•Bad Boy, Neighbour Michael•
Secret sweetheart, public enemy, Michael Clifford caught the eyes of every one at his small Australian school, including Kathryn Peterson. Kathryn spent her days sitting shyly in the corner, and being the responsible one in her small clique of friends. After school, she played bass in her and her three best friends' band, Outcast Revolution.
She stuck to this daily routine: wake up, school, homework, band, sleep. But, somehow, her best friend, Lea, convinced her to go to a traditional senior party. A party where she got completely intoxicated, and Michael literally saved her.
And from that moment on, her life would change forever.
In a world ruled by legacy, two women are forced into a marriage neither of them wanted... but fate might have other plans.
Orm Kornnaphat is a spoiled heiress - fiery, dramatic, and used to getting her way. She's the rebellious daughter of a powerful food export empire, more interested in stuffed toys and late mornings than boardrooms and responsibilities. When her family forces her into an arranged marriage, she's furious - especially when her bride turns out to be the mysterious stranger who once helped her on a night she can't even remember.
Lingling Kwong is the definition of composed. Cold, calculating, and beautiful, she's the only child of the Kwong business dynasty and a boss feared by everyone - but apparently not including her new wife. For Ling, obedience is survival. She's always done what's expected of her, even if it means marrying a bratty stranger for the sake of business and family pride.
Thrown into a high-profile marriage neither of them asked for, Orm and Lingling become unwilling partners in a game far bigger than themselves. From chaotic mornings to silent car rides, office wars to stuffed toys invading private spaces - they're learning that hatred, annoyance, and sarcasm might just blur into something else when you're stuck in the same home, same office... and the same destiny.
Love isn't part of the plan.
But fate? Fate doesn't care what they planned.