[NO SOFTCOPIES] Hindi ko alam kung paano makibagay. Ang pangyayaring iyon ang nag-udyok saakin na maging ganito ako. Ang pagiging iba sakanila, ang ugaling taglay ko at ang paniniwala ko ang tanging mayroon ako para maprotektahan ang sarili ko. Hindi ko sinadya ang lahat pero sa mga nangyayari ngayon parang sinasadya ko na din. Ang gumanti sa mga taong nanakit saakin pati na din sa mga taong malapit sakanila ang una sa listahan ko. Ayoko man, pero heto ang paraan para makamit ang hustisyang inaasam ko.

[PUBLISHED UNDER POP FICTION, AN IMPRINT OF SUMMIT MEDIA] One competition, one man, twenty-five women, and a bet. Zachary Astor wanted to be the Bachelor for one purpose alone: to prove to his friends that he can ditch twenty-five women without ever looking back at any of them. But will he stand on to his words when he meets Julianne Grey, the only woman who seems to regret being in the competition? Despite what he thinks, Zachary will find his thoughts preoccupied by the weird, silent, and mysterious girl he keeps on giving a rose much to his own amazement and her disappointment.

Language: Filipino Started in July 2011 | Finished in December 2011 Published in English for paperback (Pop Fiction, 2013) Adapted in Indonesian for paperback (Penerbit Haru, 2016 & 2018) Blurb: Phoebe Bernal shares a secret with one of the biggest stars in the country, Kent Fuentabella. Their secret? They've been secretly married. Of course, no one can know. That's Kent Fuentabella, for goodness' sake, a star so famous that even the tiniest move he makes can create Twitter trends worldwide. Phoebe has known Kent since he was a gangly nobody, but she doesn't even know how they feel about each other. But just when she's trying to sort out her feelings for moody and unpredictable Kent, here comes Harley Villaluz, Kent's biggest rival, who's determined to sweep Phoebe off her feet. Then there's also Elisa, Kent's onscreen love interest, who's determined to take their romance off-screen. Oh, what's a secretly married girl to do - when the country's biggest celebrities suddenly find themselves entangled with her life?

Is it true that we are capable of writing our stories or are we intertwined with the playful hands of fate? How much are you willing to give in search of true love and happiness?

Now a published book under Summit Media. Php 175.00. English. Available in all bookstores nationwide. :)

FYI for those who are asking why Foreword is with hundred of thousand reads while others are with thousands only: This story is one part story before 2015 (so estimated 250,000 x 50 chaps if you want the total read count). From 2009-2014, it is a whole story in one part. So thank you guys for giving this a shot before! Please enjoy the not so edited per chapter story! Salamat po sa pagmamahal ❤❤❤ Simple lang naman ang magmahal, tayo lang naman ang gumagawa ng paraan para maging komplikado ito.. Kung mahal ka at mahal mo, ipaglaban mo.. Kung hindi ka makapili, hayaan mo ang puso mo ang pumili.. Kung hindi pa ngayon ang oras nyo na magsama, hintayin mo at kung bumalik siya sayo-kayo talaga!! Sana nga ganun na lang ano? para happy ending ang lahat.. Yun nga lang, bakit ang akin, hindi naging ganung kadali.. Mahal ko siya at Hanggang dun lang yon.. Pero sabi nga nila, kapag may umalis, may darating.. Umalis na ang taong mahal ko. May dumating na ba? Sana nga, dumating na siya.. Ang taong mamahalin ako.. Mamahalin nya... ang tunay na ako.. Ang hinding perpektong ako..

Love isn't finding a perfect person but seeing an imperfect person PERFECTLY..."

"Hindi naman masamang maghintay." Ang famous line ng isang babaeng ayaw mapadikit sa kahit kaninong lalaki kaya nagkulong sa kumbento.. Pero, pano kung sa pagtatago niya, may makita siyang.. isang.. magpapatibok ng kanyang puso? Maghihintay pa ba siya?