Plagued by her father’s crippling loanshark debts, Lila is driven to the brink of ruin. It is then that Victoria, the icycool fiancée of domineering tycoon Ethan, buys Lila’s time for 1.2 million. Her mission: pose as a soft, vulnerable artloving girl to seduce and get close to Ethan, so Victoria can call off their engagement.
Lila manages to catch Ethan’s eye. Outwardly ruthless and overbearing, Ethan carries deepseated paranoia and crippling insecurity stemming from a traumatic childhood of abandonment.
Caught in this twisted game of lies, manipulation and possession, Lila tries to flee time and again — only to trigger Ethan’s increasingly obsessive confinement. When the truth finally comes crashing out, Ethan is admitted to hospital suffering from severe psychological trauma. Lila then uncovers the secret: he had long since paid off every last cent of her debt, yet simply had no idea how to love in a healthy way.
In the end, Lila chooses to stay. She sets out to teach this “madman” to let go of his obsessions, and to love with freedom and equality. The two find redemption in each other, and walk toward a hardwon happy ending.