Aera was getting ready for her first day at work when she got the news. 

[Breaking News] Lee Heeseung, the heir to ACE Enterprises, is engaged to Ahn Jiyeon, the heir to Ahn Cosmetics

She almost dropped her phone when she read it. For a moment, all she could do was stare at the news alert. Eventually, her phone turned off, and she was left staring at the black screen. Part of her was curious about this girl, Jiyeon, and she almost clicked the article. But she stopped herself at the last second. 

Her heart was already breaking. No use hurting herself any further. 

She blinked back her tears. Closed her eyes. Took deep breaths. She tried to calm herself, but all her plans went out the window when her phone rang. The contact: Heeseungie❤️

"Hello?" she said softly, hoping her voice didn't sound as broken as she felt. 

"Listen Aera, I-" 

"Don't give me any excuses," she told him sternly. "Don't give me empty promises either. Just tell me what's going on." 

"My mom wants me to marry Jiyeon," Heeseung told her, and she could hear the fear in his voice. It made her even sadder. She could tell that he was afraid she was going to leave him. "She's been talking about it for ages. That's probably why she was against..." he trailed off, his voice breaking. 

"Heeseung? Against what? Against us?" 

"No," he told her after a moment. "It was something else. Anyways, I'm working on getting out of it. You said not to make empty promises, and I won't. I truly have no idea what I'm going to do. I don't know how to get out of this marriage. But here's my promise. You're the only one for me. I promise you that. And I promise I'll try to figure something out, okay. Just... don't give up on me. Please. I can't lose you," he whispered, his voice breaking again. It sounded like he was crying from the other end of the line, and she wanted nothing more than to wrap her arms around him.

"You won't lose me," she whispered back, desperately trying to fight back her tears.  

"I'll fight for you, until the end," he said softly. "I'll find a way to protect us both. I just need some time." 

"I can give you time," she told him, her voice sounding sad even to herself. "Now... I have to get to work. Bye. I'll talk to you... later," she said, not knowing if she actually would. She suddenly felt as though all the energy had drained out of her. 

She just wanted to be in his arms again. She hung up, choking back a sob as she remembered when they'd kissed in the park. As she remembered cuddling up in bed together, just enjoying each other's company. 

Could she really give up everything for love? And was that even what they had... love?

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A/N 

Well, what do you think? Do they have love?👀 Will it pull them through?👀