
Romance Under Contract
Ysabelle Andra Guerrero never thought her love life would become a business transaction. As the only daughter and heiress of an airline company, she lived independently— an adrenaline junkie, a traveler, and someone who swore never to open her heart yet but her world turns upside down when her family uses her for a deal: a marriage contract to secure a business partnership.
Worst? She must marry Aldrich Evan Lorenzo— the man who left her without any explanation.
Aldrich, heir to a well-known travel company, faces his own crisis. With his family’s business on the brink of collapse, he agrees to the arranged marriage, unaware that the bride-to-be is the woman he secretly loved and lost.
Bound by a contract with clear terms:
1. End the marriage once the Lorenzo company recovers.
2. Act as a powerful couple in public.
3. No strings attached.
Neither of them wants to say “I do,” but both have too much to lose.
On their wedding day, chaos strikes when Sarina Fructuoso—a famous dermatologist, crashes the ceremony, claiming she’s pregnant with Aldrich’s child. The revelation stuns everyone, especially Ysabelle but gives Aldrich the benefit of the doubt, suspecting a setup.
As they navigate a web of lies, public scrutiny, and hidden feelings, their scripted affection begins to feel real. Behind the staged smiles and cold arrangements, they find themselves drawn back to each other.
What started as a contract becomes a fight for something deeper—a second chance at love neither of them expected.
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Chapter: Chapter 34Warning: R18+Sarina's POV"Miss Saysa, ang laki daw po ng negative sa gross sales natin sabi ng ating chief accountant."I'm just staring at my wine glass while swirling, without feeling the taste and color of it anymore. Well, it looks bland. I cannot appreciate the wine anymore— or is it a different thing?But what's bothering me right now is I'm having a struggle with our company. I don't know what the h*ll is happening, our sales is shrinking, ni hindi ko na masikmura at manamnam bawat detayle ng iniinom ko, hindi ko na rin masikmura iyong nakita ko. That girl...Ysabelle Guerrero...An heiress of an airline agency, that agency is our greatest competitor. Everything feels confident not until I heard the Lazaros decided to be partners with them dahil sa palugi na iyong kumpanya nila. Everything feels sudden for me— especially the marriage. Sa dinami-daming maaari nilang lapitan, ba't sa kanila pa? Another, ganoon na ba sila kalapit? Do they have their past? Evan didn't talked
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Chapter: Chapter 33Ysabelle's POV"Nga pala, bumisita si Sarina sa opisina, hinahanap ka," I calmly informed Aldrich habang sinusubuan ko siya ng pagkain. Hindi muna makaimik ito, ngumunguya lang ito habang ang mata nito ay nakayuko lang, napapaisip kung paano bumangon si Sarina sa araw na ito. Mukhang interesado niyang malaman ito nang tanungin niya ako nang maayos, "hmm, bakit hinahanap ako?" I shoved a food on the spoon and carefully took it inaide his mouth. "She...wants to apologize.""Apologize," he scoffed, "on a random day?" Hindi muna ako nagsalita. I do not know how to react. I do not fully know about their past really kaya wala akong karapatang umimik dito. He shook his head aggressively. "Wait for a second," he slowly talked, "paano sa akin, hindi ba siya humingi ng tawad sa iyo, ni pati rin ikaw naperwisyo niya?"Nag-alinlangan muna akong magsalita ngunit sinabi ko lang kung anong takbo ng aking isip. "W-wala lang naman sa akin iyon, kinalimutan ko na—""No, Ysa. You shouldn't. May kar
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Chapter: Chapter 32Ysabelle's POV"Kuya, huwag kayong magpapasok kung hindi niya sasabihin ang pangalan—""Sarina Fructuoso daw po, ma'am."Sarina Fructuoso... Is this the girl who crashed out in our wedding? Anong pakay naman niya dito?I sighed and said in a monotone, "sige, papasukin niyo siya." The guard obeyed at I heard a glitch bilang senyales na pinatay na ang walkie talkie. It's doubtful that THE Sarina Fructuoso is going to visit in our office out of the blue. Pinilit kong isipin ang ibang rason kung bakit siya bibisita ngunit naiintriga pa rin ako. Then the door knocked three times. Pagbukas nito, bumungad sa akin si Amy, kasama iyong Sarina. I snapped back as a professional individual habang lumalapit ako sa kanya. I extended my hand to her. "Hi, Ms. Fructuoso. Nice to see you.""Nice to see you too, Mrs. Lorenzo," she replied with a sophisticated smirk, standing glamorous in her white pencil dress and an expensive stilletos. "Hmm." I clicked my tongue dahil napahaba na ang oras na nak
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Chapter: Chapter 31 Ysabelle's POVAfter days of relief operation in La Union, bumalik na kami sa Cebu. I gave our employees a day off ngunit ako, kailangan kong dumiretso. Hindi ako mapakali sa urgent announcement ni mom. "Ako na lang muna mag-re-report sa opisina, dito ka lang muna. Papapuntahin ko na lang dito si Amy para may umalalay sa iyo," saad ko kay Aldrich habang inaalalayan ko siya sa higaan at tahimik lang ito. Nang magtama ang mata namin, natigilan muna ako saglit nang mapansin kong may nais siyang ipahiwatig sa pamamagitan ng kanyang titig sa akin. "Magiging maayos din ito. Isipin mo muna pagpapagaling mo, I'll take care of it." He sighed, "I know, but relax okay? Everything's going to be fine." I only nodded. "Sige na, aalis na ako." Agad ko nang tinawagan si Amy upang tumungo na dito sa apartment para bantayan si Aldrich habang nasa kalagitnaan ako ng mahabang diskusyon. "Paanong nagkaroon ng loss? Parang hindi na siya accurate doon sa auditing report na ni-represent noon?" I have
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Chapter: Chapter 30Ysabelle's POV"Maaari niyo pong tanggalin ito after a month pero for now, need niya muna ng long recovery. Hindi pa siya pwedeng gumawa ng mabibigat na trabaho o maging busy," payo ng doktor habang inaayos niya ang chart ni Aldrich. Ngayon ay maaari nang makalabas si Aldrich at makakapagpahinga na rin nang maayos sa hotel dahil wala akong maayos na tulog. I told Amy na siya na lang muna bahala sa relief operations habang kailangan ko pang alagaan dito si Aldrich."Oh, Sir Aldrich, makakalabas ka na pero hindi ka pa pwedeng ma-stress ha?" sabi naman ng doktor kay Aldrich na para bang magbarkada iyong turingan nila. Ilang araw pa lang itong magkakilala, parang magkakilala na ng ilang taon. Sumagot naman ito si Aldrich na may halong angas, para bang walang nangyari sa kanya, "of course, basta ikaw po." Wow ah, informal. Bumangon na si Aldrich sa higaan and I also prepared myself dahil paalis na rin kami. "Oh, misis. Pag ito nagmatigas sa iyo batukan mo agad ah."My lips curved down
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Chapter: Chapter 29Ysabelle's POVI saw Aldrich became pale and awful, the crimson stain dripped on his side onto the dusty floor. His eyes turned red and glassy, he was suffering but still he didn't fail to look at me attentively. "Y-ysa..." His voice became hoarse, almost a whisper. Inabangan ko lang iyong kilos niya, hindi na ako makagalaw dahil sa panginginig. Dahan-dahan itong lumalapit si Aldrich papalapit sa akin, taking one step at a time habang tila may iniinda pa rin siyang sakit. I gasped when he fell down in front of me habang niyayakap ako nang mahigpit, nakangudngod ang mukha nito sa aking balikat. "Aldrich," I slightly whispered, naririnig pa rin ang rinig ng aking boses ngunit hindi ako makapagsalita nang maayos dahil napayakap na rin ako nang mahigpit sa kanya, anytime parang ma-o-out of balance siya."A-aldrich, umayos ka muna hindi ako makahinga—" I paused when I felt that I touched the blood stain on his upper back that made me tremble and horrified. Nagsalita ako muli nang uma
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