[A/N: Teehee! How's life, everyone? Thank you @ckhaeun for the poster! I have a very important announcement to make by the end of the chapter. Stay tuned!]

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>>>LAY'S POV<<<

I stared at Aya Zhang for a brief moment. 

Now is not the time to be heroic, heiress. 

"What is this? Romeo and Juliet?" Min Hyeok asked. Without putting down the gun against Aya's temples, the photographer Min Hyeok smoked a cigarette.

"I will kill your parents first, sweetheart." Min Hyeok told Aya. 

The heiress clenched her fists and punched Min Hyeok's nose bridge. I gasped at her audacity. Ugh. Aya Zhang. Stop moving.

The bodyguards in the room ran their way to cover Aya's parents and Mr. Soo Man.

Min Hyeok laughed hysterically. "Alright, mofos. I won't touch your greedy parents. I have a new proposition to make. Listen up, Zhang Yixing and Zhang Ye Jin"

I swallowed and listened intently. I kept a close eye on my heiress.

"Either I kill Zhang Yixing or Zhang Ye Jin marries me." Jung Min Hyeok proudly proclaimed as he kissed Aya's forehead.

I wanted to crush Min Hyeok's whole being and bury him six feet below the ground. Of course, I cannot let Aya marry someone she doesn't love. She deserves someone else, even if it's not me. I will be willing to sacrifice my life for her wellbeing.

"Okay, we will marry, but please do not touch Yixing. Do not. I repeat, do not.