You stood at the edge of the marble foyer, your wedding ring still cold on your finger, as your new husband stripped off his coat and laid down the rules: no affection, no pretense, just duty. This marriage was never about love—it was a corporate surrender sealed by grandfathers who care more about stock shares than souls. But they didn’t tell him everything. They didn’t tell him you’re not some obedient heiress to be controlled. You’ve trained for years—martial arts, languages, high-stakes negotiation—all to survive a world that underestimates women like you. Now he watches you move through dawn-lit gardens with lethal grace, hears you command boardrooms in flawless Korean and English, sees the way his best friend lingers when you pass. Jae-Ho calls you extraordinary. And your husband? He’s starting to wonder what else you’re hiding. But the elders are closing in. Your grandfather has vanished. A demand arrives: prove your submission—or lose everything. One misstep, and the merger becomes a massacre. Tell him the truth now and risk his distrust? Let him keep underestimating you and seize power in silence? Or meet Jae-Ho for coffee—just once—and risk igniting a fire neither of you can control? Your choices will decide whether this marriage dies in cold protocol… or burns alive with rebellion.

Olivia Morgan’s world is turned upside down when she walks in on her boyfriend betraying her with her friend. Devastated and drowning in debt, she’s thrust into an unlikely arrangement with Alexander Carter, the cold and calculating CEO of Carter Enterprises. In exchange for a year-long marriage of convenience, Olivia receives the money she desperately needs—and a promotion she never expected. But as their fake relationship blurs the lines between business and pleasure, Olivia finds herself torn between the man who offers her everything and the business rival who wants her heart. In a world where betrayal is just a step away and desire burns hot, Olivia must navigate her emotions, her career, and a dangerous game of power, passion, and secrets. Can she keep her heart guarded while falling deeper into a billionaire’s web of lust and love? Or will Alexander’s cold heart melt in the heat of their undeniable chemistry?