jasminclairedeguzman
Years after the destruction of Hera Palace and Joo Dante's demise, the survivors slowly rebuild their lives. Min Seol-Ah, now 26, returns to a family she never got to grow up with - Shim Suryeon, Logan Lee, Joo Seok-kyung, and Joo Seok-hoon. Her existence becomes a reminder of Suryeon's first great love, Yoon Woo Min, whose loss once shattered her world. Logan does not replace that love - instead, he completes it, helping Seol-Ah finally live the future both men wanted her to have.
At first, Seol-Ah and Seok-kyung struggle with guilt, awkwardness, and unspoken history, unsure how to stand beside each other as sisters. But over time, walls soften, and they learn how to be family - not out of obligation, but choice.
Seol-Ah finds support not only from the Hera kids - Rona, Seok-hoon, Eunbyeol, Jenny, Minhyuk - who have matured for the better, but also from Jazmin Park, the daughter of Logan's trusted partners, Michael and Emily Park, who becomes Seol-Ah's fiercest defender and closest friend.
As the Hera adults work to become better people instead of repeating the mistakes of the past, Seol-Ah begins to loosen her fear of happiness. Through music, she crosses paths with Dino (Lee Chan of SEVENTEEN) - someone who doesn't try to save her, but simply stays, respects her pace, and loves her for who she is.
In the end, Seol-Ah stands on stage singing the first song she ever wrote - once born from despair, now transformed into a celebration of survival. In the audience are the people who failed her, the people who saved her, and the people who chose to grow with her.
Her voice proves one thing:
Min Seol-Ah did not survive because her enemies died - she survived because she learned to live.