The Man Of Her Dreams Book 1

By Sharon Rose

Book 1

Unlike many women, Diadem was a hardcore non-believer of marriage for love. She would rather prefer marriage for convenience and vowed not to follow her parents' doomed marriage. A testament to what folks regard as 'How love turned bloody awry'. Iyon kasi ang dahilan kaya maaga siyang naulila sa mga magulang at lumaki sa pangangalaga ng mga yaya at tagataguyod. Until she met Vince, a top notch charmer who could easily manipulate women with his gorgeous looks and sinfully, sexy body. With a whip of his finger, she found herself ditching her precious 'motto' and craved for the otherwise - Love and Marriage.

But Vince was the exact opposite of The Man of Her Dreams. He was rugged, dangerous and utterly unpredictable. He was the reincarnation of the infamous Judas. In fact, she baptized him with that moniker for quite some time. But boy oh boy, she did fall in love with him... fast and hard. Just when things were going smoothly between them, Vince dropped her like a hot potato. That was when she found out that he was out to seek revenge and was hell-bent to make her life a living mess.

Pero hindi lamang ang sikreto ni Vince ang kanyang natuklasan. She was unprepared to discover her own dark past, and the crime that she unknowingly committed a long time ago. A crime that would forever haunt her even up to her grave.

• Language: Tagalog
• Publisher: Sharon Rose
• Release date: Nov 9, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311170620

Sharon Rose

Born a dreamer, Sharon Rose would just spend her time staring into nothingness while weaving beautiful stories on her mind. Soon enough, she found herself scribbling on the pages of her notebooks, writing about how a guy and a girl meet, how they fall in love, and how they struggle to have their happy ending.In her young heart, she dreamed to become a writer, which is her very first ambition. But then, she realized that writing won't make her rich, so she shifted her energies to a more productive pursuit. But it turns out that writing is her true calling, and weaving beautiful stories is her forte. This is what she loves to do. So she decided to follow her heart, and developed the talent God gave her.It is not the monetary gains that motivate her to write, but the love and support of her dear readers who appreciate her works. Now, she's happy writing. A profession she intends to keep for as long as she lives.You can find her on:Wattpad - www.wattpad.com/iamsharonroseFacebook - www.facebook.com/iamsharonrose

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This is so far the most dramatic story I have ever written yet. I came up with the conflict during a low point in my life, depressed and all. See, I used my depression as a vessel to create something beautiful out of it. Haha!

Since I mature as a writer, I always aim to give my best in every story that I weave. For this one, I incorporated drama and suspense. But my goal is to always entertain my readers and make them fall in love over and over again through my novels. I hope I haven’t failed to do that to you guys. As usual, I aim to please... hehe...

And to the members of the newly created Sharonites group on fb, this book is especially dedicated to all of you! Rock on!

Much love,

Sharon Rose

The Man Of Her Dreams

Book 1

SHARON ROSE

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Okay, let's start the meeting ladies and gentlemen... Inilibot niya ang paningin sa mga taong nakaupo sa conference table nang may mapansin siya. Kulang ng tatlo ang Board of Directors ng GOC. Where are Mr. Avida, delos Santos and Corona? she asked in a formal tone.

Don't you know it yet, Ms. Elizalde? sagot ni Mrs. Socorro, isa sa mga Senior Board Members na dumalo sa meeting na iyon.

Nangunot ang kanyang noo. Please tell me about it, Mrs. Socorro, pormal na turan niya.

Mr. Avida, along with Mr. delos Santos and Corona, sold their shares just yesterday, pagpapaalam nito.

She was alarmed. Katumbas sa thirty percent ang shares ng tatlo. Kung sinuman ang nakabili ng shares ng mga ito ay pumapangalawa na sa kanya. She owned forty-five percent of GOC and she was the major stockholder.

Who bought their shares? Bakit hindi ipinaalam sa kanya ang pangyayaring iyon? Ang matalas na pang-amoy niya ay nakalanghap nang hindi maganda.

Noon bumukas ang pintuan ng conference room at pumasok ang isang matangkad na lalaki. He was looking so sleek and powerful in his three piece suit. Nonetheless, the hint of ruggedness that he always carries around persisted.

Colors departed her beautiful face as she saw him. She wasn't expecting the face of the devil to appear in her own conference room. Of all places!

She just wished that he was only a product of her wild imagination. But when he smiled dangerously at her, she knew that he was real.  His lips spoke a silent threat that she didn't miss. Its payback time. Her flesh trembled.

She looked at the devil's goddamned face. Spite him! Well, she wouldn't turn her face at his challenge. He wouldn't dare. She was ready.

But when her sight riveted at his powerful lips, the very same lips that kissed her for like eternity, and when she suddenly wanted to melt like an ice cream, Diadem knew that she was in big trouble.

Oh no, but she needed to put on her shield and the devil was around!

She closed her eyes and she saw her own self moaning and ranting unrecognizable sounds as his skillful lips introduced her to Nirvana.

And she wanted to die that very minute!

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Mula sa floor to ceiling glass windows ng kanyang pent house unit sa isa sa pinakamataas na building sa buong Metro Manila, tinanaw ni Diadem ang makukulay na ilaw ng siyudad sa gabi. 

Metro Manila’s dazzling skyline filled her restless eyes for minutes. Nilagok niya ang hawak na kopita ng alak nang makaramdam nang pagkabagot.

Sa mataas na kinalalagyan niya ay damang-dama niya ang lakas ng kanyang kapangyarihan. The pent house unit of her own building served as her second abode.

It was a modern and luxuriously spacious pad for a woman who was always on the go, and a pride of a shrewd businessman who had amassed massive wealth since her parents’ death ten years ago.

She felt her heart squirm in sadness as memories of her dying mother filled her mind. 

Halos magmakaawa siya noon sa ina na huwag siyang iiwan dahil wala na siyang makakasama sa buhay, ngunit hindi siya nito pinagbigyan. Her mother was too consumed of her lament over her father’s death. Ang ama niyang namatay sa isang aksidente habang kasama ang ibang babae as they tried to run away. Her muscles tensed with the thought. Humigpit ang pagkakahawak niya sa kopita.

Awang-awa siya sa kanyang ina na iniwan na nga ng asawa para sa ibang babae pero minahal pa rin nang todong-todo ang kanyang ama. Surely, her father didn’t deserve her mother’s unconditional love. 

Cecilia Elizalde loved her husband so much that when Roberto died, she lost the zest to continue living with the mortals and had always wanted to follow her husband from wherever realm he was in after his death. Cecilia suffered from great depression and anorexia until she contracted a deadly disease that endangered her health.

She hated her father the moment she discovered about his illicit affair with another woman and hated him more when her mother died. She was orphaned at the age of nineteen. Simula noon ay namuhay siya kasama ng mga yaya at tagataguyod.

She lived alone and lonely. If it was a consolation that her parents left her huge wealth to spend to whatever she wanted, her money did not do a thing to ease her pain and longing.

But she had to continue living so she could protect her family’s legacy – ang Global Oil Company, the largest oil company in the country, lalo pa nang malaman niyang interesado ang mistress ng ama sa kayamanan nila.

Hinding-hindi siya papayag na magkaroon ng anumang parte sa kayamanan nila ang oportunistang kabit ng ama lalo pa at ang Global Oil Company ay minana pa ng ina mula sa mga ninuno nito.

Kung tutuusin ay isa lamang na hamak na empleyado ang kanyang ama na nagustuhan ng ina at minahal nang todo-todo. Hindi naging CEO ng GOC si Roberto kung hindi dahil kay Cecilia.

Her mother did not only give her father unconditional love but riches, too. Pero hindi iyon pinahalagahan ni Roberto at nagawa pang ipagpalit ang ina niya sa ibang babae! Sa ibang babae na mas matanda pa ng ilang taon sa kanyang ina! 

She was really surprised. Ang akala niya ay nahalina ng isang maganda at batang-batang babae ang kanyang ama.

But Winona, though still beautiful despite her age, was even older than her mother. Hindi niya lubos maisip kung bakit nagawa silang ipagpalit ng ama sa babaeng iyon!

Pagkatapos niyang magtapos sa college sa kursong Business Administration, kaagad na pinamahalaan niya ang pagpapatakbo sa GOC. Likas siyang matalino at katunayan ay nagtapos siyang Cum Laude sa Ateneo de Manila University.

Kung iniisip ni Winona na isa lamang siyang batang ulila, puwes patutunayan niya sa oportunistang iyon na may utak siya at hindi siya maloloko ninuman.

She pooled her own competent and loyal human resources - mula sa executives ng kumpanya, hanggang sa accountants at company lawyers.

She kicked Winona out of her way. Katunayan ay nagawa pa niya itong ipakulong. Ginamit niya ang pera niya upang pahirapan ang babae.

Two years later, nakalaya si Winona sa kulungan at magmula noon ay nawala na itong parang bula. At ipinagpasalamat niya iyon at natahimik ang buhay niya.

She continued to work hard and propelled GOC to more success and skyrocketing profits. And with her surprising shrewdness in business which was an unusual skill for a woman, she was able to double the company’s worth into a whooping three hundred fifty million dollars.

She was regarded as one of the most powerful women in the Philippines and the most eligible bachelorette in town.

Well, yes, she was still single. Ilang buwan na lang at magse-celebrate na siya ng kanyang ika-30th Birthday.  And since malapit na siyang mawala sa kalendaryo, may mga plano na rin siya para sa kanyang sarili.

Isa na roon ang pagkakaroon niya ng pamilya at tagapagmana. She was not getting any younger and she knew that she needed to find someone she could marry and be her companion and business partner in life.

Yes, she was looking for someone who could match her wealth or even surpass her worth, so that their union would produce a more stable and promising business venture.

She believed that marriage was like signing a big business enterprise and profiting a lot from it. She didn’t believe in marriage for love.

Naalibadbaran siya sa isiping iyon. Her parents’ tragedy taught her a lesson she wouldn’t ever forget. At hinding-hindi niya tutularan ang ina. Hindi niya gustong danasin ang dinanas nito.

She would never marry for love. Ang kailangan niya ay isang mayaman at makapangyarihang lalaki na magiging responsableng ama ng kanyang mga anak at maging katuwang niya upang mapalago pa ang kanilang mga kayamanan.

She wanted a stable and no drama but strongly bonded family.

She already told her executive secretary/personal assistant to do a research about the most eligible bachelors in the country. Titingnan niya kung sino sa mga ito ang pupuwede niyang piliin na mapangasawa niya kung saka-sakali.

And she would get the comprehensive report tomorrow.

Next! nayayamot na utos niya kay Roshelle, ang executive secretary/personal assistant niya.

Naroroon sila sa loob ng state of the art na conference room ng GOC at kasalukuyang pinepresenta nito sa kanya ang report nito - the list of the most eligible bachelors in the Philippines.

More or less ay may two hundred lists ito ng mga single na lalaking may kayamanang hindi bababa ng 100 Million pesos.

My Ass! 100 Million pesos?! Eh halos ni hindi man lang iyon nakakalahati sa bilyones na halaga niya!

She told Roshelle to cut her list to bachelors with at least 1 Billion pesos worth of fortune. She came up with at least fifty of them. Pero karamihan sa mga iyon ay halos matatanda na. Gusto na tuloy niya itong patigilin nang makita ang picture na nag-flash sa projector.

The man was sporting a nice, friendly smile. Mukhang mabait. And he had striking good looks to match his fat bank accounts.

Rohan Tantuco. 30 yrs. Old. Real Estate Magnate. 10 Billion pesos. Self-made.

Hmmnn… Not bad! she thought as her eyes were glued to the projector. Then, she snapped her finger. That’s it, Roshelle! I want that Rohan Tantuco. I want you to dig more information about him and get his contact info. I want the report on my desk next week.

Yes, Ma’am. Pero hindi pa po ako tapos--

It’s okay, she cut her off. I already have my choice.

"Are you sure, Ma’am Diadem? I think you should take a look at this one. He’s richer than Mr. Tantuco