Once Poseidon's prince, Triton now rows as a galley slave. He means to reclaim Atlantis.
#269 on NetShort · Hottest English Short Drama Series
They Locked Out the Billionaire Who Owned the House
A diner owner leads a billion-dollar company in secret, until her in-laws lock her out of her condo.
NetShort · 40 episodes · about 1.4 h
FreeEp 1–10on NetShort
Locked30of 40 episodes
CheckedOct 18app's site
Story
Mira owns a diner, but behind the counter she quietly heads a billion-dollar firm. After her son gets married, his new in-laws seize her condo and keep her out. Mira fights back by taking the house back and canceling her son's trust fund. Once her identity comes out, her son must mature, move out, and build a life without her money.
Family & ethicsHidden identityquiet reversalin-law feud
Who will like it: viewers who liked a secretly rich mother who puts her son and his in-laws in their place.
Main characters
- Mira: diner owner secretly leading a billion-dollar company
Premise rewritten by ShortDramaDesk from NetShort's description, read Oct 18, 2026.
Episodes
Mint ticks: 10 free. Grey: 30 locked. About 1.4 hours in all (episode 1's length × episodes, an estimate).
Where to watch
NetShort
- Episodes
- 40
- Free
- 10
- Locked
- 30
- Checked
- Oct 18, 2026
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetShort | 40 | 10 | 30 | — | 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
- 40 episodes is longer than 59% 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 25% 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
- Chinese (Traditional), English, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, ar_AE
- App tags
- Family Drama, Karma, Underdog Rise
- NetShort
- 2.3K likes, 4.8K 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.