It was a playful voice and a blatant gaze. The intent was too obvious, which made it particularly irritating.

“That was just something I said to make that woman angry, don’t misunderstand.”
“Misunderstand?”
“Anyway, I didn’t like that woman from the start. She came to the bride’s waiting room and asked to use it cleanly and return it? As if she was the owner of Kang Nok Hyun.”
When Tae In spoke seriously, Nok Hyun chuckled.

She didn’t know when she was jealous, but it felt new now that the positions were reversed.

“Now that I think about it, I’m pissed off. She had no business doing that!”
Tae In gradually grew angry. Nok Hyun looked on at her as if enjoying her rage.

After bidding the lawyer goodbye, Ik Young parked the car in front of Tae In and Nok Hyun.

“Manager Jung, you can get off work now.”
“Yes. Both of you, please return home quietly.”
After handing over the car keys to Nok Hyun, Ik Young yawned widely.

Tae In, who had gotten into the car, placed a watch on Nok Hyun’s wrist. It was a watch strap she had made herself.

“I made this myself. I even engraved the initials.”
Nok Hyun didn’t respond at all.

Does he not like it? Tae In watched Nok Hyun’s reaction with an uneasy heart.

“I like it, it’s special.”
Tae In was proud of Nok Hyun’s compliment.

“I’m glad you like it.”
“Thank you.”
Nok Hyun kissed Tae In’s cheek.

Even the light kiss made Tae In’s heart flutter.

Tae In opened her mouth, pretending not to be affected.

“For the work done? It’s too expensive, I’ll give you the change.”
She then brought her lips to Nok Hyun’s.

It somehow didn’t feel right, but she didn’t care.

Before they knew it, the car stopped in front of the house.

Upon arriving home, Tae In first looked for Ah Rin.

It was the first time she came home late without contact, and she thought Ah Rin might be worried.

“Madam, I was about to contact you.”
The livein tutor she had hired for Ah Rin rushed out with an anxious expression.

“Would you take a look at this?”
The livein tutor handed her a letter with a worried face.

“What is this?”
“While I was away at the convenience store for a moment, Ah Rin disappeared. She only left this.”
“How long has it been?”
“It’s been about twenty minutes. I’m sorry.”
Tae In immediately left the front door. Nok Hyun also followed her, suggesting they go together. After getting into the elevator, she dialed Ah Rin’s number on her cell phone. Ah Rin didn’t answer. She had a bad feeling.

Tae In let out a trembling breath and checked the letter.

‘To my sister.’

It was undoubtedly Ah Rin’s handwriting.

After dinner, Yeong Gab, Hong Kyu, and Se Ji gathered in the study.

Se Ji was the first to speak.

“Tae In doesn’t seem normal. Even if she throws everything away, as long as HK is behind her, she will try to retaliate against us.”
Ever since Tae In had returned alive, Se Ji hadn’t been able to sleep soundly. It felt as though Tae In would come to reclaim what was hers.

Everything they had achieved couldn’t be stolen away in a day.

“Do we really need to get involved? HK is literally on her back.”
“Are you planning to protect her just because she’s our only blood relative?”
Young Gap, sitting at the top seat, chuckled at this and pointed it out, making Hong Gyu flinch.

Se Ji and Young Mi were watching, so Hong Gyu forced himself to reply calmly.

“I’m not suggesting protection, but to think realistically.”
“We can’t kill her rashly, so we need to keep her on our side. Inviting her home would be the safest.”
“So you plan to divorce Tae In and accept her as a wife?”
Hong Gyu asked, his voice laced with disgust.

“From a woman without roots.”
Everyone held their tongues at Young Gap’s comment.

In this house, Hong Gyu held no power. The real authority was Young Gap, Se Ji handled the business, and Young Mi was the lady of the house. Hong Gyu was nothing more than a scarecrow.

“Se Ji, could you please make room?”
“Yes, uncle.”
As soon as Se Ji left the room, Young Gap’s face hardened.

“After appointing the murderer as representative under the guise of Seo Jung Gyu, now he acts as if he’s really Seo Jung Gyu.”
Despite his polite tone, his expression was filled with murderous intent.

Hong Gyu stayed silent.

Hong Gyu’s mother had fled after giving birth to Jung Gyu and Hong Gyu, taking only Hong Gyu with her.

His mother, from an ordinary family, couldn’t stand up against the pressure of a chaebol family and ran away.

While she was resting from her laborintensive job due to a leg injury, she first met Jung Gyu. He was completely different from Hong Gyu, except for his face. His dignified manner of speech, his clean and luxurious appearance, even his expressions were different.

After their first encounter, he thought about it every day.

What if his mother had run away with Jung Gyu instead of him?

His life, which had not received proper education due to his mother suffering from a mental illness, could have changed 180 degrees. He was obsessed with this delusion.

When his mother passed away and Jung Gyu came back.