My Secret Lover at the Bar

Sophia Bennett was raised as the pampered heiress of the Bennett family, but her world collapses when a DNA test reveals Isabella Bennett is the true daughter. Cast out overnight, Sophia becomes the daughter of a gambling addict. Years earlier, she had struck a secret bargain with Adrian Walker, Mrs. Johnson's son: she would fund a heart donor and medical care for his sister Olivia if he became her secret lover. He stayed by her side for three years, until Isabella returned and Sophia was thrown from the estate.

Now, five years later, Sophia's father has pawned her to a nightclub as a hostess. In a VIP lounge she runs into Adrian, now a rising drone-industry leader and Isabella's boyfriend. He orders her to pour his drink, showing no recognition, then asks if they have met before. Sophia hides behind a heavy accent and slips away, but the past refuses to stay buried.

When a fried-rice order arrives with Adrian's exact habits, he confronts her at her food stand, calling her Number 18. Sophia insists he has mistaken her for someone else.