“I don’t approve of him,” I said.0

“W-What makes you think you have the right to say that?” Jo Hye-Jin asked.0

“Hye-Jin, do you know how old he is?” I questioned.0

“He’s an elf… so he’s…”0

“The problem isn’t that he’s old because he’s an elf. The problem is that he’s been alone for that long. The dating market doesn’t lie. No one has ever purchased him since he was put up for sale, and it's all because there's something wrong with him. And he’s been in that state for hundreds of years,” I explained.0

“...”0

“Objectively speaking, the guy doesn’t look bad. He's not as handsome as Hyun-Sung, but he doesn’t look so bad. But Hye-Jin. That’s why it’s even more suspicious. Even the kingdom is begging him to get married.0

"Have you considered the possibility that maybe there’s something wrong with him, and that’s why he’s been on the market for so long? Why would a man with power, a nice face, and a good background still remain single for such a long time?” I questioned.0

Of course, there could have been unavoidable and special circumstances, but my instincts were telling me that it wasn't the case for Elias. I was...0