Sophia Lee had been cherished as the Lee family’s daughter—until a DNA test revealed the truth. Cast aside as an impostor, she endured humiliation, only to be claimed by Alexander, the cold “brother” who secretly harbored forbidden desires. His obsessive love trapped her in a gilded cage, where escape was impossible. When a car accident left Alexander amnesiac, the family seized the chance to erase Sophia from his life, offering her money to disappear forever. At last, she thought freedom was within reach. But Alexander’s presence still loomed—his piercing eyes, his ruthless control, and the memories of a love that was never meant to exist. With a fiancée now by his side and enemies circling, Sophia must decide: vanish abroad and reclaim her life, or face the man who once vowed she could never escape.

Chapter 1

Sophia Lee had been the apple of the Lee family's eye for twenty years—until the real daughter showed up at their door with a DNA report.

Only then did she realize she was nothing but a switched impostor.

Overwhelmed by humiliation, she packed her bags to leave. But that very night, Alexander Lee pulled her into his car.

The brother who'd always been cold and distant pinned her against the leather seat, making her cry three times over.

Her voice grew hoarse from sobbing, but he gripped her waist, whispering repeatedly in her ear: "I've wanted this for a long time."

In that moment, she finally understood:

his years of aloofness had been deliberate restraint.

Soon after, he announced their engagement, deaf to all protests.

When their parents objected, he stripped their power, becoming the sole authority of the Lee family.

When the biological daughter threw tantrums, he cut off all her credit cards and threatened to send her back if she didn't stop.

Sophia couldn't ac