Emily, due to her twin sister Allison's capriciousness, signed a four-year substitute marriage agreement, becoming the contract wife of CEO Charles. She silently played the role of a good wife, only to be met with Charles's coldness and contempt, and even subjected to various forms of bullying by his mistress, Evelyn, whom he allowed to remain indefinitely. When the contract expired, Allison returned, and Emily took the money and fled to Seattle.
In Seattle, Emily built her life from scratch and reunited with the little boy she had rescued in the dead of winter twenty years ago—now Samuel, the powerful heir to the Reed Corporation. The two found mutual understanding and affection, and their paths crossed. When Charles realized he had missed his true love and attempted to use his power to forcibly win her back, he discovered that he not only faced Emily's resolute rejection but also faced utter defeat under the crushing weight of absolute capital.
