Twenty years after an abduction, a homeless man wins $2 billion and finds his family.
#3 on NetShort · Hottest English Short Drama Series
Fired for Giving Birth I Bought Them Out
Fired after childbirth, a new mother returns with an investor and builds a rival firm.
NetShort · 55 episodes · about 2.1 h
FreeEp 1–9on NetShort
Locked46of 55 episodes
CheckedOct 18app's site
Story
Wendy Sullivan is let go after her employer claims she left work right after childbirth, costing her a large commission and a fine. With investor Tyler Lawson at her side, she founds a competing company and draws away the clients she once served. Her old employer soon learns it has underestimated her.
Business / rags-to-richesFamily & ethicstriumphantsharp
Who will like it: viewers who liked workplace comeback stories where a wronged woman builds her own empire.
Main characters
- Wendy Sullivan: fired mother who builds a rival firm
- Tyler Lawson: investor backing her comeback
Premise rewritten by ShortDramaDesk from NetShort's description, read Oct 18, 2026.
Episodes
Mint ticks: 9 free. Grey: 46 locked. About 2.1 hours in all (episode 1's length × episodes, an estimate).
Where to watch
NetShort
- Episodes
- 55
- Free
- 9
- Locked
- 46
- Checked
- Oct 18, 2026
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetShort | 55 | 9 | 46 | — | Oct 18, 2026read from the app's site |
Cost to finish
Passes for NetShort on the App Store: $5.99 to $29.99 (checked Oct 18, 2026). The App Store does not list how long each pass lasts.
How it compares on NetShort
- Length
- 55 episodes is longer than 87% of the 489 NetShort dramas on our list (typical: 36).
- Free episodes
- 9 free episodes is more than the typical NetShort drama (8). That is 16% of the story before the paywall.
“Typical” is the median drama from this app on our list, adult titles left out.
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Details the apps publish
- Languages
- Chinese (Traditional), English, Indonesian, Japanese, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese, ar_AE
- App tags
- Office Romance, Rich Family Feud, Underdog Rise
- NetShort
- 2.0K likes, 2.1K followers
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