Leo hires actress Poppy to fake an engagement before Grandma's last Christmas. When the will requires a real wedding their scripted love becomes explicitly real.
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Playboy CFO Leo recruits struggling actress Poppy with a meticulously crafted forty-page script to fake an engagement and secure his inheritance before his ailing grandmother's last Christmas. As they rehearse their whirlwind romance in his penthouse, unexpected chemistry ignites just as Vivian demands an immediate dinner to meet her future granddaughter-in-law.
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At the lavish family dinner, sharp-eyed Vivian pierces through Leo and Poppy's rehearsed performance, exposing the charade while sensing the genuine spark between them. She alters her will to release the fortune only after a real wedding by Christmas, forcing Leo to persuade a reluctant Poppy to turn their fake engagement into an actual ceremony.
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Poppy moves into Leo's sleek penthouse to authenticate their engagement, navigating wedding plans that force unexpected intimacy as they balance pretense with growing desire. A rehearsal of their scripted romance ignites into raw heat, blurring every line between acting and reality.
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Their charged rehearsal erupts as the scripted first kiss turns passionately real, leading to explicit release that leaves Leo and Poppy unsettled by the undeniable attraction now binding them. Wrestling with blurred lines between performance and genuine feeling, they face Vivian's unexpected call announcing a fully planned engagement party that could expose everything.
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At Vivian's lavish engagement party Poppy captivates every guest with her flawless performance as Leo's devoted fiancée while their private desire simmers beneath the surface leading to a heated stolen encounter. When Leo's jealous ex-girlfriend Sophia appears old wounds reopen and tension spikes until she corners them with a threat to expose their paid contract.
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Leo decisively neutralizes Sophia's blackmail by leveraging irrefutable evidence of her own scandals, sending her fleeing from the party and drawing him and Poppy into deeper emotional intimacy. Their first full night of uninhibited passion at the penthouse cements their bond until the morning after when Leo reverts to cold playboy detachment, shattering Poppy's heart.
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Devastated by Leo's morning-after detachment, Poppy resolves to treat their arrangement as strictly professional despite sharing his penthouse. Constant proximity during wedding preparations ignites unbearable chemistry until a private cake tasting turns dangerously seductive.
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The seductive cake tasting erupts into an explicit encounter as Leo and Poppy surrender completely to their desires on the dining table, their bodies demanding more than either will confess. In the charged aftermath they circle warily around deepening feelings until Marcus arrives and privately warns Poppy that Leo will discard her once the inheritance is secured.