Jiyong walked ahead of Dara to the elevator, he held the elevator door open while Dara just stood there, frozen

"Aren't you going up?" Jiyong asked

Dara after realizing hurried to the elevator, she's standing behind Jiyong

"I'll ask them if we could get marry the day after tomorrow" Jiyong uttered

"huh?" Dara uttered

"the sooner we get married, the sooner our family companies will be one, the sooner you can be free" Jiyong added

Dara just kept quiet, thinking. Then the elevator doors opened

"here we are...just let me do the talking for now" Jiyong uttered slightly smiling. Dara nodded and followed

The parents were' all happy to see the couple back

"Looks like you two got along very well" Mrs. Kwon uttered as she looked at Jiyong takes his seat

Jiyong sighed "we have decided top get married the day after tomorrow" Jiyong uttered

Everyone was taken aback.

"but why so soon?" Mrs. Park asked

"why wait Omma?" Dara replied smiling. Michelle just lookd at Jiyong and Dara

"The fewer the guests, the better, lets just keep everything low key, we would like the announcements to be done after the ceremony"

"How about your brother? he's still in his honeymoon" Mrs. Kwon asked.

Jiyong looked at Dara, then Dara replied "Let's brother in law enjoy his honeymoon, we can greet him after" Dara answered

Jiyong and Michelle just looked at Dara

"Omma, I would like to have a garden wedding, maybe at our house? It will be just a small family affair" Dara added

The parents all just smiled

"oh well, is that what you really like?" Mr. Park asked Dara, and Dara nodded smiling.

"then we should start now" Mr. Park replied

"I think the parents should go and start the preparations, I'd like to go with the couple shop for wedding rings and the dress" Michelle uttered smiling

"That would be a great idea" Mrs. Kwon agreed

"so lets end this lunch and get started, I'll go get my car" Jiyong uttered as he stands up and bowed at the elders

Dara just watched him walk away.

Moments later everyone did the same and left. Dara and Michelle went together

"what are your plans?" Michelle asked

"still the same, but Jiyong said he will give me a divorce after the merger" Dara answered

Michelle just kept silent

"i feell bad for him, he's taking blame for everything and I don't know why" Dara uttered

MIchelle just sighed "Then be good to him while you're still his wife" 

They reached the main exit and there Jiyong is waiting in his car

"Unni sit at the front" dara said as she went to sit at the back, Michelle just followed

"so where to?" Jiyong asked forcing a smile

"Ummm, I know a place Cheongdam-dong" Michelle answered

They went shopping for a the bridal gown. Dara looked at the dresses, but she couldn't decide. 

"still nothing?...Jiyong please help" Michelle uttered

Jiyong stood up and checked ont he dresses and picked one

"This is very nice, noona doesn't need anything fancy, she's already beautiful..this is nice, simple but elegant" Jiyong uttered as he gave the dress to Dara

Michele and Dara just looked at him and agreed. Dara went to try the dress on, when Dara left Michelle walked towards Jiyong

"you should start getting used to not calling her noona, she's going to be your wife now" Michelle uttered

Jiyong just kept quiet as Dara walked in

"is it good?"" Dara asked slightly smiling

Jiyong just looked and was amazed how beautiful Dara was in a wedding dress

"Oh, that is beautiful, Jiyong you have good taste" Michelled exclaimed

Dara looked at Jiyong, but he looked away

"I'll be waiting outside" Jiyong replied

MIchelle watched him leave and turn to Dara "Now, give me a smile" then she took a photo of Dara.

"oh you're so pretty" Michelle uttered, while Dara went and change. Michlle send the photo to Jiyong

On its caption "here's your bride, smile for now"

Jiyong looked at his phone and smiled, and looke at the photo "Hello my wife" Jiyong whispered smiling

After the dress, Jiyong made a stop at the jewelry store and asked the girls to stay in the car

"shouldn't we go so Dara can try the ring on?" Michelle asked

Jiyong smiled "just wait here" he answered

Then he returned, with a small box.

"It's done?" Michelle asked

Jiyong just smiled . Jiyong drove them back to the Park's residences. He was invited in, there he saw pictures of the Dara on frames, from a little girl up to present.

He smiled. Then Mr.s Park came with tea. Jiyong bowed and helped her with the tray, as she led him to the table in the garden.

They sipped tea as Jiyong looks around the garden, the prepartions still ongoing

"I know you'll take care of her" Mrs. Park uttered smiling, Jiyong stopped and looked at her

"I knew it the moment I saw you" she continued

"I will do my very best to protect her" Jiyong replied smiling

Mrs.Park reached out to Jiyong's hand "I'm relying on you" she uttered almost in tears

Jiyong smiled and nodded. "I'll keep her as long as she wants me to" he replied.

Dara was looking at them from her window

"he's a very good man, thats what I see" Mr. Park uttered

Dara surprised, just smiled "Are sure you want this?" Mr Park asked

Dara just nodded and hugged him "he will take good care of you" he uttered

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There around 100guests. Most of them family.

Jiyong met with Michelle and gave the small box

"Be our wedding band bearer?" Jiyong asked smiling

MIchelle looked at the box, inside are two cuff bangles

"these are bracelets, you should have gotten a ring you fool" Michelle uttered

Jiyong smiled "Rings are round, they symbolize infinity, forever, ours is just temporary, it says there.." Jiyong replied and showed the engravement on dara'scuffs "yours til you're free - Jiyong" and on jiyong's "hers...always"

MIchelle looked at Jiyong almost in tears, "you love her that much?" 

Jiyong just smiled, then a tear fell from his eyes "I can't make her mine noona, I can't" he uttered smiling

Michelle gave her a hug.

The ceremony started, Jiyong waiting, beside her MIchelle, as Dara walks with her father....

JIyong looks at Dara and so did she.

She looked at Dara as he puts the cuff on her.

Everyone was surprised, they were expecting a ring.

Then he kissed her on her cheek.

 

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The next day...Ill woo's wife checked on the ineternet 

"Yeobo, your brother got married?" she uttered in surprised

"what? are you serious?" Il woo hurried and looked at the photo and was shocked...

"she's pretty" his wife uttered smiling