It not your atypical story but I like because it is different and perhaps a bit more realistic. A woman and three men. All desire her to a certain extent. But sometimes fates and circumstances play a part in the final outcome. I thought Soo Ah will end up with Sung Ha but of course, the course she took eventually become 'tainted' in the heart of Sung Ha. The King's interest IMO is merely lust and ego. At the end, a childhood friend is the one. I enjoy the story. The characters are well thought out. The story does not take the usual form as other romance. Most importantly, it does not drag and more than a few hundred chapters. I cannot stand novels with more than few hundred chapters. I recommend reading this novel.