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Lee Miyeon (Irene) was adopted as a child when her parents who were Korean immigrants died in an unfortunate accident. Her foster parents initially treated her kindly but  changed after they were able to conceive a child of their own. She was eventually sent abroad after a traumatic incident threatened the Lee Family's reputation in high society. Yet soon after, the family's business takes a turn for the worse and Miyeon is abandoned completely.

Now an adult, she returns to her home country and meets Lu Minzhe (Parker James), seemingly for the first time. The  handsome and successful CEO of a conglomerate does not hesitate in using shameless means to chase Miyeon once he realizes that his feelings toward her is love. However, happiness appears to be always a step away as Lu Minzhe also harbors some secrets that are tied to Miyeon's past. 

Meanwhile Jesse Evans, a strikingly attractive model and old college friend, unexpectedly confesses that he has been in love with Miyeon for the past 7 years. Jesse who came from a privileged background has spent the past few years working hard to be recognized by Miyeon as himself and not as the heir of the Evans Family.

As both men vie for her affection, the beautiful yet apathetic Miyeon learns love is a sweet and wonderful thing.

Get ready for a love story between an outwardly warm but cold & depressed protagonist and her outwardly cold but doting handsome male lead.

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6/14/23:

The Lady is a Cold Hearted Protagonist is going on an indefinite hiatus for the timebeing. 

Thank you so much for those who have supported TLCHP thus far.

Beginning of next week, I will be posting a new novel called My Darling Alpha. It is a fantasy love story with vampires and werewolves.  Hopefully you can support my new endeavors.

THE LADY IS A COLD HEARTED PROTAGONIST

**This chapter contains mentions of sexual abuse. Please read at your own risk.**

"Cheer up dude. Irene's not the type to do anything just because her boyfriend is out of town."

Needless to say, Jesse was unable to focus during the entire photoshoot. Nevermind that Miyeon just video chatted with him to say goodnight. In his mind, Jesse believes that Lu Minzhe had some nefarious scheme to win over Miyeon. Jesse just can't help but be insecure around the man. Lu Minzhe was perhaps the only man in the entire C Country that Jesse felt slightly inferior towards. The man was less than 30 and was the CEO of an international conglomerate for God's sake. How could he beat that? Jesse knew that his background wasn't something to look down on but still, there's a difference between a model and a CEO. Plus why did the man have to be so unnecessarily good looking? Jesse couldn't find a flaw in Lu Minzhe and that was the issue.

Chapter 109: Memories Past