when life gives you mangos

"Stop right there, Evan! You can't fool me." Grace stretched out her hands to the right and left, preventing her best friend from leaving. "I know you're hiding something." Evan crossed his arms over his chest. "Don't be so confident. And please, know your place. I have the power to replace you with anyone else." He leaned toward her and whispered to her ear. "Or, are you trying to seduce me? How much is your rate for one night?" Upon hearing it, Grace gave him a smack across the face. She was silent for a moment in disbelief. Tears started to roll down her cheeks. "You're so mean, Evan. I-hate-you," she said, heartbroken. She turned away from him without further ado. Evan teared up too, looking at his best friend leaving. "I'm sorry, Grace. I had to do it. We can't be together," he said weakly. Grace and Evan became best friends after he saved her and her mother following a traffic collision. Their friendship grew stronger for years until they became inseparably fond of each other. However, fate played jokes on them. They had to separate for years, lose contact and bury their dreams. When they finally reunited in the same workplace, everything was not the same as it used to be.

I was about to end my life when he saved me. He mended my broken heart with his love and care. He told me his darkest secret. He became the love of my life. Then she came who was the love of his life. Will he ever be mine or he will just break my heart? Will I get happiness or my heart will be broken once again?

Tidak pernah terpikirkan oleh Ellaine Lewellyn untuk mengkhianati tunangannya meski tunangannya tidak pernah memprioritaskan dirinya. Namun, lelah itu datang juga. Di malam ulang tahunnya, sang tunangan lebih memilih untuk menemani adik sahabatnya yang mengalami kecelakaan daripada merayakan ulang tahun bersamanya. Kylian Lannnister tidak pernah berpikir untuk menjadi seorang pria bayaran, tapi ketika ia mendapatkan tawaran itu dari Ellaine Lewellyn yang sudah memiliki tunangan ia tidak menolaknya. Awalnya ia berpikir bahwa Ellaine adalah wanita yang sangat bodoh karena masih tetap bertahan mencintai Aaric Heiner yang tidak pernah menjadikannya prioritas utama, tapi pada akhirnya dia menyadari bahwa dia lebih bodoh dari Ellaine karena dia jatuh cinta pada Ellaine yang hanya menganggapnya sebagai pelarian. Hingga suatu hari Ellaine memutuskan hubungan saling menguntungkan di antara mereka karena Ellaine lebih memilih Aaric. "Kau yakin ini adalah pilihanmu, Ellaine?" "Ya. Sejak awal hingga akhir yang aku inginkan hanyalah Aaric." Akan tetapi, Ellaine baru menyadari bahwa ia telah melakukan kesalahan. Hatinya telah berubah, yang ia inginkan adalah Kylian bukan Aaric. Sayangnya, semua sudah terlambat. Kylian menghilang seperti debu. Hingga akhirnya mereka dipertemukan lagi, tapi Kylian bukan lagi seseorang yang Ellaine kenal. Akankah Ellaine bisa menjadikan Kylian sebagai miliknya lagi atau wanita itu harus menerima tawaran memulai kembali hubungan dengan Aaric?

Emma has lived her entire life in the same house, the house her parents left for her. She has been taught that everyone has some good in them, you only need to find it. She believes that the world is a good place. That changes the night she gets kidnapped and end up in the middle of a mafia family. The men that brought her there show her the other side of life. Bane lives his life in the darkness. His world is filled with pain, violence and the dark side of humanity. As the stapler comes flying at him, he sees an angel for the first time in his life. Someone that peeks his interest and makes him crave to pull her down to his world, to corrupt her. Bane offers Emma a way out, it's not a good deal, at least not for Emma. But it is better than the alternative. Better the devil you know then the devil you don't, right? Trigger warnings: Assult Sexual assult BDSM Explicit language

Sapphire is from a rich and well-known family, but little does the public know that Sapphire's family has a secret; their secret, Sapphire's family abuses Sapphire. Sapphire is abused for wanting to be an Author because being an Author is not part of the family business. Brock and Grant, Sapphire's older brothers, and their friends, Tom, Nate, and Drew bully Sapphire and her only friend, Diamond, at school. Two of the boys have a crush on Sapphire and Diamond, but don't show it because of who they are friends with. After all the years of abuse, will the girls forgive the boys and fall in love with them, or will the girls crush the boys' hearts? Will Sapphire get away from her abusive family, or will she stay with them? What will happen to Sapphire's future?

THE SEQUEL OF FINALLY FOUND YOU Have you ever fallen in love with somebody deeply but he turned out to be your future brother-in-law? Yes, you heard it right, Laura had never thought in her wildest dream that she would fall in love with her sister's man, Augustus. To get his attention, she did all the silly things, and to hide her embarrassment she later flew away to Boston to move on but who knows that her return would bring all the memories back and she would again yearn for his attention. And there was another man, Steven who had run away from his past and wanted to live in peace without any existence of love in his life. He had no idea that the place where he was going would not help him to escape but to trap him back into ‘LOVE’ Meeting the broken soul of Laura, he somehow saw his own younger existence in her and that pulled him closer to her. Unknowingly, he had fallen for her but would Laura be also able to fall for him, or would she still stay stuck at her first forbidden love, her brother-in-law, Augustus?

After three years of dating Nathan Foster, I thought I knew where we were headed. But he never proposed. Instead, he fell in love at first sight with my stepsister. His pursuit of her was bold and relentless, leaving no room for doubt. This time, I didn’t break down or wait around, hoping he’d return like before. I made a clean break. I threw away every gift he had given me, shredded the wedding dress I once secretly bought, and on his birthday, I left Riverdale behind. Just as I was about to board my flight, Nathan messaged me: “Where are you? Everyone’s waiting for you.” I smiled, didn’t bother replying, and blocked him on every channel. He had no idea that, two weeks earlier, I had accepted the proposal of my college senior, Eustace Cooper. When the plane landed in my new city, Eustace and I were ready to begin a new chapter of our lives together—as husband and wife.

“Shh…it's forbidden to moan your Stepbrother's name.''The corner of his lips curved into a wicked smile. “Siblings are not supposed to f*ck around,you know.”I held the sheets so tightly, trying my best not to moan out loud. ___________________ Amanda was so excited when she learned that she had a Stepbrother. However,she never expected that her Stepbrother would turn out to be her campus ex-boyfriend,Gabriel. Five years ago,Amanda carried a secret with her when their relationship ended in an unexpected way. While they were madly in love five years ago, Gabriel kept a sensitive secret from her. Now that they live under the same roof,they need to face their past and try to overcome it even though it's not that easy… When their eyes lock,they feel that electrifying feeling,the same way they felt when their eyes locked for the very first time. Amanda thought that she had moved on from the past completely until she bumps into Gabriel,who is now her Stepbrother and the past that she has been trying fucking hard forget. Siblings are not supposed to have romantic feelings for each other, right?That's what Amanda tells herself whenever she feels that strong pull towards her Stepbrother. Will Amanda and Gabriel obey the fact that they are siblings and suppress their feelings for each other or will they give in to the desires of their hearts? What happens when the secrets that they have been keeping from each other unveil? Will it bring them closer or tear them apart?

Terpaksa menjadi anak asuh di rumah Pak Lurah karena sang ibu meninggal sementara ayah lama tak pernah pulang, membuat Lintang dan adiknya Wulan harus bersikap hati-hati. Ketika anak Pak Lurah kembali dari kota, kepedihan hidup makin bertambah. Mito bersikap kejam pada keduanya, memaksa Lintang membawa adiknya kabur ke kota. Hidup di kota, semakin berat yang dijalani, hingga Wulan sakit dan hampir tak tertolong. Seorang dokter muda yang baik hati, David, menemukan Wulan di pinggir jalan dalam keadaan sakit payah. David memutuskan menolongnya. Di sinilah, hidup baru Lintang dan Wulan dimulai. Menjadi pembantu di rumah David, demi membalas semua kebaikannya karena menyelamatkan Wulan. Dokter tampan yang baik hati itu membuat Lintang jatuh hati. Sayangnya tidak mudah mendapatkan cinta David. David yang mulai merasa hatinya terpaut pada Lintang harus berhadapan dengan Marisa, yang ternyata adalah sepupu Lintang. Pertemuan dengan Marisa membawa Lintang bertemu lagi dengan ayahnya dan terbongkarlah kisah lama hidup kedua orang tua Lintang. Disusul Listy, mantan tunangan David hadir, ingin kembali pada dokter itu. Listy berusaha menggoyahkan Lintang agar melepaskan David. Lintang harus berjuang memenangkan hati David, dan menguatkan hatinya bahwa dia layak berada di sisi dokter pahlawan hidupnya. Ikuti perjuangan Lintang dan David mengejar mimpi dan cintanya. Bahwa di setiap tragedi ada kebahagiaan menanti.

~He felt chills run down his stomach but he wasn’t going to budge, His icy sliver eyes looked right back at her fierce green eyes "I don’t need your money!” He says and squeezes the cheque till it shredded, She glanced at the now torn cheque and back at him "Fine!” She muttered with disdain and attempted to jerk her arm free but he held on tighter “I will find you! And this time You will dance to my tune!" He says and she smirked "Wouldn’t you like to see that!" She says and jerked her arm free, Her eyes leaving his as she looked at Judy who seemed confused as to what she just witnessed Reed watched as Rielle walked back into her car and the car sped off. He meant every word, He will find her and she would dance to his tune!~ A Ruthless robber, A high class thief, The city of Cunningham's nightmare, Only interested in the wealth of the rich and famous, Born from a prostitute mother and mafia father. Causing havoc all over the city, Her victims do not have the privilege to see her face and for this she is called THE MASKED GIRL Detective Reed Parker, An handsome, smart and witty man with the looks to go with it, He graduated top of his class in the police academy. He is not only handsome but extremely intelligent too. He gets sent to Cunningham to solve the mystery behind the masked girl. Only that he would be solving more than the mystery of theft when matters of the heart surfaces. Would Rielle draw Reed into her life of crime and deceit? Or Would Reed make Rielle give up her life of crime ?