Sammy, with her strong personality and self proclaimed independence vowed never to be used as a trophy girlfriend. Rob, a player by choice and profession will deliberately make her one and lure her in his game. Who will win if Sammy becomes the master player and used Rob's game against him? Join hotel empire heiress Samantha Hernandez Rosello and basketball superstar Robert Barron in a story about life, love, passion and responsibilities and everything in between.
Samantha Hernandez Rosello was pacing her hotel room. She looked at the five suitcases and then opened the big closet of the Suite, thinking if she will transfer her things or she will just pull something to wear straight from the cases. Her phone rings and she knew who the caller is before even looking at the caller ID. Flicking a switch on to raise the curtain, the hotel room brightened as the sunlight bathed the glass paned windows. Answering her phone, she closed her eyes and heard that all too familiar voice.
["Are you all settled? I'm on the lobby. I'll see you in a few minutes."] Sammy has just arrived from a twelve-hour flight from her hometown Madrid, Spain to Los Angeles California to escape her duties and responsibilities. Only her best friend Cassandra Montgomery knows where she is. True to her word, few minutes after, she heard a buzz. When she opened the door, her best friend hugged her tight.
"Cassie, you didn't have to go all the way here for me. I know you and Lance are both busy. . ." Cassie just pouted at her and gently pushed her aside.
"Shut up and let me in. By the way, we have VIP tickets to the NBA game today. I know you're a fan so might as well tag along while you are still warming up here in LA. Don't worry about us, we freed our weekend to be with you. Liam is with Gran so you you'll just see him before you leave Cali."
"As much as I love to watch a basketball game, you know I'm on a tight schedule here. I came here with a purpose and I have to do it as soon as possible." Cassie rolled her eyes at her.
"I know. Can't you see, I am helping you?" Arching her eyebrow, she was not convinced. She sighed before hearing out her friend's next words.
"Sammy, explain to me how are you supposed to accomplish your mission if you will just stay here and mope? You have to get out and meet people. Bring your best smile out and dig out your cheery personality, if you have and show them to the whole world!" She even spread her arms wide to emphasize her point.
"I have to do this on my own." She knew her best friend will always run to her aid whenever she needs her but this time, she needs to solve her predicament by herself.
"I know you do and I will let you. Promise! Cross my heart." She looked tense all of a sudden.
"You're not telling me everything. Who else will be at this game?" She hates it each time Cassie plays the matchmaker. It did not go well for her each time she tried.
"Ahm. . .no one really. Well, his client gave him tickets and we are supposed to eat dinner with him after the game. It was at his invitation that we are actually here." She sheepishly smiled.
"And here I thought you came to LA to meet me." Sammy laughed at her friend's expression of outrage.
"Of course I did! It was really coincidence that this weekend was also Lance's appointment with his client. So, tell me, what's your plan and how do you really feel about coming here?" Her expression turned serious and they both walked to the couch to sit down.
"You know this is the last straw right? I have been fighting for my freedom for quite a long time because of their overprotectiveness. That's why I was always a rebel. They said they can't tolerate my recklessness anymore, but I've changed and you they know that. I have been smoothly managing their empire for two years only to find out that I have been doing it so that I could experience how to rule before they marry me off?" Sammy kept her tears at bay. She doesn't want to cry over something she still has control of.
"I have been there and I know how you feel. I feel like this is dejavu. But you still have time, your parents love you and still wanted you to be happy. They gave you time, it's really long if you think about it. Hey, don't look at me like that, I'm just saying that you're still lucky your parents gave you six months to decide if you will proceed with their plans for you. You're still lucky but they're not, considering that you ran away, filed LOA then just flew out of the country without telling them where you are."
She hoped she could agree but she felt the opposite. She felt strangled by all the attention that she's getting back home. In Spain, she's the most eligible bachelorette as the sole heir of her parent's business. All her life she tried to escape that path, always not conforming to what was expected of her. She doesn't want to be looked at as a trophy because of her status in life. Her past relationships had been like that, always because of who she was. She is now on her last plight to freedom.
"Sammy, I know you changed a lot. You're more ugly, fat and boring now but I still love you." Sammy slapped her friend's arm playfully and their laughter echoed the room. She can always count on Cassie to make her smile whenever she feels bad or sad.
"Definitely not! I just act more mature now, since the. . ." They both became quiet. They tried to forget the horrific past that they shared when Cassie's obsessed suitor kidnapped both of them, but that was another story.
"I know and I'm proud of you for turning your life around from your wicked ways. . . to more wicked ways. . ." This earned another round of laughter from them both.
"I really missed you Cassie. I'm glad you have a great and happy life now and I hope soon enough I'll have mine too." She sighed.
"Don't worry, I'm sure you will in time. But right now, you need to prepare for the game later. I'll stay here while you shower and rest. Lance has a meeting this morning. We'll meet him for lunch at a restaurant near here before going to the Staples Center."
"As if I have a choice about all this."
"Of course you do, but I know what's best for you since I am your best friend. I get to bully you and order you around while you're here. That's my human right as Sammy's BFF." She rolled her eyes at Cassie while the latter stick her tongue out to tease her more.
"Are you sure this is simpler, I mean all this that I am planning to do, looking for my one true love here than just hiring a pretend boyfriend to introduce to my parents?"
"Are you positively sure that you could pull a stunt like that off? Pretending to like a person even though you don't?"
"Yeah. You're right. I'm too honest and transparent with my feelings. Just one look at me and they'll know that I'm faking it."
"Of course I'm always right! You're also too picky and too strong-willed and too loud and too bossy but I'm sure you can find someone to date permanently here. Someone who will not treat you as a prize, someone who will treat you best because of your personality and not because of your name."
"Really now? Sometimes I wonder if you're sarcastic by nature or you've learned all that from me." She smiled at her friend's priceless shocked expression.
"Of course I learned it all from you! Shoo. . . . go now, I'll wait here." Cassie pushed her gently to go stand up from the couch. Halfway to the shower, Sammy shouted out a favor.
"Would you mind putting everything in the racks while you're waiting? Just so you won't get bored." She laughed when she heard Cassie's groan.
Moving to LA for a month and booking several flights to other countries and cities around the globe until her six month deadline may seem like a crass decision, but for her, it's the only option to achieve her goal. Six months to find her one true love or face the consequence of losing her freedom to choose forever.
Liam Montgomery does not know the word defeat and never will he allow himself to surrender in any battle. Being the heir to the biggest Information Technology company in the world, with competitors trying to shut him down made him tough, resilient and with a definite aim, to win and succeed. All his time is devoted to running his empire and making it flourish. He believe that showing any sign of weakness will trigger his downfall. Frankie Garcia lives a sheltered life. Everything is given to her on a silver platter. With just a wave of her hand, men fall at her feet...except for the one person that she desires. Will her quest to seize her heart's desire lead to disaster or will she succeed and win him beyond reasonable doubt?
There is a grand design in everything. Fate is life’s architect and we are the engineers who complete and execute fate’s vision. The once perfect design of Natalia Abrera’s life turned flawed when her fiancé, Sebastian Dominic disappeared on the eve of their wedding. Three years later, she found him but without any memory of what happened during the time he went missing. Sebastian’s charisma, intelligence, gorgeous looks and net-worth of millions made him the perfect catch. With a series of unfathomable events, his life turned upside down. The urge to return to his past and the yearning to remain in his present contradicts the one thing that is constant in his life, his obsession.
What happens when a desolate heiress meets a cheerful and handsome working student? Will they conquer the odds of being together or will they let the pressure of school, peers and family affect their relationship?
Marco Garcia, strived hard to be a CEO of a Million dollar Construction Company. His roots were hidden from him by his parents. He never expected to inherit anything in his life especially from his family. His life was perfect until that fateful day when everything he knew turned out to be a lie.
A billionaire met a runaway bride. Their first meeting was literally filled with fire and explosion! In an accident where fate and destiny propelled them toward each other.
After a passionate night, Verena left some money and wanted to leave, but was held by her companion. "Isn't it your turn to make me happy?" Verena, always disguising herself as ugly, slept with her fiance's uncle, Darren, in order to escape her engagement with her unfaithful fiance. Darren had respect and admiration. Word of his romantic escapades circulated, some saying they saw him kissing a lady against a wall and others calling it gossip. Who could ever tame Darren's heart? Then, shockingly, Darren was caught bending down to help Verena with her shoes, all to score a kiss from her!
When they met again, Jason cast aside his paranoia and pride, warmly embracing Chelsey. "Please, come back to me?" For three years, she had been his secretary by day and his companion by night. Chelsey had always complied with his requests, like an obedient pet. However, when Jason declared his plans to marry another, she chose to stop loving him and to let go. But life took unexpected turns. His unyielding pursuit, her pregnancy, and her mother's greed gradually pushed her to the brink. Eventually, she endured tremendous suffering. Five years later, when she returned, she was no longer the woman she once was. Yet he had spiraled into five years of chaos.
After a heated confrontation with her husband and mistress, Brianna was pushed down to stairs. She thought she would die but when she woke up again, she realized that she traveled back two years ago, when it was not late for her to correct her path. The first thing she needed to do when she was reborn was divorce that scum. She saved from the darkest time but he lied to her and murdered her in the end. This time, she would not repeat the same mistakes anymore. She would bring the glory of her family back and make those people who betrayed her pay the price! However, in the process of climbing up to the peak of her career, she met a very intimidating and handsome man who kept on messing with her head through his bold attitude. Brianna doesn't want to be involved with another man again, for she has proven to herself that they will just drag her down, but her constant incidents with him are slowly breaking the wall she built to protect her heart. Brianna will surely choose her career over a man this time, but it's possible to choose both, right? What if he hurt her too? No! She won't risk it but. "You have to run away from me, Bree. Coz I'm done running away, I'll chase you now."
Three years ago, the Moore family opposed Charles Moore's choice to marry his beloved woman and selected Scarlett Riley as his bride. Charles didn't love her. In fact, he hated her. Not long after they got married, Scarlett received an offer from her dream university and jumped on it. Three years later, Charles's beloved woman fell terribly ill. In order to fulfill her last wish, he called Scarlett back and presented her with a divorce agreement. Scarlett was deeply hurt by Charles's abrupt decision, but she chose to let him go and agreed to sign the divorce papers. However, Charles seemed to delay the process deliberately, leaving Scarlett confused and frustrated. Now, Scarlett was trapped between the consequences of Charles's indecision. Would she be able to break free from him? Would Charles eventually come to his senses and face his true feelings?
Rena got into an entanglement with a big shot when she was drunk one night. She needed Waylen's help while he was drawn to her youthful beauty. As such, what was supposed to be a one-night stand progressed into something serious. All was well until Rena discovered that Waylen's heart belonged to another woman. When his first love returned, he stopped coming home, leaving Rena all alone for many nights. She put up with it until she received a check and farewell note one day. Contrary to how Waylen expected her to react, Rena had a smile on her face as she bid him farewell. "It was fun while it lasted, Waylen. May our paths never cross. Have a nice life." But as fate would have it, their paths crossed again. This time, Rena had another man by her side. Waylen's eyes burned with jealousy. He spat, "How the hell did you move on? I thought you loved only me!" "Keyword, loved!" Rena flipped her hair back and retorted, "There are plenty of fish in the sea, Waylen. Besides, you were the one who asked for a breakup. Now, if you want to date me, you have to wait in line." The next day, Rena received a credit alert of billions and a diamond ring. Waylen appeared again, got down on one knee, and uttered, "May I cut in line, Rena? I still want you."
There was only one man in Raegan's heart, and it was Mitchel. In the second year of her marriage to him, she got pregnant. Raegan's joy knew no bounds. But before she could break the news to her husband, he served her divorce papers because he wanted to marry his first love. After an accident, Raegan lay in the pool of her own blood and called out to Mitchel for help. Unfortunately, he left with his first love in his arms. Raegan escaped death by the whiskers. Afterward, she decided to get her life back on track. Her name was everywhere years later. Mitchel became very uncomfortable. For some reason, he began to miss her. His heart ached when he saw her all smiles with another man. He crashed her wedding and fell to his knees while she was at the altar. With bloodshot eyes, he queried, "I thought you said your love for me is unbreakable? How come you are getting married to someone else? Come back to me!"