TABITHA
Elena Brooks is a hardworking young woman from a modest background who struggles to provide a better life for herself and her younger sister. To earn extra money, she agrees to help her wealthy best friend, Chloe Vance, sabotage a blind date by pretending to be her. Unaware that the man she insults is Julian Cross—the cold, brilliant CEO of Cross International—Elena leaves believing she will never see him again.
Fate has other plans. After her sister secretly submits her résumé to Cross International, Elena earns a position as Julian’s executive assistant through her intelligence and competence. When Julian realizes she is the same woman from the disastrous blind date, he is furious and subjects her to impossible workloads, determined to force her to quit. Instead of breaking under pressure, Elena proves herself to be resilient, capable, and exceptionally talented, gradually earning his reluctant respect.
As they work together, their constant clashes evolve into mutual admiration and undeniable attraction. However, their growing connection is threatened by deep class differences, Julian’s guarded personality, and Chloe’s jealousy after discovering Elena now works closely with the billionaire she once rejected. Believing Elena has stolen the life she wanted, Chloe begins plotting to destroy both Elena’s career and her relationship with Julian.
Caught between corporate politics, betrayal, public scandals, and emotional wounds, Elena must fight to protect the future she has built through hard work, while Julian must decide whether to continue living behind walls of pride and control or risk everything for the woman who has challenged his heart and changed his life
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