Six years into building her husband's company, Chelsea finds his affair and a plan to leave her penniless.
#33 on NetShort · Hottest English Short Drama Series
Pregnant Widow vs the Fake Heir
A five-year-old calls a dead man Dad, and his brother wants the child as heir.
NetShort · 76 episodes · about 3.5 h
FreeEp 1–15on NetShort
Locked61of 76 episodes
CheckedOct 18app's site
Story
A widow who helped grow her late husband's business now faces a battle over it. Her pregnancy gives her some breathing room until a man she once helped becomes the boy's lawyer. He acts as her public enemy while quietly looking out for her, leaving her to decide whether to trust him.
Family & ethicsRevenge & paybackslow-burn tensionprotective hero
Who will like it: viewers who liked a pregnant heroine caught between an inheritance fight and a secretly protective rival.
Premise rewritten by ShortDramaDesk from NetShort's description, read Oct 18, 2026.
Episodes
Mint ticks: 15 free. Grey: 61 locked. About 3.5 hours in all (episode 1's length × episodes, an estimate).
Where to watch
NetShort
- Episodes
- 76
- Free
- 15
- Locked
- 61
- Checked
- Oct 18, 2026
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetShort | 76 | 15 | 61 | — | 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
- 76 episodes is longer than 98% of the 489 NetShort dramas on our list (typical: 36).
- Free episodes
- 15 free episodes is more than the typical NetShort drama (8). That is 20% 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, French, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese
- App tags
- Modern Romance, Revenge, Rich Family Feud
- NetShort
- 2.0K likes, 2.2K 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.