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The Billionaire Soldier & The Heiress Doctor Dalawang bilyonaryo. Isang maputik na bundok. Isang malaking kasinungalingan. Si Dr. Seraphina Villaraza ay ang nag-iisang prinsesa ng pinakamalaking medical empire sa bansa. Para takasan ang isang arranged marriage, nagtago siya at nag-volunteer sa isang liblib at mapanganib na military outpost sa kabundukan ng Lopez, Quezon. Ang kwento niya sa lahat? Isa siyang dukhang iskolar na baon sa utang. Si Captain Niguel Arandia ay ang kinatatakutang lider ng Special Forces. Ang hindi alam ng kanyang mga tauhan, siya ang "black sheep" at tagapagmana ng bilyun-bilyong halaga ng Arandia Conglomerate. Ang kwento niya sa kampo? Araw-araw siyang nagbubuwis ng buhay sa mga delikadong misyon para may maipakain sa kanyang pamilya. Nang magkrus ang landas nila sa gitna ng digmaan at putik, sumiklab ang isang laro ng asaran at pagpapanggap. Nagtitiyaga sila sa sardinas at instant noodles para mapanatili ang kanilang mga sikreto, habang pilit nilalabanan ang nakakapasong tensyon sa tuwing magsasara ang flap ng kanilang medical tent. Sa gitna ng ulan, panganib, at mga nakaw na sandali, tuluyang nahulog ang loob nila sa isa't isa. Nangako silang aahon sa "kahirapan" nang magkasama. Ngunit pinaghiwalay sila ng isang madugong trahedya. Dalawang taon ang lumipas, muling nagtagpo ang kanilang mga landas—hindi sa isang madungis na kampo, kundi sa isang marangyang VIP Charity Auction sa Maynila. Wala nang mga pekeng utang at butas na uniporme. Dalawang bilyonaryong puno ng pride, galit, at matagal nang naipong pagnanasa ang maghaharap. Handa na ba silang isuko ang kanilang mga ego, o ang paghihiganti ba ang magiging bagong laro nila sa ibabaw ng kama?

I, Calista Summers, have been in a secret relationship with Vernon Grayson, the boss of the biggest mafia organization in Merdico for five years. To others, Vernon is the epitome of a perfect gentleman, cold yet aloof, attractive yet abstaining from women. With a net worth in the tens of billions, he holds a lot of power. He has also kept himself scandal-free since the start of time. However, not many know that I am his only exception. I am the team captain of the cheerleading squad at Duke City College. I am known to be brave, straightforward, and passionate about everything. Vernon is a whole decade older than I am. He is mature and dangerous, but those are the exact qualities that draw me to him every time. He always lets me rest my head in his lap while in the back of his limited-edition Rolls-Royce, kisses every inch of my body before the floor-to-ceiling windows of his office, and takes my breath away in hidden toilet cubicles at major public charity galas. And every time, he's so gentle with me that I keep mistaking his doting on me as his love for me. Yet, he can also get cruel and merciless with me, making me beg and whine at his mercy. As for me, I was really falling for him because Vernon never lets any other woman get close to him. He chooses me every single time, and I believe that's what true love is. However, things change when his first love, Samara Horton, returns from Urop. Vernon starts showing me his cold, aloof side that leaves no room for argument. He stops being gentle with me, his mask falls away to reveal his true colors, and he no longer treats me as his equal who shares his world. At that moment, I finally realize that I am nothing more than a dirty secret he needs to keep hidden from the rest of the world. I am but a pawn that he can easily cast away at his convenience. I choose to put an end to our secret relationship altogether. I leave, taking nothing of his with me except for the baby in my womb. The baby is his heir, but he doesn't even know that he exists.