Seducing My Cruel Boss

Chloe Laurent is an intern at the very bottom of the Vis haute couture house. She carries the dying wish of her mother and the secret behind the Laurent family’s downfall. Twenty years ago, Isabella, the power behind the scenes at the Vis Group, plagiarized a Laurent design, driving Chloe’s mother to her death. Chloe went undercover at Vis under a false identity, seeking only a chance to turn the tables. Just as she was about to be kicked out by Chief Designer Vivian, fashion empress Diana Weiss spotted a thorned rose motif on a coffee-stained design sketch—the most secret mark buried deep in her long-forgotten memories. Under the guise of “the rules,” Diana kept Chloe by her side, subjecting her to a ruthless training regimen in VIP fitting rooms and late-night rehearsal studios. Cold metal zippers, tight leather corsets, and searing stares in the mirror—every time she drew near, she was pushed away even more ruthlessly. Driven mad by jealousy, Vivian teamed up with CEO Mark to plagiarize designs, frame Chloe, and manipulate the media. Time and again, Diana secretly bailed her out, only to withdraw coldly and harshly after each intervention. At Paris Fashion Week, Vivian tampered with the lining of a Chloe gown. On the runway, Diana publicly tore off her own blazer to redeem Chloe’s design, then personally expelled Vivian from the industry. On the rooftop, Diana finally lost control and kissed Chloe, only to push her away coldly at dawn: “This is a mistake.” The mastermind behind it all, Isabella, emerged. Using Chloe’s future as leverage, she forced Diana to marry Mark. To protect Chloe, Diana signed the engagement papers and publicly fired Chloe. Chloe cut off her long hair, revealed her identity as a descendant of Laurent, and formed a revenge alliance with her best friend Luna and supermodel Selena under her independent brand, LAURENT. Mark set fire to the LAURENT studio, and Chloe, with charred silk wrapped around her wrist, announced to the world: “The next big show will be called ‘Ashes.’” On the fateful night, Chloe stormed into Diana and Mark’s engagement party and publicly exposed Isabella and Mark’s money-laundering records and evidence of their plundering of Laurent. Mark was arrested, and Isabella was removed from her position. Chloe handed Diana the key necklace passed down through the Vis family. The “Empress” finally broke free from her shackles and bowed her head in defeat. The two founded the joint brand V&L, stunning the world with their “Taming and Submission” collection in Milan, and stood side by side at the pinnacle of the fashion world.