The Con Artists

[No. 2 “The Leading Star” ng “The Legendary Urban Man” Contest] Si Darius Reid, ay ordinaryong university student na laging minamaliit ng lipunan. Ng inisip niya na ang kanyang buhay ay magiging mas malala, isang tawag at isang biglaang pamana ang nagbago ng kanyang buhay. Simula ngayon, hindi na siya isang ordinaryong university student. Siya ay si Darius Reid, ang tanging tagapagmana ng Reid Consortium!

Kailangang pakasalan ni Harvy Austria, ang kanyang assistant na si Dahlia Vega dahil sa hiling ng kanyang lolo na may karamdaman. Ngunit nakapangako na siya sa kasintahan niyang si Audrey na ito ang pakakasalan niya. Subalit ang last will ng lolo niya ay nakakadismaya. Ibibigay lahat ng kayamanan kay Dahlia kung sakaling hindi niya ito pakasalan. Sa loob ng tatlong taon, kapag hindi sila naging ikay, maaari na silang maghiwalay at makukuha niya ang kanyang mana. Kaya kinausap niya si Dahlia, at nalaman niya ang mga kondisyon ng dalaga. Walang side chick habang kasal, magkikita pero privately lang. Ito ang hahawak ng kanyang pera. Aalisan muna ng ATM si Audrey, para matutong magtrabaho. Magiging sweet sila at okay sa harap ng ibang tao. Ngunit nahihirapan siya sa ganitong sitwasyon, lalo na at nasa paligid lang niya ang dalawang babae. Lalo pa at habang tumatagal, ang timbangan ng puso niya ay nahahati na. Pero kailangan niyang tuparin ang pangako niya kay Audrey. Matagalan kaya ni Dahlia ang pasakit na ibinibigay niya dito? O susuko na lamang ito para bigyan naman ng dignidad ang sarili?

Catchline: "Maid niya lang ako! Ina lang ng magiging anak niya! Wala akong karapatang mag-inarte dahil kasalanan ko kung bakit ako nasa ganitong kalagayan. Kailangan kong itatak sa aking isipan na ang nasa sinapupunan ko ay kahalili ng anak niyang namatay— namatay nang dahil sa akin. Oo nga at masakit, pero wala pa ito sa kalingkingan ng nararamdaman niyang sakit no'ng pinatay ko ang anak niya." SYNOPSIS Dahil sa kahirapan napilitang pumunta ng Maynila si Olivia upang mamasukang katulong. Sa edad na beinte-sinco, second year college lamang ang kaniyang natapos sa kadahilanang hindi na kaya ng kaniyang mga magulang na sabay silang pag-aralin ng kaniyang kapatid. Nang tumuntong siya ng Maynila, akala niya doon na niya matatagpuan ang kaniyang pinapangarap na Prince Charming— sa katauhan ng kanyang gwapo ngunit masungit na among si Vanadium Abejero, na pangalan pa lamang ay malalaman mo na kaagad na galing ito sa mayamang pamilya. Ngunit nasira ito nang malaman niyang may asawa na ito't anak. Napakabuti ng kaniyang Senyora Isabel kaya hininto niya na ang anumang nararamdaman para sa kaniyang napakasungit na amo. Pero makalipas lamang ang ilang buwang panganganak nito sa kanilang anghel, namatay sa isang car accident si Isabel Abejero. Kaya muling nabuhay ang kaniyang pilit na tinatagong nararamdaman para kay Vanadium. At makalipas lamang din ng tatlong taon matapos mamatay ang kaniyang Senyora Isabel ay naganap ang isang aksidenting siya ang may kasalanan, na naging dahilan upang mabuo ang isang kasunduan sa pagitan nila ni Vanadium. Kasunduang maghahatid sa kaniya ng isang mapait ngunit masayang karanasan.

Laura Walker was forced to marry an old man by her mother so that her bride price could be used for her younger brother's wedding. However, Laura felt that she should be in control of her own life.Her blind date didn't go as planned. Instead, she ended up getting married to a stranger.The two of them had undergone a flash marriage and planned on setting guidelines so that they wouldn't disturb each other's lives. However, Laura didn't expect the man to cook for her, put her to bed and force her to call him "Honey"."Honey, I want a kiss.""Honey, I want a hug."Laura had thought that her husband was just a normal working class, so she had planned out their future in detail.That was until she realized that her husband had a garage full of luxury cars.Not only that, her husband looked identical to the richest man in Empfield!

Pinagtaksilan ng fiance niya si Yazmin dahil hindi niya kayang ibigay ang sarili bago ang kasal. Sa isang gabing pagrerebelde ay ibinigay niya ang sarili sa isang estranghero na akala niya ay simpleng "blind date" lang. Paano kung alukin din siya nitong maging substitute bride? Tatanggapin ba niya ito bilang tagapagligtas niya sa sunod-sunod na pinagdadaanan niya gayong ito mismo ang dahilan kung bakit siya nasadlak sa sitwasyong iyon?

The night my husband, William Costello, was assassinated by his enemies was supposed to be a celebration—our wedding anniversary. I was dressed in his favorite red dress, waiting for him, when the phone rang. "Mr. Costello was shot at the harbor. The bullet went through the back of his head. He died on the spot." I collapsed to the floor. I clung to his belongings, mourning for a week straight. We even lost our unborn child during this time. Everyone said William and I were true love. Even the Don himself came to the funeral, resting a heavy hand on my shoulder with a sigh. He said, "All of Blackhaven knows you were the only woman he ever loved." Grief nearly destroyed me. I stood at the river's edge, ready to follow William into the afterlife. However, I overheard my sister-in-law, Emily Hawkins, leaning into my brother-in-law, Jones Costello, her voice dripping with a twisted affection. She purred, "William, I love you so much. Between Nina and me, who do you think is sexier?" "Of course it's you, babe!" came the husky reply. I stood frozen, my eyes wide and my body trembling. Why was Emily calling my brother-in-law by my husband's name?

She needs money. He needs a baby. Wala sa plano ni Alas ang magkaroon ng anak at asawa. He's still enjoying his bachelor life. Not until his mother involved into an accident and requested to see his children before she dies. Ayaw man ni Alas ngunit mahal niya ang ina kaya't wala siyang mapagpipilian. He hired for a babymaker and that's how he met Maia Revamonte. The girl who's in need of money. The Billionaire's Babymaker

Heart has no other option to make except to ask for help from her manager. Kailangan ng kanyang ama na maoperahan sa puso sa halagang limandaang libong piso. Bilang panganay na anak ay sa kanyang mga balikat nakaatang ang bigat ng responsibilidad na iyon, na kahit ikabaliw niya ay kailangan niyang magawan ng paraan. Ilang linggo siyang magiging parausan ng lalaking hindi niya kilala, sa halagang two hundred fifty thousand pesos, dahil siya ay virgin. That was the offer of an unknown filthy man. Take it or leave it. Magpapagamit siya habang siya ay tulog para hindi siya magkaroon ng pagkakataon na makilala ang lalaking pagbebentahan niya ng sarili. Dahil sa sobrang kagipitan ay pumayag siya kaagad para sa amang nasa bingit ng kamatayan. Wala na siyang pagkakataon na alamin pa ang pagkatao ng lalaking makakatalik niya at aari sa kanya. She has to save her dying father, that's it! Kahit pa pinakapangit na nilalang sa mundo ang umangkin sa kanya ay papayag siya. Pero hindi pangit ang lalaki nang saglit niyang makita. He was so handsome and he's her boss, her billionaire boss, Deluxe Montesalvo, who was already married for three damn years!

Sa loob ng mahigit kalahating dekada, tiniis ni Trixie ang malamig na pakikitungo ni Sebastian sa kaniya. Naniniwala kasi siyang kung mananatili siya sa tabi nito, maaaring matunaw rin ng pagmamahal niya ang nagyeyelong puso ng lalaki. At kung maaari... ay babalik na dito ang pagmamahal sa kaniyang tila nakalimutan na. But her patience was rewarded not with love—but betrayal and manipulation. Sebastian fell in love with another woman at first sight. Much worse? It's her half-sister that stole her husband. Binusog ng lalaki ng pagmamahal at kalinga ang babae na hindi na niya naibigay kay Trixie matapos ang gabing iyon. Hanggang sa dumating ang araw na naubos na ang pag-asa niya. Ang araw kung saan nakita ni Trixie kung paanong matagal na palang wala sa kaniya ang kaniyang sariling mag-ama. Doon na siya sumuko. Pinirmahan ang divorce papers, iniwan ang bahay nilang mag-asawa, isinuko ang karapatan sa anak, at kinalimutan ang pag-ibig na tila nilumot na ng panahon.  But suddenly, there's a sudden turn of events. Ang asawang inabandona siya noon, ngayon ay lagi nang nasa tabi niya. And when she demands a divorce?  He corners her and whispers, "Divorce? That would be impossible, Wife.”

Because I saved my husband during a car accident, I lost my eyesight. He wept, promising to treat me well for the rest of our lives to repay my sacrifice. I cooperated with the treatment wholeheartedly, hoping for a full recovery. But on the day I finally regained my sight, I stumbled upon something that shattered my world. In our marital home, his first love lay beneath him, her flushed face betraying the passion of the moment. Their bodies intertwined, and the air around them thick with stifled moans—a vivid tableau of infidelity. "She's just a blind woman. Why haven't you divorced her yet?" the woman murmured impatiently, her voice laced with disdain as she moved against him. My husband, immersed in pleasure, still mumbled an excuse. "My love, just a little longer. Soon, we'll be together openly…" I turned and left without a word, pretending I had seen nothing. As I walked away, I remembered the witch's sacrificial ritual in the misty forest—only a few days away. My husband's betrayal cut deep, carving wounds I couldn't ignore. I made up my mind to return to the forest, to embrace my identity as a witch once more, and to sever all ties with him. Yet, after I disappeared, word reached me that he was searching for me everywhere like a madman. Rumor had it he had completely lost his mind.