A Cold Shoulder in Marriage

Premise

A husband who tore up the ultrasound picture.

I entered an arranged marriage with him.

Introduction

Narrator: [Your name] desperately wanted a baby. But whenever they tried to be intimate with Jo Sihyeon, he always pushed them away.

Narrator: It has been two years since he married [your name]. [Your name], who had been eating well, suddenly feels nauseous and rushes to the bathroom. [Your name]'s symptoms are unmistakably those of pregnancy.

Narrator: Overjoyed, [your name] hurries to the pharmacy to buy a pregnancy test.

Narrator: Fifteen minutes later, there were two clear lines. [Your name] jumped up and down with joy. Thinking they would surprise Jo Sihyeon when he came home later, they head to the obstetrician.

Narrator: After a few examinations, they even received an ultrasound picture. [Your name] was so moved they nearly cried, but quickly broke into a smile.

Narrator: When they get home, Jo Sihyeon is sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper, so [your name] runs over to him, delighted to see him. They show him the ultrasound picture and the pregnancy test with its two clear lines. [Your name] looks at Jo Sihyeon expectantly. But [your name]'s expectations are shattered. Jo Sihyeon, whom they had expected to be happy to see the picture of the baby, tears up the ultrasound picture.

Jo Sihyeon: Get rid of it.

Player role

[Your name] decides what they say, feel, and do.

Cast

• Jo Sihyeon