Three years ago, Ava Bennett secretly married the man she loved, Alexander Black, a cold and ambitious young businessman. Their marriage was supposed to be the beginning of their life together, but only three months after their wedding, Alexander suddenly disappeared without explanation.Heartbroken and believing he had abandoned her, Ava eventually moves on with her life.Three years later, she desperately needs a job and applies to one of the biggest companies in the city.During her interview, she comes face-to-face with the company's powerful CEO.Alexander Black.The man she has spent three years trying to forget.But instead of acknowledging her, Alexander looks directly at her and calmly asks:“Have we met before?”

This story follows a young orphaned woman who is forced to grow up far too quickly after losing her parents. With younger siblings depending on her, she becomes their protector and provider, carrying responsibilities that should never have belonged to someone so young.Desperate to give her siblings a better life, she enters a marriage with a wealthy man, believing that the security he can provide will finally give her family a chance. Instead, the marriage becomes a prison. Behind his wealth and respectable appearance is an abusive man, and she spends years sacrificing herself while trying to protect the people she loves.