(FICTION!) One impulsive night, Alice sends a desperate text to a random number while drunk and alone. She just needed help-someone, anyone. What she didn't expect was for that someone to be her teacher. What starts as an awkward, accidental encounter quickly spirals into something far more complicated. Their worlds were never meant to collide like this-but fate (and one misguided message) had other plans. Now caught between unspoken rules, hidden feelings, and the weight of their roles, they must decide: was this just a mistake... or the beginning of something they never saw coming?

This is a fiction only where in Alice Leal Guo is the long lost Daughter of Risa hontiveros

(GUONTIVEROS) "SECOND BOOK"

"The book cost me three thousand pesos- how much will you cost me?" Risa Hontiveros, a sharp-tongued and cold-hearted senator, never loses-especially not over something as trivial as a book. But when a cheerful and cunning woman, Alice Guo, tricks her out of ₱3,000 and dashes away with her own copy, Risa swears she'll get even. Their paths cross again when Alice unknowingly applies to be Risa's secretary. Now under her roof, Risa has every chance to settle the score. But Alice's warmth chips away at Risa's defenses, turning their workplace into a battlefield of teasing, tension, and an undeniable spark neither of them can ignore. What starts as a game of payback turns into something deeper. Will the senator let her icy walls melt, or will she fight against the fire that Alice brings into her life? •••

🎀GUOTIVEROS 🎀 BOOK I

🎀GUOTIVEROS 🎀 BOOK II

is it a sin to fall in love, or only because it's with the one person you shouldn't-your own client, a woman accused of a crime you're trying to prove she didn't commit?

Senator Risa Hontiveros, esteemed for her principles, finds unexpected love in Mayor Alice Guo, a covert operative posing as a mayor from a neighboring city. Their romance blooms amidst political tensions, but as Alice's true identity is uncovered, Risa faces a dilemma: loyalty to her country or love for Alice. In a world of deceit and danger, their relationship hangs in the balance, testing the limits of trust and passion in the face of political intrigue.

"Alice, kailangan nating mag-usap." sabi niya matapos ang ilang minutong katahimikan. Hindi ko alam kung paano ang apat na salitang ito ay kayang sirain ang buhay at pangarap ng isang tao-hanggang ngayon. Tahimik akong tumango, hudyat na magpatuloy siya. "I don't want this marriage. Hindi kita mahal at sa tingin ko, hindi kita kailanman kayang mahalin because I love someone else." "Pinakasalan kita dahil sinabi ng ama ko na kung gagawin ko ito, saka lang siya bababa sa pagiging CEO. Kaya ginawa ko ang sinabi niya. Ang kasal na ito ay wala nang halaga sa akin kundi isang kasunduan sa negosyo." "Alice, narinig na kita noong high school at napansin na rin kita. Hindi mo deserve ang ganito. Masyado kang mabuti at masyadong mabait para sa akin. Kaya't pakiusap, huwag kang umasa ng kahit ano mula sa akin bilang asawa." "Oo, maaari mong ipagmalaki ang apelyido mong Hontiveros at gawin ang kahit anong nais mo, pero tayo ay dalawang estranghero lamang na nakagapos sa isang kasal. Nakatali ako rito sa loob ng isang taon. Pagkatapos noon, papalayain kita at ang sarili ko na may malaking kabayaran, at maaari mo nang ipagpatuloy ang buhay mo ayon sa gusto mo." Ang mga salitang iyan ang siyang sumaksak sa dibdib ko. Masakit ngunit kailangan kung tanggapin. Pero natatakot ako, dahil kahit anong gawin ko ay hindi ko talaga matanggap tanggap na ang pinaka mamahal kong tao sa balat ng lupa na si Theresia Risa Hontiveros ay may ibang gustong pakasalan at kilalang kilala ko ang babaeng gusto niyang makasama habang buhay. Would I survive? Na manatili sa taong hindi ako kayang mahalin ngunit kaya naman akong pakasalan? ABANGAN! _Tulipsxroses_