Jaeha, who still had his right hand in a cast after the accident, had weekly checkups, and today seemed to be the day.

‘I must have forgotten the checkup day due to being busy.’

Despite Jaeha’s cast, I made a troubled expression toward him.

Normally, on the days he visited the hospital, I would drive for him.

“I already booked the visit. What time is your appointment?”

“At 2 PM.”

‘Two o’clock…’

I pondered deeply.

Since I planned to visit the detention center in the morning, I thought I might be able to return before the appointment.

Jaeha, seeming to know my destination, stared at me with a somewhat leisurely expression.
“If you’re not there, it’s hard for me even to put on a suit by myself in the morning.

If Jaeha went to the hospital alone with his injured body, I felt my heart would ache all day.

“Then, I’ll come right after the visit. Let’s go together.”

“……. ”

“Let me go now. I need to shower.”

Even though Jaeha got the answer he wanted, he still held me in his arms.

When our eyes met, Jaeha smirked, narrowing his eyes.

“I need to shower too. Want to shower together?”

Then, he slowly raised his casted hand.

“I can’t shower without you.”

Spotting a sign indicating the visitation room in the distance, I changed my direction.

Perhaps because it was the weekend, the prison inside was bustling with people.

Serin, who had gone to visit Ji Han’s residence, was arrested on the spot.

Serin, fearing the revelation of her false pregnancy, had even prepared a flight ticket for escape.

‘I didn’t expect a pretrial detention order because of the ticket.’

In a way, Serin practically entered the prison with her own feet.

Apart from occasional contacts, Ji Han remained quiet, seemingly withdrawing from the world.

Perhaps she didn’t want to attract attention, especially after successfully completing the merger with Intec.

Ji Han seemed oblivious to the fact that a greater investigation awaited him.

Upon entering the visitation room, Serin, who was sitting awkwardly, looked up.

Beyond the obstructed glass window, Serin’s eyes were red, as if tears were about to flow at any moment.

‘She must have gone through a lot.’

As I sat down, she urgently approached the partition when she saw me.

Despite Serin incessantly moving her lips beyond the glass, unfortunately, nothing could be heard.

“If you have something to say, use the microphone. I can’t hear anything at all.”

Towards Serin, I tapped the microphone placed in front of her.

Only then did Serin quickly switch on the microphone.

“Unni.”

“……. ”

“Yeojin Unni, please get me out of here.”

‘Ah, I should have explained how to use the microphone.’

The first words here were a request to get her out. Her pitiful voice flowed through the microphone.

Living in prison seemed to have taken a toll on her. Her once beautiful face was now considerably damaged.

As I slowly scanned her with a sluggish gaze, I noticed the inmate number attached to her clothes.

When I heard from Hyunik that Serin had been admitted to prison, it didn’t feel real.

However, looking at Serin, who seemed desperate, the numbness in my heart seemed to loosen a bit.

“Unni, Unni! I’m so sorry.”

Serin called me with no response, pleading.

Witnessing her desperate cry, my brow involuntarily furrowed.

“Sorry?”

Disgustingly, Serin vigorously nodded her head in response to my question.

“I’m sorry for everything. Huhu. Unni, we have many memories, right? Yeah? Unni… Can’t you get me out of here, even if you recall our old memories?”

“…….”
“I’m so scared because I’m here. It feels like I’m going crazy. Please….”

Tears welled up in Serin’s eyes that had been looking at me so tenderly.

Serin weakly tapped the obstructed glass window.

Her eyes, which always shone brightly, lost their sparkle and became dim. Perhaps she sensed the impending future.

Perhaps she returned from the villa and encountered Ji Han, finding out everything.

‘How does it feel to be rejected by someone you thought was on your side?’

You wouldn’t know that wretched feeling unless you experienced it yourself.

Even if I didn’t witness it directly, I could imagine how Serin must have felt rejected by Ji Han.

I knew long ago that Serin and Ji Han’s relationship was not the same as before.

Ji Han, who had turned cold due to a murder-for-hire case, was probably barely holding onto Serin under the excuse of pregnancy.

However, now that the false pregnancy had been revealed, Serin’s lifeline had disappeared forever.

Now she must realize that I’m the only one who can pull her out of this pit of despair.

‘But what should I do? I have no intention of saving you.’

A smirk appeared on my face as I entertained that thought.

Looking at Serin, who was gazing at me with a tremble, it was amusing.

How much I had longed to see this sight.

Smiling towards Serin, who seemed tense as if waiting for my response, I said, “Why are you making such a request to me? You should tell Mr. Ji Han.”