Why do Ellie and Vincenzo marry?

To secure his mother's inheritance through a one-year contract.

What is Ellie hiding from Vincenzo?

Her true identity and painful family history.

A contract with the italian

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A contract with the italian — A broke fashion designer flees to Italy and agrees to a fake marriage with a wealthy tycoon.

Ellie escapes a toxic London household and arrives in Italy with dreams of designing clothes. Desperate for stability, she accepts a proposal from Vincenzo, a powerful real estate figure who needs a spouse to unlock his mother's inheritance. Their arrangement stipulates a twelve-month union built on convenience, yet proximity ignites a fierce attraction neither anticipated. As Ellie guards secrets about her past and true identity, the boundary between contract and genuine feeling dissolves, pulling both into a romance complicated by deception and emotional scars.

Quick answers

Why do Ellie and Vincenzo marry?: To secure his mother's inheritance through a one-year contract.
What is Ellie hiding from Vincenzo?: Her true identity and painful family history.