He Married Me to Save My Brother

When Iris Holloway is six months pregnant, her husband Liam Sterling seems to give her everything: a grand art exhibition, a priceless painting bought at auction, nights spent reciting poetry at her bedside. New York's elite call her the luckiest woman alive, and she believes it—until a Holloway family dinner ends with her brother Jace Holloway collapsing and Liam carrying him into the rain without a backward glance.

At the hospital, Iris overhears the truth. Jace's illness can be cured by a stem cell transplant from her baby's umbilical cord blood, and Liam married her to secure it. He tells Jace she need not agree—she only needs to give birth. The meal box slips from her hands, and the love she trusted becomes a cold extraction plan.

Back at the villa, Liam returns before dawn and reaches for her as if nothing has changed. Iris pulls away, asking whether it is truly her he loves. He says yes. She no longer believes him.