Mending what we never broke
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She came to the mansion to survive.
He's a man who builds empires... and walls around his heart.
A silent boy, a cold billionaire, and one woman determined to prove that even the hardest hearts can learn to love.
Secrets, sparks, and slow-burning tension. Will she teach him to trust? Will he teach her to stay?
A story of love, resilience, and the family you choose-sometimes, the greatest foundations aren't made of steel... they're made of heart.
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