His Private Patient

Sophia, a junior clerk at Rising Corp, has been married to Oscar for a year. The marriage is sexless. Oscar has severe germaphobia and refuses any closeness. Her condition flares—desire she cannot control. She books a gynecology appointment and gets a male doctor, Brant. He examines her and diagnoses hysteria from hormonal imbalance and long-term sexual inactivity. His advice: regular sex with her husband.

At the hospital, after the exam, Brianna, Brant's elder sister and a doctor, confronts him about seeing her patient while she was out. Brant brushes it off.

At home, Oscar rejects her, orders separate rooms, and leaves her to handle her own desperation. Sophia hears him call Laura's name with love. Laura is Sophia's half-sister and their father's favorite, while Sophia grew up as the bastard. Oscar's distance now points to Laura.

At work, Rising Corp gets a new CEO: Brant, the same doctor. Word gets around about his background—his mother runs South Ocean private hospital, his father is in politics, and he has dual masters in medicine and finance. Sophia is summoned to his office. He asks if she is interested in him. She downplays it as admiration. He asks about her health and offers help. She almost lets her real intention slip, then covers with work. He makes her his assistant.

Later that night, Oscar still isn't back. Sophia dreams about Brant, and her hysteria flares. She has already resigned. Brant refuses to accept it and cites the notice and handover rules. Then he orders her to come to him. "Get here within half an hour. I'll treat you myself." She wonders what that treatment means. She becomes executive assistant. Her first task is cleaning Brant's lounge. The rules include removing shoes. The lounge is spotless, yet she finds his used underwear. Her condition reacts. The birth secret behind her bastard status is still ahead, and it could shatter her world.