Why were the people in her family so persistent? Only thinking about escaping from this maze-like human relationship, Joonhwa had no choice but to be obsessed with Taeseojun.

To become an indisputable daughter-in-law of a royal family, a daughter-in-law of such a chaebol, she needed Taeseojun, even if it meant being obsessed with him.

If they had dated once, they wouldn’t be able to not date twice. If he hesitated to come back to me because of another woman, just like before, I’ll cut off that obstacle. If that doesn’t work, I’ll have to destroy everything.

Wait and see, Taeseojun!

I’ll soon let you know that you are someone no one else can have! Watch who laughs last!
In this way, the determined Yoo Junghwa had nothing to fear. However, the current situation where the path to her goal was not opening at all was irritating to the core.

It wasn’t that she was pessimistic about the future. In the adventurous life of Yoo Junghwa, such things were nothing special. You just had to achieve one thing at a time for your goals.

But facing the arrogant executives again, and now dealing with the variety show that had been bothering her, Junghwa, who needed urgent money, downed a glass of tequila to ease her complicated feelings.

Not long after that.

Out of nowhere, a tall man appeared before Junghwa, looking at her.

“Huh?”

Without hesitation, he confidently took the seat next to Junghwa.

“Miss Jo Inha!”

“I’ve been watching you for a while, and it seemed like you were lonely. Let’s have a drink together.”

When the waiter inside the bar quickly placed a glass in front of Jo Inha, he effortlessly took Junghwa’s bottle and poured it into his glass. Watching him somewhat dumbfounded, Junghwa lowered her voice and asked.

“Was that strange rumor true? Did you retire from the entertainment industry, immigrate abroad, get seriously ill and are undergoing treatment? What have you been doing and where have you been during all those rumors?”

Taking a break from entertainment activities for three months and keeping a low profile, such rumors might as well have spread. However, the fact that Jo Inha appeared more handsome than before was proof enough that it was just groundless gossip.

While restoring her slouched backbone, Jo Inha might not have felt unfair or angry during the time when she was absent. It was a bitter separation, as she had only looked at one woman.

But during that period, she came to realize that her excessive obsession with Eom Soyeon was truly reckless and pitiful.

It was a time for self-reflection on the foolishness of the past. Smirking, Inha opened her mouth.

“Well, it wasn’t entirely wrong. I’ve just realized that unrequited love, a nasty disease, has made me weird for a long time. I’ve come to know that the pure feeling I liked to death was poison in disguise.”

What happened to make Jo Inha say such things? However, between them, they had poured out private stories in Spain, and Junghwa could roughly guess what was going on in his mind.

“Well… did you neatly resolve Eom Soyeon?”

“Even if a knife is at my throat, I won’t say I did or didn’t. What can I do if I don’t?”

“Oh, I feel sorry for you.”

“Yoo Junghwa, you might not be much different from me.”

“What do you mean?”

“Taeseojun’s words.”

“Why are you suddenly talking about that person?”

“It seems like he’s not just meeting Eom Soyeon. At first, I thought it was just the amusement of a handsome man, but it wasn’t.”

It might sound like an absurd story, but Junghwa’s ears could only stand up.

“…Do you know something?
“What do you think the recent gossip among CN Entertainment celebrities is? There’s talk that Eom Soyeon is constantly following behind, and in any case, Taeseojun is openly attached. Despite expecting a big scandal to break out soon, they don’t seem to care at all. Because of this, there are even murmurs that they might be considering marriage. My thoughts, having experienced them, are not much different from theirs.”

“……!”

No way! I’ve never heard such a thing! Does it even make sense for Taeseojun to be devoted to one woman? Yoo Junghwa, who prided herself on knowing better than anyone that he was not that kind of man, felt her eyelids twitching.

But she couldn’t easily believe Inha’s words without seeing it with her own eyes. Even if it were true, what did it matter?

“Well, even if what Inha says is true, do you think those two will end up well in the end?”

A lady with a tough personality.

And Taeseokho, the chairman known as the Tiger of the Business World.

Can those formidable two really accept that woman as their son’s marriage partner? No, even if Eom Soyeon has the talent to fly high, they wouldn’t allow a woman who openly raises someone else’s child.

Especially, if she was the owner of the Estella Hotel, there was no doubt that she was an unacceptable match.

“Huh, I don’t think so.”

Yoo Junghwa, who could clearly see their future, raised a relaxed smile on her chilly face.

Soyeon received a pickup from Dohsoon in Nonhyeon-dong and headed to Yangpyeong.

As it was an outdoor shooting for a variety show with a two-day schedule, the black van was filled with various props.

It was around the time they exited the tollgate and entered the main highway. Checking the message that had just arrived from Seojun, Soyeon couldn’t help but smile, hiding her lips with her fingertips.

Dohsoon, who was usually talkative, seemed unusually quiet today, and he even looked devoid of energy, so she refrained from smiling alone.

Soyeon leaned her upper body from the back seat and leaned her face sneakily towards the driver’s seat.

“Dohsoon.”

“…….?”

When there was no response even after calling, Soyeon raised her voice and called her friend’s name again.

“Yeo Dohsoon!”

“Uh, uh? Why?”

The gaze exchanged with Dohsoon through the rearview mirror was excessively sharp.

“Are you not feeling well?”

“No.”

“Or are you not talking to me because of Director Tae?”

“You did something that stings yourself, but I don’t like Taeseojun anymore. It’s okay, you can have him.”

Confirming that it wasn’t because of him, Soyeon felt relieved.

“If you’re sleepy, I’ll drive.”

“No! I’m not sleepy! Don’t even think about it! I’m already nervous, and if you drive, I’ll throw up!”
Eom Soyeon’s driving skills are a bit peculiar. Seeing the gleam of determination in her eyes, Dohsoon held onto the steering wheel tightly, vowing never to let it be taken away.

“You seem a bit strange today.”

“I know. I’m not normal today.”

Reaching forward, Soyeon massaged Dohsoon’s neck as if igniting the determination that could never be taken away. It was perhaps because she seemed exhausted.

“So, why is that?”

“I… slept.”

“What do you mean you slept…!”

Soyeon’s eyes widened like ping pong balls as she realized a bit late that the sleep she was referring to wasn’t an ordinary one.