

Vicky Bell disguises herself as an innocent secretary and infiltrates CEO Heath Kemp's company to uncover why he abandoned her elder sister and bring him down. But Heath sees through her from the start—yet keeps her close. He indulges her schemes, watches her act, and even helps her hide the truth. What follows is a tense game of mutual testing, a relentless push and pull where trust and obsession blur.

To prevent her stepmother from seizing control of the Sullivan Group, Chairman Yvette must secure the 10% company shares left by her grandfather for her future husband. She plans to pick a random candidate for a marriage of convenience, but after discovering a traitor among the suitors, she rejects them all. Instead, she marries the handsomest and poorest man she found at the city hall—Ethan. Soon, Yvette finds him not only diagnosing her poisoning effortlessly, but also nourishing her with rare herbs as if they were ordinary. She wonders, "Ethan claimed to have nothing, but why is everyone secretly calling him 'young master'?"
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To prevent her stepmother from seizing control of the Sullivan Group, Chairman Yvette must secure the 10% company shares left by her grandfather for her future husband. She plans to pick a random candidate for a marriage of convenience, but after discovering a traitor among the suitors, she rejects them all. Instead, she marries the handsomest and poorest man she found at the city hall—Ethan. Soon, Yvette finds him not only diagnosing her poisoning effortlessly, but also nourishing her with rare herbs as if they were ordinary. She wonders, "Ethan claimed to have nothing, but why is everyone secretly calling him 'young master'?"

"Evelyn was the founder and actual controlling owner of Evelis Group. After marriage, she retreated behind the scenes and supported her husband Daniel in taking the CEO position. Their daughter Aurelia was severely injured in a drunk-driving accident caused by Daniel’s illegitimate son Ryan. Daniel’s mistress Vanessa even took the black card Evelyn had given Daniel to the hospital, pressuring Evelyn to sign a letter of forgiveness in an attempt to buy off the crime with money. From clues such as the black card and the vehicle involved in the accident, Evelyn gradually exposed the twenty-year marriage scam Daniel had been running: he had fathered an illegitimate son with Vanessa before their marriage, and the real purpose of the marriage was to seize control of Evelis Group. Daniel repeatedly sided with his illegitimate son, using company resources to suppress news coverage, cutting off the victim’s treatment, granting ward access, and allowing Vanessa and her son to harm the severely injured daughter again and again. Suppressing her grief, Evelyn fought back step by step: she froze the accounts, publicly revealed her identity as founder, removed Daniel from his position, audited out evidence of five hundred million dollars in embezzled funds, and shattered Daniel’s schemes of forging equity agreements and framing others. In the end, the crimes of Daniel, Vanessa, and Ryan were completely exposed, and all three were convicted on multiple charges and sent to prison. After a life-and-death crisis, her daughter woke up and recovered. Evelyn established an independent victim assistance fund, fully reclaimed control of the company, and began a brand-new life with her daughter."

Tyler, chairman of Westove Group, discovers his wife Vivian's affair with his college classmate and their new family while expanding his business abroad. Upon returning home, he witnesses his wedding home occupied and his mother's heirloom destroyed. Furious, he vandalizes the property and initiates revenge. He exposes Vivian's betrayal, reclaims company control, and rebuilds his career and relationships with secretary Shawna's support. Vivian's attempt to revive her fortunes via new technology fails, leading to her social ruin. Tyler and Shawna move forward together.