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Chloe is the first in line to inherit one of North America’s top old-money dynasties. Due to her mother’s early death, for many years she has shown boundless patience toward the three adopted sons her family has supported and raised—led by the group’s current CEO, Ethan— and has even been determined to marry Ethan. However, these three ungrateful wretches not only fail to show any gratitude, but have all fallen head over heels for Lily, the scheming, manipulative daughter of the estate’s gardener. Having seen through their hypocrisy, Chloe resolves to part ways amicably. She agrees with her father to formally revoke the adopted sons’ status at her coming-of-age ball, while simultaneously entering into a marriage alliance with Julian, the disabled head of a mysterious, reclusive financial dynasty. To curry favor with Lily, Ethan and the other ungrateful sons launched a frenzied campaign of revenge against Chloe: they sabotaged her ice skates at the rink, causing her serious injury, and then maliciously froze her trust account’s supplementary card at a charity auction, allowing Lily to publicly tear to shreds the only heirloom—a blue diamond—left by Chloe’s late mother. Faced with these adopted sons, whom Lily manipulated at her whim, Chloe’s heart grew utterly cold. She quietly laid her plans in the shadows, vowing to make them pay. On the night of the Centennial Ball, Lily played a fake private video on the venue’s giant screen, trying to force Chloe to kneel and beg for mercy. Undaunted, Chloe announced publicly: “I’m revoking all three of your trust funds, confiscating all your luxury cars and mansions, and removing you from all positions within the corporation! I want nothing to do with any of you three! Get the hell out of here right now!!” Just as the three adopted sons were at their darkest moment, shouting that she was disgraced and no one would dare marry her, the banquet doors were violently kicked open. Dozens of bodyguards in black cleared a path as the mysterious tycoon Julian made his entrance. He kissed her hand and stunned the entire crowd: “If none of you three will marry her, I will!”