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Di malam peringatan sembilan tahun pernikahan kami, suamiku yang bernama Felix Tosa, pria yang di siang hari menguasai keluarga mafia dan di malam hari menguasai hatiku, tidak memberiku setangkai mawar pun. Dia malah memberikannya pada Celine, asisten pribadinya. Di bawah lampu gantung tempat kami pernah berdansa saat baru menikah, dia menoleh padaku dengan pesona dingin yang dulu pernah membisikkan kata cinta di telingaku. “Dia hamil,” katanya, seolah itu sudah cukup sebagai penjelasan. “Dan dia sangat pilih-pilih soal makanan. Mulai sekarang, kamu yang harus menyiapkan makanan tiga kali sehari untuknya, nggak boleh ada menu yang berulang.” “Dia juga sensitif, nggak suka tidur sendirian. Jadi, kamu harus pindah ke kamar tamu.” Ruangan itu sunyi senyap. Aku tidak berteriak, tidak juga menangis. Aku hanya mengambil koper yang sudah kubereskan, lalu berjalan menuju pintu. Kepala pelayan mencoba menahanku, tapi Felix bahkan tak berkedip sedikit pun. “Dia pasti balik lagi,” katanya malas, sambil menggoyangkan gelas anggur. “Dalam waktu tiga hari, dia akan menangis dan memohon padaku.” Tamu-tamu pun tertawa terbahak-bahak. Mereka bertaruh satu juta dolar di depan mataku. Bertaruh bahwa aku bahkan tak akan sanggup melewati malam ini dan akan kembali memohon seperti anjing jalanan yang kehilangan harga diri, memohon agar Felix membiarkanku masuk ke rumah. Namun, mereka tidak tahu bahwa aku sudah menerima lambang keluarga dari ayah kandungku yang sebenarnya dan tiket pesawat pun sudah kupesan. Kali ini, aku benar-benar akan pergi.

Griselle Dayoung dan David, hidup di dua dunia yang berbeda. Griselle sebagai pewaris tunggal HANSENG group milik keluaranya. Di sisi lain David seorang pria misterius yang memulai segalanya dari nol. Griselle yang acuh dan bebas bertemu dengan David yang dingin dan selalu menghitung langkah dalam bertindak. "Bukannya tadi aku bertanya apakah tubuhmu baik-baik saja?" Jawab David sambil melirik ke arah Griselle. "Iya, lantas apa hubungannya antara tubuhku baik-baik saja dengan kamu mengantar makan siang ke kantorku?" Tanya Griselle dengan wajah bingung, hatinya merasa sedikit tidak nyaman. "Hari ini, aku sedang bereksperimen dengan menu baru. Karena nggak ada yang menjadi kelinci percobaan, walau dengan berat hati, aku pergi mengantar makanan buatanku ke kantormu. Menurutku setidaknya, di sana ada banyak pegawaimu yang bisa menjadi kelinci percobaan." Jawab David dengan santai. Griselle terdiam saat mendengar perkataan David, saat ini di dalam hatinya timbul keinginan yang sangat besar untuk menarik keras rambut dan menggigit daun telinga pria di depannya ini. Ternyata kebaikan David tadi siang hanya untuk menjadikan dirinya dan pegawainya sebagai kelinci percobaan. Rupanya dia mau membalas dendam, maki Griselle di dalam hati. "Melihat kamu kembali baik-baik saja, aku merasa sedikit tenang, artinya makananku masih layak untuk dimakan." David melanjutkan perkataannya masih dengan nada tenang, tanpa menyadari perubahan di wajah Griselle yang sudah menghitam. Wajah Griselle yang awalnya kelam, tiba-tiba berubah dengan cepat menjadi wajah penuh kelicikan. Perubahan wajah Griselle secepat membalikkan telapak tangan, dengan wajah penuh senyuman manis, dia berkata, "Tetapi aku tetap harus berterima kasih loh."

I check on family businesses in the countryside with my girlfriend, Mildred McClure, in tow. At noon, we stop by my uncle, Barron Cortez's, place for a simple lunch. Just as we are getting ready to leave, his new wife, whom he married just six months ago, Hilda Ross, rushes out and demands that we settle the bill. "Elden, you two just had the Supreme Farmhouse Set Meal, which is 1,888.80 dollars, and your girlfriend picked three organic, pesticide-free tomatoes in the garden. That's 199.80 dollars. "With an 80% service charge, your total comes to 3,800 dollars." Mildred is stunned. "Elden, do we have to pay to eat at your uncle's place?" I start to feel embarrassed, and my expression darkens as I look at Hilda, my supposed aunt, who's barely any older than me. "I've grown up eating at my uncle's place and never paid a single penny. Besides, your prices are downright outrageous!" Hilda calmly whips out a price menu and righteously declares, "That's all ancient history. Now, we're running a farmhouse business where all prices are clearly marked, so everyone pays the same rate. "Barron said you're some big boss in the city. Surely you're not going to stiff us over a little bill, are you?" She steps in front of the gate to block the exit with her body and shoots me a contemptuous look. "Even family settles their accounts. If you don't pay up today, don't even dream about stepping through this door!" While Mildred panics, I laugh in disbelief before taking out my phone and dialing Barron's number. "Uncle Barron, Hilda wants to settle accounts between family, so don't you think it's time we settled our accounts too?"

"What the memory forgets, a heart can remember." Yan ang mga katagang pinaniniwalaan at pinanghahawakan ni Ken lalo na nang malaman niyang ang lahat ng ala-ala ni Ciashet patungkol sa kanya at sa mga taong related sa kanya ay nakalimutan nito. Gusto ni Ken na maalala ni Ciashet ang feelings ng babae para sa kanya pero mayroong puwang sa isip niya na nagsasabing ayaw niya ring makaalala pa ang nobya dahil natatakot siya sa mga posibleng maalala nito. Baka hindi lang pagmamahal ang maalala nito kundi pati na rin ang galit na maging dahilan pa ng pag-iwas at pag-alis ulit ng babae palayo sa kanya. Paano nga ba haharapin ng magkasintahang ito ang mga ala-ala sa nakaraan na nakalimutan ng babae at ala-ala naman sa kasalukuyan na makakalimutan naman ni Ken dahil sa isang aksidente. Posible kayang magtagpo pang muli ang mga ala-ala nila? O tuluyan na lang nilang kakalimutan ang isa't isa?

Ako ang tunay na anak ng pamilya Stone. Gamit ang gossip-tracking system ko, nagkunwari akong mahinhin at masunuring tao, pero sa loob-loob ko, matindi ako gumanti sa tamang oras. Ang hindi ko napansin ay may nakakarinig sa isip ko. “Kahit na anak ka naming tunay, si Alicia lang ang tunay naming tinatanggap. Kailangan mo matututong lumugar,” sambit ng mga kapatid ko. ‘Iniisip ko na baka sinira ko ang usapan namin ng demonyo sa nakaraan kong buhay kaya ako napuntas a pamilya Stone ngayon, naisip ko. Tumigil bigla ang mga kapatid ko sa paglalakad. “Si Alice ay masunurin, may sense kausap at mahal ng lahat sa pamilyang ito. Huwag ka magsimula ng drama para lang magpapansin.” Hindi ko mapigilan isipin, ‘Kung ganoon, may sapat ang sense niya para sirain ang buhay ng lahat at mahal na mahal kayo sa puntong nakakasuka na.’ Natanga ang ekspresyon ng mga magkakapatid.

Fate in love has been something that Aqee finds interesting yet has never really experienced. She believes fate has its own favoritism, and it wasn't her. Her fate in life was turning bright, yet it made her love story darker by time. Para bang ang kapalit ng success niya sa buhay ay ang mag-isa habang buhay. It wasn't her choice to begin with. She wanted to be loved how she knows love is. Gusto niya maramdaman ang nararamdaman ng iba. Gusto niya maranasan ang nararanasan ng iba tuwing nagmamahal. Kahit hindi na siya baguhan sa isang relasyon, hindi siya tumigil sa paghihintay na baka isang araw ay paglaruan siya ng kaniyang tadhana at makilala ang lalaking iibigin siya hanggang wakas ng paulit-ulit sa iba-ibang pagkakataon. Ngunit handa na ba talaga si Aqee sa pagmamahal na ibibigay sakaniya ng tadhana? O nandyan lamang ang kaniyang hinahanap pero hindi niya lang pinapansin? Paano nga ba makikipaglaro ang tadhana niya sa kaniyang kwentong pag-ibig?

After her sister ran away and vanished to who knows where, Zryshiene has left with no choice but to take care of her sister's children and be their mother. ———— Zryshiene Mindale unexpectedly became a mother of twins at the young age of eighteen, no she was not a teenage mom who accidentally got pregnant after having a fantastic night. She was just an innocent teenager who was forced to carry the burden that her twin sister left for her. A child! Not just one but two! Ten years later, at a party, she met a very handsome man who looked like a celestial being who just descended from heaven, with a face that defies the natural order of the earth. However, this man was glaring at her as if she had done an unforgivable crime. Zryshiene was confused! Weidon Kyle Galcon, the proud son of heaven. After inheriting their family business he successfully brought it to the top of the pyramid. But little did people know that the cold and domineering bachelor was a person who couldn't  escape from his past. After his ex-girlfriend cheated and left him alone, Weidon swore in his life, that if he met her again, he would make her life a living hell! However, when he saw her ex-girlfriend again, he was confused. The girl who cheated on him ten years ago unexpectedly underwent a drastic change not just that, but she also have two kids with her who exactly looked like him back when he was just a child!  Weidon started to have doubt, he couldn't help but ask himself, “Is that really her?”

Twenty-five-year-old Claire Soberano and her son are on the run. Escaping her abusive fiancé, she flew to Long Beach to live with her cousin, The Reid. Hiding secrets, staying indoors, and feeling safe with family, Claire will do anything to protect her son. She thought Eddie would be her soulmate, her long-life husband but revealing his true colors changed her love after six years of relationship. When her body is tattooed from the bruises and injury, Eddie turns on to her son to take the batter; it makes Claire realize the man is dangerous and in fear for her son's life. She could never trust a man, let alone fall in love again. That is until meeting an oversized man, Donovan Wolfe. Donovan Wolfe is the third eldest of the Wolfe brothers. When his older brother isn't around, he sticks around to ensure everything is in order. Don has been in civil service right after high school making his way to the top as a Lieutenant, and the scars prove his service. But after, an incident led him to retire and be with his family. Watching his older and younger brothers find love, he wishes he could have what they have. Upon meeting Claire, he found a sweet and caring woman who is a fantastic cook, much like his mom. He wanted a wife to be like his mother. But he also saw a distress call and recognized the bruises and her outcry for help. Similar to the cause when he was a kid, which he failed to protect, but this time, he vows to do anything to keep Claire and her son safe.

Gustong makatulong ni Shaina sa pamilya niya kaya ay nagdesisyon siya na sumama sa Tita Delia niya sa Maynila para magtrabaho doon bilang isang kasambahay. Akala niya ay magkasama silang dalawa ng Tita Delia niya sa isang mansion ngunit hindi naman pala. Doon siya sa kalapit na mansion na pagmamay-ari ni Jacob Lopez na ulilang lubos na. Isa siyang bilyonaryo. Guwapo siya. Malaki ang pangangatawan. Hot na tingnan at kahit sinong babae ay magkakagusto kaagad ngunit walang gustong maging katulong niya dahil sa ugali nito na hindi kanais-nais. Ang huling naging katulong nito ay bali-balitang nabuntis nito kaya ay bigla na lang na umalis. Unang kita pa lang ni Shaina kay Jacob ay aminado siya sa sarili niya na gusto niya ito. Ano'ng gagawin ni Shaina sa nararamdaman niya para kay Jacob? Saan kaya siya dadalhin ng pagmamahal na 'yon para kay Jacob? Mahalin rin kaya siya ni Jacob o baka magaya lang siya sa mga babaeng naging panandaliang kaligayahan lang nito?

"Boss! Nasa panganib pong muli ang buhay ng asawa mo!" wika ng kanang-kamay ni Kaizer. "Ihanda mo ang mga tauhan at ililigtas natin siya!" malakas na sigaw ng mafia boss. Mabilis na kumilos ang mga tauhan ng Devil's Angel Mafia Organization. Lahat sila ay handang ialay ang buhay para sa kanilang reyna. Buong tapang na sumakay si Kaizer sa sasakyang naghihintay sa kan'ya. Ngunit ang mga mata niya ay punong-puno ng lungkot. Tumatagos doon ang sakit na nararamdaman ng kaniyang puso. Siya ang asawa ngunit ang puso ng babaeng mahal niya ay nahahati sa dalawa. Hindi siya pwedeng gumamit ng dahas dahil baka tuluyang mawala sa kan'ya si Kryzell. Ang babaeng una at pinangakuan niyang huling iibigin. Sa pag-ibig kung saan ay nakikihati lamang siya, hanggang kailan ni Kaizer kayang maging biktima? May halaga ba ang pagiging mafia boss kung ang mafia's hidden angel ay magdesisyon na muling mabuhay ng payapa at malayo sa magulong mundo na meron siya?