CHAPTER 29: Terms of War

Min-ho slid the contract across the obsidian table.

Marriage contract.

Cold. Precise. Ruthless.

"Sign it," he said flatly."Become Kang Hana officially. That's the only way to shield you completely."

Hana stared at the paper.

Black ink.Gold emblem.And her freedom written in legal terms.

"You make it sound romantic," she said bitterly.

Min-ho smirked.

"You and I don't get romance, Hana.We get power."

She pushed the contract back.

"Then I want my own terms."

Min-ho blinked.

"I'm listening."

She leaned in, eyes blazing.

"One. No controlling me. I'm your wife in public, but I have my own empire to build.Two. I get half of everything if you break the terms first.Three. We protect each other. No questions. No hesitation."

Min-ho's lips curled into something dangerously close to respect.

"Deal."

But Hana wasn't done.

"And four," she whispered, standing so close he could feel her breath."This marriage may be a weapon... but you will never own me."

Min-ho's gaze darkened.

"Seo Hana..."He chuckled coldly."You may be the first woman to ever make me want to break my own rules."

Their lips hovered inches apart.

But neither moved.

This wasn't love.

This was war.

And they both signed the contract with the same ruthless smile.

That night, the world woke up to the headlines.

"Kang Min-ho Announces Engagement to Heiress Seo Hana!""From Scandal to Power Couple—The Marriage That Will Reshape Seoul's Elite."

But behind the glittering facade, two broken hearts plotted their next move.

Because now... they were legally bound.

And in the Kang world, marriage wasn't a union.

It was a battlefield.