“Our relationship is just a contract. Don’t fall for me.”When struggling barista Annie Lin agrees to pretend to be the girlfriend of icy billionaire Lucas Qin, she thinks it’s just a job. One month, ten grand, no strings attached. She’s the stand-in for his real girlfriend—now gone—and her only job is to smile, stay silent, and not get involved.But Lucas never told her his entire plan.From the first staged appearance at a charity gala, the lines start to blur. He’s cold in public but strangely protective in private. His touch is electric, his words cutting, and behind his detached mask is a man hiding something deeper.Annie is no damsel in distress. With a painful past and a fierce sense of survival, she’s not about to fall for a man who sees her as a pawn. But when family secrets, ex-girlfriends, corporate betrayals, and real feelings begin to surface, walking away becomes harder than she ever imagined.The contract ends in thirty days.But hearts don’t follow contracts.And Annie is done pretending.