Could Have Been Meaning

Habang nag-aagaw buhay si Astrid at ang kanyang anak, ang asawa niyang si Santi ay busy sa pakikipag-reunion sa ex-wife niya! Matapos ang trahedya ay naglaho siya na parang bula. Years later, a goddess took the world by storm. Astrid Nieves Alcasid became the legendary auctioneer, the woman who can sell anything for billions. Santi thought he could buy her back with his wealth, but he realized too late. She’s now the world’s most powerful auctioneer. "Please come home, Astrid!" he roared, offering his multi-billion dollar empire. She didn’t flinch. She gracefully smiled and handed him an invitation. "Sorry, Mr. Saint Thorne Romanov. High-quality items are only for those who know their value. And you? You're nothing but a cheap mistake. The bidding is over, Mr. CEO. You’ve been outbid." The gavel has fallen, Santi. The bidding for her heart is officially closed!

Stella Kaysyee Gonzales-Vasco grew up haunted by the absence of a father she never knew—dead before she was born. That void twisted into a desperate hunger for a father’s love, a craving only older men could fill. But what started as a need soon spiraled into an all-consuming obsession. Lisandro Giovell Constanzo—ten years older, dangerous, and untouchable—became the object of her darkest desires. She vowed to have him, no matter the cost. Married or not, nothing would stand in her way. When she discovers his wife cannot bear children, she seizes the chance to claim him completely—body and soul. Carrying his child, Stella is blind to the cruel truth: Lisandro is a beast—a ruthless, heartless monster. And now, she’s caught in his unforgiving grasp, trapped with no way out and no hope of escape.

Adalyn is a graduating student who has been longing for his father. Her mother does not support her idea of looking for his father, so she decided to do it on her own. Before leaving her nest, she was precised about her goal: and that is to find her father and introduce herself to him. Upon her journey, she met new people who will question her goals and plans. Meeting them will lead to confusion and uncertainties. But do they really have a point? Paano nga ba mababago ng ibang tao ang matagal mo nang plano? Gaano naiintindihan ng ibang tao ang pinagdaraanan mo para masabi na mali o tama ang daan na gusto mong tahakin? Do other people really fit to judge your decisions without being on your shoe?

"I'm trying to keep in my mind that I want you to stay away. But my heart reacted otherwise, it wants you to stay, Theo." *** Having a DID condition, Hope Quinn used to just let her other personalities beat her. She doesn't have to fight anymore, because she knows that her life is already ruined. Even herself, she can't control. Because like a flower without water, like a sunrise without sun, and like a world without light, is the definition of her life. So meaningless! Not until, Theo Ares came. Theo became so persistent with Hope, telling his romantic feelings that she always rejected him. But then, the man didn't give up. Until Hope could do nothing but let him like a defeated queen.

"And if the devil was to ever see you, he'd kiss your eyes and repent." – Farouq Jwaydeh He kissed her lips, then her eyes, after the priest said that they may. Such an unexpected act that the called "heartless Billionaire" could ever do in an arranged marriage. And there she thought everything was just a misunderstanding, everything that people have told her was nothing but false news. Rumours. And he was only like that because of how people treated him. So she fell. But no. She only thought wrong, very very wrong. After keeping herself inside the lies her whole life, knowing how everything she was told was nothing close to the truth, she ties herself to him, to a stranger who knew her better than she knows herself. He was indeed the heartless billionaire, and she was his wife.

R18|ROMANCE|DRAMA|MATURECONTENT Cassandra Monasterio, a loving and caring daughter. She had never done things that her parents would dislike; she had always been an obedient child. Not until one day, her father told her to marry someone she doesn't even know. For the first time in her life, she opposed her parent's plan. But her decision was reversed when she found out the truth behind her father's sudden proposal. Andrei Villa Cruz, a famous and wealthy businessman; the person her father chose to marry her. Cassandra could do nothing, but to accept everything. In the end, she just prayed for a peaceful marriage with her husband. However, even before the wedding came, her hopes flopped. She discovered that her fiancé has a relationship with another girl. At that moment, she knew... their marriage would fail. It will just be an empty cage where the two of them are chained to each other. A loveless marriage.

Zamiel Ayala was one-woman-man. He only had his heart for the woman he promised to marry not until she was abducted by his best friend and ended up in a car accident and died. Since that day the only thing he wanted to do was to avenge his late bride. He searched for his ex-best friend for so long and found him in a coma and still lucky to have a girlfriend with him. At that very moment, Zamiel came up with a plan that could hurt his ex-best friend even more because just being in a coma was not enough to make him suffer. Zamiel started to corner his ex-best friend’s girlfriend, Rina, by threatening her to pull out the machine that’s keeping her boyfriend alive if she won’t accept his offer to be his baby maker.

On their fifth anniversary, Auliffe Albano's best friend sneaked into her fiance's room instead of her, but she was in the next room, spending the night with a stranger. Nine months later, she gave birth to a child, and the child's father, Hawk Valiente, came to the door the next day after she gave birth. Hawk was dressed in black slacks and a white long sleeve. Hawk persuaded Auliffe to marry him or give her custody of the child. But who can explain to her how the man she married for convenience is the CEO of a multinational group of companies and a billionaire? One night's blunder would entangle her life and career which result in much more than they could have imagined. Will the unexpected misstep lead to real love in the end, or will break them apart?

Antonius Altamirano had everything a man could wish for; wealth, vast properties, and a name in the business industry. But then the problem was, he has a very complicated relationship with women. Hindi niya kayang umiwas sa tukso. He’s a good man, but he can easily be tempted. He had to marry Selene Arnaiz, one of the wealthiest and most famous actresses of her generation. It was a marriage for convenience, for Niu it was to save face from all his investors, and for Selene, it was for her fame and career. But Niu had a secret, he has been in a long-time relationship with Dr. Leann Zubiri, the best surgeon in the country. Niu claimed to be in love with her. Leann was contented to being his mistress for she was really in love with him. She can take it, being not the legal wife, as long as Niu would spare time for her. Niu doesn’t want to add more complication to his relationship with Selene and Leann, but Kate Cadelina entered the picture and shook his world. Niu didn’t expect that he’ll be attracted head over heels with the sassy secretary of her sister-in-law. She’s like a breath of fresh air that gave relief from all the stress in his life. Niu was never been this confused his whole life. Being married to a woman he didn’t love and having a mistress was a huge trouble already. How can he handle this now that he wanted Kate to be part of his life? Who will he choose? The woman he married? Or the woman he claimed that he was in love with? Or Kate, his beautiful ray of sunshine that gives light to his chaotic world?

Ang sarap siguro sa pakiramdam kung may malaman kang kapintasan doon sa taong kung umasta ay parang Diyos na bumaba sa lupa at alipin kung tratuhin ang mga tao sa paligid nito? But no, she felt the opposite way, it's a little disappointing when she found out the dirty little secret of her boss, Yuki Galvez pero walang ano't-ano'y siya pa ang tinanggal nito sa trabaho at inakusahan ng isang bagay na hinding-hindi niya magagawa, dahil hindi naman masama ang budhi niyang katulad nito. But then when karma strikes, and he found himself on the verge of losing everything he has and before she could exit the company; she found herself being drag in the trouble that she never thought she would put herself into or else he will take her with him in his fall. "It's either you marry me or you will have to deal with the consiquence of your drama. You have no idea what I'm capable of, If I lose this company, I'll promise to make your life miserable, because if I fall... I'll surely bring you with me."