

Katherine has long been neglected by her boyfriend, Jasper. While Jasper insists that Kimberly is merely like a "younger sister" to him, he constantly crosses boundaries with her. Over time, Katherine transforms from a submissive, long-suffering partner to someone who is entirely clear-headed and disillusioned. Meanwhile, Jonathan, an aloof and reserved top surgeon, has secretly harbored feelings for Katherine for a long time. At Kimberly's birthday party, Katherine finally breaks up with Jasper once and for all. Soon after, an unexpected night brings Katherine and Jonathan together. When Katherine’s toxic family tries to force her into a transactional marriage for their own financial benefit, she completely cuts ties with the Robinson family. Far from looking down on her family background, lost status, or rock-bottom situation, Jonathan makes his feelings explicitly clear: "The only one I like is you." Realizing what he has truly lost, Jasper is consumed by regret—but it is already too late. Jonathan publicly protects Katherine and completely overpowers Jasper. In the end, Katherine publicly announces her relationship with Jonathan, achieving her ultimate emotional comeback.

My classmate Bianca and I have the same taste. She wants every man I’ve ever dated. She says I’m too naive. That I don't see how powerful men think. She calls it “testing” them for me. She says she’s helping. Then she sleeps with my boyfriend. Then she rubs it in my face. “See? I told you that you can’t handle them. These men are sharks. If it wasn’t for me, you’d have been eaten alive by now.” I choked on my rage. I said nothing. This time, I went behind her back. I went after the king of New York's underworld. When she found out, she made her move. But she has no idea. This man isn't my endgame. He's the trap I set for her.
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Serena Rivers spends three years in prison for a crime she didn't commit and uses every single day of it. She trains under four of the most formidable masters the underworld has ever produced and walks out as something entirely different from the woman who walked in. On her first day of freedom she corners the cold prison warden Xavier Stone against the water dungeon wall and kisses him without apology. He is her insurance policy and she knows it. Outside, the fake heiress has stolen her shares, her younger brother demands she kneel, and her former fiance has already moved on with a new bride. She tears up the rejection notice on the spot. Moments later, the Stone family motorcade arrives, the warden reveals himself as the family patriarch, and he shows up with a hundred billion in betrothal gifts and absolutely no intention of letting anyone touch her again. Together, they dismantle every person who had a hand in her three lost years.