SCORNED BY THE HEIR

After a devastating encounter with the Singh Rathore matriarch, Ladhi loses everything. The final blow comes from the heir, Shivaay—a ruthless billionaire who seizes her ancestral home and forces her into servitude within his corporate empire. Broken and trapped, Ladhi believes her fate is sealed. She is wrong. To escape an arranged marriage with the cunning socialite Daphne, Shivaay makes Ladhi a shocking offer: pretend to be his fiancée, and her home will be returned. With no other choice, she steps into the glittering, deceptive world of high society—a world where she must smile under the matriarch’s disdain and survive many lethal schemes to reclaim her groom. What begins as pure animosity slowly shifts during stolen, vulnerable momentunexpected acts of protection, and a shared, unspoken understanding of being trapped by duty. The man she despised begins to show cracks in his icy control, revealing glimpses of honor and unexpected kindness. Her fiery spirit, in turn, becomes a source of fascination rather than frustration. Their fragile, growing bond is tested by external enemies: vengeful business rivals who target Ladhi to weaken Shivaay, and internal betrayal from within the Rathore family itself, where jealousy and ambition turn allies into threats. Through these shared battles, their relationship evolves from hostile coexistence into something deeper—a tentative alliance, then a fierce, protective loyalty. It is in the face of a shared enemy’s final, dangerous plot that they realize the truth: their fake love has become the most real thing either of them has ever known. To survive, they must turn the trust they built as reluctant partners into an unbreakable bond—before the threats closing in destroy their fragile, hard-won connection.