BangChan

The marriage to Christopher Bang seemed perfect from the outside.

We lived in a luxurious residence in Seoul, surrounded by comforts most could only imagine. Christopher was a successful businessman, admired by all for his intelligence, charisma, and apparent devotion to me. For years I believed our love was unbreakable.

Until that night.

I remember perfectly how he arrived home. His suit was wrinkled, his expression tired, and his eyes avoided mine. He sat down across from me at the dining room table and, after several seconds of silence, uttered the words that would change my life.

—I lost everything.

My heart stopped.

According to him, a series of bad investments had ruined his fortune. The companies were on the verge of bankruptcy, the properties would be seized, and we would soon have to abandon the life we ​​knew.

As the world seemed to be collapsing around us, a question began to haunt me.

Could our love survive without money?

What I didn't know was that Christopher was keeping a secret.

None of that was real.

The bankruptcy was a carefully planned lie. A test designed to discover whether I loved the man or the fortune that surrounded him.

But lies have consequences.

And when the truth came out, perhaps the heart that would end up broken wouldn't be mine.