Lila has lost her sight and is cared for by a mafia don pretending to be her boyfriend.
Replace the Mafia Heiress? Not A Chance!
Mafia matriarch Ottavia Serra gets a second chance to guard the daughter she lost.
ShortMax · 25 episodes
Story
Ottavia Serra, a feared mafia matriarch, has at last reunited with a daughter lost eighteen years ago. Zella, tattooed and sharp-tongued, is far from the heiress the family imagined. Beside her is Celia, the polished friend the family favors, and Ottavia knows how dangerous that favoritism can become. In a past life, Celia took Zella's place and left her to die unloved, and Ottavia now has a second chance to make sure it never happens again.
Mafia & crimeFamily & ethicsRebirth & time travelfierce mothercold payback
Who will like it: viewers who liked a second life used to shield a daughter from the person who betrayed her.
Main characters
- Ottavia Serra: feared mafia matriarch with a second chance
- Zella: tattooed, sharp-tongued daughter found at last
- Celia: polished friend the Serra family favors
Premise rewritten by ShortDramaDesk from ShortMax's description, read Oct 18, 2026.
Where to watch
ShortMax
- Episodes
- 25
- Checked
- Oct 18, 2026
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShortMax | 25 | — | — | — | Oct 18, 2026checked by hand |
Cost to finish
Passes for ShortMax on the App Store: $9.99 to $19.99 (checked Oct 18, 2026). The App Store does not list how long each pass lasts.
How it compares on ShortMax
- Length
- 25 episodes is longer than 5% of the 60 ShortMax dramas on our list (typical: 60).
“Typical” is the median drama from this app on our list, adult titles left out.
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- App tags
- Family, Heiress Swap, Mafia, Modern, Sweet Romance, Woman
- ShortMax
- 292K views, 97.5K likes
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