One contract. One year. No emotions. Liyana agreed to marry billionaire CEO Adrian Vale for one reason — survival. The rules were simple: appear married, protect his reputation, and never fall in love. Adrian doesn’t believe in love. Not after the woman he trusted betrayed him and nearly destroyed his company. This marriage is business. Strategic. Temporary. But when his ex-fiancée returns determined to reclaim what she lost, the line between performance and reality begins to blur. Jealousy wasn’t part of the agreement. Protection wasn’t supposed to feel personal. And falling for each other? That was never in the contract. In a world of power, betrayal, and dangerous attraction, what happens when temporary starts to feel permanent?