BOUND TO MY RIVAL · Episode 9

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BOUND TO MY RIVAL

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BOUND TO MY RIVAL

40 episodes · 8 free episodes

Set in a fictional nation where same-sex marriage is legal, three-time consecutive Best Actor Adrian Vale and rising young actor Ethan Cross have been torn apart by a public "betrayal" that happened three years prior. Now, Ethan returns to the entertainment industry as a powerful A-list celebrity, and the two are cast together on the same reality television program. Their tense on-camera dynamic is upended when edited, manipulated old footage leaks live during their broadcast, exposing media tyc

Episode 9 summary

Ethan discovers that Adrian has secretly protected him from Victor all this time. When the two meet to clear the air about their feelings, secrets of past sacrifices gradually unfold.

Short drama · 40 episodes · Subtitled · Completed

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Set in a fictional nation where same-sex marriage is legal, three-time consecutive Best Actor Adrian Vale and rising young actor Ethan Cross have been torn apart by a public "betrayal" that happened three years prior. Now, Ethan returns to the entertainment industry as a powerful A-list celebrity, and the two are cast together on the same reality television program. Their tense on-camera dynamic is upended when edited, manipulated old footage leaks live during their broadcast, exposing media tyc

BOUND TO MY RIVAL – Episode 9