A Gentle Intruder (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 77

Jae Ho said three days, but Manager Jeong found Da Jung in just one.

He didn’t mind spending millions in that single day—because a vague premonition had turned into concrete anxiety, tightening around his throat like a vice. The peach from his dream was growing clearer by the minute.

When Manager Jeong finally returned with Da Jung’s medical records and ultrasound images, Jae Ho crumbled, cursing under his breath.

With Doctor Kim’s help, he learned the details written in the chart: Da Jung hadn’t even visited a hospital until she was over ten weeks pregnant. He couldn’t begin to imagine the fear and unease she must have endured all alone while hiding her pregnancy.

Her medical file was only created after she was hospitalized for vaginal bleeding. Words like “extreme stress,” “high-risk pregnancy,” and “absolute bed rest” twisted Jae Ho’s expression into something utterly devastated.

He’d clenched his teeth and endured it, every single moment.

He shouldn’t have held back. He should’ve run to her. Should’ve stayed by her side.

The pregnancy was his doing, yet she bore it all alone in silence. Just as he was beginning to grasp why, Manager Jeeng handed him a file.

“We’ve pinpointed the exact time Yoon Da Jung met Oh Chae Won.”

With evidence now added to his vague suspicions, the puzzle finally clicked into place. Jae Ho tensed his arm and took the tablet.

He’d assumed it would be fine since Taemyeong had already released a rebuttal article.

After all, media storms usually flare up and die down just as quickly—he’d thought time would heal everything.

There was Ha Jae Woo. Lee Jin Hyuk. So many other things demanding his attention.

…No. Damn it. Those were just excuses.

He’d kept postponing important conversations because he didn’t want to burden her. Had he really believed love alone would be enough? He was even more foolish than Da Jung.

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