Sold by My Husband, Claimed by his boss

Julian uses their shared unpaid debts and the mounting medical bills for Aria's critically ill mother as leverage, pushing his wife Aria into the bed of his boss, Leo. After their one-night stand, Leo keeps her by his side under the title of "assistant" and reveals that her own husband has known about it all along. Aria, in disbelief, confronts Julian — only to find that he not only expects her to keep sleeping with Leo, but urges her to get pregnant with Leo's child as soon as possible. Aria breaks down. Julian softens his tone to soothe her, yet weaponizes their debts, the imminent foreclosure of their home, and her mother's medical fees to force her into enduring it. Aria has no choice but to comply. On the very first day of a business trip with Leo, Aria encounters Mary, Leo's rumored girlfriend. Sensing something unusual about Aria, Mary lashes out at her — but Leo steps in fiercely to protect Aria, treating her with unmistakable special attention in public, which only fuels Mary's jealousy. Aria wants no part in their tangled relationship and tries to return to her room alone, but Leo presses closer. That night, after they are together, he demands that she get a divorce. Aria refuses, still convinced Julian loves her. Leo escalates, setting up a bet: he hands Julian a divorce agreement, promising to promote him to branch manager if he signs. Julian signs without hesitation. Aria's faith in marriage shatters for the first time. When Aria confronts Julian about his betrayal, he drops all pretense — telling her bluntly that if she now has the chance to climb the social ladder, she should thank him for it. Aria finally sees the truth of her marriage: she was nothing more than a tool for her husband to climb higher from the very beginning. She chooses divorce. After the divorce, Leo pays off all her debts and provides her with a car and money. Aria officially becomes his "kept mistress." Mary humiliates her repeatedly and drops a devastating revelation: Leo chose her because she bears a striking resemblance to his first love. Something shifts in Aria. Faced with her husband's endless betrayals, she no longer endures passively — she begins to fight back and question everything. Leo sees, for the first time, a side of her that actively protects herself. The first love appears as a business partner. Everyone in the company knows she is Leo's "white moonlight." Aria tries to exit the relationship on her own terms, offering to repay the money and requesting a transfer. The first love is no villain. She keenly senses that Leo's feelings for Aria are anything but ordinary, and ultimately chooses to step aside with grace. Meanwhile, Aria's mother passes away, severing the last emotional chain that bound her to her old life. Aria returns every cent and every gift Leo gave her, submits a transfer request, and completes a full financial separation. Leo comes after her, ready to confess his love. But Aria does not choose him. Sitting with her best friend late into the night, she speaks her truth: "I always thought my family trapped me, that my marriage trapped me. But in the end, I realize the one who trapped me was always myself. My first thirty years feel like I've been spinning a cocoon around myself. Instead of worrying about who I can live a stable life with, I should first learn to live for myself." In the end, she finds her own growth — and her redemption.