My mother sent ten kilos of sausage she made herself from Batangas. I thought that was for me. But before I could even put it in the fridge, I heard my husband calling his mother. “Mom, it’s here. Bring Aileen. Take as much as you can carry.” I sat quietly on the floor. I’m not…
On my first day as the new director of San Gabriel People’s Medical Center in Quezon City, I did not enter the office with an entourage. I didn’t have a welcome ceremony. I didn’t wear an expensive blazer or bring a secretary. I just stood in line at the canteen, bought rice, stir-fried vegetables, and…
I haven’t set foot inside Camp Aguinaldo in ten years. For ten years, I also considered the name Adrian Villamor dead in my memory — the man I once loved with all my heart, and the man I caught lying in bed with the woman he called “sister-sister.” But when the door of the old officers’ house…
“Excuse me, gentlemen. I just received notice that I am no longer an employee of this company.” I took off the simultaneous interpreter’s headset and gently placed it on the long table. “Since I no longer have the right to translate for them, my service ends here.” Ten seconds ago, I was the bridge between…
When I heard that Grandpa left 75% of San Gabriel Holdings shares to Marco, my cousin who is better known in the casino than the boardroom, I laughed. Not because it hurts. But because finally, everything is clear to me. I stood up to leave, ready to let go of the company I had devoted…
The day I signed the divorce papers, I didn’t cry. I didn’t beg. I didn’t chase him out of the Civil Registry. After we left, I just called the bank. “Hello, I would like to immediately block all supplementary cards under my main account.” The surroundings were quiet at the time, but on the other…
I thought the most embarrassing thing in my life would be being caught by someone else having sex with my “husband” online. I was wrong. It’s even more embarrassing when you find out that the man you call “husband,” “love,” and “baby” every day in chat… He’s also the man you’re afraid to call “Kuya”…
I loved Rafael Monteverde quietly for ten years. But the day he became my fiancé, that’s when my heart started to cool down. It’s not because he suddenly became ugly in my eyes. But because on the day of our engagement, he insisted on inviting the woman he once loved—and in the dressing room, the…
The night Marco Villareal handed me the divorce papers, my hands were still covered in flour. He didn’t sit down. He didn’t go around. He just placed the envelope on the table in my little bakery and said, “Sign it, Lina. We’re done.” He stood in the doorway, wearing his expensive charcoal suit, his watch…
On our wedding night, the tears of joy had not yet dried on my cheeks when I heard my mother-in-law whisper: “Tomorrow, let’s teach her. Let’s not let her think she’s a princess here.” I didn’t move. I stood behind the bedroom door, holding a glass of water, while my new husband was fast asleep….
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