Ji An, who had ignored the words of Kim So Ye, who had claimed to be the fiancée all this while, glanced at Kang Hyun who was rubbing his forehead with a nervous hand.

She hadn’t known that they were close enough to share a ring and hold an engagement ceremony.

“I’ve had enough. Should we bring both sides’ lawyers together and review the contract?”
“Well, anyway, I’m not going to divorce Mr. Kang Hyun.”
As the true nature of Kim So Ye was belatedly revealed, Seo Yoon, who had been tormented by her in the past, flickered in front of her eyes. The sight was terrifying.

She shuddered at her own stupidity, which she hadn’t noticed at all, more than Kim So Ye who clung to her like a fool.

“Director Tae, you’re here for once. Go to that table over there and share some words. Chairman Tae is also arriving soon.”
Just then, Congressman Park, who had come up to them, pointed to the inner table. At the spacious table, CEO Kim Seok Hyun was sitting with an acquaintance, laughing and conversing merrily.

“Let’s go, Mr. Kang Hyun. Let’s sit and talk.”
“Let’s do that.”
Kang Hyun, who wanted to get Ji An away from Kim So Ye as soon as possible, readily nodded his head.

“Yeon Ju is here, eating and enjoying.”
“Is Yeon Ju also here?”
“Over there.”
Kang Hyun spotted Yeon Ju, who was just passing the entrance, and turned Ji An around.

“Ms. Ji An!”
Yeon Ju, who entered the event hall with Seok Won, waved her long arm.

Thanks to that, Seok Won, who picked up the suit jacket that had fallen behind her shoulder, dusted it off and put it back on Yeon Ju’s shoulder.

“If anything uncomfortable happens, call me right away.”
Kang Hyun, who had leaned in close to Ji An’s ear to say goodbye, moved to the spot where the suspicious people were all gathering. Seok Won, dressed in a shirt, followed behind Kang Hyun.

Yeon Ju, who came up to them smiling as brightly as the lights illuminating the hall, finally slipped on the ostentatious jacket left behind by the owner and wore it properly.

“Ms. Ji An, when did you come? Have you eaten?”
“No, not yet. What about you, Yeon Ju?”
“Me too. I’m just having a quick bite while drinking champagne. It’s going to take a while over there anyway.”
Yeon Ju, who was used to such places, took the lead and guided Ji An.

She began to understand what Kang Hyun meant when he said it was enough to be alive.

It hurt to have to call him by another name, but the fact that her brother, whom she thought was dead, had returned alive brought indescribable emotions.

At first, she resented Kang Hyun, and then she hated herself for not being able to comfort Seo Yoon at all, but over time, the selfreproach that accompanied her over the years began to fade a little.

“The steak here is good. The pasta is not bad either. Try a little bit of everything. It’s not a big serving, right?”
“Yes, it’s small. My parents always complain that I don’t eat enough.”
“Parents are always like that.”

Yeonju managed to hide her discomfort, offering a smile. Whenever she looked at Jian, who was laughing in a playful manner as she thought of her parents, she felt engulfed by darkness.

“Sit here, there’s an open spot.”
Jian, whose white plate was filled to the brim as if at a buffet, signaled for Yeonju to join her as she looked for an empty seat.

“That’s Han Seoyoon. Ah, or should I say Seo Jian now?”
“Where?”
“Behind, her name’s changed, and she seems to have a different vibe now.”
A group standing near the table Jian was about to sit at, holding champagne glasses, murmured upon recognizing a familiar face.

It was a gathering of those attending the event with Kang Hyun and Seo Yoon.

“She had a traffic accident, right? There were a lot of rumors that she died, maybe she’s completely changed her identity.”
The woman who came with Tae Kang Hyun was called Seo Jian, but they didn’t think she was a different person despite having the same face.

They casually concluded that the woman, who had been hidden as Tae Kang Hyun’s secret lover and dwelled in shadows, must have changed her name to step into the limelight.

“Did she throw herself under a car to stop Tae Kang Hyun from getting married?”
“Wow, that’s possible.”
The conversation slandering Seo Yoon continued, one insult following another.

“She sold her life because her body wasn’t enough? She’s truly amazing. She’s not called a love doll for nothing.”
A love doll?

Their conversation wasn’t whispered, and since they weren’t far away, Jian could hear them clearly.

Being misunderstood as Han Seo Yoon wasn’t surprising anymore, but the casual way they belittled her was shocking.

Even though she wasn’t the person being talked about, her heart was pounding.

They said she sold her life because her body wasn’t enough. Even if it was a deliberate slander, it was too extreme.

“Ah, they’re at it again. They never change, no matter how old they get.”
“Why is Miss Han Seoyoon called a love doll?”