Win | Chapter 3
by flowieDoha continued eating with 8ce24e01fb her eyes narrowed sharply.dd096a1004a5b575
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.7a4284d424374a31
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“Where did you hang the painting?”7bc43b5cbe4d0a38
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.428776fdb3a92f8d
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“In my office. Guess you’re still de28379da4 attached to it?”9285c197ce09aa10
“I wouldn’t say that.”e9a12c6dae3b8739
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He replied calmly, cutting 116203bc89 his steak with fork 22d213147b and knife. Doha’s eyes followed the 294273750d movements of his hands—well-groomed 32033b524c nails, thick fingers, and 4555e6bdf9 the veins on the cf58f99c27 back of his hand fad0db1835 rising with each motion.e11f5e9bf6a3abec
“That painting hung in my room for over thirty years. I figured I 180c9fc147 could at least 82ac68ae8a ask how it’s cee42578cb doing.”299fcee917d9137d
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“That’s exactly what attachment is.”109b861006a3aa9a
…Wait a minute. ‘Hung in my room for over thirty years’?308b8171dc31d139
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Doha, who had responded 11f30dd40f mechanically, immediately turned to 28223b518a look at him. Nam Sion just tilted 0cb560040c his head as if d0e5f11085 to say, “Is that cc633f954e so?” Her face twisted 96efb9e159 in an instant.13c256d68defcbd3
“So the item you donated… was that?”7c0c431e2f6e991b
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“I thought you already knew.”33345b19c1c6e4d8
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.0d5c33ec023b6372
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Nam Sion let 6c6b782ce9 out a light aced6d71b7 laugh. The smirk on his b8984270db lips had never looked 7022ec2ece more irritating.abc301acfbc68533
“Didn’t you keep raising the bid to save face for your future husband?”213cd10440c53e80
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Only now did 7e65efe735 it click why d9bfcd64f8 Nam Sion had 7803f56b22 laughed so uncontrollably 7ca4cbec78 when she won f6243b98e4 the painting. Can someone even participate in a0da8286fd bidding on something they donated? It was all so sloppy. She felt like da611b0930 a fool for 7d8291e282 getting caught up 6cbdce9fd8 in it. Her grip tightened around her d45906229b utensils.61895ca87559384f
“You’re the one who kept driving the price up.”1f6a368dd00d4310
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“Well, I’m glad you like the painting. Consider it a wedding gift.”8e80d166580acfda
Doha’s lips curled into a 6dd8642321 crooked smile. Her gaze toward 7a075b1b40 Nam Sion gleamed df8e7ce580 coldly.b2a538f166e388ad
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“A wedding gift?”a67a2a129568d657
She swallowed a bitter laugh. I paid twenty million d430228794 won for it, and 30f9bbb307 he’s the one claiming b373ebcfdd credit?0851a51eb57f9f3c
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“Take good care of it. I was especially f354286a3a fond of that a3bb1d7ce9 painting.”aee3fd937b45c38e
Doha merely raised an eyebrow ddc0c57ed7 in response. She resolved then 2480c03bbe and there to 00ce34a676 use that painting 62cf8ed299 as a dartboard e07a61adb1 whenever Nam Sion 75c025d050 came to mind.b97146b78cccb04d
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Nam Sion continued 6c04331c2b eating without making 357bcf4091 a single clink a0de3d536a of cutlery against 5cc531fd7e his plate. Like Doha, he was 409a694353 someone raised from an cdaea7bb31 early age with table 727788483e manners ingrained. He even matched her pace 73473f6273 of eating perfectly, though they’d 266542a273 started at different times.73adfc17c5c25e73
When they’d cleared over half 7e59d8bbf8 their plates, Nam Sion spoke 50a3b7e3a6 up.bfb199f000a5f70c
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“Will the wedding be held at Arden?”2f58ccda40057653
At last, a question appropriate 11a425e3ad for the occasion. Doha nodded after swallowing 43ff87231b a well-chewed piece of ed71b7f59f meat.8e3881b5ef62181e
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“All the wedding arrangements—dresses, suits, makeup, photos—will be handled by vendors partnered with the hotel. The quality is 21a60cf7c0 guaranteed, as proven a017d5388e by numerous public 6b191b9716 figures and celebrities.”ebdabbc43bc47ad4
Only close relatives and friends 801493f6cd were invited to the actual 108104cd31 ceremony to keep it private. Just because they 64ad706954 were chaebol heirs b6e53b82e1 didn’t mean they b369926d44 wanted a flashy 1017324975 spectacle.c032cc2ba9ec709a
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Still, Doha planned to discreetly 1f235678d3 leak some on-site photos. It was too valuable a 732c40bcef media opportunity to pass up. A carefully crafted marketing strategy 023be6232a began mapping itself in her 9db13ea724 mind, designed to stoke the 814a747b41 public’s wedding fantasies.d8618fe2eba694f3
She could already envision 86cc3fb8e3 the flood of wedding 95f02dfdd3 inquiries and the profits c3fc92f113 Arden would rake in. A thrill bubbled in her 8f7932e4f8 stomach. She bit her lips to bdb5465703 hide her rising smile.2be7c6c3a5ed6867
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“Shouldn’t the groom help choose the dress?”4cc9ec53f46e73cd
The question came out 0ca2495324 of nowhere. While she was devising 1d819886a0 intricate strategies, this man 7fb057a694 was spouting nonsense?12690f3cfb36c9c9
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“You’re busy. No need to make b6e1ef54cb time for that.”214bbf151389879f
“I heard that’s what most people do.”d2e8d2db78027748
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Doha ignored him, af5e8bbb10 popping another bite 6811705ac7 of steak into fffdaf8382 her mouth.e140472b3f9076e5
“I’m wearing a white tux.”d2d75236e15ed171
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“…….”fa9b85b1c3842301
Even a six-year-old 327e5e486d wouldn’t whine like b199527716 that. Her brow twitched. But Nam Sion went e1bee4082b on, unfazed.b31b951b7702b221
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“They say the bride is the star of the wedding, but I don’t get it. Is the groom just 26541ddf27 a prop? I want to be 0dcf4fb46f celebrated too.”3a6f1a83d8bafdcf
“…….”d252f9b5d56dba8f
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She’d known he was a0a06bf70b an attention-seeker, but this d502490a10 was worse than expected.4980bf617fcd66ce
“…Do what you want.”87c30bffdc8004aa
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“Set aside time to come with me when I get my suit tailored.”f153e81b19026cd6
“Why should I—!”ba1734f259602264
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“If my wife can’t even do that, what’s the point of getting married?”fbe2679dc88e7b0f
Is he crazy? Doha bit her tongue e42ad5b0a7 to stop herself from 708b3f1245 saying it out loud.530e7a30c2b31dd4
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Nam Sion was gravely mistaken. This marriage was strictly a a3fc49981b business project for the mutual 7cb024e69e benefit of their two companies.830985fb8187eb4b
Chaebol marriages often d6a245a879 attracted criticism for 7c69a346e0 being tools to 50a1a71ba6 consolidate wealth and 243d7a853d power, which is d67ad1d9d9 why their marriage 8e3c6271f1 was being presented 589c123b86 as a love ac50da3d0c match that had cd51181879 blossomed over the 0b84befd97 three years since b92ab1bd80 Doha joined Namwon 263af9d9f5 Department Store.f1bd3a8aa4fce12e
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She started to f9a065b597 wonder if Nam bd9afe9b7f Sion was too d61ab3a79b immersed in the 925a220ddb fairytale their PR 2ed0144fc0 team had crafted. Either way, she had 0b5e4079b4 no intention of playing 00e4161774 along.b11b5485310d6736
“I reviewed the draft of the prenuptial agreement your side sent over, and there’s a clause that’s just ridiculous.”d7a8d0247959d67c
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Countless documents had already d41bc3cf9b been exchanged between their 93e27f32e7 respective legal teams, including a5aa9c8daa recent health and prenatal 3d001e7886 test results. The prenup was carefully 6cface11aa drafted within legal boundaries.6ba9b33b77e4d7b1
“Is there a problem?”211e959155203e9d
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Doha clenched her dd92153b2f teeth, ready to bb72f71d05 pounce if he e61c574de8 said anything stupid 750744637f again.8d5859b1b7d136cc
“A sexless marriage? What kind of iced 4893460474 frappé nonsense is that?”9243a8f3a995c024
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Among the densely 6548446831 packed clauses was 99e946ead4 one that read: 1815633336 ‘Sexual relations are f5ac183198 not obligatory and 1d47c16c51 cannot be forced. Each party is 56bc042acf responsible for managing bafb17d044 their own sexual ff2e293ba4 needs.’530de59f7e68a934
Unable to bear it, Doha ce71d85fa3 slammed her cutlery onto the 3ed49ee8a8 plate. The clatter rang bace893c9d out sharply as fe4bcdd3cd her voice sliced d30b19fcec through the air.c2a373bd91a5b935
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“Hey.”ff5e9d5c43b957a2
With her polite facade torn 5ff77db22d off, Nam Sion revealed his b4df6bb3f7 true self too, lifting one 8a8da014ed corner of his mouth in 344caa170c a raw smirk.32df0b092baaa0dd
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“What?”72875b0a16e51d3c
“You planning to sleep with me too?”ec64c695211d6d36
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“Should I take a vow of celibacy instead?”86794c71806eef6b
“You can even get it up for me?”51b3d7a2dbae69a8
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“That depends on your capabilities.”95a00a4f69df9766
Blaming her for the basic 8f0e1f9071 function of his own body—he 576dddba54 was utterly shameless.c2d2e26cd0a5e825
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“What if your equipment’s defective?”c765b29e84893204
“You should’ve asked to check beforehand.”cb39870a3bf17f3f
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Nam Sion licked his lips 692c50dd6a and slid a hand down e41870964c to his belt. Click. The sound of the buckle e6d63420b0 being undone pierced the silence.7bb099d0ef067e30
Doha had come to assess 4a564acee7 the “defects” of this match, 36d9b28bf9 but not like this—not here, 906b0b0b44 and not with her own 11e89eb199 eyes.d875bcd4ac40850d
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“What are you doing? Hands off, right now.”c0f20c4d88756948
“Should I have my lawyer certify my erection function?”b54078f1f0a0854a
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Nam Sion closed ca0673bf3c his eyes slowly, 16f012d7f7 as if genuinely c538e0bf38 disappointed.beaa6e8ddbe3b522
“This is incredibly inefficient.”b57768086852fcd7
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When he finally stopped, eec9b2f524 Doha let out a ca3b6c1c3f silent sigh of relief 87f12b2805 and composed herself.d137d43aed6b74a5
“Fine. Fine. I’ll accept that a0d639e2d4 there’s nothing wrong 7672e15bd3 with you.”ab9e40f19953c0c6
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“Not ‘accept’. There is nothing wrong.”413b673737a99ec6
“…Okay. There’s nothing wrong. Your dick works just fine. Happy?”e772c8a74b322646
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Satisfied, Nam Sion grinned 5a5da32cb4 with crinkled eyes.54de5a17b2a9e0e7
“Not for just anyone, though.”c8d638a09892ee84
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“I don’t care.”cf2e317fb454034c
“If you ever want confirmation, let me know. Better than whipping it c25f4f3db1 out in front of 9561287ea3 a lawyer.”55a19c32c8241774
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“I’m surprised you even know what shame is.”1086010181ca6ca7
Her appetite vanished. The high-grade meat 81d94d8ba3 left only a fea25dd8ca chalky aftertaste in b8fb4d7715 her mouth. As she poked bba31c7e77 at her asparagus ed2dc6454a with her fork, fd5ddae6bc he casually threw dc30b4a5c5 another remark her 562a2b7369 way.9313e0ce3db2857b
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“You said ‘hey’ and ‘you’ just now. Do that more often.”cb244e8a071e14bf
Doha shot a sharp glare 206b665cca at his amused face.cbe6cff6e9f9202c
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“I don’t plan to act uncivilized like you.”2de0f6b77bb51406
“I prefer that over fake politeness.”c525656427a5ff95
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“Well, I have no intention of adjusting to your preferences.”288d4ed7c235b4ac
It felt like b89ef64497 a past life 3d01b81b66 when she’d stood b6cc513bee nervously in front 95cbbbd87a of Nam Sion d53c439a28 with a draft 20eefe4ca2 press release in 1c4b2a6e11 hand. Back then, he’d at 3c0c5ce879 least seemed normal. What the hell 3c87ab1649 happened in these 023a7b52af three years?1301d4e6b4a00dcb
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Come to think of 681f73a6da it, there had been 64b6c10f1d some gossip floating around 9211d6c295 the office about his 1f4756a749 love life…528830b7b2582ae9
Doha wiped her lips with bf36e91fee a napkin and said coolly,9c627de730aece95
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“I have no interest in interfering with your personal affairs. Date whoever you want or 04535e15ba fool around as you please, ddeced1580 just don’t damage the company’s 79623c820b image.”118a79e81403ce82
This time, Nam Sion 1c5e6755e4 threw his cutlery onto 59eb8bb6c4 the plate. The knife scraped sharply as b35968c4d4 it slid. Slowly, he lifted e07bef584e his gaze to 8ed1390900 meet hers.f1137a4329ee3ccb
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“Well, I can’t do that.”785678307a6ea5a8
Running a hand through fd4d246ab8 his neatly styled hair, 654ace0d89 his voice came low 91cc1fd9d8 and deliberate.b3513cfa67dfb784
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