“Ha… This, really stepped on a pile of poop. After Baek Serin, now James Kang. Moreover, the two are even a married couple. Where can you find such an amazing fate?”
Hong Byeong’s voice, close to a sigh, flowed into Minhyeong’s ears. However, Minhyeong couldn’t respond, lost in thought.
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind.
At first, he thought everything was Baek Serin’s fault. But the truth was, the first button wasn’t Baek Serin; it was Kang Taejun.
Minhyeong could easily guess that Kang Taejun was the starting point of all these incidents.
Of course, there was no evidence. He was not a person to leave evidence behind.
However, without needing to confirm, Minhyeong could put his life on the fact that he and Serin were the ones who spread the video.
“Come to think of it… from the beginning, something about him felt annoying.”
Damn child.
Mumbling a low curse, Minhyeong glared fiercely at the clear picture of Taehun as if he would pierce through the screen.
Now, he finally knew who the real enemy was.
It was a profound realization.
Serin and Taejun visited Mrs. Park’s ancestral home.
I felt the need to explain the situation in more detail to Mrs. Park. Also to Chairman Baek.
After the shocking incident that surprised the world, Chairman Baek did not come to the company for two days. Considering how sparingly Chairman Baek had used his vacation until now, it was truly an unusual occurrence.
It must have been that shocking.
No, perhaps it was a significant event for Chairman Baek, as if the sky was falling.
So Taehun and Serin planned to explain everything to Mrs. Park and Chairman Baek at once.
As they entered the living room, they could see Mrs. Park and Chairman Baek already seated. Mrs. Park’s face was full of worries, and Chairman Baek looked haggard, as if he had been unwell for several days.
Ignoring the people around them, Serin calmly began the explanation.
Even though they had already seen the contents on the news, it was still a shock for the two.
“No, how can something like this happen…”
Mrs. Park, who had listened to the explanation, couldn’t continue her words. Chairman Baek maintained silence.
“We’ve just found out not long ago either. We’re sorry we couldn’t inform you in advance.”
In response to Serin’s words, Mrs. Park nodded, struggling to open her mouth.
“Really… The fate of Kang Seobang and our Serin is amazing, and everything is just unbelievable. How can a person do such a thing? But how do we deal with the police not catching him? Isn’t that person causing trouble for you and Kang Seobang again?”
“Don’t worry. We’re being extra cautious as well.”
“Yeah, that would be best. Get some bodyguards too. Until that damn bastard is caught.”
Mrs. Park’s refined mouth effortlessly spat out rough language. However, they didn’t mention to them that they knew everything about Chairman Jo’s actions.
“Is there anything I can do to help?”
“There’s nothing you can do. Almost everything has been resolved.”
Even though Mrs. Park nodded in response to Taehun’s voice, she turned her gaze away and blinked. She was holding back tears.
Thinking about the pain the two had to endure during this time, her heart felt heavy, and her eyes quickly reddened.
“Mother, why are you crying?”
As Taehun approached Mrs. Park and held her hand, Mrs. Park couldn’t hold back her tears.
“Poor things… thinking about the wounds you two must have suffered… it’s so pitiful… sniffle.”
As Mrs. Park cried, Baek Sajang, who had been silent the whole time, quietly got up and left the living room.
Serin observed Baek Sajang’s back with an indifferent gaze.
Outside, Baek Sajang, after coming out, lit a cigarette and took a puff.
Although he had quit smoking a long time ago, it was just unbearable for the past few days.
As he lit it and deeply inhaled, the flame burned bright red like a dale. Looking up at the sky, Baek Sajang swallowed the first sip.
Damn it.
The curse he couldn’t bring himself to say out loud passed through his throat, hot and fervent.
It felt like the world had turned upside down.
Until now, the truth he knew and believed was not actually the truth.
He had asked the detective to investigate the truth of the accident in place of the absent Chairman Baek, not because he doubted the accident.
He was just desperate.
The deaths of his departed sister-in-law and young nephew were so unbelievable that he wanted to grasp at even a straw.
And when he heard from the detective that young Serin had suggested going down that path, the grief he had suppressed turned into resentment towards Serin.
The happiest family in the world shattered before his eyes.
Moreover, his only brother, burdened with indelible scars, fell into a deep abyss. To pull him out, he stayed by his side day and night, holding his hand. Otherwise, Chairman Baek seemed like he might die.
While silently enduring the time of agony, Chairman Baek thought.
All this misfortune is because of you.
So, you don’t deserve the right to be sad or loved.
Afterward, he never looked warmly at the young nephew who survived the tragic accident, despite surviving against all odds.
Deep in his heart, resentment always resided.
He hated him.
So, with all his strength, he pushed the young child away. Pushed away with all his might, but now he realizes that what he knew was not the truth.
It felt like losing the way.
After smoking a cigarette and flicking it away, a familiar voice came from behind.
“Cigarettes… I thought you quit?”
It was Serin.
He awkwardly smiled and, after glancing at the sobbing nephew, turned his gaze to the garden and spoke.
“Yeah, I did. But these past few days, I couldn’t bear it without cigarettes. Your father’s nagging is gone now, so I thought smoking a few wouldn’t hurt.”
“Yeah. Dad’s nagging was a bit much.”
Approaching, Serin stood by his side, looking at the same place.
He didn’t know what to say or how to say it. His heart felt flooded with water. His face flushed, and his eyes reddened.
How to make up for the years he lived resenting you.
The resentment towards you, which he considered natural, had now lost its way.
Now, it seemed like his heart would suffocate from the pain that the young nephew should have endured.
How much shock did that young one go through?
How much guilt did he feel, keeping silent?
“I’ll go in now. Still, try not to smoke too much.”
The hatred towards you disappeared.
And in the place where the hatred had retreated, the affection that had deliberately been kept buried in his heart for Serin emerged.
“Serin… I’m sorry… really… I’m sorry. Huhuhuhuk.”
It was reconciliation after 20 years.
The Villainous Demon Lord Laid an Egg for Her (Female-Dominated)
Several months after transmigrating into a book, Yu Wu found herself facing the demon lord Li You, who could no longer conceal his dragon horns. With one hand on her aching waist and the other gripping a sharp sword, she stared at him.
The demon lord’s eyes were red with fury:
“This is all your doing! Today, I won’t rest until I kill you!”
Yu Wu rubbed her temples. Putting aside the taboo against bloodshed during pregnancy, wasn’t it this very man who willingly walked into her trap that day?!
Warnings:
- Male pregnancy.
- Height ratios are set to mirror typical male-female height proportions.
- Characters include a foot-loving demon lord and an eldest daughter from an immortal family’s concubine lineage.
