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ʟᴇɴɴᴏɴ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴇ ᴍᴏʀʀɪꜱᴏɴ, 28 ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ᴏʟᴅ, ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ'ꜱ ᴀ ᴘʟᴀʏʙᴏʏ ᴅᴀʜɪʟ ᴍᴀʀᴀᴍɪɴɢ ʙᴀʙᴀᴇ ᴀɴɢ ɴᴀɢʜᴀʜᴀʙᴏʟ ꜱᴀ ᴋᴀɴʏᴀ ᴋᴀʜɪᴛ ꜱᴀɴ ᴍᴀɴ ꜱɪʏᴀ ᴍᴀɢ ᴘᴜɴᴛᴀ. ʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴘʟᴀʏʙᴏʏ, ᴍᴀʀᴀᴍɪ ɴᴀ ꜱɪʏᴀɴɢ ɴᴀɢɪɴɢ ɢɪʀʟꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ. ᴘᴇʀᴏ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴘᴀ ꜱɪʏᴀɴɢ ɴᴀᴋɪᴘᴀɢ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏʀ ɴᴀᴋɪᴘᴀɢᴛᴀʟɪᴋ ꜱᴀ ᴍɢᴀ ɴᴀɢɪɢɪɴɢ ɢɪʀʟꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ ɴɪʏᴀ ʙᴜᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ᴅᴀʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇʀᴛɪꜰɪᴇᴅ ᴘʟᴀʏʙᴏʏ ʟᴇɴɴᴏɴ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴇ ᴍᴏʀʀɪꜱᴏɴ, ᴀʏ ɴᴀɢ ʜᴀʙᴏʟ ꜱᴀ ɪꜱᴀɴɢ ʙᴀʙᴀᴇɴɢ ɴᴀᴋᴀ ᴏɴᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅ ɴɪʏᴀ ɴᴀ ʜɪɴᴅɪ ᴍᴀɴ ʟᴀɴɢ ɴɪʏᴀ ɴᴀʟᴀᴍᴀɴ ᴀɴɢ ᴘᴀɴɢᴀʟᴀɴ ᴅᴀʜɪʟ ᴘᴀɢ ɢɪꜱɪɴɢ ɴɪʏᴀ ᴋɪɴᴀʙᴜᴋᴀꜱᴀɴ ᴀʏ ᴡᴀʟᴀ ɴᴀ ᴀɴɢ ʙᴀʙᴀᴇ ꜱᴀ ᴛᴀʙɪ ɴɪʏᴀ. ʟᴇᴛ'ꜱ ᴀʟʟ ᴡɪᴛɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ᴘʟᴀʏʙᴏʏ ʟᴇɴɴᴏɴ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴇ ᴍᴏʀʀɪꜱᴏɴ 😂 #ᴍᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ

Antonette met Lucas noong gabi ng eighteenth birthday niya at mula noon, hindi na siya naka-recover. Ninong niya ito sa binyag, pero hindi na 'yon ang tumatak sa isip niya. The way he looked at her that night. The way he smiled, like he saw something she didn’t even know she had. Pati ‘yung pagkakasabi niya na ang ganda niya sa suot niyang dress, tumatak sa utak niya. His deep voice. His body under that sleek black suit. Lahat ng ‘yon, hindi niya makalimutan kahit limang taon na ang lumipas. Matagal siyang nagkunwaring okay lang. She tried to forget. Pero sa bawat saglit na naaalala niya si Lucas, may apoy na nabubuhay sa loob niya. She wanted him. Badly. Lagi niya itong napapanaginipan, hinahawakan siya nito sa paraan na hindi niya kailanman aaminin sa iba. Pero panaginip lang lahat. At bawat paggising niya ay punong-puno siya ng frustration. Then dumating ang chance. Umalis ang parents niya for a six-month business trip at sa bahay ni Lucas siya pansamantalang tumira. Her Ninong. The man she had no right to want but couldn’t stop thinking about. This time ay hindi na siya uurong. She was going to seduce Lucas. Kahit gaano pa kamali iyon. Kahit may kapalit. And she won’t stop until her Ninong is hers.

Maria Vienna Schneider is a ghost in the underworld-a second-ranked mafia member who moves unseen, striking with deadly precision. Sa araw, siya ay nagtatago sa maskara ng isang hindi kapansin-pansing nerd, isang pantakip na nagtatago ng kanyang tunay na pagkakakilanlan. Ngunit ang kanyang pinakabagong misyon ay naiiba sa lahat ng kanyang hinarap. Ngayong pagkakataon, hindi siya ipinadala para pumatay. Ipinadala siya upang may protektahan. Her mission? Draven Monticello. Heir of Monticellos, a man marked for death by enemies lurking in the shadows... and the man she's secretly loved for years. Upang maprotektahan si Draven, kailangang gawin ni Mavis ang hindi niya kailan man maisip na magagawa niya—to marry Draven. Bound by duty and deception, she enters a forced marriage with a man who despises her, unaware of the woman behind the mask. Ang bawat sandali kasama si Draven ay parehong isang pahirap at isang kasiyahan, isang masalimuot na sayaw sa pagitan ng tungkulin at pagnanasa. Ngunit habang lumalabo ang mga linya ng kanyang misyon at ng kanyang puso, nalagay siya sa sitwasyon kung saan kailangan niyang mamili. Manatili sa tabi ng lalaking hindi siya kayang mahalin, at isugal ang sarili niyang kapakanan upang si Draven ay protektahan? O ang magparaya at lumayo, bago ang mga lihim na kanyang tinatago ay sirain silang dalawa? In a world where love is dangerous and betrayal is inevitable, Mavis must decide. . . will she fight for the man she can never have, or sacrifice her heart to keep him safe?

"Ikinansel ko na 'yong engagement namin ng Ate mo. Hindi ko siya pakakasalan. Ikaw ang pakakasalan ko, Poppy." Arranged marriage is a longstanding tradition in the Lee family, and as Professor Lee's triplets come of age, they must marry the women chosen by their formidable late great-grandfather, Don Adolfo. Faith Zeican Lee, the kindest and gentlest of the triplets, is first in line, paired with the eldest daughter of the Herald family. Yet, on the eve of their engagement party, Faith's life takes a sudden turn when he encounters Poppy Herald, the shy and innocent youngest sister of his intended bride. As Faith spends time with Poppy, he uncovers the harsh realities of her life, revealing a world of hidden struggles and unspoken pain. Determined to rescue Poppy from her circumstances, Faith devises a plan: call off his engagement, and make Poppy his wife instead.

Mary Jean Vergara is 20 years old. A college student and will end up falling to her professor Xenon who is 8 years older than her. Xenon Parker is 28 years old. He's kind and gentleman, she's popular with teachers and students, especially girls. How to seduce a man who's already in love with someone else?

Lever Winchester must protect his girlfriend from his father's enemies. Despite having no interest in his father's business, Lever is forced to seek revenge for his father's death. As he delves deeper into his father's past, he uncovers shocking secrets that threaten to destroy everything he knows. Will Lever be able to protect his loved ones and come out unscathed, or will he suffer the same fate as his father? Discover the thrilling tale of love, loss, and retribution in "The Last Winchester".

Claire met Sebastian on her wedding day. He is the older brother of her husband-to-be. Fate took its time to play with her when she felt a very huge attraction to the man on the very same day she was bound to be someone else’s wife. From the intense look he gives her to the way his lips curved up into a smirk, she can’t help but feel foreign sensations running down her body. Sensations she’s not allowed to feel for someone who’s going to be a family soon. Sebastian knew he needs saving when he felt a very strong urge to pull the bride and lean her on the altar and take her there senselessly. With her strawberry blonde hair curled to the side of her shoulder exposing her delicately creamy-white skin, thoughts of running his tongue there invaded his mind. Damn him to hell for thinking thoughts like that to the woman his brother was about to marry. But the heavens must be in his favor when things around weren’t what he expected it to be. This time he was determined to steal her from his brother, and no one can stop him. Not even fate.

Zacchaeus "Dark" Smith, a ruthless mafia lord, made a fateful mistake one night that changed Cassandra Evangelista’s life forever, leaving her pregnant and forced to flee. Years later, after living in peace, Cassandra must return to Dark’s territory when tragedy strikes one of her children. Unaware that Dark now controls the area, she faces him again. What will happen when he discovers her secret? Will she stand her ground or face his wrath?

Simula pagkabata, humahanga na si Alliana sa Ninong niyang si Amadeus isang propesor. Kaibigan ito ng kanyang mga magulang at isa sa mga taong naging sandigan ng pamilya niya noong bata pa siya. Kahit noon pa man, alam na ni Alliana sa sarili niya na hindi lang basta paghanga ang nararamdaman niya sa kanyang Ninong. Tahimik niyang pinangarap na balang-araw, kapag siya’y ganap nang dalaga, baka sakaling mapansin din siya nito. Lumipat ang pamilya nila sa Vancouver Canada, at doon siya lumaki. Nang bumalik siya sa Pilipinas, isa na siyang kolehiyala. Dahil hindi na makakauwi sa Pilipinas ang kanyang mga magulang, ipinagkatiwala siya kay Amadeus na hindi lang ngayon ay guardian niya, kundi isa rin sa magiging propesor niya sa unibersidad. Sa tabi mismo ng condo unit ni Amadeus siya nanirahan. Mula nang magkita silang muli, hindi nawala ang pagkamangha ni Alliana sa kanya. Hindi pa rin ito nag-asawa. May dalawampung taon ang agwat ng edad nila, pero lalong lumalim ang damdamin ni Alliana sa araw-araw na kasama niya ito. Nakikita niya kung paano ito igalang ng mga estudyante, kung gaano ito ka-organisado at katalino, at kung gaano ito ka-dedicated sa trabaho. Ngunit gaano man siya lumapit, tila may dingding pa rin sa pagitan nila. Turing pa rin sa kanya ni Amadeus ay isang bata. Isang inaanak na kailangang alagaan at ituwid. Nagpasya siyang akitin ito sa kahit paanong paraan na alam niya, at kung hindi pa rin ito bumigay sa kanya tutuluyan na niya itong kakalimutan talaga at ibabaon ang damdamin para rito.

Dahil sa isang aksidente nasira ang mukha ni Sonia Salazar. Isang batikan na actress at kilala sa taglay nitong ganda at talento. Sa pagbabago ng kaniyang mukha ay kasabay 'non ang pagbabago ng mga tao sa paligid niya. Iniwan siya ng kaniyang asawa, kinatakutan ng anak at tuluyang nasira ang kaniyang career. Pinalayas din ito sa mansion ng mga Valencia at tinalikuran ng mga inaakala niya na kaibigan. Sa pag-aakala na iyon na ang katapusan at sa pagkakataon na malapit na siya sumuko. Dumating ang dalawang tao na tuluyan na magpapabago sa buhay niya. "Mommy!" "Sonia." Lumapit ang dalawang tao na 'yon habang ang mga camera ay kumikislap galing sa iba't ibang bahagi ng lobby. "Pasensya na ngunit nagmamadali kami ng asawa at anak ko. Malapit na mag-start ang movie," ani ni Fabian habang hawak sa bewang si Sonia na nakatingala at nakatingin kay Fabian na buhat ang anak na si France. Noong nagtama ang mata nilang dalawa kasunod 'non ang pagyakap ni France sa leeg no Sonia at tumawag ng mommy. "Ibig sabihin si Sonia Salazar ang nababalitaan na second wife ni Fabian Martinez? Oh my gosh! big news ito!"