"Unnie, unnie! Wendy unnie! Where are you?" Joy, the second youngest daughter of Hana, screamed at the top of her lungs

"What why why? What happened?" Wendy, third oldest daughter, came running from the kitchen to the living room with a spatula in her hand

"Look at that poor puppy, he's so cute but he's lonely. Can we adopt him?" Joy pouted and batted her eyelashes at her older sister while pointing the television

"Ya! I thought something happened to you! And no, we can't get a puppy because Irene unnie and Yeri are both allergic so- oh no! My pancakes!" Wendy sprinted back to the kitchen after a burnt smell filled the room

"Ya unnie! Please don't tell me those are my pancakes that I'm smelling" Yeri walked out from her room while keeping her eyes glued on her phone and then plopping next to Joy on the couch

"Yerim-ah" Joy snuggled close to Yeri but she was immediately blocked with a throw pillow that Yeri barricaded between the two of them

"Stop, I'm busy"

"As if, you're just playing a game" Joy rolled her eyes and attempted to distract Yeri by pressing her phone screen

"Ya! Stop! No! No!" Yeri screamed while trying to move her phone away from Joy who was enjoying tormenting her little sister

"YERIM! WHAT DID YOU DO! HOW CAN YOU SHOOT ME!" Irene came storming down the stairs and to the living room, ready to fight

"It wasn't me! Joy unnie here was pressing all over the place!" Yeri defended herself while glaring at Joy who pretended to not know anything

"Hmm?"

"Sooyoung! You're dead!" Irene started chasing Joy around the house and Joy successfully escaped by locking herself in Seulgi's, the second eldest, room

"Hngg? Joy?" Seulgi stretched her body before sitting up and rubbing her eyes, not knowing why Joy was in her room

"Shh unnie. Irene unnie's hunting me down" Joy jumped on Seulgi's bed and hushed her by placing a finger over her lips

"What did you do again?" Seulgi said quietly and Joy just grinned at her mischievously 

"Nothing~"

While Joy was busy rolling on Seulgi's bed and Seulgi was washing her face, she can hear their mother's faint call from downstairs

"Unnie, mom's here. She's calling us, let's go" Joy dragged Seulgi, who was in the middle of applying sunscreen on her face, out of her bathroom

"Eh? She's home early" Seulgi wondered

"Eomma!" Joy ran into her mother's arms, as usual

"You're home early, something came up?" Irene asked while stuffing her phone in her hoodie's jacket

"Ah yes. Let's all sit down, shall we" Hana smiled while leading her daughters in the dining room

"I made pancakes!" Wendy chimed and presented her freshly cooked pancakes before taking her seat

"Assa!" Yeri started stuffing her face with pancakes, she loves Wendy's pancakes. Yes, only Wendy's

"So what's up eomma?" Seulgi asked, noticing how her mother's face is not as lively as usual

"Well you see.. We, your aunts and uncles, went to meet your grandfather"

"Grandfather? Why? This must be a serious matter since all of you went to see him physically" Irene raise her eyebrow in curiosity while peering at her mother's face

"Uh yes. You see, YG group is in the middle of a difficult situation so.. they are not on the ranks anymore" Hana explained carefully and her daughters are obviously shocked 

"Oh no, I must call Jennie" Irene bit her lower lip while taking out her phone

"Rosie.." Joy said quietly in her seat

"Wait, no. We must give them space, now's a sensitive time for all of YG group" Hana placed her hand on top of Irene's phone to stop her, Irene understood and remained silent

"Does that mean only us and JYP group are on the ranks?" Yeri asked suddenly

"Uh no.." Hana was hesitant to open up the topic regarding the BH group

"Hmm, so there must be a newcomer, a new chaebol group. Who are they?" Wendy asked, Hana sighed deeply before answering

"BH group. Composed of all grandsons"

"Wait, why are you telling us about the grandsons? You could have told us about their wealth status, net worth, or the number of properties that they own but instead..." Irene's voice trailed off while her eyes widened at the sudden realization. Hana knew Irene was smart and quick to pick up

"No." Irene kept her eyes low as she stood from her seat before leaving the dining room

"What was that about?" Joy blurted, obviously confused at her sister's rude actions

"Mom, it can't be what I'm thinking right?" Seulgi laughed nervously after realizing the same thing, Hana could only sigh

"Mom? What do they mean?" Yeri looked at her mother, tilting her head to the side in curiosity 

"Your grandfather has set an arranged marriage with one of BH group's grandson and one of you" Hana finally spilled the beans, it suddenly went silent, the faint sound of the television can only be heard. Everyone was still processing what their mother said until finally, someone spoke up

"B-but eomma, didn't grand-grandfather promised us that there will be no a-arranged marriage for us" Wendy stuttered because in usual cases, the eldest daughters are the sacrificial lambs

"Yes. But apparently, he's taking his words back. I'm sorry girls. I'll just go and have a talk with your Irene unnie, okay?" Hana couldn't bear to look at her daughters' faces and left the table to look for Irene

"Oh no. Irene unnie" Realization began to sink in and they all know who was set to go to the arranged marriage

"I don't know how eomma's gonna convince Irene unnie though. A no is a no to her" Yeri shrugged and poked holes on her pancakes. Seems like her appetite went away 

"I don't know how Irene will take this" Seulgi and Wendy exchanged worried looks, knowing all too well how stubborn Irene is

"NO! NO! I'M LEAVING THE HOUSE, THE FAMILY, THE SM GROUP!" Irene was screaming from the second floor and her descending footsteps can be heard. Her sisters froze as they watched her haul a suitcase behind her and straight out of the house

"W-wow. She left"

"She didn't even look back"

"Irene! Irene! Wait" Their mother was chasing after their oldest sister but they can hear her car start and zoom away

"What should we do?" Joy turned to her older sisters with worry painted all over her face

"She'll probably stay over at her purple friend's house" Seulgi answered

"I think it's best if she stays there for a while.. to cool her head off" Wendy offered and collected the dirty dishes from the table

"I'm sad" Yeri let out a sigh as she rest her head on the table, facing sidewards

"Me too" Joy bit her lower lip and pulled out her phone, contemplating whether to send her sister a text or not.

While their youngest sisters were sulking, Wendy grabbed Seulgi's elbow and dragged her away to the kitchen

"You know what this means, right?" Wendy whispered while looking at Seulgi

"Yes, I have to condition myself." Seulgi replied

"Eh? It's okay with you?"

"Of course not. What I meant was that I have to condition myself to reject mom when she talks to me next" Seulgi explained with a determined look in her face

"You know grandfather does not take NO for an answer, right?" Wendy reminded

"I know but I'll have to try somehow, right?" Seulgi forced a cheerful smile while patting Wendy's arm before going back to the dining room

"Hey girls!" Yeri called from the dining room, Seulgi rushed back to see what they were up to

"What?" Seulgi and Wendy asked while looking at their youngest who was grinning widely

"You ready?" Yeri stood up from her seat and glanced at Joy who also stood up from her seat

"For what?" Seulgi furrowed her eyebrows in confusion

"We're going out! Get dressed, meet you all back here in 5 minutes okay?" Joy declared and both her and Yeri headed immediately to their own rooms

"What are they up to now?" Wendy asked Seulgi while taking her apron off

"Dunno. It's better than sulking here in the house" Seulgi shrugged and nudged Wendy to get going