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Skylar McLair’s world falls apart when her father is caught in a scandal that leaves him bankrupt and in a coma. Just when she needs him most, her boyfriend Ethan turns cold and proposes to a wealthy heiress- claiming Skylar is no longer worthy to be his wife. Instead, he offers her something cruel: become his mistress, and he’ll save her family's status and reputation. After all, he is the heir to the powerful Buckman Corporation. But fate steps in… wearing Cole Buckman’s name. Cole, Ethan’s distant and mysterious stepbrother- and the true heir to the Buckman empire, comes into Skylar’s life through a contract marriage she never expected. To the world, he’s ruthless and unreadable. But to Skylar, he becomes something else entirely. Every time she stumbles, he’s right there- steady hands catching her before she falls. And whenever trouble finds her, he shows up without fail, like he’s been watching over her all along. She begins to think he’s simply a good man caught in the middle of a family war. What she doesn’t see… is that Cole has been drawing her in from the very beginning. Step by step. And by the time Skylar realizes she’s fallen into his trap- one built not of lies, but of desire and something else…her heart may already be his. As for Ethan? Let’s just say… he never saw it coming.

Can money buy everything? Even love? Edan O'Connor, a millionaire, heir to a major investment company, promises his father to marry in front of him, on his deathbed, to fulfill his last wish, there is only one detail, his father does not tolerate his girlfriend, Vivian. So Edan decides to hire a girl to pose as his new girlfriend and fake a fake marriage in front of his father. At the hospital, Edan meets Alma Contreras, a beautiful and humble young woman, who has her mother hospitalized in need of surgery that she cannot afford. Edan proposes a deal, he will pay all his mother's medical expenses, if she pretends to be his girlfriend for a few days and an acted-out marriage. In the midst of desperation and need, Alma accepts. But there are two details, suddenly, what was supposed to be a fake marriage, becomes a real marriage and thanks to a last “minute surgery, Edan's father is saved, changing the course of his contract completely. What will happen when in the middle of the performance, true feelings begin to awaken between Alma and Edan? How will Vivian, Edan's real girlfriend, a pedantic and toxic woman, take the fact that her boyfriend has married another woman? Will love to be able to overcome the barriers of money and social class?

My husband, Lucas Gabriel, and I were on our way to sell paintings when we got robbed. I used all my strength to fight off the robbers. I wanted to keep Lucas’s hands safe so that he could keep painting. However, he failed to escape. He threw his paintings on the ground and yelled at me, “This is all your fault, Aria! “If I had married Chloe instead of you, I would be the leader of the Lenza Group in Ros Aegeles by now! I wouldn’t be some poor, helpless painter!” Right before the robbers killed me, I finally realized that he never got over his childhood sweetheart, Chloe Lionel. That was why he never wanted to have children with me while we were married. When I opened my eyes again, we had both returned to a time before our marriage. This time, we went our separate ways. I cut ties with him and left Ros Angeles to focus on medical research. Seven years later, I returned. Lucas was already the boss of Cosa. He had Chloe in his arms and mocked me. “I know you’ve loved me in both lives, but did you really have to stay single for me?” I ignored him and held my son’s hand. He lost it. His eyes turned red with anger as he demanded, “Whose child is that?! Didn’t you say you would only have my children?!”

"I am always here for you " Zai silently whispered, and kissed Yilan’s forehead, hugging her tightly in his arm like no one could ever hurt her again. Yillan is a girl with a beautiful smile. Her motto is "family’s first" even though the family he cares about the most, doesn’t treat her like one, she still wishes that one day they would recognize her. Zai is as cold as ice. No one could ever guess what's on his mind. He never shows his emotions to others, but he is a loving son and brother to his family. Besides his family, he only cared most about Yilan without her knowing. He was always protecting and loving her in his own way. Yilan only knew that she first met Zai in their last years in high school at the school festival but she didn't know that Zai already knew her a long time ago then. After 5 years, they met again in an awkward circumstance. But the next day, Yillan forgot what happened. They continuously bump into each other, from time to time. This time Zai is currently the CEO of the Lee Empire, one of the biggest conglomerates in the country. Then, it happened that Yoon corporation faced a great disaster. Yillan's eldest Brother may end up in prison and the company may be endangered. Because of the unexpected turn of events, her Eldest brother sought the help of the Lee Empire and even though it's not proper, Zai used the opportunity to be with Yillan. They entered a contract marriage Can Zai tell Yilan her true feelings? While Yillan will be torn between her family and Zai

Aliza Marie Mendez is a freshman student in a State University in her Province. Her parents died in an accident when she was just 8 years old. Up until then she was raised by her Auntie. She is a street smart girl who strives really hard in order to survive in life. She was being abused physically by her Auntie's husband when she couldn't give them money the reason why she needed to get a part time job to survive the cruelty of her Uncle. However, she knew that working enough couldn't get her out of her chaotic life. What she needs is someone who could give her assurance that she will never need to fight for her life alone. Until she met her Professor in college that once helped her unexpectedly and the one who made her feel appreciated for the first time.

One week after my death, my husband, Christopher Ford, was making love on our bed with his one true love. His face showed pure satisfaction. "Finally, I don’t have to deal with that bar hostess anymore." Later, he held my belongings, weeping with regret. "Phoebe, why haven’t you come back?" It seemed he had forgotten that he had already pushed me to my death that night. I was forced to donate my bone marrow to his one true love, and I died, along with our unborn child.

He’s deeply and madly inlove with her. She doesn't like him. When Hirah's father rejected Vicenzio's marriage proposal, Vicenzio was left with no choice but to take the risk. He kidnapped Hirah and took her to his secluded private island, believing that a change of scenery might sway her affections. But Hirah had never harbored any feelings for him. All she desired was escape, to flee the place she considered a living hell. So, she thought of a plan – a cunning trap designed to lure Vicenzio into a situation that would allow her to slip away. Yet, even Hirah couldn't have foreseen the twist of fate that she would also fall within the very trap she had set. Will destiny intervene, bringing these two together and offering them a glimmer of hope for love? Or is this merely the beginning of a chaos journey filled with life's trials and long-hidden secrets? Will their love prevail? Or will their once-promising romance be buried beneath the weight of their circumstances, lost forever like a pearl in the sand? YOU BELONG WITH ME, HIRAH(SPG)

Maddison, a tech-genius, was secretly married to Noah, the breathtakingly handsome heir of Natividad Hotel Group. It was an arranged marriage to fulfill the dying wish of his mother. Noah handed her an annulment paper to be signed. But her heart refused to let him go because she was in love with him kahit pa nga assistant lang ang tingin nito sa kanya. She confessed her love but got rejected. Mas lalong lumabo ang pag-asa niya ng bumalik ang ex-girlfriend nitong galing underworld. He totally abandoned her sa panahong kailangan niya ito. Nagpakababa siya at tinalikuran ang marangyang buhay na meron siya just to be with him. She decided to let go. Pero bakit tila nagbago ang ihip ng hangin? He did not want the annulment anymore. At pilit siyang pinababalik sa trabaho niya. She was such a fool na paniwalaang nahuhulog na din si Noah sa kanya. Nang malaman niya ang tunay na dahilan ng panunuyo ng asawa at nang malagay ang kanyang buhay sa bingit ng kamatayan, her broken heart was beyond repair! After the trauma and pain, she will take her sweet revenge. She was thrilled to see him suffer and fall! Ngunit sa kabila ng lahat, she still loved the bastard! Papayag ba siyang muling masaktan? A war between her heart and mind.

Atarah Klyte Dela Veja is so eager to have a child para mapatunayan sa pamilya niya na naka move on na siya sakaniyang ex- boyfriend na ngayon ay asawa na ng Ate niya. She's really desperate to prove that she's now happy in her life despite of what happened but the thing is she don't want to enter in a relationship anymore. Ayaw niya ng commitment to the point that she asked a stranger to make her pregnant. Ngunit sadya nga namang mapaglaro ang ang tadhana dahil ang lalaki na nakasaluhan niya ng init ng katawan sa kama ay ang siyang first love ng kaniyang Ate. Ano na nga lang ba ang mangyayari kapag nagkaharap pa sila muli?

After the video exposing my sister Issa Acosta’s plot against me was revealed, my parents and my fiancé, Henry Nolan, stood firmly by my side, making me feel loved and safe. I confidently handed over all the evidence to them, trusting them to handle it. However, they told me that after Issa was kicked out of the house, she died in a sudden car accident, and I believed them. That was until five years into my marriage, when I accidentally saw Issa—the woman who was supposed to be dead. She was holding a little boy, clinging tightly to Henry’s hand. "Henry, if it weren’t for you and my parents, I’m afraid Zoe would’ve thrown me in prison. Thankfully, my parents destroyed the evidence and even opened a jewelry design studio for me. To avoid suspicion, you even sacrificed your own marriage. Thank you for everything in the past five years.” "Think of it as me atoning to Zoe on your behalf. As long as you and Bear are happy, that’s enough for me." So, what I thought was a happy family was nothing more than a giant lie—a scheme concocted by my parents and Henry. My parents, my husband, and Issa were the real family, and I? I was just the fool who had been deceived for five long years. Whether it was family or love, none of it was real, and I don’t want any of it anymore.