Once More, Wife (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 71

Eight years ago, what truly tormented Seol Won was loneliness.

It stemmed from Kwon Chae Ha—a man who was her husband in name only, yet felt more distant than any stranger.

Kwon Chae Ha treated Min Seol Won as though she didn’t exist at all.

They never exchanged conversation, never shared meals, and though they occupied the same house, they lived as if in separate rooms.

It would’ve been accurate to say the air he breathed carried more presence than she did.

He was always overwhelmingly busy, and seemed deliberately intent on keeping his distance from “home,” including Seol Won.

She couldn’t entirely fault him for it.

At the time, Chae Ha had to solidify his position as Chae Woon’s successor in place of his deceased older brother, bearing the immense weight of everyone’s demanding expectations.

Thus, a year passed, and their first wedding anniversary arrived.

It was, after all, their wedding anniversary.

Figuring he’d at least come home for appearances’ sake, she prepared dinner herself.

Yet even that day, Chae Ha didn’t return from the office.

All Seol Won was left with was Heo Young Joo’s complaints about her cooking and scolding about wasting money for nothing.

By then, Seol Won finally realized the truth:

It wasn’t love or affection she’d hoped for—she’d merely longed for the bare minimum of human interaction, and even that was utterly out of the question.

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