Please be my wife for just one year.

EP.2

A few days had passed, but the copy of the will was still lying on Seongho's desk.

If he does not marry within one year, the right of succession will be passed to Kim Un-hak.

It was a short sentence, but its weight was by no means short.

"CEO."

Secretary Kim cautiously knocked on the door.

Chief Kim: "Chairman Park has arranged a dinner with the three candidates for arranged marriages this evening."

Seongho spoke without taking his eyes off the laptop screen.

Seongho "Cancel it."

"but..."

Seongho: "I have no intention of meeting a marriage partner as if I were interviewing them."

Manager Kim bowed his head as if accustomed to it and left the room.

As the door closed, Seongho let out a long sigh.

I can't just grab anyone and marry them.

I didn't believe in love, but at the very least, I didn't want to create a partner to be used.

---

Meanwhile, a university hospital in Seoul.

Kim Yeo-ju was standing in the hallway in front of the hospital room with an anxious expression.

Doctor: "Surgery is possible, but it is best to proceed as soon as possible."

Yeoju "...How much will it cost?"

The doctor remained silent for a moment, then answered quietly.

"The current estimated amount is..."

The moment she heard the number, Yeoju's face turned deathly white.

It was an amount of money that would be difficult to afford even if saved for several years on a contract job salary.

Yeoju "...Understood."

As I entered the hospital room with my head bowed, my father, who was lying in bed, forced a smile.

Father: "I told you it's fine. If we don't have the money, let's not do it."

Yeoju: "What are you talking about?"

Father: "I don't want to ruin your life because of me."

The female lead forced a smile.

Yeoju: "I won't ruin it."

"..."

I'll handle it somehow.

The moment I left the hospital room after saying those words.

She slumped onto a chair in the hallway.

"...how."

No matter how much I tapped on the calculator, I couldn't get an answer.

Loans also have a limit.

I couldn't even ask my relatives for help.

Then the cell phone rang.

He was a team leader at the company.

Team Leader: "Yeoju, I'm sorry, but I don't think we'll be able to extend the contract for this project."

"...yes?"

The company is in a bad situation.

The phone call ended quickly.

Yeoju stared blankly at her phone.

More money was needed for hospital bills, but the job disappeared.

"...Is this really the end?"


---

That evening.

Seongho was walking through the hotel lobby after finishing a meeting with a client's representative.

At that moment.

"sorry!"

Someone came running in a hurry and bumped into Seongho head-on.

Splat.

The documents and items inside the bag spilled onto the floor.

Yeoju "I'm sorry! I couldn't see..."

I am really sorry.

Seongho looked at her without saying a word.

A tense face.

Hair tied in a hurry.

A crumpled hospital receipt was held on the back of the hand.

He picked up a sheet of paper that had fallen on the floor without saying a word.

At that moment, the numbers caught my eye.

Surgery cost estimate.

Seongho quietly handed over the documents.

Seongho "...It fell."

Yeoju "Thank you."

Yeoju hurriedly gathered the documents and kept bowing her head.

"sorry."

And then he just ran away.

Seongho, who had been staring at her retreating figure for a few seconds, suddenly stopped walking.

Hospital receipt.

Surgery costs.

An anxious expression.

All those scenes lingered in my mind to an unusual degree.

Just then, Chief Kim approached from behind.

Chief Kim: "Representative, the vehicle is ready."

Seongho suddenly asked.

Seongho "...that woman just now."

"yes?"

Please look into this for me.

Chief Kim looked puzzled but soon nodded.

"All right."

Seongho walked out of the hotel again.

He didn't know yet.

That the coincidence that brushed past just a few minutes ago was a connection that would completely change his life.