Mahalia in Cape Town

Ellyreiv Romance

A strong-willed and cheerful Filipina named Mahalia “Ali” Santiago flies to Cape Town to work as an English teacher for her sick mother and her fraternal twin siblings, Aki and Maya. Things didn't turn the way as planned when she got framed by another teacher for something she did not even do. Fired from her job as an educator in the prestigious school, Mahalia tried to apply for a few other institution but there was no available position so she ended up working in a small Filipino restaurant instead. Not giving up was Mahalia’s motto in life so she works a few part time jobs as much as she could just to earn and send money to her family back home and will do anything to get any decent occupation since she is the only breadwinner after her father died in an overdose.
Circumstances flipped three hundred sixty degrees when Mahalia met the famous and wealthy but temperamental Italian male supermodel Casey Stefano who has been residing in Cape Town for years now due to personal reasons that he has been trying to push back. Escaping from his own reality back home in Rome, Casey has been having trouble getting along with his hired secretaries who only lasts three to four weeks due to his ill personality of being extra strict, hot-tempered and cold-hearted down to the core.
Mahalia, an optimistically happy and free-spirited soul, thriving for her family’s welfare and a firm believer of love even though she has never been in a relationship before.
Casey, a stubbornly erratic and a brokenhearted individual who is yearning for forgiveness and freedom from his painful past, shut his capability of falling in love.
Different beliefs. Different culture. Different personalities. Different language.
“Magkaiba ngunit isa at pareho.”
“Lahi-lahi pero isa og parehas.”
“Diversi ma uno e lo stesso.”
“Different but one and the same.”

(NOTE: This story will have Cebuano, Tagalog and Italian sentences but rest assured that they will be translated. Most of the story will be in English.)

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