Mateo and Maxima Author's Note: Before diving into the Prologue and the rest of the chapters, I kindly ask that you take a moment to read the Author's Note first. It contains important context, insights, and a few reminders that will help you better understand the story and its background. Please note that this version is unedited, so you may encounter a few errors along the way. I appreciate your patience and understanding. Happy reading! --- Started: November 26, 2021 Completed: December 31, 2021

All that Cynthia ever wanted was to find a rich man to be her husband, but she started falling for Leo who was a handsome, naughty, and sweet colleague, yet a poor man. ***** Cynthia Fatima Dimagiba was a self-proclaimed gold-digger as she was already fed up being unwanted and poor after being orphaned at a young age. Forced to constantly hustle, she made a promise to herself that she will use her beauty and brains to marry a rich man... specifically, the young and mysterious CEO of her company. Upon committing to her goal, she met Leo, a handsome and naughty but sweet colleague, yet a poor one. The last thing she could ever think of was falling in love with him and yet she did... DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish.

Rich and beautiful Filipino-American Annika is making amends for an old misdeed but falls in love with her unwitting victim. Will Annika and Walter find love? ***** When wealthy and beautiful 14-year-old Annika accidentally hits Walter with her boyfriend's car, she can't run away from her conscience. In an attempt to make amends, Annika finds a way to anonymously help Walter and his struggling family. When he finds out, Walter angrily exacts his own form of revenge. Unable to go through with it, he and Annika fall in love despite knowing that their disparate social standing will eventually tear them apart. As their love is tested, Annika and Walter fight to be together until the ultimate betrayal finally threatens to end things for good. Or will their love find a way to overcome the odds yet again...? DISCLAIMER: THIS IS A FILIPINO LANGUAGE STORY

JT met Paola Danica one night while she was stinking drunk. Hindi niya alam kung bakit tinulungan niya ito gayong bukod da hindi naman niya kilala ito ay nagsuka pa ito sa kalsada, at walang pakialam kahit na masagasaan ito ng naglalakihang bus sa Cubao. When she passed out, he took her to a motel. And he woke up with cops arresting him. Wala pa mang beinte-kuwatro oras ay napakarami nang nagyari sa kanya dahil sa babaeng ito: Napasakay siya sa ordinaryong bus nang wala sa oras, nasukahan, naaresto nang naka-briefs lang, at nagpalipas ng gabi sa presinto. Pero sa kabila ng lahat ng iyon, bakit hindi niya magawang pahindian ang dalaga sa mga hiling nitong lahat naman ay tila sinadya upang malagay siya sa alanganin? Bakit siya nagtitiyaga rito gayong sinabi mismo nito na hindi ito handa sa anumang relasyon? He was a class-A male, chasing crazy, mysterious maldita. Somehow, that was all right with him. What the hell happened to the universe?