the surrogate bride

When delivery girl Layla Jeter, an adopted daughter of the Jeters, was forced by Laverne Ferris, who was under the influence of an intoxicant, she fled only to be knocked out by her adoptive parents. They marry her off in her sister Shelia's stead to the comatose Laverne Ferris, a "vegetative" victim of Shelia's doings. Entering the Ferris household, Layla unexpectedly catches the eye of the second young master Ferris...

After Johnny married the stunning and accomplished Valerie, his greedy family—convinced he'd landed a wealthy older sugar mama—never bothered to meet her. While Johnny was away, they mistook Valerie for his mistress and, desperate to keep their imagined "rich old bride's" fortune, cruelly turned on her. Little did they know: Valerie was actually the young, brilliant CEO of a major company, temporarily stepping back to focus on starting a family. When the truth came out, their shame was matched only by her fury—and they were swiftly shown the door.