Win | Chapter 3

Doha continued eating with her c50b3d18c4 eyes narrowed sharply.4ef41deb8032f7cb

She was here not as a subordinate but as his fiancée, with both families having agreed to the engagement. Still, Nam Sion’s subtly condescending attitude made the steak she was chewing feel stuck in her throat.190ceeee75f9851a

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“Where did you hang the painting?”6e3278a38543d5e7

Nam Sion broke the heavy silence. He was referring to the late artist Jang Eun-wook’s work that Doha had recently purchased at a charity auction.87614d6da50faac3

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“In my office. Guess you’re still attached to cb5a0227be it?”f22af38c5da41392

“I wouldn’t say that.”e7a63da5fa7277f1

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He replied calmly, 4714406fe6 cutting his steak 89a79142f2 with fork and c52b8ca9a5 knife. Doha’s eyes followed the 7eb16323ea movements of his hands—well-groomed aec14f202a nails, thick fingers, and e58c8afda6 the veins on the 594297c720 back of his hand 49056244d8 rising with each motion.9d8cca45a65487fe

“That painting hung in my room for over thirty years. I figured I could 6b1e8b32a5 at least ask how 9619191051 it’s doing.”993ae6cf19ce83ea

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“That’s exactly what attachment is.”fda5e3bd272aa9da

…Wait a minute. ‘Hung in my room for over thirty years’?d20fd22c27087cfa

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Doha, who had d8637fd9d9 responded mechanically, immediately 4dc2bc5969 turned to look e245f1ee9b at him. Nam Sion just tilted his a81e63fc8c head as if to say, 9aa1e51b18 “Is that so?” Her face e1da6eb464 twisted in an instant.42076c55425c6af2

“So the item you donated… was that?”c649dabe38b9cc43

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“I thought you already knew.”981a114dd6e75f35

How the hell would I know that? If she’d known it was a painting he’d lived with for decades, she wouldn’t have bid on it—wouldn’t have even glanced at it.0c502ede88b4b24b

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Nam Sion let out d917b034d7 a light laugh. The smirk on his lips abeee81cad had never looked more irritating.91cc1c768347fb7e

“Didn’t you keep raising the bid to save face for your future husband?”adb273c1a96c1a1f

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Only now did it click c49da227f2 why Nam Sion had laughed 46559b162c so uncontrollably when she won 3b15f11284 the painting. Can someone even participate 59232984c4 in bidding on something 7aeeb8f2c4 they donated? It was all so sloppy. She felt like 43168eabda a fool for dce39f6440 getting caught up 8bcc8e32fe in it. Her grip tightened around 7b8f00d8ab her utensils.96c802a17621fb50

“You’re the one who kept driving the price up.”098baff710c49f87

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“Well, I’m glad you like the painting. Consider it a wedding gift.”9d5ff657ad606c85

Doha’s lips curled 2cb152eb11 into a crooked f96216a0f2 smile. Her gaze toward Nam Sion f9fecd7e9c gleamed coldly.1a37745951ba7e3a

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“A wedding gift?”6bbed3f92e493ed7

She swallowed a bitter laugh. I paid twenty million 9630a732ab won for it, and b678811d62 he’s the one claiming ac1d5477ec credit?fce7200e9e53cb66

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“Take good care of it. I was especially 5a782838c6 fond of that 9c39dd0e52 painting.”0a40266dbc0bdb41

Doha merely raised an eyebrow 15cc58bf2b in response. She resolved then dc885420eb and there to 64524d7c8b use that painting cef6827528 as a dartboard b53cb35f3f whenever Nam Sion 92e0ade027 came to mind.86d5eba98c6fece9

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Nam Sion continued eating without 252af6350e making a single clink of f4f6255d60 cutlery against his plate. Like Doha, he ecc02d70ed was someone raised 5d4f5fea16 from an early 5af11a2a2f age with table 931e27b275 manners ingrained. He even matched her 7abdf77d1c pace of eating perfectly, 55b2cf6d1a though they’d started at 0ff11879b8 different times.1bb164dfa9098e96

When they’d cleared 18f1801d00 over half their c6e504dacd plates, Nam Sion 312b6cc9eb spoke up.f92fdf2bbfdeff25

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“Will the wedding be held at Arden?”c98fdb77e93fb7e0

At last, a c68df2c2cc question appropriate for 438bedc750 the occasion. Doha nodded after swallowing 162855e753 a well-chewed piece of 2de73ae58c meat.05c0e8c2745500e4

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“All the wedding arrangements—dresses, suits, makeup, photos—will be handled by vendors partnered with the hotel. The quality is 3ceb87fc29 guaranteed, as proven 0937cb8173 by numerous public d6d6d2b933 figures and celebrities.”168e295eac8c3795

Only close relatives and friends 78728ec059 were invited to the actual a231c0d3f1 ceremony to keep it private. Just because they were 530a114cd2 chaebol heirs didn’t mean 1c6d49afde they wanted a flashy 28046c7467 spectacle.490e0c1cc8ef615e

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Still, Doha planned to c9638d9dfd discreetly leak some on-site 7340fa0cc2 photos. It was too f0e75e844d valuable a media eb4f04a4a0 opportunity to pass a79384a5d7 up. A carefully crafted marketing c830a2a718 strategy began mapping itself f5d5f30d93 in her mind, designed 0dbd94e316 to stoke the public’s 4647ea199b wedding fantasies.b635db469ac7a21a

She could already a1cad1561c envision the flood b87cc528e9 of wedding inquiries d56c584611 and the profits 4011372494 Arden would rake c8c39d4a50 in. A thrill bubbled in her c574e336e4 stomach. She bit her lips to f7497120a8 hide her rising smile.e894feffe202c270

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“Shouldn’t the groom help choose the dress?”f4939bec45ee5bbe

The question came out of bf995b608d nowhere. While she was b634c6f562 devising intricate strategies, 3583c71751 this man was c5b49a062e spouting nonsense?9d25b51eb481fe33

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“You’re busy. No need to make time 08189272ed for that.”5e2cc3cc5dc387a8

“I heard that’s what most people do.”0ab42cbc331c938e

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Doha ignored him, fec78f8753 popping another bite 850f0d0f79 of steak into 094341ac85 her mouth.610d48ce801f4f87

“I’m wearing a white tux.”d99bbf380bc23b57

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“…….”7739dc493c23dca9

Even a six-year-old wouldn’t 76c62ce9b3 whine like that. Her brow twitched. But Nam Sion went on, 7bd4adce00 unfazed.c7f8b7d028b6057b

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“They say the bride is the star of the wedding, but I don’t get it. Is the groom just fd2fa9e899 a prop? I want to 4719acaeb8 be celebrated too.”60d4f1003fb24c9a

“…….”539a8cf9bf9cadaf

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She’d known he 668d51b62c was an attention-seeker, 0f5014f7b1 but this was eac0d73056 worse than expected.4f76a950f1d28557

“…Do what you want.”a654b770787bc781

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“Set aside time to come with me when I get my suit tailored.”82b7e3d7fa8e47fe

“Why should I—!”a71a8fbc3a04ef1b

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“If my wife can’t even do that, what’s the point of getting married?”2a57822a44eb3b10

Is he crazy? Doha bit her tongue bee497dcdf to stop herself from a3dc1b1693 saying it out loud.ba81b82b97c9cd33

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Nam Sion was gravely mistaken. This marriage was 7971ead3d0 strictly a business 47622d6493 project for the 5bd355bcd9 mutual benefit of bbd116cd8f their two companies.07ec38a516a88992

Chaebol marriages often 30f9915998 attracted criticism for 46b9650ad2 being tools to f8af33289f consolidate wealth and d7bb8dc5f8 power, which is 087a9a5806 why their marriage cb3695d6d5 was being presented 0ba5eebd3b as a love 47b08105ff match that had 4ec682d6ba blossomed over the 14cafe5922 three years since ca74d9a99b Doha joined Namwon dce027d5ff Department Store.1d894c91a17426f0

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She started to db6ebc5bac wonder if Nam 6d6573c4e7 Sion was too 6b080b5f64 immersed in the 513fa5537d fairytale their PR c2f3abdf06 team had crafted. Either way, she 2501551732 had no intention e895720490 of playing along.55c4d32841d96fe9

“I reviewed the draft of the prenuptial agreement your side sent over, and there’s a clause that’s just ridiculous.”744fd2efb7aa7ffb

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Countless documents had 5746952c32 already been exchanged f99c13e5e6 between their respective 257ff49ceb legal teams, including dd41458d52 recent health and 3c9d270777 prenatal test results. The prenup was carefully drafted 7661cb050b within legal boundaries.18184286373e03c3

“Is there a problem?”b6a57a5e4e691347

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Doha clenched her teeth, ready 08355b4617 to pounce if he said 21b9abd404 anything stupid again.0de0705141108e69

“A sexless marriage? What kind of a80e89b1b0 iced frappé nonsense 0578a9af71 is that?”7c6629b77f3337df

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Among the densely packed clauses 8257015831 was one that read: ‘Sexual c42fab911a relations are not obligatory and 395241d833 cannot be forced. Each party is responsible for ebb51d7818 managing their own sexual needs.’bfb51a106f45cab0

Unable to bear it, 7b034c19de Doha slammed her cutlery 724737bc9a onto the plate. The clatter rang out sharply 003f79bea4 as her voice sliced through 1af865936d the air.5358e5742b3b353a

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“Hey.”30f212db86e0893d

With her polite 28bd8fc789 facade torn off, 0bd5143cb7 Nam Sion revealed 7ab1d0d241 his true self fee2e01f29 too, lifting one 73164b696b corner of his fd8368ee76 mouth in a 8ebb9c40ad raw smirk.072a96a0df8f2feb

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“What?”2948316004112c03

“You planning to sleep with me too?”6b6823112c23825f

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“Should I take a vow of celibacy instead?”df35938d6f14a95d

“You can even get it up for me?”5f520c0be7ddce8a

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“That depends on your capabilities.”df28d7f493099d6b

Blaming her for 96c4af30d8 the basic function 7288f276b7 of his own 7d55a6f4c1 body—he was utterly 9777447fc1 shameless.853b131a4e29905e

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“What if your equipment’s defective?”4bfbc0656f052abe

“You should’ve asked to check beforehand.”ab008ca6fc236f6a

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Nam Sion licked 77877b6ac4 his lips and 06c38ad251 slid a hand f5ebce4729 down to his 3e0f9f1f9d belt. Click. The sound of the buckle f09aa122b5 being undone pierced the silence.78e9278fccf5cfb7

Doha had come to assess 96b1d8c8f3 the “defects” of this match, ceefa53f40 but not like this—not here, a76f80866c and not with her own 88d4d42465 eyes.8ff2a269f547d41a

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“What are you doing? Hands off, right now.”addeb62764d99c8b

“Should I have my lawyer certify my erection function?”8b59e58648fb68e2

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Nam Sion closed 34ba08f886 his eyes slowly, 86b4f3396a as if genuinely 90fa35d1ed disappointed.025f41f7606e4b9f

“This is incredibly inefficient.”c27dfb34698c3611

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When he finally stopped, 48aaeeae26 Doha let out a 625c0647cb silent sigh of relief 0cae8f4165 and composed herself.b04462402abc9b6b

“Fine. Fine. I’ll accept that there’s 3be1536a7b nothing wrong with you.”5d33fb325dbad8e9

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“Not ‘accept’. There is nothing wrong.”473dfc444d303cb9

“…Okay. There’s nothing wrong. Your dick works just fine. Happy?”94fcda6890c92b6e

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Satisfied, Nam Sion grinned d17664c65e with crinkled eyes.892573c75093819c

“Not for just anyone, though.”aae6cd9709ab1b7c

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“I don’t care.”51d75e67723d2cd8

“If you ever want confirmation, let me know. Better than whipping it de5f79cbea out in front of 8fb946b4cd a lawyer.”e27ba37428725266

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“I’m surprised you even know what shame is.”363da7780c75a767

Her appetite vanished. The high-grade meat left only 5dc125546d a chalky aftertaste in her 21cdf4c10e mouth. As she poked 9a568bcb77 at her asparagus e9b7e09a9e with her fork, f53a75f217 he casually threw 52cb68fd70 another remark her bcce859e3c way.9c08a4b095f9d017

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“You said ‘hey’ and ‘you’ just now. Do that more often.”58f9f6d5231d48df

Doha shot a sharp 65aaa7d4ab glare at his amused 21f7bff751 face.f17759c4f1a4ab4a

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“I don’t plan to act uncivilized like you.”10de14ce421a3e09

“I prefer that over fake politeness.”33a10f76533a80ef

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“Well, I have no intention of adjusting to your preferences.”1d28ee57c71a1d69

It felt like 8a7d5c2c31 a past life 038484d40e when she’d stood 841a148c69 nervously in front ee17bbc421 of Nam Sion 48f981d4f9 with a draft db9a495ca9 press release in 8080ade8d9 hand. Back then, he’d at least dc55bc4188 seemed normal. What the hell 27f6cc7659 happened in these 915dcb3344 three years?30e574e69bb06488

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Come to think f10cdb4c4f of it, there 1765c83c55 had been some c3427d68ef gossip floating around cfeb7add7a the office about b4029c68cd his love life…caae61b5d786e07a

Doha wiped her lips with 2fe58bb561 a napkin and said coolly,97fea0da10d311f6

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“I have no interest in interfering with your personal affairs. Date whoever you want 8e649f3d45 or fool around as 3be02427fa you please, just don’t 9b63beb5ca damage the company’s image.”24bcd7907b0d38bc

This time, Nam Sion threw b24707411c his cutlery onto the plate. The knife scraped sharply e67220724b as it slid. Slowly, he lifted his 8c60052f08 gaze to meet hers.5450f3f18b2c505d

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“Well, I can’t do that.”ae66215775c34619

Running a hand 0dc2e3c09a through his neatly b3320d6697 styled hair, his 12dd76733e voice came low a86f32e348 and deliberate.cc836482be975ef9

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