Vera’s mother died in childbirth after her father brought home an illegitimate daughter, Clara; consequently, Vera was treated with cold indifference at home for years. When Edmund was hired as a bodyguard for the Hart family, Vera fell for him at first sight. She actively pursued him but met with no response; she initially mistook his aloofness for mere coldness, only to discover that he was actually the new heir to the powerful Vere family and had approached her solely for Clara’s sake. Heartbroken and disillusioned, Vera agreed to a marriage of convenience—in exchange for a billion dollars—to Lucien, the Vere heir who had been in a coma for three years. Yet, on the wedding day, Edmund finally realized that the savior who had rescued him fifteen years ago was none other than Vera...