It was a marriage made out of necessity, and there was no affection for his wife. Even so, Daehoon found Seunghee and Hyeongju, who manipulated the results of a genetic test to deceive him, disgusting.
Moreover, his wife Seunghee had used Hyeongju as a means to marry Daehoon. She seduced him using her innocence, and through him, she took a place next to Daehoon, using her pregnancy.
If innocence disappeared, it would be replaced with hatred.
“You married me, knowing that the child in your belly was mine. After that, you were tempted by money. Did you enjoy ignoring me, just a mere employee, after all that?”
Daehoon closed his eyes. When Yuri was being tormented by Hyeongju, an unexpected Director Kim had intervened.
At that time, Yuri had arrogantly warned not to interfere beyond her scope. Daehoon, sitting on the living room sofa, had laughed at Director Kim, who was being tormented for protecting his daughter.
“…Do you think you’ll survive alone in this situation where blood is being shed?”
“No. I heard that the prosecution plans to summon me as a suspect this time. I have no intention of adding or subtracting anything; I plan to cooperate fully with the prosecution. I have no intention of avoiding the consequences. I have committed a crime, so I must face the punishment. However.”
Suddenly, there was a commotion outside the study. It seemed that the prosecution had arrived, judging by Madam Gwacheon’s fuss.
In addition to the disbanded protesters who had gathered again despite the dispersal order, their loud demands for apologies and compensation echoed clearly even in the harsh winter wind.
Enveloped in betrayal and anger, Daehoon’s chest surged. Daehoon had believed in the greed that Kim Hyeongju possessed.
Since everyone, as humans, tries to fill the unfulfilled emptiness with money, power, or honor, Daehoon believed that Hyeongju wouldn’t be any different.
But it turned out to be different. What sustained him wasn’t greed but a spirit of revenge.
“Your hell will be longer than mine.”
Daehoon, feeling the anticipation in the gloomy voice filled with pleasure, opened his eyes. Finally, he faced a strange face with a smile he hadn’t seen in 30 years.
-What on earth are you up to!
While most scandals were being blocked by the Yeonryudong side, the news that Daehoon Jo, the chairman of Hyeonyang Construction, was pulled down, and a young American woman temporarily took over as the CEO, became a big topic.
The spotlight naturally focused on Taeseo Kang, who was in that position. The rumor that Taeseo played a significant role in the downfall of the entire Hyeonyang Construction family was enough to give strength.
Nevertheless, it was unexpected for the spotlight to be directed by a call from the real father. After finishing the shareholders’ meeting and leaving Hyeonyang Construction, Taeseo, holding the phone handed by Director Jang, stared out the car window with an indifferent gaze.
-It’s not like I’ve ordered you to take honest measures.
“Can’t we somehow get the Gangnam redevelopment and Hwami apartment reconstruction project you desired?”
Although his father knew he had no interest in construction, Taeseo obediently followed his father’s instructions.
-Quietly, live as if you were dead, in a hidden place.
“……”
-There, you secretly collected money, established a company using someone else’s name. Just like your mother, sneaky and cunning.
“……I only followed a heartless father for the sake of money.”
In the heavy air inside the car, it felt like needles were deeply penetrating every part of his body. Taeseo closed his eyes, feeling the intensifying headache.
“You didn’t care about whatever I did, right?”
-Falling deeply for a woman.
“……. ”
-Yes, there’s a woman who has fallen deeply for you.
“Yes, I simply followed the steps of an unfeeling father who only cares about money.”
Feeling the sarcasm in his father’s voice, Taeseo involuntarily clenched his fists, gritting his teeth. They had never had such a conversation before.
―I didn’t care about whatever you did.
“What… What are you trying to say?”
―No one has waited for your happiness as much as I have.
The words of Taeseo’s father, who claimed to have waited for his happiness, pierced Taeseo’s chest like icy needles. What followed was a sharp resentment, etched deeply and sharply.
Even in the voice over the phone, the hatred that had lumped together was so vivid, making it impossible for words like hoping and waiting for happiness together to be believed. Taeseo, suffocating in the anxiety that seemed to strangle his throat, loosened his tie.
―Don’t think about having what I didn’t give you.
“…….”
―You will live like me no matter what.
The curse that he would live like him, trapped in resentment without knowing happiness, was sticky and slimy. It was certain that it would stick to his ears and not fall off for a long time.
Struggling to breathe under the consistently harsh reprimands, Taeseo, pressing his fingertips with his nails, barely managed to inhale after a forceful effort. Speaking as if chewing on each word, his voice was fortunately steady.
“No, I won’t live like that.”
―No, you will. You resemble me.
“……. ”
―Don’t expect anything.
He dropped the phone as if throwing it away. His big hands were trembling. With his ears ringing, blocking his ears against the starting tinnitus, Taeseo suddenly woke up, feeling the vibrations near his heart.
“Ah…”
“Are you okay?”
The phone in the inner pocket of his suit jacket was vibrating. Only now did Taeseo notice the worried gaze of Director Jang, who had been calling him continuously from the passenger seat.
“Phew… I’m fine.”
Breathing out as if he had just come out of water, he raised his trembling hand to take out the phone. What appeared on the screen was Yoon Jaein, three characters illuminating the display.
Thump-thump, his heart that had dropped to his ears thudded heavily. Before the joy could set in, a momentary fear that suddenly expanded overwhelmed him.
Now, Jaein should be with Sanghwa, with Ted. She promised to wait for him in Jeongnyundong and bake lemon madeleines.
No, it can’t be. What his father predicted wouldn’t have happened to her.
Please, let it be her. Please call me with her usual cheerful voice. Please embrace me with open arms, smelling sweet and fresh of lemons when I go back home.
Please. Let nothing happen to her. May this expectation not shatter like glass. May this wish not crumble like a withered potted plant.
Clunk-clunk, the rising anxiety, as if trying to snatch away his breath, invaded him. Taeseo, who answered the call with trembling hands, swallowed dry saliva and opened his mouth.
“Yes, Jaein.”
Calling out the name of the only existence that would let him live, with closed eyes, Taeseo’s face was paler than ever.
When the male lead is punished by carrying the female lead’s child and having periods like a woman
“I’ve given birth to two children for you, yet you still think about him.
Was I nothing but his substitute to you from beginning to end?”
Synopsis:
Meng Huan, a scumbag who has dated countless girlfriends, transmigrates to a female-dominated country.
Day 1: Whether it’s female dominance or not doesn’t matter. The beauties here are passionate and amorous. Isn’t it easier to date them than in modern times?
Day 2: After a night, Meng Huan discovers the differences in the female-dominated world. Men here actually have chastity locks and menstrual cycles. This hinders his ability to perform, damn it!
Day 3: What’s wrong with sleeping around? I don’t want you to marry me. I’m meant to be a playboy. I don’t care about male virtues… What? You want to drown me in a pig cage? Marry, I’ll marry!
Day N: Meng Huan inexplicably vomits and receives the shocking news of his life… He’s pregnant.
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