The One My Heart Craves

Min-a

ving off the doorman's attempt to shield me with an umbrella. The water soaked through my designer clothes, but I barely not

o expand Lumière Cosmetics' international presence, finishing my business degree while working remotely for the family company. Now at twenty-two, I was

I th

ierge greeted me with a bow. "Shall

g despite my exhaustion. "No

. I'd planned this homecoming meticulously, arranging with my father to transfer to the

curity code, his birthday, and stepped inside, designer luggage trailing b

slipping off my rain-soak

ans

ly 9 PM; he shouldn't be asleep

r. As I approached the bedroom, a sound made my blood freeze, a woma

ed as I pushed

mory: tangled sheets, discarded champagne glasses, and m

eerily calm despite the hur

ning of color. "Min-ah? What, you're n

ade of black hair, didn't even bother to cover herself. Instead,

, her tone dripping with condescension. "I was beginni

r-old man I'd given five years of my life to.

wrapping a sheet around his waist.

ach word was a

ng like a satisfied cat. "Though he only moved in thre

or a weekend, and Jiho had proposed with a massive diamond ring, the same ring t

though the truth was writte

me explain," Jiho ple

ater onto the imported hardwood floors. floors I had h

how you proposed to me while she was waiting in the wings? Explain how yo

kedness. I recognized her now, Choi Sera, a rising actress whose face wa

, collecting her scattered clothes. "That you were staying in Ameri

n Jiho, my hazel eyes blazing. "Is that

sisted, shooting a venomous

rched eyebrow. "Show her your pho

the room. Jiho's express

. Five years of love and trust reduced to ashes in minutes. I

y father to let me transfer to Seoul permanently, for you. I even declined a fello

u turned down Harvard? Mi

e as tears finally spilled down my cheeks. "Beca

desperately, moving toward

ersary. A mistake is burning dinner. Sleeping with another woman f

ow intact despite my rain-soaked

rd, grabbing my wrist. "Where wil

les flashing in a cold smile

and leaving the expensive luggage behind. As I

e early. Expect his lawyers to contact you a