Celine, from a rural village, dreams of a better life for her mother suffering from Alzheimer's. After excelling academically and entering a top finance program, she faces harsh workplace bias as an outsider, struggling to secure a permanent position. As her mother’s memory fades, Celine accidentally sleeps with drugged Holden—only to immediately receive her job confirmation. Disgusted by trading her body for success, she avoids him, yet their entanglement deepens. When Holden discovers she is two months pregnant, he brings her home, beginning a fiercely protective chapter in their strained relationship.
