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"What's your name?" He asked, making the managers go shut at once. They followed his gaze and it landed on Mallory. Mallory felt her soul being pierced. Did he just ask for her name? Her Wilder didn't even know her name? "Uh... her name is..." "Let her speak for herself, Arlo" Wilder raised his hand at his cousin who zipped up at once. Then, reluctantly, Mallory muttered: "I'm Mallory Harrington." Wilder said nothing, his gaze on her unreadable. Then, she asked. "Don't you... remember me?" "Am I... supposed to know you?" Wilder asked with an unfeigned doubt. This broke Mallory even more. How can her Wilder not recognize her? Her next breath came raggedly, she had to drop her teary gaze to the floor. "How can you not remember me?" She winced. "We were..." ********** What happens when Mallory goes to work one morning and discovers the new CEO who was the heir to the richest company was her ex-husband who had been missing for seven years? How does she tell him she used to be married to him and had been forced to divorce him when he went missing? How does she tell him she was still very much in love with him and wanted him back in her life, even if there was someone else? How does she tell him she had twins at home that looked like him? How does she tell him any of this when he couldn't recognize her and acted very cold towards her? What happened to her Wilder?

Dahil sa pag-imbita kay Thiago na pumunta sa isang illegal na Auction kung saan nagbebenta ang isang sindikato ng isang babaeng berhen ay nakilala niya si Keyla. Ang unang babaeng bumihag sa kanya. Ang babae binili niya kapalit ng isang daang million. Isa kasi ito sa inihain sa Auction nabihag agad siya sa ganda ng katawan at mala-dyosa nitong mukha. Ngunit hindi niya inaasahan na isa pala itong alagad ng isang secretong organization na tinatawag na Trial and justice secret organization or TAJSO. At layunin nitong iligpit at humuli ng mga taong may illegal na gawain. At ang pakay nito ay patayin ang isa sa mga bumibili ng babae sa Auction. Kitang-kita niya kung paano ito tumalon mula sa stage habang tangan ang baril mula sa security na inagawan niya. Kahit string bikini at kulay pulang lace na gown lamang ang suot nito. Ay walang kahirap-hirap nitong napatay ang kalaban. Sinubukan niya itong pigilan sa tangkang pag-alis ngunit nagdatingan ang mga pulis at maski siya ay hinuli. At hindi niya makakalimutan ang huling ginawa nito. Makita pa kaya niya ulit si Keyla? At maitatago kaya niya ang kanyang pagkatao bilang isang makapangyarihang MAFIA?

"บนระเบียงที่สูงเสียดฟ้า ท่ามกลางแสงไฟของเมือง เธอเฝ้ามองโลกเบื้องล่าง ราวกับกำลังถามหาสักที่ ที่หัวใจได้พักพิง ท่ามกลางความวุ่นวายที่ไม่มีวันจบสิ้น เธอโหยหาความสงบและรักแท้มาเติมเต็มช่องว่างในหัวใจ"

Wealth. Power. Freedom. Arcelli Giselle "Silver" Cregencia has everything anyone could ever dream of. From businesswoman to model to actress, she excelled. But there's someone she also wanted to get. That is Hadeon Vittori— billionaire. She has no romantic or sexual interest in him. She wanted him because she heard he was popular with supermodels and actresses, including Allison Klare Beltran, who had previously stolen her ex-boyfriend. The presence of Hadeon by her side causes people to weep and be jealous of her. She claimed that they are already engaged, despite not even knowing each other personally, so that someone would reveal their relationship to the public, and then she will dump him after that. That is it. However, Hadeon didn't deny her claim. Instead, he asked her to act not only as his fiancee but his wife to hide his relationship with her lover, Dr. Lindsay Almojera, from his parent, who strongly disapproves of their relationship. As the actress who started the game, will she continue to play along with it?

Lies, secrets, friendship and a betrayal. Wherever she goes, a trouble is following her. An incident in Isabela forces Charlotte to live in Manila together with her two cousins, Uno and Dos Villanueva. After Dos has posted a picture of them together on his social media account resulting for her to become the target of her cousins' enemies, she finds herself in another trouble. In order to protect her, Uno places her in Dos' class; A class known for having the most troublesome and violent students in Hillman High. Another trouble trails her from behind when the Class President asks her to become the Muse of their class. Secrets after lies, a friendship that ends up with betrayal, Charlotte is now forced to face those people from her past. An obsession she cannot let pass. How will her newly-found friends take all the secrets of the Muse? [COMPLETED]

Pagkatapos ng limang taong paninirahan sa New York, napilitang umuwi ng Pilipinas si Elysia Samonte dahil sa pamimilit ng kanyang ina.Nakapagtapos s'ya sa New York University at isa s'yang sikat na Modelo sa ibang bansa, lingid sa kanyang kaalaman naka-arranged marriage na pala s'ya sa lalaking nag ngangalangang Xavi Hernandez na s'yang kinababaliwan n'ya noon. Isa itong babaerong abogado, at ang tingin kay Elysia ay isang babaeng magaling mang-akit ng mga lalaki dahil isa 'din s'ya sa naakit sa ganda ng dalaga. Dahil sa pamimilit ng kanilang mga ina kaya napilitan silang magpakasal sa isa't-isa ngunit para kay Elysia at Xavi sa lamang na paligsahan ang kasal kong sino ang unang bibigay sa kanilang dalawa ay s'yang matatalo. Si Xavi Hernandez kaya ang unang mahuhulog sa mapang-akit na ganda at alindog ni Elysia? O baka naman si Elysia Samonte ang mauunang mahulog sa mapanlinlang na kilos ni Xavi?

Who would have thought that an accident would lead Pancho to find his true love? Astrid Marie Smith's dreams and whole life were devastated when her long-term boyfriend married her cousin Castela Newton. She wanted to forget the hurt and pain they had caused her. She went to a bar, got totally drunk, and ended up in bed with a stranger whom she believed was a gay man. They indeed had hot, steamy rebound sex all night. Pancho treasured all this and savored the night with her, but she ran away and could no longer be found. She went abroad to start a new life. After three years, Astrid went back, in timely for a revenge, when Castela ordered her to spy on her husband while abroad for six months as Philip's replacement secretary. She continued to pretend to be a dumb and mischievous. She was set up for an eviler and more destructive plan. She never realized that the hot alpha male she slept with was the elder brother of his ex-boyfriend, the Vice President of the company, Pancho Carbonel. Pancho Carbonel fell in love with Astrid the first time he set his eyes on her. He had the chance to court her, but it didn't go as he planned. A rumor circulated in the company that she was Philip's mistress. However, nothing changed. Astrid is still Pancho's dream girl, and she alone is enough for him. Until one day, she confronted Pancho, and what happened to them meant nothing to her. One night changed their lives and they are bound to end into something unexpected. Will Pancho ever have the opportunity to fulfill his heart's desire to love and be loved? Will rebound sex find its way to tie the knot with his estranged lover?

- TAGALOG NOVEL- Nang magdisi-otso anyos si Lara, nagpakasal siya sa isang lalaking pakakasalan dapat ng ate niya labing isang taon na ang nakararaan. Pero hindi dumating sa araw ng kasal nila si Miguel Villareal at ipinaabot lang ang mga dokumentong kailangan niyang pirmahan. Five years later, hindi pa rin nagpakita kahit na minsan ang asawa niya sa kanya. Kaya naman naghamon na siya ng hiwalayan. But when Migo learned of her wish to end their marriage, he disagreed to set her free. Pinagtrabaho siya nito sa kompanya nito pero bawal niyang ipagsabi na asawa siya ng may-ari. Bukod pa ro'n ay sa pinakamababang pwesto siya nito pinagsimula. At idagdag pa na wala pa ring pagkakataon na makita niya ito sa trabaho. Offended and hurt, Lara demanded him to sign their annulment papers and be done with their marriage. Pero hindi niya inexpect na susugod ang CEO sa cubicle niya para lang punitin sa harapan niya ang mga papeles na pinadala niya rito. But what shocked Lara most was how devilishly handsome her husband, Miguel Villareal was! Did she really want to annul their marriage? Would meeting him again for the first time after so many years be the start of something beautiful between them, husband and wife? Or would the truth behind Migo’s decision to keep her away from him tear her apart? After all, Migo was a powerful man and behind every man of that status was a kryptonite his enemies were so eager to find.

Sa loob ng maraming taon ay pilit na umaasa si Selina Ramirez na mamahalin rin siya ng kanyang asawa na si Zack Miranda. Ngunit nagtapos ang kanilang tatlong taon na pagsasama sa diborsyo. Ang araw ng panganganak ni Selina ay siya ring araw ng kasal ng kanyang ex-husband sa babaeng tunay nitong iniibig. They declared her death after giving birth. Ngunit ang hindi nila alam ay magbabalik siya. At sa hindi inaasahan ay matutuklasan niya ang isang katotohanan. Ang katotohanan na hindi lang pala kambal ang ipinanganak niya five years ago. Kundi tatlo. At kinikilala ina ng kanyang anak ang bagong asawa ni Zack. Ipaglalaban ni Selina ang kanyang karapatan kahit pa makakalaban niya ang kanyang dating asawa. Her Zillionaire's ex-husband na makapangyarihan sa lahat. Mabubuo pa kaya ang triplets? O tuluyan na itong mawawalay sa kanya?

Mayaman. Maganda. Tinitingala ng lahat. Iyan ang kadalasan na maririnig sa tuwing binabanggit ang pangalan ng sikat na artistang si Rasheeqa Laurent. Perpekto na ang buhay niya kung tutuusin at hindi maipagkakailang hinahangaan siya ng karamihan dahil sa taglay niyang husay sa pag-arte. Sa kabila ng mala-perpekto niyang buhay, ano ang mangyayari kapag malaman ng publiko na may sekreto siyang anak? Paano niya mapapanatili ang kanyang reputasyon at kredibilidad gayong hindi niya kontrolado ang sasabihin ng iba? At higit sa lahat, paano niya ipapaliwanag sa ama ng kanyang anak na siya ang ama nito gayong simula't sapol, ang lalaki na mismo ang nagputol sa ugnayang meron sila?