"I said 'no'." a blonde twenty one years old girl hissed at her dance partner one evening. Sandara Park, the sole heiress of Empire Hotel and Resort, wearing red chiffon off shoulder evening gown with V neckline, criss-cross ruching on the bodice, exceptionally shirred bust line and eye-arresting iridescent broach at the center of the bust. Ruched halter straps connect to the two hand beaded straps that pull across the back and connect to ruched off-shoulder straps. Her gorgeous red dress was partnered with shimmering red stiletto sandals.

Her partner, Kim Taehwan, pressed his lips together and stared at Dara; the latter flop her back on the chair's back rest and irritatedly stare at the people dancing in the middle of the dance floor. Taehwan shrug his shoulders at the blonde beauty.

"I'm getting myself a red wine, would you like something?" he asked.

"Yes, Cosmo please, thank you." Dara said with her bored expression not tearing her eyes off from the dance floor. Taehwan nodded his head and instantly disappeared. Dara's brown eyes trailed at where Taehwan disappeared, she decided to go to girls' lavatory or anywhere without any man.

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Dara's feet drag her into the exact replica of Anapji Garden, the said garden was the famous garden built many centuries ago according to the old books of Korea, when her mother was still a high school student, Park Eugene has been fascinated with Korea's history and it's legend garden landscape.

Dara was about to walk towards the white wash gazebo when she heard familiar voices coming behind the tall bushes surrounding the way towards the garden. Dara halted and recognized Sanghyun's voice, her friend and high school classmate. The pink headed boy and Park Bom, her female best friend, were the only 'close' friends Dara can call.

"I want to introduce Dara to you, Jiyong." He said. Dara suddenly rolled her eyes and step back ward. She had enough with those 'no string attached' relationship of her. Taehwan was more than enough for her, for this month that is, and she doesn't want to add this man Sanghyun wanted to introduce to her to the collection of the men drooling over her body and not to mention her money. Dara was about to walk away from the garden when she heard a suave voice that caused her to halt and eavesdrop.

"No way, I've seen her just now dancing with Taehwan and I must say that I don't like her one bit and besides she's not my type of girl." He said. Dara gasped silently and scoffed at the bushes that were covering Sanghyun and the 'rude' guy.

"It'll be my first time to hear that someone doesn't like Dara." Sanghyun said with the tone of surprised. Dara patiently waited for the rude guy's answer.

"She's beautiful and y but she acted as if she's going to die if she smiles, as if smiling is included in the seven deadly sins. She's cold and totally reserved girl. Definitely not the type of my girl."

Dara heard Sanghyun's chuckled that caused for the blonde heiress to roll her eyes and gave the bushes a sullen look. She wanted to suddenly appear in front of them and slap the rude man's face but Dara shook her head. It's totally okay with me. She said mentally. At least there was a single man on Seoul's not attracted to her. The fewer admirers the better.

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Dara walked toward the gazebo quietly, not wanting for Sanghyun and the rude guy to hear her. She just wanted to breathe some fresh air and escaped from too crowded party. It was celebration for the 15th year of their Hotel and Resort Empire that held, obviously, on their large manor. She honestly doesn't want to attend the said party if only her mother didn't beg at her.

Dara was not dense, the '15th year celebration' her mother was saying was just a front, it's an obvious strategy for her, Sandara Park, to finally meet and snag a good and rich guy to become a boy friend. It was always been like that. Whenever her mother hold out a party, she'll be inviting bachelors far too many for Dara's liking. Forced her to exchanged one or two topics with every man in the party. She's only twenty one for god's sake. She's too young to be thinking of marrying and settling down just like that.

"Why on earth do you want me to get married so soon mom?" Dara groaned looking tired one morning when her mother suddenly barged into her room and asked if Dara wanted to get marry anytime soon. Her mother caught her still lying on her queen size bed. Still wearing her lingerie and with bed hair, Draa runs a hand through her blonde hair.

Park Eugene looked young though she's already on her forties. She's looks identical with Lucy as well, sometimes people mistook Eugene as Dara's older sister not her mother.

Eugene's eyes soften, she softly seated on her daughter's bed. "It's because I'm afraid that you'll get old without a man to love and take care of you." She said. Dara rolled her eyes and sit up on her bed, pressing her back on the head board of her bed. "Mommy's getting old and mommy wants to see her future grand children to her only child."

"Mom please, stopped talking as if you're going to die anytime soon because that is totally ridiculous. See, you haven't age a day and about grand children don't you think I'm too young for that?"

Her mother smile mysteriously but a hint of sadness came along with that smile. "But you're acting as if you're a man hater dear and that was scaring mommy."

"Mom, I'm no man hater, it's just so happened that I don't like the men you wanted me to date or the men I came across with."

"You don't like them?" Eugene asked looking surprised. "What's wrong with them? They're all exceptionally good looking men and have some college degree and not to mention they came from affluent families."

Dara pulled her knees into her chest, enclosing her legs with her arms and planting her chin on her knees. "I don't like them. I find them bore. They only kept talking about how rich they are, how successful they are with their life. Blah,