Mia's contract husband is a stranger she only texts, until she falls for the CEO at her new job.
#12 on NetShort · Hottest English Short Drama Series
Forbidden Bond
Before her wedding, a bride finds her fiancé plotting with her stepsister and targets his boss.
NetShort · 60 episodes · about 2.5 h
FreeEp 1–10on NetShort
Locked50of 60 episodes
CheckedOct 18app's site
Story
Lorrain has until age 22 to wed into the Morgan clan and secure her inheritance. Just days before the ceremony, she uncovers a scheme by her fiancé and stepsister to take what is hers. Instead, she sets her sights on Harrison, the adoptive father and boss of her fiancé, and behind closed doors his fixation grows intense.
Dark romanceForbidden loveobsessivetense
Who will like it: viewers who liked forbidden romance with a bitter inheritance fight and ruthless revenge.
Main characters
- Lorrain: heroine racing to claim her inheritance
- Harrison: adoptive father and boss of her fiancé
Premise rewritten by ShortDramaDesk from NetShort's description, read Oct 18, 2026.
Episodes
Mint ticks: 10 free. Grey: 50 locked. About 2.5 hours in all (episode 1's length × episodes, an estimate).
Where to watch
NetShort
- Episodes
- 60
- Free
- 10
- Locked
- 50
- Checked
- Oct 18, 2026
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetShort | 60 | 10 | 50 | — | 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
- 60 episodes is longer than 88% of the 489 NetShort dramas on our list (typical: 36).
- Free episodes
- 10 free episodes is more than the typical NetShort drama (8). That is 17% 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
- English, ar_AE
- App tags
- Love After Marriage, Modern Romance, Romantic Marriage
- NetShort
- 2.2K likes, 3.6K followers
The apps' own counts, shown as printed, never folded into the reader rating.
Source: NetShort (public chart and episode page), checked Oct 18, 2026. Poster: NetShort, from its official page, read Oct 18, 2026; it belongs to the app.