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"Wonwoo, you're going to marry a girl named Lim Eunha. I'm sorry son, but you can't change it."
Those words from his mother keep on ringing in his ears as he lays his head on the desk, curling up his fists tightly.
"And she's moving into your penthouse tomorrow so be prepared"
"I can't believe this!", he slams his fists on the desk, spilling some of his coffee all over. He sighs in annoyance, getting up and walking over to his king-sized bed. He sits down, looking out to see the cresent moon hanging in the sky. He inhales deeply, his heart as he closes his eyes, lowering his head and curling up his fists again until they turn white.
I really hate Lim Eunha.
He exhales sharply, feeling tears well up in his eyes as he grits his teeth, breathing heavily. "I wonder how Minyoung is going to feel when I tell her that I'm engaged", he mutters, taking off his slippers as he crawls into bed. He closes his eyes slowly, a small tear rolling down his cheek as he drifts off to sleep.
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"I guess this is going to be my new life now, huh?", the girl sighs, tugging onto her backpack strap as she bites her lip, looking at the giant building in front of her.
"Lim Eunha, get yourself together! It's going to be okay, we can get mom that bakery she's always wanted and make dad proud. This is not the end, it's a new beginning...this is for the both of them", she mumbles, closing her eyes and biting her lower lip.
I can't believe I technically sold myself to a man for money.
She sighs, attempting to keep her bright smile on her face as she drags her luggage into the building, telling the man at the front desk that she's here to see a man named 'Jeon Wonwoo'. She follows the man into the elevator, an awkward silence falling between them as the elevator shoots up. Eunha still continues to smile even though her heart is beating rapidly.
Ding!
Eunha jumps back, her eyes growing wide as she clutches onto her heart, trying to steady her breathing.
"Miss, we're here on the 32nd floor", the man bows politely, waiting for her to get out. She bows in thanks, her body shaking as she reaches the glass stained doors of her new home, her new life. There are two guards next to the door- one with deep set eyes and kind of intimidating looking while another one is a little less intimidating looking, his eyes at the points of what looks like '10:10'. The both of them are in black suits, their arms behind there backs as they look at her.
"U-umm...hi! I'm L-Lim Eunha and I'm here to see Jeon Wonwoo", Eunha greets them, a little scared.
"And why is that?", the one that has deep eyes asks her, his face stone hard.
"B-because I'm his...his...", she clenches one of her fists, desperately attempting to get the word out of her mouth.
"His umm...his..."
"You're his fiancé, right?", the one with 10:10 eyes asks much more politely, smiling slightly. She quickly nods her head, looking down at her beat up Vans. "Don't worry about us, we won't hurt you. I'm Kwon Soonyoung, call me soon", he chuckles, making a phone out of his hands and putting it close to his ear, smiling. Eunha giggles a little, looking up and sticking her hand out.
"Nice pick-up line. You'll definitely steal girl's hearts with that", she giggles, shaking hands with him. She glances at the guy on the other side, noticing how inconsiderate he feels, coughing awkwardly.
"Hello, I'm Choi Seungcheol, nice to meet you", the intimidating looking one says, sticking out his hand and waits for her to take it, tilting his head.
"Oh...umm...", she looks back at Soonyoung, hesitant about shaking Seungcheol's hand. Soonyoung seems to understand her worriedness and smiles at her again.
"Bah, don't be afraid of him! He may look scary, but he's a giant idiot I swear"
Seungcheol scowls at him which causes Eunha to chuckle, taking his hand and shaking it.
"Nice to meet you too, Seungcheol-ssi", she replies politely. He smiles at her, letting go of her hand as both men open up the doors.
"We'll help you get to know the place, Miss Lim", Soonyoung looks down at her, walking in with Seungcheol. Eunha's jaw drops, her eyes becoming wide as she looks around the place.
This is bigger than my whole house!
A grand, spiral staircase is in the center of the first floor, one half of the place is where the kitchen and dining place is- high quality stainless steal appliances that are definitely on the more expensive end with white marble counters, the table black with a glass strip running through the middle of it. The second half is the designated living room with a black, grand piano behind one of the white couches. A giant, flat screen TV hangs above a glass fireplace, giant windows bringing in the light and bouncing off of the dark wood floors. She spots a balcony, with a beautiful view of Seoul. She looks up, noticing a nice, big glass chandelier hanging, a black metal fence blocking off the ending point of the wooden floor upstairs which allows you to look at the bottom floor.
"Daebak...", she drops her backpack, her mouth open as she walks around slowly. "I-I...w-what...t-this..."
"Are you okay, Miss Lim?", Seungcheol comes up from behind her, looking down at her.
"You're shocked, aren't you?", Soonyoung walks up next to her, holding her bag. "And also take off your shoes, Mr.Jeon won't enjoy that"
She turns to him confused before the lightbulb pops up in her head, takes off her shoes quickly before running to the entrance and placing them there. She scurries back, bowing at the both of them in apology.
"Ah, it's okay. Big, isn't it?", Soonyoung chuckles.
"Why of course it's big! This is bigger than my old family home entirely! And this is just the first floor!", she turns to him, breathing heavily.
"I will place these in your room and get Wonwoo. Seungcheol hyung, please watch her", he takes her luggage, trotting up the stairs.
"We will introduce you to the rest of the staff later, Miss Lim. Will you like to look upstairs?", Seungcheol smiles slightly, signaling to the stairs.
"Can we?", she looks at him.
"Of course, Miss Lim. You are his soon-to-be wife", he tilts his head, smiling warmly at her. They walk together up the stairs, Eunha's eyes shining non-stop as a wide smile of amazement never seems to leave her face. The boy chuckles.
"You seem like a child, Miss Lim. May I ask how old you are?"
"Oh, I'm twenty-four. May I ask how old you are?"
"You're very young to be getting married, Miss Lim. And I'm twenty-seven, so you are younger than both Wonwoo and I"
"Ah. Sorry for being informal Seungcheol-ssi. And may I ask how this 'Wonwoo' is like?", she stops at the top of the staircase, looking at the boy next to her.
"Of course. Wonwoo is someone-"
"Someone that already hates you", a cold voice cuts through their small conversation, startling the both of them. Eunha quickly turns her head, her back stiffening as she looks at the cold-faced man in front of her, his dark eyes narrowed and a scowl on his face. She steps back a little, crinkling her nose, as she looks at Seungcheol from the corner of her eye.
"Seungcheol-ssi, who is that?", she whispers, feeling intimidated.
"That is your fiancée, Jeon Wonwoo"