“Still moping for that no good boyfriend of yours?” Dongwook asked softly. Geunyeong turned away from her oppa and stared out the window.

“Leave me alone, I don’t want to see your face right now.”
“Guenyeong, I’m doing this for you.” Dongwook puts his hand on her shoulder and she shrugged it off.

“No oppa, you’re not doing this for me…it’s all for your own gain. You don’t think I know about your deal with Lee Technology? Married off the goody two shoes sister to their black sheep son, and everything will be dandy.” Geunyeong felt tears welled up in her eyes.

She could not believe her oppa decided to use her as a bargaining chip, a business deal…selling her off to Lee Technology so that his own publishing company wouldn’t suffered the same fate as other new developing businesses.

“Geunyeong you know it’s more than that; I need your help and besides Lee Wan is a great catch, I’ve met him already. He is smart and…” Dongwook didn’t finish his sentence, Geunyeong angrily cuts in,

“He’s a womanizer, irresponsible, disrespectful and lazy!”
“You don’t know him well enough to make that call; I met him already and I assured you he’s a good kid.” Dongwook tried to assured his sister.

“I don’t want to marry Lee Wan! I love Jae Joong and you can’t stop me from loving him!” Geunyeong shouted and shoved her oppa out of her room.

“Get ready for tonight’s dinner; we’re meeting the Lee family. Lee Wan will be there and I want you to make a good impression…I’m expecting you to be ready. Your dress is already in your closet…” Dong paused for awhile then whispered apologetically,

“I’m sorry sis; if only oboji and ommoni is still alive then you wouldn’t have to suffer because of me.”

Geunyeong breathe heavily in defeat, she knew why her oppa made the deal…it was all to protect their family assets and company from bankruptcy.

“I’ll be ready.” She answered despite her reluctance; she didn’t want to let her oppa down.

Geunyeong leaned against the hotel bedroom wall and silently prayed for Jae to forgive her. Oh, Jae you must be so angry at me right now…I don’t blame you at all, but please understand…I need to help my oppa.

When her oppa told her she was getting married to Lee Wan, she was stunned and felt everything was surreal…she didn’t know how to react; but afterward she examined their financial situation and realized if she didn’t help her brother, he would bankrupted and eventually they would be out in the street.

Geunyeong didn’t have the courage to tell Jae the truth so she purposely wrote him that letter and pinned it on the wall; she also did not planned to meet with him that day…it was all a plan to change his feelings towards her. Jae has one hell of a temper and he can hold a grudge for a very long time. She wanted him to hate her…she wanted him to be angry at her, so that when and if they see each other in the future her heart wouldn’t hurt so much; and his heart wouldn’t hurt seeing her.

In her hands was a picture of them holding each other; it was their very first picture together. Geunyeong smiled sadly and with determination in her eyes, she got up to prepared for tonight’s dinner.

Her best friend Yoon Eun Hye once questioned whether she truly love Jae or if she was with him because he was so different from her. Geuyeong didn’t know how to explain the emotions she has towards Jae…she only knew that with him next to her, she was whole and complete.

But nevertheless, family loyalty comes first…her oppa did so much for her and if this was the only way to repay him then she was going to follow through with it. Geunyeong knew she was a coward, she should stand up for her rights, protests, scream and caused a scene…but that’s not in her nature. She was raised by her oppa after the death of her parents. He worked through high school and college to provide shelter, clothes, and tuition for her.

Sometimes she wished she has some spunk in her and be able to just let everything go or be feisty and selfish…but she wasn’t. Maybe, just maybe that was one of the reasons why she and Jae get along so well…they were two sides of the same coin. With deep signs of regrets, she pleaded with her aching heart to let Jae go.







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