11 Virtues A Hero's Civilian Friend Must Uphold (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 145

The feeling of realizing that the life I prided myself on as perfect was entirely an illusion was, to be honest, utterly wretched.

Mrs. Kim finally collapsed upon hearing that her eldest son had gone ahead and set up housekeeping against her explicit wishes.

She had raised him with every ounce of care—how could he possibly ignore his mother’s words so blatantly?

Whether from excessive stress or something else, she lost her appetite and began to feel genuinely unwell.

She ultimately decided to stop eating entirely, confining herself to bed with a white cloth wrapped around her forehead.

Honestly, she wasn’t that ill—but for some reason, it simply felt like the right thing to do.

Meanwhile, Chairman Seo, standing by the bedside and gazing down at his wife who had stayed in the master bedroom all day since yesterday, had a complex mix of emotions flickering in his eyes.

He stared expressionlessly at his wife, who—just like in some drama—had even wrapped a white cloth (which, upon searching, they couldn’t find, so she’d substituted it with a white scarf) around her perfectly healthy head, and found her utterly adorable.

“Darling, take a photo of me.”

She handed her phone to her husband while still lying down. Jeong Hwan obediently accepted it and clicked off a few quick shots of Mrs. Kim resting in bed.

Mrs. Kim, posing like a fashion model to look as unwell as possible, immediately waved her hand and instructed him to send the pictures straight to their eldest son.

Jeong Hwan transmitted the photos as ordered, then set the phone down.

The reply came surprisingly fast.

[Our dear Mrs. Kim, your acting skills clearly need work.]

Upon reading Hee Won’s response on Jeong Hwan’s phone, Mrs. Kim finally exploded.

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