The CEO's Billionaire Wife

"In a game of power and pride, the one who loves less holds the cards. But in this marriage, neither of them realized the game was rigged from the start."

Sollel Vega was a legend in the sterile, high-pressure world of European medicine. Known as the "Ice Surgeon," she had spent a decade building a life of absolute independence and amassing a secret fortune that rivaled titans. But when her sister Siloh's life begins to crumble under the weight of a family scandal, Sollel does the unthinkable: she hangs up her scalpel and returns to Manila to take Siloh's place in a forced business merger.

The groom is Freid de Villa - a brilliant, ruthless CEO who views the world in terms of acquisitions and ROI. Mad at the world for "ruining" his bachelor freedom, Freid is convinced that the Vegas are a family of desperate gold diggers drowning in debt. He treats Sollel not as a partner, but as a charity case he bought to satisfy his father's request.

On their wedding night, he lays down the law with three cold, non-negotiable rules:

1: They act as a couple only in front of their family.

2: The marriage remains hidden from the public eye.

3: Neither of them must ever fall in love.

Sollel agrees, adding a rule of her own: no "flings" are allowed to enter their shared home - a final shred of respect for the woman who sacrificed everything for her family.

As Freid spends his days trying to demean the woman he thinks is after his money, Sollel moves in the shadows, quietly using her billions to stabilize the very empire Freid thinks he is saving. But as medical emergencies, corporate espionage, and long-buried secrets force them together, the ice between them begins to crack.

How long can Freid maintain his hatred when he discovers that his "desperate" wife is actually his greatest benefactor? And what happens to the rules when the one person you aren't supposed to love becomes the only one who can save you?