The Cost of Sunlight
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MatureComplete Tue, Nov 18, 20251h 18m
Ice-Cold CEO meets Sunshine Assistant. The twist? Their love is a highly paid lie.
Phakin "Kin" Supanant is the most guarded man in Bangkok. Three years ago, a devastating betrayal turned the Thai heir into a Burned Cynic, convinced that kindness always has a price. Now, to secure his inheritance, he must present a flawless fiancé in ninety days.
Elias "El" Reyes, his assistant, is pure, unyielding sunlight-a cheerful professional who hides the crippling debt he carries as the Lifeline for his entire Filipino family. Kin offers him ten million baht to be his fake, devoted partner. El accepts, sacrificing his pride for his family's future.
Forced into the intimate proximity of Kin's penthouse, their contract becomes a minefield. Kin sees El's genuine warmth as calculated deceit, reinforcing his deepest fears. El struggles with the guilt of falling for a man who thinks his feelings are for sale.
As Kin's ruthless cousin closes in, eager to expose the lie, El and Kin realize the performance they started as a transaction may be the only real relationship either of them has ever known.
The clock is ticking. The cost of sunlight is always the heat.
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