Elena Blackwood has always dreamed of building a life of her own. She wants to become a successful event planner instead of depending on her wealthy family or an inheritance that comes with conditions.But everything changes on the day she is supposed to marry Sebastian, the man she believes is the love of her life. Just before the wedding, Sebastian disappears and leaves her with nothing but a message saying that he is relocating to Paris.Heartbroken and humiliated, Elena is suddenly faced with another problem. Her inheritance is tied to marriage, and without it, the future she has worked toward may remain out of reach.Then she meets Adrian Lennister, a powerful and mysterious billionaire who seems to have his own reasons for wanting a wife.Adrian has no interest in love. After discovering the painful truth about his first marriage, he has become cold, guarded, and suspicious of women. When he meets Elena, her resemblance to the woman he once loved—and lost—is impossible to ignore.Adrian believes Elena may be interested in his wealth, while Elena sees their marriage as a practical arrangement that could give her the freedom she desperately wants.But what begins as a marriage of convenience soon becomes much more complicated.Adrian is hiding secrets about his past, and Elena begins to realize that there is more behind his cold behavior than she understands. As Sebastian’s betrayal comes to light and Adrian’s connection to his first wife becomes increasingly mysterious, Elena finds herself trapped between the life she thought she wanted and feelings she never expected to develop.When the truth finally comes out, Elena must decide whether Adrian’s love is genuine or whether she was only part of his unfinished revenge.Can two people who entered a marriage for the wrong reasons find something real in each other—or will the secrets between them destroy their second chance at love?