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Note: This story explores love, fate, and the quiet pain hidden behind happiness.
Maria Jezebel Madrigal grew up in Isabela as an only child, deeply loved and cherished by her parents. Her life had always felt warm, safe, and uncomplicated-until the day she had to leave everything she knew behind to pursue college in Manila.
In the city, Jez found herself living in an apartment with three friends-Michelle, Mayumi, and Casper. They became her constant support system, standing by one another through every struggle, never allowing anyone to feel alone. Jez believed her life would continue to flow easily, just as it always had.
That belief shattered the moment Sage Maxwell Gevarra entered her life.
Max came from one of the wealthiest families, confident and endlessly annoying. He teased Jez at every chance he got, and she never failed to snap back. They were enemies in every sense of the word-always clashing, always irritated. Yet, as time passed, neither of them noticed when annoyance slowly turned into something deeper.
They fell in love.
Together, they faced life's challenges, holding on tightly to each other, believing their love could withstand anything. Jez thought Max was the happiness she had been searching for. She believed that with him, her life would be filled with nothing but joy.
But fate had other plans.
No matter how strong their love was, there were forces beyond their control-obstacles determined to tear them apart. What Jez thought would be her greatest happiness slowly became her deepest suffering.
Because sometimes, the love we believe will save us is the very thing that breaks us.