Predatory Marriage Chapter 40

Walang ibang hinangad si Leil Hidalgo kung hindi ang mabigyan nang maayos at matiwasay na buhay ang kanyang pamilya, lalong-lalo na ang kanyang kapatid. Ngunit sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon, ang lahat ng kanyang pinaghirapan ay biglaang naglaho, pati na rin ang kanyang pinakaiingatang trabaho. Kasabay ng kanyang paglugmok ay ang pagbabalik ni Roscoe Villafuerte, ang kaniyang dating kaibigan. Siya ang may-ari ng pinakamalaking construction company sa buong Pilipinas. Sa kanilang pagkikita, umusbong ang galit na mayroon si Roscoe kay Leil at dahil nasisiguro niyang nangangailangan ng pera ang babae, inalok niya ito ng kasal, kapalit ng bagay na sigurado siyang hinding-hindi matatanggihan ng babae.

Chief Secretary na maaasahan lagi sa umaga, at isang nakakaakit na kasalo sa kama tuwing gabi—iyan ang buhay ni Bona Sobrevega sa mga bisig ni Sean Fernandez. Matapos ang tatlong taon na pagsasama at pag-aalaga sa isa’t isa, inakala ni Bona na pantay ang nararamdaman nila. Kung kaya’t nang alukin niya ang lalaki ng kasal, hindi niya inaasahang guguho ang mundo niya nang sabihin nitong walang halong pagmamahalan ang samahan nilang dalawa maliban sa kanilang mga katawan. Mula noon, umiwas na siya’t tinalikuran ang buhay kasama ang lalaki. Umangat ang kanyang karera at naging isang tanyag na abogada na walang tumangkang kumalaban sa kanya sa komunidad. Dumami ang mga manliligaw at dito’y nagkukumahog na gumapang pabalik sa kanya, puno ng pagsisisi, ang lalaking minsan na niyang minahal ilang taon na ang nakalilipas. Ngunit sa mga pagkakataong ito—wala na siyang nararamdaman para dito.

Catherine Alcantara is a blind girl who is raised by her Aunt Amelia. She is been raised in the dark like no one knows she exist, she never left her home either, until her Aunt Amelia told her that she is getting marriage it is arrange marriage with someone she doesn't know. She doesn't agree with it, but her Aunt Amelia made a deal with her. If she agrees to marry she will tell her everything about her including her mother. She spent her life existence not knowing her true identity, that is why when her aunt make a deal with her, that she can't say no. James Ramirez is a composer and songwriter he owns an entertainment company who has many popular artist. He lives extreme and dangerous adventures people wants the life he has because he has the looks, money and fame. But people doesn't know behind that life he is really restrained inside, the guiltiness he has within him. He doesn't get along well with his father for a reason , his father is a politician running for president. That is why when his father propose an arrange marriage he can't say no even he want to. He has no choice but to say yes. When this two people meet, what will happen between them. One person who is searching her Identity and doesn't know how the real world works. Another person who is restrained with his whole life. How can this two people help each other finding their own freedom and true identity. what challenges will awaits them?

Maxene is a girl who only ever wanted to feel loved, yet she keeps getting dragged into endless blind dates with rich, random men arranged by her father. Her solution is simple—she escapes every single time. But everything changed when she met Lewis. A gentleman, yet cold, distant, and impossible to read. Just like all the others, she walked away, thinking that would be the end of it. But she was wrong. The next day, her parents finally discover her habit of escaping every blind date. As punishment, she is forced to stop her carefree lifestyle and work at one of their affiliated companies, Lewis Company. But fate clearly is not done playing with her. The moment she steps inside the company, she comes face to face with her boss, a man who looks exactly like the one she left behind. Same face. Same surname. But completely different. Warm, jolly, and effortlessly charming. Caught in a situation she does not understand, Maxene soon discovers the truth—they are twins. Now stuck between two identical men with opposite personalities, she finds herself pulled into a confusing and unexpected situation, and this time, running away might no longer be an option.

Dahil sa hindi inaasahan pangyayari, Veronica Morgan, a famous model, and co-owner of CathVero Fashion, thought that she was with her cheating fiance. She was drunk kaya hinalikan niya 'to na agad naman tinugunan ng lalaki. At may nangyari sa kanilang dalawa. And on the next day, nagkalat na ang litrato nilang dalawa ng lalaki na isa palang sikat na Car Raicer, and the President of HVM Incorp. na si Hugo VONX MERCEDEZ. Ano ang gagawin ni Veronica kung o-offeran siya nito ng kasal ngunit matatapos sa loob ng 100 days? Tanggapin kaya niya?

Sa isang mundo kung saan ang pag-ibig ay tila isang laro ng kapangyarihan at pangangailangan, nagkrus ang landas nina Isla Montemayor at Liam Callisto-dalawang taong magkaiba ng mundo pero parehong desperado sa isang bagay. Si Isla, isang matapang at determinadong babae, ay kailangang iligtas ang kanilang naluluging negosyo at ang nag-iisang pamilya niyang natitira—ang kapatid niyang si Lucas na may malubhang sakit. Samantalang si Liam, isang malamig at istriktong CEO, ay nangangailangan ng isang huwad na asawa upang mapanatili ang kanyang posisyon sa Callisto Group at hindi ito mapasakamay ng kanyang tusong madrasta. Dahil sa desperasyon, isang kasunduang kasal ang nagbuklod sa kanila—isang kasunduan na dapat ay walang halong damdamin. Ngunit paano kung ang larong ito ng pagpapanggap ay unti-unting maging totoo? Paano kung sa kabila ng kanilang matinding away, pagkakaiba, at mga lihim, ay matutunan nilang umibig sa isa't isa? Sa gitna ng pagsubok, pagtataksil, at mga hindi inaasahang rebelasyon, matutuklasan nina Isla at Liam na ang tunay na pag-ibig ay hindi isang kasunduan—ito ay isang bagay na lalampas sa kahit anong kontrata. Ngunit sapat ba ang pagmamahal upang talunin ang lahat ng balakid? Isang kwento ng pag-ibig na hindi lang tungkol sa isang kasunduan, kundi sa pagpili ng pagmamahal kahit gaano kahirap. Dahil sa huli, kahit anong pagsubok, ang tunay na pag-ibig ang magtatagumpay.

Garrison Rafael Tan and Penelope Sandoval, despite their stark differences, are about to discover a profound connection that defies all expectations. Garrison, the conservative hunk, and Penelope, the vivacious socialite, find themselves bound by an arranged marriage. As they navigate the challenges of their newfound partnership, love begins to weave its intricate web around their hearts. Will they surrender to the irresistible pull of their emotions? Or will they remain mere bed companions, tantalizingly close yet unable to bridge the gap?

Pauwi na sana sina Jenyfer Caluttong sa bahay nila para sana mag-celebrate ng katatapos na graduation ng kapatid niya, nang bigla na lang harangin ang sinasakyan nila at sapilitan sila tinangay ng mga armado lalaki. Pagdating nila sa malaking bahay na pinagdalhan sa kanila. Doon lumabas ang tinatawag na boss ng mga armadong dumukot sa kanila. Sobrang gulat ni Jenyfer dahil ito ang lalaking may tama ng bala sa tagiliran na humingi ng tulong sa kaniya. Nagpakilala itong si Rhys Zhumalde. Mala-model sana ang ka-guwapuhan at umiigting din ang panga sa sobrang seryoso nito at sa tuwing tumititig sa kaniya ay tila may panganib na dala ang mata nito. Pakakawalan lang daw pamilya niya sa isang kondisyon. Magpapakasal siya rito. Labis ang galit ni Jenyfer nang marinig niya iyon kay Rhys Zumalde. Ngunit wala siyang choice kahit na ang tingin niya ay mapanganib ang magpakasal dito. “As long as you fulfill our deal to release my family, I'm willing to marry you even though it's dangerous to be your wife,”—Jenyfer Callutong.

Contracted to My Boss When poverty and her sister’s critical illness leave her with nowhere to turn, she reaches out to her boyfriend for help—only to face a devastating betrayal. Outside the hospital, he declares he’s leaving her for another woman, branding her a burden who offers him no benefits. Shattered, she flees and accidentally collides with the CEO of her company, who has overheard every word of her heartbreak. He presents a pragmatic solution: a contract marriage where he gets the wife he needs to navigate family expectations, and she gets the money to save her sister. Seeing no other option, she agrees, and they formalize their arrangement as a strictly business deal with no room for emotions. But as they share their lives under one roof, their professional boundaries begin to crumble. His tender gestures, protective instincts, and unexpected kisses leave her questioning if this is truly just a contract. For him, the thought of her walking away—wearied by the pressure from his family and doubts about their future—awakens feelings he never anticipated. What began as a transaction to solve their individual problems evolves into something far more complex, forcing both to confront whether their growing connection is real, or if they’re simply pretending to fill the voids in their lives.

At a young age, Faerie White feels less than free. As the oldest daughter of the struggling White family, she is used to being trampled on by her powerhungry father, her jealous stepmother, and her wicked half-sister-all those would-be conquerors within the family. With her dear mother literally hanging onto life and with imminent financial ruin hovering over the family like a dark storm cloud, Fae is given an icy ultimatum: either marry a notorious first-class playboy or subject her own mother to wait until medical attention comes to a standstill. But then, life has a different direction that it can take her. Richard Gold is the wheelchair-bound heir no one takes seriously. Fae sees something else in him: a man with fire behind those silent eyes. In an offer that has him proposing a marriage of convenience and also offering to cover her mother's medical expenses, Fae produces a life-altering decision. What she doesn't expect, however, is that Richard's secret power isn't the hobbled recluse that everyone assumes that he is. He hides from a world that determines his worth purely based on his status as the secret power behind a multi-billion empire. Unknowingly, Fae has married the king of it all. As she evolves from drowning daughter to dominating wife, Fae learns to wield power in her own right. Taking on corporate espionage, family betrayal, and identity theft in the heat of a high-end kitchen. Through love, lies, and freedom wars, she destroys all the lies that once chained her down. But when the ultimate secret drops-about her real father and the fortune she is about to inherit the enemies come rising from every corner and even love will have to be put to the test.