Il Desiderio di Amare
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Valeria Montenegro left the Philippines a decade ago, vowing never to look back. Ang pag-punta dapat sa Italya ay takas sa nakaraan. Now the acting CEO of her family's empire, she thought she had everything under control
Pero ang tadhana ay may ibang plano.
Sa conference room, bumungad sa kanya ang lalaking pinangako niyang hindi na muling makikita. Until Matteo Severiano De Vera-Bianchi is no longer just a ghost from her past, but a living, breathing reminder of everything she tried to forget. His gaze pierces through her, na animoy parang hindi s'ya nito kilala.
Can Valeria keep her walls up, or will Matteo break through them once again? With secrets, betrayal, and unresolved feelings between them, one question remains...
Is the desire to love still strong enough to rewrite their story?
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