el filibusterismo kabanata 23

Tumakas si Florence sa kasal niya sa lalaking hindi niya mahal ngunit para lamang maging bride ng isang estrangherong lalaki sa araw ng kasal nito. No choice si Florence kundi ang magpakasal sa lalaking Joaquin El Greeco ang pangalan dahil nasa harapan na siya ng pari at ng guwapong groom. Ngunit paano kung malaman niya na ang lalaking pinakasalan niya ay isa palang pinuno ng mafia at kaya siya pinakasalan ay para paghigantihan dahil iniisip nitong anak siya ng taong kinamumuhian nito? Ano ang gagawin niya sakaling bumalik ang totoong bride nito gayong nararamdaman niyang umiibig na siya rito sa kabila ng paiba-ibang ugaling ipinapakita nito sa kanya? At bakit kamukha niya ang babaeng dapat sana ay bride ni Joaquin El Greeco?

"Kalau yang ngawasin cantik kayak lo, gue bakal mau dihukum tiap hari." Satu kata yang menggambarkan seorang Ralika, menakutkan. Ya, menakutkan dalam artian sangat tegas seperti Singa betina. Jabatannya yang merupakan Wakil Ketua OSIS membuat namanya tersebar luas dan dianggap sebagai tangan kanannya guru. Kehidupannya yang monoton berubah, ketika seorang murid pindahan yang tak tau malu merusak semuanya. El, cowok yang punya senyum yang ia sebut 'madu hutan asli' dia sama sekali tak perduli dengan apa yang dipikirkan semua orang soal Ralika. Lebih tepatnya masa bodoh. Baginya Ralika itu unik dan menarik. Tapi apakah Ralika mampu bersikap seperti itu ketika perlahan masalah hidupnya terkuak? [Cerita ini dikemas cukup ringan dan mengingatkan kembali pada masa SMA]

"Jane! Jane!! You must stop", Andre raised his voice at her as he tried to catch up with her. " Don't come close to me Andre, it's painfully obvious that we really just used each other, we keep lying to ourselves but we know that this.....this thing we have done all this while cannot be called love", she turned to scream at him as tears poured down her cheeks. Andre was shaken and froze in his tracks, the hurt in her eyes too visible to be ignored. The winds of fate blows a single mother, Jane moss 23 into the path of Andre 25, the heir apparent to the Fernandez group of companies. The relationship begins with suspicion and confusing circumstances, they are finally forced together by an exchange that would be mutually beneficial. Jane wants to sell her liver to offset her huge debt and set her daughter up before she dies as she has just been diagnosed with a brain tumor while Andre's estranged mother needs a new liver. As they spend time together, an unlikely romance blossoms between the billionaire son and a dying woman. How will Jane's only child Stephanie adjust to the new man in their lives? Will Andre's Proud father approve of the opportunist lurking around his son? Will they both summon the courage to admit to themselves that they love each other?

Being in an arranged marriage at the age of 18 and being married at the age of 23, what will be the life of Arkeila Zeiphyr Alontes at the hands of the cold self centered Damian Nicolas Sarkozy. Sarkozy: Young Billionaires Series #1

Nervana El Rius, the favored world, a once pieceful realm with high and supreme gods living together with humans. A world once full of joy, contentment, success and peace. But inevitably, goodness always comes with evil. Nervana, the favored world, was cursed when greed took over and empowered human to commit unacceptable things in the justice of the gods. Because of exteme greediness and want of power, human betrayed the generational unity and caused battle between the two race. Gods and goddesses vanished and left a condemnation to the humans. It is where the endless feud started. For generations, battle has never been ceased. In the present time, in the Kingdom of Ludimier, is a girl from the bloodline of the family who served the Supreme god before the rebellion happened. Mula pa nang bata, alam na ni Arza ang totoo. Lumipas ang ilang libong taon, maraming bersiyon ang narinig nang mga tao. But Arza knows the truth. And somehow, she dreamt of seeing the Great Supreme god in the History. Hinahangaan niya ito. Pero alam niyang impossible. So when an unexpected mission was given to them by the Academy, her impossible phantasm feels just above her and any moment, she could reached it. Find Dios Sovran, the Supreme god. Wala siyang ediya. Kaya ba nila? Kaya ba nilang mahanap ang Pinakamataas na diyos? Pero saan sila magsisimula? Sino ang hahanapin? Saan ang daan? Ano ang mga palatandaan? With their sea of puzzled thoughts, they started finding clues. Later by later, they started seeing the stairs up to where the vanished Supreme god is. Armored with courage, molded by intellegence and protected by skills, can they find him?

Helen's wedding day was meant to be the happiest, marrying her childhood sweetheart. However, it turned into her worst when her beloved husband assaulted her after the ceremony. Despite being beaten by the man she loved, fortune favored her as the third wealthiest man on Earth came to her rescue. Not only rich but remarkably young and attractive, he offered her unimaginable wealth to marry him for six months. Surprisingly, Helen agreed, but her agreement wasn't fueled by riches but a hidden motive.

"Mahal ko siya, pero hindi pa ako handa" "My instinct was wrong about him and my best friend, now that I can say I'm ready..." "Doon palang naging huli na ang lahat" ---Athena Delight Teneza "I like you... No- that's not the right word..." "I love you..." "Turns out, you love someone else..." "I want to forget you, and look for someone who will love me back... Until I realized, I'm not loving her back... Ikaw parin talaga kahit ituon ko Ang pansin ko sa iba" --- Justin Meyer Cruz Minahal nila ang isa't isa sa hindi naaayon na panahon, dahil sa mapaglarong tadhana... Nauwi sa 'huli na ang lahat' ang 'handa na ako'. Ngunit paano kung sa pagdating ng panahon na masasabi mong 'magmumove forward na ako' ay mauuwi nalang sa 'fiance ko ang Ex ko'?? Magkasintahan sina Athena at Justin mula kolehiyo. Naghiwalay dahil sa isang serye ng mga maling akala at nasirang tiwala. Ngayon, sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon, sila'y pinilit magpakasal sa papapamitan ng arrange marriage na napagkasunduan ng kanilang mga pamilya. Mas pinili nilang maging estranghero at wala sa kanila ang nagpaalala tungkol sa kanilang nakaraan. Sa kanilang pagsasama ay unti-unti nilang narirealize ang tunay nilang nararamdaman sa isa't isa. Lihim silang may malalim na pagmamahal sa isa't isa. Sa panahong napagdesisyonan nilang aminin at ituon ang pagmamahalan nila sa isa't isa ay muling magbabalik ang dahilan ng naging hiwalayan nila sa nakaraan? Paano kung dumating ang pagkakataong pagdedeaisyonan ni Justin ang pagpayag sa debusyong kagustuhan ni Athena? Ano nga ba ang dahilan ni Athena sa divorce na hihilingin kay Justin? Katapusan na nga ba ng kanilang kwento o simula pa lamang ito ng masalimuot na kabanata ng kanilang relasyon?

Caenaella Solace Felicidad is the die-hard hopeless romantic heiress of the Illustracion clan. She was a believer of the tale of the forbidden lovers of El Salvador. A sucker for the forbidden rose of the land. Growing up, her elders taught her one thing, that is to spite the powerful family of the Valiente. Ang nangungunang pamilya sa buong El Salvador na sa kasamaang palad ay nasa kabilang bakod lang ng kaniyang paborito at manamahal na Casa Console ang Hacienda. Sa gitna ng kalayaan na sa wakas ay natamo nilang magka kapatid pagka tapos maging isang home-schooled student ng ilang taon ay nakilala niya ang ika-tatlong henerasyong lalaki ng taga kabilang hacienda. Jaffen Emmanuel Valiente Jr is the ruthless first born of the Hacienda de la Valiente. He was the heir who was taught to not just rule the land but the whole clan. Ang lalaking minsan ng nahumaling sa babaeng may Mala-anghel na ngiti sa kabilang hacienda. It was all then she realize that the owner of those eyes was no other than the first born grandchild of the ruthless family of El Salvador. Jaffen Emmanuel was supposed to be her enemy, and so was Caenaella Solace to him. But what if fate suddenly played with Cupid and struck both hearts to beat as one? Will the tragic ending of the old tale of the forbidden lovers repeat? Paano kung hindi lang pala ang kanilang mga pamilya ang tututol sa kanila? Paano kung pati ang tadhana ay napagdesisyunang mas ikabubuti nila ang magka layo ang isa't isa? At paano kung pati si Cupido ay tututol na rin sa kanila? Kaya kaya nilang panindigan ang klase ng pag-ibig na noon pa may naging masalimuot ang naging kinahantungan.

Faye Netanya Charlotte Vander, wanita berparas cantik berumur 23 tahun. Dia anak tunggal dari pasangan suami-istri yang menikah karena keegoisan orang tua, Ayahnya bernama Holland Vander dan Ibunya bernama Charlotte Abigail Vander. Kedua orang tuanya menjalin pernikahan dan hubungan rumah tangga karna keterpaksaan demi mempertahankan hak waris masing-masing. Faye tumbuh menjadi sosok yang kekurangan kasih sayang kedua orang tua. Banyak kepahitan yang dilalui seorang Faye, kedua orang tuanya bercerai, Ibunya meninggal dunia, kekasih nya berselingkuh, dan hidupnya semakin abu-abu dengan kehadiran Farasy dan Davina, Ibu tiri dan suadari tiri Faye. Mereka semakin membuat Faye kehilangan selera untuk bertahan hidup ditengah gempuran semesta mengirimkan kesedihan yang bertubi-tubi. Syukurnya dia memiliki dua orang sahabat yang selalu ada untuknya bernama Feronica dan Natasya. Setelah banyaknya coba yang dilalui seorang Faye, semesta kirimkan kepada nya seorang laki-laki yang datang memberi warna di kanvas kosong kehidupan Faye. Laki-laki itu bernama Arche Rasalas Arshaka, Arche dikenal sebagai laki-laki yang tidak pernah serius dengan wanita, bahkan dia tidak pernah memiliki keinginan menjalin hubungan. Namun di matanya sosok Faye berbeda, dengan segala upaya yang dia miliki Arche berusaha sekuat mungkin meluluhkan hati Faye yang benar-benar sudah mati rasa akan cinta, karna sepanjang perjalanan hidupnya, hanya sakit yang dia rasakan. Ayahnya cinta pertama seorang anak perempuan justru meninggalkan luka yang membekas untuknya, dan William, laki-laki yang dia anggap rumah berkhianat kepadanya, semua itu cukup membuatnya tidak percaya lagi dengan cinta. Akankah Arche berhasil mendapatkan hati seorang Faye? Bagaimana perjalanan cerita mereka? Silahkan mengambil posisi senyaman mungkin, aku persilahkan kalian untuk masuk melalui pintu mana saja yang kalian inginkan untuk mengikuti perjalanan hidup seorang Faye. Akan kalian temukan cerita tentang cinta, persahabatan dan keluarga dalam cerita ini.

私の婚約者は、命を救った口の不自由な女性に心を奪われ、ついには私との婚約を解消したいと言い出した。 私は善意で諭した。「桐島家に嫁ぐのは決して簡単なことではありません。一度よく考え直した方がいいと思います」 しかし、彼女は侮辱されたと感じ、自ら毒を仰いで命を絶った。 十年後、桐島誠司はグループの全権を掌握し、最初の行動として白川家を壊滅させ、さらに私の命を狙った。 「これが綾香のために、お前たちに償わせることだ」 気がつくと、私は23歳の誕生日パーティーの場に戻っていた。 桐島家の当主に何か望みはないかと聞かれ、私は微笑んで答えた。 「誠司さんと綾香さんは心から愛し合っています。どうかこの二人を祝福してあげてください」