[Book 1] He chose legacy. She chose herself. Now love demands a reckoning 🩶 ──── ୨୧ ──── Eric Minghao was born into wealth, power, and expectation. A legacy older than his mistakes and heavier than his heart. Raised to obey, to inherit, to become exactly who his family needed him to be, Eric learned early that love came second to duty. His father's word was law. The future was already written. Olivia Spencer loved him anyway. She loved him through missed moments, quiet disappointments, and a relationship that always seemed to come after boardrooms, family dinners, and a name that demanded obedience. Until love started to feel like compromise. Until she realised she was building a life around a man who would never choose her first. So she walked away. Years later, fate pulls them back into each other's orbit. The chemistry is still there, raw and undeniable. The feelings still dangerous. But so are the ghosts of the past. Because Eric is still tied to the legacy that once controlled him. And Olivia refuses to disappear into someone else's shadow again. This time, love demands a choice. And not all legacies survive being challenged.