Ashes of Us

Yuna Calle has built her reputation on composure, brilliance, and resilience. As head of marketing, she commands respect for her sharp instincts and quick wit. But beneath her polished exterior lies a shadow - the memory of Von Leywin, her childhood best friend and once confidant, who turned his back on her in the aftermath of betrayal he never allowed her to explain.

Years later, Von has become everything the world admires: heir to a prestigious empire, award-winning businessman, and the face of elite magazines. By his side is Amara Velasco - Yuna's former classmate and her brother's ex-girlfriend - whose presence twists the knife of old wounds.

Fate forces Yuna and Von back into the same orbit. During campaign auditions, gossip about Von resurfaces, reopening questions Yuna thought she had buried. As her team's hard work secures a landmark success, she earns the recognition of investors and the possibility of a new future - one that proves her worth lies far beyond the shadow of the Leywin name.

But Von sees her too. No longer the naïve girl he once dismissed, Yuna now stands as a formidable woman, admired and influential. His gaze on her is not nostalgic - it is cold, calculating, and watchful.

Bound by shared history and divided by silence, Yuna and Von are on a collision course. What was once friendship now simmers with mistrust, pride, and a slow-burn tension neither can fully deny.

In a world of ambition, appearances, and betrayals, Yuna dares to carve her own path - even if it means standing against the man she once loved, and the empire he now commands.