Su Hao had a crush on Zhou Yang since she was young. She loved his smile, was infatuated with his bad boy charm, and did everything she could to pursue him, believing that one day he would be moved by her devotion.
Little did she know, Zhou Yang had always viewed her efforts with cold detachment. He never felt any affection for her, not even a hint of fondness.
As time went by and life took its toll, Su Hao finally realized that Zhou Yang had never given her a second glance. Her love for him had been nothing more than a joke. With her heart now calm, she focused on living her life to the fullest, moving forward gracefully and confidently.
One evening, under the gentle glow of the night, Zhou Yang stumbled out of his car, grasped her hand, and pleaded under the streetlights, "Su Hao, look at me."Zhou Yang, a carefree man with no shortage of women, money, or power, had once dismissed Su Hao's affection. He had looked down on her efforts from his pedestal.
But one day, he found himself wanting to break her spirit and make her come back to him, with her heart belonging only to him. A story of a rogue man pursuing his wife and facing the consequences.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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