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Danica Marquez, half-Spanish half-Filipino, wealthy and blessed with striking blue eyes, has everything except the one thing she still craves: the love she lost. Her world shattered when she and Justine Rodrigo ended things.
seaman with warm brown eyes and curly hair, half-American half-Filipino, the one she never quite managed to let go. What makes it even harder is knowing Venice Biennale stands at the center of their separation; the American chef who despises Danica and openly admits "You can't make others choose you," words born from her own hurt and unrequited feelings for Justine.
Surrounded by those who know her heart. her older brother Dylan, who builds empires of hotels yet can't mend hers; her best friends Cristine and Natasha who hold her up through every quiet night; Jillianne, Justine's architect sister who remains her closest confidante even after everything; and her cousin Janine, who hides her own secret love with Andrei while promising to keep Danica's grief safe she drifts between the life she was born into and the memories she refuses to leave behind. When Natasha, Justine's cousin, finds love with Dylan, the lines between families blur further, and every gathering becomes a bittersweet reminder of what once was.
Somewhere between holding on and learning to let go, Danica and Justine keep finding their way back to each other's thoughts even when the world, and one determined rival, stands in the way. A story of love that lingers, of hearts that refuse to forget, and the quiet truth that sometimes, no matter how far you sail or how much time passes, you just keep thinking of you.