Chapter 96
After the death of his father, Joo Hawon is left with his father’s astronomical debt in the foreign land of Macau. With no future in sight, Hawon works as a casino dealer, barely getting by each day. One day, a mysterious man, Kwon Taeha, shows interest in him.“Now then, let’s have some fun, shall we?”Hawon agrees, believing that they will be spending their time together in a more frivolous and light way. However, Taeha approached Hawon with both Hawon’s father and his legacy in mind, which, unexpectedly, Hawon has pretended not to know about his entire life. Hawon is faced with this stranger who claims that if Hawon accepts the proposal, Hawon will be freed from the debt that is weighing down on him. He has no choice but to accept the convincing proposal, however Kwon Taeha keeps acting differently when Hawon is the only one around. Hawon finds it annoying at first, but then he starts to get confused, because it seems like he’s growing attracted to the man who has offered him the hand of mercy without any obvious reason…
Chapter 56
My fiancé returned after six whole years of war.With a woman and a child in his arms.He said that he couldn’t possibly bear to leave her.An irresponsible fiancé who had forced the duties of a duchess on me.“Leila, you’re not really the Duchess.”I decided to break our engagement when I heard those words.* * *“How far can I go?”A painful moment of silence.I realized I had said something strange, so I hurriedly spoke up.“Your Majesty, I apologize. I didn’t mean to ask this, but …”[Anything.]Kalian replied, cutting me off.His tone wasn’t angry or irritated. I’d rather say that he… was smiling.[You can do anything, as long as you don’t sell the Kingdom. After all, you’re my agent.]…What would you do if I really sold the Kingdom?