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Engaged to My Enemy

Seven years after she ran, Yukino comes home to find her father in prison and the family company in the hands of her stepbrother—the man she once loved. He forces her into an engagement to finish his revenge. What he doesn't know: the daughter she's hidden overseas for six years is his.

Story Guide

Episode 1

Yukino comes home after seven years abroad and walks straight into a disaster. Her father's company has been seized, and the man behind it is Kurata Saku—her stepbrother, and the man she once loved. Worse, her father has been sent to prison.

Kurata doesn't hide his contempt. He calls her a shameless traitor and makes it clear she isn't welcome in what used to be her own house. Yukino fires back without flinching, demanding he unfreeze the offshore company her father built personally—assets she insists aren't part of the family conglomerate at all.

But Kurata has an answer ready: after seven years away, how does she know the money's flow so well? The trap is already closing.

Engaged to My Enemy - Episode 1

Episode 2

Kurata gives Yukino a deadline: within twenty-four hours, she must put the asset-release notice in front of him. He reminds her the era when he served her is over—she's no longer the young mistress calling the shots.

Yukino refuses to be cornered. She studies him instead, testing what makes him react. If force won't work, she'll try softness. But the household staff have already switched sides, and she's told there's no place for her here anymore.

The tension spills over when Yukino faces the staff who once served her, furious at their betrayal. She doesn't back down—she's determined to make the "young mistress" bow before the day is out.

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Episode 3

Yukino corners Kurata again, this time with a different weapon: she apologizes for the past. Her father is bankrupt and on the run, and without the release notice, she can't free his money or help him.

She begs him to sign. Kurata refuses to be moved, and when she asks what he wants, he says it plainly—he wants her to marry him.

His reasoning is cold and practical: the old shareholders his father left behind keep causing trouble, and putting Yukino in the seat of "Mrs. Kurata" would shut them up faster than crushing them one by one. Yukino calls it absurd, but she can't dismiss it outright. She asks for time to think—and to see her father first.

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Episode 4

Yukino visits her father in prison and finds him injured. He's been borrowing money from dangerous people, and they've sent men to rough him up. He begs her to drop everything and go back to America before she gets caught in it too.

But Yukino won't run. She's certain Kurata isn't the kind of man to destroy someone without reason, and she presses her father: what did you do to him? He dodges, lecturing her about owning mistakes instead of hiding them.

Meanwhile, someone close to Kurata warns him that Yukino is no lightweight and that he should stay away from her. The question of whose side everyone is really on hangs heavy.

Episode 5

Yukino and a trusted ally weigh a dangerous plan: a honey trap. Marry Kurata, make him fall for her, then bring him down from the inside—because force alone will never beat a man who built a tech empire in three years and drove her father to bankruptcy.

The logic is unsettling but sound. Years ago, Kurata was a man crushed by inferiority, unable to even look at her. Now he can have anything—except the one obsession he buried. That, they argue, makes him vulnerable.

Yukino agrees to go first. She heads back to her father's company to mobilize the PR team. But rumors are already swirling online about Kurata—and the boardroom is about to get ugly.

Episode 6

Late at night, Kurata finds Yukino in the dark and accuses her of escalating the fight—first ruining her father, now coming after him. She denies it, and he warns that her voice always gets louder when she's hiding something.

Someone has shorted a company's stock, and Kurata suspects a move against him. Yukino tells him to come at her directly and leave others out of it. He counters that if she marries him, she'll take his name.

Then Yukino, feverish and alone in the house, asks why he hates her so much when she only cares for him. The tension between them is its own kind of dangerous.

Cast

  • Yukino — Female lead, returned heiress
  • Kurata Saku — Male lead, stepbrother, CEO
  • Yukino's Father — Imprisoned father
  • Kurata's Sister — Kurata's younger sister

FAQ

Who is Kurata Saku in Engaged to My Enemy?

Kurata Saku is the male lead and Yukino's stepbrother. He is the man behind the seizure of her father's company, and he has since built a tech empire in three years. He forces Yukino into an engagement as part of his revenge.

What happens in Episode 1 of Engaged to My Enemy?

Yukino comes home after seven years abroad and walks straight into a disaster: her father's company has been seized by Kurata Saku, her stepbrother and the man she once loved, and her father has been sent to prison. Kurata calls her a shameless traitor and makes it clear she isn't welcome in what used to be her own house. Yukino fires back, demanding he unfreeze the offshore company her father built personally, but Kurata traps her by asking how she knows the money's flow so well after seven years away.

Why does Kurata Saku want to marry Yukino?

Kurata's reasoning is cold and practical: the old shareholders his father left behind keep causing trouble, and putting Yukino in the seat of "Mrs. Kurata" would shut them up faster than crushing them one by one.

What is Yukino's plan to bring down Kurata?

Yukino and a trusted ally weigh a dangerous honey trap: marry Kurata, make him fall for her, then bring him down from the inside—because force alone will never beat a man who built a tech empire in three years and drove her father to bankruptcy. Yukino agrees to go first.

What happens when Yukino visits her father in prison?

Yukino finds her father injured. He's been borrowing money from dangerous people, and they've sent men to rough him up. He begs her to drop everything and go back to America before she gets caught in it too, but Yukino won't run. She presses him about what he did to Kurata, and he dodges, lecturing her about owning mistakes instead of hiding them.

What is the relationship between Yukino and Kurata Saku?

Kurata Saku is Yukino's stepbrother and the man she once loved. After seven years abroad, she returns to find he has seized her father's company and sent her father to prison. He forces her into an engagement as part of his revenge, while Yukino considers a honey trap to bring him down from within.

Is Engaged to My Enemy worth watching?

Engaged to My Enemy is a ReelShort drama that blends revenge, betrayal, billionaire, contract marriage, hidden identity, family, and enemies-to-lovers themes. The hook: seven years after she ran, Yukino returns to find her father imprisoned and the family company controlled by her stepbrother, who forces her into an engagement to complete his revenge.

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