Guilty by Design
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Last published Wed, Nov 5, 2025
Conrad was mistaken as gay. For a brilliant young lawyer who always wins, this should have been nothing but a funny misunderstanding. Pero nang mapagkamalan siyang gay ni Astrid Saavedra, he grabbed the chance, because pretending was the only way to stay close and uncover the truth about his father's case.
But Astrid is more than just a landlord. She is broken, alone, and betrayed, left to carry debts and scars that no one else sees. Sa likod ng matapang na ngiti niya, Conrad sees the pain she is trying so hard to hide. And the more he stays, the more he realizes he is not just lying for his mission, he is lying to her heart.
What will hurt more? Telling her the truth and losing her, or keeping the lie and breaking her again? When love begins with a lie, can it ever end in something real?
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