Fading facades: love beyond the deal

“We…shouldn’t be doing this,” Stacey moaned as she felt Noah’s lips kiss the side of her neck. “Tell me to stop, and I will,” he whispered. “I’m twelve years older than you; what would the world say?” “I don’t care what the damn world says. The only thing I care about is the woman in front of me.” He kissed her on that same sensitive spot on her neck. “So I say again, Professor, tell me to stop and I will.” ****** 32-year-old Stacey Smith's life comes crashing down when she discovers her husband's betrayal. Seeking comfort, her best friend drags her to a club where she ends up having a one-night stand with a stranger. Stacey is shocked to realize the guy she slept with is one of her students, the popular star basketball player of her school, 20-year-old Noah Baker. What happens when an unlikely romance blooms between the two? In an era of scrutiny and criticism, how would they handle the world's reaction to their unusual love? And with Noah’s future hanging on the line, her ex-husband and a new love interest her age after Stacey, would they be able to overcome all the challenges they face, or would they cave in and walk different paths?

Forestia Renae Frost is a twenty-two years old model who has always hated Adamson Rockwell, her enemy since high school and now the CEO of the Rockwell Group of Companies. In their class batch reunion held in a high-class resort, the two met again after years of not seeing each other and fell into a heated confrontation after getting drunk that ended up burning with long kept desire and passion. Forestia thought it was just a one night stand, but what if she suddenly received a call from Adam after a week of their first night and offered her an engagement contract? Will she accept the role of being her enemy's fiancé?

Dahil sa paniniwalang mahahanap mo ang totoong taong magmamahal sa ‘yo kapag walang-wala ka, tinago ni Koa Haile Montinola ang katotohanang isa siyang heiress ng isang mayamang pamilya mula kay Conrad, ang kanyang kasintahan. Ngunit matapos niyang isakripisyo ang lahat para rito, ang tanging natanggap niyang sukli ay pagtataksil at ang pagnanakaw nito sa perang inipon niya para sa kanilang nalalapit na kasal para sa first love nito. Ang mas masakit pa, may anak ang mga ito. At ang masaksihan ang “happy family” ng taong sumira sa kanyang tiwala, walang pagdadalawang-isip siyang umalis. Bumalik siya sa kanyang pamilya at sumang-ayon sa arrange marriage na nakahanda para sa kanya. Meleck Hudson Miller, isang notoriously cold businessman na balitang may secret lover. Kahit na ayaw manira ni Haile ng relasyon, kung gusto niyang matanggap ulit ng pamilyang tinalikuran niya noon, wala siyang ibang magawa kundi ang makipag-deal sa binata. To take revenge of her ex-fiancé and to win her family’s trust back. But what if he’s too cold and heartless…and possessive at the same time? Tamang desisyon kaya ang makipag-deal dito? - Diniin siya nito sa likod ng nakasarang pinto. His thumb brushing against her lower lip. “A deal is a deal. And I hate sharing what’s mine.” “Hudson…” “You’re mine. No one’s going to touch you but me. Not even your hands, did you get me?” Parang may bumara sa kanyang lalamunan. Is this still a part of their loveless deal?

Pauwi na sana sina Jenyfer Caluttong sa bahay nila para sana mag-celebrate ng katatapos na graduation ng kapatid niya, nang bigla na lang harangin ang sinasakyan nila at sapilitan sila tinangay ng mga armado lalaki. Pagdating nila sa malaking bahay na pinagdalhan sa kanila. Doon lumabas ang tinatawag na boss ng mga armadong dumukot sa kanila. Sobrang gulat ni Jenyfer dahil ito ang lalaking may tama ng bala sa tagiliran na humingi ng tulong sa kaniya. Nagpakilala itong si Rhys Zhumalde. Mala-model sana ang ka-guwapuhan at umiigting din ang panga sa sobrang seryoso nito at sa tuwing tumititig sa kaniya ay tila may panganib na dala ang mata nito. Pakakawalan lang daw pamilya niya sa isang kondisyon. Magpapakasal siya rito. Labis ang galit ni Jenyfer nang marinig niya iyon kay Rhys Zumalde. Ngunit wala siyang choice kahit na ang tingin niya ay mapanganib ang magpakasal dito. “As long as you fulfill our deal to release my family, I'm willing to marry you even though it's dangerous to be your wife,”—Jenyfer Callutong.

Sebastian Sterling was the CEO of the Sterling Group, ranked third among the world's wealthiest business leaders. We had a five-year-long relationship, three years of which we lived together. He told me he loved me so much that he was willing to sacrifice himself for me, yet he never gave me the title of Mrs. Sterling. During those three years of living together, he betrayed me three times, pushing me into hell with his own hands. The first time, he secretly obtained a marriage certificate with his close friend's widow. However, he knelt before me, crying and begging me to believe that it was just for protection. The second time, under the spotlight of media cameras and thousands of watching eyes, he held her hand and announced that she was his wife and the lady of the Sterling family. Backstage, he gripped my hand and swore in a low voice that he would marry me once everything ended. The third time, he spent a passionate night with her and got her pregnant. I discovered the truth when I saw them at the hospital, attending a prenatal appointment together. Loving him was death by a thousand cuts. I forgave him again and again, yet he betrayed me every time. One day, I finally walked away. In my pocket was my positive pregnancy test—I was carrying the child he had always wanted. Only then did Sebastian collapse to his knees in regret, crying out my name with a broken voice. However, he had lost not just me, but the heir he never knew existed too!

Rose Perez thought she'd found a way out of her troubles when she married billionaire CEO Derek Rivera. But their marriage was just the beginning. Secrets, lies, and forbidden love threaten to tear them apart. Can Rose and Derek overcome their differences and find true love?

"Oral? Rough nights? That's what I've become-the plaything of a man whose name echoes across Asia. We've done things in places where we could have been caught, places where his men could see us, and yet we didn't care. The only thing that mattered was quenching the fire raging inside our bodies. Free? No. Nothing is free anymore. Every desire, every twisted fantasy he wants to play out on me comes with a price-and he pays it without hesitation. Even when it's degrading, even when it crosses boundaries I once thought I had, I take it. No questions asked. But here's what keeps me awake at night: is this all I'll ever be? Are we bound to this cycle, trapped in this dangerous game forever?"

I never in my wildest imagination thought that my life would one day take such a huge turn: signing a marriage contract with Jonathan Wells, the coldest billionaire in Wells Enterprise, so my sister could stay alive. It was supposed to be cut and dry: I’d be his wife on paper, and in return, he would take care of my sister’s medical bill and promise our future. No attachments. No strings. Business only. But life rarely adheres to a simple script, does it? Pulled into his ruthless world, secrets of my past start to resurface, putting everything in jeopardy. I, Chloe Jackson, was the illegitimate daughter of his biggest competitor-a man I had been running from my whole life. Now my estranged father wants me back under his control, just when I’m starting to see that maybe Jonathan isn’t as heartless as he seems. Torn between the board’s merciless scrutiny, Jonathan’s mistrust, and a corporate war driven by my father, I’m adrift in a maelstrom of power, betrayal, and something even more dangerous—love. I wasn’t supposed to fall for him. I wasn’t supposed to care. But in the end, it might not be the contract that keeps our worlds apart-but rather the very thing that could mend my heart. Because Jonathan Wells isn’t just a billionaire. He’s the only man who can break me-or save me.

I'm Elaine Lopez. I'm a woman at the bottom of the food chain who once thought that love triumphs everything until my deadbeat husband cheated on me with another woman. It never occurred to me how exhausted I was with the marriage until she took the burden off me. Looking for a fresh start and vowing never to let love get in the way of the better life I'm forging for myself, I cross paths with Kingsley Larson, the ruthless billionaire who's known to have lost his smile and has a heart of stone. Entangled in a web of undeniable passion for one night, I'm convinced I'll never see him again until he turns out to be my new boss. If clawing my way up to the social ladder means I have to strike a deal with the devil, then I'll do it. After all, for our arrangement, all I have to do is to please him s3xually while I get to keep my job and live the life I have always wanted. But as we chase the lust that has taken root between us with no strings attached, it becomes clear to me that Kingsley isn't just the devil, he's so much more. He's my ruin, the same way I'm his.

Yara Martinez was meant to be a one night fling and everything that happened was meant to end right there in Montero Clubhouse. But that faithful night of intimacy led to an unwanted pregnancy which made Yara and Grayson have no other choice than come to an understanding if they want to keep the child.