Paid For Book Review

I won eight million overnight. The first thing I did was rush to the hospital to pay for my son's surgery and treatment. That was when my phone rang. Ian, a coworker from the company, called, "Something urgent came up! You need to get back here right this instant!" My wife, Mara, took the bank card from my hand, and said with an gentle and understanding voice, "You can give me the PIN. I'll take care of our son's hospital bills. Go. Work is important. Don't worry about us." In my previous life, I didn't hesitate one bit. I trusted her completely and hurried back to the office. My son never made it into surgery. Instead, the police came for me. It turned out that Mara and Ian had conspired together to frame me, pinning the crime of embezzling company funds on me. The very money Ian had stolen. With no money for treatment, my son died in the hospital. My parents, shattered by grief, suffered fatal heart attacks one after the other. And I, rotting in prison, ended my life in despair. After my death, my soul drifted to the holiday villas of Moldeves, where Mara was on vacation. I heard her laughing as she spoke to Ian, "That idiot won a fortune and wasted it on that useless sick kid. He dragged me into a miserable life." Laughing even harder, she added, "Now, their whole family is dead, and we get to enjoy wealth for the rest of our lives. Consider it compensation from that idiot! Haha!" Then, I opened my eyes. I was back in the hospital corridor, at the exact moment my wife reached out and took the bank card from me. This time, I still told her the PIN.

While I try on various wedding rings, my fiance, Don Demetrio Farese, who has tagged along, suddenly snatches the ring from my fingertip. "You already lost a finger, Lucia. The ring will look ugly on you. Carlotta, on the other hand, looks beautiful with a ring on her finger." Then, Demetrio fishes out a photo featuring him sinking down on one knee while sliding a ring onto Carlotta Rini's finger. My chest tightens. "What are you trying to say?" "Let Carlotta wear the wedding ring. You've already lost a finger anyway—you don’t need it." Pain slowly spreads from my chest to the rest of my body. For a moment, I almost lose my balance. The truth is, Demetrio's mortal enemy is the one who severed my finger by shooting at it. Back then, I only got shot because I had shielded Demetrio from the bullet.

"What do you mean. I have to marry you?"I asked as he faced me with a very dirty glare. "You'll just have to accept it missy". "What if I don't?"I asked folding my hands underneath my breast. "Then you'll have to pay me the money you owe me" "But I don't have such money " I whined. "Then face the consequences. You'll get jailed"His thick voice sent shivers down my spine. "You said it's just a few months stuff right?"I asked taking my eyes down to the ground. "A year to be precise" Well I'm Brianna Salvador and I just landed myself in huge trouble. I didn't mean to break his car. I just got angry so I hit it so hard with a rock and it broke. Brianna Salvador is a half American and half Filipino, she's out to make ends meet and prove to her parents that she can also become independent but when she gets herself into a huge problem she's forced to get married to an Italian demigod Diego De Lucas. Is an Italian business man out to take what belongs to him. He's inheritance is siezd by his grandmother and the only way to get it back is if he gets married and begins a family. He meets Brianna in a very odd way and decides to marry her to get his fortune back.

Althea Virelle Montemayor—a billionaire CEO known for her cold elegance and ruthless decisions. She built her empire with her own hands, kaya wala siyang kinatatakutan… except one thing: Her own loneliness. After divorcing her cheating husband na si Darius Kade Villanueva, akala niya tapos na ang lahat. But Darius refuses to let her go. Kahit may kabit siya, he keeps coming back—possessive, obsessive, as if si Althea pa rin ang pag-aari niya. Pagod na sa katahimikan ng penthouse at sa sarili niyang tinatagong pangangailangan, Althea makes a decision she never imagined she would— She pays a man. Enters Caelum Riven Arce, a college student na tahimik, matalino, at halatang may tinatagong lalim. Desperado siya sa pera, kaya tinanggap niya ang alok ni Althea: a no-strings-attached arrangement. No feelings. No attachments. Just needs. Pero habang tumatagal, nagiging komplikado ang lahat. Because Caelum isn’t just a student. Siya pala ang nawawalang apo ni Valerian Arceo—ang pinakamalaking business rival ni Althea. At nang lumabas ang katotohanan… Love becomes a battlefield. Between power and desire. Between revenge and forgiveness. Between a woman who owns everything—and a man who was destined to take it all away.

On the night Arya Sinclair discovered her husband in bed with her sister, her world shattered. Alone, heartbroken, and on the edge of despair, Arya believed her life was over… but fate had other plans. Because that same night she met Blake Donovan. He was supposed to be a mistake, a stranger she would never see again. But she was wrong. Blake was dangerously attractive and impossibly powerful and he was offering her a second chance, power, and a chance for revenge. As Arya steps into a world of speed and ruthless ambition, enemies lurk behind polished smiles—her past refuses to stay buried, and the line between revenge and desire begins to blur. Now, Blake Donovan doesn’t just want to help her win, he wants her. And in a game where power is everything and love is the most dangerous gamble of all, Arya must decide: Will she rise and take everything she was denied? Or will she lose herself all over again—this time, to the one man who could either save her… or destroy her completely?

Minerva was so close to tying the knot with her long-time boyfriend Derrick when an unexpected accident fatally killed him. With only five months before she’ll give birth, she had look for various jobs that can raise her and her upcoming child until she met Darwin Gray, the CEO of the biggest company in their city and happens to be Derrick’s half-brother. She was skeptical at first to live with him until Darwin revealed that Derrick actually sold her to him in order to finance Derrick’s gambling lifestyle. Minerva was absolutely heartbroken and was left with no choice than to be his Mrs. Gray. But, as the winds of fate change, Minerva will soon realize that one must never judge a book by its cover—that despite Darwin’s ruthless appearance lies a heart that has long been yearning for a one true love.

Artha and Agatha's marriage, which was originally harmonious, is now a disaster. Artha's father insisted that he have grandchildren within a year. Because Agatha could not bear children, Artha was forced to secretly marry another woman. In the end, Artha was forced to marry Livy so that she could bear children for him. In return, Artha have a thousand dollars to Livy. Did Artha's plan work? Can Livy have children within a year

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Ang kuwento ay umiikot sa isang simpleng babae na nagtatrabaho bilang warehouse helper sa isang kumpanya. Tahimik ang kanyang buhay hanggang sa biglang magkasakit ang kanyang ina at mangailangan ng agarang operasyon. Dahil kapos sa pera, napilitan siyang maghanap ng dagdag na pagkakakitaan. Labag man sa kalooban niya ay pumasok siya bilang Escort sa isang bar. Dito niya nakilala ang isang lalaki, handa siyang tulungan nito kapalit na kailangan niya rin itong tulungan dahil kailangan ng lalaki na may babaeng ipapakilala sa magulang niya bilang fiancee. Dahil kailangan daw munang maikasal ng lalake bago nito makuha ang mana mula sa magulang niya. Laking gulat ng pamilya ng lalaki nang malaman nila kung sino ang babaeng napiling pakasalan ng kanilang anak. Nadiskubre nilang ang babae ay biological daughter ng kanilang matagal nang karibal sa negosyo. Nalaman nilang pinaampon ang babae noong bata pa siya upang maitago ang kanyang tunay na identity at mailayo sa magulong mundo ng kapangyarihan at yaman. Nakita ng pamilya ng lalaki ang pagkakataon na gamitin ang babae laban sa kanilang karibal sa negosyo. Pinlano nilang ituloy ang kasal bilang bahagi ng kanilang corporate strategy, para mapabagsak ang pamilya ng babae. Habang tumatagal, ang dating kontrata ay nauwi sa tunay na pagmamahalan. Dalawang araw bago ang kasal, nalaman ng babae ang kanyang tunay na identity. Iniisip niya kung itutuloy pa ba ang kasal sa kabila ng kasinungalingan, o talikuran ang lahat upang protektahan ang sarili niya. Nang malaman ng lalaki ang tunay na plano ng kanyang mga magulang, tumutol siya rito. Handa siyang talikuran ang mana at labanan ang sariling pamilya para sa babaeng minahal niya. Sa gitna ng corporate rivalry, family politics, at personal betrayal, kailangang magdesisyon ang dalawa kung ang kanilang pagmamahalan ay sapat upang lampasan ang mga lihim at interes na bumabalot sa kanilang relasyon.

Isang iglap, nagbago ang buhay ni Ava Santos nang tumakas ang kanyang kapatid na si Bella sa mismong araw ng kasal nito sa bilyonaryong si Alexander Valderamos. Dahil sa matinding utang at banta ng pagkasira ng kanilang pamilya, napilitan si Ava na palitan ang kapatid at humarap sa altar sa ilalim ng isang kasinungalingan. Ngunit hindi lingid kay Alexander ang nangyari—alam niyang hindi si Bella ang kanyang pinakasalan. Sa kabila nito, itinuloy niya ang kasal dahil may sarili siyang plano. Sa ilalim ng isang malamig na kasunduan, ginawang legal na asawa si Ava kapalit ng pagbura sa utang ng kanyang pamilya. Sa loob ng isang taon, kailangan niyang gampanan ang papel bilang perpektong maybahay, habang itinatago ang tunay niyang pagkatao. Sa marangyang mundo ni Alexander, unti-unting naramdaman ni Ava ang pagiging bilanggo—isang babae na itinuring na kapalit sa isang transaksyon. Habang lumalalim ang kanyang paghihirap, nahaharap siya sa malamig at mapaglarong ugali ng kanyang asawa. Sa isang relasyong puno ng kasinungalingan at kontrol, kakayanin ba ni Ava na panatilihin ang sarili, o tuluyan na siyang mawawala sa mundong hindi niya pinili?