Moreover, this child was her grandson, and it was astounding that he should be subjected to such an unreasonable standard.
“And consider this. If you come back, that child will never be able to see the light of day. So leave quietly and live as if you were dead. Ah, perhaps you already are dead.”
Baeksara’s tone became increasingly mocking.
It was as if she already knew everything Seolwon wanted to say despite having her mouth covered.
Finally, she revealed her true feelings about this situation.
“I’m not joking; you’ll soon realize it. Think of it as the price for being around Cha-ha for three years without even knowing the subject.”
With those words, the connection with Baeksara was severed.
Simultaneously, it was a disconnection from the world.
The events of the following days were truly nightmarish for Seolwon.
The man confined her somewhere, not revealing his whereabouts for several days.
She couldn’t eat or drink anything.
The weather, almost like early summer, coupled with Seolwon’s condition with a child, quickly depleted her strength.
It was practically a prison.
The peculiar smell emanating from the high wooden ceiling and damp lime walls made even the breathless Seolwon struggle to suppress nausea.
There was only one small window the size of a palm, barely allowing any air to enter.
No matter how much force was exerted, the firmly locked door outside wouldn’t open.
She couldn’t tell whether they were monitoring to prevent her from attending the funeral or simply abandoning her.
However, one thing was clear.
Seolwon’s life was undeniably under threat, as well as the life inside her belly.
The thought that they might really die led to the natural conclusion that she had to escape to save the child.
In the predawn hours of an unknown number of days, Seolwon, confirming there was no one around, successfully broke the window area with a brick she had found.
Her entire body was bruised, and blood flowed, but she finally could escape from there.
The only intact part of Seolwon’s body was the belly she desperately protected.
In this way, she left Gangwon Province and headed to a small island on the west coast.
To the place where the only people who could save her now were.
When she arrived on the island, Seolwon was on the verge of fainting.
If it weren’t for Jaeyoon, if Jaeyoon’s family didn’t exist.
Perhaps they wouldn’t have been able to escape with their lives.
That’s how Seolwon lived as an invisible existence on the small island.
To avoid losing another precious person, she had no choice but to make a painful decision this time.
The sea breeze constantly blew, accumulating the sands of time.
Boats came and went, telling stories beyond the island, and Seolwon’s heart wavered with the flapping of seagull wings.
Every time, Seolwon looked beyond the beach at the distant mainland.
She just looked and looked at that unseen place.
Unbeknownst to her, her body healed, and a cute baby was born.
Her world, her everything, her universe.
1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years… Time passed, and the scenery changed.
Most of the familiar faces around her changed.
Instead of someone’s calm and low voice, a clear and cheerful voice filled Seolwon’s world.
The air of the glamorous city faded, and she became accustomed to the salty smell of the island.
Even so, Seolwon couldn’t move on.
Despite wishing to flow away like a mere breeze, her heart inevitably turned into a tree, firmly rooting itself in place.
Thus, she remained stuck in the same spot.
Unable to leave the land of Kwon Chaeha.
Unable to escape the land that had already become a wasteland.
“…I was foolish. I held your hand to save my mother, but because of that choice, I couldn’t protect my mother’s last moments. What my mother truly wanted was not to live longer but to be together until the last moment.”
Seolwon’s trembling voice was filled with regret and self-blame for choosing an arranged marriage eight years ago.
And yet another choice that had tormented her throughout.
“I shouldn’t have been greedy. I… if I hadn’t loved you. If I hadn’t been greedy for Kwon Chaeha…”
Interrupting the sad murmuring, Chaeha’s voice, full of pain, scratched as it flowed.
“Min Seolwon, don’t say that. I was the one who was greedy for you. So, don’t say the same thing if I hadn’t loved you.”
The pitiful plea didn’t reach Seolwon.
Tears continued to fall from Seolwon’s still puffy eyes like raindrops, creating a rift between the two.
“No. Now, Chaeha, you also know. What your mother did to me, to the universe, and to our mother.”
“…”
“From the beginning, I misunderstood everything. I shouldn’t have come back to you like this. We should have never met in the first place.”
Chaeha’s gaze seemed like it would collapse at any moment.
Meanwhile, Seolwon’s pupils gradually hardened, even within the tears.
As if they were representing her solidifying heart.
“…I’ll rest with the universe now. I don’t want to talk about it anymore.”
Saying that, Seolwon turned her back on him.
I don’t want to talk about it anymore…
Did that mean she was leaving? Chaeha couldn’t bring himself to ask.
Seolwon’s eyes, still teary, seemed to be saying that she wouldn’t answer even if he did.
The corridor felt unusually long.
He reached out towards her, but Seolwon’s small back remained just out of reach.
Kwon Chaeha. His cliff’s edge was probably here.
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Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
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