Cause You Were Never Mine

Episode 1

Jade Spencer presents the last quarter's numbers to Morgan Group: market share is down ten percent. She's a marketing specialist, and the man across from her is Bruce Morgan, the boss she officially reports to—and privately has a history with. He doesn't want excuses. He wants improvement by the end of the fiscal year. Then he throws the room a curve, asking her to finish her report in his office. The tension isn't about quarterly numbers. It's personal, and everyone in the room can feel it. Jade keeps her composure, but the question hangs: what exactly happened between these two?

Episode 2

Bruce doesn't waste time. In his office, he drops the pretense and takes Jade back five years, calling her a hypocrite and reminding her that she's just his employee now—his ex-girlfriend. Jade tries to steer things back to work, asking where he'd like her to start her presentation. He answers with the past. When a coworker makes a snide remark about how Jade landed her position, it's clear the office gossip has teeth. Bruce is enjoying this. He's not just her CEO; he's a man with a score to settle, and he wants her to feel every second of it up close.

Episode 3

The breakup plays out in fragments. Five years ago, Jade ended things with Bruce—not because she stopped loving him, but because she chose to. She told him she was tired of being poor, tired of pretending, and that she was going to live the life she deserved with Dexter. Bruce accused her of caring only about money. She asked him why she'd wait five years for him when she could have everything now. He told her she loved him. She told him to take the money and leave her alone. Meanwhile, a man urged Bruce to come home—his father missed him and wanted to support him. Bruce said he was coming home.

Episode 4

Back in the present, Jade confronts the truth she's been avoiding: ever since she started at Morgan Group, Bruce never mentioned their past, and she thought he'd moved on. She remembers her first day—how honored she felt to work there, how he'd made an exception to hire her. His answer cut deep: he hired her because he hates her and wants her to feel it up close and personal. Then the cruelty turns to humiliation, as he mocks her for being wet and assumes she's just trying to snag a rich guy. The revenge isn't subtle anymore. It's a campaign.

Episode 5

Bruce takes the humiliation into a boutique, ordering the most expensive dress for Jade and mocking her taste for expensive things. She insists she doesn't need any of it, but he keeps pushing, cycling through options and dismissing each one until he lands on the most luxurious piece. Then he invades her space, commenting that her ears were just as sensitive as ever and wondering aloud whether other parts of her are just as sensitive. It's a deliberate, calculated move—part power play, part old wound. Jade is trapped between the man who once loved her and the memories he now uses as weapons.

Episode 6

Bruce tells Jade to drop the act, accusing her of wanting to hook up with a rich guy—reminding her that she was the one who left him for money. Jade, meanwhile, decides she has to tell him the truth, even if she no longer deserves to be with him, because she can still ease his pain. At the hospital, a doctor delivers hard news: her mother Jade Spencer is stable but unresponsive, and this could last months or even years. Even with insurance, the family should prepare for the costs. When Jade tries to speak to Bruce, he coldly introduces his fiancée—Jade Spencer. Jade's own sister.

Episode 7

Jade Spencer thanks Jade with a smirk, saying that if Jade hadn't ditched Bruce for a rich stranger, Jade wouldn't have ended up with such a fine man. Jade fires back: she is not her sister, not since Jade's father cheated on Jade's mother and threw them out. She cut ties with all of them. Then Jade tries to resign—but Bruce reminds her of a special clause: quitting without his permission means paying half a million dollars. She doesn't have that kind of money. He orders her to get him coffee, and when she protests it's not her job, he tells her to listen to what Jade has to say. The trap is set.

Episode 8

Jade admits to herself that Bruce loves someone else now, and bringing up their past will only make her look pathetic. She accepts that she's lost him. Then Dexter shows up in the company parking lot, mocking her for still driving the same junk car despite landing a man who could give her everything. Jade tells him to get lost—he's engaged. Dexter doesn't care, taunting that she and her sister are the same, just as vain, and that even if Jade found out, she wouldn't do anything because she wants to keep her position as the CEO's fiancée. The pressure is closing in from every side.

Episode 9

Bruce demands to know if Jade ever regretted her decision for even a second. She says she never has. He tells her she won't get away with it. The moment turns strange and almost tender—he's playing around, he says, don't take it so seriously. Then a birthday wish: he wishes to spend every birthday with her for the rest of their lives. Jade pulls back, saying maybe it's better if he hates her forever, because she hurt him so badly and he deserves a better life without her. Then a call comes—something has happened to her mother.

Episode 10

The news is good: Jade's mother is showing signs of regaining consciousness. Dexter has already covered the medical expenses, and Jade thanks him with real gratitude. But she doesn't stop there—she calls Saint Joseph's Hospital herself, asking about her mother Jade Spencer's medical bill. She gives herself a pep talk: her mom needs her, the bills need covering, so stop thinking about Bruce. Then she bumps into someone, apologizes, and offers to take them to the hospital. They decline, saying they live nearby and have medicine at home.