Karina Tatiana Ochoa was stupefied when her father told her that she will be marrying Hendrix Gobert Alvarez to save her family business-- which is very close to being bankrupt. They both don't like the idea as they are both committed to their own partners. But what will happen to both of them when they start to live on the same roof? What will Hendrix do if he discovered that the Karina who snarl and resent him is someone who is also fragile and in dire need of attention? Started: April 10, 2021 Finished: July 13, 2021 Status: Complete

LOVE ANTIDOTE SERIES 1: Arthur Alarcon, the Feirce Neurosurgeon. Si Esmeralda ay anak ng isa sa pinakamayamang pamilya at haciendero sa kanilang lugar. Hindi lang kayamanan ang kanyang maipagmamalaki dahil taglay niya rin ang kagandahan na hindi matatawaran. Nakukuha niya lahat ang lahat ng kanyang luho at nagagawa niya ang lahat ng kanyang gusto. Ngunit isang gabi ay may nangyaring aksidente sa kanilang sasakyan na halos maging dahilan ng kanyang kamatayan. Mabuti na lamang at nailigtas siya ng isa sa pinakamagaling na neurosurgeons, si Dr. Arthur Alarcon. Isang guwapo, matipuno ngunit masungit na manggagamot. Sa kabila ng kapintasan nito ay nahulog ng husto ang kanyang loob dito. Lumipas ang siyam na taon, nagkaroon siya ng masidhing pagnanais na tumanaw ng isang malaking utang na loob sa manggagamot. Ang kaso, hindi pera o kahit anong materyal na bagay ang kailangan nito kung hindi ay isang...yaya! Yaya ng isa sa mga anak ng biyudong si Dr. Arthur. Makakaya ba niyang lunukin ang kanyang pride at kalimutan ang karangyaang nakasanayan para lang pagsilbihan ang taong nagbigay sa kanya ng pangalawang pagkakataong mabuhay?

"Dr. Achilles Alarcon, inaaresto kita!" Galit na salubong ni SPO3 Antonia Dimaculangan. "Arrest me? On what grounds?" Kunot noong tanong ng manggagamot. "Pagnanakaw!" "Pagnanakaw? Anong ninakaw ko?" "Ang puso ko!" Natawa siya. "For the record, I did not steal it. You dileberately, wholeheartedly and willingly surrendered it to me." "Ah, basta! Panagutan mo ako nang pang-habang buhay na pagkakabilanggo sa puso ko!!!!" LOVE ANTIDOTE SERIES 2

A business student from De La Salle University attends a film screening at De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, featuring short films created by the School of New Media. When the film she watches ends, she realizes that she was the inspiration for the main character, as she recalls the story actually happening to her in the past. Apparently, she's already met the director and scriptwriter before. As they meet again, will the attraction only be alive forever through film or will it blossom to something more?

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Ametrine Carillo drifts through life, searching for something she can't name--a purpose, a color, a reason to start again. When Elos Villareal saves her by accident, she discovers a love that was never part of the canvas. *** Ametrine Carillo lives in brushstrokes and silence, drifting through a life blurred by abandonment and betrayal. Her mother gambles away their future, her father left them, and still, she clings to her art, desperate to find the color that will make her feel whole again. Then one night, violence finds her. And so does Elos Villareal. He's everything every girl dreams of. And when he pulls her from the brink, their lives collide, and love starts to bloom. Until Ametrine learns the truth: Elos once loved her stepsister, the girl who shares her passion for painting. As old wounds resurface and buried truths unravel, Ametrine must fight not just for love but for the life she's never dared to imagine. Because some hearts are not broken by accident . . . they're torn apart by design. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

A VERY MATURED CONTENT. ISLA FONTANA SERIES IFS #1: Stolen Heart Thea Marie found her paradise, her peace of mind, and her home in Isla Fontana. The island where she found happiness and freedom. An island where she found love. But she knew that she shouldn't stay on this peaceful island. She doesn't belong to this place. She has to go back where she belongs. She has to protect Isla Fontana from her world where she experienced hell. But how could she resist Zacheuss, the man she fell in love with? How did he become her paradise? How did he become her safest place? Will she drag him to her world or protect him from her husband's wrath?

You can read this as a standalone story! Sartori #1 "Damien... got addicted to me." Damien, the youngest boss of the Sartorian Mafia, was a man who could not be calmed. Illegal drugs were his way of coping with his anger, until he discovered a strange aroma. He never expected to experience true euphoria from a woman's natural scent, something far more intoxicating than the effects of the drugs he once relied on. . . . WARNING: This story is unedited! All chapters are in their first drafts! Thank you!

Allison had always wanted to become a painter. Due to financial constraints, she wasn't able to pursue her dream and instead found contentment in expressing her art at home. The man of her dreams became her favorite masterpiece. He was a recurring figure in her nightly visions. Despite her confusion about his existence, she meticulously depicted every detail of his physique, bringing him to life on canvas. When given the opportunity to participate in an art exhibition, Allison didn't hesitate to choose the man from her dreams as her entry. Standing in front of her painting on the day of the exhibition, a man suddenly appeared beside her, causing her to glance at him. As he examined her masterpiece with furrowed brows, the man uttered words that made her freeze on the spot. "What is my face doing there?"