Bound by Fate (or Fortune)
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When billionaire playgirl, Karina Yu, is called upon by her father to settle down and get married following the news of his retirement-Karina thinks her life can't get any worse. After all, she had spent her entire life riding the high of one night stands and leaving a trail of broken hearts in her wake, how could he possibly think she was ready for a relationship? Let alone, marriage? But as she finds her face plastered on nearly every tabloid announcing her engagement to investment banker magnate, Winter Kim, she realizes his advice wasn't a suggestion.
It was a warning.
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