merisun_atelier
Elena Hartley is an unemployed young woman living in Edinburgh with her best friend Camilla rosewood.
Every day feels heavier than the last as she struggles to find a job and prove her independence.
Her parents come from a middle-class family with traditional values, and their patience is running out.
They give her an ultimatum-
either she finds a job soon, or they will arrange her marriage back in their village.
Determined to choose her own future, Elena applies for a position at a multinational IT company. Normally, interviews are handled by the CEO's assistant, but something unusual happens. Her application keeps reappearing on the CEO's desk-again and again.
The CEO, Alexander Reed, notices.
Curious about the persistence behind the application, Alexander decides to interview her himself.
The interview is intense. Elena is honest about her lack of experience but confident about her willingness to learn. Still, Alexander rejects her.
That evening, while Elena sits in her small apartment replaying the interview in her mind, her phone rings.
She is selected.
Shocked and confused, Elena asks if the job can be done online. Alexander refuses. With no professional experience, he insists she must work directly from the company headquarters in New York to learn everything properly.
With her parents' ultimatum hanging over her and no other options left, Elena agrees.
New city. New life. New challenges.
As Elena and Alexander begin working together, their professional relationship slowly transforms into something deeper. Long meetings, late-night conversations, shared silences, and unspoken feelings bring them closer than either of them expected.
Elara has always loved sunflowers. Back in Edinburgh, she owns a small sunflower garden-her safe place, her comfort. She often tells Alexander:
"Whenever you feel lonely, look at a sunflower. I'll always be there.
And if a butterfly comes near you, it means I'm with you."