The lover who betrayed him had married the one they had truly longed for.... more>>

“Well then, I want to spend my entire life with you. Marry me.”

At the sudden proposal, Kang Taegwon’s brows twitched. He quickly composed himself, smoothing his expression before speaking.

“Sung, aren’t we just friends?”

“F-Friends?”

“I always thought of you as my closest friend, someone with whom I shared secret pleasures. And I… I have long been in love with Lee Seol.”

Love? His body is entangled with mine, and yet he says he loves someone else!?

As Yoonsung hurried home as if fleeing, Lee Seol—beautiful as ever, like freshly fallen snow—was already waiting for him. Clearly anxious, he clasped his hands tightly together, his trembling voice laced with desperation.

“Marry me. I want to live my whole life for you, Sung. Please, be my wife.”

His mind went blank. It was as if time had frozen, as if the person standing before him had turned to ice.

Love? Marriage? Wife?

Faced with such absurd words, he could only open and close his mouth in stunned silence. <<less

Yoon Do-yeong’s acceptance speech for the Grand Acting Award echoed through the small room, filling every corner with his voice from the TV screen.... more>>

Kang Hyeon should have been happy to see Do-yeong, the man he secretly loved, win the award. And yet, he couldn’t smile at all. Because the role that had earned Do-yeong that honor was originally his.

Did he really believe I turned down that role willingly…? Did he ever once question why it slipped away from me?

A spiral of thoughts dragged Kang Hyeon into quiet despair. Overwhelmed by the gnawing jealousy and the deep-rooted sense of inferiority he felt toward Do-yeong, he made a decision— It was time to let go of these feelings.

But despite his resolve, Do-yeong wouldn’t stop clinging to him, begging him to stay by his side… <<less