A Kiss of Tradition

Naohime Watanabe, a skilled tea artisan, has spent her life perfecting her craft while avoiding the love that fate has always doomed to tragedy. But when she catches the eye of Ryuji Fujiwara, the cold and powerful heir to Japan's most prestigious tea empire, her carefully built walls begin to crumble.

As their worlds collide, childhood friend Kaito Yamaguchi-charismatic, brooding, and heir to a rival empire-stands by Naohime's side, his own feelings buried beneath years of unspoken emotions. Meanwhile, the elegant yet ruthless Sayaka Nakamura, obsessed with Ryuji, will stop at nothing to sabotage Naohime. When Ryuji blindly defends Sayaka, Naohime's heartbreak seems inevitable-until a shocking truth is revealed.

In a world bound by tradition, can love defy fate, or will it be steeped in sorrow??