Jiezel Leighn Almonte, a successful businesswoman in the brewery world, decided to return to the Philippines to pursue one of her dreams: to change and lead her beloved home town, Montegue.
Coming back to Philippines to fulfill her promise to herself long ago and to marry her beloved fiancee, Harvey Lewis. Ngunit sa pagbabalik niya, maraming alaala ang magbabalik, alaalang pilit niyang kinalimutan.
At higit sa lahat, ang muli nilang pagkikita ng lalaking noon ay minahal at sinaktan siya nang lubusan. Subalit sa pagkakataong ito, tanggap niya nang natalo siya ng realidad.
So, to forgive and forget the painful past, she asks her ex-boyfriend a closure, willingly and wholeheartedly. However, when reality sucks, can you still stand it and forget everything?
(Book 2 of When Reality Strikes)
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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