A Briefer History Of Time

Fourth in Series. Many familiar faces are re-united, as you see their children grown and preparing to take their positions in pack or find their place in life. Just like their parents, the group are incredibly close. The many friendships are intertwined, but will things become complicated as love has potential to bloom or unexpected matebonds form. But, sure as the moon is to rise, you know fate will take them on unexpected twist, after unexpected twist… but, did fate have a greater plan all along?

Hindi inakala ni Shayne Morsel na ang blind date niya ay hahantong sa ganito—isang makapangyarihan at tusong lalaki na agad na nalaman ang lihim niyang pilit tinatago mula sa gabing iyon. Matinik ang dila, sobrang arogante, at determinado siyang itali sa isang kasunduan ng kasal sa kanilang unang pagkikita pa lang. Ngunit kahit anong pagtanggi niya, hindi siya nito kayang bitawan. Siya si Eldreed Sandronal, gamit ang charm, pananakot, at likas na talento sa pagkapikon, handa siyang laruin ang matagalang laro. Pero hindi rin papayag si Shayne na matalo nang ganun-ganun lang. Kung iniisip niyang magiging sunod-sunuran siyang asawa, nagkakamali siya. Magsisimula na ang laban ng puso at kapangyarihan.

Either what I get up to on a daily or what I fantasise who knows what’s real and what’s not

Rainy nights in Sicelia were always thick with the stench of rust and gunpowder. Rumors had circulated that the newly appointed Don of the Romano family, one of the most powerful mafia clans, had been badly disfigured in a fire. His temper had grown brutal, and three fiancées had already been driven to terror. When the news reached the Deluca family estate, my so-called sister had collapsed in tears and begged me to take her place and honor the engagement. I had watched her act in silence before kicking her to the floor. I had said calmly, "When I was brought back into this family, you were afraid of losing your status. You rushed to secure the marriage alliance to protect your position. Now that your fiancé is disfigured and you can't bear to face that scarred monster, you want to shove me into the flames instead?" At that moment, my childhood sweetheart had burst through the door. He bent down and helped my fake sister to her feet, his concern plain to see. "Elena, don't be so ungrateful," he snapped. "This marriage was yours from the beginning. Now it's simply returning to its rightful owner. Tomorrow, I'll be holding a grand wedding with Rosa. As for you, you can obediently go and serve that monster." My parents had stormed in as well, pointing at me and cursing without restraint. As I looked at the selfish faces before me, I drew a slow breath. Resolve hardened in my eyes. "Fine," I had said quietly. "Then all of you can come down to hell with me."

On April Fool’s Day, my CEO husband cut out my heart to save his childhood sweetheart's son. After the surgery, he tossed me into a cold rental apartment, where I died in agony. Three days after my death, my five-year-old daughter played in the room as usual. Walking by the sofa, she wrinkled her little nose and mumbled, "Mommy, there's a weird smell in here." She touched my face and murmured, "Mommy, are you pretending to be Snow White? Why are you so pale?" She shook my arm harder and raised her voice, "Mommy, it's my birthday today—get up and blow out the candles!" Confused, she picked up the phone and called her father. “Daddy, did I make Mommy mad? I lit the candles, but no matter how much I call her, she won’t wake up.” On the other end of the call, Patrick Hart’s voice was cold and impatient. “What could possibly be wrong with her? She’s just pretending to be asleep for sympathy. It’s Johnny’s birthday, I’m busy. Don’t bother me! Tell your melodramatic mother to stop playing her little tricks. I don't have time to humor her." My daughter removed the candle from her bun, pinched off a piece of the bun, and fed it to me. "Mommy, I made a secret wish… I really wish you could hold me again, just like before."

After a vicious family power struggle, I fled to a small border town in the south. I took on a new identity and found work in a flower shop. Everyone believed I was dead. Then one day, someone from the family came to the shop to order flowers for the birthday party for Roman Jackson, the head of the Jackson family. The person who arrived was my former Underboss. She stared at me in shock and demanded to know why I had not returned to the Jackson family if I was still alive. She told me that Roman had kept watch over my grave for two years and that he had attempted suicide three times in the cemetery, each time stopped by someone else. Roman was my ex-husband. He had an adopted sister, Liliana. Fifteen years ago, her parents were gunned down while covering Roman's father's escape from a rival family. After that, Liliana became Roman's most cherished sister. She tampered with my armored car. The brakes failed, and the vehicle plunged off a cliff. I broke three ribs. Roman mobilized every resource the family had and pulled me back from the brink of death. She bribed my bodyguard and laced my red wine with a neurotoxin. I lay unconscious in the villa for three days and nights. Roman sealed off the entire city, hunted down everyone involved, and made them pay in blood. She tried to kill me, and he saved me. This absurd cycle went on for three years. Until the last time. She detonated a bomb at an arms deal I was overseeing, burning seventy percent of my body. As I was lifted onto the ambulance stretcher, I clutched Roman's suit and, with the last of my strength, begged him. "Kill her, Roman. She sabotaged the deal. Those are the family rules." He crouched down, his fingers brushing my bloodstained face. His voice was calm, almost cruel. "Liliana didn't mean to. Let it go. For the sake of what her parents sacrificed for the family." In that moment, my heart to him died completely.

Zara's world was falling apart. Her mother’s kidneys were failing, hospital bills mounted pressure and every attempt to get help was rejected. When a high-paying surrogacy program offers her a lifeline, she takes it. never imagining the embryo she carries belongs to Sebastian Kane, the cold CEO she has always despised. Sebastian never wanted a child with his manipulative wife. He had a vasectomy and stored his sperm for a future he could control. But fate has other plans. A sabotaged surrogacy, orchestrated by his wife Selina Kane, backfires, leaving Zara carrying Sebastian’s child. Forced into a marriage to protect the heir and the family empire, Zara and Sebastian clashed and struggled to trust each other. Yet enemies can become lovers, and a child neither of them planned may be the key to a love they never expected.

Tommy Saavedra, bunsong anak ng business tycoon na si Don Felimon Saavedra. Hindi sumunod sa yapak ng amang negosyante at mas hindi sumunod sa inang mambabatas. Bagkus ay sinunod niya ang bulong ng damdamin, ang maging marine engineer. Until he found himself that he's one of the marine engineers of the famous international cruise ship MARGARITA. Sa unang tingin pa lang niya sa kapatid ng Boss niyang halos kaedad nila o mas tamang sabihin na mas bata pa sa kanilang mga tauhan ay nabighani na siya sa angking kagandahan. Idinaan niya ang lahat sa panunukso sa takot na mabasted ng dalaga. Cassandra Keith Mondragon, isa sa mga kambal na anak ng mag-asawang MaCon at Clarence. Sa murang edad ay namulat sa responsibilidad sa kumpanya nila. Siya ang namahala sa Herrera Ticketing Booth dahil ang kambal niya ay sa Herrera Theater, ang Kuya ay sa MARGARITA. Nang dahil sa kani-kanilang kabiguan sa buhay ay magsasangga ang landas nila sa pamosong barko ng mga Mondragon.

Para sa kaniyang inang may sakit, kinailangan ni Kaia na maghanap ng trabaho na makakatulong sa kaniyang humanap ng malaking pera para sa pagpapagamot ng kaniyang ina. Kahit na masira pa ang kaniyang buong pagkatao, gagawin niya kumita lang ng pera na makakatulong sa kaniya sa pagpapagamot ng kaniyang Nanay. Seduction is the only key to success. Pero makakaya kaya niya kung kainosentehan ang namamayagpag sa kaniyang isipan? Magtatagumpay kaya siya sa balak niyang gawin na nakawin ang puso ng lalaking alam niyang mahirap paamuhin?

In the shining skyscrapers of Manhattan’s multi-million dollar executive suites, two rulers dominate the entertainment industry yet not without conflict, cleverness, and fierce allure. Ace Rotherwell, merciless CEO and media tycoon, does not offer apologies, express emotions, or provide second chances. Particularly not for Noah Sinclair, the fugitive heir transformed into a pop culture figure who disappeared after their hidden relationship nearly set the company and their emotions ablaze. Now, Noah has returned… fiercer, more daring, and prepared to take back what he left behind: his legacy, his influence and possibly, Ace. Plunged into a chaotic office setup devised by PR, the duo must “co-lead” Sinclair Studios to salvage its deteriorating reputation. However, boardroom gatherings transform into sharp exchanges, late-night planning discussions evolve into playful confrontations, and every exchange of looks sizzles with mounting tension. One possesses a crown forged from dominance. The other dons celebrity as protection. Beneath the opulence and joy, there exists a past too complex to dismiss… and a connection too volatile to withstand. Amidst plotting aides, viral controversies, and old scars that remain fresh, Ace and Noah need to determine: Will they battle for their realm united …or allow it to disintegrate once more?