Stand-In For His First Love, Bride Of A Billionaire

Synopsis

Serena Blackwood, a scholarship student, takes a deal: she helps rich heir Adrian Lancaster woo campus queen Helena—in exchange for tuition. But she's treated like dirt—living in servant's quarters, making coffee for Helena, getting publicly humiliated, even picking her own roses for Helena's bath. For six years, Serena plays the fool while secretly building her curatorial career. When Adrian forces her to take the blame for an exhibit collapse, she resigns, repays every penny, and walks away. She joins a top London firm, marries its billionaire founder Julian Croft, and has a daughter. Seven years later, Serena returns as a celebrated curator. Adrian chases her with a cheque and a contract—she flashes her wedding ring and says no. Helena's online smear backfires, bankrupts the Lancaster empire, and lands Adrian in jail. A year later, he kneels on the grass, watching the woman he used as a substitute become the one he'll never deserve.