A conspiracy leaves her father critically ill, her stepmother in control of the family fortune, and her own life in danger. Her desperate cries for help bring him to her side like a god from heaven. He saves her and offers to help her reclaim everything, as long as she marries him in a whirlwind wedding. In public, he is decisive and ruthless; in private, he dotes on her beyond reason. She thinks theirs is just a mutually beneficial transaction, a performance for show. Until one day, he makes a request: “Honey, have a child with me!” Only then does she realize she has already become far too deeply invested in this act...
