HER PAIN

Nathalia Sera Gomez wasn't just blessed with a silver spoon - she dined with a platinum set. Companies and subdivisions bowed to her family's name, a five-star constellation in the Manila business sky. Spoiled might be an understatement - she was adored, the undisputed unica hija coddled in a palace of privilege. Yet, amid the whispers of envy and the gazes of countless admirers, Nathalia harbored a secret as opulent as her diamonds - a forbidden love for the woman who sculpted her body and her heart, Professor Elyza Claire Rivera.

Professor Elyza Claire Rivera, with her whip-crack smile and a gaze that could command a stadium to stillness, wasn't sculpted from marble but tempered in steel. Born neither gilded nor destitute, she wore ambition like a second skin, fueled by a promise whispered to her father on his deathbed - to eclipse the talent of her golden-boy stepbrother and reclaim the life her stepfamily stole. Elyza Claire was a paradox, a whirlwind of contradictions - fierce yet tender, cold yet fiercely loyal. Her story, woven in sweat and secrets, was whispered in hushed tones, a silent oath etched on her soul - this wasn't just about a game, it was about survival, about proving that under the sculpted body beat a heart with a depth the world had yet to fathom.

Disclaimer.This is a work of fiction. Unless otherwise indicated, all the names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents in this book are either the product of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental