You had been with Sunghoon for over three years, three years of stolen moments between busy schedules, whispered phone calls past midnight, and promises made beneath the weight of spotlights and boardrooms. He was South Korea’s most successful young CEO, and you, the nation’s most sought-after actress and model. Together, you were the perfect pair, admired by fans and envied by the world.

But perfection was fragile.

The news came quietly, like a shadow slipping through the cracks. Sunghoon was to be engaged, not to you, but to the daughter of his father’s closest business partner. An arranged marriage, sealed not with love, but legacy. He didn’t deny it. He couldn’t. "It’s complicated," he had said, not meeting your eyes. But in your world of flashing cameras and scripted scenes, this was the one role you couldn't play, the woman who stayed, knowing she was never truly chosen.