“Ah. I’m really nervous.”

Staying up all night, Se Hee ended up not sleeping at all.

People say that when traveling, some can’t sleep well due to unfamiliar environments, but for Se Hee now, she really couldn’t sleep because of the event happening every time.

But who cares about not sleeping.

Se Hee’s mind was filled with thoughts of the wedding event taking place at 4 PM today.

The fact that her partner for the event, that is, the person standing beside her as the groom, was none other than Kyle made her as nervous as a real new bride at her wedding.

Last night, she naturally recalled his calm demeanor as he held her back when she jumped up excitedly after the winner was announced.

She vividly remembered the moment his hot lips touched hers.

Just thinking about it sent shivers through her whole body.

Her heart started racing along with it.

At this rate, she might die before even making it to the ceremony.

The ceremony.

A ceremony, really.

Her face quickly turned red.

Who on earth planned this wedding event?

A person worthy of praise.

They’ll be blessed.

She blessed the unknown event planner over and over, using all sorts of flowery words.

With this nervous feeling, there was no way she could have breakfast.

There was no way food would go down.

In fact, she didn’t even feel hungry.

Thanks to that, Se Hee finished preparing with plenty of time, and was just having a cup of tea provided in the room.

At that moment, the doorbell rang.

Kyle?

Now just his name makes her heart race.

Se Hee carefully opened the door without asking who it was.

As expected, Kyle was standing there in a neat suit that matched well with the blue Mediterranean spread out behind him.

A bright smile spread across Se Hee’s face.

“What’s wrong with your face?”

But Kyle’s eyes seemed to catch Se Hee’s haggard appearance first.

“I couldn’t sleep because I was so nervous.”

Se Hee said with a grin, looking disheveled but happy for some reason.

“The skin of the bride who should be beautiful is a mess.”

Kyle lifted Se Hee’s chin slightly, examining her face with a regretful gaze.

At his natural yet bold touch, Se Hee nearly lost her heart.

“I’ll have to ask them to pay attention to the makeup. Shall we go now?”

Kyle held out his arm for an escort.

Taking his arm, Se Hee wished this moment was real.

If only it wasn’t an event but real.

“…I wish it was real.”

Not realizing how desperate she was, it suddenly slipped out of her mouth.

Startled, Se Hee belatedly covered her mouth.

“Th-that is, I mean. I heard that a real wedding is possible too. I was just saying that if we ask them to prepare for real, not virtual, they might pay more attention. Let’s pretend it’s real for the better, shall we?”

Flustered, Se Hee tried to cover up what she had blurted out by laughing as if it was a joke and changing the subject.

“If you want.”

“What?”

But when an unexpected answer came from Kyle, Se Hee’s eyes widened in surprise.

“Are you… serious?”

Se Hee asked again as if to confirm, unable to believe it.

Kyle nodded with a meaningful look.

“When have you ever seen me joke?”

Kyle said with a serious expression.

Se Hee looked up at him with round eyes and shook her head instead of answering.

“Well then, shall we start? Preparing for our wedding.”

The corners of Kyle’s lips turned up slightly.

As Se Hee carefully took Kyle’s outstretched arm and walked, a small tear glistened in the corner of her eye.

* * *

Finally, it was 4 PM.

The wedding event was scheduled to take place on deck.

The beautifully prepared wedding venue on the ship was already full of guests gathered to see the lucky winner Se Hee and her partner Kyle.

Having finished preparations, Se Hee was sitting in the bridal waiting room.

In the mirror, she saw herself reflected in a snow-white wedding dress that shone brightly.

With a moved expression, Se Hee carefully smoothed her dress.

She couldn’t help but exclaim at the soft touch transmitted through her fingertips.

The event staff nearby explained Se Hee’s schedule and movements in detail until her entrance.

Following the tradition that the bride’s face cannot be seen until the ceremony begins, Se Hee couldn’t meet Kyle.

When she was this nervous.

It would be nice if he were by her side.

Se Hee sighed, clasping her hands that were turning pale blue from nervousness.

“It’s time. Shall we go out?”

The staff kindly helped Se Hee stand up.

With a nervous heart, Se Hee carefully moved her steps following the staff’s guidance.

When the door opened, Kyle was waiting for Se Hee.

Kyle in a white wedding tuxedo looked truly perfect, impossible to take your eyes off.

To think such a man would stand by her side.

He was a man who was enchanting just to look at.

With an uncontrollable nervous heart, Se Hee walked slowly.

The shy smiling bride walked step by step towards the groom.

The tiara placed on Se Hee’s head in her snow-white wedding dress shone brilliantly.

Se Hee walking while trailing the long wedding veil connected from the tiara was breathtakingly beautiful.

She was more dazzling than the sun in the sky shining on the blue Mediterranean Sea.

It was simply indescribable in words.

Kyle gazed intently at the white-dressed bride approaching with a shy smile.

Lee Se Hee.

My bride.

I want to possess her completely.

A strong possessiveness began to swirl in Kyle’s dark eyes.

“I’m so… nervous.”

Se Hee, who had carefully approached like a small bird, grabbed Kyle’s arm.

Se Hee’s slight trembling was fully transmitted to Kyle.

Kyle’s large hand overlapped Se Hee’s hand.

A warm energy was delivered deep into Se Hee’s heart through that hand.

Se Hee smiled brightly as she fully met Kyle’s gaze looking down at her profoundly.

“Thank you.”

To Se Hee’s sincere gaze.

“Me too.”

Kyle replied in a pleasant low voice.

Finally, the ceremony began.

As nervous as she was, Se Hee gripped Kyle’s arm more tightly.

As the two stepped onto the wedding aisle, a huge cheer erupted that could shake the giant cruise ship Decona.

Se Hee’s heart swelled at the congratulations and applause from so many people for the first time.

“Are you okay?”

Kyle carefully looked after Se Hee, who was on the verge of tears from emotion and excitement.

Se Hee nodded that she was fine in response to his question.

“Actually, I don’t think I’m okay.”

And then she said quietly in a choked voice a moment later.

“Relax. You might experience this again in the future.”

Kyle smiled with meaningful words.

As the two stopped, the event staff officiating the ceremony read the marriage vows.

After the reading ended, Se Hee signed the marriage certificate first.

When Kyle finished signing the certificate after her, the officiant solemnly declared that the two were now joined.

And the guests were eagerly anticipating the next order.

It was time for the bride and groom to kiss.

Se Hee, who hadn’t noticed this, looked at Kyle as if asking what was going on.

Although it was a natural part of the ceremony, Se Hee had specifically asked the staff before the start to remove the kiss part since it was an event.

But whether Se Hee’s request hadn’t been conveyed or not, the officiating staff began to encourage the guests’ response by shouting cheers.

At first, the guests looked at each other as if surprised, but soon they began to send thunderous applause, swept up in the atmosphere.

The flustered Se Hee looked at Kyle and furrowed her brow.

The voices of the guests grew louder and louder.

It seemed like they wouldn’t end the couple’s wedding without seeing them kiss.

Finally, as if there was no choice, Se Hee whispered to Kyle.

“Then… just a quick peck. Okay?”

Kyle nodded and wrapped his arm around Se Hee’s waist.

Se Hee in her white dress was fully reflected in Kyle’s blue eyes.

Kyle slowly drew closer and kissed Se Hee.

Very deeply and intensely.

His passionate kiss completely shook Se Hee’s mind.

Even after the kiss ended, she was still clinging to Kyle, unable to gather her wits.

“J-just now.”

Se Hee’s startled voice was drowned out by the cheers of the applauding guests.

Finally, the highlight event of the cruise Decona came to an end.

* * *

Se Hee glared at Kyle, who was sitting in the special room prepared for the bride and groom with a relaxed smile.

“Hey. Mister.”

A sulky voice attacked Kyle.

“Not mister, but husband.”

However, such an attack couldn’t even harm a hair on Kyle’s body.

“H-husband?”

“We just got married. We even took our vows with a kiss in the middle of the Mediterranean as the sun was setting.”

“Hah. I told you, quickly, just a peck!”

“Ah, so that’s what you meant? I must have misheard because of the cheering. I thought you said long and deep.”

Kyle said nonchalantly.

“W-what did you say?”

This man is really.

Se Hee felt like she was going to faint.

“Is this how you get angry over one kiss at a real wedding?”

“No. I said ‘like’ real, who said it was real? Are you thinking of going non-stop all the way to the wedding night?”

Oops, only after saying it did Se Hee realize she had made a huge mistake.

At Se Hee’s words, Kyle brought his face closer with a strange expression.

“I hadn’t thought that far. The wedding night is still left.”

Kyle stroked his jawline while looking at Se Hee with a meaningful expression.

“W-what are you thinking about. Put away that filthy look!”

Se Hee shouted, covering her chest.

“There seems to be a problem with your word choice. This kind of look should be described as captivating or charming, not filthy.”

Kyle openly teased Se Hee.

“Ah… I really shouldn’t talk. Geez. My blood pressure is rising.”

Kyle’s face didn’t lose its smile, as if teasing the huffing Se Hee was quite enjoyable.

The two enjoyed dinner together prepared specially for the bride and groom in the private room.

After dinner, Se Hee, who had been enjoying the lingering mood until late, stroked her dress regretfully.

“Isn’t this dress really pretty? How can they make something so beautiful?”

“You like it that much?”

“Yes. It’s like I’ve become a real fairy tale princess.”

Se Hee smiled brightly.

Kyle only felt sorry that Se Hee didn’t know her own appearance was shining more beautifully than that dress.

“Since you like it, I’ll give it to you.”

“What?”

“As our wedding gift.”

Our wedding gift?

Se Hee blankly stared at Kyle gazing intently at her.

It felt almost dreamlike and surreal.

Get a grip, Lee Se Hee.

Se Hee shook her head, having momentarily lost her senses.

“It’s okay. This dress must cost a fortune. It’s an honor just to have worn it.”

“You know by now that I have that level of wealth, don’t you?”

Kyle’s tone was truly arrogant.

“I don’t accept refusals.”

Kyle’s gaze towards Se Hee was sincere.

“Can I… really accept it?”

“Of course. You’re more than qualified.”

Because you’re my woman now.

Kyle quietly swallowed the last words.

“Okay. Then I’ll accept it. Thank you. I’ll only wear it for special occasions.”

“Special occasions?”

“For example, our wedding anniversary next year?”

Se Hee looked at Kyle playfully.

“Next year’s wedding anniversary?”

Kyle’s dark eyebrows twitched slightly.

“Yes. Honey.”

Along with the intense joke, Se Hee blinked her eyes rapidly.

More than that coquettish look, the word she uttered was properly striking Kyle’s heart.

“Let’s take a wedding anniversary photo together.”

Of course, the event staff had taken photos during the ceremony, but Se Hee wanted to keep a personal photo as well.

Se Hee soon found and turned on her phone.

But this must have been a roaming zone, because as soon as the phone screen turned on, notifications from the group chat went crazy.

‘What’s this?’

Se Hee checked the over 100 accumulated messages.

It was photos from Hyo Jun’s wedding.

Due to the time difference, the date was the same, but it was yesterday’s wedding.

Se Hee’s bright expression darkened instantly.

But Se Hee soon lightly tapped the button to close the group chat.

Why?

Because by her side now was someone incomparable to that trash.

She was truly happy, to the point of completely forgetting about Hyo Jun’s wedding.

Kyle.

Because she was with him.

“Is there a problem?”

But Kyle’s sharp gaze couldn’t miss Se Hee’s expression.

Kyle already knew what day today was.

“No. Not at all.”

Se Hee smiled brightly.

Looking at the smiling Se Hee, Kyle thought she was trying hard to hide her emotions.

Whatever had suddenly changed Se Hee’s expression like that.

Even without seeing it, Kyle could sufficiently guess.

Having judged so, Kyle tried his best to calm the hot flames surging in his chest.

Although it was a specially prepared space, as it was an open area, the cool sea breeze blew in as dawn approached.

“Thanks to you, I really enjoyed today. Let’s go in and rest now. It’s already dawn.”

At Se Hee’s words, Kyle stood up without a word.

Se Hee was secretly disappointed by his attitude.

It was because she had vainly expected that he might say it was okay, even if just out of courtesy.

The two soon arrived in front of Se Hee’s cabin.

Se Hee, who was slowly opening the door and entering, suddenly turned towards Kyle.

His deep water-colored gaze turned to Se Hee.

As their gazes met, a strange energy spread, and Se Hee’s heart slowly began to pick up speed.

The man standing before her eyes was truly a perfect man.

A sculpture-like appearance.

A haughty posture without a single flaw.

He was a man who made even the arrogance ingrained in his body elegant.

Such a man was now within reach if he stretched out his hand.

Was it okay to be greedy?

Just the thought was already making Se Hee’s heart race.

“…Kyle.”

Se Hee, meeting Kyle’s gaze with deep eyes, called out in a languid voice.

Se Hee decided to be greedy for the first time.

“Tonight… will you stay with me?”