Dark Emperor
| Languages | English |
|---|---|
| Episode | 10 |
| Genres | cyber thrillercorporate dramaromancerevenge |
| Themes | Short Dramas About Revenge and Comeback, CEO and Billionaire Love Short Dramas, Contract Marriage Short Dramas |
Genius programmer Scarlett loses five years of work when ex Ian and his fiancée Vivian steal her core algorithm, launch a public company, and erase her credit. Desperate for justice, she accepts a deal from Howard Blackwell, heir to a massive conglomerate who recognized her coding fingerprint after it once saved his group from catastrophic breaches. Their arrangement: a temporary marriage exchanging his unlimited legal and financial resources for her help fending off forced betrothals and defeating his ambitious cousin Dominic, who covets the family fortune. Scarlett moves into the rigid Blackwell manor, enduring a three-month probation from traditional matriarch Eleanor and constant sabotage from Dominic, who plants surveillance, spreads slander, and manipulates Ian to undermine them. Using elite tech skills, she dismantles every trap — crippling Ian's servers, debunking fabricated affair footage, and defusing stock crises — while the transactional partnership gradually deepens into genuine love.
Characters
| Scarlett | Genius programmer seeking justice |
|---|---|
| Ian | Ex-partner who stole the algorithm |
| Vivian | Ian's fiancée and co-conspirator |
| Howard Blackwell | Conglomerate heir proposing a sham marriage |
| Dominic | Scheming cousin targeting the family fortune |
| Eleanor | Traditional matriarch imposing probation |
Key points
- Stolen algorithm fuels revenge plot
- Sham marriage trades resources for protection
- Cousin Dominic sabotages with bugs and slander
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