Return from Three Years of Exile, My Stepmother is My First Love— Episode 25

After three years in exile, Arthur returned for revenge, only to find that his beloved Eve had become his stepmother, holding the will and a ten‑billion trust fund. He retaliated furiously, pressing her step by step, trying to tear apart her facade. In one clash, he tore her dress and was shocked to see old whip scars on her shoulders, and witnessed her collapse from severe heart failure. It turned out that over the past three years, Eve had willingly married the old master of the family and endured torment, all to save Arthur's life, while secretly protecting his inheritance. Overcome with regret and devastation, Arthur revealed his identity as the real controller of the Blackstone Fund worth hundreds of billions, crushed the conspiracy of his uncle Richard—who had colluded with the school board—and exhausted global medical resources to rescue her from the brink of death. Finally, he smashed the dark chamber where she had been imprisoned, and offered his entire financial empire as a betrothal gift to Eve. The two embraced in the morning sun, breaking free from worldly conventions.