Dirty Secrets, Rich Lies

Cora Quinn is the champion of a beauty contest under the Reed Group. She originally has a bright future, but after the contest, she has a one-night stand with Steve Reed, the eldest son of the Reed family. Steve promises to take responsibility for Cora. Three years after marriage, Cora believes Steve is a gentle husband. But one day, she unexpectedly enters Steve’s study and finds it full of photos of women. She realizes she is only one of them, and the most recent one is Hope Scott, Steve’s sister-in-law and wife of his younger brother, Danny Reed. Cora cannot accept this and catches Steve and Hope in the act. From the start of the marriage, Steve has planned everything. He will not let Cora gain any property, and if they divorce, she will get nothing. So Cora decides to take Steve’s semen sample and conceive a child through IVF. She succeeds and becomes pregnant. At the same time, Cora seeks revenge by putting infected men’s underwear in Steve’s wardrobe. Steve catches the disease, and Hope is also infected. Unexpectedly, Danny informs Cora that Hope is pregnant. Cora knows Steve will never allow Hope to keep the child, so she tells Hope the truth. Steve, furious and ashamed, takes Hope to the hospital. Cora rushes there with her mother-in-law, Margaret Brown, and learns about Hope’s pregnancy and infection. But no matter what, Steve is Margaret’s son. Margaret protects Steve and only punishes Hope. Cora realizes her own child will be in danger if things continue. To appeas