Boss, Your Executive Secretary has Resigned

Episode 1

Anne has loved Jackson for eight years, ever since he helped her on a fateful day. She gave up her career as a jewelry designer to stand beside him—first as his executive secretary, then as his secret lover for four years. But when Jackson and his first love Melissa are rushed to the hospital after carbon monoxide poisoning, Anne is the one left to handle the fallout. Facing reporters, she insists there was no sex scandal—just a minor incident during his proposal to his fiancée. Privately, the truth cuts deeper: after four years in his bed, the first name he calls in his sleep isn't hers. Now that Melissa is back, Anne knows it's time to leave.

Episode 2

Anne's resignation lands on Jackson's desk, but he approves it without realizing it's hers. When a colleague offers to remind him, Anne refuses—she'll finish the process and be gone in a month. Meanwhile, Melissa's return stirs the office. She's the fiancée who just placed third at the world jewelry design competition, and Jackson's attention shifts entirely. Anne watches as he keeps their relationship hidden while showing Melissa off proudly. Melissa makes her intentions clear: a mere secretary thinking she could take her place? She's back now, and it's time for Anne to disappear.

Episode 3

Melissa claims she hurt her back and asks Jackson to carry her to the office. He does—and Anne sees that his coldness was never simply his nature. When Melissa's back pain flares again, Jackson postpones a critical VIP client meeting by two hours, offending key business partners. Anne warns him that these clients are essential, but he brushes it off. Melissa keeps needling, feigning concern about upsetting the secretary. Jackson's workaholic reputation crumbles in Melissa's presence, and Anne is left to manage the fallout alone.

Episode 4

Melissa keeps up her innocent act, praising Anne's handling of the carbon monoxide crisis while subtly undermining her. When Anne stands for four hours presenting to clients, her lower back in terrible pain, a colleague begs Jackson to intervene. His response is cold: if she's not feeling well, she should go to the hospital—he's not a doctor. Melissa then brings up the snowstorm, and the question of who saved Jackson becomes a contest. Anne insists she was the one who saved him. Jackson doesn't correct Melissa. Anne's sacrifice is rewritten by the woman he actually loves.

Episode 5

Melissa orders Anne to make 400 cups of coffee for the design department, then requests hers iced with no sugar. When Jackson tastes it, Melissa claims she asked for it hot—and that Anne deliberately added extra ice. Jackson scolds Anne without listening to her side, warning that if it happens again, she's done. Anne realizes the truth: Jackson doesn't care about the truth as long as Melissa is happy. Melissa has overstayed her welcome, and Anne is the one being pushed out.

Episode 6

Anne's back pain flares again, but she insists she's fine—it's been like this for four years. She overhears colleagues admit they knew Melissa was wrong about the coffee but couldn't speak up because Melissa is the boss's favorite. Alone, Anne reflects on the birthday she'll miss, and the letter filled with eight years of love she'll never send. She realizes hard work can get you everything except love. Even after all she gave, she's the only one who was ever moved. She decides to find herself again. Meanwhile, the design world buzzes about a genius designer's return.

Episode 7

Jackson finally notices Anne's injury and asks when she got hurt, but his concern is fleeting—he was worried about Melissa after the iced coffee incident and didn't mean to take it out on Anne. He offers her the annual bonus, then assigns her to organize Melissa's welcome banquet in ten days. When Melissa needs painkillers, Jackson asks Anne for the ones she takes for her backache. The realization hits: he knew about her pain all along. If she's not the one he loves, she doesn't even exist to him. Anne begins to see the truth she's been avoiding for years.

Episode 8

Anne notices Jackson's cologne—the one Melissa loves. His tie clip, designed by Melissa, becomes another reminder of where his heart lies. Everything Melissa likes becomes special to him; everything she designs, he falls for. Anne tells him she's happy for him, but the words are hollow. Jackson praises Anne's contributions, saying he doesn't know how he'd manage without her, and offers her a reward. She declines, saying she's just doing her job. Then he asks about a document—and Anne hesitates. If she said yes, would he really look?

Episode 9

Jackson gets a call—Melissa's back hurts, and he rushes to her without a second thought. Anne is left behind, holding the resignation he never read. She watches him toss out an old mug, a small symbol of the years she spent by his side. A voice echoes: don't get so attached to someone. Jackson tells her to go to the hospital and take care of herself, but the words feel empty. Anne understands now—she's not the one he'll ever choose.

Episode 10

Anne reflects on the choice between love and career. She once believed Jackson was her future, that if she stayed by his side, he would fall for her. She traded her career as a three-time world jewelry design champion to become a nameless secretary, helping him chase his dream of becoming the youngest billionaire. But she became his burden instead. Now, she tells Jackson she no longer loves him—she's choosing herself. The woman who gave up everything for love finally walks away, ready to reclaim the career and identity she abandoned.

Watch as Anne finally chooses herself—and see what happens when the secretary who gave up everything walks away.