the weight of blood

"Audrey, I am begging you. Please come back to me. Akala ko siya pa rin ang mahal ko, nagkamali ako. All along, it's you that I truly love. Please... come back to me. Let's get married again." Agad na pinapirma ng divorce agreement si Audrey ng kaniyang asawa na si Lawrence nang bumalik sa Pilipinas ang first love nito. For three years, ginawa niya ang lahat para mahalin siya nito kahit pa maging alipin siya ng pamilya ng lalake ngunit gano'n kabilis nitong tinapos ang kasal nila nang malaman ni Lawrence Villafuente na nakabalik na si Gayle. Nasaktan si Audrey ngunit pinili niya na palayain ito dahil hindi na rin niya kaya ang hirap na dinaranas niya sa mansion ng mga Villafuente. She had a hard time living after the divorce but it slowly became easier when she was caught in between the arms of the ever mysterious billionaire who seemed cold but possessive to her. Namalayan na lang niya natutuwa na rin siya sa init ng presensya ni Regan Amadeus Vasquez. Months later, she received a drunk call from Lawrence, her ex-husband. Nagmamakaawa na itong balikan siya at sinabing nagsisisi sa nangyaring divorce sa kanilang kasal. Hindi siya nito tinitigilan at hinahabol siya, namimilit na magkabalikan sila. Minahal niya nang sobra si Lawrence sa loob ng tatlong taon ngunit alam din niya sa sarili niya na trapped na siya mga braso ni Regan. Would she go back to her ex-husband who treated her badly, or will she choose to stay in the arms of the enigmatic billionaire?

Demi Moore—the “manang” secretary of TC, fantasizing her boss named Quiver Tejada, the man who’s sexually attracted to his twin’s fiancée. Matagal pinangarap ni Demi na mapansin siya ng boss niya ngunit hindi ito natutupad. But her innocence and kindness moved the playful yet ruthless twin brother of Quiver who named Tei; Demi’s other boss. One night, she surrendered her virginity to her boss. She got pregnant by one of the Tejada brothers ngunit hindi niya alam kung sino sa dalawa ang ama ng batang dinadala niya. Si Quiver ba na minamahal ang fiancée ng kakambal niya o si Teiver ba na nakatakda ng ikasal sa babaeng pinakamamahal ni Quiver?

“ฉันว่าเราควรแยกกันอยู่สักพักนะ ให้เวลาเป็นเครื่องตัดสินว่าเราจะไปต่อหรือพอแค่นี้...ในเมื่อคุณมีอีกคน” คำพูดนั้นราวกับปล่อยระเบิดลงกลางความสัมพันธ์ เจมส์ชะงัก มองเธอด้วยแววตาที่เต็มไปด้วยความตกใจ แต่ก็ไม่กล้าปฏิเสธ เขารู้ว่าความจริงที่เขาเลือกปิดบังมาตลอดได้เปิดเผยออกมา “อิมิลี่...มันไม่ใช่อย่างที่เธอคิดนะ” เขาพูดออกมาเสียงเบา ราวกับกำลังค้นหาคำแก้ตัวที่น่าเชื่อถือ เธอส่ายหน้า ยิ้มบาง ๆ ที่ไม่ได้เต็มไปด้วยความสุขอีกต่อไป “อย่าพยายามแก้ตัวเลยเจมส์ ฉันเหนื่อย...เหนื่อยกับการพยายามทำให้ทุกอย่างดีขึ้น ในขณะที่คุณไม่ได้พยายามไปกับฉันเลย” เธอก้มลงหยิบกระเป๋าเดินทางใบโต หยุดชั่วครู่ก่อนจะพูดต่อ “ฉันอยากให้คุณใช้เวลาคิด ว่าคุณต้องการอะไรจริง ๆ... และฉันก็จะทำแบบเดียวกัน” เจมส์มองดูเธอเดินออกจากห้องไป ความรู้สึกผิดและความกลัวปะทุขึ้นในใจ แต่เขากลับทำอะไรไม่ได้ นอกจากอยู่ในความเงียบที่เธอทิ้งไว้...

"What the memory forgets, a heart can remember." Yan ang mga katagang pinaniniwalaan at pinanghahawakan ni Ken lalo na nang malaman niyang ang lahat ng ala-ala ni Ciashet patungkol sa kanya at sa mga taong related sa kanya ay nakalimutan nito. Gusto ni Ken na maalala ni Ciashet ang feelings ng babae para sa kanya pero mayroong puwang sa isip niya na nagsasabing ayaw niya ring makaalala pa ang nobya dahil natatakot siya sa mga posibleng maalala nito. Baka hindi lang pagmamahal ang maalala nito kundi pati na rin ang galit na maging dahilan pa ng pag-iwas at pag-alis ulit ng babae palayo sa kanya. Paano nga ba haharapin ng magkasintahang ito ang mga ala-ala sa nakaraan na nakalimutan ng babae at ala-ala naman sa kasalukuyan na makakalimutan naman ni Ken dahil sa isang aksidente. Posible kayang magtagpo pang muli ang mga ala-ala nila? O tuluyan na lang nilang kakalimutan ang isa't isa?

Matagal nang umiibig si Irine Evangelista kay Ruyi Walton mula pa noong bata pa sila. Kaya nang itinakda ng kanilang mga magulang na magpakasal sila, buong puso pumayag si Irene kahit alam niyang hindi iyon ang gusto ni Ruyi. Sa loob ng tatlong taon ng kanilang pagsasama, iginugol ni Irene ang kanyang buhay para kay Ruyi, umaasa na magbabago ang isip nito at sa huli'y mahulog sa kanya. Ngunit biglang gumuho ang lahat nang magising na lamang si Irene isang araw na nasa tabi ng kapatid ni Ruyi, si Kyler, wala silang mga saplot at magkayakap. Hindi alam ni Irene kung paano iyon nangyari, pero isa lang ang sigurado siya—hindi niya magagawang saktan at lokohin si Ruyi. Pero kahit anong paliwanag ang gawin ni Irene ay hindi nakinig sa kanya si Ruyi, sa halip ay nag-file ito ng divorce.

Sinisikap ni Matt na mamuhay ng malayo at tahimik, Sinikap niyang hindi maging mundo ang mundo ng totoo niyang pagkatao. Sinikap nilang kahit sa kanyang sariling paraan ay hindi matulad sa mga taong kinasusuklaman pero isang babaeng ang nakatakda ng tadhana na siyang babago sa kanyang pananaw ay mamahalin ng kanyang puso at buong pagkatao. Ngunit ang babaeng iyon din ang lilipol ng kanyang uri at tatapos ng kanyang huling hininga. Tama nga bang mahalin pa nila ito?

Si Dravis Salazar ay ipinagkasundong ipakasal sa unica hija ng mga Gomez may limang buwan na ang nakalilipas. Kapwa galing sa mayamang pamilya sa bayan ng San Simon ang dalawa ngunit isang eskandalo ang sisira sa reputasyon ng pamilya ni Dravis, dahilan upang apihin siya ng mga Gomez. Lahat ay kaniyang gagawin para ipaglaban ang pag-iibigang tunay nila ni Calista, ang babaeng noon ay ipinagkasundo lang sa kaniya. Ngunit sapat nga ba iyong dahilan para manatili siya o kailangan niya munang lumisan para makapaghanda sa totoong laban? All rights reserved 2022.

Alex is the young master of the richest family in the world, a man whom many princesses want to marry. However, he’s treated worse than a nanny by his mother-in-law

This is part of Sierra Series. Story of Ethan Sierra. Seraphina Valencia was once a good girl with a life full of joy, surrounded by her childhood crush Ethan Sierra and suitor Liam Reyes. But her world crumbled when her father’s affair tore her family apart. After losing her mother in a tragic accident, Seraphina’s father brought his mistress and her daughter, Kendra, into their home, leaving Seraphina with nothing—not her family, home, or dignity. Forced into an arranged marriage with Darius Bernardo, separated from Liam, and treated as a servant in her own house, Seraphina’s pain pushed her to the edge. Will Seraphina find the strength to fight for the love she’s always dreamed of, or will she let the shadows of her past keep her from happiness? Will she seek revenge on those who hurt her? Or she will get swayed by the love she never thought still existed?

Ikinasal si Luther Villarreal at Eunice Sanchez kahit walang pagmamahal para sa isat-isa magkaroon lamang buong pamilya ang anak niyang si Isaac. Ngunit paano kung nung una palang ay mahal na ni Eunice si Luther, kaya rin kaya siyang mahalin nito? Gayong ang mahal naman nito ay si Monica. Samahan niyo akong umiyak at tumawa sa storya ng buhay ni Eunice Sanchez.