I always feel like I'm floating through life. There was nothing to hold me in one place, there's nothing that has enough weight for me to stay. Still... I wanted to believe that there's something special out there waiting for me. Pero hindi pala ganoong kadali ang lahat. It's just too tiring to struggle and keep my head above the water... to fight the tides trying to pull me down. So for a moment, I stopped fighting... letting the currents take me where it wants me to go. I just didn't expect the next thing life pulled for me. An embodiment of uncertainty. A gamble, an unpredictability. Life gave me a wild card. It's a bittersweet risk. The question is... do I have the winning hand or will I end up holding on to nothing?

"A woman's desire for revenge outlasts all her emotions." -Cyril Connolly

COMPLETED on Wattpad ON GOING on HaloReads (Revised 2025 Version) --- "Falling for the Billionairess" as told from the POV of Meredith Balajadia. --- My name is Meredith Balajadia, EVP ng Balajadia Industries na pagmamay-ari ng pamilya namin. If asked to describe myself, I'd say I'm diligent, a hard worker, and a strict but reasonable boss. If you noticed, lahat ng sinabi ko ay tungkol sa trabaho. That's because my life revolves around my work. Saan ko pa siya papaikutin? Aside from my work and my family, I have very little else. Then in comes Ash Montesines with a cocky grin and the wrong coffee on his first day of work as a substitute for my ever-efficient assistant. Are you kidding me? Kilala ko siya in a way dahil nababalitaan ko ang mga kalokohan niya tulad ng pakikipag-away sa bars at pagpapapalit-palit niya ng mga model girlfriends. Hindi niya kakayanin ang trabaho na 'to. Pero habang tumatagal at mas lalo ko siyang nakikilala, nagbabago ang tingin ko sa kanya. Mabait naman pala, hindi naman talaga mayabang, and most of all, he was also really smart despite his online reputation. Not to mention na guwapo talaga siya at lagi niya akong napapatawa. Sige na, aaminin ko na. Maybe I was falling for Ash Montesines. Ang ikinakatakot ko lang ay baka hindi niya ako saluhin. --- Please excuse the loopholes first. I haven't read FFTB in its entirety when I started writing this book. Will edit that first before I edit and rewrite this as needed. Dedicated to everyone who requested for Mere's POV. Thank you po sa inyong lahat! Mature content. Reader discretion is advised.

Engineering students Pfifer and Ivan know that what they have is something special. Without a proper label between them plus an ugly twist of fate, can they manage to be together in the end--or will they remain as each other's TOTGA and nothing more? *** May feelings na laging nandiyan, nakaabang kung kailan magpapapansin. Nakaabang kung kailan ako titisurin sa mga pamilyar na kanta, lugar, at salita. Magpapaalala sa isang mukha na hindi ko naman gano'n kakabisado pero pamilyar. Magpapaalala sa mga dating pakiramdam. Malalaman mo raw kung sino ang The One That Got Away mo kapag narinig mo 'yong salita at nakaalala ka ng iisang tao lang; nakatisod ka ng mga dating pakiramdam; nangulila ka sa mga nakaraang saya; nakaalala ka ng mga pamilyar na sakit. Sabi, time heals wounds at distance makes one forget. Bakit parang hindi naman effective? Bitbit ko pa rin lahat ng what if. Hindi pa rin ako makatakas sa maraming sana. Ako ba ang bumitiw o siya? Tapos na ba kami talaga? Ang sarap magtanong kaso...wala nga palang kami noon. Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish.

Wanderlust. Summer love. And a whiff of chocolate. ----- Special Summer Story for Candy Stories. New Adult | Romance

Will a baby strengthen or will it ruin their friendship?

I was a man who had a fúcking past. I totally hate responsibilities. I love being with the company of women but I loathed being in a relationship. I once tried to enter it but was immediately dumped and burned before I even fell so I despised it in that instance. I love being independent and I love my freedom. I love adventure-mas delikado at mas komplikado, mas nacha-challenge ako. That's how I lived my life. No restrictions! Go lang nang go! Until a tragic un-fúcking-wanted incident happened and two orphaned children were left in my care. "As legal guardian of the children, ikaw muna ang maghahawak ng inheritance ng mga bata until they turned twenty-five. He also included here in the testament that he's giving you the full legal custody of his children in case something unpleasant or harmful may happen to him and to his wife, Katelynne, because you're the most capable person to take care and to look after his children." Tang-ina lang di ba? Ang sarap-sarap ng buhay ko pero nanggagago itong kapalaran na 'to! Ano naman ang gagawin ko sa dalawang sutil na batang nakakabwisit eh wala naman akong kaalam-alam sa pag-aalaga ng mga bata! I love my bachelor life but they were totally ruining the freedom that I had! That was when I decided to look for someone who could take care of them. I need a nanny who would look after them. Tapos ang problema! May mag-aalaga na sa kanila, maitutuloy ko pa ang adventurous bachelor life ko nang walang inaalalang mga bwisit na "bubuwit" sa buhay ko! But never did I know that I was in for an even more complicated trouble. A new challenge where my heart was at stake. Susugal ba ako? Susunggaban ko ba kung alam kong delikadong mahulog ang puso ko sa bitag ng tinatawag nilang pag-ibig na pinakaiiwas-iwasan ko? O magpapakaduwag ba ako at iiwas dahil ayoko ng mga komplikasyon at responsibilidad sa buhay ko?

Our love story will just end up tragic...

SAN DIEGO SIBLINGS SERIES #3 (MATIAS' STORY) Inspired by the movie, MAGIC MIKE starring Channing Tatum! ********** Maliit pa lamang sila ay pinangarap na ni Ella na maging asawa si Matias ngunit binasted siya agad ng kababata pagka-confess niya ng feelings niya rito. Ang gusto raw nito'y isang modelo ng mga panties at bra. In short, pakakasal lamang ito sa isang Victoria's Secret angel. Nang nagdalaga sila't nagbinata, nagtaka ang dalaga kung bakit grabe itong makabakod sa kanya to the point na wala na halos makalapit sa kanyang manliligaw. Naisip tuloy niya, gusto rin kaya siya ni Matias? Kung kailan nag-iilusyon na siyang nagkapitak na rin siya sa wakas sa puso nito'y saka naman sasabihin ng damuho na biro lang ang lahat. Hanggang kailan kaya maghihintay si Ella na totohanin ni Matias ang mga biro-biro nito sa kanya? Dapat pa ba siyang maghintay o maghanap na lang ng iba? ********** "Cover from WattpadPabalatPH in collaboration with Wattpad Stars Program PH"

Cynical Zara Gonzales and notorious playboy Blue Steele gamble their hearts in a game with a single rule: no falling in love. But when the past comes resurfacing back to Blue and Zara finds herself running for her freedom, maybe rules are meant to be broken. *** Running from her father's debt, Zara Gonzales masks her appearance and keeps a low profile working as a game developer for notorious playboy and bachelor Blue Steele. Intrigued by her obvious dislike for him, Blue is adamant to charm her, and eventually, she can't deny the flames of passion burning between them. With a single rule of they can't fall in love with each other, can Zara gamble her heart and risk losing to a man who believes that love doesn't exist? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos