I Don't Need Your Love

Lucy runs a successful company in the United Kingdom where Mace works as a dedicated employee. She showers him with expensive gifts including a Cartier watch and a birthday dinner reservation blurring professional boundaries. Mace lives with his longtime girlfriend Dora a chef who supports him financially and emotionally. Dora grows suspicious of Lucy's intentions and confronts Mace about his boss's inappropriate generosity and late-night demands. Lucy attends therapy sessions where her therapist warns her about her pattern of pursuing unavailable men but Lucy revels in the thrill of the chase. When Lucy visits Mace's home at eleven PM for an urgent work meeting a fierce argument ignites between Mace and Dora. Mace's friend pressures him to leave Dora for Lucy citing Lucy's wealth and status but Mace refuses citing loyalty. On Mace's birthday Lucy convinces him to join her for tequila at a restaurant where they drunkenly sleep together. Dora discovers the betrayal and leaves Mace leaving him devastated. In the aftermath Mace's father arrives revealing Mace is the CEO's son and heir. Mace assumes leadership of the company and Lucy confronts him in his new office demanding to know if he laughed at her advances. Mace rejects her firmly declaring his love for Dora and setting strict professional boundaries. Mace tracks Dora down kneels at her gate and begs forgiveness. He confesses his hidden identity and traumatic childhood including his father's absence his mother's death and his resulting resentment. Dora agrees to reconcile but insists on total transparency. They sit down for a raw conversation where Mace answers every question about his past his father and the night with Lucy. Mace proposes with a MARRY ME balloon display and Dora accepts but asks to truly know him first. They rebuild trust through honest dialogue and Mace promises never to hurt her again