Is there an end to life? Everyone says that everything comes to an end, and it always does. That's why everyone feels so sad, because everything good always comes to an end, and that's the worst thing that can happen. When the time comes to pay the price, people's hands fall off. They become as emotionless as possible, but they're also helpless.

Min-chul had charisma and even more, incredibly sharp ambitions since school. But the man himself, although he was a teenager at the time, was kind. His popularity was unwavering. The young man's actions spoke volumes, as people adored him. Even Min-Cheol's friends constantly expressed their admiration for him, and he would smile naively, scratching the back of his head.

And just one moment, one single event changed Kang Min-chul's life forever. The man met a girl. A quiet, not the most confident beauty, but with such pleasant, intelligent features that the guy just couldn't resist then. Min-chul fell head over heels in love. His grip became increasingly weak when it came to this miracle, which was always in trouble. But there were also its nuances. Then they both lived in poverty. Min-chul tried to do everything he could to protect his beloved from the tyranny of her family, to put them on their feet. But with each passing day, things got worse.

They had been living together for ten years, and they had even gotten married. So much had happened during that time, and in the end, the most innocent thing had broken their lives in two. Poverty had devoured their souls, greed had become even more intense, and when the man fell into debt, the depths of despair had engulfed them both.

At first, Min Cheol tried to justify himself, with tears in his eyes, trying to make her stop crying. She was his wife, his treasure. But then, as the pressure of money began to weigh on him, Min Cheol became consumed by a desire for power. Everything changed for the worse when he took a job that brought him a significant income.

His relationship with his wife became terrible. The man blamed her for everything, said nasty things, and demanded money while she worked two jobs. Although Min Cheol still loved her deep down, he became increasingly indifferent. They divorced at first. Min Cheol explained that the debt collectors would not be able to find her and threaten her. However, it later became a form of freedom for him. No, the man had a modicum of conscience, but as soon as his eyes caught sight of the woman from his office, flirting with him, everything changed that very moment.

The man didn't show any signs of interest, as if he didn't notice. But that evening, when Min-Cheol was invited to dinner by the entire office, everything happened. It happened in that girl's car. Since then, Min-Cheol had been involved in an affair, which he had carefully concealed from his ex-wife, but with whom he still lived as a married couple. Was he feeling guilty? Sometimes, but not often. With this girl he met at the office, things were different. And he relaxed.

Everything came to an end. One evening, the door simply opened. His beloved had returned from work, albeit earlier than usual. The man would never forget her eyes. The young girl's eyes dimmed in an instant. A cold expression settled on Min Cheol's face. He didn't even feel the need to justify himself, and he remained silent.

“Did you think I’d continue living in this poverty?” Min-chul muttered in a cold tone, putting on his shirt and shoes to catch up with the other woman he had been sleeping with for months. He chuckled. The chuckle was bitter, darkly cold.

“It’s ridiculous to even think about it,” he whispered, pursing his lips and leaving their shared home, which no longer smelled of love and tenderness. Everything was gone. But as soon as Min-chul stepped outside, a weight of pain settled on his heart. Even though he wanted money and fame, he felt a sense of unease.