David's Husband (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 24

The human heart is truly unpredictable. How wonderful it would be if one could control their own feelings of attraction toward someone at will.

Yet the heart flows independently of one’s intentions. Min Je found this profoundly strange.

Up until now, he had met countless people yet never managed to shake off the persistent sense of being an outsider. Born in an orphanage with no parents and nothing to his name, he always felt unable to blend in with others, no matter where he went. Even now, despite his success, not much had changed—indeed, he may have even grown more consciously aloof toward people.

He always observed situations from a slight distance, weighed the pros and cons carefully, and only then acted. He believed this was the most rational and wise approach, minimizing unnecessary expenditure and losses.

Thus, even after impulsively registering Ji Hoo into his family registry, he failed to properly show affection, maintaining that familiar emotional distance. He hadn’t even realized what was wrong—until seeing Ha Yeon, when, for the first time, he gained clear insight into himself.

She was unlike him—utterly, strikingly different. At first, he merely thought her fascinating: a woman who poured passion, full effort, and wholehearted sincerity into matters that weren’t even hers.

But as days passed, her presence stirred deep ripples within him. Perhaps that was why, ever since meeting her, his once-sturdy worldview had begun subtly crumbling.

It wasn’t a sudden downpour blinding his vision, but rather a gentle spring drizzle, slowly soaking in.

The desire to see her just a little longer, to keep watching her, to not let her slip away—these were entirely unfamiliar emotions he had never experienced before in his life.

So he had no choice but to admit it: at some point, he’d begun regarding her as a woman.

The present situation proved it. He deliberately and persistently held her gaze, solely because he wanted to watch longer as she grew flustered.

“Excessive praise is worse than saying nothing at all.”

Her eyelashes trembled faintly as she barely managed to reply.

“If I don’t say it, how would you know?”

“That’s…”

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