Long Living

"Looks are deceiving." Akira Lea Montero, an undergraduate, strong woman, and talented painter, know that fact. She already experienced so many challenges in life that made her stronger and learn not to trust people that easily and yet despite of that, Akira still choose to trust a man that offered her a good opportunity because of her paintings. What is she going to do if she found out the truth that she's living with a psychopath and worst, has a son with him?

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Claire Morcilla has a dark secret that she hides for a long time. All she wanted was a happy and simple life and this was her dream. She was alone at mag-isang itinataguyod ang sarili. Subalit may malaking halaga siyang kailangan bayaran. Ito ang pamanang iniwan sa kanya na hindi niya matatakasan. Ang sampung milyong utang ng kanyang yumaong ama at ito ang dahilan kung bakit araw-gabi siya kumakayod para mabilis makaipon upang makabayad. Subalit sadyang mapaglaro ang tadhana o ipinanganak lang talaga siyang may kalakip na malas sa buhay dahil hindi pa niya masosolusyunan ang utang ng kanyang ama ay may panibago na namang dagok ang dumating sa kanyang buhay. Una ay si Steve Mendez. Ang lalaking niligtas niya sa bingit ng kamatayan na inakala niyang kaibigan at mapagkakatiwalaan. Ngunit may maitim pa lang binabalak sa kanya kapalit ng hindi pagbubunyag ng sikretong iniingatan. Pangalawa ay si Benedict Gonzalvo isang negosyanteng pinagkakautangan ng kanyang ama. Baliw na baliw rin sa angking kagandahan ni Claire na kahit sino ay babanggain makuha lamang ang atensyon ng dalaga. At dito magsisimula ang masalimuot na buhay ni Claire sa dalawang lalaking nag-aagawan sa kanya. Hanggang kailan kakayanin ni Claire ang hamon sa kanya ng buhay? Kailan ito matatapos? Sino ang magliligtas sa kanya sa masalimuot niyang sitwasyon? Meron ba siyang matatawag na knight in shining Armor? Sino at kailan ito darating para iligtas siya?

Savannah Aine Samson, living her life to the fullest. Not until one day, her world turns upside-down. Most of her memories are lost due to her treatment for her condition, Intermittent Explosive Disorder. In addition, her father was murdered. If her uncle didn't tell the truth, she would never know for the rest of her life. She got enraged as fire as hell. At the age 14, she entered the world of cruelty. Many years passed, she finally attained her desire to be a secret agent. Soon after, she was given a code name: Agent Stygian which symbolizes darkness, death, and valor. Anyone who blocks her way will have one foot buried in the pit. One day, a mission was given to her team that led her to return to a city where her dark world began, the Vinson City. As she returns, there is this one guy who immediately put her patience to a test. Emerson Gray Denovan, the mysterious and cold-hearted troublemaker she's ever met. Will the memories that were erased to be restored? Or will they be buried in oblivion? How about the person who has been waiting for her for more than ten years? Tagalog

Eliana is an independent architect living alone in the city. A bread winner and a woman near her thirty's being pressured by her family to settle down but Eliana has other plan. Hindi ang pag-aasawa ang priority niya kung hindi ang big project na matagal na niyang hinihintay bilang isang architect. And this is the part where Eliana meets Sylvan, a famous engineer with a bad temper with female architect, as they joined to complete a big project. Eliana and Sylvan in one big project that resulted in one night's mistake. How did the bad temper Sylvan ended up waking up in one bed with the independent and mature Eliana? How will they deal with the aftermath of that one hot steamy night they've shared?

Living alone was hard for Kestrel being a working student. Kailangan niya ng pera upang masustentuhan ang sariling mga pangangailangan. Kahit mahirap at nahihirapan siya. He wants to live independently. He wants to stand alone by his own feet. Ayaw na niyang umasa sa magulang dahil may mga kanya-kanyang pamilya ang mga ito. Ayaw niyang umasa sa mga ito dahil kung ano-ano ang naririnig niya sa mga anak ng magulang niya. Kestrel was a fruit of a forbidden love kaya ganon na lamang siya kamuhian ng dapat ay pamilya niya. That's why he decided to live alone even if it's hard. One night, after his shift, Kestrel decided to walk his way home pero may mga lalaking nakaitim ang humarang at dinakip siya. Sinubukan niyang magpumiglas at humingi ng tulong sa paraan ng pagsigaw ngunit pinatulog lamang siya ng mga ito at ipinasok sa van. Nagising na lamang siya sa isang hindi pamilyar na lugar at suot ang bagong damit. He's in a lady’s gown and heels. Ang hanggang balikat niyang buhok ay nakalugay na. At ang mga paa't kamay na nakagapos at bibig na may tela. Kaba, takot at gutom ang nararamdaman ni Kest. Nang lumiwanag ang paligid, doon niya nalamang nasa isang auction house siya at pinakilala na siya bilang isang rare item hanggang sa nagsimula ang bidding. Habang pataas ng pataas ang bid ay siyang pagtaas ng kanyang kaba at takot. Napalinga-linga siya at biglang tumama ang paningin niya sa lalaking may gintong maskara na nakaupo sa isang sulok. Nagmamakaawa niya itong tiningnan. Hindi niya alam kung bakit niya ginawa iyon. He's so desperate to get away from that house. Will that guy wearing golden mask help him? Makakaalis kaya siya sa auction? Mababalik pa kaya ang tahimik niyang buhay? Sino ang lalaking may gintong maskara?

After three years of long time separation, a businesswoman, Nathasia Flores seeks help to her ex boyfriend, CEO Billionaire Mike Doncic. She offers him a contract to invest in her failing business but unexpectedly he offers her a pregnancy contract she never imagined. Due to her family’s pile of debt, she signed his contract in exchange of money unaware that she will fall in love again. Problems arise, love returns, and hatred was replaced. However, this doesn’t go out Mike's plan as he hides his real intention to the girl who left him years ago.

Maya Jenkins has built a life on her own terms. After being abandoned by her father at a young age and betrayed by a man she once loved, Maya has little faith in the concept of true love. But one lonely Saturday night, against her usual instincts, she downloads SoulLink—a new dating app designed to match people based on more than just physical attraction. When she matches with a man named “Ash,” she starts to wonder if she’s been too quick to write off the possibility of something real. Asher Reed is no stranger to living behind a mask. By day, he is the powerful CEO of NovaSpire, the cutting-edge tech company he inherited from his demanding father. By night, he sheds his corporate persona and anonymously tests SoulLink, a product his company has developed. What he doesn’t expect is Maya—a woman who challenges him with her passionate and authentic personality. For the first time in years, he feels seen—not as the CEO or the broken man his ex-fiancée left behind, but as himself. As their connection deepens, so does their vulnerability. Maya’s long-standing trust issues clash with Asher’s secret identity, and their growing bond is threatened by the arrival of past figures— Asher’s manipulative former fiancée. With each revelation, the digital space where they first met becomes a battleground for truth, betrayal, and the complicated pull of their emotions. In a world where identities can be easily manipulated and love is often elusive, Maya and Asher must confront their pasts, their fears, and the choices that will either bind them together or tear them apart. Can they overcome the ghosts of their history and the secrets they’ve kept from each other? Or will their insecurities and unresolved scars lead them down separate paths?

Si Evangeline Yang, kilala sa high-end world ng Ligaya & Adonis bilang Apple Pie, ang pinaka-requested escort—tinaguriang Best Flavor. Pero para kay Eva, hindi ito tungkol sa karangyaan o pagnanasa—isa itong paraan para mabuhay. Ang gabi-gabi niyang bookings ang naging daan para siya'y makatapos ng BSBA major in Marketing, nakabili siya ng studio-type condo unit, at naka pag patayo ng maliit na negosyo para sa kanyang pamilya sa probinsya. Ngunit matapos ang limang taon ng pagtatago sa pangalang hindi kanya, handa na siyang mag-quit. Ang final booking niya: isang weekend sa Euphoria Island kasama ang isang estrangherong basag ang puso. Walang pangalan. Walang expectations. Walang label. Langit sa ilalim ng buwan. Mga halik na masyadong totoo para sabihing trabaho lang. At isang gabing akala nila, kaya nilang iwanan sa isla. Nagkamali sila. Pagbalik sa Maynila, handa na si Eva sa bagong simula-isang lehitimong trabaho sa isang prestihiyosong marketing firm. Pero hindi siya handa sa lalaking naghihintay sa kabilang dulo ng opisina. Gideon Morgan—isang self-made billionaire CEO at charismatic marketing genius—na minsang naniwala at naging bulag sa pag-ibig... matapos siyang paulit-ulit iwan ng babaeng akala niya'y sa kanya. Sa Euphoria, natikman niya ang kalayaang matagal na niyang hinahanap-at ang halik ng babaeng hindi niya malilimutan. Maniniwala na sana siyang hindi totoo ang second chances—hanggang may nagturo sa kanya kung paano muling umasa at buksan ang puso muli. At ngayon, narito ang babaeng 'yon. Sa opisina niya. Bilang kanyang bagong secretary. Sa mundong puno ng power suits, deadlines, at mga lihim na hindi nila sinadyang itago—kaya pa ba nilang manatiling propesyonal? O dadalhin ng Euphoria ang lahat ng damdaming iniwan nila... hanggang sa boardroom?

Joseph Eero Chua is living his best life for he married the girl of his dreams—Mireille. He couldnʼt wish for anything because heʼs living life anyone could want to. He doesnʼt have to overwork. He knew that he married a rich woman. Just when he thought that everything is already perfect, Mireille suddenly handed him a paper which shows to be an annulment. Eero was shocked, thinking that their marriage is fine, so what could be the reason why Mireille would suddenly want an annulment? He doesnʼt want to sign the paper. He want to save their marriage despite of Mireilleʼs sudden decision to get them annulled. Can he still get Mireille back? Can he still fix their marriage? Or will their oath would become vows of unfortunate?