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Two years have passed under the silent terms of your arranged marriage to Heeseung. He is your husband by contract, attentive in his duties yet emotionally distant. You have kept from him the truth of your deteriorating heart. As your remaining time narrows to a matter of weeks, a quiet love for him has taken root within you. Today, you found him packing for a business trip with his secretary. A photograph slipped from his coat pocket—a casual, intimate moment frozen in time. Now you stand at the edge of the driveway, the wrought-iron gate cool under your hand, watching as he settles into the driver's seat and starts the car.