A contracted marriage. A broken rule. A baby neither expected—but both may come to need.
Emma Carlisle is a struggling designer trying to keep her sick younger sister alive, buried in hospital bills and regret. She never imagined her salvation would come in the form of a contract—cold, clinical, and signed by Jason Blackwood, the aloof billionaire heir desperate to secure his inheritance.
The terms are clear: one year of marriage, no intimacy, no expectations, and no emotional entanglements. But one night—born of vulnerability and a sliver of affection—changes everything.
Now Emma’s pregnant.
And Jason, the man who built walls out of wealth and silence, must learn what it means to protect something truly fragile.
As the world watches their every move, Emma finds herself navigating a life of luxury that’s lonelier than it looks—surrounded by secrets, old wounds, and a man who says little but watches everything.
But in the quiet moments—beneath shared umbrellas, in the hush of midnight baby kicks, over morning coffee and cautious smiles—Emma and Jason begin to learn that love doesn't always arrive with fanfare.
Sometimes, it grows where it's least expected: in the warmth of domestic life, in the whispered fears of parenthood, in the steady rhythm of two hearts learning to beat in sync.
He married her for convenience.
She stayed for love.
And in between them, a child who might just teach them what family really means.