When the world turned its back on Maria Avelina Torreno, all she wanted to do was escape and run from everything everyone. And when a hand reached out to her, she didn't hesitate and just took it. It was pathetic but it was the only thing she needed right now, to run, to hide, and lay in his arms just for one night. She gave it to the man she barely even knew but that is what felt right for her.
But that one night has changed everything. The man she barely even knew was now the man whom she only has her eyes on. The man who helped her elude and run from her miseries. But that man was now gone and she was left alone again. And that's when she knew everything had changed for her. She left everything behind and wouldn't let anyone order her around anymore.
And now 5 years later, He is now standing in front of her, not as the man who saved her, but as the man who bosses her around. He is now the man she is working for. He is now the man she can't even reach out to. 5 years have passed, many things have changed. And now she believes that he doesn't remember her. She believes that he was like every other man in the world.
She said she has left everything behind, but what if she chose to stay silent again? Obey his every word and never say the things she wanted. She would just listen in silence, observe from afar, and love him from a distance. How long will she be able to put up with this? How long will she stay silent and obey his words? How long will she be able to resist him?
Still aching from her internet ex-boyfriend's scam, Tamitha finds herself in deep trouble when she meets Roosevelt Sanvictores, the man in the photos her ex pretended to be. She knows that he's off-limits, but when circumstances keep bringing them together, maybe fate's got other plans.
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After getting drunk from a stupid mistake, Swan Tamitha Dominica wakes up in a room that's not hers, stark naked. As she tries to move forward from the humiliating one-night stand, she comes face-to-face with the man whose photo her internet boyfriend used to scam her. The man is Roosevelt Sanvictores, a handsome billionaire and it's not difficult to like him--only if he's not off limits. Determined not to fall for him, Tamitha puts up her walls. But when her heart screams to tear her walls down and she discovers the past she shared with Roosevelt, will she finally listen to her heart?
Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish.