Alice Ryan has only one dream of getting the biggest catering company in the country. Every single penny she earns goes directly into her savings. She is determined to build her own future from scratch, without depending on any person. Raymond Vance is a billionaire whose name opens every locked door in the city. As the ruthless CEO of the Vance Group, he is deeply feared in the business world. Raymond is used to getting whatever he wants whenever he wants it....and no one has ever been brave to decline his needs. When their families push them into a blind date, the night turns into a complete disaster. Their personalities clash from the second they sit down. Alice refuses to be contoy by his wealth or shaken by his arrogant eyes, while Raymond can’t stand her stubborn and unyielding attitude. They walk away from that dinner convinced they will never cross paths again. But fate has other plans. When a sudden financial disaster wipes out Alice’s savings and shatters her biggest dream, she is forced to take any job she can find. She accepted a position at the city's most prestigious company, totally unaware of who runs the company.... Raymond is stunned to find the woman who declined his needs now standing under his own roof. Alice is horrified to realize her cold, impossible new boss is the exact billionaire she swore she’d never set her eyes to again. Now, sitting in the eye of the storm, every brief meeting becomes a battle of pride. Every heated argument sparks a quiet, undeniable chemistry. Every time they try to pull away, the current only drags them closer together. As silent enemies start plotting against Raymond’s empire and painful secrets from Alice’s past begin to leak, the thin line between hatred and desire vanishes into smoke. Will they keep fighting a war they are bound to lose... or will the man who always gets what he wants finally risk everything for the one woman he can never control?