Ahrin placed her hand on her flat belly, emphasizing her point.
“I don’t want to face Jae-hyuk anymore. So I wish it would end quickly.”
Whether you love that woman or not, whether you don’t divorce because of her, it doesn’t matter.
Ahrin conjured the coldest, most detached voice she could muster.
Her gaze was so cold it could have frozen the warmth of a spring sun.
“Let’s end this unresolved relationship of three years.”
“I know it’s shameless, but I’m sorry. I don’t plan to divorce.”
Jae-hyuk’s answer caused Ahrin’s eyes to instantly turn frosty.
She couldn’t understand him at all.
“Are you joking with me?”
The relationship had ended when she left the divorce papers with him three years ago.
“Why? Why are you making it hard for me till the end? Why are you so selfish, Jae-hyuk?”
She couldn’t fathom his intention to not divorce despite announcing an engagement.
Madam Jung, who detested Ahrin, had prepared another match for Jae-hyuk long before mentioning divorce – Min Yujin.
A woman far superior to Ahrin in family background, looks, and capability. And she was also the woman Jae-hyuk loved.
That’s why she felt even more miserable. Unlike her, merely a tool, that woman would proudly stand as his wife.
Knowing Madam Jung’s character, she was certain the divorce papers would be filed immediately. She didn’t want to witness Min Yujin standing beside Jae-hyuk.
Recalling that incident, Ahrin bit her lower lip.
“All I want is one thing. Divorce.”
“I left the divorce papers, and a month, two months, a year, three years passed without any contact from the lawyer.”
“[The papers haven’t been filed yet. They say there’s no intention of divorcing you from their side.]”
After waiting, when I called the lawyer introduced by Ji-yoon, he said:
“Jae-hyuk, I don’t want any kind of relationship with you, not even for a second. So, if you have any consideration for me, you shouldn’t come like this.”
Jae-hyuk kept bowing his head in front of me.
I didn’t want to see him like this.
“If you really feel sorry for me…”
Ahrin’s emotions surged. To regain her composure, she bit her lower lip hard.
Once the rage subsided a bit, Ahrin continued:
“It’s been three years. Do you want me to take this to court? Do you want a messy fight?”
Ahrin glared at Jae-hyuk and stood up from her chair.
“It’s not like that.”
“Then let’s end it amicably. Please leave. And don’t come back.”
“Ahrin.”
Jae-hyuk reached out and grabbed Ahrin’s wrist.
“Let go. This hand.”
“Can’t you give me another chance…?”
“…You’re insane.”
Ahrin forcefully shook off Jae-hyuk’s hand.
“Do I look like a fool to you? Do your family members think I’m a fool?”
What do you want?
If I was going to return, I wouldn’t have left.
“If you knew how I left you, how I’ve lived these past three years, you wouldn’t dare come back.”
“…….”
“Is it all about wealth? Class difference? What’s that? Yes, class difference. I get it, so go be with a woman of your class. It’s too late. I’m happy now. Seeing you now feels like I’m suffocating. I don’t want to go back to that hell. I decided not to enter that house again the day I left.”
Jae-hyuk’s eyes shook violently.
Was I too harsh? But I couldn’t be lukewarm.
The real danger was not him, but my own heart, which knows he’s selfish, cruel, and bad but still gets swayed.
“Don’t come looking for me.”
Ahrin stood up and walked past Jae-hyuk. His voice followed from behind.
“I missed you. I’m sincere.”
Ahrin’s emotions surged again.
I was angry.
As much as I longed for Jae-hyuk, I was angry.
When I begged for his attention, he ignored me.
Don’t act on your own.
I won’t be swayed by you anymore.
Ahrin finally let the tears she’d been holding back flow.
“How can you show up and say you missed me?”
The sound of the chair scraping echoed in my ears.
Thud, thud, Jae-hyuk’s footsteps approached, and his unique white musk fragrance mixed with his scent pricked my nose.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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