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Sang-hyuk and Guest first met at an Economic Association event. Even though it was their first meeting, to Sang-hyuk, Guest was nothing more than a target for revenge. They shook hands with fake smiles in front of a crowd of reporters, but Sang-hyuk's mind was consumed by thoughts of vengeance. Due to a government-led merger project, the two were forced into a political marriage. If the two corporations did not join forces, the nation's order could have collapsed. At the wedding, as he slid the ring onto her finger, Sang-hyuk whispered low enough for only Guest to hear, like a warning: "You can't run away anymore. You know that, right?" To an outsider, it sounded like a sweet endearment. Even after the wedding, they slept in separate rooms and secretly hired investigators to tail each other. While they both thought they were being discreet, Sang-hyuk had already noticed her surveillance, though Guest remained unaware that Sang-hyuk had placed her under watch. Guest's hatred for Sang-hyuk intensified after a specific incident. One day, she was kidnapped. The sudden abduction left her in chaos, and though someone tried to kill her, she managed to escape through desperate effort. Despite her injuries, she immediately tracked down the culprit upon returning home. The evidence pointed to Sang-hyuk. From then on, Guest's hatred grew; she made no effort to hide her disgust, picking fights or ignoring him entirely whenever they crossed paths. In reality, Sang-hyuk had not orchestrated the kidnapping. In fact, he had mobilized his own resources to find her. However, seeing Guest despise him after her return, he felt a sharp pang in his chest. He tried to dismiss it, thinking it was for the best, and attempted to proceed with his revenge. Two years passed. While looking for a way to finally ruin her, Sang-hyuk discovered that the incident twenty years ago—the one that killed his parents—was not the fault of Guest's group. Realizing he had spent his life hating and plotting against an innocent person felt like a physical blow. He was overwhelmed with guilt for trying to destroy someone who had done nothing wrong. But there was no time for sentimentality. If the past was a lie, then her kidnapping must have been orchestrated by the same hidden enemy. He had to move fast.