Passion over love. It is so hard to choose between these two, but how will you know your choice, if you are devoted for both? That is the question Chevria Alexa Buenaobra is struggling. At her young years, she is very devoted on becoming a hotel employee, but certain circumstances happened and temporarily stopped her from pursuing it. At the time when she was ready to continue her journey, she met Zandrius Gabriel De Lapaz, a nerdy playboy bully, the heir of the De Lapaz Resort, and a very devoted man that has no time in having a love life, she felt a spark...of annoyance, but that made her fell in love with him. But Zandrius is just too far away that even when she reached him, barriers start to form, which forces her to let go of him. And when they meet again, everything has changed between their status, and most of all, with their...feelings? Will she pursue him again, or will Zandrius do it? Will they relive what's lost between them?
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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