Chet proposes to his colleague Tris in secret, as their office romance must stay hidden. Soon, CEO Turner fires a senior producer over a scandal and promotes Chet. Tris faces malice from the ex-producer, saved by Turner who warns her to drop the matter.
Ambition strains Tris and Chet’s engagement—Tris’s mother urges her to prioritize Chet’s career. Tris discovers Chet’s infidelity, and their relationship spirals: after a tense standoff where Tris forces Chet to apologize at gunpoint, she cheats with Turner. Later, Tris is drugged by Chet, who colluded with a producer for film funding. Fully awake, Tris outsmarts them, seizes 25% of the company, and makes the producer her servant, ditching Chet for power.
