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Sophie became limp after an accident while saving an old grandma. Her parents, who resented her, laughed and said, "No one will marry a limping girl. Marry an old man and bring us the dowry money!" She thought her life was useless now. Until, the grandma's handsome grandson appeared with a shocking marriage proposal: "Marry me and I'll help you with your leg surgery!" She was stunned. "But I'm just a poor girl with a limp leg…why would you marry me?” His lips curled up into a smirk. "At least, I'll have a silly girl as my wife." Blinded by desperation and hope, Sophie agreed. Only later did she discover her new husband's true identity. Dominic William, London's most elusive billionaire, notorious for his icy heart and disdain for women. As Sophie navigates Dominic's world, she uncovers the secrets behind his frozen facade. But will their unconventional love overcome the darkness of his past and her own insecurities? Or will his secrets tear them apart?

Calla’s life has always been a struggle. Rejected by her family members, she’s been treated as an outsider in her own family. Desperate for escape, she’s married off to the cold and distant billionaire, Damian Blackwood, in a union she believes will give her the freedom and respect she’s always craved. But her hopes are shattered when Damian, indifferent and emotionally unavailable, makes it clear their marriage means nothing to him. Soon, another woman enters the picture, further shattering Calla’s fragile sense of belonging. As tensions rise, Calla finds herself falsely accused of a crime she didn’t commit and thrown into jail. Alone and desperate, she’s on the verge of losing everything—until Ethan Hayes, a stranger with his own troubled past, offers her a lifeline. With a promise to help her uncover the truth and rebuild her life, Ethan becomes her unexpected savior. But can Calla trust him, or is he another person who will let her down?

|Excerpt| Iris was taking small steps to her husband's study. She had a medical file in her hand with tears in her eyes while she tightly gripped the file. Without knocking she entered the study to find her husband with a lawyer beside him. "Honey..", Iris started while looking down but was cut by a dark alluring voice. "Don't honey me you filthy women, just sign these divorce papers and take whatever you want and get out of my estate." Listening this Iris looked up and gasped as she looked in the dead eyes of her husband. | • | Iris Knight or now just Iris has been through alot in these past two years. Navigating her way since she got that report has been quite a task. Now broken beyond repair or as she believes she just lives without any hope... | • | Tristan Knight had it all money, power and most importantly the love of his life. But losing her due to some morphed photos have turned him into a ruthless and cold man with only goal being to find his flower... | • | So what will happen when Tristan and Iris finally after two years come face to face. Regrets, hatred, love, forgiveness, misery, happiness, sadness, hope, jealousy and trust; with so many emotion cruising what and who will win at what stake? With two most important question remaining like a mystery; What happened to Iris in the past two years and what was there in the file...

Si Elvis Ciena Costello, 25 taong gulang, ay isang mabait, matulungin, at masayahing tao. Palakaibigan siya at itinuturing na pamilya ang mga tao sa paligid niya, ngunit hindi niya inaasahan na pagtataksilan siya ng mga ito. Mayroon siyang kasintahan at limang taon na silang magkasama. Subalit, nang malaman niyang niloloko siya ng kasintahan niya, tuluyan niya itong iniwan at hindi na muling binalikan. Dahil sa sakit na naramdaman, nagpakalasing siya isang gabi at natulog sa piling ng isang lalaking hindi niya kilala. Maya-maya, nalaman niyang ang lalaking iyon ay isang lider ng mafia. Ano kaya ang susunod na mangyayari? Pananagutan kaya siya ng lalaki, o basta na lang siya pakakawalan?

Simula ng magising si Amira sa isang pamilyar na lugar ay saka niya lang naramdaman ang kaginhawaan sa kanyang buhay bukod doon ay wala siyang maalala sa kanyang sarili simula ng magising siya sa lugar na hindi niya kailanman napuntahan. Kahit nakaramdam siya ng kaginhawaan ay minsan iniisip niya kung sino ba talaga siya? Pakiramdam niya ay may kulang ang kanyang pagkatao. Tahimik na ang buhay niya sa bagong bayan na kinabibilangan niya pero muli na naman itong nagulo at ang mga ala-alang kanyang nalimutan ay unti-unti siyang binabalikan. Nagsimula lahat ng ito ng makilala niya si Adrian Lev Suarez, ang lalaking nakalimutan niya sa nakaraan.

Nominal marriage with some rules: no entangling. Everything is only business. Not being in love. It's only a one-year agreement, so the rules shouldn't be difficult to follow, should they? Except fate still has a way of ruining every best plan...

Erich Gaile Francisco is a good woman. Mabait at masunurin na anak kaya naman lahat ng gusto niya ay nakukuha niya. Except sa lalaking mahal niya. Mailap at masungit ito sa kanya, bagay na ikinalulungkot niya. Kaya naman nang magkaroon siya ng pagkakataon na mapasakanya ang lalaki iniibig niya’y hindi na niya sinayang pa pa, kahit kapalit no’n ay ang pagsuway niya sa magulang niya. Ngunit, makukuha kaya niya ang pagmamahal ng lalaking mahal niya? O mas kasusuklaman siya dahil sa kasalanang ginawa niya?

“You want one hundred thousand dollars for your body, fine. Produce me an heir within six months and the money is yours when the baby is born.” The coldness in his voice sends a shiver up my spine. “Are you serious?”“Yes.”“B-but what about the other part of my request?” I stammer out.“What other part?” he asks with his eyebrow raised.I clutch the contract close to my chest. “The part where I get to leave. If I have your baby, Ansel, can I take the money and walk away?”When I was bought at an auction by my ex-boyfriend whom I hadn’t seen for many years, he signed a contract with me, as long as I gave birth to him a child, I could get the money and leave. but after I gave birth, he regretted it.

Si Lenie isang galing sa mahirap na Pamilya. Bagaman mahirap ay nag susumikap ito upang makaahon sa kahirapan. Nagtatrabaho siya sa Goldenrod Hotel bilang isang housekeeper. Nag lilinis siya ng isang silid ng bigla itong bumukas at pumasok ang isang lalaki. Nakasuot ito ng black suit. Kung titignan ito ay napaka disente at halatang mayaman ang lalaki. pag pasok sa silid ng lalaki ay gumigewang-gewa ito. nang mapansin ng lalaki si Lenie ay agad na nag init ang kataawan ng lalaki kahit anong pigil niya ay hinid nya mapigilan ang sarili...

"Please Tell me this is a dream" I screamed out as I saw the love of my life having his way with my so called best friend. The same day I came to tell him the good news about our future is the same day I died after I got my heart broken. I prayed, if there truly are powers that be, please grant my heart desires and give me a second chance. Fate smiled on me as I woke up back in time, the same day I took the wrong decision that led to my untimely demise. This time I had seen the future and I know better, it's time to play the players. Read and find out how Evelyn became the Vindicated Wife.