Jules is held at gunpoint during a robbery on her walk home from the Bronze Gear bar.

Jules and Josh reluctantly agree to join Ava and Alex on a ski weekend in Vermont.

Jules and Josh are forced to share a bedroom at the ski lodge after a room mix-up.

Josh kisses Jules after an argument on their walk home, and they have sex for the first time.

Josh proposes an enemies-with-benefits arrangement, which Jules accepts under strict no-feelings conditions.

Max approaches Jules at a club to blackmail her with a sex tape and demand a criminal favor.

Jules starts a fight at Bridget's bachelorette party in Eldorra, landing the women in jail.

Josh confesses his true feelings to Jules at Bridget's wedding reception, and Jules panics and pushes him away.

Jules receives a call notifying her that her mother Adeline has died.

Josh cancels his flight to New Zealand to accompany Jules to her mother's funeral in Ohio.

Jules and Josh agree to pursue a real romantic relationship at the airport after Adeline's funeral.

Max threatens Jules and orders her to steal a specific painting hanging in Josh's bedroom.

Jules returns Josh's stolen belongings and confesses the full truth about Max and her criminal past.

Josh pretends to forgive Jules, has sex with her, then admits he lied and kicks her out.

Jules and Josh move in together and travel to New Zealand, where they bungee jump together.

Jules Ambrose and Josh Chen share a bitter history rooted in insults and distrust, but a series of forced encounters begins to erode their carefully constructed hostility. A ski trip, an enemies-with-benefits pact, and growing emotional intimacy push them toward feelings neither is willing to admit. When Jules's manipulative ex-boyfriend Max resurfaces and blackmails her, she makes a desperate choice that shatters Josh's trust at the worst possible moment. Their breakup is brutal and deliberate, with Josh weaponizing Jules's deepest insecurities before both are forced to reckon with how far they've hurt each other. Closure, forgiveness, and hard-won honesty ultimately allow them to rebuild on firmer ground. The story ends with Jules passing the bar exam, the two of them moving in together, and a bungee jump in New Zealand sealing their future.

The hate-to-love journey from a robbery to New Zealand.

Josh secretly turns around and watches Jules make it safely home after the robbery without her knowing.

Jules and Stella sign a lease for a luxury apartment at the Mirage after Christian Harper lowers the price.

Josh discovers Jules has been hired at the LHAC clinic and lashes out over her presence.

Jules and Josh collaborate to find solutions for an uninsured injured mother named Laura at LHAC.

Josh massages Jules's abdomen to relieve her period cramps in their shared room at the ski lodge.

Jules and Josh make a wager on who can collect the most phone numbers at a bar, which Jules wins.

Jules and Josh break the no-sleepover rule when a thunderstorm traps Jules at Josh's house overnight.

Josh loses a teenage patient at the hospital and seeks out Jules at the university science library.

Josh asks Jules to attend his hospital staff picnic as his fake date to stop coworkers from matchmaking.

Josh defends Jules at the staff picnic when his coworker Micah expresses surprise that she is a law student.

Josh and Alex begin a genuine reconciliation while drinking together at the Eldorra hotel bar.

Jules distracts Max in his hotel room while Christian Harper remotely deletes every copy of her sex tape.

Max pushes Jules down a flight of stairs when she refuses to hand over the stolen painting.

Alex stops Josh from committing murder and persuades him to understand why Jules kept her past secret.

Jules hears a TV broadcast announcing Max's death while celebrating with her friends at a bar.

Behind the main plot lies a web of quieter scenes that reveal who Jules and Josh actually are beneath their sharp exteriors. From securing a dream apartment to reluctantly collaborating at a medical-legal clinic, Jules and Josh accumulate shared history before they admit any attraction exists. Small acts of care — a massage, a cooked breakfast, a fake date — gradually expose feelings both try to suppress. Secondary figures like Alex, Christian Harper, and coworker Micah push the story forward in meaningful ways, creating pressure and opportunity for growth. Max's menace escalates through blackmail and violence, ultimately forcing the people around Jules and Josh to intervene on their behalf. The pool closes with Jules and her friends celebrating a new chapter, just as news arrives that Max is permanently out of the picture.

The hidden moments and side stories that built the relationship.

Jules and Josh exchange cutting insults at the Bronze Gear bar on the night Jules is stood up by her date.

Jules receives her first threatening text message from Max during a group dinner at the ski lodge.

Josh dares Jules to kiss someone at the table during a Truth or Dare game with LHAC coworkers.

Jules receives an explicit photo from Max on her phone the morning after sleeping over at Josh's house.

Josh and Jules overshare their burdens in the library stacks, violating the emotional boundaries of their pact.

Josh realizes he has feelings for Jules while listening to Alex describe his love for Ava at the hotel bar.

Jules confronts Josh at Bridget's wedding about his years-old remark to Ava that Jules was bad news.

Josh visits Michael in prison, only to be asked to smuggle pills for inmates, ending any hope of reconciliation.

Josh returns home from a shift to discover his painting and other valuables have been stolen.

Jules strikes a deal with Christian Harper to erase all copies of her sex tape in exchange for a future favor.

Josh treats Jules coldly as her ER doctor but learns from her that Max pushed her down the stairs.

Josh appears outside Jules's bar exam to apologize for how he hurt her and confess his love.

Jules realizes during drinks with soccer player Asher Donovan that she has been holding back because she feels undeserving of love.

Jules and Josh profess their mutual love after Josh appears at the bar where Jules is meeting Asher.

Alex asks Josh to be his best man and reveals his plan to propose to Ava.

Beneath the surface of the hate-to-love romance runs a current of revelations — moments where a character learns something, admits something, or crosses a line that cannot be uncrossed. From the very first night, when Josh witnesses Jules's defiant composure after being robbed, the story is defined by what people discover about each other and themselves. Max's blackmail forces Jules into a series of impossible choices, each one chipping away at the trust she and Josh have painstakingly built. Josh's own breakthroughs — understanding his feelings for Jules, confronting his father, forgiving Alex — mirror Jules's struggle to believe she is worthy of love. The pool follows both characters as they make the hardest admissions of their lives and find their way back to each other. It closes with Josh and Jules looking toward a shared future as the people around them settle into their own happy endings.