Noah Bennett has worked as the chief assistant to A-list star Adrian Cole for eight years, and secretly loved him for just as long. At the age of thirty, he decides to resign and marry a non-existent "fiancé", putting an end to this hopeless unrequited love with a dignified lie. Adrian signs the resignation papers with apparent coldness, yet completely loses control after Noah leaves — he checks security logs, presses for the fiancé’s name, and walks away right before the engagement livestream. It is not until an on-set accident leaves Noah critically injured and unconscious while saving him that Adrian hears the fourteen-year-old truth hidden in a recording: Noah saved him for more than just gratitude. Meanwhile, Noah gradually discovers that Adrian’s cooperation with federal investigations and his choice to dismantle his family’s film empire run far deeper than they seem. Eight years of records, an old tablet, and Channel One that was always on — two people who both refuse to confess their love must ultimately choose each other all over again, in a relationship free of contracts, debts, and job titles.
