“What’s going on? Why did you summon me, busy Madam?”
At the abrupt and blunt tone that popped out of Baek Sara’s mouth, Hyeongju was inwardly taken aback.
Normally, she always referred to her as “Mother,” but today, isn’t she using the more distant term “Madam”?
Now, even as Hyeongju, she was uncertain whether she could use the title of “Mother” for Baek Sara, so she decided to overlook this issue for now.
There was a more urgent and significant matter at hand.
“Lately, it seems like you haven’t seen Sara’s face. Hoho. How have you been?”
“Seems like you’re doing well?”
When Baek Sara looked at her with apparent sarcasm, Hyeongju’s words were quickly stifled.
Certainly, her expression seemed more disdainful than before, and it couldn’t be said that she was doing well with just empty words.
Hyeongju fluttered her fan, trying to cover it up with a casual laugh.
Perhaps due to the bustling crowd in the hotel lounge bar today, Baek Sara seemed even more uncomfortable.
“Let’s have a drink. Sara. Hmm?”
Since soothing her gently was the purpose of today’s meeting, Hyeongju tried to dissolve the awkwardness.
“…….”
It was a futile effort.
In vain, a long silence followed with only the sound of sipping drinks between them.
The Baek Sara who used to talk affectionately as if to a baby, now just drank her beverage without a word, staring down.
Seeing her almost downing the drink in one shot, Hyeongju thought she might leave soon and decided to get to the point.
“Sara, um, about the land…”
“Land? What land?”
Although it was clear what she was talking about, pretending not to know was irritating. Nevertheless, now was the time to yield.
So, to emphasize intimacy, Hyeongju pulled her chair closer.
“The land Chairman received from your grandparents. Now Sara inherited it from you…”
“Ah, the resort property?”
“Yes! That land!”
“Why?”
“……. ”
Once again, Hyeongju found herself at a loss for words, wiping the nonexistent sweat with her handkerchief.
Then, as Baek Sara put down her drink, she let out a relaxed laugh.
“You seem to have blacked out because you thought I forgot about it after getting infatuated with the child. But since I handed over that property to Myunghan, it seems you remembered me?”
“No, I mean, that’s…”
“It’s unfortunate, but the deal with that land is over with Myunghan. There will never be a reason to hand it over to Chaehoon in the future.”
“What?”
When Hyeongju raised her voice, Baek Sara grinned as if amazed.
“Madam. It seems like you keep forgetting important facts, so let me remind you. What was it? Oh, was it Uju? Chaeha’s child.”
“Our child… no, why that child?”
“I thought you had completely forgotten because of that child, but you remembered when it comes to transferring the land, right?”
“No, what does that mean?”
When the topic shifted to Uju, Hyeongju’s face quickly turned red and blue.
Then, as if finding it amusing, Baek Sara crossed her arms and raised her fists as if to cheer.
“Even if you know the truth, will you really accept it as a grandmother? As the author who claims to be a grandmother, if she finds out what she did to her own mother, how shocked will the child be? Isn’t that right?”
“Me… What did I do?”
Staring piercingly at the frightened eyes of Hyeongju, who trembled like a leaf, Baek Sara observed her.
Then she personally revealed what she had done.
“Don’t you remember? You, who informed me that Chaeha and that woman had a contractual relationship, wasn’t it Madam? And didn’t Madam inform me that the woman had a child?”
“……. ”
“Who was it that firmly stated that you didn’t want to see your grandson born from such a lowly woman? But now, betraying me because of the grandson born by that woman. Truly.”
“W-When did I betray you? Sara, you…”
Quickly, Baek Sara turned her gaze away from Hyeongju and stared at her own fingernail tips.
At the same time, those sharp fingernails conveyed a truth equally cutting.
“Didn’t Madam eagerly make that woman appear as a dead person, even dirtying your hands? But now, to say such things is not right.”
By this point, not only her eyes but also Hyeongju’s entire body began to tremble.
The truth that had long been forgotten and ignored surfaced, and a new fear swept over her.
Back then, Hyeongju had accepted Baek Sara’s proposal rather reluctantly, feeling uneasy as the situation grew too big.
Moreover, one thing that weighed on her conscience always followed her.
“… Didn’t you want to ask me about it anyway? What happened to that woman, Min Seolwon?”
“What do you mean, what happened? Don’t beat around the bush! That woman, Min Seolwon, died the day after Sara disappeared! Is that really a coincidence?”
“Hmm, our Madam. It seems like you’ve doubted me for a long time. No, should I say you suspected me?”
Baek Sara openly displayed a mocking smile.
Seeing that expression, it seemed that any deal today was doomed.
Deciding to break the long-held doubts in her heart at this moment, Hyeongju made up her mind.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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