"I thought you said you love this family?" I asked, tears forming around my eyes. "Yes, I said I love this family, but I never said I love you." They say words cut deeper and harder than knives. A knife can be pulled out but words are embedded into our soul. It leaves unseen and long-lasting scars. But guess what? She knew it, yet she wanted to take a sip of her sorrows and drink from her trapped bleeding heart. ~~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~~ 9 years ago, she met him. She fell in love with him. And even though she knew he already had a girlfriend, yet she pushed herself towards him. 8 years ago, when being a stubborn and spoiled brat kicked in at the same time, she had made the biggest mistake in her life. She seduced him where she ended up pregnant and trapped with him in an arranged marriage. But he didn't take it that easily. He made sure that every single day of her life would be a living hell and completely miserable. Throughout their marriage, she tried to prove herself to him and did her best to make him see her worth. She begged for his love and attention, but his heart seemed cold and lifeless. Until 4 years ago, she finally learned to let go and accepted the truth that no matter what she does, he will never learn to love her. But what if after four years the table has turned and he started chasing her... showing the care and love he should have done 4 years ago and asked for another chance? Will she be willing to forgive and forget everything he had done to her? Will she be willing to leave it all behind and accept the man who once caused her pain?

"I married you not because I love you, but because I had to grant my grandfather's wish at kapag wala na siya, hihiwalayan din kita! Kaya pwede ba, huwag kang umastang asawa kita at ilugar mo ang sarili mo sa kung saan hindi kita nakikita!" "Whew! How rude of this man! Hindi masyadong masakit 'yon, ah." A loud sigh escaped my lips as he turned around and I couldn't help but glare at him on his back. "Haist! If only the look could kill, I swear he's already buried six feet under the ground! Kaloka! ~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~ Meet Rafi Gonzalez, an independent, simple yet beautiful free-spirited 26-year-old woman who believes in the saying 'When opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.' She is the only daughter of her adoptive parents who treated her like their own, so she goes out of her way to make them feel her gratitude for being their child. They are one of those families living in a simple, happy and peaceful way. But, who would have thought that Rafi's simple, carefree life would turn into a roller coaster of disaster? And that was started the moment she met the rude, cold-hearted and arrogant businessman, Miguel Salvador who became her husband not by fate but by debt. Yes, dept. A debt she has to pay and the only way was to grant his grandfather's wish to marry his grandson who doesn't seem to know how to smile and that when God spread rudeness to the world, he probably took it all. The question is that, how long can she stick with his not-so-good-behaviour? Hmm... would she be able to convince him that there's nothing to lose if he learns to laugh? Will she be annoyed with him forever or will fall in love with him in the end?

A SEQUEL of CONTRACTUALLY MARRIED *Arrianna Angela/Rian and Alexander Jonathan/Alex *Sophia Ysabelle/Sophia/Belle and Daniel/Dani ~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~°~~~~~~~ Sophia Ysabelle, 26 years old, accepted the life-changing deal of marrying the famous billionaire, Daniel Kelley, not for his money but for his name. They have different reasons for marrying each other. Daniel needs a woman to pretend as his wife to get the biggest investment for their company, that will lead them to the top-grossing company in the whole state of California. While Sophia needs someone 'powerful' on her back while still seeking justice for what happened to her in the past. But there is a big problem between the two of them, they couldn't stand alone in one place facing each other. Daniel is a cold and arrogant billionaire with a smile as precious as diamond, and who already put her under his judgement from the very first time they met. He believes that she just accepted the deal just for his money. And Sophia is a stubborn yet resilient woman who never backs down from anyone's judgement, not even from her future husband's rudeness. But in the end, will she tell him the real reason for marrying him? When he finds out the truth, will he continue to judge her? Will he be able to protect her from her dark past or will he just remain cold and arrogant husband towards her? "Never judge someone without knowing the whole story. You may think you understand, but you don't"

(COMPLETED) As they openly say 'life isn't fair', well for me, that's exactly the definition of my own life...not until I reached the age of 18, where I signed the most stupid arrangement and contract in my life. Do you know what consist of that 'so-called' arrangements? Well, let me tell you... it's just me and my name who and which is going to be tied 'contractually' to the end of the name of my jerk of a (so-called) husband. You heard that---Contractually? Yes. We're just going to be 'contractually 'married' for five years.. for five long years. And since it's only for five years, we don't have to act like those typical husband and wife or a lovey-dovey-couple that you can see everywhere holding each other's hands while walking, hugging, kissing.. and ohh.. eating each other's face. Because that's exactly the opposite situation of our 'marriage'. He hates me with all his guts and same with me, although I really don't know why and where his hates coming from. - - - - - - - - - - - - So, here I am... Arriana Angela Kelley- Smith, married to Alexander Jonathan Smith who is known to be one of the successful and richest bachelor 'slash' womanizer in the whole business state of California. Hmmp! little did they know, he was already married 'to me' four years ago.

Gabriel Wilsons, the well known 'devil' in the whole business industry of Chicago. He has everything that you wish for your dream man to have. Power, money, perfection, handsomeness and a body like a Greek God. But he's inlove. He's still inlove with the woman from his past. The same woman he has given everything he had before, but eventually betrayed him, left him and shattered his heart into pieces. And because of that, he turned into a cold, heartless, rude and an arrogant billionaire who will do everything to seek revenge and to show her that she's no longer important into his life. Even though the truth is the opposite of what he is doing. That's when he met me. I applied as his Personal Assistant to fulfill my bucket list of dreams. To explore my life and experience everything. Then he offered me a deal. He asked me to marry him just to show his ex that he already moved on. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "She's pregnant." He blurted out and I almost fall from where I stand. I just gripped the backrest of the couch to support my weight. The pain creeping inside my heart is unbearable but I managed to stay calm. "Congratulations!" I said faking my excitement. Well, I cant call it as cheating because she's the real reason why we're pretending as a couple. And that's when I made the biggest decision in my life. Taking the biggest secret in me, that I've already fallen inlove with him---- I left him. Then eventually I learned a lesson. "Loving someone who doesn't love you back, isn't as hard as loving someone who can't see your worth, and only uses you as his bridge to get someone he loves back into his life."