This article is a work of fiction and the copyright belongs to the author.
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Romeo and Juliet, you're probably all familiar with their story. But you may not know much about the people around them. So, from now on, I'll tell you the story of Romeo and Juliet in detail.
Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet's families were notoriously at odds. Perhaps the intense division between their factions played a significant role. For a long time, the Montagues were considered the representatives of the noble faction, while the Capulets represented the imperial faction.
This happened because the Capulet family, the younger brother of the emperor in the early days of the nation's founding, was the family of the Capulets. Of course, the conflict between the two wasn't polarized from the beginning. I had no doubt it began with a small flurry of activity by two ancestors blinded by power.
In any case, the two families were bitter enemies, a fact Romeo and Juliet knew. Even their younger siblings knew it. But perhaps their attraction to each other stemmed from the human instinct to covet forbidden territory? Their vow of love was their first and last fling.
The two were drawn to each other the moment they first saw each other, and Romeo's younger brother, Jeon Jung-guk, who is seven years younger than him, and Juliet's younger sister, Kim Yeo-ju, who is five years younger than him, also became very close. It seems that family background doesn't matter.
From here on out, it's a story we all know: the tragedy of the two who fell in love at first sight at a masquerade ball and swore eternal love.
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Jungkook approached Yeoju, who was staring blankly at Juliet lying in the coffin. Yeoju, seeing Jungkook, slowly raised her head. Jungkook was startled by the sight of her expression. It wasn't the expression he'd always loved, but rather a look brimming with murderous intent. It was the first time he'd seen her expression.
"Your brother killed my sister."
"what?"
Yeoju staggered to her feet. Then, as if her body had lost its strength, she lost her balance. As she was about to fall, Jeongguk quickly moved toward her and pulled her toward him, preventing her from falling. Yeoju pushed Jeongguk with all her might, then grabbed him by the collar and spoke to him in a confrontational tone.
"This is all your brother's fault!!!!!!!"
Jeongguk, who got angry at the female protagonist's words, shook off her hand and said.
"If you think about it, your older sister killed our brother. Who would do something so crazy? Who... Who would fake a suicide like that? Perhaps if Juliet had just tipped you off, or if she had told you this, none of this would have happened."
"Are you saying it's my fault now?"
"What, I said something wrong..."
Yeoju slapped Jeongguk's cheek with all her might. A chill filled the funeral hall, followed by a loud thud. Jeongguk didn't turn his head back to her, having been struck by the force of her blow. Yeoju groaned slightly before bursting into tears again. Jeongguk gritted his teeth, holding back the tears welling up in his eyes.
"It was Romeo's fault for not reading the letter."
"I'll never see you again. No, I don't want to see you again."
"Huh? Isn't that what I should be saying? Jeon Jungkook. I hate you. When I see you, it reminds me of Romeo, the guy who killed my sister, and I'm going crazy. Please don't show up in front of me again."
Jeongguk left the place without even looking at the female lead's face.
After that day, the deep hatred between the Montagues and Capulets was resolved due to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, but only a deep hatred for each other remained in the hearts of Jeong-guk and Yeo-ju.
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"....What did you say?"
Five years have passed since Juliet's death, and the heroine has grown into a respectable young lady, just like Juliet at the time, when she was of marriageable age.
"The marriage between the Montague family and the former Jeongguk has been set. I hope this will at least relieve the resentment between your sister and Romeo.
"Juliet and Romeo, both of you children, cherish you very much, so you'll be happy. With your marriage, we've decided to put an end to our long-standing enmity. This is what Romeo and Juliet both wanted."
Upon hearing her father's words, the heroine was speechless. Indeed, Juliet had hoped for a future with this adorable little couple just as much as she had hoped for Romeo's marriage. So... how could the heroine refuse after hearing those words?
Of course, it was the same for Jeongguk at the same time.
In other words, the family's position was that the happy ending that Romeo and Juliet could not achieve should be found in their two younger siblings.
That's how the two-sided, politically motivated marriage of Jeong-guk and Yeo-ju began.