“…What’s the condition of the three of them right now?”

In an instant, Uncle rushed to me and held my trembling hand with his wrinkled one.

His wandering eyes fell upon my white dress.

I read the sympathy and deep despair in his moist eyes.

“Ah. The Chairman has passed away.”

A wail escaped from my open lips without my knowing.

My grandfather’s death resembled my past life too much.

Leaving Uncle behind, I staggered into the hospital room.

As the sliding door closed completely, a terrible sense of loneliness settled in the room.

Upon finding my parents lying in bed, the tears I had been holding back burst forth.

Again, I never thought something like this would happen.

Had I been deluded and arrogant in thinking I could prevent it?

“I thought… I still had time…”

My grandfather and parents were strict about keeping time.

They had been late for the wedding, causing a significant delay in the ceremony.

And then, the news of the accident reached us.

It was an unfortunate accident, and following my grandfather, my parents too had left this world.

As I approached the bed and looked at my parents lying there, the tears welling up in my eyes flowed down.

“Why… Why! Why can’t I save them?”

In my past life as well, I had run out of the wedding hall upon receiving news of the accident just before entering the ceremony.

The W Group, a prominent corporation led by my grandfather, was ranked within the top five conglomerates.

The news of the W family’s accident had been broadcast and discussed through numerous media outlets.

The media gossiped about me, who had become the sole heiress of a massive corporation without any preparation.

[W Group, the only granddaughter’s succession? How will the successor structure be…?] [‘Thought it was a festival… A wedding that became a funeral.’ A marriage between century’s chaebol families, what will happen?]

When I thought I had become alone in the world, it was Seo Ji Han who extended his hand to me.

He was my only family.

‘I really trusted him…’

He said he would take care of the group’s affairs and take the burden off my heart.

Amidst the swirling inheritance and management disputes, Ji Han merged W Group and Hojin Group, claiming it was for my sake.

I brushed the hands of my unconscious parents, who were on oxygen support.

‘He must have thought I was an ignorant fool.’

I am no longer the fragile Yoon Yeo Jin who was only twenty-nine.

I can’t let the W Group, which my grandfather built and my parents dedicated their entire lives to, be taken away.

‘I won’t let things go the way you want…’

I can forgive others, but I can’t forgive you.

If you want the W Group, I’ll take Hojin. If you want Hojin, I’ll have it.

In this life, you won’t have anything you desire.

Click.

As the firmly closed door opened, I heard the sound of shuffling footsteps behind me.

Uncle, who had come up to my side while I was holding my parents’ hands, placed his hand on my shoulder.

I felt a heavy and warm sensation from his hand, and my heart swelled.

He was the only person who stood by my side in my past life.

“Yeo Jin, the Chairman’s memorial service has been prepared.”

“…”

“We have informed the shareholders about the Chairman’s death, but for now, there is no significant movement.”

Shareholders…

The voices of those who grumbled about me being young, a woman, and an heir who hadn’t received successor training were still vivid.

In the last shareholders’ meeting in my previous life, the merger and acquisition were decided under Ji Han’s leadership.

“Uncle.”

At my faint call, his hand on my shoulder subtly twitched.

“Please continue to monitor the shareholders’ movements. There will be an emergency general meeting soon.”

The shareholders didn’t show significant movements at the news of my grandfather’s death, but they began to take action when my parents also became critically ill.

If nothing changed, the management rights would be handed over to Vice Chairman Kim Young Min, which was no different from Ji Han taking control.

“And one more thing. Please look into Representative Seo Ji Han’s background.”

“Why Representative Seo? He is your husband now.”

Uncle, who seemed to have heard about the wedding news, asked with a worried expression.

“Aren’t you trying to pretend the wedding never happened?”

I, whom he had watched since I was young, was always modest and obedient without raising my voice.

His eyes wavered, seemingly quite surprised by my unusual behavior.

Moreover, refusing the marriage with the well-established Hojin Group was unreasonable in the current situation.

“The situation is bad right now. In times like these, it’s best to solidify our foundation through marriage.”

“…”

“Representative Seo, although he is an illegitimate child, is the heir to Hojin.”

“No. I won’t marry him.”

I don’t need such a fragile foundation that could crumble at any moment from my side anymore.

“I’m going to annul the engagement.”

Upon hearing the word “annulment” flowing from my lips, he couldn’t close his gaping mouth.

‘I can’t change the past that has already passed, but the future is different.’

Ji Han would not become the head of Hojin Group. Because I would stop him.