Accounting Stories

Marigold doesn't like loud people. Florence doesn't like the idea of being forced into anything...especially not with someone as emotionally detached as her. But when family politics push them into an arranged marriage, the two must learn to co-exist, pass their board exams, and maybe-possibly-reconsider what they thought they knew about love. He's sure of who he is. He's spent years telling himself that attraction is a fixed thing, and his heart has already chosen its shape. Then she came into his life, and that's when he knew he had to win. But love isn't always a choice, and desire doesn't ask for permission. Because love is just is. And the bloom begins anyway. (Gay×Girl)

Mathivannan Even though he is surrounded by numbers every day, Mathivanan never lets life become "calculated." But what happens when love enters his perfectly balanced world... and starts changing everything he believes in? Malarvizhi People in her village know her as the "rowdy girl who never stays quiet." But they don't know the truth - Behind all that noise is a girl who just wants to be heard... not for her attitude, but for her voice.

Si Ciara Lorraine Mendeja ay may iisang paniniwala noon pa man, na ang mga numero ay mas madaling intindihin kaysa sa mga tao. Numbers don't pretend. Numbers don't betray you. And numbers certainly don't wake up every morning to become your greatest competition. Ngunit nag-iiba ang lahat kapag nandiyan na si Avrecien Khley Madrigal. Siya'y talagang likas na matalino, mayabang, at may nakakainis na labis na tiwala sa sarili, at sa isang bagay na hindi mawari ni Ciara, he's always one step above her. They're classmates and of course, rivals. Sa bawat araw na lumilipas, mas nagiging malinaw ang isang dahilan na wala sa kanilang dalawa ang handang magpatalo. Every recitation becomes a battle. Every examination becomes a competition. Every achievement becomes a reason to prove who is better. Para sakanila, second place has never been an option. But rivalry has a dangerous way of becoming something else when two people begin to understand the person standing on the other side. Kapag unti-unti mo nang nakilala hindi lang ang mga sagot niya sa mga katanungan, kundi maging ang mga simpleng ngiti at irap na itinatago niya sa likod ng kanyang pagiging perfectionist. Dahil sa huli, malalaman mo na lang na ang taong buong-puso mong ginustong pabagsakin at talunin... is the person who knows you the most. At kung minsan... ang sundin ang utos na mahalin ang iyong kaaway ay sadyang mas madaling sabihin kaysa gawin.

The story highlights Keziah's long-term emotional investment in a closed heart. It emphasizes how a resilient and elegant woman is willing to endure and wait, despite repeated rejections and cold avoidance from the man she loves. On Trevor's side, it portrays the numbness and blindness of a person chasing a "ghost" or a past love (Reigh) that was never meant for him. Due to his obsession with his career and the wrong person, he fails to recognize the true value of the one who has always been by his side. Although there is a heavy element of heartbreak, the story is also about Keziah's personal growth. Despite exam failures, burnout, and unrequited love, she never gives up on her dreams until she becomes a highly successful CPA-Lawyer. Ultimately, it shows the importance of setting boundaries-that there comes a right time to give up and choose one's own peace and self-worth instead. Lastly, the story implies that love is just like accounting; if you are always giving without anything returning, your capital will eventually run out. It mirrors the painful reality that we often realize a person's worth when it is already too late-when they are no longer by our side.

Leal brother series #2 Blessed Jamon thought she'd lost everything when she was forced to drop out of college. Life had become too heavy, rent to pay, mouths to feed, dreams to shelve. But when time called her back, she chose to answer. She didn't expect to end up in the same classroom as Beaumond Leal. The wealthy, gamer, and used to winning. The kind of guy who never had to worry about anything... especially not survival. Their worlds collided, and their minds clashed. What started as academic rivalry soon turned into long stares, shared secrets, late-night study sessions, and a love that neither of them planned. And when life throws them into a storm, they must ask: Will love survive when time's calling to pull them apart?

Draven Matthias Reyes has always believed that life is like a game of chess-every decision carries a price, and the strongest players are often the ones who hide their intentions. Quiet, brilliant, and guarded, he keeps his heart behind carefully built walls, convinced that distance is the only way to protect the people he loves. Jean Maxine Padilla is the exact opposite. Bold, compassionate, and stubbornly optimistic, she refuses to believe that every ending has to be tragic. When fate brings them together over a chessboard, what begins as a rivalry slowly becomes the kind of love neither of them expected. Move by move, they discover that the hardest games aren't played across a chessboard, but within themselves. As dreams collide with reality and time begins slipping through their fingers, they're forced to face a truth no strategy can change.

This is a story about an architecture student and a passionate artist, who doesn't believe in love that much, and a disciplined accountancy student who stays out of drama.

'Then why did you hire me?' 'Because when I met you and when I saw Jack, I just-' He covered his face. A moment passed before his hands dropped. His dark eyes found hers. 'I wanted to help.' 'You hired me because you pitied me?' She should have known. She knew what she looked like when they met. Her undersized waitress uniform, Dave's worn down jacket. Her son running all over the city. 'I hired you because the whole point of this company is doing good. You needed this job. I wanted to do something good for you. It wasn't pity or me hoping to get something in return. It was just - Jesus, Tia.' He ran a hand through his hair, messing up the gell. 'Don't make this into something ugly. I just wanted to help.' 👠 Tia has sworn off men since she had to start her life over in a new city, under a new name. All that mattered was keeping her son Jack safe and happy. But Jack is on a hunt for Marlon, determined to reunite with his father. So, through a twisted luck of fate, Tia ends up working for a man who has the same name as her abusive ex. 👠 Marlon Vaughan wants to hate the beautiful woman who crashed into his life, using her son as an accessory to steal his money. But he soon learns not all is as it seems with Tia Catanzaro and that their lives have been intertwined for many years in ways neither could have imagined.

Some people are meant to stay in your memories, not in your future. Xevia never believed love was a distraction-until it almost cost her everything. She met him during their freshmen year as accountancy students. Same batch. Same classrooms. Same endless nights balancing ledgers, surviving exams, and chasing the dream of becoming CPAs. Somewhere between coffee-stained notes and sleepless review sessions, friendship turned into something neither of them planned. Then, just when graduation was finally within reach... He changed. No explanations. No closure. Just silence, distance, and a betrayal she never saw coming. People always say, *"Lason ang pag-ibig sa babaeng may pangarap."* She hated that saying before. After him, she understood exactly what it meant. So she chose herself. She graduated, passed every challenge life threw at her, and accepted an accounting position in the UAE-leaving behind the city, the memories, and the only man she ever truly loved. Years later, an alumni homecoming brought everyone back together. One night. One reunion. One unfinished story. He looked at her the way people look at things they've spent years wishing they hadn't lost. She looked at him like he was nothing more than a chapter she'd already closed. But some endings have a way of asking for another chance. The only question is... Can love rebuild what betrayal destroyed? Or are some people destined to become **the ruin of us**?

Alodia Maurisse already had a grasp with the fact that from the very beginning, except for her studies, she would also have the great determination to continue her passion-volleyball. Finn Kaizher, a Political Science student and is planning to pursue law afterwards, who was very apathetic, saw that and he felt something peculiar. Would he choose to admit what he was feeling or would he just continue denying it while being on the spotlight?

Olivia is the kind of person who plans her life in neat, predictable boxes. Ethan, on the other hand, never cared much about boxes. But these two will cross paths and unknowingly impact each other's lives. Will their differences cause them to drift apart? Or is their pull stronger and strengthen their connection?

Let's be honest-filing taxes isn't exactly a walk in the park. Between the jargon, deadlines, and penalties, it's no surprise that most of us hand over the job to professionals.