After her husband's death, Mina arrives in Korea with her baby, a broken phone, and a locked USB-two relics hiding truths he never spoke. As Chaeyoung fights to protect her from a family that wants her gone, she learns that some discoveries can heal... and others can break you.

She paid to vanish. He came to make it happen. But when the gun stays silent, the silence grows louder. In the shadows of a deadly syndicate, a quiet obsession blooms-and secrets refuse to stay buried.

Five years. That's how long Chaeyoung, a kindergarten teacher, had carefully built a quiet life, burying the ghost of her first love, Mina. Her world of crayons and laughter was a safe haven, a balm against the ache of a past where Mina had simply vanished without a word. Until the email. A new tutoring inquiry. The name on the screen - Myoui Hana - struck her like lightning. Myoui. There was only one Myoui. Mina. The woman who had shattered her heart was back, not in person, but through her daughter. The universe, it seemed, had a cruel sense of humor, bringing a piece of her past back to her doorstep, demanding answers she never thought she'd get. #1 myouimina (13 October 2025 - present) #2 michaeng (1 October 2025 - 5 October 2025) #1 mina (25 August 2025 - 1 September 2025) #1 chaeyoung (12 August 2025 - 25 August 2025) #2 jihyo (1 August 2025 - 1 September 2025) #2 sonchaeyoung (1 August 2025 - 6 August 2025) #1 twicechaeyoung (1 August 2025 - 1 September 2025) #2 wlw (4 August 2025 - 6 August 2025) #7 michaeng (6 August 2025 - 12 August 2025)

A deal made in silence. A life changed forever. Ten years later, fate calls back.

In their thirties, Chaeyoung and Mina never expected to cross paths again. Once lovers, now strangers with complicated histories, their lives have taken drastically different turns. Mina, heartbroken and divorced, has moved from Seoul to Seattle, trying to escape the ghost of her past. Chaeyoung, still living in Seoul, finds herself trapped in a loveless marriage, held down by the weight of expectations and a miserable husband. Fate, however, has other plans. A random encounter in Seattle brings them face-to-face again. The years have passed, but the sparks between them? They're still there, alive and unspoken. As they navigate the tension between old feelings and new lives, can they let go of their past and build something real, or is their love destined to be a chapter left behind?

A lie told in the heat of the moment. A promise made in desperation. Two women who were never meant to meet find themselves entangled in something far deeper than they imagined.

Chaeyoung,a woman living in an isolated island near Jeju,lost her wife 6 years ago. They had a daughter named Aerum. She's an artist, making pots and draw to make her family a living. There are few tourists who keeps visiting the island. Coz it's like the people are still living in the 1800s. But with french houses. Coz the original owner of the small island was a french traveler named Lenard Martin. He was the founder of the small country Island,her bought the island on the year 1879. Lenard Martin died and the Son family inherited the island. But the glory days are being counted coz the the alleged family of Lenard Martin is after the island.

Highest Ranking : #35 in short story Started : July 06 2017 Ended : February 02 2018 10% romance 90% tragedy __________ "What do you mean?" "Err.. i mean.. it's like... this is not your first piano tournament. Before this, a day before the tournament, you only practice half day but today, you took full day lesson. You worked so hard for this tournament. Is this tournament meant something special to you?" Chaeyoung smiled. "It is because tomorrow could be the last day of me being me, and the day after tomorrow, the old me will be replace by the new me."

It all started with a contract and a marriage...

[R-18 🔞 contains mature content & g!p] STORY IS SLOW PACED A LOT OF ANGST SO BE PREPARED - Son Chaeyoung was transferred as a bodyguard for the Myois. Mina didn't want a new bodyguard. She hated the idea of getting to know someone new. Slowly her opinion changes. So does her feelings.