Hatred or love—both are collars.

Olivia once reigned as a glamorous corporate powerhouse who secretly subsidized the university tuition of Lucius, a brilliant but destitute student. Their patron-beneficiary dynamic ignited into an obsessive, secretive romance that ended abruptly when personal tragedies, sudden vehicular trauma, and family deaths tore them apart without closure. Six years later, Olivia's enterprise teeters on the brink of complete market obsolescence.

Desperate to license next-generation artificial intelligence architecture to save her company, Olivia enters a critical supplier meeting only to find Lucius presiding at the head of the boardroom. The roles are now entirely reversed: he is the celebrated tech titan holding her company's fate in his hands. Amid unresolved longing and bitter pride, they engage in a high-stakes emotional duel.