the marriage act

!R18+ Contains matured content. Viewers Discretion is advised.! "Do you, perhaps, have a wife or a fiance at home?" I inquired. He blinked at me once before he shook his head negatively. "Oh great! This is great." I mumbled and my eyes looked to his navy blue Armani Suit and with a nod, I added, "Your outfit is perfect as well." "Perfect for what?" He asked. "A wedding. We're getting married. Let's get married." "What?" ••• What would you do when, on your wedding day, you find your so-called fiance in his dressing room with his manhood buried deep in between another woman's thigh? Call off the wedding and leave, right? That's when you're free to make your own decisions though. It's not the same for Avery Roosevelt, the hidden heiress of The Roosevelts. This, however, is the sticky situation she finds herself in. Livid with anger, she grabs the first man in front of the hotel reception and proposes marriage to him. But when she finally discovers the man she had proposed marriage to was the CEO of the company her Family has been in rivalry with for ages? And when the secret behind her birth is revealed to the world? Would her husband stand by her or let her go? And when another secret is unveiled to the couple? A secret that depended on their future together. Would they drift apart or would love prevail? "Hubby, I slapped Eleanor Roosevelt for badmouthing you. Did I do wrong?" "Of course not. Let me see your wrist... Does it hurt you?" "Hubby, I cursed at the wife of your business partner for calling me a b*tch." "It's fine. I don't plan on working with them anyway." "Hubby..." •••

After always doing the right thing and setting the proper example for her sisters, Elena  has now decided that enough is enough and has ended her relationship with her cheating fiancé. After confronting Ramsey at the airport as he was travelling  with Catalina, his personal assistant, she informed him that the relationship is no longer going to work. She wakes up not remembering the night before or why she is in her pants in a strange man's bed with no memories of the night before. Ramsey, of course, believes that she would simply fall back in line, but this time she is not. After a brief journey to San Luis, she wakes up not remembering the night before. In the instance of Elena, it was a matter of crawling away from the situation, but it appears like running away is the best alternative. The events that take place after that are a fast-paced, action-packed adventure, as well as the learning of a mysterious and accidental  marriage. It was not Justine’s intention to fall in love; the only thing that mattered to him was locating the girl he considered to be his younger sister, Thessy, and putting his aunt's mind at ease. Elena was not someone he had any intention of crossing paths with. After witnessing her humiliating descent from his penthouse apartment and coming to the realisation that he had been drugged, he was under the impression that she was working with the individual whom he considers to be responsible for Thessy's disappearance. However, as snippets from the previous night gradually manifest themselves and a marriage certificate is brought to light, he finds himself with a wife he never anticipated, and he finds himself suddenly experiencing feelings and love for her.

After being left humiliated at the altar by her boyfriend who is a super star actor, Iris flees, heartbroken and determined to disappear. A night of drinking leads her to a chance encounter with a mysterious man, and they spend a passionate night together. By morning, she's gone, leaving behind money— assuming he was a male escort. But Jonathan Knight, a famous chef and heir to one of the world's richest families, is furious. Mistaken for a gigolo, he vows to find the woman who left him humiliated. What he doesn't know is that Iris is not just a disgraced bride but also the secret heiress to a powerful empire who had hidden her identity and had left her country. As Jonathan search intensifies, their worlds collide again seven years later— where secrets babies, passion, love, revenge and meals from a seven year old boy threaten to change everything.

Bagi Rein yang selama ini menyimpan rasa suka pada sahabat masa kecilnya. Pernikahan ini akan menjadi sesuatu yang luar biasa dan patut dicoba. Namun, untuk Irin, pernikahan ini hanya akan menjadi percobaan belaka. "Kalau dua bulan kemudian gue nggak bisa suka sama lo, kita cerai." - Irina Afariska. "Kalau lo cuma mau nikah dua bulan, kenapa nggak sekalian lo bilang dari awal. Biar sekalian, kita nggak usah nikah buat selamanya!" - Reinhart Putra Gunawan. ____ All right reserved by Kaitani Hikari

Aiden is a simple young man with a great life and a loving girlfriend. Aiden loves everyone and gets along with everyone… except Saint. Saint has been a nightmare and a bane of his existence since his college days. Aiden believed the universe was fucking with him when coincidentally, he and Saint ends up in the same agency and line of work– as secret agents, but Aiden tries his best to ignore Saint and mind his business. However, when he and Saint were suddenly promoted and partnered up, Aiden didn’t think anything could be worse than that. He was proven wrong when their first ever mission included them getting into a fake marriage and adopting a child to form a perfect family picture in order to catch a criminal. Aidan believed his life was doomed after that. He has never gotten along with Saint and has spent most of his life wishing he could murder him. But now he has to move into a house with Saint along with their newly adopted child, and act like a happy family. How the hell was that gonna be possible? Aiden has always been straight and his boss assured him this mission wouldn’t affect that since they’re only gonna be putting on a front, but that was before Aiden got kissed by Saint and liked it. Now, he wasn’t sure if he wanted those touches and kisses to be real or not. He never counted on falling for Saint of all people, or growing obsessed with their adopted child and not wanting to part ways with the little family that was fake from the very beginning.

Struggling towards her adulthood, Irisian Marie Villafuente accidentally shared the lies she told on her interview to the man in the elavator. Hindi niya alam na ang lalaking kausap niya pala ang kaisa-isahan boss niya sa kumpanya. Her dominant, bipolar and sexy boss Zachary Levi Esqueza. When she started working in his company, she thought that it'll be just living hell. But she was wrong, the man offered her an arranged marriage in exchange to help her pay her family's debt. Akala niya madali na magpanggap na maging asawa nito sa harap ng magulang ni Zach. But as the time goes by, she found herself being captivated by him, leaving her with no choice as she altogether deals with his pasts and secrets. A past and secret that will change her life forever.

Selena Dacosta had never experienced love throughout her whole life, not even from her own parents. To shield themselves from the potential shame of her kleptomania, She was forced to live with her poor aunt in Italy. Years later, Selena's past mistake resurfaces, forcing her into a contract marriage with the most unexpected person: Jake Marino, a handsome CEO and her best friend's fiancé. Despite Jake's initial resentment, he proposes the marriage to hide a secret of his own, his face blindness and protect Rose, the love of his life. But Selena's newfound love is tested when a shocking kidnapping and a life-altering night throw their world into chaos. When she discovers she's pregnant with twins, she decides to keep it a secret and elope to New York, where she transforms into a powerful CEO. Can their story of hate turning into love survive the challenges thrown their way? Dive into this heartwarming tale of family, forgiveness, and a possibility of a second chance at love as you flip until the last page of this book.

Dahil sa hiling ng abuela, pumayag si Serene na magpakasal sa taong hindi niya kilala. Ang taong iyon ay walang iba kundi si Pierce Smith, ang walang pusong bilyonaryo. Galit na galit ito sa kanya dahil ang akala nito ay inuto lang nito ang kaniyang lola para sa pera. Sa galit nito ay umalis ito pagkatapos mismo ng kasal nila at bumalik anim na buwan pagkatapos para sa operasyon ng kanyang pinakamamahal na lola. Nabalitaan iyon ni Serene at plinano niya na makipag-usap dito at makipaghiwalay na ngunit, pagdating niya sa suite nito ay bigla na lamang siyang kinaladkad patungo sa kama na nagtapos sa isang mainit na pagniniig at pagkawala ng pagkabirhen niya. Pagkagising niya ay agad siyang umalis doon na hindi nito alam na siya ang nakaniig nito. Nag-file ito ng divorce at buong puso niyang pinirmahan ngunit dahil sa kinailangan niya ng pera ay wala siyang nagawa kundi ang magmakaawa rito. ---- "Gagawin ko ang lahat, tulungan mo lang ako..." Ipinagpalit niya ang sarili para sa tulong nito. Ngunit paano kung habang tumatagal ay mahulog ang loob nila sa isat isa? Maging masaya kaya sila sa kabila ng maraming pagsubok para sa pagmamahalan nila?

An arrange marriage kind of love story. Both with big differences from each other. One live with peace and doesn't like chaos but the other one finds comfort in chaos. Anthony Vasquez a mafia boss who disguise himself as a businessman and a doctor. Flirty but professional, depends on what professionalism you want. Aside from his looks, his humor is also what girls around him like about him. Doctor sa umaga, mafia boss sa gabi, depende pa kung may pasyente kasi aside sa kumikitil siya ng buhay, nanggagamot din siya ng buhay. His priorities is with both with a little bit of partying and having sex with plenty of women who will offer themselves to him. His life was fun regardless of what his other personality do for a living, he's still having fun not until he was arranged marriage by his parents to a woman names Emily Suarez. A doctor of psychology who's a complete opposite of him. Their love story is not the romantic one but rather the fun and dangerous kind.

"You're here to play nurse, not to pretend you care," he snapped, his cold gaze locking onto hers. "And you are here to waste your life because it's easier than fighting for it," she shot back, her voice shaking but defiant. He wheeled closer, his jaw clenched. "Don't think for a second that you can fix what is so broken." I'm not here to fix you," she whispered, her eyes unrelenting. "I'm here because I believe there's more to you than this bitterness. He was the untouchable golden boy of his family, a magnetic presence destined to inherit a sprawling empire. His charm, his power, and his perfection made him unstoppable until a car crash shattered his life and left him confined to a wheelchair. His once-loyal followers turned their backs, leaving him drowning in the bitterness of betrayal. She was living proof of her family-a forgotten daughter whose dreams of becoming a doctor kept her sane amidst years of neglect. All she wanted in life was freedom, but fate had other plans. Forced into a contract marriage with the epitome of misery, she found herself engulfed in a battle she never asked for. Their worlds collide in a storm of resentment and vulnerability. Underneath his bitterness, though, lies the ruins of a man who had everything to lose-and the dim hope of someone who could help him find it again. As she works her way through his fury, and he pushes against her kindness, a bond forms-a bond neither expected. But with jealous rivals scheming in the shadows and old wounds threatening to tear them apart, their fight for love becomes a war for survival. Can two broken souls find strength in each other, or will the scars of their pasts destroy them both?