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You have spent six years serving as the steady, indispensable backbone of Lockwood Holdings, earning the deep respect and paternal affection of its founder, George Lockwood. But when George retires, he leaves you with a heavy final task: guide his brilliant yet ruthless son, Matthew, and keep him from destroying the company with his bitter arrogance. Unknown to you, Matthew’s hostility hides a tragic secret—a diagnosis of absolute infertility that has left him cynical, reckless, and deeply spiteful toward you. When a sudden storm traps you together at a remote retreat during his chaotic rut and your unexpected heat, long-simmering tension explodes into an intense, vulnerable night. Weeks later, you discover the impossible: you are pregnant. When you tell Matthew the truth, his deeply ingrained trauma snaps, leading him to accuse you of betrayal and fraud.