When Arianna marries billionaire Zach Price to save her family, she doesn't expect to fall in love with a man who'd always consider her a second choice. An unexpected turn of events brings the couple closer together, but can a marriage based on lies and deceit ever survive? ***** When Arianna's older sister, Olivia, decides to run away on the day of her wedding, Arianna is forced to take her place to save her family from ruin. But her new husband is angry, heartbroken, and seems to hate her guts. The cold, elusive billionaire Zach Price has never quite struck Arianna as the kind of man she'd want to spend her entire life with. She was more than content with her sweet, thoughtful boyfriend Noah, but when circumstances force them together, Zach and Arianna's hearts get entangled in a way she never saw coming. As the couple grows closer, they must battle the demons of their past and of the lives they left behind - especially when Olivia returns and decides she wants Zach all for herself. Content/Trigger Warning: This story contains scenes of violence and sexual abuse, and mentions abortion and miscarriage. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren Tachibana

A child marriage they never asked for. A future they never expected. She was just 13, he was 15, when their fates were bound by family and tradition. He walked away. She waited. Now she's 18, finally sent to live with the husband she barely knows... And he's 20, more distant, more bitter, and completely uninterested. To him, she's invisible. To her, he's everything she was promised-but never had. Will the boy who left ever become the man who stays? Can a marriage born in silence... ignite into something real? Child Marriage Hate-to-Love Invisible-to-Irresistible Forced Proximity / Living Together "Touch Her and You Die" Vibes Possessive Jealousy Slow Burn Obsession

Ang "Ang Mutya ng Section E: Season 2" ay nagsisimula ilang taon matapos ang pagtatapos ng pag-aaral nina Jayjay, Keifer, Eury, at Zia. Nakatagpo sila ng bagong hamon: ang pagbabago ng isang lumang gusali malapit sa kanilang dating unibersidad tungo sa isang modernong at sustainable na workspace para sa mga young entrepreneurs. Si Keifer, na may pagka-English accent, ay may malaking papel sa proyekto, habang si Jayjay ay nag-aalala sa mga posibleng problema. Si Zia, na may sariling negosyo sa sustainable fashion, ay nagdadala ng kanyang expertise, at si Eury ay nagbibigay ng suporta. Isang bagong karakter, si Lia, isang arkitekto, ay sumali sa grupo at nag-ambag ng kanyang mga ideya para sa disenyo at pagpaplano ng gusali. Habang nagtatrabaho silang magkakasama, lumilitaw ang isang tensyon sa pagitan nina Jayjay at Keifer, na nagpapahiwatig ng mga hindi pa nasasabi na damdamin at posibleng mga komplikasyon sa kanilang relasyon. Ang Season 2 ay nagtatampok ng isang bagong yugto sa buhay ng mga dating magkakaibigan sa Section E, na nagpapakita ng kanilang paglago, mga bagong hamon, at ang pag-unlad ng kanilang mga relasyon.