Synopsis：To save her father’s bankrupt studio, brilliant designer Ella signs a two‑year contract marriage with powerful tycoon Nicholas. He wipes out her 50‑million‑dollar debt; she plays the role of his wife to shield him from family and business pressure. They vow to keep it strictly professional—until their wedding night, when Ella discovers her old designs in his study, covered with his meticulous notes. At a high‑profile gala, her ex Andy and Nicholas’s admirer Vivian publicly humiliate her, only for Nicholas to pull her into a searing kiss and coldly warn he’ll cut off anyone who dares speak against her. Ella’s heart begins to waver. Back at the villa, he insists it was all for show and effectively confines her at home, banning her from his study. One drunken night, he forces himself on her, murmuring that he’s loved her for years—then dismisses everything the next morning. Disillusioned, Ella decides to break free. When she discovers Nicholas has been passing off her designs as his own, she tears up their contract and starts her own studio. Nicholas retaliates from the shadows, while Andy’s harassment escalates. Nicholas rescues her from Andy’s clutches, but when he demands she return to him, she slaps him and walks away. After that, he starts using his power to secretly prop up her career, yet Ella remains distant and cold. On the night she wins a prestigious design award, a desperate Andy attacks her with a knife—Nicholas shields her and is critically injured. At the hospital, Ella learns she is pregnant while Nicholas hovers between life and death. On what may be his deathbed, he finally confesses that every scheme, every cruel decision, was a twisted attempt to win her love. With tears in her eyes, Ella accepts her place as his wife and steps up as the new head of the Thorne Group, vowing to protect the empire he left behind.