On her 18th birthday night, Mia—the only daughter of a former Wall Street tycoon—gave her stepfather Lucas a watch she had bought with her own hard-earned money. For ten years, Lucas had protected her by entering a sham marriage with her abusive mother Laura, raising Mia like a precious jewel. But when he sensed her feelings growing beyond that of a daughter, he decided to send her away. That night, Laura drugged Lucas to trap him with a pregnancy. Under the influence, Lucas lost control and kissed Mia in the rose garden—and she kissed him back. What began as protection, twisted by desire and calculation, shattered the boundaries of their father-daughter bond in the shadows of that garden.
