A woman, being chased by a car she cannot outrun, reminds her hired driver of his duty. She calls the board members threatening her, calling them 'old foxes' ganging up on a widow. Her car crashes. After the impact, she is pulled from the wreckage by a man who seems uninvolved. As she dazedly asks if it's over, he looks at her and utters, 'What a pain,' leaving her fate uncertain with this reluctant rescuer.
A mercenary is urgently awakened by an unknown person after a deadly ambush by Global Finance, which killed their team. Injured and desperate, the mercenary tries to stay conscious to remember their lost comrade. The mysterious rescuer claims to have saved them but subtly threatens retaliation against anyone who attacks them. Finally, a servant announces their prepared clothes, placing the vulnerable mercenary under the rescuer's ambiguous power.
A woman discovers a wounded man, a fugitive, hiding in her home. To keep his condition secret from her company's board, she offers him a job as her personal security. The man initially refuses, citing his high price and own troubles, but she insists and names her price. When he states his wish for revenge against a powerful enemy, she confidently reveals she leads that very organization, Global Finance. They strike a deal for three months of his service, while she asserts her new authority as chairwoman over the skeptical board, setting the stage for a dangerous alliance.
Taking control of Global Finance, the new Chairwoman confronts nervous board members. She coldly declares her intention to remove the old guard, provoking their fury. They privately discuss her vulnerability after her husband's death and resolve to strike first. Meanwhile, she appoints a new bodyguard named Ethan and arranges for him to stay in the room next to hers. Alone, she vows to her missing daughter, Thea, that she will find her, unaware of the brewing conspiracy against her rule.
A security consultant demands extra pay from a woman after revealing there is a mole in her protective detail. Initially refusing, she relents and places her complete safety in his hands, instructing him to overhaul her security plan. As she prepares to leave, she assures him she will be safe inside her company building. However, upon arrival, a man calls her name and orders her to stop, immediately threatening her perceived security.
At a tense corporate meeting, newly appointed president Ms. Joseph is confronted by subordinates who thinly veil their hostility. They remind her of her new role and pressure her to attend the opening of a remote mountain school her group funded, mentioning its dangerous, landslide-prone road. After adjourning the meeting, she instructs her formidable bodyguard to accompany her alone on the trip, isolating them for a journey into obvious peril.
Injured and hypothermic, a woman is rescued by her mercenary employer, Ethan, who carries her down a mountain. He insists they focus on survival, urgently removing her wet clothes to prevent her from dying of cold. Once she regains consciousness, he sternly commands her to keep their night together a secret. The episode ends with the woman discovering her necklace is missing, creating an immediate new tension between them.
Eva Joseph, the third wife of Global Finance's late chairman, secretly plots to destroy the powerful corporation that abandoned her daughter. After ascending to the chairmanship, she becomes a target. Her life is saved by Ethan, a vengeance-driven mercenary returning home, whom she hires as her personal bodyguard. Now, bound by a pact of protection and revenge, Eva and Ethan must navigate a treacherous world of corporate assassins and hidden enemies while Eva's own dangerous plans unfold.
Eva Joseph, the third wife of Global Finance's late chairman, secretly plots to destroy the powerful corporation that abandoned her daughter. After ascending to the chairmanship, she becomes a target. Her life is saved by Ethan, a vengeance-driven mercenary returning home, whom she hires as her personal bodyguard. Now, bound by a pact of protection and revenge, Eva and Ethan must navigate a treacherous world of corporate assassins and hidden enemies while Eva's own dangerous plans unfold.
Eva Joseph, the third wife of Global Finance's late chairman, secretly plots to destroy the powerful corporation that abandoned her daughter. After ascending to the chairmanship, she becomes a target. Her life is saved by Ethan, a vengeance-driven mercenary returning home, whom she hires as her personal bodyguard. Now, bound by a pact of protection and revenge, Eva and Ethan must navigate a treacherous world of corporate assassins and hidden enemies while Eva's own dangerous plans unfold.