re only a little boy."

He rolled his eyes at her comment. "Don't give me that excuse. You're much younger than I am."

"So what?" She scoffed. "You're a grown man. And since when has that meant anything to you? Do I mean anything to you?"

"Yen.."

"No, I don't care. You can't act like you love me and still keep me around just because we're related." She crossed her arms tightly. "Even if you say that you do love me, you still shouldn't treat me as if I don't belong to you."

"Stop acting like a child! It's just a matter of time before you marry someone and leave me. How much longer are you going to play this stupid game?!" he shouted.

"I'm not playing! I never agreed to marry you, so stop saying these things!"

"I never asked for your consent either!"

"Well, maybe you should take it instead of forcing me into a marriage that I don't want. I've done all that I can to escape this. Maybe I'm just too weak to even resist anymore."

"Too weak?!" He suddenly got angry. "Do you understand why I can't accept this? Because you aren' t strong enough to refuse to obey my wishes! If you weren't, I'd never have had to go through that hellhole just to convince you to come here!"

"What are you talking about?! This is my life! What choice do I have?! No one forced me to agree to marry you!"

"Whoa, whoa!" yelled Haseul and Hyunjin.

Both Yena and Jihoon turned their heads towards the two. When they noticed their appearance, Haseul stepped forward and placed her hands onto her sister's shoulder, shaking her slightly.

"Yena, you need to calm down," she whispered. "Your brother is right. We both have our reasons for wanting you here."

"I don't care what it is!" She pushed Haseul's hands away. "I've lost everything. Why would I go through this again?!"

Haseul looked shocked at her sister's response and glanced at her husband.