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Naih’s world shattered the moment she uncovered the truth: her husband, Luis Guzman, had been unfaithful, exchanging their vows for stolen nights with a younger woman. What she once believed to be love had turned into grief, leaving her questioning everything she thought she knew about marriage. But in the shadows, someone else had been watching her—Van Roscoe De Moretti, five years younger than Naih. A man who concealed his dangerous empire behind the mask of a poor stranger. For years he waited, silently obsessed, until her husband’s betrayal finally opened the door for him. When Roscoe stepped into her life, it was not with tender promises, but with a chilling vow: “Your ring doesn’t scare me. It only challenges me, Naih.”

Hyehyang, a baking and pastry arts major, has always secretly felt inferior to her classmate, Hanbin. In an impulsive bid to overcome her inferiority complex, she steals a kiss from him—only to discover a dizzying, sweet flavor from the body of a man who previously cared about nothing but bread. Possessing a unique constitution where her body remembers the taste of any dessert she has ever eaten, Hyehyang, completely captivated by this sweetness, begins to 'taste' the body of Hanbin, a virgin with zero interest in dating. With every touch and sensation being his very 'first,' Hanbin finds himself uncontrollably swept off his feet...

"If you endure well tonight, I shall bestow a reward upon you." The Emperor’s army, having ended a three-year war, descended upon the small fortress town of Doha. Nan-hee, a servant girl, is chosen as the 'lust receiver' to satisfy the Emperor's desires. The Emperor, who had promised a reward, leaves in a rush after two days, and Nan-hee decides to take advantage of the chaos to escape. "How dare you run away without my permission?" "Forget that, let's start with your punishment, you wicked thing." But wait... wasn't I just a one-night lust receiver? Your Majesty, why are you doing this to me?

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"Does our innocent princess not even know about something like this? No, wait, are you a slave now?" Elia Arvid is the princess of the Luwin Kingdom, whose marriage to the Tarafego Empire is close at hand. On the very day the imperial delegation sent for the royal wedding is scheduled to arrive, Kyron Drake—a pirate feared as the demon of the Black Sea—suddenly raids the royal palace. As Elia attempts to hide herself by disguising as a page boy, a low, chilling voice pierces her ears. "Who are you?" A sharp, suffocating gaze stares right through her. Elia's eyes land on the red scar covering the back of his hand, before slowly tracing upward. The moment their eyes meet, she realizes one thing: Not a single one of those terrifying rumors about him was wrong.

Harang, a white-furred cat shapeshifter. Unlike typical carnivorous shapeshifters, she possesses a frail body and physical abilities, which led to her being constantly bullied while growing up in an orphanage. Although she manages to make a living as a postal civil servant, she is once again living as an outcast at work due to malicious rumors spread by her boss after she refused his unreasonable demands. Through a chance encounter, she discovers that she is a wizard. Carl Riverson, an agent belonging to a special forces unit for shapeshifters. He came to Terberat, far from his original workplace, on leave of absence. On his first day of moving here, he encounters Harang again—a shapeshifter from his memories who left a vivid impression on him as a child and continues to influence him even into adulthood. Determined never to let Harang go, Carl begins to actively court her. +

A magician named “Shadow Dreary”, blessed with magical abilities great enough to become the youngest Magic Tower Master ever—along with looks to match!But he has one secret worry he can’t tell anyone…Even though he’s already thirty years old, he’s still a virgin!To make matters worse, thanks to a loose-lipped acquaintance, rumors about his virginity spread everywhere…Desperate to silence the gossip, Shadow decides to finally get rid of the “virgin” label by summoning a succubus!But after many twists and turns, the succubus he finally summons is… somehow strange…?!“W-wait a second… why am I the one lying on the bed instead of the succubus?!?!” +

After hearing the news of her father's death, whose face she can't even remember, Yoon So-yi is left with hundreds of millions in debt. To survive the threats of loan sharks, So-yi has tried every part-time job she has ever had. Then, she gets an interview with a company, but it turns out to be even more dangerous than the loan sharks... a 'vampire management camp'. "Now that you know our secret, you can't leave alive." "...We don't want to kill you." Dane, the head of the noble bloodline, Gray, a half-blood vampire who hates vampire blood, Ruel, a sly and impulsive person who grew up in the slums, Eden, who has a strong body and a languid personality. After being bitten by a vampire, So-yi experiences extreme physical changes. After coming to her senses after her head gets hot and a terrible desire surges... "You smell sweet and delicious." A thrilling romance between So-yi and the vampires amidst the confusing days and the truth that is revealed. +

I was betrayed by the lover I thought I'd marry. I knew office romances could be difficult, but I never imagined I'd witness them being intimate with someone else right before my eyes. Unable to recover from the shock, Dajung impulsively headed to the countryside where her parents live. There, she met her former classmate and first love, Shimon. "It's not fair if you're the only one who gets to have your fill of me and then runs off." "I haven't even tasted Yoo Dajung yet." Was he always this lewd?

Riko's parents own a shrine, and her family has a secret power: the ability to exorcise evil spirits through sexual activity! She soon gets an unexpected request from a handsome man named Akira, and while she's doing her usual "ritual" alone, she foolishly gets caught in the act... "You can't exorcise the spirit unless you go all the way, right...?" It seems like Riko and Akira will have to work together to sexorcise this powerful spirit! If he pounds her so hard inside and keeps playing with that clit of hers that's gotten so hard in anticipation... she can't hold it in...!!! The exorcism proves to be so effective that Riko hires Akira on as her permanent assistant straight away. Evil spirits beware, because there's an XL-sized exorcism stick at the ready for a piston-pounding purification!

After a messy breakup with a trashy ex forces Ihyeon Seon to take a three-year-long break from college, the last thing she wants to do upon her not-so-inconspicuous return is to dive straight into another relationship. But then comes Chanu Nam, a notorious bad boy who finds himself having a vested interest in Ihyeon. And suddenly, what was supposed to be a low-key senior year is looking like it's going to be anything but. The harder Ihyeon pushes Chanu away, the stronger he keeps pulling her back. But something's gotta give - so who's giving in first?

Do you like men with intense, heavy love? This compilation features 5 obsessive romance works woven by pure, innocent heroines and yandere noblemen. Loving, being loved, and being obsessed over. a yandere anthology where you are trapped in a sweet, deep, and relentless love! All stories are complete, one-shot chapters newly drawn by a gorgeous lineup of creators.

Male Lead: Baek SeongchanA rich heir and notorious troublemaker surrounded by all kinds of bad rumors. With looks comparable to a celebrity, he attracts attention wherever he goes, but his true personality remains shrouded in mystery. He hates anything messy, clingy, or bothersome.Female Lead: Min YenaShe despises the “proper eldest daughter” image that her family forces upon her. Fed up with parents who have prevented her from dating even at the age of 23, she rebels by having a one-night fling. Unable to forget her first experience of being captivated by a handsome man, she resolves to become a collector of handsome men. +

"Were you lowering your guard because I was just a brilliant junior colleague?" Never thought I would cross the line with a difficult junior at work...! Yuiko, a company employee, found out that her boyfriend was cheating on her 30th birthday. She books an erotic massage out of self-despair, and the therapist that came was her junior colleague, Akutsu! "Let's feel good and forget him." He clings his tongue while kissing and starts touching her body. "I'm gonna overwrite your body and make sure you remember me." He soothes her inside using his fingers and tongue, so gently that she feels like she's loved. But then he thrusts his thing deep so that she can't escape. Yuiko can't tell what Akutsu's thinking, but she can't help sending him a burning gaze...

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. "You are the first human to remain sane after smelling my scent for two hundred years." Beom Tae-hoon is the CEO of the architecture firm 'In' and a celebrity in the architecture world. He appears perfect, but he hides a fatal secret: he is a 'Sang-gun' (mountain spirit), a tiger who has lived for 200 years. When his rutting cycle begins and he is on the verge of losing his reason, his straight-forward secretary, Lee Seol, who has a crush on him, enters his office trembling. "Rather than watching you marry someone else, I'd rather be devoured by you." That single sentence snaps the string of his self-control. On a night of pouring rain, the office door locks, and the tiger's intense and long feast begins.

Taiga and Yamagami were childhood friends, close like brothers...or were they? Their relationship became strained after Yamagami, who used to be a bit of a dodder, transformed into a high-spec, elite, glasses-wearing guy. "Oh, I wish I had a kinder, cuter female childhood friend." Whether Taiga's wish was granted or it was a whim of the gods, Yamagami was cursed with the following: "When he sneezes, he turns into a woman" and "When he feels love, he turns back into a man." (Taiga is cursed to remain a virgin forever.) The key to this "love" lies with his awful childhood friend, Taiga...!?

Ju-eun escaped from Korea to London?to find herselfentrapped in the blue eyes of a particular singer.In her third year of being in London, Ju-eun fell into a singer's blueeyes. She met and fell for Eden?a tall, blond, tattooed, gorgeous, andgifted musician in a punk band?a dangerously alluring man accepting ofall and wanted by all. And with that, Ju-eun's once-plain life inLondon takes a drastic turn. She is willing to love just Eden, butwill Eden come to love only Ju-eun? +

Kwak Aram, a timid pushover who keeps updating her disastrous dating history with every passing moment, ends up having a one-night stand with Choi Siyul, a senior from her club whom she first met at the semester opening assembly. The unusual part? She was on top. That?s right. She has an uncommon sexual preference. It was a preference her past lovers never welcomed, and one she herself hated. But Choi Siyul seems to accept it gladly and begins showing interest in her...

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. “Hi, Geurim. How long has it been since you used and dumped me?” But… the man I slept with—by mistake, impulsively, as if possessed by something, in such an unpleasant way—right before coming to Korea has moved into the house next door! Mo Tae-kyung. My brother’s longtime friend and a childhood friend who has seen all my dark past. “Didn’t you think of me?” When I didn’t answer, he swallowed my stubbornly closed lips. My lips parted, and Mo Tae-kyung’s tongue entered. Damn it. I cursed incessantly inwardly. Damn it, damn it, damn it! I couldn’t help it. Because Mo Tae-kyung was absolutely insanely good at kissing. Really, really good like a crazy bastard. So, because of this, that day too…

I, Honori Chise, 24 years old, have a secret. I was born sensitive, so I react immediately when someone touches me and make strange noises...! Especially when it comes to someone I love, which is why my past relationships have always been failures. I'm supposed to act normal so no one will find out, but accidentally, my junior Kei, who is also my crush, finds out about my disposition...!? "You're reacting because you like me, right? There's no way I'd be bothered if you showed me your cute face like this." Kei loves me despite of my troublesome constitution and timidness. My love for him only grows stronger. I'm nervous at first, but little by little, I begin to feel Kei's heat as he loosens up my insides. "I'm so happy that I can be the first to see you like this.' The sweet and slightly sloppy caress of a younger junior is making me tingle with love

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Sa Baek-min, the Guild Master of the Hunter Guild "From," has gone missing in the dungeon.Vice Guild Master Baek Shin-ah enters the dungeon, which is in the midst of its breeding season, to find him.There, she encounters Glitch, a mysterious Incubus monster... "I will protect you until you find that hunter. In return, give me your vital energy." Tomake matters worse, she is told she must soothe the boss's heat to proceed to the next floor?The steamy boss conquest story of B-Rank Hunter Baek Shin-ah and the Incubus Monster Glitch

The story of "The Apothecary Diaries" from Xiaolan's perspective, written by series author Hyuganatsu and adapted by Itsuki Nanao!

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Su Da-won is a new college student who can see the ancestral spirits beside people. All she ever wanted was a normal university life. But then she meets Sa Da-ham, the mysterious president of the occult club who suddenly appears before her. For some reason, she can't see anything around him — no spirits, nothing. On top of that, even the child guardian spirit that serves and protects Da-won warns her to stay away from him...

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Sierra Delight, heir to the black panther clan's leadership,ends up in a political marriage with someone far beneath her—a member of the rabbit clan, who always ranks dead last alongside the squirrel clan in the World Beastkin Tournament.“Fine. Divorce it is. I’ll make sure he has no choice but to agree!”With that resentment, she enters the bridal chamber…“Haa… Enough already! You horny rabbit!!”“…It’s our first night… our f-first…”The rabbit she thought would be weak turns out to be way too strong at night!By day, he’s a gentle and innocent bunny.“Lady Sierra, it feels so good inside you…”“It’s so warm… I just want to keep thrusting… I wish we could become one like this…”By night, a lust-driven beast.“…Did I get tricked into this marriage?”Will Sierra ever be satisfied with her rabbit husband?

“Damn it…… It's driving me crazy. Are you trying to torture me to death?”A man’s voice echoed as a blood-red moon filled her vision. This was a prophetic dream. Because the man in her dream was the very person who had saved her from the hell her stepmother created in her past life.‘If it’s for his sake, it’s best not to get involved with him in this life.’Yet, after her regression, she……“Why did you only come now, hm?”Once again, she found herself wavering at his sorrowful, pleading complaint.‘……Are you hurt anywhere?’The hand softly and meticulously brushing back his bangs was undeniably reminiscent of her.Of course, he knew. If Evelyn were truly her, there was no way she wouldn't recognize him.If so……‘Who on earth are you?’ +

Estana was born beneath a red moon.She seduces the men she meets wherever her journey takes her, sharing intense nights of passion with them.A single moment of pleasure and eternal love.What is left behind in the places she leaves? +

After losing her parents years ago, Marquis’s daughter Rashel dedicates her entire life to protecting her younger brother, who suffers from a deadly illness. But everything falls apart when she uncovers a horrifying truth: her fiancé, Alois, plans to murder her brother to claim the family inheritance—and to keep the secret buried, he kills Rashel as well.Yet fate gives her a second chance.Thrown back into the past before the tragedy unfolds, Rashel swears she will change their destiny and save her family at any cost. To do that, she turns to the one man feared across the kingdom for his merciless reputation: Duke Ghislain Hubert.“Please… marry me.” +

"I think there's still slime stuck to me... Could you help me take it off?" Veteran hero Karen and rookie healer Noah are exploring a dungeon when they are ambushed by slime, which induces an uncontrollable state of arousal. To resolve the symptoms, the two end up intimate with each other. However, as unexpected accidents continue to occur, they gradually lose their reason, finding themselves unable to escape from a trap of pleasure...

Yang-Eun, a solo dweller with life skills who only targets products nearing their expiration date, and Woo-Seok, a minimalist who calculates every aspect of life in terms of efficiency. From the day they shared a buy-one-get-one-free strawberry deal, their budding romance... no, their grocery shopping begins!

The shadowy duke, Idane Orcus, had never once shown himself in high society. Selphina Demeter entered into a political marriage after receiving his proposal. However, she could not even see her husband’s face at the wedding. “Why does he hide his face so completely?” With that question in mind, she arrived at the mansion… but then… The appearance of the husband who comes to see me every night… keeps changing?! Who on earth are you really?

"Since you walked into the tiger's den yourself, don't think about running away."Twenty years old. An age where one should be blooming like a flower, but Seo I-jae was a physically challenged orphan who had absolutely nothing.To her, the man who saved her from the absolute abyss of despair was her first love and her only savior: Beom Do-geon.Years later, I-jae intentionally enters a marriage interview venue to meet him again. He has become a cruel, blood-and-tears-lacking man—the direct heir to the nation's largest criminal syndicate, the Beomwon Group.To escape her suffocating and bleak reality, she boldly proposes a deal to him."Please marry me. For just three years." "Are you crazy? A fresh twenty-year-old baby is offering to be my wife?"Do-geon tries to push her away, warning her of the danger. But I-jae refuses to back down, stubbornly stepping into his world.She thought it would be a simple, calculated arrangement. However, the moment he finally lays his hands on his "young wife," Do-geon's dormant protective instincts morph into a terrifying, blinding possessiveness."You're the one who put this leash around my neck, I-jae. So you have no right to untie it."When she finally achieves her hidden goals and tries to leave, the man who used to call her a "baby" completely locks her down, refusing to ever let her go. +

My partner of ten years is marrying another woman. Yet, we aren’t even breaking up. Is this really happening? Just as Hyo-rim falls into complete despair over her situation, a mysterious stranger appears, offering her a hand. Who is this shady man, and will Hyo-rim actually be able to stop her lover’s wedding?

Alana, the daughter of a duke, became engaged to Crown Prince Abel through a political marriage. Determined to become a worthy future queen, she devoted herself to relentless, painstaking effort. However, one day she witnesses an affair between Abel and her own younger sister, Avril. Shattered by the betrayal and despairing over everything she had worked for, Alana loses the will to live. She asks her servant, Terrence, to prepare poison for her, deciding to bring her life to an end. But then—!?

I transmigrated into a webnovel, only for my father to bring home Michael—the tragic second male lead destined to utterly destroy our entire family in the future. To make matters worse, his current role in our household is my personal whipping boy. Knowing that a single scratch on him seals my doom, I vowed to change the plot. I transformed myself into a flawless, perfect lady, making sure Michael never has to take a single lash for me. My plan worked flawlessly! Michael grew up safely, remained entirely pure, and finally left for the Holy Empire to become a priest. My survival was guaranteed. I could finally relax! ...Or so I thought.But Michael returned with a devastating confession:“...The truth is, I have an incurable disease.”My heart shattered for my sweet, innocent boy. But the symptoms of this "chronic illness" aren't fever or cough. It turns out, his disease causes him to get rock-hard, unyielding erections at the most inappropriate times, and they just won't go down. Taking pity on him, I decided to give him a "helping hand" (or two) to save him from holy embarrassment.That was my biggest mistake.Now, the modest boy I raised is weeping, rubbing his face against my hand, and completely flipping the script:“As someone striving to become a priest, I have fallen into depravity by daring to lust after a woman... Since I am ruined like this, shouldn't you take responsibility for me, My Lady?”Before I could even process his trap, his innocence completely vanished, replaced by a dark, ravenous hunger.“I feel like I'm going to die if I don't shove it inside your pussy right this second...”Wait, what happened to my gentle, holy priest?! +

In the kingdom of K?zui, Crown Prince Ji Senken is driven out and nearly killed, surviving only thanks to the sacrifice of Setsurin. Having narrowly escaped death herself, Setsurin hides her identity and begins living within the royal palace as a lowly servant.Six years later, Ji Senken returns to K?zui. For some reason, he finds himself strangely drawn to one particular palace slave. Believing this servant to be a man, he nonetheless sinks deeper and deeper into obsession—and then into love.Amid power struggles and revenge that shake the imperial court, the forbidden love between a prince and a “palace slave” moves toward its uncertain fate. +

Seo-eun, who broke up with her ex-boyfriend after being shocked by his small penis, drowns her sorrows at Yoon-do's shop. There, she accidentally glimpses Yoon-do's impressive endowment and becomes convinced she'll never see such a size again. "Let's sleep together. I'll make you feel good," she brazenly proposes. Yoon-do, taken aback, succumbs to her unexpected provocation, and overnight, their relationship transforms. How will the connection between these two childhood friends, who have now shared a bed, continue to evolve?

"If I keep indulging your tantrums, the sun will rise before I even get the chance to thrust inside you."Ye-in’s marriage to Tae-heon was a volatile storm of overwhelming, skin-to-skin obsession and crushing isolation. In the dark, his hunger for her was savage; he devoured her body with a desperate, rough tenderness that left her breathless, bruised, and utterly trapped beneath his weight. She mistook that blinding heat for love. She foolishly hoped they could become a real family.But outside the bedroom, reality was a frozen wasteland. Her trust was weaponized, her expectations trampled, and her dignity stripped away. She was nothing more than a convenient pawn in his cold, calculated world.When the illusion finally shatters, Ye-in realizes she is carrying a secret—a child she refuses to let inherit her living nightmare. Armed with a quiet, desperate resolve, she delivers the ultimate blow to his suffocating control:“Let’s get a divorce.”Faced with his icy disbelief and the arrogant conviction that she can never survive without his touch, Ye-in must sever the toxic bonds of her own heart. He claims she loves him. She did. But to save her child, she will endure whatever hell it takes to tear her life away from his. +

Former Child Actor Seo Yoon-seo Comes Out?!’That single rumor completely shattered Yoon-seo’s life. As the rumors spiraled further and further out of control, castings were canceled, billboards were torn down, and his ruined image even led to lawsuits for damages.Just as he reached a dead end with absolutely nowhere left to run— He met the man who would shake up his life once again: Choi Do-young.“When you make a face like that, Seo Yoon-seo, it makes me feel like a total bastard.”“D-Director... wait a minute.”“You shouldn't treat the great Choi Do-young like a dog, now should you?”Eyes drenched in desire gleamed intensely. Even without him going this far, Yoon-seo already knew that the man coveting him was none other than Choi Do-young.“Seo Yoon-seo.”A husky, low voice pierced his eardrums.“Let go. Before you get hurt.” +

Volleyball player Oreo arrives at an ice rink drawn by familiar classical music and meets his first love, Ueden. Eden is flustered by Oreo's advances, but during a skating lesson, she notices his muscular physique and becomes interested in him. Because Oreo continues to bother Eden even after class, the two fall onto the ice; the moment their bodies interlock, Eden feels Oreo's erection and seduces him into having sex in the office... 'What's that down there? It feels like a baseball bat is rubbing against me...?'

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Male Lead: Adrian Montclair (20)The top student of the Swordsmanship Department. He is the academy's officially recognized heartthrob, known for neither stopping women who come to him nor chasing after those who leave. Thanks to this carefree attitude toward relationships, countless rumors follow him around. Surprisingly, however, he strictly follows the academy rule prohibiting sexual misconduct, making him a "pure-hearted playboy."With his looks, status, and skills, there seems to be nothing lacking in his life. The only thorn in his side is Selina Marbois, who constantly picks fights with him. Though women may come and go in his life, he has never been the type to take the initiative himself. Yet this small mage, who awakened his competitive spirit for the first time, always manages to make him take the first step.Female Lead: Selina Marbois (20)The top student of the Magic Department. Rather than being known for her title as valedictorian, she is more famous as the "eccentric who knows nothing but magic," the youngest daughter of a count's family. She wears thick glasses that distort her appearance and robes that cover her entire body, hiding her pretty features and slender figure underneath.If there is one thing that captures her attention besides magic, it is Adrian Montclair, who looks down on her with his swordsmanship. Due to her single-minded devotion and prickly personality, she has lived her life with little interest in romance. As a result, she is inexperienced, innocent, and somewhat oblivious when it comes to matters involving the opposite sex. +

The end of a clumsy three-week relationship. Abandoned after only being led on, Haemin gets drunk to soothe her wounds and accidentally becomes entangled with Hangyeol, a popular student in the same department. Although Haemin has no memory of it, an encounter that started with a joke about taking responsibility for Hangyeol's first kiss leads to a 'limited-time relationship' for one semester. As they share deep physical intimacy in their daily lives, their feelings begin to intertwine. However, with interference from her ex-boyfriend and a mix of Haemin's anxiety and misunderstandings, their relationship falters, ultimately leading to a breakup. Yet, Haemin and Hangyeol have already developed genuine feelings for each other... +

“Have you ever seen me run? Since we’re already late, let’s at least keep our dignity.” Cha Seung-jo is the young leader who propelled Muyoung Hotel to the number one spot in the industry. He is a man for whom the path he walks becomes the road, and his will becomes the law. He has never been a subordinate since the day he was born, but there was once a single person who brought him absolute humiliation... "Your hands are slow. Shoveling. Can't you do it properly?" During his active military service, his platoon leader made him shovel like crazy: Seo Eun-jae. 'Platoon Leader, if you ever see me in the real world, your jaw will drop. You'll think, "How did I dare order someone like that around?"' She was so stubborn and upright that his petty cheekiness never worked on her at all. Who would have thought that very platoon leader would suddenly appear right before his eyes—and as his secretary, no less! "I will do my best with my assigned duties. This time, as your secretary." From that day on, things he never expected in his life began to happen. "Want to sleep with me?" "Ah, you don't even want a meal? Do you hate everything that starts with the letter 'S'?" And the most shocking, bolt-from-the-blue event of all... "Then let's just kiss." ...He ended up doing some crazy "shoveling" after all. +

For three years, Ji-hyeok and So-hee lived as a show-window couple, and eventually, they decided to divorce. But then So-hee finds out she is pregnant with Ji-hyeok’s child… Trying to hide her pregnancy, she pushes forward with the divorce, while Ji-hyeok tries to cancel it—causing the two of them to drift apart further. Even after submitting the divorce papers, their relationship doesn’t end. By coincidence, they keep running into each other, and every time, So-hee feels her heart race. Is it because she’s afraid her child will be taken away? Or is it because—within this toxic relationship—lingering affection, or maybe even hate-love, still exists…?