I Planned It All Along, Luring Her Into My Trap

[One-on-one romance + both pure + rekindled love + reunion after years apart + long-laid plans + coercive love]

(Clear-headed, strong female lead × stern, refined heir to a wealthy family)

Once, everyone knew they were an unofficial couple.

He thought their unspoken understanding would carry them along the path of youth, from school uniforms to wedding clothes.

He planned every step of their future, but when the second year of college began, he got word that she was leaving for a foreign country.

No explanation, no goodbye. She seemed to vanish from the face of the earth, leaving only a little teddy bear charm she'd forgotten in his desk drawer, the sole keepsake of his obsession.

Five years apart. Though he had become the head of a top-tier wealthy family, the obsession in his heart had grown into a towering tree.

When she returned to the country five years later for a “once-in-a-lifetime” job opportunity, she thought it was simply fate bringing them together again.

She had no idea that from the moment she received the notice of her overseas transfer, every “coincidence” had been arranged by him.

He watched the surprise and confusion in her eyes, dark currents churning within him, unseen by anyone.

Five years ago, you left without a word and disappeared. Five years later, every coincidence is planned, and every reunion is deliberate.

This time, he won't give her the chance to run away again.

You owe me five years, a goodbye, and the rest of your life. I’ll collect every last bit, with interest...

And you can only stay by my side...