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The story of Ambitions is an exaggerated parable of the globalized society and how that affects us all.

After breaking up one year into their relationship, Dide and Hauwa decide to continue living together in their Lagos apartment until their lease ends. Navigating the challenges of cohabitation and unresolved emotions, they find that moving on is harder than they anticipated.

The wife of a man working as a laborer in a big city is raped in the village. When he learns this, he goes to the village, taking his son with him, and wants to kill his wife, who is in the hospital, as per the customs.

The drama tells the stories of men and woman whose love has worn off. Matsuo Ryo works at a gardening company. He thinks women are annoying. At a client's office, he meets Satogawa Akane who works as a CEO's secretary. She is admired by the male employees due to her attractiveness and smarts, but, due to a bad experience, she is not interested in finding love. She only has sex with married men. A new male employee, Kinosaki Haruto, approaches Akane. One evening, Matsuo Ryo's boss asks him if he is interested in marrying his daughter Tanno Ayaka and eventually taking over the gardening company. But, Ryo is embarrassed by the suggestion. He views Ayaka as a sister. Meanwhile, Ayaka works at a construction site during the day but works at a girl's bar at night. She has lost her sexual identity. While working at the girl's bar, female customer Kuroda Azusa approaches Ayaka.