To fund her father's medical treatment, Piper became the contractual companion of Edward, the heir who had long admired her, for three years. Misreading her as materialistic, he loved yet resented her, while she slowly fell in love. Just before their agreement ended, she learned she was pregnant, only to discover his impending engagement. Threatened by his grandmother and fiancée, and misled by his protective secrecy, she left with their unborn child. Nine years later, they reunited through their son. Edward, believing she had married, found out she had stayed single. He uncovered the past's truths, mending every rift between them, then proposed. They married, embarking on a joyful life with their son.
