For the first time in a long while, Seong-ho Kim and Gyeong-eun Lee had taken the car out for an outing.

Gyeong-eun's face was flushed with excitement, and she was all smiles.

"I can't even remember how long it's been."

"I know. You've felt neglected lately, haven't you?"

"Why would I feel neglected? It's not as if you're busy with nothing. You're busy with work."

Telling him it was fine, Gyeong-eun leaned against his shoulder.

"Just being able to spend time together like this now and then is enough for me."

She lifted her head a little from his shoulder to look at him.

"Let's go have fun today."

"Let's."

Seong-ho agreed, but he knew tonight would be anything but fun.

Still, he set the thought aside for now.

Just getting out together for once had let Gyeong-eun breathe again. He wanted her to enjoy it a little longer.

The car pulled up in front of a department store in Gangnam.

The store had closed for the day, but the lights inside were blazing.

A man in a suit came out to greet Seong-ho and Gyeong-eun warmly as they stepped out of the car.

"Welcome."

He was the branch manager of the Seoeun Department Store's Gangnam branch.

"It's an honor to have you both."

Gyeong-eun looked up at the brightly lit store and turned to the branch manager.

"Is everyone here?"

"Our Managing Director is here, along with the children of the Mirae and DN families and of Daejeong Construction and FK Construction. I'm told the others will arrive shortly."

"Good, Myeong-eun's inside. Let's go."

Delighted, Gyeong-eun took Seong-ho by the hand and led him inside.

Inside, soft music was playing.

Staff stood at the entrance of every shop as if waiting for customers, and the escalators and every other machine were running just as they did in business hours.

But in all that space, there wasn't a single customer in sight.

"Myeong-eun!"

Spotting a man and a woman looking over the goods in the luxury hall, Gyeong-eun waved, delighted.

The woman, who'd been turning a handbag this way and…