“Oh, I was too careless. I’ve messed up my life because of Kim Heeju all this time, and I was such an unlucky existence, just as my mom said. I completely forgot about it. My life’s seed of misfortune!”

With a tutting sound, Rona furrowed her brow as if to say how pathetic he was.
“I told you, Rona, Kim Heeju knows everything about us but pretends not to. Are you finally coming to your senses?”

“Ha, sorry, Rona. I guess I underestimated Kim Heeju. Ah, really, I’m so unlucky. I should have listened to my mom. Everything goes wrong when I get involved with Kim Heeju. People die early, everything falls apart. It’s all because of Kim Heeju’s father!”

Suddenly stopping, Jaemin’s self-surprised expression made Rona raise an eyebrow.

“Why are you so shocked when you mention Kim Heeju’s father?”

“Oh, no, it’s just that the old man who passed away keeps haunting me, so I’m a bit… creepy.”

Since Kim Heeju’s father wasn’t the important topic now, Rona grabbed Jaemin’s arm and faced him.

Anyway, pull yourself together. Push Kim Heeju as a stalker, just like earlier! Besides our high school classmates, no one knows you haven’t divorced yet. Since we didn’t send invitations to the acquaintances, no one will know. If we act confidently, Kim Heeju will become a crazy stalker! Do you understand what I’m saying?”

Tap, tap. An employee knocked on the door from outside.

“Sir, ma’am. It’s time for you to leave now.”

Turning back to Jaemin again, Rona looked into his eyes to hold his attention and nodded.

“Okay, Rona.”

Jaemin, with nervous eyes, nodded repeatedly.

“While walking, you should pull up the wedding dress and walk with strength so that the dress doesn’t get stepped on and you don’t fall!”

In response to the helper holding the end of the dress, Rona replied in a tidy voice, “Yes.”

When the back door of this waiting room, directly connected to the banquet hall, opens, she will receive applause from numerous guests.

Kim Heeju, who tried to embarrass herself no matter what. But in the end, everyone turned away from her.

All she can do is endure disgrace. However, treating her as a mentally ill stalker would be enough.

“You can’t have me, Kim Heeju.”

Smirking, Rona promised herself to walk the dreamed Virgin Road as a beautiful bride now.

The door opened slowly.

A lively triple string performance echoed more powerfully in the dim lighting.

Just the bride’s entrance will continue to receive applause from numerous guests.

“Well, well.”

The countless people who greeted me were all gone, and only relatives on both sides, and a few students and parents, remained.

“…Why are there so few guests?”

It wasn’t just Rona who was confused.

“As the wedding of groom No Jaemin and bride Go Rona is about to begin, we ask all guests to take their seats. Once again, let me remind you.”

The host’s voice repeated several times.

A perplexed expression on the faces of Rona and Yeongja standing at the entrance.

“B Hall, Yoo Jaesung and Hai came!”

“Really?”

“There’s a picture in the group chat! Hey, let’s go take a picture for a moment!”

“…Is that okay?”

“They all left. Let’s go quickly!”

Even the remaining students, glancing around, left the hall.

“Let’s go together!”
The outstanding kids, and relatives who stood up as if asking what was happening.

“Groom No Jaemin and bride Go Rona’s wedding reception is about to begin, so all guests, please come back and take your seats. I’ll repeat it once again. Please come back.”

A hoarse voice. The host kept repeating the same words.

How many celebrities came to cause this uproar?

Perplexed, Rona approached with a disappointed expression and stood next to Jaemin.

“What on earth is happening?”

“Oh, Rona. No, there’s some event in the hall next door, and many celebrities came. They’re all in line because they don’t refuse autographs and photos. So… they’re all lined up now…”

“Still, this is too much!”

“Oh, Oppa! Oppa!”

Jennie, fluttering her hanbok, ran over, grabbed Jaemin’s clothes, and breathed heavily.

“Quickly, come quickly.”

“Why are you like this too?”

“Quickly, go to Hall B. There’s Rona unnie’s face on the big screen!”

“What?”

Rolling her eyes as if asking what that meant, Rona quickly ran to Hall B, holding the hem of her dress.

Her own voice echoing loudly from a distance.

As she approached, holding her pounding heart, Rona entered Hall B and saw a large brown cathode-ray tube on one wall.

[It’s a fact well-known to everyone in Korea that adultery is not a legal offense, but does Kim Heeju not know?]

A face and voice appeared on the screen.

[If you give up early, I’ll give you something more, so think carefully. You have to take care of even a few pennies. What are you going to do, living with an empty shell of a husband?]

Her face and voice were clear.

Perplexed, Rona turned her head to the numerous guests gathered at this scene.

The shocked expression was not the only thing.

At that moment, the host with the microphone spoke.

“Uh, microphone test. One, two. Well, yes. I apologize for a moment. There was an employee’s mistake in the USB transfer process. We’ll soon play a video prepared for the company’s founding anniversary, so please come inside the banquet hall. I hope you understand.”

Regardless of the host’s guidance, the eyes of everyone who had already seen the video were focused on Rona and Jaemin.

Cold gazes.

Contemptuous gazes.

They were sharply directed at the two.

“No, no. This is… This is…”

Lost in thought, Rona, with an unstable expression, raised her head and took a few backward steps.