To save her family’s company, Evelyn Carter enters a five-year contract marriage with Adrian Sterling. She grows to love him, yet his childhood sweetheart Vanessa returns from Europe. On Christmas Eve, Adrian hurts Evelyn while shielding Vanessa. Fooled by Vanessa’s lies, he lets disaster strike: Evelyn’s father falls into a coma, and her mother is killed by Vanessa, whose ashes are desecrated.Heartbroken, Evelyn takes her father to Switzerland and meets Julian Foster. They ally and go back to the US for revenge. When the truth is revealed, Adrian regrets everything, but Evelyn refuses his late apology and ends their marriage. She rebuilds her career, waits for her father’s recovery, accepts Julian’s love, and starts a new life. Adrian leaves and disappears
