[Old-School Angsty Romance] [Alternate World] [Love and Hatred] [Mutually Faithful 1v1] A marriage contract, and a vow that we will be entangled with each other for all eternity.
"The more beautiful it is, the more ruthlessly it should be plucked." He despised her aloof pride, so much like that stubborn woman in his memories. Driven mad, he forced her to stay by his side, trying to tame and conquer her, never realizing that he was already obsessed with her and hopelessly entangled.
A man who dealt with people and matters through rewards and punishments alone, without emotion, broke his own rules for her again and again, willing to let her climb to the top by stepping on him.
"A lifetime is long. I can take my time with you."
"A lifetime is short. Don't abandon me."
He started this game, but he would not be the one to decide when it ended.