Dear Eldest Daughter (Quezon Series #1)
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Celeste Rionna Mendoza-has always been the rock of her family. Bilang panganay na anak sa isang wasak na pamilya, umiikot ang buhay niya sa pagprotekta sa mga kapatid at sa pagtiyak na hindi nila maramdaman ang mga sugat ng pag-abandona na siya mismo ang nagdala. When Kohen Huxley Ramirez, the charismatic son of a powerful politician, enters her life, he awakens a part of her that has long been silent-her desire to be loved and to choose something for herself.
But Rio's fragile happiness crumbles when she learns Kohen is engaged to another woman. Devastated, she leaves him without demanding answers, never allowing herself the luxury of heartbreak.
Habang lumilipas ang mga taon, nakatuon si Rio sa kanyang pamilya at sa lumalago niyang career. Pero nang muling magkrus ang landas nila, biglang nagbalik ang mga matagal nang inilibing na damdamin, at lumitaw ang mga sikreto ng nakaraan. For the first time, Rio must decide if loving Kohen is worth risking the walls she built-and if she can forgive the man who broke her heart to save her.
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