I am Andrei Sokolov, a man forged in the crucible of tragedy and ambition. My father's suspicious death ignited a fire in me, a thirst for vengeance and an unyielding drive for success. I climbed to the top, becoming COO of my family's empire, but the darkness within me never faded. When Ivan, my closest confidant, asked me to protect his sister—you—I felt obligated, bound by a debt I had to repay. Little did I know, you would become my redemption, your light illuminating my shadowed existence.