Novel & Cerita Predatory Marriage

I love that warmth and I would love to feel his warmth forever. Hindi ko naman binalak na umamin sa kanya. Hindi ko rin hiniling na magustuhan nya rin ako bilang isang babae. Sapat na sana saakin ang pagkakaibigan namin at ayoko'ng masira 'yon. Pero ngayon, nagbago na ang isip ko. He's the one I will marry. Sya lang naman kasi ang lalaking malapit saakin kaya kilala ko na sya. He is also from a wealthy and powerful family. He's intelligent and professional when it comes to business dahil business man rin ang ama nya. He will be perfect to be my husband. If I need to seduce him just to get what I want, I'll do it.

Pero kung magiging kakampi niya ang isang taong tulad ni Adrian, iyon ay magiging tulay palabas sa putikan ng kanyang nakaraan. Mas mahalaga pa, ang sitwasyon sa pamilya Zamora ay napakagulo. Si Amara Zamora at ang anak nitong si Marco ay malinaw na gustong agawin ang kanyang mana. At kahit may legal siyang dokumento, mahirap ipaglaban ang bilyong ari-arian kung wala siyang sapat na suporta. Huminga nang marahan si Yumi habang nakatingin sa labas ng bintana. “Marriage is not about love,” sabi niya nang mahinahon. “It’s a transaction. An alliance.”

"If you knew they were criminals, why didn't you just call the police? Why go through all this trouble of marrying me?" Nag-iwas siya ng tingin saka ako tinalikuran upang ibalik sa loob ng drawer ang mga papel. "Let's be real, Claire," aniya na nasa drawer pa rin nakaharap. “I'm a man with needs. I needed a wife to satisfy the board of directors, and you happened to be the most beautiful debt-payment available. It's a win-win. I get a trophy on my arm and a body in my bed, and your parents stay out of a prison cell."

Walang emosyon sa tinta, ngunit punô ng sakit ang nilalaman. “This isn’t just about Rowan,” sabi ni Rohan habang binabasa ang isa sa mga dokumento. “These papers show that marriages were used as tools. Business alliances disguised as destiny.” Ayesha lumunok. “Including ours?” Saglit siyang tumigil bago tumango. “Yes. But what makes ours different… is that we didn’t stay strangers.” Nagtagpo ang kanilang mga mata. Walang kailangang sabihin pa.

“Fine. We’ll get married. Contract marriage lang. Para protektahan ang reputasyon ko—walang scandal, walang chismis sa media. The kids will have my name. You get financial security. Pero huwag kang mag-expect ng love story. This is purely business.” Napatulala siya. “Magpapakasal tayo? Ganun-ganun lang?” “It’s the most logical solution. Scandal-free. At hindi ka maghihirap sa pagpapalaki ng kambal mag-isa.” Hindi siya makapagsalita. Akala niya hihingi ito ng tawad, o kahit manlang magpapakita ng kaunting saya na magiging ama siya. Pero ito—cold, calculated, parang merger lang sa company.

“However, hindi ko akalaing sa araw ding iyon, magbabago ang lahat sa buhay ko. That same day na tinakasan ko s’ya, naabutan ko na lang s’yang kausap ni Daddy sa mismong bahay namin. At iyon na nga, ipinakilala s’ya ni Dad na mapapangasawa ko. Pero kakaiba s’ya nang araw na iyon. Para bang may galit s’yang itinatago ng makita ako. At huli na ng malaman ko na ipinagkasundo pala kami ng mga ama namin. Ang kasunduan, hindi magtatamo ni singko ng kayamanan si Antonio kapag hindi ako pinakasalan. Kaya ayon… ora-mismo pinakasalan niya ako.” Pinaghalong pagkabigla at pagkahabag ang lumarawan sa kanyang mga mata habang nakikinig dito. Ganoon ba talaga? With every marriage within their circle, may ka

“You think marriage can be practical?” I never thought of that, I think marriage was just an inconvenience. Matagal bago sya nakasagot, mukhang pinag isipan nya muna. “Yes. Don’t you think? It’s partnership. A business, a merger. Two people with mutual benefits.” Of course, his response was very ‘Callisto Maxim’, business minded one. “That’s the least romantic thing I’ve ever heard.” I said while smirking. “You’re the one who brought up logic,” sagot niya.

And the promised shares that I will give her once we're married will be void because I am already married to someone else, she will no longer benefit me and the company. I was confident I would succeed in this plan, but I failed when Maddison answered my marriage proposal. She refused. She left me here hanging on this cold night. What have I done, I really do want to marry her. It's just that I need to save my father too, signing a marriage contract is the best weapon to win the war between my family and the Villareals.

"But there are cases where the young wife intentionally kills the husband para automatic na mapunta sa kaniya ang ari-arian nito. Nakausap ko ang daddy kanina. Wala kayong pre-nuptial agreement. Anytime, all his money and assets might be transferred under your name. If something bad happens to daddy that may result to his sudden death, walang ibang may motibo kung hindi ikaw." Napaawang na lang ang mga labi ko. Kanina gold digger, ngayon naman ay parang inaakusahan na ako na murderer ng lalaking ito. Ganito ba ang nangyayari kapag masyadong napa-paranoid at natatakot ang isang tao na maagawan ng mana? Inaakusahan nito akong mukhang pera, pero sino ba sa amin ang takot na takot maagawan?

So that's how relationships are for them. Mabuti na lang pala, we are just a fixed marriage. No feelings are involved. Dahil kung nagkataon baka ganiyan din ang sapitin ko sa kaniya. Sabagay pareho lang naman pala kami ni Sydney. Because what we have is a marriage for convenience. He only married me para makuha ang kumpanya ni lolo at ang isla. Na hindi ko hahayaang mangyari. Ayos lang sa akin na makulong sa kasal na ito na walang pagmamahal basta maprotektahan ko lang ang mga pinaghirapan ni lolo at ang mga tao sa isla. I won't let myself fall for this bastard billionaire. Ayokong matulad kay Sydney