BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT - AGE GAP SERIES 3 (SPG/R18+)Updated at May 27, 2026, 16:56
At twenty-one, Athena Jade Dela Victoria Montenegro has the world at her feet.
Feisty, brilliant, and the undisputed princess of a powerful elite clan, she has entered law school at the University of St. La Salle with one hidden goal: ang mapatunayan sa wakas ang sarili niya sa nag-iisang lalaking matagal nang kumukontrol sa kaniya nang patago.
At thirty-eight, Attorney Francis Deo Ledesma Araneta is a legal monster.
Isang kilalang top corporate defense lawyer na may dugong Filipino-Spanish, Deo carries that intimidating, old-money aristocratic aura that commands both the boardroom and the courtroom. He is the best friend of Athena’s uncle, Sagittarius Zobel Dela Victoria. He was supposed to be her Padrino, her protector, but instead, he spent years keeping his distance, hiding a dangerous and fiercely possessive love beneath a mask of cold professionalism.
Nang dumating ang isang nakagigimbal na trahedya, ang tatay ng best friend niyang si Mhaiila Angela na si Atanacio ‘Mang Nash’ Alunan ay maidiin sa isang high-profile na kaso ng pagpatay, minadali ng prosekusiyon ang paglilitis upang masigurong habambuhay itong makukulong.
Desperate and with her back against the wall, Athena realizes there is only one shark ruthless enough to tear the corrupted system to pieces.
She crawls to his penthouse office, swallowing her pride to beg for his brilliant legal mind.
But Attorney Araneta doesn’t give handouts. At lalong hindi niya kailangan ang milyon-milyong pera ng mga Montenegro.
He wants her.
In exchange for an innocent man’s freedom, Deo demands a scandalous retainer fee: Athena must become his secret lover. His bed warmer. Sa bawat tawag niya, kailangan ng dalagang sumagot. Sa bawat oras na gustuhin niya ito, kailangan nitong sumunod. She is completely stripped of her feisty defiance and bound to his rules hangga’t hindi natatapos ang laban sa korte.
Athena thinks it is just a predatory arrangement born of cold lust. Hindi niya alam na ang bitag na ito ay matagal nang inihanda ni Deo para sa kaniya. But inside his home and beneath his roof, the line between legal duty and forbidden obsession begins to blur, pulling them into a high-stakes trial where there is absolutely no room for doubt—or hesitation.