Novel & Cerita The Arrangement

Para maisalba ang nalulugi nilang negosyo ay pumayag si Catherine na makipag blind date sa isang misteryoso at masungit na lalaking bilyonaryo na hindi naman niya kilala. Ngunit hindi inaasahan ni Catherine ang nangyari sa naging blind date niya because she ended up entering into a contractual marriage with him. Daniel Brian Zaad Borris is a perfect man. Gwapo at matipuno at idagdag mo pa na siya ang nag-iisang tagapagmana sa isang sikat at malaking mall chain sa buong mundo. Ngunit sakabila ng lahat nang mayroon siya ay may masakit rin siyang kahapon na pilit na iniiwasan. Matapos saktan at iwanan ng kanyang pinakamamahal na childhood sweetheart ay ipinangako na niya sa sarili niya na hinding hindi na siya magmamahal pa. Pero kung gaano niya kagustong umiwas sa pag-ibig ay siya namang kagustuhan rin ng pamilya niya na makipagbalikan at maikasal siya sa babaeng nanakit sa kanya. Faced with familial pressure to marry his ex-girlfriend kaya napagdesisyonan niyang magpakasal kay Catherine. They will get married but with one strict condition and that is 'no falling in love'. It start with a simple arrangement but soon becomes complicated as unexpected feelings begin to surface. Kaya ba nilang panindigan ang kanilang pangako sa isa't isa kung pareho na silang dalawa na hulog na hulog sa isa't isa?

Raiahnara had been having an affair with her stepbrother and professor, Engr. Shiloah Jace Buenavista. Kung paano nagsimula iyon, hindi na rin niya alam. All she remembered was that they used to despise each other… until it led to one reckless and heated night between them. At ang isang gabing iyon ng karupukan ay umabot ng taon. They just couldn’t get enough of each other. But their arrangement was purely physical. Dahil anila, mas magiging kumplikado kung lalagpas pa sila roon. At least this way, they could call it quits anytime and forget everything that had happened between them once they got bored. Unfortunately for them, destiny had other plans. Shiloah was set to be part of an arranged marriage between their family and the family of their father’s business partner. And now, Aiah was confused. Hindi niya namalayang umabot na pala siya sa puntong ayaw na niyang may kahati. She didn’t realize until then that she only wanted him for herself. Si Shiloah ay dapat para lang sa kanya. Kaso… paano niya ipaglalaban ang isang bagay na sa simula pa lang ay itinanggi na nila? Kakayanin niya nga ba? Lalo na kung si Shiloah na mismo ang unang susuko at pipiling sumunod sa obligasyong itinakda ng kanilang pamilya? — THIS BOOK CONTAINS MATURE THEMES, EXPLICIT SEXUAL CONTENT, AND SCENES THAT MAY BE DISTURBING OR TRIGGERING TO SOME READERS.

Dr. Athena Zaragoza has a secret—matagal na niyang minamahal si Wade Hollander. Kahit noong araw na nagkamali sila at nauwi sa isang kasal na papel lang ang basehan, hindi siya umasa. Lalo na nang umalis si Wade kinabukasan para mag-abroad at bumalik lang makalipas ang dalawang taon. Pagbalik niya sa Pilipinas, malinaw kay Athena ang lahat—wala siyang lugar sa puso ng asawa niya. Kailangan lang ni Wade ng isang asawa na hindi istorbo. Marunong sumunod. At iyon ang ginampanan niya. Hindi siya lumampas. Hindi siya umasa. Isang perpektong asawa… sa paningin ng iba. Akala ng lahat, si Wade ay kalmado, kontrolado, at hindi nadadala ng emosyon. At si Athena? Isang arrangement lang. Pero isang gabi, nagbago ang lahat. Nang makita ni Wade ang mga liham na sinulat ni Athena—mga salitang punong-puno ng pagmamahal para sa isang lalaki—parang may pumutok sa loob niya. Nawalan siya ng kontrol. Nagdilim ang paningin. At sa unang pagkakataon, bumitaw siya sa malamig niyang imahe. “Athena, tumingin ka sa akin,” mariin niyang sabi, nanginginig ang boses sa galit at selos. “Hindi ka pwedeng magmahal ng iba. Athena… asawa mo ako. Ako lang dapat ang mamahalin mo!”

Synopsis –CEO’s wife who chose Herself Elaine Flores married into power — but never into love. Bound by a family arrangement, she became the wife of billionaire heir Aron Salazar, a man who believed he was trapped in a marriage he didn’t choose. For five years, Elaine tried to be enough — quiet, patient, understanding. Pero sa likod ng lahat ng iyon, unti-unti siyang nauubos. When Aron finally admits he cannot love her the way she deserves, Elaine does the unexpected. She walks away. Walang drama. Walang paghihiganti. Just one suitcase and her dignity. Alone in Singapore, she rebuilds her life in the ruthless world of high finance. What begins as survival turns into transformation. Through discipline, brilliance, and quiet strength, Elaine rises from an overlooked strategist to a respected global risk architect. Ang babaeng minamaliit noon ay ngayon, siya na ang hinahangaan. But power has a way of crossing paths again. When business forces Aron back into her world, he no longer finds the soft-spoken wife he left behind. He meets a woman who negotiates without fear, commands respect effortlessly, and no longer needs his validation. Now equals in the global arena, they are forced to confront the past — and the truth: Hindi niya lang iniwan ang isang asawa. He lost a woman who chose herself. The CEO’s wife who chose Herself is a story of growth, redemption, and a love rebuilt not by obligation — but by choice.

Buried in debt due to her mother’s severe illness, the beautiful and modest Elena Cruz is forced to work as a housemaid at the luxurious Villareal Mansion. Her natural charm immediately catches the attention of the homeowner, Zachary Villareal—a young, ruthless billionaire CEO who has locked his heart away ever since his ex-fiancée betrayed him. But Zachary is facing a crisis: his late father’s will states that he must marry before the year ends, or he will lose his entire inheritance and control of the family empire. One night, driven to desperation by corporate pressure, Zachary returns home drunk. As Elena cares for him in his dark bedroom, he offers her a shocking proposition—a secret marriage contract in exchange for millions, enough to save her dying mother. Desperate to save her family, Elena agrees. But before the ink can even dry on their secret contract, their long-repressed attraction explodes into a night of unbridled, wicked passion. The next day, they marry in secret and play the perfect couple to the public. But as they share a room and a bed, the lines between business and pleasure begin to blur, and they find themselves genuinely falling for each other. Their fragile arrangement is threatened when Zachary's manipulative ex-fiancée, Cassandra, returns, determined to investigate and destroy Elena. Fueled by Cassandra’s schemes and deep misunderstandings, Elena begins to believe she will never be more than a transaction to Zachary, leading her to walk away from the mansion. It is only then that the cold billionaire realizes his empire means nothing without her. Desperate and heartbroken, Zachary sets out to find her—ready to sacrifice his entire fortune to prove that a relationship born from a cold contract and a night of sin has turned into a legendary love.

Desperada si Solara Hilario na sirain ang kasunduan ng kanyang ama para sa isang arranged marriage na nakatali sa kanyang kalayaan, yaman at kapangyarihan. Kaya naman nagplano siyang humanap ng isang birheng lalaking papayag sa isang one-night arrangement para makalaya siya. Pero mali ang kwartong napasukan ng lalake. At ang lalaking ito ay si Draven Imperiale. Isang enigmatic billionaire na kayang paluhurin ang kahit na sinong tao sa kanyang harapan. Inakala niya na ito na ang bayarang lalake na kanyang inarkila. Matapos ang gabi na kanilang pinagsaluhan ay binayaran niya ito at tumakas nang walang paalam. Pero si Draven ay hindi sanay na tratuhin bilang isang disposable. Ang pinaka-ayaw niya sa lahat? Magasgasan ang kanyang ego. Ginamit niya ang lahat ng kanyang impluwensya at kapangyarihan para hanapin ang babae na naglakas-loob na nang-insulto at sumira ng kanyang ego. Nang sa wakas ay natunton niya ito ay may nalaman itong malaking rebelasyon. Tatlong buwan na itong buntis at tumakas papuntang ibang bansa. Pitong taon ang lumipas ay bumalik si Solara sa bansa. Ngayon ay handa si Draven na bawiin lahat. Ang kanyang magiging tagapagmana at ang babaeng nagpabagsak sa ego ng isang hari. Kapag nagtagpo silang muli ay magtatagisan ba ang fiery at rebellious spirit ni Solara sa icy dominance ni Draven? O pipiliin niyang magpaubaya sa kapangyarihan at angking kagwapuhan na kaakit-akit ng isang billionaire na ayaw magpatalo?

Davidson is known as a cold as Ice CEO of Montevella Corp. Everyone in Montevella Corp can't get close to him, unless they are executive members or family-related. At age of thirty, he didn't expect na kailangan niya ng magpakasal kahit wala sa plano niya. He needs to make a marriage arrangement with the daughter of Benavidez Company.  Pero bago pa mangyari ang kasalang pinaplano ay biglang dumating ang isang babae sa buhay ni Davidson. She's Keirah Gustavo, a twenty-years old childish employee of Montevella Corp.  Akala ni Davidson ay normal lang ang lahat, ngunit hindi niya alam na ito na pala ang umpisa na magulo ang nananahimik niyang mundo.  Ang kaibahan ni Keirah ay nagpabago sa malamig na binata. Dahil unti-unti lang naman nitong pinapainit ang ulo niya. But Keirah is always approaching him even tho tinataboy niya ito.  He can’t accept the fact na napapasaya siya ng dalaga sa mga simpleng bagay na ginagawa nito.  Kung kailan naman ay masaya na si Davidson sa presensya ng dalaga ay saka naman ito naglahong parang bula. And for the second time doubting himself, he couldn’t accept the fact na namimiss niya ang dalaga. Nahuhulog na ba siya dito o nadadala lang siya sa mainit na pakikisama nito sa kanya?  At isang tanong ang bumabagabag kay Davidson… Paano niya ba sasabihin sa dalaga na ikakasal na siya? Paano niya ba sasabihin dito na nakatali na siya sa isang kasunduan?