Win | Chapter 3

Doha continued eating with her 0effe78401 eyes narrowed sharply.c8ce1218dda07f27

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.7d6e80109418f0dd

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“Where did you hang the painting?”bb3b474bbef170da

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.1af5a81679be3aca

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“In my office. Guess you’re still attached 1405c62fc6 to it?”a87a2d5d806d4c48

“I wouldn’t say that.”5f4a2e09c3acff74

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He replied calmly, cutting c136b49478 his steak with fork c542ad6887 and knife. Doha’s eyes followed the movements fc74b12c59 of his hands—well-groomed nails, thick aa8d6e5740 fingers, and the veins on 96c4684f01 the back of his hand c313933710 rising with each motion.256c35c5a5c7c111

“That painting hung in my room for over thirty years. I figured I could ce4b7af2f9 at least ask how 60e8388760 it’s doing.”db0b008bb4239841

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“That’s exactly what attachment is.”2863f88c2054d131

…Wait a minute. ‘Hung in my room for over thirty years’?89a47aad88966548

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Doha, who had f7d78c2293 responded mechanically, immediately a89d677e18 turned to look f37215b56a at him. Nam Sion just tilted his 6cf651e0bf head as if to say, 686e9a5964 “Is that so?” Her face 0de1f283e8 twisted in an instant.b3ddd63e676a443b

“So the item you donated… was that?”8f508fb39c475cf8

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“I thought you already knew.”b7f3463505bec36a

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.003d91c20e4ba763

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Nam Sion let a045fc6b26 out a light 7b12c0f9c5 laugh. The smirk on 0b446d5265 his lips had 74efc49bb8 never looked more 8a3d8f441b irritating.e072a477fe16be9c

“Didn’t you keep raising the bid to save face for your future husband?”5806d26c3179ff92

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Only now did it 0c95b9ccab click why Nam Sion 566f59420e had laughed so uncontrollably bcffdb038a when she won the ea54789db7 painting. Can someone even 6e9d730c3f participate in bidding 530c7637fa on something they c5385e3dd2 donated? It was all so sloppy. She felt like a f150a0a02d fool for getting caught 51c381a38a up in it. Her grip tightened around her e31a262ad3 utensils.3bdfd6cd9c35f405

“You’re the one who kept driving the price up.”05ce9df61812c216

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“Well, I’m glad you like the painting. Consider it a wedding gift.”0f5b4c41ee540f59

Doha’s lips curled f65b503721 into a crooked 5cb5f8daa1 smile. Her gaze toward 8496864ef8 Nam Sion gleamed 147cb43931 coldly.0f7953b2588d2421

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“A wedding gift?”fa700398e975bce0

She swallowed a bitter laugh. I paid twenty million won 0220eaceff for it, and he’s the c068bd581a one claiming credit?c9dce62745a60eff

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“Take good care of it. I was especially 50771cdddc fond of that dfabad510c painting.”309a2e55fa3a7f35

Doha merely raised an abcc8d3b53 eyebrow in response. She resolved then 2b2997c3ce and there to 4759722a5c use that painting b729fa4021 as a dartboard 5f10d1609a whenever Nam Sion e24afc6696 came to mind.8cbafa6115b43fdb

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Nam Sion continued 3d6e6a9612 eating without making adc608c677 a single clink 414845a086 of cutlery against 179d31632a his plate. Like Doha, he was someone ff30b1376d raised from an early age 7f08874f4b with table manners ingrained. He even matched her 83304fe07f pace of eating perfectly, b1db43e188 though they’d started at c2aa1ae006 different times.ae176c0fa96e35fe

When they’d cleared over half 903c655a5a their plates, Nam Sion spoke 64aa760b9c up.bf94a439213a896e

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“Will the wedding be held at Arden?”47505ea3705a0cbc

At last, a 1f6c288cbc question appropriate for 4af5fec5a5 the occasion. Doha nodded after 1668db5d16 swallowing a well-chewed 1907b8f778 piece of meat.9b92c39b191a8af8

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“All the wedding arrangements—dresses, suits, makeup, photos—will be handled by vendors partnered with the hotel. The quality is guaranteed, as e17b4e92ec proven by numerous public figures 10baf9a60f and celebrities.”f93e648b5b2aaa1f

Only close relatives and friends 4eae8e720d were invited to the actual baf23e3d8e ceremony to keep it private. Just because they 4a8f57a339 were chaebol heirs dc04b83d8d didn’t mean they 1dabe19922 wanted a flashy 981e19d079 spectacle.6888c8e7117d2648

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Still, Doha planned to 37a09b075d discreetly leak some on-site 2227da1f51 photos. It was too 6d2a150267 valuable a media a0bc3be2fa opportunity to pass 725f9dca15 up. A carefully crafted 74e2fbf59a marketing strategy began a1d4b8a80b mapping itself in b6268519ac her mind, designed 7ae904eb17 to stoke the 61dcce7461 public’s wedding fantasies.3dd7c8d597491c41

She could already envision the de310b556f flood of wedding inquiries and 38a03ccba6 the profits Arden would rake 67ae02d6ee in. A thrill bubbled 62d70ff511 in her stomach. She bit her lips 1654c3b19c to hide her rising 7190d4da2a smile.55baf4214b4cc015

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“Shouldn’t the groom help choose the dress?”ac5d3a5014ef702b

The question came 5571de82c0 out of nowhere. While she was devising intricate e0c59407f5 strategies, this man was spouting cbc818a3a1 nonsense?013bd03b0a6a395d

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“You’re busy. No need to make 323df257b0 time for that.”0b7a7edcc05d6bcc

“I heard that’s what most people do.”1a20d1d3e2f21110

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Doha ignored him, popping another c6b3fb12d5 bite of steak into her 34a2a03d27 mouth.1cbd2f627227de57

“I’m wearing a white tux.”df66bf35acc540c5

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“…….”fabbb1d6cbd3094e

Even a six-year-old 59b7f2eb4f wouldn’t whine like 4eebfd5ec4 that. Her brow twitched. But Nam Sion went 2116e44603 on, unfazed.9cfaf4f9eb2c1500

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“They say the bride is the star of the wedding, but I don’t get it. Is the groom 6f5066d1ce just a prop? I want to be celebrated 56e46788be too.”5c39111102f03477

“…….”9398ecd8448e2d93

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She’d known he was 672e2f0204 an attention-seeker, but this f641b727ee was worse than expected.245146a00d9da884

“…Do what you want.”97a53b1cfe7975ce

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“Set aside time to come with me when I get my suit tailored.”be77d000070336b8

“Why should I—!”b19e2ff1f129e8ee

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“If my wife can’t even do that, what’s the point of getting married?”296b62809ce7b22c

Is he crazy? Doha bit her tongue 671bc3673b to stop herself from 9af6dffd0d saying it out loud.2f9d681689784e32

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Nam Sion was gravely mistaken. This marriage was strictly b8e3c283f3 a business project for 32a8a78e9d the mutual benefit of 45bc86f036 their two companies.8fc2eec02c84b8bf

Chaebol marriages often attracted criticism 699ae895dd for being tools to consolidate bcd6c3d200 wealth and power, which is 1e6e24b048 why their marriage was being 44a3cf2b8c presented as a love match 012e37311c that had blossomed over the 82939a5981 three years since Doha joined 314e542c03 Namwon Department Store.dd088917e3a19eca

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She started to wonder e3b843c78a if Nam Sion was 90e0eb8b55 too immersed in the 8ffa9817db fairytale their PR team 332ce7e5fb had crafted. Either way, she had no 660c98f497 intention of playing along.b05205779ec7cff2

“I reviewed the draft of the prenuptial agreement your side sent over, and there’s a clause that’s just ridiculous.”05f0eddf536dcabe

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Countless documents had already 644e0a536b been exchanged between their 6d75269c6e respective legal teams, including 2f955cd8a5 recent health and prenatal 3e54877063 test results. The prenup was carefully drafted 64a0418965 within legal boundaries.7ac98cc7ddbfb18d

“Is there a problem?”3f73bfda6b2a0b31

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Doha clenched her teeth, 6b74c51480 ready to pounce if 16d5fe1c9c he said anything stupid 132f3811c8 again.9b25a1f48c2ce2ed

“A sexless marriage? What kind of iced frappé 3fe1a639c6 nonsense is that?”6d00b64da2e47bb5

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Among the densely f06a04ad96 packed clauses was 2485dc2084 one that read: c1a7f988fd ‘Sexual relations are 8c13fd81f4 not obligatory and c7ae2bc5f8 cannot be forced. Each party is df0606ba86 responsible for managing 6500f25c54 their own sexual ad923a0c30 needs.’0c3ef45340acdc12

Unable to bear 8551dd1d66 it, Doha slammed de2ec3a0c3 her cutlery onto a22e873dfc the plate. The clatter rang 916e57c42d out sharply as 0e0cc428e2 her voice sliced 0bef42a153 through the air.970ec750858e586f

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“Hey.”f53499dc7fc57e9f

With her polite c720652e77 facade torn off, a80ac8ba6b Nam Sion revealed 0a199197fe his true self 95d7e734d5 too, lifting one 2e5115350b corner of his 189c010250 mouth in a e0aa8e1a10 raw smirk.e77d23fa03bfe867

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“What?”fde692d1606efc4a

“You planning to sleep with me too?”c7abfd34f418ff8d

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“Should I take a vow of celibacy instead?”9cb7a5fd88f847ac

“You can even get it up for me?”9b7322ad522cfbfe

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“That depends on your capabilities.”d571eda155b0cc08

Blaming her for the 5c04a87f35 basic function of his f90d17a370 own body—he was utterly f3ec57d11f shameless.5e9c2d75c310e5cc

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“What if your equipment’s defective?”a407d75786a509d1

“You should’ve asked to check beforehand.”732ff89233f0e904

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Nam Sion licked his c6bcd26683 lips and slid a 6c3ed2aab7 hand down to his 281696fd00 belt. Click. The sound of the buckle 4c4a54c85b being undone pierced the silence.e8e4cde8013d57a8

Doha had come to assess b78f61bbb8 the “defects” of this match, aa57e1b0f8 but not like this—not here, 0f54cf5396 and not with her own bb8776157e eyes.2c68947c71fadcfa

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“What are you doing? Hands off, right now.”70e43cc2ef7e0812

“Should I have my lawyer certify my erection function?”a142241febc8bb72

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Nam Sion closed his eyes 94f11c1be9 slowly, as if genuinely disappointed.eed0f79094bbdded

“This is incredibly inefficient.”3a80eb00ef6a3d0b

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When he finally stopped, Doha f6c23fab3e let out a silent sigh 5a5b938a55 of relief and composed herself.215027670ee7db99

“Fine. Fine. I’ll accept that there’s 53e62e4b08 nothing wrong with you.”1e9f65e268c1eb54

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“Not ‘accept’. There is nothing wrong.”3dd987018f7c4d8d

“…Okay. There’s nothing wrong. Your dick works just fine. Happy?”05cb41156cfda244

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Satisfied, Nam Sion grinned 8bc2817b34 with crinkled eyes.8c3fb7ad5976ad95

“Not for just anyone, though.”0b4909b61226c03c

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“I don’t care.”91401b4290974d1b

“If you ever want confirmation, let me know. Better than whipping 6b43b6c966 it out in ce07a9235a front of a f0b3b5a307 lawyer.”23e5c86c00f59cce

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“I’m surprised you even know what shame is.”d94fe07f11c43f8d

Her appetite vanished. The high-grade meat a09c13455f left only a 4d33723186 chalky aftertaste in 752450c498 her mouth. As she poked at her 6fdb13bee2 asparagus with her fork, he aedb8f639b casually threw another remark her 702a191eab way.de9f86c4473aef47

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“You said ‘hey’ and ‘you’ just now. Do that more often.”fb45b6fd88438c50

Doha shot a sharp 6e54d23d92 glare at his amused 6da92eb4fd face.bb09fae6c1e41856

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“I don’t plan to act uncivilized like you.”91bad55cf20c63ed

“I prefer that over fake politeness.”4a8b49881362ea2e

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“Well, I have no intention of adjusting to your preferences.”04d8cb418ca0e5e4

It felt like a past 1e16599b63 life when she’d stood nervously e2e8e0fb21 in front of Nam Sion cb5a5a37c7 with a draft press release 3305b0de40 in hand. Back then, he’d at least 19a7d4846d seemed normal. What the hell 7b1cffdfec happened in these f0363a098c three years?b86224a1d691f141

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Come to think 28bdaacb6e of it, there 03cd27c88a had been some a351612837 gossip floating around 754fc7bd7f the office about a241e53878 his love life…8753d7a01e09d2e4

Doha wiped her lips 16144594f5 with a napkin and 960335e341 said coolly,fe19367149e9df02

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“I have no interest in interfering with your personal affairs. Date whoever you want d0fb5399e2 or fool around as 7d74dc92cd you please, just don’t 227e723f61 damage the company’s image.”5c08dd8138bb8c66

This time, Nam c38cbcacd4 Sion threw his 6d385a6081 cutlery onto the 9dd94f2ba4 plate. The knife scraped d03cd46637 sharply as it 00412852a2 slid. Slowly, he lifted 0b44a9acb9 his gaze to eba8e92469 meet hers.2c2f53dad20b73be

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“Well, I can’t do that.”ea7bd84edf88b800

Running a hand through his c7c9ed1912 neatly styled hair, his voice 39d9e586d6 came low and deliberate.c407a34439948959

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