“Serena," Marcus said, his voice rough with regret. "I broke you once to protect what I thought mattered most. Now I'd burn it all down again just to prove you're the only thing that ever truly did." Left at the altar on a global livestream. Branded a viral joke. Framed for crimes she didn’t commit. Serena Vale, a driven corporate lawyer is left humiliated at the altar when her fiancé Theo Valdermont abandons her for her best friend Lila Voss all in pursuit of better public optics. The viral scandal, followed by leaked files that destroy her career, fuels a fierce revenge plan. Armed with evidence of a massive family scandal, she blackmails the only man more powerful than her ex: Marcus Valdermont, the icy, formidable CEO and Theo's older brother. Her terms? A public marriage to restore her name and destroy the family from the inside. What starts as a tense, rule-bound arrangement of playing perfect couple in public and keeping their distance in private, soon sparks intense desire, explosive conflicts, and an unexpected pregnancy. When the truth of his betrayal comes to light, Serena is ready to burn the empire to the ground. But how do you destroy the man who is willing to lose everything just to keep you?