What happens when the billionaire who investigated you like a criminal before your wedding accidentally buys you at a charity auction? Sallie did not expect to see Hudson Herrera tonight. She certainly did not expect him to drop fifty thousand dollars on her while having a meltdown about server uptime. Five years ago, she bailed on their wedding. He has been convinced ever since that she ruined his life for absolutely no reason. There is the actual reason she left. And now they have thirty days together. She needs money desperately. He still thinks love is a problem you throw solutions at. Thirty days should be easy. What could possibly go wrong?
Linda Anthony ran away on her wedding day leaving behind her fiancé Maxwell Liam and a secret child growing inside of her because she was threatened by a jealous business partner and family friend who is secretly in love with her fiancé. She had to disappear to protect her fiancés company and unborn child.
Five years later, Maxwell finds her in a small town while on a business trip through his son who looks exactly like him.
Now the truth has to come out despite the damage and consequences it will result to.
Will they stand this test of time together? Or let the situation break them apart?
Chilly. Unforgiving. Untouchable.
From nothing, Maxwell Xavier established an empire but the day his fiancée disappeared, he lost everything. Five years later, during a covert charity event, fate puts Eva Hart back in his hands.
She’s desperate. He’s still angry.
But when Maxwell finds out the truth behind her disappearance and the secret she’s been hiding, their game of revenge turns into a fight for redemption.
One night becomes a contract.
A contract becomes war.
And war may just become love.
Characterisation (Expanded):
Maxwell Xavier (Male Lead)
CEO of Xavier’s Tec, America’s youngest self-made billionaire
Betrayed by love, now emotionally numb
Uses power and control to avoid vulnerability
Cold but never cruel beyond repair
Deep down, still carries the boy who loved Eva wholeheartedly
Eva Hart (Female Lead)
One time kindergarten teacher turned struggling single mother
Emotionally broken but morally upright
Feels unworthy of love due to her past
Starts off weak: avoids confrontation, apologizes frequently
Grows stronger: finds voice, stands her ground, protects her child fiercely
Elijah Hart-Blackwood (Child)
Age 5
Sweet, sharp, Maxwell’s mirror in attitude
Hidden from Maxwell due to blackmail
Brings both leads closer with emotional impact
Selene Voss (Antagonist)
Heiress to Voss Global
Calculating, manipulative, ambitious
Secretly orchestrated Eva’s disappearance
Wants Maxwell for power, not love
Mr. Liam Voss (Secondary Antagonist)
Selene’s father and Maxwell’s mentor
Threatens to ruin Eva’s life if she reappears
Blackmails Maxwell with a hidden clause in the merger
Five streetwise kids steal from the rich to survive in new Lagos. And one of them, named Zara, a 17 year old, is mobilized by a secret mutiny to spy on her crew, she has to decide between defending the only family she’s ever known or saving the world. With a brutal bounty hunter closing in, threators on every side, and a ruthless system ready to break them, the slum’s saint will either rise or burn together.