Cruel Love

Na In Jung was a successful orchestra cellist in her 20s, a nice, kind girl lacking nothing. She met a handsome stranger, a successful businessman, Lee Soo Hwan and fell in love at first sight. Their short romance was beautiful and full of love, but soon everything changed for In Jung after it was revealed that her first love, Lee Soo Hwan, was married. Jung loved him so much that she was even ready to be a secret lover, but Soo Hwan broke up with her because of pressure from his wife's rich, powerful family. After these events, In Jung loses everything, including her mother, house, and the ability to play the cello. Feeling hopeless and ruined, she ends up selling fried chicken, her dreams long gone. Kang Yong Ki is an heir of a prosperous conglomerate family. His half-sister, Kang Joo Ran, is married to Soo Hwan, who only married her to attain the CEO position of the Kang siblings' father's company. Yong Ki lived in New York with her first love, Joanne. He returns home after her suicide. His heart is still in pain from losing her. After 5 years have passed since breaking up with Soo Hwan and the hardest period of her life, Na In Jung lives in a small town where she meets Kang Yong Ki, who recently returned from New York. After several coincidental run-ins, they slowly start to fall in love. By this time, Soo Hwan, who had destroyed her life, approaches her. Soo Hwan has realized that his career ambitions are not able to fill the emptiness he feels, and he asks for In Jung's forgiveness, believing he needs her in order to be happy. However, In Jung and Yong Ki are already in love. Will she return to her first love or stay with Yong Ki?

Synopsis: MyDramaList