Thorns of the Rose

From the very beginning, the Whitmore and Caldwell families were never meant to be allies.

Two powerful names in the construction industry, they rose to success side by side-and then began to fall apart. It started with a single government contract. A high-stakes project that both families claimed as rightfully theirs. To the public, it was just another bidding war. But behind the documents and handshakes were secrets, sabotage, bribery... and a betrayal that makes the rivalry more intense. What began as business rivalry grew into personal hatred.

Over the years, it became tradition-passed down like inheritance. Children were raised not only with privilege, but with a quiet, unspoken command: "Never trust the other side." And for the longest time, that was law-until two heirs, born of rivalry, looked at each other not with anger... but with something far more dangerous;

Love.