Chapter 7
The Gala Confrontation
At the charity gala, Soo-Jin publicly announces a false engagement, but Nelly and Ethan counter with the truth. After a tense confrontation, Kang-Dae offers a six-month condition: build a project from scratch with no family money. If they succeed, the arranged engagement is dropped. Soo-Jin flees in defeat, and Ethan and Nelly accept the challenge, standing united.
The taxi hummed through the streets of Seoul, the flicker of neon signs painting the windows in shifting colors. Nelly’s hand rested in Ethan’s, warm and steady. He kept his eyes on the road ahead, but his mind churned. The gala. His father. Soo-Jin. All of it awaited at the Grand Seoul Hotel.
“Nelly,” he said quietly, “are you sure about this?”
She turned to him, her face half-lit by a passing streetlamp. “I’ve never been more sure of anything in my life.”
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