Answer to My Heart

Episode 1

Cecelia Collins arrives at a high-society gathering where the whispers start immediately. Guests call her the mute girl whose family has fallen on hard times, mocking her silence. Ivan Justice's father has apparently chosen her for his son, and the room buzzes with speculation about why.

Then Ivan makes his move. He tells her that if he provides the money, her family's crisis can be resolved at once—they're about to become family. He leads her to meet his relatives, introducing her as their new "little mother," and the humiliation is deliberate. The episode ends with a cold ultimatum: marry him, or become a rival heir competing for the family fortune.

Episode 2

The confrontation continues as Ivan's family pressures Cecelia, demanding she call him by his title. When she stays silent, they mock her, but Ivan steps in—he has work to handle and leaves her waiting in the car.

Away from the crowd, Ivan lays out the real terms. He asks if she's certain about marrying him, warning that his father will make things difficult. But Ivan seems almost eager for the fight, saying he's long wanted to defy his father. He promises to cover her mother's care and her sister's expenses—on one condition. Cecelia must obey him completely and never speak a single word. Not now, not ever.

Episode 3

Cecelia and Ivan marry quietly. Her sister is stunned, revealing that Ivan's father was furious—so furious he threatened Ivan's shares in the family company.

The sister warns Cecelia that Ivan is an illegitimate son, and rumors about his late mother are ugly. Cecelia absorbs it all in silence. That night, Ivan says he has no social engagements and tells her to stay home obediently. But at a banquet, Cecelia's sister spots Ivan with another woman and publicly accuses him of betraying her sister. Cecelia watches, saying nothing—but the thought surfaces: the person he truly wants to rescue doesn't seem to be her.

Episode 4

At the banquet, guests question whether Cecelia is really the new bride. They've heard Ivan's wife is mute and can't believe a man of his stature would marry someone who can't speak. Cecelia's sister jumps to her defense—she's not mute, she's just—

Ivan cuts in sharply, demanding to know why Cecelia came when he told her to stay home. He orders her to go back and take her troublemaking sister with her. Then he introduces another woman as his newly hired secretary. Amid the humiliation, a bracelet surfaces—the only keepsake Cecelia's mother left her. Someone claims it helped find her. The episode closes on that mysterious thread.

Episode 5

Cecelia stands frozen as a staff member asks if she needs help. Ivan is busy with business, and a message arrives—someone sent something for her. Nearby, a man gestures with his hands, and a woman asks what he's signing, unable to understand.

The tension spikes when someone asks if Cecelia was just speaking. The reply comes fast: she can't talk. But then a direct question cuts through the act—someone demands to know the truth. Are you faking being mute? The accusation hangs in the air, and Cecelia's carefully built silence suddenly feels like a trap closing around her.

Episode 6

A flashback reveals the origin of Cecelia's silence. As a child, she was told to never speak a single word. Her father's business depended entirely on Ivan's family—if they fell, her family would be ruined. Her mother was about to give birth, and they couldn't end up on the streets.

Her father begged her: don't call me, don't speak. The eldest daughter had suddenly lost her voice from a high fever and become mute. From that day on, she couldn't talk. Meanwhile, a doctor prescribes contraceptive pills, and a pregnancy test reveals unexpected news—congratulations, you're pregnant. The father is notified he's going to be a dad. A delivery of brown sugar water is arranged to an address.

Episode 7

A woman brushes off concern, saying it's just her period and there's no need for fuss. But someone insists she should take care of her health. She claims something got in her eye and asks Ivan to blow on it.

Then the conversation turns to the woman who went to buy brown sugar water—why hasn't she returned? The pregnancy reveal lands like a bombshell: what a surprise. Someone notes her husband doesn't seem to know yet and offers to share the good news right away. The call goes out: "Mr. Justice, your wife is pregnant." The episode ends with that message delivered—and the fallout poised to begin.

Episode 8

Ivan leaves to pick up the nurse, and the pregnancy message is sent again. But Ivan dismisses it as spam and deletes it—read and ignored. Someone taunts that her husband clearly doesn't care much, suggesting she tell him herself. But she's mute, can't speak.

Then a chilling twist: a phone with a voice changer is produced, capable of mimicking anyone. A creepy call goes out pretending to be Ivan's father, then a threat—"Your wife and child are in my hands now." But Ivan seems to know the truth: he only has a few wives, and he's certain which one is the favorite. The kidnapper claims she's been silent the whole time, never making a sound.

Episode 9

The kidnapper taunts Ivan, claiming his wife and unborn child are captive. Ivan coolly notes he has several wives—but the kidnapper insists this one is his favorite, silent and lovely the whole time. Then the kidnapper cries, and the demands turn brutal: prepare the money, or the child will be cut from her belly.

Meanwhile, Cecelia's sister calls Ivan, furious that he isn't at the hospital while Cecelia is seriously ill. But Ivan's people have already tracked Cecelia's phone to the hospital—meaning she wasn't kidnapped. He orders her location found and her sent home. The kidnapper's voice returns, threatening that her belly is soft and easy to cut.

Episode 10

The truth finally cracks open. Ivan is heard saying the woman was only a tool he married to anger his father—he never intended her to be his wife, and never planned a child with her. He tells someone to deal with the pregnancy.

But then Cecelia speaks. The shock is immediate—she's not mute, she can talk. Someone orders her taken back so she can repeat every word Ivan just said, word for word. Meanwhile, the harassing calls continue, and Ivan's people report that Cecelia's phone was found at the hospital. The misunderstandings are unraveling, and Cecelia's voice is finally out in the open.

Watch Answer to My Heart and follow Cecelia as she stops hiding and finally speaks her truth.