The Assistant Who Owned the CEO

At an emergency board meeting, Olivia exposes Marcus's embezzlement, and the board votes to suspend him; she offers Vance a partnership to save the company.

Vance signs, but as Richard's buyout accelerates, Olivia reveals the only way to block him is to merge their voting blocs—through a high-profile marriage.

Vance agrees to the engagement; they announce it at a shareholders' gala, but Richard arrives with a secret motion to remove the board.

Olivia and Vance discover that someone inside the board is feeding Richard their strategy; she suspects Victoria.

They set a trap by feeding Victoria false information, and she takes the bait; later, forced proximity leads to an almost-kiss.

Olivia and Vance open her father's sealed office and find his original will—with a clause that she must be married by her 30th birthday or lose the trust.

Vance distances himself, and Richard takes advantage by offering him a side deal; Olivia fights the ticking clock alone.

Vance agrees to meet Richard to gather intel, but Olivia sees them and accuses him of betrayal.

At an emergency shareholder meeting, Richard pushes a vote to challenge the trust; Olivia and Vance present a united front and win, but Richard vows to find another way.

Victoria, desperate, forges documents to accuse Olivia of fraud and stages a public scene; Olivia is nearly forced out until Lionel exposes the forgeries.

Richard uses a corrupt judge to freeze Olivia's trust, and Marcus calls an emergency board vote to remove her as chairwoman; she loses by one vote.

With Olivia stripped and Vance refusing to cooperate, Marcus and Richard push a hostile takeover; Olivia discovers proof that Richard bribed the judge.

Victoria steals the evidence and hands it to Richard, but Olivia has already uploaded a backup to a secure server; at a press event, Richard tries to bury them.

The board receives the evidence and reinstates Olivia's trust vote; she calls for a vote of no confidence in Marcus, but he reveals a secret weapon.

Vance refuses to co-sign the buyout; Olivia reveals she planted a listening device in the secret office, and they overhear Marcus and Richard plotting a new scheme.

Eleanor, fearing she will lose everything, reveals to Olivia that Marcus hid a second will that could overturn everything; she offers to testify.