BITTERSWEET
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- Parts 7
Ongoing45m
Last published Fri, Nov 7, 2025
Just when celebrity chef Sol Herrera thinks she is finally free from the ruthless Saborès, a cruel twist threatens to pull her back into their debt forever.
Then comes Gabriel Montè, a charming CEO with a dangerous offer:
"Spend ninety days as my fiancee, and I'll free you."
But Sol knows it isn't love he wants, it's her secret spice, the one thing that made the Saborès untouchable in the culinary world.
To Sol, this was simply trading one cage for another, a cruel master for a charming thief.
Yet when the line between staged kisses and faked affection starts to blur, she faces the hardest truth of a dangerous love built on the most beautiful lies. And when the contract ends, freedom might be the last thing she wants.
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