CHAPTER 1


    She raised her voice in disbelief at the contents of the solicitor''s reading of her father''s final will.


    There is no possibility that what her father requested of her waswful for her to receive her rightful


    fortune. For God''s sake, she was the only daughter!


    "You heard what I said, hija. It was stipted in the will; have a look." Attorney Jaime rcosa


    presented Danie the scene in which she was adamantly opposed to believing.


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    "However, that was ludicrous! At this pace, how am I to find a man?" She screamed, losing her


    composure totally regardless of whether Paloma was present when the solicitor informed her that


    she could only ess her fortune if she had a kid before her age exceeded the dates on a


    calendar. She turned thirty-two months ago, which means she only has ten months left to follow her


    father''s demands! However, regardless of how she views it, it was really ludicrous and insane!


    They ced her father''s body to restst week. Gregory Reyes was still a youthful man at the age


    of sixty-five, but he died as a result of a cardiac issue.


    Because her father adored her, she believed it was imusible that he would coerce her into doing


    anything she disliked - unless he was bullied! Indeed, he let her to do whatever she pleased and


    never questioned her decision to shun men or fall in love. Her eyes were darting at her stepmother,


    who sat across from her.


    Danie vividly recalled her Aunt Erlinda going insane when the guy she loved deceived her and


    shemitted herself as a result. Furthermore, she couldn''t forget how her mother got irascible and


    angry against her when Gregory was unable of reciprocating her affection.


    Danie made amitment to herself in high school that she would never fall in love or let any


    man to grow too close to her. Danie was certain that males were capable of duping any woman,


    and she was determined not to fall prey to love.


    Ignore her father''s money! She could live without her inheritance, but there was something, or


    rather someone, she would rather not have. Paloma, her stepmother, sat coyly on the chair


    opposite hers, listening to her scream. The bitch must be overjoyed that she would receive


    everything that belongs to her family in 10 months. Over her dposing body! She could never


    let Paloma win... ever!


    Paloma grinned as Danie struggled to maintain her sat position due to her rage. She had been


    living with the girl for twenty years and yet could not consider her a mother. When Danie scowled


    at her, Paloma responded with a look of her own, and their boiling eyes erupted into all-outbat.


    She made every effort to capture Danie''s heart, but Gregory''s daughter was too obstinate to


    ept her, and Paloma was forced to battle. Gregory saw them as equals, but Danie saw them


    differently.


    "So, how much time do you have remaining?" Paloma mocked Danie immediately after the


    solicitor left.


    "Why are you concerned? You must be thrilled to obtain everything! But... I will not permit you." She


    stated as she elegantly departed her father''s library, which was where the will was read.


    Paloma pursued her and attempted to apprehend the small creature. "However, E, who would be


    interested in you when you look like that?" She scrutinized the woman from head to toe, mocked


    her looks, and observed Danie clench her fist and grind her teeth.


    She had the audacity to look down on her! While she loved men''s attire over women''s, she was still


    100 % female on the inside, and she would know how to charm a man...certainly. "Would you like to


    wager?"


    "Sure. The winner takes it all," Paloma firmly said.


    Danie consented to Paloma''s terms, but once inside the confines of her chamber, she became


    concerned. What if she fails? She walked back and forth, searching for solutions as to how she


    might win this fight against her cruel stepmother, and every second was critical!


    However, she was hot-blooded and adamant about winning...by any means necessary! Her father


    had taught her to never back down from a struggle in life, and he was wise to imnt that belief in


    her.


    Thest will stipted that she must provide an heir before reaching the age of thirty-one, and the


    solicitor made no mention of her marrying. Surely, she could devise a means of obtaining a kid,


    correct?


    Danie took her notepad and pen and began jotting down characteristics she desired in a partner.


    To begin, he must be educated and incredibly gorgeous, as she does not want her child to appear


    unattractive.


    Her list was full after an hour. However, she found that the list was dominated by physical


    characteristics rather than character traits or attitudes. In general, she wanted someone who is


    stunning and skilled in bed, since she intended to do it just once. The male does not have to be


    wealthy. He merely needs to look beautiful and have a physique to die for. She chuckled as she


    pictured herself facing her dream man and shuddered at the prospect of bing lost in his gaze.


    She may try looking online, but inte dating is fraught with fraudsters, and she could be wasting


    her time. Her final alternative was to walk into the vast unknown in search of him. However, where


    would she travel?


    She enumerated all the tourism hotspots in Cebu, beginning with Bantayan Ind. She had read


    several positive reports about the ind and desired to experience it for herself.


    She resided in the town of Oslob, which has recently gained fame for its whale sharks, or


    butanding, and she calcted that the journey to the famed ind would take at least ten hours in a


    private car. Then another ind - Mpascua Ind - was added to her list. Danie, on the other


    hand, enjoyed the inds since they frequently provide a romantic atmosphere. Indeed, there is


    another ind close. Sumilon Ind is reachable by boat from Oslob, although she may choose to


    put itst on her list.


    She was not a social person, and she seldom took vacations due to her intense emphasis on her


    profession. It was also exhausting and time-consuming to be the executor of her father''s estates.


    Danie desired to relive a childhood experience of being taken to Disnend and Universal


    Studios by her parents. On her list, she listed the international tourism destination. Or perhaps she


    would enjoy herself first before wreaking havoc on herself. At that very time, she booked her travel


    to Hong Kong. She had to do it alone, since she didn''t want anyone, particrly her evil stepmother,


    to find out where she was heading.