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After ten years of silence, a call from the Philippines disrupts Katharina Esmeralda Grimaldi’s carefully constructed life. Once treated as a burden by her family, she fled their chains to carve out her destiny in Europe. Now a Duchess of Monaco and a powerhouse in the business world, Katharina has no intention of letting her past taint her success. But when the request comes for her to return, curiosity drives her to face the place she once called home. What could possibly demand her presence after a decade of independence? As she steps back into a world she vowed to leave behind, Katharina finds herself entangled in a shocking twist—a forced marriage to Rome Benjamin Azcárraga, the cold, enigmatic CEO of Asia’s largest shipping empire. Power collides with passion, and the stakes are higher than ever as Katharina navigates a dangerous game of love, revenge, and ambition. Will the Duchess who conquered Europe bow to her past, or will she rise even stronger?

Si Jacob ang ultimate crush ni Yumi na ang tingin sa kanya ay little sister lang ng bestfriend nitong si Nathan. Ang lalaki ang ginawa niyang inspirasyon habang nag-aaral kahit na ba walang katugon ang damdamin niyang iyon. Minsan ay nagmakaawa siya rito. " Kaya ko siyang higitan, Jacob . Akin ka na lang, please? " Habang patuloy sa pag-agos ang luha sa kanyang mga mata. Ngunit hindi niya inasahan ang magiging sagot nito sa kanya. " You will never be like her Yumi. You can't even compete to her because you're nothing and I don't even like you , kung hindi lang dahil sa pagkakaibigan namin ni Nathan nunkang lalapitan kita. " Those words that leave a mark in her young heart. Ok na sana pero bakit nagsalita pa itong muli. " And please, stay out of my sight forever! " Nasaktan siya. Kaya umiwas siya at nagpakalayo-layo. Hindi niya akalaing sa muli nilang pagkikita ay mag-iba ang ikot ng mundo. May katugon na kayang damdamin ang pag-ibig ni Yumi?

Elara no longer believed in love after an embarrassing scandal happened in her senior high school days. When her mother asked her to marry her friend's son to bear an heir for them in exchange for paying for her father's heart disease treatment, she slightly hesitated but eventually accepted it. In her mind, she would marry that man, and after she gave birth to an heir for them, she would get a divorce and live by herself again. But on their wedding day, she was surprised to see that her husband-to-be was none other than Alexander Reed, her long-time crush who had shattered her heart into pieces in front of their schoolmates. How could she face the man who hurt her and now thinks of her as a gold digger? Would love grow in their hearts, or would the prejudice to each other tear them apart?

Celeste was forced to auction her body for a night because she desperately needed a huge amount of money for her brother's operation. Aside from that, she was also being harassed by her father's debtors. She was sold to a rich old man and had no choice but to sleep with him. She doesn't know how it happened, but the man she slept with was not an old man, but instead, a handsome man. After that night, Celeste left the room with money in her hands. Celeste meets the man again in an unexpected situation. She learned that he was Raff Alcantara, an excellent doctor who operated on her brother, and most of all, he was her boyfriend's uncle.

Napilitang magpakasal Kay Marie si Ariel dahil sa gusto Kasi siyang patayin Ng Asawa Ng kanyang ex-girlfriend. Hindi Kasi akalain ni Ariel na may Asawa Ang kanyang ex-girlfriend. At Ngayon ay hinahauting tuloy siya ng Asawa nito. Kaya tuloy Wala siyang  nagawa kundi Ang pakasalan si Marie. Palagi pa Rin Kasi siyang  ginugulo Ng Ex-girlfriend nito at Ng Asawa nito.    Pero habang tumatagal ay nagugustuhan na Pala ni Ariel si Marie. At nagseselos ito sa Senior Engineer ni Marie na kasamahan niya sa trabaho. Naiinis si Ariel dahil palaging magkasama Ang dalawa. Kaya inilipat niya Ng destino Ang Senior Engineer at Ang mga kaibigan nito sa malayo. Akala niya ay mailalayo na niya si Marie sa Senior Engineer. Pero Nang kinulang Ng tao ay pinadala si Marie doon ng Chairman para samahan Ang mga kaibigan.    Makalipas Ang isang buwan matapos ni Ariel ang project niya. Kaya sumunod Naman siya sa Lugar kong nasaan si Marie at Ang mga kaibigan nito.   Doon ay palagi niyang sinusundan si Marie. At Kung Makita niya na magkasama Ang Senior at si Marie ay naiinis ito. Kaya kapag dumating si Marie sa bahay ay ikinukulong niya ito sa kuwarto.  Lalo itong nagalit Ng malaman niya na may gusto Pala Ang Senior Engineer niya Kay Marie. Kaya pagdating ni Marie sa bahay ay Hindi na niya ito pinapalabas Ng bahay. Pero si Marie ay hindi alam Ang nararamdaman ni Ariel. Akala niya ginagawa iyon ni Ariel dahil gusto niyang magalit siya rito at siya na Ang kusang lumayo Kay Ariel. Handa na Sana niyang iwan si Ariel pero nang aalis na siya ay hinarang siya ni Ariel. At sinabinh Hindi patapos Ang trabaho niya at Hindi pa siya pwedeng umalis. Kaya walang nagawa si Marie Kundi ang tapusin Ang kontrata niya sa Kompanya.    

At the age of 21, Marthania Jade Louise is the youngest Salazar to become a multi-billionaire and CEO-Owner of a Salazar company after her parents' mysterious death. Buong buhay niya ay hindi niya inakala na mawawala nang maaga ang kaniyang pinakamamahal na mga magulang. That's why she couldn't accept that it was an accident. Pinatay ang mga magulang niya. Iyon ang itinatak niya sa kaniyang isipan at ipinangako sa sarili na pagbabayaran ng mga taong nasa likod ng aksidenteng 'yon ang kanilang ginawa. However, her world turned upside-down when she found out that her late parents had written another will and testament that was exclusively emailed to her by them 6 months after their death, saying that they want her to marry Zachary Alastair Ricaforte, the son of one of their closest family friends and one of the members of the board of directors of their company. MJ is willing to do anything that will make her beloved parents happy, even if it means having a perfectly fake marriage with the son of her parents' putative killers.

Wala nang mahihiling pa si Allyana dahil nasa kanya na ang lahat. Kagandahan, Kayamanan, pagmamahal at higit sa lahat, ikinasal siya sa lalaking mahal niya. Subalit, matapos ang kasal ay natuklasan niya ang kataksilan ng lalaking mahal niya at ang bestfriend niyang si Keane.

Sometimes letting go is the best choice. It will be painful but it will be worth it. Belle Marie Saavedra was still young when she met Simone Jose Dela Vega, the happy-go-lucky brother of her bestfriend. The young bachelor is living the life to it's fullest. Simone don't think about responsibilities and shits in life. No plan of finishing his studies and helping his parents on their business. His father was fed up and made decision that will change his life. He hired a tutor for him just so he could finish his college. A tutor that will make him change his mind and made him fall for her hard and deep. They fell in love. He felt like she was the one meant for him. She thought that he's the one for her. Got married and kept it secret. But one accident changed everything... Will the heart remember what the mind don't?

He calls it madness, but she calls it love. When intense attraction struck them both in the dark after being trapped in a small cave during a raging tropical storm, he pursued her without inhibitions, turning their whirlwind romance into a tragic mistake in the end. He is the educated businessman and the hunk, while Maria, the illiterate, fat-ugly maiden, is his total opposite. A terrible choice that resulted in a forced marriage was made between them when everyone thought she was his victim. Makakawala pa ba siya sa isang kasalang pwersahan kung sa pagsapit ng liwanag, kapangitan, at katabaan ng babae ang lumantad sa kanyang mga mata? Nagkamali siya ng desisyong maging katipan ito nang ura-urada nang masilayan ang tunay nitong anyo. Hindi ito ang ideal wife niya. "Woman, if it means saving my life, I'll wholeheartedly marry you!" He snorted when he realized he couldn't blame her for it. "You have no idea how much I hated this forced marriage kahit walang namagitan sa'tin kagabi." "Pero Benjamin—" Naiiyak man, abot hanggang langit naman ang pasasalamat ng dalaga sa pagpayag niyang maikasal sila. "Papakasalan kita dahil ikaw ang katuparan ng pangarap ko. Hulog ka ng langit kagabi. Hindi ka na makakawala kahit ano pang sabihin mo dahil ikaw—ikaw ang itinadhana para sa'kin."

WARNING: R-18| MATURE CONTENT READ AT YOUR OWN RISK Milan learned that her husband, Enver, cheated on her so she decided to leave their house without even saying goodbye. After five years, they met each other again and she became the secretary of her ex-husband whom she misses so much but she had to act as if she was already moving on and keep everything between them professionally because she already learned her lesson. But will she be able to avoid him now that Enver is willing to do everything to claim her back? Will their love be sweeter the second time around?