Broke and divorced, Erin takes a stepmom job. Her new boss is North America's most powerful Wolf King.
#46 on NetShort · Hottest English Short Drama Series
He Left Me at the Altar-Now I'm His Boss's Wife
Dumped at the altar, Claire vanished. Now she is back as the wife of her ex's biggest backer.
NetShort · 25 episodes · about 1.5 h
FreeEp 1–7on NetShort
Locked18of 25 episodes
CheckedOct 18app's site
Story
After seven years together, her fiancé leaves her at the altar, having gotten another woman pregnant. Five years on, Claire returns as the wife of Adrian Vale, a cold-blooded tycoon whose company is her ex's largest backer. Her ex and his new wife assume she has no money and even offer her a nanny position. Once the truth lands, her ex wants her back, and Claire starts to come apart.
Marriage & divorceBillionaire & CEO romanceslow-burn paybackbillionaire rescue
Who will like it: viewers who liked a jilted bride who returns years later married to a cold tycoon with a hidden soft spot.
Main characters
- Claire: heroine left at the altar
- Adrian Vale: ruthless billionaire who married Claire
Premise rewritten by ShortDramaDesk from NetShort's description, read Oct 18, 2026.
Episodes
Mint ticks: 7 free. Grey: 18 locked. About 1.5 hours in all (episode 1's length × episodes, an estimate).
Where to watch
NetShort
- Episodes
- 25
- Free
- 7
- Locked
- 18
- Checked
- Oct 18, 2026
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetShort | 25 | 7 | 18 | — | 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
- 25 episodes is longer than 1% of the 489 NetShort dramas on our list (typical: 36).
- Free episodes
- 7 free episodes is fewer than the typical NetShort drama (8). That is 28% 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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- Languages
- English, Japanese, Korean
- App tags
- Karma Payback, Love After Marriage, Underdog Rise
- NetShort
- 2.1K likes, 2.7K followers
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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.