Hardships

Si Adrian Lewis ay napangasawa ang isa sa mga anak ng mayamang pamilya ng mga Ortiz. Subalit ang kaniyang buhay sa kamay ng mga manugang ay hindi maganda. Siya ay pinahirapan, inalipin dahil sa kaniyang estado sa buhay. Ngunit ang lahat ay may sukdulan sapagkat ang kaniyang pinakaiingatan na lihim ay pumutok. Nalaman ng lahat na siya ay isang tagapagmanang apo ng bilyonaryong si Don Albert Lewis at sa pagputok ng katotohanan, ginamit ito ni Adrian para paluhurin ang mga taong nag-alipusta sa kaniya kasama na ang kaniyang mga biyenan.

She needed help. He could help her. But there was a high price. Ellen was certain that the offer to be Damien Mason could be both her salvation and her downfall, but she didn't have much choice. She had to protect those she loved. Damien Mason is an arrogant billionaire who values someone's social status more than their character. Accustomed to a futile and luxurious life, everything for him must be designer, including the women who share his bed. But one night in Rio de Janeiro, he will have his principles put to the test, in front of the young bartender Ellen. A humble girl, totally out of his standards, but who manages to awaken in him an uncontrollable desire. Agile and practical, Damien takes advantage of Ellen's desperate situation and makes her a tempting offer: to be her companion in exchange for a definitive solution to all her problems. A definitive solution to all her torments. He believes he can seduce her to satisfy his unseemly cravings and finally return to his extravagant life. It would be just a deal, with no feelings involved. But can you play with fire and get out without getting burned?

Ava found her mate in Alpha Declan years ago, but Declan has a younger brother with an insane big brother complex. He hates Declan and goes to crazy extremes to try and ruin his life. The brother, Sabin, is also an alpha. He took over a neighboring pack. Unfortunately, he also made it, so Ava had to leave Declan, and Declan thinks she has taken his brother as a mate. Now two years after she left him, she waltzes into his club to warn him of Sabin's new evil plans. When she learns that Declan has a new woman Dec sees the heartache, and now he doesn't know what to believe about what happened two years ago. He's determined to find out, though.

"I, Stephanie Orlov, promise in my faith that I will in the future be faithful to the Imperatum, never cause him harm, and will observe my homage to him completely against all persons in good faith and without deceit." To be a part of Imperatum, one of the most famous maf!a organizations in the world, the oath of fealty must be fulfilled. At hindi basta-basta kayang basagin ng kahit ano at kahit sino ang sumpaang 'yon, not even the maf!a lord himself. Bata pa lamang si Stephanie ay napilitan na siyang sumumpa dahil sa mga taong kumupkop sa kaniya. She picked a kn!fe on her first birthday instead of a toy, and learned to use a gün first instead of a pen. Miski and foster parents niya ay hindi inaasahan ang instinct nito lalo pa at hindi naman siya tunay na anak ng mag-asawa. Kaya naman napagdesisyunan nilang imulat ang munting bata sa mundo na kanilang kinalakihan. And when Stephanie turned twenty-four, binigay sa kaniya ang isang titulo na iilan lamang ang nakatatanggap-the title of a maf!a queen. She's now the leader of the fifth division directly under the Imperatum corporation. She was doing good in life. Proud ang parents niya sa naatim niya sa organization. She established a good relationship with different maf!a corporations. She was respected and feared at the same time. Ngunit sa pagdating ng isang hindi inaasahang tao sa buhay niya, magsisimulang matibag ang pundasyong tinayo niya. Will Ava Ramos, the most sought out billionairess in town, be able to tame the ruthless maf!a queen? O isa lang siya sa mga magiging laruan nito gaya ng iba?

Sanay si Isabella Mercado na siya lagi ang pinakamataas pagdating sa business field. Pero hindi ito naging madali nang dumating si Davis Javeson. Her biggest rival in business was Davis, a young and ambitious CEO who seemed determined to overthrow her. The two of them were engaged in a fierce business rivalry, and Isabella was determined to do whatever was necessary to come out on top. But sometimes winning means making sacrifices. Isabella decided that her best course of action was to distract Davis by any means necessary. She would use her natural charm and beauty to seduce him, and in the process, she would weaken him and his company. Little did she know, however, that her plan would have unintended consequences, and would challenge her very sense of who she was. Could Isabella really be the woman she thought she was, or would the pursuit of power lead her down a dark and dangerous path?

Sophia, a dedicated and vibrant young maid, finds herself entangled in a web of challenges and difficulties after falling in love with a billionaire. Being a forbidden affair, the matriarch of the billionaire family becomes a strong obstacle and tries to do everything in the world to break them apart. But Sophia has discovered some dirty little secret about the family. How would she protect her love despite all the obstacles in this challenging world?

Arwaa Dwyn Adair, a young girl who believed that she is cursed. She never wants to get close to people, because she's scared of being left behind after getting attached. Her parents died at the day of her 7th birthday. She was traumatized, and nothing can control her grief. She started excluding herself, hiding from everyone, being that mean girl so that no one would dare to go near her except for her brother. Years had passed and same thing happened to her brother. In the middle of the sea, she was stuck inside the sinking ship, no sight of escape, until darkness finally consumed her. Waking up after that tragedy, she was scared to take risk, she's still in doubt if she should go on or just give up already, but upon meeting Captain Fauve Maverick, she changed.

Stony black orbs stared into scared hazel eyes, " You ruined me ... Or so you think, you played me for a fool ! ... But I won't let you have the last laugh. I am more powerful and deadlier than you think " With tears in his once beautiful and mesmerizing eyes, he pleaded " please don't hurt me ... I regret all I have done , if I could take it back I will" Liar ! Came the response and with that a flying dagger towards his right shoulder, pinning him to the wall.

Elona Del Santiago, seventeen years old, combative and always positive in life. She grew up with her aunt abusing and hurting her. Elona just wants a peaceful life where even if she's tired of working, it's okay. She will endure. Until the day came when she met Laurier, a gentleman. But what if… Elona finds out his best-kept secret? What if… he is not an ordinary person in this world? Is Elona ready to give up everything and accept Laurier? Or, will it all be a dark and a happy nightmare for her?

Her life had changed drastically and with no pause whatsoever to let her adjust. First, it was her family, then what was hers and now… she had nothing and no one by her side. Many people told her many things. And at the back of her mind, she never forgot the words themselves, from whom they came from. In her new life she struggled to keep her face while still facing constant trouble and sometimes near death incidents. Removed from her family and taken to another. Treated like garbage and worse than the servants. Through thick and thin, she still loved. And soon enough, it paid.