My heart aches because I didn't reach 10 subscribers. I should have stick to my word but since I love you and I'm very thankful to my subscribers, here's the update. I love you~~

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Two years later.

"I can't believe my mother did this." Dara said in disbelief after placing her glass of red wine on the table.

"She must have her good reasons Ssantoki." Her petite friend, Park Bom, said before taking a sip from her chamomile tea. Sympathy was evident on her petite face.

"Reasons?" Dara repeated bitterly. "I can't think up of good reasons why she had to do all this. She's risking the entire Empire for god's sake!" she fumes while clenching her fists.

One month ago her mother, Park Eugene, died because of Leukemia. She was diagnosed to have that blood disease two years ago that shattered Dara's heart into pieces. The blonde heiress and her mother tried the entire therapy that Eugene's doctor suggested just to prolong her mother's life but one month ago her body seemed not able to take the disease any longer and die.

Being the sole child of Eugene, Dara will inherit the entire Empire and some of the small business her mother invested but in one condition. In fifteen weeks time after the attorney read Eugene's last will and testament, Dara has to find a man from known and well-raised family and marry him or else the Empire and the entire small businesses of Eugene will be open for public sale. Half of the money from proceeds will end up in Eugene's favorite charitable institution in Seoul and the other half will have to put in a trust fund for Dara's future children and that was if the young blonde heiress decided to marry outside the given time limit.

"I don't think mommy's in the right mind when she made those testaments." Dara said again after the long silence. Bom gave her blond friend a disapproving look.

"Stop saying that. Aunt Eugene just wanted you to have a man to look after you now that she's already gone." Bom said. "You said years ago that Aunt was frantically forcing you to get married and maybe that is the reason she made those testaments. She doesn't want to leave her only daughter alone. It's all for you, Ssantoki."

Dara felt guilty. Her brown orbs started to water. Running a hand through her golden locks, Dara sighed wearily. Maybe Bom was right. Maybe her mom already knows her illness that's why she made that testament, a little reassurance that her blonde daughter will never be alone when the fated day has to come. On the contrary, Dara felt loner than before to be honest.

"What are you going to do?" Bom asked.

"I'm going to fight for my right. I can't just throw all these business especially the Empire; these are the only memento my mother left for me. I need to keep this business running for generations and not a stupid last will and testament will ruin everything." Dara sternly said determination was sparkling on her chocolate brown eyes.

"How are you going to do that?"

Silence came after between the ladies. Dara tilted her head to her side looking thoughtful then after that she snap her fingers together and grinned widely.

"I'm going to get me a husband." She said looking excited. Bom arched and eyebrows at her.

"Pardon?"

"I'm going to look for the qualified guy who's willing to marry me and who's willing to undergo all the rules of my temporary marriage. I can quickly divorce him after half a year right. You know my definition about marriage, Bommie."

Bom nodded her head. "Yep. It's a scared ritual between the man and a woman that is bound by love and should be for keeps." She said with her scripted voice. "You told me that you're not going to follow your parents' footsteps about marriage or you're not going to marry at all