to know about him, do you like him?" "Kind of. Is he's taken?" "No. What do you like about him?" "Well, he's handsome, his tanned skin look good with his demeanor as a businessman." "That's it?" Her father asked."Well, yeah..... Is there anything else?" "Okay, I'll help you. But make sure you will really get him, don't disappoint me.""Sure!"When Mr. Davis got home, he started investigating Nigel's connection to Armando and Nathalie. He was curious about why Nigel seemed so concerned about them. So, he got his private investigator, who worked at Armando's company, to dig up some dirt. But what he found out left him stunned - Nigel used to be Armando's former son-in-law and he is Nathalie's ex-husband! "Are you sure about this? This is complicated..... Okay, I trust you on that. I'll wire the money to your account tomorrow."Mr. Davis paused for a moment before call

"Where are you off to so early?" Mr. Davis asked while sipping his coffee in the living room, as his daughter was about to leave the house."Oh yeah, Dad, I forgot to tell you that I'm actually going an an out of town trip with my friends.""Out of trip? Where's that? Why are you telling me this now?" Just then, his cellphone rang. "Hold on, don't go yet.""Why? I might not make it on time for our meeting," His daughter's protested as she's getting impatient.Mr. Davis ignored her and answered the call. "Hello?" He suddenly had a surprised reaction. "Oh, Mr. Sarmiento! Yes?... Are you inviting me? Really?... Okay. Alright, I'll go. Now?... Alright."A flash of shrewdness appeared in Mr. Davis' old face after the phone conversation. "Just look at it, It looks like things are going in my favor.""Dad, can I leave now? My friends might be waiting for me.""No, you're not going anywhere. You're coming with me," "What?! I don't want to! I have a commitment.""Stop complaining, Franchesc

It was still early when Nigel went to Nathalie's company, he went straight to Armando's office. As he walked in, he was surprised to see Nico and Nathalie already there. Armando's assistant, Eman, was also present."Good morning, Uncle. Good morning, Nat... Good morning, Mr. Andeza, Mr. Joselito."When Nico caught sight of Nigel, his eyes landed on the bandage on his forehead. He felt an inexplicable feeling, he looked down and seemed lost in thought."Good morning, Nigel. Come in." Armando instructed his assistant to get a chair. "Uncle, is it true that the person who rammed into us last night got away?" Armando let out a disappointed sigh. "Yes. Unfortunately, there aren't many CCTV cameras in the area where that car exited." Nigel thought for a moment. "May I see the footage?"They all headed to the monitoring room and watched the only footage of the vehicle that was caught on their CCTV. Nico's face scrunched up in disappointment. "Is that all? Aren't there any other reco

After a simple and fun Thanksgiving, everyone headed home. Mr. Davis looked pretty upset as he walked to his car in the parking lot. He was about to leave when he noticed a woman standing far away, seemingly waiting for someone. His eyes narrowed, he got out of the car and checked the CCTV cameras. When he saw that they only covered part of his car, he sprang into action:He grabbed some grease using his handkerchief and smeared it on his license plate, then he headed back inside. 'It's payback time, but I'll take it out on your daughter.' As soon as he started the engine, he immediately stepped on the accelerator pedal and drove straight towards the woman, who was now standing with a guy.He didn't actually plan to hit her, he just wanted to scare her, but he didn't expect the guy to suddenly appear out of nowhere, leading to an unexpected turn of events. After running them over, he stopped for a second to check on them. who were now lying on the ground. 'Sh*t! I didn't hurt them tha

Nico stared at Nigel straight in the eye, but the latter didn't even flinch. He instead staring right back at him. Nico's head was slightly tilted upwards since his former brother-in-law was taller than him, he could only reach up to his eye level. "You really got some nerve saying that, huh? Have you forgotten how you've hurt my sister? How you cheated on her for some itchy woman out there? And how she almost died because of you?"Nigel's defenses seemed to weaken a bit after hearing that."I haven't forgotten, and believe it or not, I still regret it to this day even though she said she's already forgiven me.""Heh, forgiven? And you think we'll forgive you just like that? Listen, just because you're helping our company out now doesn't mean you can just walk back into my sister's life. Let me make one thing clear: I'll do whatever it takes to protect her from someone like you."The door suddenly swung open and Nathalie walked in with her assistant, Abby. When she saw her brother a