Half-hearted Meaning

Tubong-probinsiya si Adellilah Mantoha. May sakit ang kaniyang ina, kaya ay kinailangan niyang lumuwas patungong Maynila upang pumasok bilang kasambahay ng isang guwapo, mayaman at bilyunariyong si Ryllander Callares, lalaking malamig ang trato sa lahat, dahilan upang mahirapan ang dalaga na pagsilbihan ito. Kaya ba ng isang hamak na probinsiyanang-maid na paamuin ang ang isang cold-hearted bachelor? Ngunit paano na lang kung mahuhulog siya rito kahit alam niyang sa pantasya lang naisasakatuparan ang ilusyong pag-ibig para sa lalaki?

Growing up in a complete and happy family, and inspired by her parents’ love for each other, Trish Salvador promised herself that she would also find a man whom she would build a family and share the rest of her life with. Ngunit dumating si Ivan Salvador sa buhay ni Trish nang hindi inaasahan. Mortal niyang kaaway si Ivan noong highschool hanggang sa mahulog ang loob nila sa isa’t isa. For fear that her parents would separate them, their relationship remains secret until college. Natukso at nadala ng mga kahinaan hanggang sa mangyari ang isang bagay na magpapapago sa buhay nilang dalawa na susubok sa kanilang katatagan. Gaya ng pag-ibig, hindi lahat ay puro maganda. At tulad nga ng sabi nila, normal lamang sa buhay may-asawa ang dumaan sa mga pagsubok at sakit. Ngunit hanggang kailan nga ba ito dapat ipaglaban? At kailan dapat sukuan?

"I don't know what you've done to my son but I don't want you near him again. I mean he is the prince of the land and you, you are just an ordinary maid" the queen said. It seems just unacceptable for a maid from the lowest class of the land to be in a relationship with the prince who is the envy of all ladies. Poor and an only child of a widow, Mma relationship with the prince was what does to be tagged a taboo as everyone in the land disagreed to it. What do you think will happen to this forbidden love? Will these two individuals from different world be able to stand the test of time?

Ezekiel Richard Wright is not only charismatic, handsome, clever, and a world-class architect, but his characteristics and achievements make him more alluring. The CEO, who suffers from sleeplessness, is arrogant, cold, and distant. Chen Xiu Ying, also known as Bella Chen, is a mixed-race woman with an American mother and a Chinese father. Her family is one of China's wealthiest, owning four mansions in Peking and three in Shanghai. She is the daughter of the CEO of Chen Entertainment. She is also the brilliant, stubborn, and acrophobic president of La Bella Fashion Threads Co. What if the worlds of these two CEOs collided as a result of their parents' arrangement? Can they figure out what's behind their phobias and cure each other, or will they trigger each other's fears and end their marriage?

Portia’s happy life turned upside down when she witnessed the heinous murder of her boss, her best friend Jass Anne. Para hindi rin siya mapatay nang mga armadong lalaki, tumakas siya hanggang sa napadpad siya sa mansion ni Crandall El Greco, a cold-hearted billionaire. She begged him to help her hide, so that the people who wanted to kill her would not find her. Crandall agreed, but on one condition: she would become his maid. She had no choice but to agree to what he wanted to happen. Pero habang tumatagal na nasa mansion siya ni Crandall, hindi niya rin napigilan ang kaniyang damdamin na mahulog dito. But what if she discovers Crandall has something to do with the death of her friend, Jass Anne? Mamahalin pa rin ba niya ang lalaki o kamumuhian niya ito? Pipilitin pa rin ba niyang makatakas mula sa mga kamay nito or will she stay by Crandall’s side kahit galit at poot na ang nararamdaman niya para dito dahil sa kaniyang mga nalaman? Is she ready to put aside the anger she feels for the sake of her love for him?

Desperada nang iligtas ni Irina ang kanyang ina mula sa malubha nitong sakit, kaya naman nang mabigyan siya ng oportunidad na kumita ng malaking pera kapalit ng kanyang katawan ay hindi na niya iyon tinanggihan pa. Ngunit hindi niya akalain na kakambal nito ay isang panganib na tuluyang babago sa kanyang buhay—na naging dahilan upang mapilitan siyang pakasalan ang walang pusong si Alec Beaufort, ang CEO ng Beaufort Enterprises. Na kahit anong pagtakas ang kanyang gawin, nahahanap pa rin siya nito at ikinukulong sa marahas nitong mga bisig.

Isang pagkakamali ang naghatid kay Yanna del Valle sa isang di-inaasahang gabi. Isang estranghero ang napag-alayan niya ng kanyang sarili. Nang magising ay saka niya napagsino ang lalaking umangkin sa kanyang pagkabirhen. Walang iba kundi ang batang Banking Magnate na si Alessio Vann Dimarco, matipuno ngunit ubod ng lamig kung makitungo. Nais man niya itong iwasan ngunit tila ang kilalang bato at isang malamig na CEO ay hindi siya tinatantanan. Hanggang sa dumating ang araw na siya naman ang lumapit dito upang makipagkasundo. Isang kasunduan na magpapabago sa takbo ng kanyang buhay. Inalok niya ito ng kasal upang makuha ang bagay na nararapat para sa kanya, ang yaman na pilit inaangkin ng pangalawang pamilya ng kanyang ama. Ngunit ang kasunduang ito ay higit pa sa kanyang inaasahan. Naroon ang bukas na walang kasiguraduhan at mga tagpong nagpapasabik nang husto sa kanyang puso. "Marry me, Mr. Dimarco. After a year, let's file an annullment. Iyon lang ang hinihingi ko." "Hmm... Sa tingin mo ba'y gano'n lang kadali ang hinihingi mo? Dimarcos don't do that, my butterfly." Agad na lumapit ang si Alessio kay Yanna hanggang sa makulong siya sa pagitan ng desk at ng matipunong katawan nito. "I make the rules here. That includes the time when to dispose of you..." bulong nito.

I was head over heels for Jonas Hayes, the cold and aloof scholarship student who saw me as nothing more than a walking wallet. He took my credit card but refused to let me get close. "Get lost. The sight of you and your filthy money makes me sick." Using my wealth, he showered Clara Dove, the stunning campus bella from a humble background, with luxury gifts and even threw her a lavish birthday party at the city’s most exclusive hotel. Everyone envied him, believing he was a self-made billionaire. But I didn’t care. I stayed hopelessly in love. After graduation, I poured my entire inheritance into building a life with him, convinced I could win his heart. During our honeymoon, he watched as I drowned, his voice ice-cold as he said, "Every time I think of how you used your money to control me, I wish you’d die sooner." When I woke up again, I was back in my college classroom—the day Jonas asked me to top up his card. This time, I wasn’t the desperate fool he remembered. I slapped him across the face with the card and sneered, "Even beggars know how to kneel and ask. What are you, a weed?"

Hindi sumipot sa kasal ang kasintahan ni Kyle Alvarado, ang bilyonaryong cold-hearted CEO. Laking gulat ni Mira ng hatakin siya ng boss sa altar at ipalit bilang bride. Alam niyang broken-hearted ito kaya naman wala siyang tutol kahit na pati wedding night ay sinalo niya. Nilatagan siya nito ng isang loveless deal at malaking halaga. Dala ng pangangailangan at pagmamahal, naging assistant siya sa umaga at bed partner sa gabi. Mahigpit na bilin ni Kyle -- bawal umibig. Pero paano kung ang matagal nang lihim na pagtingin ni Mira ay tuluyang mabunyag lalo na nang madiskubre niyang nagdadalang tao siya? At paano kung bumalik ang babaeng dapat sana ay papakasalan nito?

At 18, He asked her to accompany him to the prom and she agreed because she liked him. At 23, He asked her to pretend to be his girlfriend, and she agreed because she loved him. At 25 he asked her to be his fiancee and she agreed, all because she wanted him to be hers forever. But now at 27, he's decided to break the 2 years of engagement to marry his true love and this time he did not ask. He simply decided that it was all over and he didn't need her. All the years, she followed him like a lovesick puppy only to get her heart broken mercilessly. The fairy tale she was living in vanished with just a simple blink. But too bad, she knew how to cure her broken heart and stand up again. But then what's wrong with him? Why is he behaving like a possessive fiancé all of sudden? Why the sudden change of heart? Shouldn't he be with his lover instead of trying to hold her captive? Wasn't he the one who said she's not the one for him and he didn't want her? Why was he behaving like a jealous husband? Does it mean The Cold-Hearted CEO Wants Her Back? _____________________ ________