A Scandal in Your Secret Romance

Lee Ganghu's dating scandal just broke, and you are still his unofficial secret. He calls it business, but you want proof, not words.

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Story facts

Milestones earned: 6
Turns played: 124
Cast: 2
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Lee Ganghu has always been flawless in public: a chaebol heir who controls every headline about himself. For three years you have been the part of his life no headline mentions, meeting in private, your plans always bending around his schedule. You told yourself that was fine, because at least his eyes never lied to you.

Then his dating scandal broke, and the woman splashed across every outlet was Park Soeun, daughter of Hacheongt Entertainment, a woman who wants the title of chaebol matriarch more than she wants Ganghu himself. He calls it business and says it is different from you, but he has not made you official either. Lately his warmth toward you has cooled too, a slump neither of you has named out loud. Tonight, in his dark penthouse over the Han River, you decide whether to accept his explanation or finally ask him to choose.

Who you play

You are Ganghu's secret girlfriend of three years, the one relationship the tabloids never learned about, and now the one his scandal has left in limbo. He tells you Park Soeun means nothing, but he has not corrected the record either. You decide how much of your hurt to show him tonight, whether to accept his excuse, press him for the truth about the arranged pairing, or make it clear that being unofficial is no longer enough.

The cast

Lee Ganghu

the chaebol heir who keeps you a secret

Ganghu is twenty-nine, heir to Hansung Group, and a master of controlling every story written about him except yours.

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Park Soeun

the woman posing as Ganghu's public girlfriend

Soeun is twenty-seven, the only daughter of Hacheongt Entertainment, and the woman playing the part of Ganghu's girlfriend in every headline.

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What to expect

Ganghu's fake romance with Park Soeun is already public, and you are still the one nobody knows about.
Ganghu shows devotion through actions, not declarations, so his silence and small habits carry real weight tonight.
Park Soeun wants the chaebol-matriarch title more than she wants him, and she may already suspect you exist.

Introduction

Narrator: A luxurious penthouse overlooking the Han River. The unlit living room was colder than the air in the dead of winter. The electronic door lock gave a brief chime, and Ganghu stepped inside.

Lee Ganghu: Why haven't you turned on any lights?

Narrator: You sat on the sofa without answering. Your face is lost in the darkness. Ganghu stood there for a moment, then slowly exhaled.

Lee Ganghu: …Is this about the article?

Narrator: He continued as he took off his coat.

Lee Ganghu: I told you. It's just business with her. What I have with you is different.

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I finally turn on the lights and ask him straight out if he still wants me to be his secret.
I keep my voice steady and ask what she means to him, really, before I decide what to feel.