The Disguised Heiress And The Ruthless Lawyer
She was supposed to inherit a billion-dollar empire. Instead, the people she trusted the most pushed her off a cliff.
Betrayed by her fiancé and her greedy aunt, Zaria Ellison miraculously survives the fall—but her face is badly scarred, and the world believes she is dead. While her enemies celebrate stealing her inheritance, Zaria hides behind a simple disguise: a worn-out wig, thick glasses, and realistic prosthetics. Using a new identity, she takes a job as a night-shift janitress at the city's most prestigious law firm, determined to gather the evidence she needs and take back everything that was stolen from her.
But she never expected to cross paths with Soren Ellsworth.
Known as the ruthless billionaire lawyer who has never lost a case, Soren quickly realizes that the quiet janitress working in his office is hiding a dangerous secret. When he discovers that she is actually the heiress everyone believes is dead, he doesn't turn her in. Instead, he offers her a deal. He will use his influence and legal expertise to help her reclaim her inheritance and bring her enemies to justice. In return, she must become his wife and stand by his side until their mission is over.
As they form a dangerous alliance, revenge slowly turns into something neither of them expected. With every secret uncovered and every battle won, the line between justice and love begins to fade. But can Zaria trust the man everyone calls ruthless? Or will the deal that helps her reclaim her empire end up costing her the only thing she has left—her heart?
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Chapter: CHAPTER 5ZARIA POVSoren walked over to his desk, but he didn't sit down. Instead, he leaned against the edge, ankles crossed, arms folded over his chest as he tracked my every movement. The silence in the room stretched, heavy and suffocating, but I refused to look down this time."You have exactly three minutes before I call security to escort you out, Gia," he said, his voice flat, completely unimpressed. "Make it count."I reached into my pocket, pulling out the folded Ellison Corp agenda I had taken from the conference room, and placed it flat on his immaculate desk."Tristan Vance is liquidating the core assets of Ellison Corporation this Friday," I said, my natural voice echoing clearly in the quiet room. No stutter, no submissive pitch. "He's using a forged digital proxy from my late father to bypass the board. If he succeeds, he leaves a shell company, bleeds the minority shareholders dry, and vanishes with billions into offshore accounts."Soren glanced down at the paper, then back u
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Chapter: CHAPTER 4ZARIA POVThe cold air of the basement changing room felt like a slap in the face.I sat on a rusty metal bench, staring at the scuffed toes of my sneakers. Twenty-four hours. That was all the time Soren Ellsworth had given me before he unleashed his security team to tear my fake identity to shreds. If they dug too deep, they wouldn't just find a forged ID card; they would find a trail leading straight to a girl who was supposed to be at the bottom of the ocean. And if Tristan found out I was breathing, he wouldn't hesitate to finish the job.You can't leave, I told myself, gripping the edge of the bench until my knuckles turned white. If you walk away now, you lose everything forever. This is your only shot.I looked up at the tiny, grime-covered mirror on the locker door. The scarred, plain-looking girl stared back. Soren was smart—too smart. He hadn't built a multi-billion-dollar legal empire by letting things slide. He saw me as an anomaly, a variable he couldn't control in his pr
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Chapter: CHAPTER 3ZARIA POVThe quietness of the 40th floor at 2:00 AM was eerie, broken only by the low, mechanical slosh of my mop dipping into soapy water.For the past three weeks, this had been my routine. While the rest of the city slept, I scrubbed toilets, dusted mahogany shelves, and emptied trash cans filled with shredded corporate secrets. My back constantly ached, and my hands were raw from the cheap rubber gloves, but I couldn't afford to complain. I was closer to my goal than I had ever been.I pushed my heavy glasses up the bridge of my nose, adjusting the coarse fibers of my wig as I wheeled my utility cart toward the end of the long hallway. The massive frosted glass door at the end bore a sleek, silver inscription: Soren Ellsworth, Managing Partner.According to the night logs, his office was supposed to be empty by now. He had an elite charity gala to attend tonight.I swiped my restricted keycard, the lock clicking open with a soft beep. Stepping inside, the sheer scale of the offic
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Chapter: CHAPTER 2ZARIA POVThe smell of cheap disinfectant and damp mold was a brutal downgrade from the lavender-scented silk sheets I used to sleep on.I sat on the edge of a sagging mattress in a cramped, windowless boarding house room at the edge of the city. The ceiling fan hummed a rhythmic, irritating buzz overhead, doing absolutely nothing to clear the stifling heat. This room cost fifty dollars a week, paid in crumpled cash under a fake name, and it was officially my entire world.I reached out with trembling fingers, picked up a small, cracked plastic mirror from the wobbly nightstand, and forced myself to look.The reflection staring back at me wasn’t Zaria Ellison.The girl in the mirror had jagged, pink burn scars rippling across the left side of her jawline and neck—courtesy of the jagged rocks and the exploding engine of a boat that had crashed near the shore where my broken body had washed up. A group of reclusive, off-the-grid fishermen had pulled me from the water three months ago. T
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Chapter: CHAPTER 1ZARIA POVThe heavy, metallic scent of expensive perfume always made my head spin, but today, it felt suffocating.I stood outside the grand double doors of the Ellison Corporation penthouse boardroom, clutching a leather-bound folder against my chest. Today was the day. My twenty-fifth birthday. The exact day my late father’s will dictated that the entire Ellison empire—the real estate holdings, the shipping lines, the billions in offshore accounts—would officially be handed over to me.I should have been ecstatic. I was finally fulfilling my dad's legacy. But my chest felt tight, an inexplicable weight pressing down on my lungs.Just nerves, I told myself, taking a deep, stabilizing breath. You’re just overwhelmed.I smoothed down the fabric of my tailored white dress, the one Tristan had picked out for me. Tristan. My fiancé of three years, the man who had held my hand through the darkest days after my parents died. In just an hour, he would be sitting by my side as I signed the pa
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Ang Lihim Na Kambal Ng Bilyonaryong Piloto
Sa mismong gabi ng engagement niya, nahuli ni Althea Solene ang kanyang fiancé at sariling stepsister na nagtataksil sa kanya. Masakit pa rito, pinagtulungan siya ng sariling pamilya, inalisan ng mana, at pinalayas na parang basura. Sa tindi ng sakit at kagustuhang makalimot, nagpakalunod si Sol sa alak at binalot ng init sa piling ng isang misteryoso at guwapong estranghero. Pero bago pa sumikat ang araw, tumakas siya nang walang paalam.
Makalipas ang isang buwan, isang malaking sorpresa ang bumago sa kanyang tadhana—buntis siya sa kambal. Upang iligtas ang mga sanggol mula sa kanyang mapagsamantalang pamilya, pinili niyang maglaho at magtago sa malayo.
Pagkalipas ng limang taon, nagbalik si Sol bilang sekretarya sa isang sikat na airline company. Ngunit laking gulat niya nang mapag-alaman na ang bilyonaryong CEO at Senior Captain na matagal nang naghahanap sa kanya ay ang lalaki noong gabing 'yon—si Captain Tyler Jaxith Arevalo.
Nang magtagpo ang kanilang mga mata, hindi lang si Sol ang nakita ni Jax, kundi ang dalawang batang kamukhang-kamukha niya.
Mapoprotektahan pa ba ni Sol ang kanyang lihim, o tuluyan na ba siyang mahuhulog sa mga kamay ng bilyonaryong piloto na walang balak pakawalan siya muli?
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Chapter: KABANATA 5Althea Solene "Sol" Mendiola POV"Mommy, look! That airplane is so big!"Naramdaman ko ang paghila sa dulo ng aking suot na navy blue pencil skirt. Pagbaba ng tingin ko, nakita ko ang bilugang mga mata ng limang taong gulang kong anak na si Skye habang nakaturo sa glass window ng Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3. Sa tabi naman niya, ang kakambal niyang si Zephyr ay tahimik lang na nakasandal sa hita ko, yakap-yakap ang kanyang maliit na pilot stuffed toy.Limang taon. Limang taon akong nagtago sa Davao, malayo sa marangyang buhay na nakasanayan ko noon sa Maynila. Naging mahirap ang simula bilang isang single mom ng kambal. Maraming gabi na umiiyak ako sa pagod, nagtitiis sa maliit na sahod bilang desk clerk sa isang lokal na hotel doon para lang may pambili ng gatas at diaper ang mga anak ko. Pero lahat ng sakripisyo ay sulit tuwing nakikita ko ang mga ngiti nila.Ngayong araw, opisyal na kaming nagbalik sa Maynila. Hindi para balikan ang pamilya kong nagtapon sa akin, k
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Chapter: KABANATA 4Althea Solene "Sol" Mendiola POVHindi ko akalaing mas lalong lala ang sitwasyon ko pagkatapos kong malaman na buntis ako. Akala ko sapat na 'yung sakit na idinulot ng pagtataksil nina Tristan at Chantal. Pero nagkamali ako. Ang sarili kong dugo at laman, walang ibang alam gawin kundi gamitin at ibenta ako para sa sarili nilang kapakanan.Isang gabi, bigla na lang sumugod si Papa at ang madrasta kong si Elena sa tinutuluyan kong lumang apartment ni Mara. Kasunod nila ang dalawang bodyguards na parang may balak akong bitayin."Sumama ka sa amin, Althea Solene. Huwag mo na kaming bigyan ng sakit sa ulo," utos ni Papa, ang boses niya ay walang kaibig-akit na init, puro lamig at awtoridad lang."Bakit ako sasama sa inyo? Itinakwil niyo na ako, 'di ba?" Nilakasan ko ang loob ko kahit nanginginig na ang tuhod ko sa kaba. Agad kong hinarangan ang bag ko sa gilid kung saan nakatago ang ultrasound report ko. Dalawang buwan na ang dinadala ko sa sinapupunan ko, at ayokong malaman nila 'to.Ngum
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Chapter: KABANATA 3Althea Solene "Sol" Mendiola POVSapo ang noo, dahan-dahan kong iminulat ang mga mata ko. Ang sakit ng ulo ko ay parang binibiyak sa tindi ng hangover, pero hindi 'yon ang dahilan kung bakit mabilis na bumalik ang wisyo ko. Malamig na ang kabilang dako ng kama. Hinanap ng kamay ko ang init ng katawan na buong magdamag kong kayakap, pero wala na roon ang babaeng nagngangalang Sol.Bumangon ako, umaasang nasa banyo lang siya, pero ang bumungad sa akin ay ang malinis at walang taong espasyo. Bumaba ako sa sala, tiningnan ang kusina—walang tao. Iniwan niya ako pagkatapos ng gabing 'yon?Seryoso ba? Ako, si Captain Tyler Jaxith Arevalo, ang nag-iisang tagapagmana ng Arevalo Airlines, ay tinakasan lang ng isang babaeng nakilala ko sa bar? Walang naglalakas-loob na talikuran ako nang ganoon lang. Mas lalo akong nairita dahil hanggang ngayon, nakatatak pa rin sa isip ko ang lasa ng mga labi niya at ang bawat daing niya sa ilalim ng katawan ko. She was a hurricane, and then she just vanished.
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Chapter: KABANATA 2Althea Solene "Sol" Mendiola POVPang-apat na shot ko na yata ng whiskey, o baka pang-lima. Hindi ko na binibilang. Ang alam ko lang, unti-unti nang namamanhid ang labi ko, pero ang sakit sa dibdib ko, ayaw pa ring mawala. Umaalingawngaw pa rin sa tenga ko ang boses ni Tristan at ang mapang-aping ngiti ni Chantal.Gusto kong magrebelde. Gusto kong patunayan sa sarili ko na hindi ako ang nawalan. Kung tinawag nila akong selosa at walang kwenta, paninindigan ko na lang kaya?Iniikot ko ang natitirang yelo sa baso ko nang maramdaman kong may tumabi sa akin sa bar counter. Isang pamilyar na amuy-lalaki ang humalo sa amoy ng alak sa paligid at amoy ng mamahaling cologne. "Double black on the rocks," baritono ang boses ng katabi ko. Ang lalim, malamig, pero may kakaibang magnetsmo.Palingon kong tiningnan ang estranghero. Awtomatikong napaawang ang labi ko. He’s drop-dead gorgeous. Matangkad, malapad ang balikat, at kahit nakaupo, kitang-kita ang magandang itsura niya. Nakasuot siya ng whi
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Chapter: KABANATA 1Althea Solene "Sol" Mendiola POVSuot ko ang isang mamahaling puting cocktail dress, habang ang marangyang ballroom ng isang sikat na hotel sa Maynila ay puno ng mga bulaklak, mamahaling alak, at mga ngiti ng alta-sociedad. Ngayong gabi ang engagement party namin ni Tristan. Dapat ay nagdiriwang ako. Pero heto ako ngayon, naglalakad sa madilim na pasilyo ng VIP holding rooms sa ikalawang palapag, bitbit ang isang baso ng champagne at isang box ng paborito niyang customized cufflinks na balak kong ibigay bago kami opisyal na iharap sa mga bisita.Napatigil ako sa tapat ng pinto ng Suite 204 nang mapansin kong hindi ito lapat. Bahagya itong nakabukas.Noong una, mahinang kaluskos lang ang narinig ko. Pero habang papalapit ako, naging malinaw ang bawat tunog. Mga ungol. Ungol ng isang babae na tila nasisiyahan, at ang pamilyar na boses ng isang lalaki na humihingal."D-Dahan-dahan, Tristan... baka may makarinig sa atin," ungol ng isang boses malandi. Kilalang-kilala ko ang boses na iyon
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