💔🔥If Only You Loved Me More: A Marriage Built on a Malicious Lie

What If Your Greatest Sacrifice Was Seen as Your Greatest Betrayal?

Let’s play a game of "what if." What if you met the love of your life? What if you saved his life, literally—sacrificing your own kidney, an act that triggered a ticking time bomb in your own body? And what if, while you were away fighting for your life, someone else stole your story, reframed your sacrifice as an act of betrayal, and married the man you saved... just to torture you?

This isn't just a dark hypothetical. This is the agonizing, gut-wrenching, and utterly addictive premise of the new Dramabox hit, If Only You Loved Me More. This 53-episode drama isn't just a Love Triangle; it's a story of catastrophic injustice, a marriage built on a lie so profound it poisons everything it touches. It is one of the most potent, emotionally charged setups I've seen in a short-form drama, and it will make you furious in all the best ways.

This is a story that proves the old adage: the opposite of love isn't hate; it's a misunderstanding weaponized by a psychopath.

The Anatomy of a Lie

To understand the hellscape of the present, we must go back five years. The series opens on a deceptively idyllic note: a flashback to a young, vibrant Beth Hearst, deeply in love with her college sweetheart, Alex. This is the "before." But the "before" ends with the screech of tires.

Alex, in a moment of pure heroism, shoves Beth out of the way of a speeding car, taking the full impact himself. He's rushed to the hospital, broken, and needs an emergency kidney transplant. There are no donors. There is no time.

Except, there is Beth. Without a moment's hesitation, she offers hers. The sacrifice is immediate and total. But this is where the tragedy truly begins. The transplant saves Alex, but the massive surgery destabilizes Beth's own immune system, awakening a dormant blood cancer. She's given a death sentence unless she seeks immediate, specialized treatment abroad.

Alex is still unconscious. With a heartbreaking kiss, she leaves him, not as an act of abandonment, but as an act of survival.

This is the single most important moment. As Beth walks away from his room, Alex's eyes flutter open. He sees her back as she leaves. He's weak, confused, and vulnerable. And into this vacuum steps the story's true villain: his secretary, Stella Taylor.

Stella, in a move of Machiavellian genius, doesn't just comfort him. She reframes his reality. "She left you," Stella whispers. "She left you for money." And then, the killing blow: "Don't worry, Alex. I won't leave you. I was the one who gave you my kidney."

It is a lie so audacious, so monstrous, that it's perfect. She didn't just steal a man; she stole a narrative. She stole Beth's heroism and wore it like a trophy.

A Marriage Forged in Revenge

Flash forward to the present, and we see the fruits of that lie. Three years ago, Beth returned. Her cancer in remission, she came back for the man she loved, keeping her own illness a secret to spare him the guilt. She thought she was returning to happiness. She was wrong.

Alex, now a cold, powerful CEO, agrees to marry her. Beth, radiant in her wedding dress, believes this is their happy ending. The second they are home, the illusion shatters. Alex brings Stella into their marital home on their wedding night.

When Beth, confused, asks what's happening, Alex's love has curdled into a black, venomous hate. He shoves her, his eyes filled with a rage she can't understand. "I almost died for you," he snarls, "and you left me." He slaps her to the ground. "You betrayed me. Now it's your turn to suffer."

This is her life. For three years, she has been trapped in a marriage that is, by design, a torture chamber. He is punishing her for the very thing she never did, all while praising another woman for a sacrifice she never made.

The Ticking Clock and the $800,000 Insult

This brings us to the present. On Thanksgiving, a world away, the richest man in the world, Vincent Duncan, is on his deathbed. His last wish? To find his daughter, Beth, who was lost twenty years ago. He clutches a unique piece of jewelry, a clue to her identity. This is Checkov's gun, and it's aimed at the entire plot.

At the exact same time, Beth is in a hospital. The cancer is back, and it's terminal. Her only chance is a $100,000 surgery. Her only family? Her husband, Alex.

She calls him, her voice weak, but he's busy. He's at a warm, happy family dinner... with Stella and her parents. "You only call me when you need money," he says, his voice dripping with contempt, before hanging up.

The true, stomach-churning insult comes at the office. Beth, now the CFO (in name only), is a pariah. The staff openly mock her, fawning over Stella, who is bragging about the new $800,000 diamond necklace Alex just bought her.

$800,000 for a trinket for his mistress. But not one cent for his wife's life-saving surgery.

Desperate, Beth confronts Alex in his office. She doesn't ask for a handout; she asks for her salary, the $100,000 she is legally owed. Stella, naturally, intervenes, faking a push, scratching her own hand, and playing the victim.

Alex, blinded by "the lie," rushes to Stella's side. He turns to Beth with pure disgust. He'll give her the money. But there's one condition.

"Kneel," he commands. "Kneel and apologize to Stella."

This is the breaking point. This is the ultimate humiliation. He forces her to her knees, not just in front of his mistress, but in front of the woman he believes is his savior. "I know who's good to me," he says, a final twist of the knife. "Stella gave me her kidney. You gave me nothing but betrayal."

It's too much. The injustice is too great. From the floor, Beth finally screams the words that will bring his entire world crashing down: "I was the one who gave you my kidney!"

The Verdict: Your New, Anguish-Filled Obsession

If Only You Loved Me More is a masterclass in dramatic irony. We, the audience, are screaming at the screen. We are so far ahead of Alex that his every act of cruelty is a fresh wound. He's not just a villain; he's a fool, a puppet dancing on Stella's strings, and we are counting the seconds until those strings are cut.

This Dramabox series is built for binging. You're not just watching for the romance; you're watching for the justice.

When will Alex learn the truth?

How will he react when he finds out the "savior" he's been worshipping is a fraud, and the "traitor" he's been torturing is the one who actually saved him?

And, the biggest "UNO Reverse Card" of all: What will he do when he learns his dying, despised wife is Beth Duncan, the long-lost heiress to the largest fortune on Earth?

This is a story of survival, of identity, and of the earth-shattering moment when the truth finally comes to light. It is a high-angst, high-stakes ride, and the payoff promises to be spectacular.

If you love stories where the hero has to crawl over broken glass to earn forgiveness, this is your show. Watch If Only You Loved Me More Full Episodes now, exclusively on Dramabox.