Five years ago, Nina Wade was betrayed by her own family, leading to an unexpected pregnancy with Joe Holt. She raised their son, Ben, in secret. But now, five years later, her world is shattered when Ben is diagnosed with leukemia. Desperate to save him, Nina plans to sell the precious jade that Joe left to her back then. Meanwhile, the Holts begin a city-wide search for Ben. In the midst of this chaos, Nina finds herself working as Joe's secretary at Holt Corp. As they spend more time together, their relationship begins to heat up in ways neither of them expected.
Once a formidable force, Sara Ian, Chief of Ares Clan, retired due to weariness of the world's violence and strife. She let her only sister marry into the Grant family, thinking her happiness assured, but they were a bunch of treacherous villains in disguise. When she found out they almost abused her sister to death, she returned to seek justice. She uncovered their secret collusion with the foreign enemies and, in the end, she punished the traitors.
On her wedding day, Quinn led her subordinates in a ritual to wash her hands of the past. Meanwhile, her husband Hank was involved in a car accident on the way. Tate made things difficult for Hank, even kidnapping Hank's mother. When Quinn learned of this, she rushed over to confront Tate. In retaliation, Tate's family took Quinn's bridesmaids hostage. To save her friends, Quinn chose to meet them alone. Hank immediately contacted his subordinates, revealing that his status was far superior to Quinn's, as he was the leader of the world's largest financial consortium.