Danielle Marsh has always been the kind of person people underestimate.
Too sweet. Too forgiving. Too easy to leave behind.
So when her boyfriend humiliates her in front of the entire university and replaces her like she meant nothing, everyone expects Danielle to quietly accept it and move on. Cry a little. Smile through it. Pretend it doesn't hurt.
But Danielle is tired of being the girl people pity.
If her ex wants to parade around campus with his new girlfriend, then fine. She'll give him something worse to look at:
her standing beside the most untouchable girl in Seoul International University.
Kim Minji.
Rich. Elegant. Cold.
The kind of girl people admire from a distance because getting too close feels dangerous. Minji doesn't date, doesn't entertain rumors, and definitely doesn't involve herself in other people's drama. Her life is controlled, calculated, and perfectly maintained-just the way she likes it.
Until Danielle asks her to fake date her.
It's supposed to be simple.
A temporary arrangement with clear rules
hold hands in public, act convincing, make Danielle's ex jealous, and never let emotions get involved.
But the longer they pretend, the more things begin slipping out of control.
Danielle starts noticing the way Minji quietly memorizes everything about her. The way her cold expression softens whenever Danielle laughs. The way Minji always reaches for her first in crowded rooms without even thinking about it
And Minji?
Minji is already doomed.
Because while Danielle thinks this is all part of the act, Minji has been falling harder every single day-silently, hopelessly, and far more deeply than she should.
What begins as revenge slowly turns into stolen glances, midnight drives, lingering touches, jealousy that feels too real, and feelings neither of them know how to handle.
The Ice Queen was never supposed to melt
And Danielle was never supposed to fall for someone like her.
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