Friends For Keeps

Deal Series #2: Seraphrim Bautista is a well established woman. She's working as a civil engineer and has been working for their family business who specializes in automotive parts. One day, she bumped into a man in a bar that she didn't know would be her worst nightmare. That man is Rye Fujisaki, the famous Japanese bachelor billionaire, who has been known also for being a playboy. But little did she know that everything he did was intentional. But what could be the reason why he intended to cross along her path? She became pregnant, ran away, and raised her own daughter without the help of that man. And now, he came back telling he has the rights for their daughter? Is that even easy? Will Sera give him a chance even if she knew that all he did is to lie for avenge?

Sa mundong ang nagpapaikot ay pera, ang tingin ni Samara Licaforte sa mga mahihirap ay laruan lang ng mayayaman. Bagama't hindi legal na anak sa mata ng batas ng business tycoon na si Mr. Frederick Licaforte, CEO ng Licaforte Corp, ay lumaki sa luho si Samara at hindi makakailang siya ang paboritong anak sa pagitan nila ng stepsister niyang Monica. Happy-go-lucky, bully at eskandalosa. Ganyan siya kung ilarawan ng karamihan dahil sa mga ginagawa niyang kalokohan para lang mapanatili ang popularidad niya. Dahil wala na ang kanyang ina, at sa tingin niya ay nakikihati lang siya sa pagmamahal at oras ng kanyang ama mula sa legal nitong pamilya, ay sa atensyon ng ibang tao niya hinanap ang halaga niya. Sa pag-aakalang mananatiling ganun lang si Samara, ay kumatok sa buhay niya ang pobreng bulag na si Marco Villaflor, ang lalaking unti-unting titibag sa mga paniniwala niya.

Masayang namumuhay mag-isa si Daphne bilang Doctor. Hanggang sa nalaman niya mula sa kaniyang Ina na siya pala ay naka-arranged marriage sa isang lalaking hindi niya kilala. Sobrang hirap para kay Daphne na tanggapin na lang basta ang mangyayaring kasal. Kaya naman may isang desisyon siyang hindi niya lubos na pinag-isipan at pinaghandaan. Isang gabi na puno ng pagnanasa at kapusukan. Mas pinili niyang Ibigay ang kaniyang pagkabirhen sa isang estranghero. At sadya namang mapaglaro ang tadhana, dahil ang lalaking kaniyang nakasama nang gabing iyon ay si Treyton Louis Fuentevalle, ang lalaking kaniya pa lang pakakasalan. Ngunit, ang nakapagtataka ay hindi siya naaalala ng lalaki, at ang mas masakit ay ang kapatid niya ang naaalala nito nang gabing sila ang magkasalo. Matutuloy pa ba ang kasal? Makakayanan ba ni Daphne na makasama ang lalaki habang kahati niya ang kaniyang kapatid na higit niyang kinaiinisan? Paano kung malaman niya ang tunay na motibo ni Treyton? Kakayanin pa kaya niya?

Dala-dala ni Sofia ang kanyang nakuhang gamit nang tumakas ito sa kanilang mansyon. Narinig kasi nito na kailangan nyang makasal sa isang biyudong matandang bilyonaryo na kaibigan ng pamilya nito kaya naman sa takot nito ay naisipan nyang maglayas na lamang. Namasukan bilang maid si Sofia sa mansyon ng mga Monteverde, at naitago nito ang kanyang katuhan bilang isang heredera ng pamilyang Del Mundo. Pero habang naroon si Sofia sa mansyon ay unti-unting nakikilala nito ang pagkatao ng binata at hindi inaasahan ay nagkamabutihan ang dalawa at minsan pang nagsalo sa isang mapusok na tagpo. Lumipas pa ang buwan ay mas nakikilala ni Sofia ang kasintahan na si Benedict. Dumating ang kinatatakutan ni Sofia nang malaman nito na ang lalaking mahal nito ay apo ng matandang bilyonaryo na nakatakdang ipakasal sa kanya kaya agad itong umalis sa mansyon. Lumipas pa ang ilang buwan ay hindi pa rin natatagpuan ni Benedict ang babaeng kanyang pinakamamahal, ilang mga detectives na rin ang inutusan nito para hanapin ang dalaga, maging ang pamilya ni Sofia ay hindi na rin mapakali kung nasaan ang kanilang nag-iisang heredera. Hindi na malaman ni Benedict kung makikita pa ba niya ang dalaga o mananatili na lang isang masayang alaala ang pag-iibigan nilang dalawa?

For both Hayley and Kenji's freedom and the things at risk, they had to tie the holy knot. Although they are now married, they still hate each other and there is one rule they made for themselves and that's to mind your own damn business. But could they mind their own businesses when they are living together and are partners of a heavenly crime called fake love.

My girlfriend keeps saying that she comes from a poor family, but she gives her childhood sweetheart a yacht on our anniversary. I text her to ask about this, but all she does is berate me. "Who do you think you are? How dare you stick your nose into my business! I'll give anyone whatever I want. My money, my call. Get lost!" Unbeknownst to her, I'm covered in blood on the other end of the line.

In the third year of our marriage, my wife’s ex-boyfriend of eight years suddenly posted a picture on social media showing off a multi-million-dollar wedding house. His caption read: “Wow, got myself a huge villa, I’m the master of charming women!” I stared in shock at the picture, which showed my wife swiping her card at a sales office, and left a single comment: "?" A second later, my wife called to scold me. “I was just fulfilling a promise I made to him back when we were dating, buying him a house. Why are you getting mad at him?” “What? Are you really going to be so vicious as to force me to break my word?” That evening, her ex showed off another lavish post, this time flaunting a renovation bill worth hundreds of thousands. I knew it was a gift from my wife to please him. But by then, I no longer cared.

In my parents' hearts, there was always a "perfect son" who died too soon. I was just his flawed substitute, while my younger brother was their new hope. They pretended to be poor for 20 years, secretly funneling all their resources to him. While I was in the final stages of stomach cancer, writhing in pain, they were spending millions of dollars to build him a state-of-the-art study room. When the doctor told me to notify my family about hospital bills, I felt helpless, thinking they were just ordinary, broke workers. When my mom finally showed up at the hospital, she grabbed my hand, not out of concern. "Neville is under so much stress with his college entrance exams. Can you not die right now? He can't take it." My dad stood by, wearing a stern expression. "David was way more sensible than you."

When struggling waitress Elira Cruz was forced into entering a contract marriage with cold, ruthless billionaire Caelan Ferrer, she thought she was sealing just another business deal: one year, no emotions, no strings. But behind that icy stare lay hurtful memories Elira unknowingly played a part in. Snowed in by her messy kindness, the man who swore never to love again slowly began to thaw. Secrets begin to unfold underneath. A hidden link ties them much closer than either one would have imagined. Will their fake marriage survive the truth...or will love become the price of revenge?

Their contract had expired a week ago and considering the fact that Miller's long term crush, Alexia was back from her six months trip, Miller decides to bring her back into the pack. Hurt and betrayed, Summer tries to reject him knowing she'd rather die than become his breeder, “I, Summer Dubios, reject…” Miller's cold voice cut her short instantly, “Summer! Are you out of your mind? You have no right to reject your mate! I’m not done with you yet. I alone have the right to reject you as my mate. Not until I am satisfied with the pleasure you bring, you're still my mate and you'll remain here till I have no use for you and that's final!”