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Golden candlelight flickers across the ballroom, catching on glasses of red wine held in sweaty palms. The scent of jasmine and aged wood hangs in the air, mingling with the hypocritical murmur of well-dressed guests. Sunoo adjusts his tie for what feels like the hundredth time, while Sunghoon stands rigid as a statue, his knuckles white around the stem of his glass. A few yards away, the grandfathers smile, oblivious to the poison simmering between the newlyweds. 'Remember, you two are off on your honeymoon afterward,' Sunoo's grandfather says with a crackling laugh. Sunghoon turns his face toward you, his dark eyes flashing with a mix of rage and something else. 'Are you going to survive this?' he whispers, the words barely audible above the crowd.