Vivian's parents reveal they have arranged her marriage to Dante Russo, CEO of the Russo Group.

Dante reveals to his brother Luca that Francis Lau is using compromising photos to blackmail Dante into the marriage.

Vivian crashes Dante's private art exhibition to confront him about missing details for her upcoming move-in.

Vivian moves into Dante's penthouse, and he coldly lays out strict rules for their public and private lives.

Dante kisses Vivian in front of the engagement photographer, and they later bond unexpectedly over street food.

Armed robbers storm a Russo jewelry store and one thief holds Vivian at gunpoint.

Dante cuts his California business trip short and flies home, holding a sobbing Vivian in his arms.

During the Bali Thanksgiving visit, Dante's parents and brother notice that Dante cannot stop watching Vivian.

Dante and Vivian almost have sex in Bali, but Dante stops them, unwilling to complicate his revenge plan.

After Dante punches Heath for cornering Vivian in the apartment, the two argue and then have sex.

Dante and Vivian renegotiate their arrangement, agreeing to share a bedroom and go on weekly dates.

Vivian overhears Dante and her father arguing at Dante's office and learns the truth about the blackmail.

Vivian returns her engagement ring to Dante and moves out of the apartment.

Dante appears at the Legacy Ball, admits he was wrong, tells Vivian he loves her, and asks for another chance.

Dante and Vivian marry in Italy, with Vivian's father attending only as her mother's guest.

Francis Lau blackmails billionaire Dante Russo into an arranged marriage with his daughter Vivian, using compromising photos that could get Dante's brother killed. Dante secretly plans to destroy Francis's company while Vivian, fearing disownment, reluctantly accepts the engagement. Despite their hostile start, real feelings develop as Dante's protective instincts emerge after Vivian is held at gunpoint during a store robbery. After nearly sleeping together in Bali, Dante ultimately chooses revenge over love, and Vivian discovers the truth about the blackmail by overhearing a confrontation at Dante's office. Following a painful separation, Dante abandons his thirst for revenge and pursues Vivian earnestly, eventually earning her forgiveness and choosing to marry her willingly.

The core revenge and romance arc from blackmailed engagement to willing marriage.

Vivian receives an urgent call from her father while overseeing a charity fundraiser in New York City.

Dante sneaks into Francis's study to smoke his cigars, and Vivian finds him and scolds him for his rudeness.

Dante forces Luca to work at a Russo jewelry store with no special privileges and cuts his allowance in half.

Vivian's friend Sloane suggests she crash Dante's private art exhibition to get information about her move-in.

Dante finds Vivian in the kitchen at midnight, and the two bond over trading each other's unusual snack combinations.

At the Valhalla fall gala, a visibly jealous Dante interrupts Vivian's relaxed conversation with his friend Kai.

Dante steers Vivian through a private tour of the Valhalla library, where their sexual tension reaches a peak.

Event organizer Buffy Darlington asks Vivian, despite her lack of old-money lineage, to take over hosting the Legacy Ball.

Vivian meets Dante's brother Luca at a Russo jewelry store just before armed robbers burst through the door.

Dante personally beats the robbery leader who put a gun in Vivian's face before having the men turned over to police.

Dante brings Vivian soup, shares a funny story about Luca, and encourages her to see a company counselor.

On a surprise planetarium date at Valhalla, Vivian mentions her father's obsession with the lucky number eight.

Dante criticizes Vivian for how she tolerates her parents' treatment of her, and they do not kiss goodnight for the first time.

Vivian firmly pushes back against Buffy Darlington's attempt to dictate the Legacy Ball's entertainment booking.

Vivian confronts her father in Boston about the blackmail, and he disowns her when she refuses to help save his company.

This pool traces the smaller but pivotal scenes that shaped Dante and Vivian's evolving dynamic, beginning with Vivian's urgent summons from New York to Boston. Dante's punishment of Luca and his surprising midnight snack bonding with Vivian reveal a complex man beneath the cold exterior, while the Valhalla gala shows his jealousy and possessiveness taking hold. The jewelry store robbery and its aftermath deepen their emotional connection through Dante's uncharacteristic tenderness, and a stargazing date at Valhalla leads to a crucial clue about the blackmail photos. Vivian gradually finds her voice — first pushing back against socialite Buffy Darlington's manipulation, then confronting her father in Boston, where his decision to disown her marks the lowest point before her healing begins.

The supporting moments and subplots that quietly built the relationship's foundation.

Dante secretly tasks his team with finding all copies of the blackmail photos and begins planning to destroy Lau Jewels.

Vivian meets ex-boyfriend Heath for coffee; he guesses the engagement is arranged, and she surprises herself by calling Dante not that bad.

At the engagement party, Francis tries to extend his blackmail by pressuring Dante into granting him Valhalla membership.

Vivian proposes a truce to Dante at the engagement party, suggesting they go on dates to get to know each other.

Christian warns Dante in Bali that he cannot have both Vivian and revenge on her father — he must choose one.

Hundreds of roses sent by Heath arrive at Vivian's office, triggering a heated confrontation between her and Dante.

Dante learns that Christian sent a fake text to Heath as petty revenge and immediately rushes home from Washington D.C.

Dante confronts Heath alone and threatens to destroy him and his company if he ever contacts Vivian again.

At dinner on the Eiffel Tower on their last night in Paris, Vivian realizes she has fallen in love with Dante.

Christian calls to report that all eight copies of the blackmail photos have been found, and Dante gives the go-ahead to ruin Lau Jewels.

Luca visits a wallowing, drunk Dante and pushes him to admit he has fallen in love with Vivian.

Dante waits at Vivian's favorite coffee shop and pretends they have never met, offering her a complete fresh start.

In Eldorra, Vivian confronts her mother about years of constant criticism, and her mother listens and promises to do better.

Vivian initiates sex with Dante in Eldorra and admits for the first time that she loves him.

Dante retrieves a rare family heirloom diamond ring and proposes to Vivian again during their vacation in Chile.

From Dante's secret revenge plan and Vivian's coffee meeting with ex-boyfriend Heath, this pool follows the key turning points that drove both the revenge plot and the romance forward. An engagement party truce, escalating jealousy over Heath's roses, and Christian's stark warning that Dante must choose between Vivian and revenge all build toward the moment Dante gives the order to destroy Lau Jewels from Paris. After the truth unravels and the engagement collapses, Dante's brother Luca becomes the unexpected catalyst who forces Dante to admit he is in love, setting the stage for a fresh start at Vivian's favorite coffee shop. The reconciliation deepens during a trip to Eldorra, where Vivian's mother acknowledges years of harmful criticism and Vivian finally tells Dante she loves him. The pool closes with Dante's second, heartfelt proposal in Chile — a decisive rejection of wrath in favor of vulnerability.

The decisions, discoveries, and emotional shifts that determined the story's outcome.