What happens when the daughter of Starlight Co.'s CEO decides to finally go back to her hometown...in a different country...where she meets her fiancé in a arranged marriage? Will she be able to juggle school, her social life, and pleasing her famil...
Have you ever wanted to go to a different country just to get away from all your problems? That's exactly what I was planning when I asked to move back to Korea. Unfortunately, it backfired. Granted, I'd be away from my mom and dad, but I'd have a whole new set of problems...like my fiancé whom I've never met before.
I'd be living with my older brother, Choi Junhong, aka the heir to our family's company: Orion. I'll be honest, I don't really know what our company does. All I know is that I'm being forced to marry some jerk named Ok Taejun. I've never met him before, but I've heard from Junhong that he's a complete jerk. Unfortunately, my brother can't do anything about it because my dad is still in charge. The only thing good about coming back to Korea was getting away from my parents and getting to be with my brother again. Oh and I'd get to see my old friend, Hohyeon again. His dad was one of my dad's business partners, so it was natural that Hohyeon and I got close. He was only a month older than me, but always insisted that I call him "oppa."
Anyway, I moved into my brother's house as soon as I possibly could. Honestly, it was a lot nicer than my parents' house back in the U.S. It was a lot cleaner too. My dad tended to get drunk a lot when he was younger and scared away every nurse in L.A. It was a breath of fresh air to be back with my brother. He was the only one in my family who really cared about me. Yeah my parents took care of me, but only because a daughter can be used in business through marriage. They literally only kept me around so they could marry me off and make our family more wealthy, like we needed more wealth. Needless to say, I didn't have anyone on my side in America and fell into a depression. Not like to the point of causing myself intentional harm (though it almost got there), more in the way that I didn't care if I lived or died, and I'm still there. At least now I live with someone that I know actually loves me.
I'm sure you want to actually hear my story, not just my wallowing. I guess I'll start with the event where I would meet my fiance. It was at a large scale banquet, where our engagement, though longstanding, would officially be announced. As you'd expect, I was dressed in some grand gown.
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I followed behind my brother, waiting for Hohyeon to show up. I'd been so busy planning the idiotic event that I never had a chance to meet up with him. I've been back in Korea for almost a month, but I still haven't gotten to see my best friend.
When I finally spotted him, I excused myself from the conversation my brother was having with some of the company's associates. His back was turned to me as I finally got to him. I tapped on his shoulder, altering my voice just enough to sound like a different person. "Excuse me, have you seen a guy named Lee Hohyeon anywhere tonight?"
He turned around slowly, starting to answer how he would to any stranger, but instantly shut up once he saw me. "Well if it isn't the little brat that abandoned me when she went to America without me."
Regardless of how harsh his words were, I could tell he was happy to see me as wrapped one arm around me in a somewhat awkward friend hug. "It's not like I had much of a choice. You know how my parents are. The only reason they ever cared about me was this stupid arranged marriage, and once it's over with, they'll probably never talk to me again. I missed you so much in America. You didn't find a new best friend, did you?"
