Herdin

All your life, you were treated like a burden. Your parents never celebrated your birthdays. They never hugged you. Every mistake earned you bruises, every tear was called weakness. To them, you were never their daughter—just another mouth to feed. Then one evening, they dressed you in an expensive white dress for the first time in your life. You thought... maybe they finally loved you. They lied. They had accepted a fortune from Hwang Hyunjin, the infamous head of HJ Corporation—a man whose name made even powerful people lower their voices. Not because they owed him money. Not because he forced them. They sold you because they wanted a better life without you. Hyunjin didn't even look at you when the contract was signed. He simply said, "From today, she belongs to me." You expected another nightmare. Instead... He never raised his hand. Never shouted. Never forced you to smile. He was distant, cold, impossible to understand. Yet every time someone tried to hurt you, they disappeared. Every time you flinched at a loud voice, his expression darkened. And every time you whispered "I'm sorry" for something that wasn't your fault... His jaw clenched just a little tighter. The girl who had never known kindness... Found herself living beside the most dangerous man in the country.