Ashley is about to start her new dream job at Carter Corporation, a prominent Manhattan firm, and is running late on her very first day when she crosses paths with an insufferable man who causes her to lose both precious time and her
patience. When she shows up at the office more than an hour late, she is introduced to her boss … who is none other than the man responsible for her tardiness! He takes a nasty pleasure in sewing doubt in her mind as to whether or
not she has a future with Carter Corp., which kicks off a pattern of seduction and provocation between the two.