I crossed Gwanghwamun Gate along with Min-kyung and entered Gwanghwamun Square. After maintaining her silence for a while with an awkward expression, Min-kyung finally spoke.

“Kyung-eun and Jae-seok have been engaged since before birth.”

“But the people from the Lee Family were looking down on Jae-seok, calling him a son of a merchant.”

“That’s something the old people would say if they were drunk with pride and lost touch with reality.”

I nodded at her words. In the modern world, money was a force to be reckoned with. Even if strength was valued above money in the Parallel World, chaebol families represented a humongous power with their vast financial power, which meant they needed to be allied with.

“In addition, Kyung-eun is a child of a concubine, so she was a good card to be played for a political marriage with a chaebol family. As a result, Kyung-eun and Jae-seok have been close ever since they were very young.”

It meant that the two people were valued similarly in their political worth. Min-kyung continued with a calmer expression.

“Their relationship started with a promise between the adults, but they retained a harmonious relationship nonetheless. Especially Kyung-eun… She had a lot of feelings for Jae-seok.”

“What?”

I had never expected it. Jae-seok would always hide like a cockroach whenever he saw Kyung-eun. Likewise, Kyung-eun always ignored Jae-seok and openly showed contempt...