John Gokongwei Business

Marriage is a Sacred and Safe Haven. But in Business Traditions, it is a merge deal between two families wanted their wealth to become secure. Both parties agreed upon merge marriage, except those people who will be involved and will be continually granted each family's will. Carly, a 24 year-old aspiring Geographer doesn't really get and agree upon the idea of arranged marriage. Even as a nerd, she wanted a social life outside of the box that she never had when she was studying. A geek by appearance, an adventuress at heart. And Calvin, a 28 year-old full time and successful Business man. But the company he worked so hard in his whole life time will never be on him unless he will agree upon this deal. A hard worker and doesn't have time to socialize and doesn't know how to take a break. These two people meet and agreed that they both don't agree at this marriage. They both wanted to escape this situation but how? By mere pressure and desperation, it came up an opportunity. It wasn't really planned nor an idea but they unexpectedly had an Accidental Escapes.

"Why? I know it's not that you actually care about me. Then why? Tell me." I demanded looking down. "Be MINE, Caroline" he said. I always loved the way my name rolled on his tongue. I saw him coming towards me as I took small steps backwards until my back hit the wall. I could see his face getting closer to mine to reach my lips. *** Caroline Brook is the daughter of a wealthy business man. She has it all, looks, beauty, intelligence, money-of course! She's a true believer of LOVE. She lived a carefree life until a tragedy strikes hard. Daniel Rochester is one of the richest business man in New York City. He's the perfect definition for a Casanova. He never was a relationship kind of guy. And he rather chose to believe in one night stands. What happens when circumstances make these completely opposite people meet? Is there going to be an explosion of volcano of hatred or rain of love? Are they going to make it together till the end?

Starting from the story of a teenage girl named Amayra Catra who fell in love with an adult man who was 10 years older than her. The man who was her father's business partner made her fall in love and was determined to win her heart. That man is Indra Mahendra. Then what about Inder's feelings for Amayra? Will Amayra's love be reciprocated?

Caroline Montreal is an ordinary 23-year-old woman who enjoys her simple life with her sister and loving boyfriend. She couldnʼt ask for more until her sisterʼs illness got worse, and the only person she could rely on left her for another woman. Caroline was about to lose hope until she bumped into her boss. Calvin Vander is a 29-year-old business tycoon. Heʼs strict, arrogant, hot-tempered, and the CEO of the renowned company—Platinum Bank Incorporated. The thing is that he would never get his inheritance from his grandfather until he gets married. Thatʼs why after discovering his secretaryʼs situation, he made an offer that would benefit the two of them. “I need a contract wife, and you need money.” On the verge of desperation, Caroline agreed, and they both signed a contract just like a normal business deal. It was just supposed to be an act, but why do those sweet kisses and gestures feel so real? And why doesnʼt Calvin like the idea of her leaving him after the deal?

“ This is the thing that will ruin your life; the forbidden love between the two of us. ” Doing bad things will only make a living for people who are in dire need of money. An ordinary man who has to work hard to support his terminally ill younger sister. The man will do all the work and even enter the chaotic world to save his sister's life. As he does all he can, he will meet a man who needs to prove something to his parents. A business man who needs a woman to pretend to be his bride and be willing to marry him. The man he met had no idea that he was also a man because he was wearing women's clothes. They will have an agreement and he can't refuse it because it will cover the cost of his sister's operation. And while they were doing what they had agreed upon, there was one of them who could not control what his heart really liked. Will they continue the forbidden romance between the two of them? Will the business man find out his real identity? And if he does, will the wedding still take place?

It's a decision made between pride and death. Naomi Valencia is a 20-year-old university student who stopped studying due to financial issues when her aunt, who had been her second mother since her parents died six years ago, got diagnosed with lung cancer. They are in need of a huge amount of money for her aunt's healing, but unfortunately, she wasn't able to get a decent job. Consumed by hopelessness, her university friend Karel Manilag approached her with good news. A billionaire, Warren Montenegro, is looking for a wife for hire with no emotions involved, just a high paying job. Driven by her desire to save her aunt from certain death, she gave up her pride and applied as the billionaire's rented wife. With luck on her side, she got hired. If two people married each other for business, will both of them get what they bargained for? What if destiny played tricks on them, would it be possible for a husband and wife who married for pure business and no feelings for each other to truly end up falling in love?

The woman dreamed of sleeping on an incredibly soft and comfortable bed. Her skin was pampered by the smoothness of the vast expanse of fabric. Perhaps she was lying on a giant fluffy marshmallow. The pleasure made her smile, a wide grin that revealed her white teeth. Her hands moved around on the bed, enjoying the comfortable touch between her skin and the oh-so-soft fabric. When was the last time she enjoyed such a soft and comfortable bed? She wasn't sure. Maybe it was during her last business trip to London. Back then, Big Boss had rented a luxurious suite for her to stay in with his only child who couldn't be far from his daddy. The business trip felt more like taking care of a toddler. No, actually, she was taking care of two toddlers - Big Boss's favorite child and Big Boss himself, the big baby who was more troublesome than his little daughter, Nora. Hmn! The difference was that on this comfortable bed, she could get a good quality sleep. There were no interruptions from Big Boss's children, no annoying single daddy shouting.

"Little wolf, I'm sorry, but there is pack business to be dealt with." Raven's phone interrupts our fifth anniversary dinner. As his mate and Luna of the Silver Moon Pack, I have grown accustomed to such disappointments. But when I discover his "pack business" was to comfort his dead Beta's widow—his former flame Astrid—my perfect world begins to crumble. *** Sylvia thought she had everything: a powerful position as Luna, a responsible and loving Alpha mate, with only her inability to conceive casting a shadow over their happiness. But Astrid's calculated manipulations shatter these illusions one by one, pushing Sylvia toward an abyss she never saw coming. The man she thought loved her unconditionally repeatedly chooses another, and even her fertility struggles seem to hide darker secrets. "You're still my Luna," Raven whispers, his touch both familiar and foreign. "Nothing has changed." "Everything has changed," Sylvia responds, her voice breaking. "You chose her over me, again and again."

David Bianchi - King of the underworld. Cold, calculating, cruel. A man equally efficient with closing business deals with his gun, as he was his favorite pen—a living nightmare to subordinates and enemies alike. However, even a formidable man like himself wasn't without secrets. The difference? His was packaged in the form of a tall, dazzling, mysterious beauty who never occupied the same space as the mafia king.

Seraphine Hale, a genius musician, announces her return to the country. When a reporter asks whether she's back for her first love, she smiles icily. "Are you talking about that trash? It wouldn't be any of my business even if he were to drop dead tomorrow." What she doesn't know is that I've already been dead for close to a decade.