Victoria, the woman seeking freedom. He grew up in a world of lies and greed when the day came when his parents sold him. William, a man with a word. He was a powerful figure in the Mafia world. A cold-hearted man not until he met her. Will Victoria compromise with William?
Dark, it was all dark.
I don't know where I am.
Flashback
"Mom! I don't want to go with them! I beg you, I will do everything if I have to stop studying I will and if I have to work I will not just be with them!" I cried out loud and a hand landed on my cheeks and I stumbled out cause me to cry even more.
"Silence you brat! You will go with them even if you don't want to! You have no use in this house anymore. And don't even call me mom anymore! Because at the first place you are not my child!" my eyes widened at the words he uttered. Little by little I pulled the hem of her dress. I got down on my knees and cried.
"Mom, " I muttered under my breath.
"Get up there! Go with them and don't expect me to get you back. They paid me a million to get you. Gentlemen just go get her I have nothing to lose, " said said in men in black tuxedo and standing in an expensive and fancy car.
Present
I do not know where I am today and why there are so many people shouting.
All I can see is black, dark.
When someone grabs me by my arm and pushes me to sit in a cold metal chair. I gasped when someone pulled my hair and whispered in my ear.
"Be good and behave don't try to run, " a man with an old voice whispered.
I felt like I was removing the cloth that was covering my eyes. I was drawn to the light that hit me. I slowly opened my eyes, until I realized that many people were around and looking at me. I feel a sense of fear as they look at me as if I were being stripped.
I gasped when someone hold me my shoulder.
"Shhh don't be afraid little kitty. I wont bite, " the man whispered in my ear and I distance myself from him.
He chuckled and took the mic to the person who is giving it to him.
"This young lady in front of you is beautiful, white as a dove, has porcelain skin and of course the dessert of all the desserts she is fresh, " he said and everyone in the room shouted in pleasure.
"Hold your horses' gentlemen, " he laughed.
"Since she is fresh and pure I'll start with 1 million, " he said and I swallowed my lump in nervous, I don't know what's going on.
"2 million!" the man with a glass of wine on his hand shouted.
"2 million, " he said repeating what the man said.
"4 million, " shouted an old man with more women embracing him.
"4 million! Wow!" he shouted and winked me.
"You're one lucky kitten they all want you, " he said and I shoot him a disgusted look and he just smirks.
"5 million!" shouted a fat man who almost had all the jewelry on his neck and a ring on his hands.
I went pale when our eyes meet he licked his lips while mouthing the word 'mine'.
"6 million?"
No one answered and the smile of the man who offered six million pesos widened.
"Going once"
No one responds and my hands went cold when the man started to walk into my direction.
"Going twice"
I do not know what will happen to me will I accept that this is my destiny? Will it be owned by others? Used at- I was cut out of my thoughts when someone shouted a fortune price.
"18 million, " the voice echoed the whole room everyone searches the person who offered such a big amount. The room turned in silence and all we hear are the footsteps coming down from the stairs.
My heart started pounding hard on every step I hear.
"Mr. Cranston, " the man next to me broke the silence.
"18 million, " the man said again and again, but I could not see him.
"Sold"
"What's your answer?" he asked making her froze. "Do I still have to answer that?" she whispered for she knows him too well but this man in front of her always making her heart stop. "You're mine and exclusively mine."
Is it a sin to love? If secret love is a sin I am willing to accept whatever is at stake. I'm Marina, who will pretend to be the wife of my twin's fiancé.
The prince who is killed and vows to live again and find the man who killed him and carry it with his heart and mind to the woman he married and promised at the same time to leave the search for his wife. Hades vows to love her until his death and give her a ring on their wedding day, without his knowledge the ring that he gave comes from the deities who had a plan what will go in his life. But as he again regain his life he will discover the untold story that he does not know form the moment of his wedding, a secret that his opponent interfere. Hades had the power that the deities had given him and he had to find the woman in the picture he was carrying. His situation was difficult at first because he could not remember where he had come from but he gradually remembered it when he saw her with the help of a ring she was wearing. Every whisper in Lissana's ring made Hades instantly hear and feel it. He entered the life of the Ysares who were already in debt and their company was slowly losing their way. He helped them get up by marrying Lissana's mother Elena. Hades knew all that was going to happen before it happened, so it was easy for him to marry Elena because he knew it would die sooner and Lissana would be left in his care according to his plans. Despite seeing the woman he was looking for, he also saw the man who killed her knowing that it was the man his wife was pregnant with. The man of his opponent and his wife got betrayed him without his knowledge and still, he doesn't know. But he also didn't know that the woman he had found Lissana was not his wife, it was his maid, his trusted maid that has a secret love in him. Even though he is living in immortal life, he had now a limit that he and the deities agreed. As time went on, his time was short and the reaper was following his name. Will he be able to follow what the deity left behind when he needs to get the ring in Lissana's hand before the man who killed him can take it?
Katie was forced to marry Dillan, a notorious ruffian. Her younger sister mocked her, "You're just an adopted daughter. Count your blessings for marrying him!" The world anticipated Katie's tribulations, but her married life unfurled with unexpected serenity. She even snagged a lavish mansion in a raffle! Katie jumped into Dillan's arms, credited him as her lucky charm. "No, Katie, it's you who brings me all this luck," Dillan replied. Then, one fateful day, Dillan's childhood friend came to her. "You're not worthy of him. Take this 50 million and leave him!" Katie finally grasped Dillan's true stature—the wealthiest man on the planet. That night, trembling with trepidation, she broached the subject of divorce with Dillan. However, with a domineering embrace, he told her, "I'd give you everything I have. Divorce is off the table!"
It was supposed to be a marriage of convenience, but Carrie made the mistake of falling in love with Kristopher. When the time came that she needed him the most, her husband was in the company of another woman. Enough was enough. Carrie chose to divorce Kristopher and move on with her life. Only when she left did Kristopher realize how important she was to him. In the face of his ex-wife’s countless admirers, Kristopher offered her 20 million dollars and proposed a new deal. “Let’s get married again.”
Ethan always viewed Nyla as a compulsive liar, while she saw him as aloof and insensitive. Nyla had cherished the notion that she was dear to Ethan, yet she felt coldly rejected when she realized her place in his heart was insignificant. No longer trying to break through his coldness, she stepped back, only for him to alter his approach unexpectedly. She challenged him, "If you trust me so little, why keep me around?" Ethan, who had once carried himself with pride, now stood before her with a humble plea. "Nyla, I've made mistakes. Please don't walk away from me."
To the public, she was the CEO's executive secretary. Behind closed doors, she was the wife he never officially acknowledged. Jenessa was elated when she learned that she was pregnant. But that joy was replaced with dread as her husband, Ryan, showered his affections on his first love. With a heavy heart, she chose to set him free and leave. When they met again, Ryan's attention was caught by Jenessa's protruding belly. "Whose child are you carrying?!" he demanded. But she only scoffed. "It's none of your business, my dear ex-husband!"
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?
Rumors claimed that Fernanda, newly back with her family, was nothing more than a violent country bumpkin. Fernanda just flashed a casual, dismissive grin in response. Another rumor suggested that the usually rational Cristian had lost all sense, madly in love with Fernanda. This frustrated her. She could tolerate gossip about herself, but slander against her beloved crossed the line! Gradually, as Fernanda's multiple identities as a celebrated designer, a savvy gamer, an acclaimed painter, and a successful business magnate came to light, everyone realized they were the ones who had been fooled.