Serena Kay travels alone to Harbor City to search for her missing younger brother. On a rainy night, she accidentally saves severely injured, mysterious Young Hale — the unfathomable young head of the Hale family in Harbor City. Out of necessity, she risks stealing his luxury watch to exchange for clues, only to be dragged completely into the bloody power vortex of the Hale family. Young Hale appears coldly and forces Serena to stay by his side as his secretary, both to control her and to protect her. In the process of jointly fighting the insidious Uncle Victor Hale, the two gradually develop romantic feelings from initial confrontation and become dependent on each other. However, Serena is horrified to uncover a shocking truth: Young Hale is not a born wealthy heir, he is the orphan of sacrificed police officer Zheng Lynn! For twenty years, he was carefully raised and trained by Gareth Hale, his biological father's sworn enemy who appears to be benevolent, becoming a pawn for revenge and a tool to inherit the huge dark criminal empire. The cruel upbringing ties form an invisible shackle, imprisoning his soul. When Gareth Hale tears off his hypocritical mask and kidnaps Serena, the out-of-control Young Hale finally sees through the full truth and awakens to rebel. Gareth Hale guides Young Hale to point the gun at himself, ending his sinful life with the hands of his adopted son. When the smoke clears, they stand above the ruins, writing a future chapter of light and redemption together.