Love Me Like You Do

Love Me Like You Do — A teenage girl and a Wall Street executive navigate an arranged union that becomes real before a misunderstanding tears them apart.

Eighteen-year-old Iris is compelled into a binding marriage with William, a Wall Street magnate eighteen years her senior. She resents the arrangement while he maintains a detached, controlled demeanor. Forced proximity gradually erodes their hostility; he becomes captivated by her defiant nature, and she finds security in his steady presence. Genuine affection blossoms across the age divide. The fragile connection shatters when his former romantic partner reappears. Iris interprets the return as betrayal and flees the engagement, prompting the normally unflappable William to abandon his composure and pursue her.

Quick answers

What brings Iris and William together initially?

A forced contractual marriage arrangement.

What causes their engagement to end?

Iris misreads his ex-partner's return as betrayal and leaves.

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