“Yes! Absolutely not true! Chairman Baek was such a respectable person, and my mother, you know? Even if Mrs. Jung’s husband was violent, do you think she would turn a blind eye with her young son and Serin around?”
“Ha…”
An involuntary deep sigh escaped.
Like wind escaping from a balloon on the verge of bursting, the tightly tensed breath finally burst.
He could regain Serin.
However, even in the moment of relief, he couldn’t be completely immersed in his emotions. Now, a truly significant task remained—to resolve his mother’s injustice.
“But why did people think my mother had a man?”
“I can explain that. In fact, I had a cousin who was a detective at that time. Mrs. Jung knew about it. One day, without directly asking, she asked me if I could give her my cousin’s contact information. She said she wanted some advice.”
“Advice?”
“Yes. Since she didn’t tell me the details, I don’t know, but it was a favor for Mrs. Jung, so I gave her my cousin’s contact information. And Mrs. Jung had several phone conversations and meetings with my cousin. People suspected Mrs. Jung for briefly exchanging words with my cousin at night, and that’s why I had people investigated. I knew better than anyone that it wasn’t true.”
“…”
“The reason I thought Mrs. Jung was murdered was because of that. The day the news of Mrs. Jung’s death spread, the next day, my cousin contacted me. Never… never pretend to know. She said even I could die if I did.”
The truth was like a big onion. The more you peeled, the more another truth hid inside. Instead of revealing, there were more significant questions.
What exactly was the truth his mother held?
Han Jiseon took out a small piece of paper from her bag and handed it to him.
“That’s our cousin’s contact information. I was too scared to say a word to the police at that time. In fact, our cousin also had a strange accident after that day. Of course, there was no harm to life, but I was almost in a panic at the thought that it could happen to me.”
“I understand…”
“I already contacted my cousin in advance. So if you meet him in Korea, he’ll probably tell you everything.”
“Yes. Thank you.”
In a way, Han Jiseon was like a savior to him. While clearly defining his relationship with Serin, she also neatly unraveled some of the doubts about his mother’s death.
However, unlike Taehun’s feelings, Han Jiseon looked at him with warmth and truly considerate eyes.
“But… can I ask you for one favor?”
“Anything.”
“Please, stay alive. Whatever the truth is… if it threatens your life, don’t dig any further. I… I really don’t want anyone, especially Mrs. Jung’s son, to get hurt because of this truth I revealed. Then… I won’t be able to live well. Later, when I die, how will I face Mrs. Jung?”
“…”
“So, please, stay alive. Definitely.”
Feeling the sincerity in her words, Taehun felt his heart warm.
Along with the tremendous truth, he also felt Han Jiseon’s pain of holding onto it for 20 years.
“I will keep that in mind.”
As he nodded, a faint smile appeared on Han Jiseon’s lips, as if finally relieved.
However, as he looked at that smile, he suddenly became curious. Just a while ago, when he visited, he firmly rejected revealing this truth. Why did he change his mind now?
“But why did you change your mind? Before, you were so firm as if you would never say anything.”
I don’t know. Why did I ask that question?
But he wanted to know. What exactly made Han Jiseon change her mind?
However, a completely unexpected name popped up.
“I, while waiting at the airport to return here… I met Serin.”
A few days ago, at the airport.
Han Jiseon received a phone call while waiting at the airport. The caller uttered a familiar name that hadn’t been heard in 20 years.
Baek Serin.
The child whose life seemed so miserable that one would wonder if it was okay to be like this.
Eventually captivated by that name, Han Jiseon met her at the airport cafe. Serin, seen for the first time in 20 years, shone even more brightly than Han Jiseon had thought.
“Hello, ma’am.”
“Oh my… in the world… I occasionally saw you on the news, but you’ve really grown up so beautifully. I’m grateful enough for that.”
“Thank you.”
“But I have a tight flight schedule, so there’s not much time left.”
“I know. Still, thank you so much for taking the time like this.”
“No, I owe a lot to you… and Mr. Baek treated me so well. This is not even a token of gratitude. And I wanted to see how Serin has grown up.”
Saying that, Han Jiseon looked into Serin’s black eyes.
Having gone through such a fierce storm, she had grown really resilient. With just one look, you could tell how righteous she was.
“In fact, I have one favor to ask. I’m really sorry to say this as soon as I meet you after a long time, but…”
“No, if there’s anything I can do, I want to help. I really owe a lot to that house, and Mr. Baek treated me so well. This is not even a token of gratitude. And I wanted to see how Serin has grown up.”
When yandere male lead believes she loves him — but she never did
“How dare you!”
“How dare you make me love you, only to cast me aside as nothing more than a friend?!?
“I will never accept that.”
“I will never let you return to him.”
“Even if I have to burn myself to ashes.”
“Even if I must shatter my purity, my dignity, my very soul.”
“I will never let you escape me!”
This was the first novel that introduced me to the matriarchal genre. I’ve read it three times already!
At first, the male lead despised the female lead. Later, he misunderstood that she liked him, so he condescendingly and reluctantly reciprocated her feelings.
Then, he suddenly discovered that she was kind to everyone in the same way, and there was already someone she cherished in her heart, and that person was not him.
The male lead couldn’t believe it, he became angry and crazy. He was determined to capture her body and heart by any means necessary.
Synopsis:
Want to see how a green tea bitch male lead falls in love with the female lead?
Want to see how he flirtatiously pursues the female lead?
Want to see how he gets slapped in the face repeatedly?
The male lead is a green tea bitch, a poisonous lotus, jealous, ruthless, unscrupulous, with a venomous heart, and he’s also a delusional maniac.
The female lead is righteous, positive energy-filled, kind, a holy mother.
Let’s see how two people with extreme personalities come together~
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