Three years ago, Oliver had just turned eighteen.
That was the year he finally admitted to himself that he'd fallen head over heels for his greatest rival—and the woman who constantly outsmarted him—Mia Brown.
On the day of his coming-of-age ceremony, his father dropped a bombshell: the Carter family was planning to arrange a marriage between Oliver and the daughter of another financial empire.
Oliver was furious. He yelled back that he would never marry anyone but Mia.
Like most hotheaded teenagers, he stormed off in a rage after arguing with his father. That night, he jumped in his car and drove straight to Mia's lab, hoping for nothing more than a glimpse of her—just something to ease the ache in his heart.
But instead, he found her surrounded by a group of men.
Outnumbered five t
