"You can't meet anyone else after leaving me."... more>>

An arrogant remark echoed in her ears. Jiwook lightly grabbed her chin and lowered his gaze.

"So stop the pointless arguments. It's tiring, you know."

He made it sound like it was a real nuisance. Seowoo pushed his hand away and spoke up.

"I hope you won't ruin even the good feelings we had until now. I don't want to be left with just terrible memories."

Even the memories of their passionate and thrilling twenties felt like fading away completely. She hoped desperately that it wouldn't be so, because it would be so sad for her to lose those memories when she was barely surviving on them.

"Are you trying to erase those memories?"
"No. It's even more dreadful this way. Don't come back anymore. This is not a request, it's a warning."

Her heart sank. Despite seeing her struggling not to collapse, he remained unmoved.

"Seowoo."

Jiwook's piercing gaze landed on her.

"We had two children between us."

In the end, Seowoo's face completely crumbled.
Children. Miscarriage. Jiwook spoke the words, knowing how incredibly heartbreaking they were to her.

"You were pregnant with my child twice, I'm not letting you go."
"How... how can you say such a thing now?"

His painful words turned into daggers, stabbing into her heart. Jiwook gently wrapped his hands around her trembling shoulders and calmly spoke.

“So you change your mind first. Before I break it and bring you to my side.” <<less

“It’s a marriage contract.”... more>>

The man her father had once sacrificed his life to save suddenly appeared after eight long years.

“Marriage… You mean… you and I…?”

“I’m asking you to become my wife.”

While Ji-an was flustered, Se-hyeon was calm and unwavering.

“I heard life has been difficult for you since your father passed away.”

“I feel… I bear some moral responsibility for what happened to you.”

Moral responsibility.

The words cut through her like a sharp blade—cold and unwanted.

And then he made her an offer she couldn’t refuse.

It was a life far different from the one she was barely holding onto.

A life that others would envy.

***

“I want a divorce.”

Three years had passed.

Beside a man who had never offered her his heart, Ji-an was drowning in a loneliness unlike anything she had ever experienced before.

Even as she stood there, worn out and exhausted, Se-hyeon’s face remained indifferent, untouched by her pain.

“If you want it so desperately, I’ll grant it. But on one condition.”

“A condition…?”

“If you don’t get pregnant within the next six months, I’ll let you go. No questions asked.”

Disappointment immediately clouded Ji-an’s expression.

Her cold, stinging gaze locked onto him, and then, with a bitter smile, she spoke.

“Then I have a condition as well.”

Memories of pretending to be a happy couple flashed painfully before her eyes.

“For the next six months. Even if it’s just an act. Let’s at least pretend we’re truly husband and wife.”

Her voice trembled faintly and her eyes grew misty.

“Please… treat me as if you married me because you loved me.” <<less

Heju is a successful chief manager working at an entertainment agency. She began working in this industry as a manager for Gunwoo, who was a newly-discovered child actor. Years later, Gunwoo is now a young man who has become a very popular actor and model in Korea. ... more>>

Heju has always seen Gunwoo only as her client, but one day, Gunwoo confesses his feelings for her… <<less