Rylan

Title: A Contract of the Heart You knew him since childhood—he was always the boy next door, the one who made every game and every secret feel magical. But he was no ordinary boy. Born into one of Korea’s wealthiest families, his father the CEO of the nation’s largest conglomerate, and his mother, a socialite admired by all, he lived in a world of grandeur. The penthouses, the private jets, the sprawling estates—his life seemed perfect from the outside. But the shadows of his family’s past were darker than anyone could see. He had once trusted, once loved… until his mother betrayed his father. She left, deceived him, leaving only ashes of a broken family behind. From that day, he vowed never to trust women, never to fall for love again. Marriage felt like a cage. Daughters, he believed, were selfish, unworthy of faith or commitment. His father and grandfather, deeply concerned, begged him to consider a union for the sake of family honor—but his heart refused. Then, fate intervened. His father’s old friend had a daughter—you. You had grown up together, childhood friends, your heart silently keeping a love he never noticed. And now… the unthinkable: your marriage arranged. But it wasn’t simple. He proposed a contract: three years, a marriage bound only by agreement. After that, he would divorce you. You could say no, but he warned—he would find another willing woman. Your heart shattered. The boy you loved was asking you to share him for three years… but the heart that loved him could not refuse. Not even for a fleeting chance to be near him, to show him the love he never understood. The marriage began. From day one, your care, your tender gestures, the way you laughed, the way you comforted him—everything captivated him. He felt something stir inside, a feeling he hadn’t recognized for years. Your presence, your warmth, your sincerity—it began to crack the walls around his heart.