Do Jun’s persistent gaze fell on Ga Eun’s lips. When Ga Eun couldn’t easily open her mouth, Do Jun moved his lips roughly again.

“The man called Sun. Was he someone quite dear to you? Enough to call his name in your dreams?”

Do Jun’s harsh voice demanded an answer from her. Ga Eun, who had been keeping her mouth shut despite the continued questioning, opened her mouth.

“If I say I have another man, will you divorce me?”

At Ga Eun’s words, Do Jun’s gaze froze coldly. On the way home from the obstetrician, Ga Eun realized that living in the same house with Do Jun had become overwhelming.

She knew that if Shin Oh Group found out about Sun’s existence, they would use any means to take him away. They were people who valued their kind, family-like image more than anyone else.

After a long silence in response to Ga Eun’s words, Do Jun’s lips moved.

“No. I’ll have to keep you by my side until I die.”

Do Jun, having lost his reason, couldn’t control his boiling emotions and spat out his sharp feelings as they were. Ga Eun stared straight into Do Jun’s eyes without avoiding them. And she difficultly uttered the words she had been holding back for three years.

“Why do you want to keep me by your side when you don’t even love me?”

It was Do Jun who had proposed to divorce after three years. For three years, Ga Eun had tried everything to change his mind. And she realized.

That there was nothing she could do by Do Jun’s side. It was he who made her accept the fact that our ending was just parting as he had proposed, as time passed.

The best choice she could make was to pour out all her feelings for him and leave, hiding her empty heart.

Do Jun couldn’t easily open his mouth at Ga Eun’s words. Ga Eun felt even more insulted by such a Do Jun. She turned away from Do Jun, pretending to be nonchalant.

“I have to go out for an interview.”

Ga Eun hurriedly entered the bathroom. As she turned on the shower, hot water poured over her head.

It was a question she couldn’t ask for fear of hearing him say he didn’t love her. It was words she had deeply suppressed in her heart, afraid that they might flow from his mouth.

But, as expected, he didn’t utter any excuses. Even when the hotel scandal with Seo Yu Jin broke out the day before the wedding, he didn’t make any excuses.

The fact that he didn’t make even a short excuse was the biggest wound for Ga Eun.

After finishing her shower, Ga Eun hurriedly entered her room. Ignoring Do Jun still standing in the living room, Ga Eun finished preparing for the interview.

Even until she finished preparing and was about to leave through the front door, Do Jun just stood blankly in the middle of the living room like a person frozen in time.

Ga Eun put on her highest heels and left through the front door. With each step, she had to put strength in her feet to maintain balance.

Since she had already gone over the pre-interview questions via email with the A Newspaper reporter, Ga Eun wasn’t too worried about the live interview.

She hailed a taxi in front of the apartment entrance.

“Please take me to A Newspaper.”

As the car started, Do Jun’s face naturally came to Ga Eun’s mind.

“No. I’ll have to keep you by my side until I die.”

Ga Eun thought Do Jun was being absurdly stubborn. No matter how hard she tried, Ga Eun couldn’t fathom Do Jun’s heart. While Ga Eun was thinking about Do Jun, the car arrived in front of A Newspaper.

Ga Eun hurriedly got out of the taxi and entered the A Newspaper conference room, the agreed meeting place. Reporter Moon was already there preparing for the live interview. Noticing Ga Eun belatedly, Reporter Moon greeted her excessively.

“Don’t be too nervous. I’ll stick to the interview questions we agreed on.”

Shortly after Ga Eun arrived at the conference room, the interview began immediately. With the cue sign, Reporter Moon smiled and threw the first question at Ga Eun.

“I understand this is your first direct interview with a media outlet. Is there a reason you decided to participate in this live interview?”

Ga Eun slowly gave her answer to the expected question.

“I recently learned that malicious rumors about me are circulating on the internet. I’m here to tell the truth about that.”

Ga Eun waited for Reporter Moon’s next question. Suddenly, Reporter Moon picked up a different document from the question sheet she had been holding. Ga Eun felt ominous at that sight. A moment later, Reporter Moon’s mouth moved quickly.

“Is it true that the reason for your suicide attempt was due to discord with your husband?”

When a different question from the one Ga Eun had expected followed, she was momentarily surprised and couldn’t easily open her mouth.

“I heard you’re suffering from amnesia and delusions due to a car accident. Are you receiving proper psychiatric treatment? I heard there’s evidence that the Ja Young Fashion incident was fabricated by Yoon Ga Eun’s delusions.”

As Reporter Moon played a voice recording on her phone, an interview of an employee claiming that she had always accused them of stealing her designs was played.

Faced with this sudden situation, Ga Eun’s mind went blank. Malicious comments about Ga Eun poured in on SNS in real-time. Ga Eun belatedly noticed Yun Sook’s presence at the live broadcast site.

As Ga Eun’s eyes wavered, a leisurely smile spread across Reporter Moon’s lips.

“Do you still think CEO Lee Ja Young stole the designs?”

Ga Eun felt like she had fallen into a big trap set by Yun Sook. Feeling that no one would believe anything she said here, Ga Eun’s hands trembled slightly.

Just as Reporter Moon was about to corner Ga Eun once again, someone suddenly opened the door of the conference room and interrupted the live interview.

“I apologize for being late to the interview.”

At the familiar voice, Ga Eun turned her head back. Reporter Moon couldn’t hide her flustered expression due to Ji Do Jun’s sudden entrance into the conference room.

“I didn’t expect CEO Ji Do Jun to come all the way here.”

Do Jun moved his lips leisurely while looking straight into Reporter Moon’s eyes.

“The suicide attempt regarding Yoon Ga Eun is all false. It was just a traffic accident due to brake failure. Also, the corruption case of CEO Lee Ja Young is all true.”

The filming site stirred at Do Jun’s sudden appearance. Reporter Moon tried to stay sharp, not wanting to be overwhelmed by Do Jun. She continued with aggressive questions.

“Are you aware of the divorce rumors circulating about you and Yoon Ga Eun? I understand the reason for the suicide attempt was due to depression from marital problems.”

Reporter Moon shifted her target from Ga Eun to Do Jun and continued her questions.

“I think this happened because I’ve been an inadequate husband to Ga Eun. I was too busy with company work and couldn’t pay proper attention to her.”

As if conscious of the camera, Do Jun firmly grasped Ga Eun’s hand. Reporter Moon broke out in a cold sweat, as if her plan had fallen apart due to Do Jun calmly answering every aggressive question.

“I’m aware that malicious rumors about my wife have been circulating on the internet recently. I intend to use all the power I have to protect my wife.”

Reporter Moon had to support Do Jun’s words to wrap up the current interview before an unfavorable situation arose for her.

“Are you saying you’ll file a lawsuit?”

Do Jun looked straight at Reporter Moon’s face and immediately answered the question.

“Yes. We are also considering legal action.”

Reporter Moon urgently signaled to the camera director. At that moment, Do Jun threw an unexpected question at Reporter Moon.

“I understand that A Newspaper has published favorable articles about CEO Lee Ja Young of Ja Young Fashion. Do you perhaps have a personal relationship with CEO Lee Ja Young?”

The sudden personal question was being broadcast nationwide through the camera. At Do Jun’s question, Reporter Moon flushed red and spat out her words roughly.

“No. I’ve never met CEO Lee Ja Young privately. What’s the intention behind such a sudden question?”

Do Jun took a photo from his pocket and held it towards the camera. It was a photo of Reporter Moon shaking hands with CEO Lee Ja Young.

“I understand that you’ve been publishing only favorable articles about Ja Young Fashion after receiving money from CEO Lee Ja Young.”

As Do Jun’s accusations continued, Reporter Moon’s voice grew louder.

“Turn off the camera! Hurry!”

At Reporter Moon’s instruction, the cameraman hurriedly cut off the live broadcast.

“What are you doing?”

As her crimes were exposed in front of the whole nation, Reporter Moon couldn’t hide her agitated emotions.

“I have much more evidence besides this. The rest of the evidence has been handed over to the prosecutors, so you should cooperate diligently with the investigation.”

“What did you say?”

Before Do Jun finished speaking, a detective came in and dragged Reporter Moon out. Taking advantage of the commotion at the filming site, Yun Sook hurriedly left her seat, avoiding Do Jun’s gaze.

Ga Eun was too shocked by the situation unfolding before her to say anything. She just quickly pulled her hand out of Do Jun’s tight grip.

“The president of A Newspaper and Lee Yun Sook are college classmates. Did you agree to the interview without knowing even that?”

Ga Eun hadn’t immediately looked into A Newspaper because she thought she needed to quickly sort out the situation.

“How did you know to come here?”

Ga Eun asked reproachfully, as Do Jun had appeared at a place she had never told him about.

“I changed my mind.”

Do Jun’s persistent gaze fell on Ga Eun’s face.

“I intend to follow you wherever you go.”

At Do Jun’s sudden declaration, Ga Eun was at a loss for words.

“I’d like to meet this man named Sun that you long for even in your dreams. What do you think?”

As Sun was mentioned from Do Jun’s mouth, Ga Eun felt like her heart would burst at any moment.

“How did you know the name Sun?”

Ga Eun asked, looking at Do Jun while trying her best to hide her emotions.

“You called out that name so plaintively in your sleep.”

Ga Eun couldn’t tell whether she had really called Sun’s name in her sleep, or if Do Jun already knew everything and was just testing her.

Ga Eun’s lips dried up in fear. She looked straight into Do Jun’s eyes that were staring at her. After keeping her mouth shut for a while, Ga Eun slowly moved her tightly closed lips as if she had made some decision.

“That’s right. I have someone else.”

Ga Eun’s hands tensed up as she lied.

“Someone a hundred times more precious to me than you.”

Ga Eun wanted to get away from Do Jun’s side as soon as possible, even if it meant telling such a lie.