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OLD SUMMER TRILOGY #3 "Winning is everything. If you don't win, you are a failure." Ice is living by those words. After her mom fails to participate in the figure skating championship because of a tragedy, she is expecting four of her daughters to pursue the same goal. Ice feels all the pressure when her sister wins during her time but pursues a different field upon winning. For Ice, the only important thing is figure skating. Nothing else matters. She is only allowed to feel something when she wins or loses a competition. Until she meets Lyonelle in the sports center during summer training, the swimmer who has already won every swimming competition he participates in. Unlike Ice, Lai has it easy. He can have fun, flirt, and be playful and still win. He is not pressured, because he doesn't think winning is the only thing that matters in a competition. He thinks enjoying what you do matters more. "And a smile from you matters too," Lyonelle teases Ice, but the latter just looks at him with no emotion on her face. "Ah, I failed... but it's okay. We still have sixty-four days of summer to spend together."

Kheious, a BS Nursing student let go his dream to be an idol because of their social status. As a son of a health care worker abroad, his auntie wants him to focus on his studies and be a nurse someday, so he could follow his mom in Canada. Everything was going smoothly in the designed plan not until he met Anaia, a BS Accountancy student from their university who encouraged him to pursue his stage dream. Date Started: January 01, 2023 Date Finished: October 14, 2023 -Azureriel

Saige Eve Garcia believed she'd moved on from her college love, Ryder Craig Rivera, but now, with mounting medical bills and time running out, she feels desperate. It's a trade: give him a baby, and he'll give her the cash. *** Saige Eve Garcia believed she'd put her reckless college romance with Ryder Craig Rivera behind her. Now, with medical bills towering and time running out, Saige is desperate. Her sister's life depends on a miracle. Ryder, entangled with his girlfriend, who can't bear children, offers her one. His proposal is cruel in its simplicity: be the mother of my child, and I'll pay for your sister's surgery. No emotions. No attachments. Just her body, his conditions, and a timeline. But when old sparks ignite and boundaries blur between lust and longing, Saige finds herself tangled in more than just a contract. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos

"Matandang Mayamang Maagang Mamamatay." That's what the retired Lieutenant and multi-billionaire Frederick San Lorenzo is known for. Despite his wealth, he still has a huge problem. At iyon ay ang karapat dapat na tagapagmana ng kaniyang yaman kapag siya ay pumanaw na. He's a widower. And has no child. Kaya naman upang hindi masayang ang kaniyang mga naipundar...He conducted a search for a deserving heir. But he has his own strict rule. And they're only three, so don't worry. First, must be an unbeatable couple: so if you are single, you're out. Second, you two will be living in his mansion for a year to test your loyalty as a couple. Third, the woman shall not be pregnant during her stay in his mansion. Meanwhile... On the other side of the world where problematic people exist, there are two human beings who're in a thirst for money. Giyu De La Fonte, a man who's always in a pickle, banned from spending money. Narra Bougainvillea, very inquisitive about how rich men's lives feels like. For the sake of the benefits they'd get, they agreed to pretend just so they'd get qualified for the old Lieutenant's search for heir. All set. However, one thing they've not prepared themselves for is...Will they pass the challenge? Especially, the third rule despite Giyu's naughtiness? #AIAPWP

Akali Heniz Salonga, a bookworm, serious and intelligent high school student who grew up in a problematic family. Behind the trophies and medals she got, she doubts her ability in achieving her dreams caused by the underestimation of her father. But then, she has Tyron, who seemed to be her warm compressor when her period badly attacks. He tamed her. He cheered her when life pushed her down. She first found comfort on reading books until her book-buddy became the cause of her dreamest comfort. But Tyron found his rest on some other girl, and that was their bestfriend. [UNEDITED] #TLISWP

To sail across the seven seas and to dock in many ports. Those are just the two things Kiro Danvier Celeres aimed for his life. He is popular as the flame darling of BS in Marine Transportation. Sa lahat ng Marino, siya lang ang may kakayahang umilag sa katagang "Seamanloloko". Why? Well, he has just no ex, no past or latest flings, but crush? Of course, he has. However, he met the girl when he was young. And he cannot just forget her. He cannot just unlove her. So as hard as he could ... He finds her no matter how many years it will take. As his cargo ship tranquilly sailed across his sanctuary, finding his lost queen, he suddenly met Zy and later developed feelings with her. Life is an art but unlike the paper - You cannot erase anything. It is what it is. She's the first victim. Hindi manloloko? Then why is she crying? Why is she grieving for what she'd lost? #LIGTWP

Rejections doesn't scare her. Kaya kahit ilang nakakahiyang bagay pa 'yan, basta mapansin lang ng crush niya, gagawin niya. Embarrassment should not be the one to conquer oneself but confidence, she believes that. That's why although she's aware that Elizzer Hadley is sharing mutual feelings towards her cousin Hillary, hindi siya tumitigil. She's desperate. Wala pa namang confirmation. Wala pa silang label. May pag-asa pa! But what if ... the unconfirmed matter is completely answered by her, herself? She saw it. She felt it. When he can instantly refuse her, while he cannot say no when it comes to her cousin. She achieved what she wants. He fell for her. They fall in love with each other. But how assured she is that his every heartbeats screams nothing but her name? Her cousin comes first before her. Or she might be just a replacement. Who knows? [UNEDITED] #AGOLWP

Dion Andrius, a determined and overachiever college heartthrob of BS Biology, made his goal clear to himself already, and it is to become a professional... The best surgeon someday. A relationship-oriented man who has been living a perfect life like a lottery winner, especially when he met Thalia, a not-so-crybaby and a daddy's girl from BSBA FM who put too much pressure on him as he tried reaching her standards, and that's her daddy. She's just wanting someone who'll love her the way his father treasures her and the way her father loves her mom. And yes... He did prove it's him she's searching for. Butterflies. Sugars. Honey. Unfortunately, after all those sweet and good times... He's not born under a lucky star yet. What happened, then? #ATLLWP

Elais Aurora V. Sacueza