An Inevitable Marriage

At nineteen, both he and I entered into a marriage we couldn’t avoid. “I don’t like you.” “You think I like you?” And then I found out— His first love was still ongoing. So I made him a promise: If his confession at twenty went as planned, I’d agree to a divorce.As we raced toward turning twenty, something unexpected happened. I started to fall for him. Joo Tae-seong was prickly but kind. Rude, but warm-hearted. His words were sharp, but the way he looked at me was always gentle. But Joo Tae-seong didn’t love me. So we divorced. And I swore to erase my ex-husband from my life. “Of course I couldn’t find you—you were hiding so well.” I never imagined we’d meet again ten years late...