Ensi의 작품

Laking probinsya si Lylia, isang simpleng dalagang maagang naulila sa mga magulang, at naiwan kasama ang kapatid niyang may malubhang karamdaman. Life was never easy for her. Bata pa lang, natutunan na niyang tumayo sa sariling paa. Dahil sa kahirapan, kinailangan niyang dumiskarte araw-araw para sa kapatid at sa kanilang pangkabuhayan. Kaya kahit maliit lang ang puhunan, pinilit niyang magpatayo ng karinderya malapit sa sabungan, umaasang doon sila babangon. Pero isang araw, gumuho ang mundo niya nang madiskubre niyang si Raze, ang kapitan ng barangay, ang pinagkakautangan pala ng mga yumaong magulang niya. At sa desperasyon, tinanggap niya ang alok nitong deal, isang kasunduan na magpapabago sa buong buhay niya. Ang kondisyon? Kailangan niyang pakasalan si Raze bilang kabayaran sa kalahati ng utang nila. Kapalit nito, hindi na ipapa-demolish ng kapitan ang kanilang bahay at karinderya, ang tanging pinagkukunan nila ng kabuhayan. Pero lingid sa kaalaman ng lahat, may isa pang bahagi ng kasunduan, bukod sa pagiging asawa, maninilbihan din si Lylia bilang kasambahay sa bahay ni Raze, hanggang sa mabayaran niya ang natitirang utang. Samantala, kilalang kuripot at istriktong kapitan sa Barangay Abueña si Raze. He’s a man of rules, walang proyekto ang maaprubahan nang hindi dumadaan sa kanya. But unknown to everyone, he’s actually a secret billionaire, the owner of several airlines, hotels, and luxury resorts in the country that only cater to those with royal blood. At nang bumalik siya sa bayan, sa sabungan niya unang nasilayan ang babaeng dati’y sa larawan lang niya nakikita, si Lylia, ang anak ng mga may utang sa kanya. Doon nabuo ang kanyang mapanganib na plano, gawing asawa ang babae, kahit sa simula’y parte lang ito ng kanyang laro. Posible kayang mauwi sa totohanan ang kanilang kasal, o isa sa kanila ang tuluyang madudurôg at uuwing luhaan?

Dahil sa matinding pangangailangan at sa karamdaman ng kanyang asawa, napilitang manilbihan bilang kasambahay si Hera sa tiyo niya, isang lalaking ma-impluwensya at kilalang bilyonaryo. Ngunit hindi lang simpleng serbisyo ang nais ni Nazzer mula sa kanya. Si Nazzer, o Nazz, ay isang retiradong sundalo na uhaw sa iisang bagay, isang anak na magmamana ng lahat ng kanyang ari-arian. Ayaw niyang dumaan sa proseso ng surrôgacy. Ang gusto niya, sariling pagod, dugô, at sariling paraan ng pagbuo nito. Kaya inalok niya si Hera ng dalawang milyong piso kapalit ng isang kasunduan na sisira sa lahat, ang makipagtalik sa kanya kailanman niya ito naisin, hanggang sa magbunga ang gusto niya. Sa pagitan ng desperasyon, konsensya, at pagmamahal sa kanyang asawa, tanggapin kaya ni Hera ang alok? O may hangganan pa rin ba ang isang sakripisyo kapag pûso at dángal na ang kapalit?

Irene Ang is doing everything she can just to survive. Mag-isa sa buhay, walang masasandalan na pamilya, at halos magkanda kuba na sa kakatrabaho para lang hindi siya masigawan o mapagalitan ng boss niyang perfectionist. Pero hindi lang trabaho ang nagpapahirap sa kanya. Pagkatapos ng ilang taong pagpapakatanga at pagtitiis, nahuli niya ang kasintahan na may ibang babae. Sa mismong party na siya pa ang nag-organize. Ngunit sa gitna ng gulo ng buhay niya, nariyan ang boss niyang si Tirso Gotiangco, a CEO, billionaire, cold, calculated, and intimidating. A man who doesn’t care about feelings, only results. Basta productive ka, may silbi ka. Kung pumalpak ka, maririnig mo talaga sa kanya ang masasakit na salita. At para sa kanya, si Irene ay isang liability. Mahina. Hindi bagay sa mundong ginagalawan nila. They don’t get along. They never have. Pero sa bawat gabing magkasama sila dahil sa overtime, sa presentations, sa mga elevator na bigla na lang sisikip kapag magkasama sila… may unti-unting nagbabago. Irene learns to stand up for herself. And Tirso? Maybe he isn’t as heartless as everyone thinks. He’s powerful and untouchable. She’s hurting and trying to rebuild herself. Until one mistake changes everything—one night, one almost-kiss, one decision that could destroy both their careers. Nangako si Irene sa sarili niya na hindi na siya muling iibig. Pero paano kung ang lalaking kinaiinisan niya… ang siya ring lalaban nang patâyan para protektahan siya? “She’s under my wing now. If you want her gone, you’ll have to go through me first.”

Dalawang taon nang kasal si Lellah sa lalaking hindi pa niya nakikita. Ngunit nang gabing nag-celebrate sila kasama ang mga kaibigan, naisuko niya ang bataan sa isang estranghero. Samantala, sa edad na thirty-three, wala pa ring natitipuhan na babae si Linden kahit na kasal na siya. A man who is ambitious, arrogant, and super strict when it comes to work. He was not planning to take his parents’ decision seriously. To put the pressure away, he gave in and spent one night with a woman he met at the bar—Lellah. Pero paano kung muling magtagpo ang kanilang landas? Not just as two strangers who shared a one-night stand, but as employee and boss. Masundan pa kaya ang nangyari sa kanila sa gabing iyon?

Irene Ang is doing everything she can just to survive. Alone in life, with no family to lean on, she’s nearly breaking her back working just to avoid the shouts and scoldings of her perfectionist boss. But it isn’t just work that’s making her life difficult. After years of playing the fool and enduring so much, she caught her boyfriend with another woman. At the very party she had organized herself. Yet in the middle of her chaotic life, there is her boss, Tirso Gotiangco, a CEO, billionaire, cold, calculated, and intimidating. A man who doesn’t care about feelings, only results. As long as you’re productive, you’re useful. If you fail, you will truly hear the most painful words from him. And to him, Irene is a liability. Weak. Someone who doesn’t belong in the world they live in. They don’t get along. They never have. But with every night they spend together because of overtime, during presentations, and in elevators that suddenly feel too small when they're together… something is slowly changing. Irene learns to stand up for herself. And Tirso? Maybe he isn’t as heartless as everyone thinks. He’s powerful and untouchable. She’s hurting and trying to rebuild herself. Until one mistake changes everything, one night, one almost-kiss, one decision that could destroy both their careers. Irene promised herself she would never love again. But what if the man she despises… is the same one who would fight to the death to protect her? “She’s under my wing now. If you want her gone, you’ll have to go through me first.”

Lylia grew up in the province orphaned and poor, caring for a sick sibling and surviving through sheer grit. With barely any capital, she built a small eatery near the cockpit arena, their only source of income. Her world collapsed when she learned that Raze, the feared district captain, was the creditor of her late parents. To save her home and eatery from demolition, she accepted his cruel offer: marriage as payment for half of the debt. The rest would be paid by serving as a household helper in his home. Known as a strict and ruthless leader in District Abueña, Raze hid a dangerous secret, he was a billionaire tycoon. And when he returned to town, it was at the cockpit arena where he first saw Lylia, the woman destined to become part of his twisted plan. What began as a deal and a game would soon test hearts, would their forced marriage turn real, or leave one of them shattered in the end?