Paramedic Serena storms a firefighter training ground to confront her best friend's abusive, cheating boyfriend, but accidentally slaps the wrong man: firefighter Axel. As "compensation," Axel demands a one-year fake marriage. Desperate to comfort her critically ill grandmother, Serena agrees.
When her grandmother's condition worsens and greedy relatives plot to sell the family vineyard, Axel stands firmly by Serena's side. Through the struggle, their fake arrangement blossoms into genuine love. But just as they are ready to make it real, Axel's first love, Scarlett, suddenly returns...
Dante Locke, who survived a childhood attack that killed his parents, grows up to join the Disaster Relief Unit and marries the reserved Victoria Hale. He becomes uneasy when she grows unusually close to their adopted child and his father, and her indifference eventually drives them apart. When Dante returns to the Locke family, his uncle plots to kill him—but Victoria risks her life to protect him, confessing her love and remorse in his arms.
Claire Hayes, a fire safety officer, finds her neighbor Tessa Vance blocking the only fire lane, then discovers Tessa's child trapped in a burning home. But Tessa refuses to move her car, steals the ambulance for herself, and later refuses to give blood, unaware the child dying in the rescue room is her own. By the time the truth comes out, every chance to save her child is gone.
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