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Vera Valmont is the epitome of grace, beauty, and ambition, but beneath the surface lies the weight of her family's expectations. After a messy breakup with a charming, unfaithful ex, she finds herself caught between duty and desire. When forced into a fake dating arrangement with her long-time rival, Marcelo Santiago, the stakes are higher than ever.
Marcelo, the gruff heir to a tech empire, has been nursing a bitterness toward Vera ever since the womb. Their family rivalry runs deeper than personal grudges, the Valmonts and the Santiagos have been locked in a cutthroat family feud for years. So when both families find themselves entangled in a high-stakes business alliance, Marcelo and Vera are forced to put on a united front. Now, with both family empires on the line, agreeing to a fake relationship is the strategic move to preserve appearances and pacify their warring families, until their undeniable chemistry turns the act into something far more dangerous.
As tension builds and old wounds are reopened, Vera and Marcelo must navigate their fierce rivalry, simmering attraction, and the ghosts of their pasts. Will they destroy each other in the pursuit of power, or is there a chance for love to bloom amidst the chaos?