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Mabel was originally the daughter of the wealthy Grant family. However, her happy family was torn apart when she was eight. Since then, her days were hard and challenging.

Billion‑tech tycoon Kyle Thorn hides his true identity to live as an ordinary man, doting on his fiancée Stella Miller whole‑heartedly for five long years.Little does he know he has fallen into a cruel trap: his fiancée conspires with another man on a surrogacy‑and‑marriage scam, and her whole family uses him as a ladder for social climbing. The gentle Kyle turns ruthless. The truth blows up on their wedding day.Revealing his immense power and backed by his confidante Kiana Windsor with irrefutable evidence, he wages a cold‑blooded revenge against all the traitors. Everyone who plotted against him will reap exactly what they sowed.

Before leaving for Europe, Mia asks her friend Leah Bennett to meet a wealthy man on her behalf. Mia has been chatting with him online using Leah's photos and accepting his money without ever seeing his face. Expecting an awkward, boring date, Leah instead meets the young, handsome Aiden Black at the cafe. They quickly fall for each other and begin a sweet, intimate life together. Three weeks later, Mia returns and logs in, discovering that the real date has been asking why she never showed up. From Leah's photo, she recognizes Aiden as the Black Group's CEO and reveals that he is about to become engaged to a wealthy New York family's daughter. Unwilling to be his secret mistress, Leah avoids intimacy, moves into the guest room, and prepares to leave. Growing anxious, Aiden tries to use their attraction to draw her back. Having spent all the money, Mia asks Leah for help again. At a bar, Leah meets the real online suitor, Noah, a young, gentle man insecure about an old scar on his jaw. Before she can confess, Aiden calls her to his office, claiming stomach trouble. There, she hears that his family's engagement plans are still moving forward, then discovers he faked his illness and had her watched. Their attraction, secrets, and distrust erupt in the office. Leah asks to break up, and Aiden demands to know whether she is leaving him for another man. As the misunderstandings unravel, his intense possessiveness emerges. He refuses to let her go and even tries to get her pregnant to keep her by his side.