CYEL

Song Minah, a quiet young woman in her early 20s, has suffered more than most. After a mysterious brain injury in her childhood left her selectively mute, she was passed from one foster family to another—until she ended up with a family that used her like a tool. Her step-sister, Sana Lee, driven by jealousy and greed, married Minah’s boyfriend and helped orchestrate her downfall. When the family business crashed, they sold Minah off in marriage to save themselves.

But what no one knew... was that Minah had already been claimed.

Han Jaewook, a reclusive and powerful CEO in his early 30s, suffers from a rare sun allergy and lives behind the veil of secrecy. As a boy, he once loved a girl named Minah—an orphan adopted by his mother. For three brief months, they were inseparable... until she vanished without a trace. Jaewook never forgot her. And when he finally found her again, humiliated by her boss and trapped by the family that betrayed her, he made his move.

He destroyed the family's business and gave them one condition: their daughter Minah would become his wife.

Now under Jaewook’s protection, Minah begins to uncover secrets buried for over a decade—secrets about her real identity, the truth behind her mutism, and the shadowy figures who were involved in her childhood trauma. But some truths don’t want to be found… and someone is willing to make sure they stay buried.

The Silent Bride

His ears still rang from her voice.

The words echoed in his head like a bell he never thought he'd hear.

Hyun Soo, frozen behind the wall, whispered:

Hyun Soo's phone hit the floor. Again.

Kang Ho's finger hovered over the trigger, eyes wide.

He stared at his daughter as if she were a ghost.

"You grew," he said, smiling like a wolf in decay.

She stepped between him and Jaewook.

Jaewook, still stunned, could only breathe her name.

She locked eyes with the man who had ruined her past.

"Then tell me—can you die for someone?"

"But you won't be able to kill me."

That hit him harder than any bullet.

A chorus of heavy boots and loaded rifles stormed the corridor.

Multiple red laser sights dotted Dojin's chest and arms.

"Park Dojin," a commanding voice declared,

"You are under arrest for crimes including illegal human experimentation, conspiracy, kidnapping, and attempted murder."

His eyes returned to Minah one last time.

As officers cuffed him, Jaewook finally exhaled.

As if now he could finally breathe.

Because she wasn't running anymore.

The Arrest