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Five years ago, Nina Wade was betrayed by her own family, leading to an unexpected pregnancy with Joe Holt. She raised their son, Ben, in secret. But now, five years later, her world is shattered when Ben is diagnosed with leukemia. Desperate to save him, Nina plans to sell the precious jade that Joe left to her back then. Meanwhile, the Holts begin a city-wide search for Ben. In the midst of this chaos, Nina finds herself working as Joe's secretary at Holt Corp. As they spend more time together, their relationship begins to heat up in ways neither of them expected.

In this episode of GoodChat, Evan Gambardella and Greg Duffy take us behind the scenes of their newest project, Straight Until He Kissed Me. The conversation dives into their acting journeys and the world of vertical storytelling, exploring how they each found their voice on-screen.

Declan was once the Lord of Wealth but retired to the countryside twenty years ago due to his younger son Harvey's disabilities. More than a decade later, his other two children achieved remarkable success, but he quietly remained in the countryside, caring for Harvey. After saving Yvette, Declan married her and silently supported the rise of her family. However, as Yvette's close friend married into a wealthy family, Yvette gradually became dissatisfied with Declan, entered into an affair with the wealthy man Hector, and planned to divorce Declan. Before Declan's sixtieth birthday, Harvey inadvertently discovered Yvette and Hector's affair, was murdered, and his body was hidden. Declan launched a thrilling search for Harvey, while Yvette and Hector's betrayal gradually came to light, setting the stage for a dramatic conflict of divorce and crime resolution.

On Lindsey's wedding day, the groom, Ethan, ran away. Lindsey then randomly found a handsome guy, Marcelino, at the wedding venue to complete the ceremony with her, humiliating Ethan's family. Marcelino, wanting to avoid a blind date, used the excuse of dealing with high-ranking executive embezzlement issues at a branch company. However, unexpectedly, he entered into a marriage of convenience with Lindsey and gradually fell in love with her.

Three years ago, Jenny's mother passed away after a serious illness. On her deathbed, she entrusted Jenny to her best friend Mia, who was the richest person. Under Mia's arrangement, Jenny entered into a flash marriage with Mia's son Charles. Right after the marriage, Charles went abroad for work. Three years later, Charles returned home. He mistook Jenny for someone else and accused her of infidelity. Jenny, having waited for her husband in vain for a long time, also felt resentful towards him. Charles hired a detective to investigate Jenny, and by a strange twist of fate, Jenny herself was the one who took on the investigation assignment. During their work interactions, the two developed admiration for each other. Persuaded by Mia, Jenny also rekindled her hope for her husband. However, they missed the chance to clear up misunderstandings at a family gathering. Charles mistakenly thought Jenny was late, left in a fit of pique, and insisted on getting a divorce. Later, Jenny was framed by Jennifer and Johnson. At the critical moment, Charles arrived and rescued her. In an attempt to bring the two together, Mia arranged a bidding conference. At the conference, Charles made a high-profile bid to humiliate Jenny's ex-boyfriend. But due to another misunderstanding, the two missed the opportunity to recognize each other once again...

She was bullied after marrying into a rich family. However, her life took a huge change after the divorce. She inherited billions from her family and had a glamorous transformation. 

A year ago, to cover her father's medical bills, Sara Wilson switched identities with her twin sister. She took her sister's place in a business marriage and entered the Gavin family. Over the year, she was extremely cautious, pleasing her husband and managing their home, without letting anyone suspect her true identity. A year later, her twin sister reappeared and demanded to switch back.Heartbroken, Sara had to step aside as her sister effortlessly took over her life. But her once indifferent husband was frustrated to find out his wife had been replaced.

Frank had been adopted by his foster parents who doted on him dearly. But everything changed the day his foster parents officially recognized Timothy, their biological son. No matter how earnestly Frank explained, his adoptive father chose to believe the newly acknowledged heir over the son he'd raised for over twenty years. Frank had overlooked the bond of blood. On Timothy's birthday celebration, Frank died in a car crash. In his final moments, Frank realized the entire tragedy had been orchestrated by Timothy. Consumed by regret and rage, his world plunged into darkness. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself back to the fateful day, his wife’s leap from the building.

The Empress's daughter, Xia Yan, was forced to leave the palace at birth. The Emperor searched for her for seven years, only for her stepsister to assume her identity in her stead. Determined to prove who she truly is, Xia Yan becomes the youngest magistrate, solving cases and eventually capturing the Emperor's attention. With the help of Zhuge Bowen, she reclaims her rightful identity and all that belongs to her.

When the Fitzroy and Saxon families orchestrate a marriage between Emmanuel Fitzroy and Anastasia Saxon, both Emmanuel and Anastasia resist being controlled by their families’ plans. They each flee the arranged blind date, only to fortuitously meet one another. As their feelings deepen, they remain unaware of each other’s true identities. During her internship at Fitzroy Group, Anastasia finds herself impersonated by the intern Zinnia Saxon and subjected to bullying by her colleagues. With sheer determination and Emmanuel’s unwavering support, Anastasia demonstrates her true potential and navigates through the challenges. As their real identities are eventually revealed, Emmanuel and Anastasia embark on a new journey together, poised to embrace the next chapter of their lives.

After rebirth, Megan Whitmore transforms from Estania's top commander in the apocalypse into a weak and powerless heiress. At their first meeting, she's covered in blood but uses her superpower to help Dylan Smith win a street racing championship before leaving gracefully. At their second encounter during a high society banquet,she kicks her scheming sister into a pool, shocking all of Dragonstan's elite circles. Think you can control someone who's already died once?Good luck with that.

Jack Quin had been pursuing Wendy Vale for five years, only to be dismissed as a clingy nuisance. Deciding to lock his heart and never love again, he unexpectedly saved Kate Mason, daughter of the Mason family. When Jack finally stopped pursuing Wendy, she started to cling to him. Kate smirked, "If you think you can touch my man because you're pretty, think again. No one touches him without my permission."

Under his disguise as an ordinary odd-job worker, Hugh Lane suffered unending humiliation and witnessed the good, the bad and the ugly of mankind. Now that he had been restored to his former formidable identity, he vowed to make everyone who once humiliated him grovel at his feet!

After experiencing a period of boyfriend's domestic violence, Joyce move to a new city by the suggestion of her best friend. she met a handsome and helpful neighbor called carl when she arrived at her new apartment，but their relationship turned a sharply down because the room is not soundproofed and Joyce can always hear carl make love with other girls. However it is also carl when Joyce’s ex-boyfriend pretended to be a good person and try to approaching her again , he help Joyce get rid of ex boyfriend's harassment and Joyce finally fall in love with carl.

They say the chances of winning the lottery are the same as getting struck by lightning. So it'd be nut and absurd to have both happen to you, right? You're broke. You're abandoned. You're kicked out of your girl's house by her all-about-political image father. You've reached rock bottom. Lightning strikes. You are different now. You're gonna make all rich, spoiled folks respect you, envy you, or even better, fear you.

Sienna Walker bears an uncanny resemblance to Serena, the woman once cherished by the Spencer family's patriarch and deeply hated by his son,Fabian Spencer. Her resemblance draws Fabian's attention, but not in a good way. When Sienna reaches out to Fabian, hoping to be adopted,Fabian plots to make her vanish in a staged accident, fearing she might truly become part of the family. Yet as their lives become increasingly intertwined, the boundaries between hatred and desire begin to blur.Haunted by his unresolved past, Fabian wrestles with Serena's lingering shadow while Sienna fights to break free from it and is determined to be the one who ultimately claims happiness.

Seven years ago, Shaina stabbed her own father and was sent to prison. Two years later,Jason stood waiting outside the prison gates with an umbrella, only to be told, "She was released long ago." When they met again seven years later, she froze during an interview session as she recognized him. Someone asked, "Mr. Yale, do you know her?" He replied coldly, "No, I don't." His words shattered whatever hope she had left. Later, she resigned and decided to leave for good, but he angrily cornered her against the wall and asked, "How dare you run away again...?"

While delivering food, Sara Scott accidentally collided with Toby Luke, the son of the richest man in the city. Desperate to raise money for her boyfriend's research fees,Sara,feeling guilty, sold her electric bike, worth over a thousand dollars, to Toby for five thousand. This led Toby to mistakenly think she was a gold-digger. The two, who had no prior connection, became entangled due to Toby's father's will, which stipulated that he must marry the daughter of his first love to inherit the vast fortune, and that daughter turned out to be Sara. In order to secure the inheritance, Toby schemed to separate Sara from her scum boyfriend and tried to make her fall in love with him. However, in the process of his carefully laid plans, he found himself falling for Sara first.