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Parts 15
Time 1h 17m

1898, HONG KONG. 

ELIZABETH LEE: Born in Hong Kong as the only daughter of an extremely wealthy man and his concubine, Elizabeth is disposable. A pawn to be bought, sold, and traded - specifically, for the drug, opium, the business in which her father has made a fortune. Now, to cement their ties to power, she must marry... 

WILLIAM FAIRFAX: Always in search of adventure, his next great escapade will be to marry and move to Britain's newest colony: Hong Kong, where his father will become governor. The fourth son to an elite British family, he has just been bartered away - for a lifetime's supply of a ridiculously expensive luxury good, tea.

But more than tea begins to brew as they try to uncover the shady business deals between both of their families and possibly find love...

CONTAINS: DRUG USE AND RACISM. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!

3RD PLACD IN THE GLOSSY AWARDS 

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