Secretary Kang, who approached Jae-ha in one step, first confirmed whether he was breathing. Fortunately, he was breathing, but it was very weak.
The moment she took out her phone.
“…Sean?”
Half-opened eyes looked up at her.
“I’m here, Eddie. Don’t say anything. We need to go to the hospital first.”
“…Sean, how did you… here…”
Calmly, Secretary Kang brought water first. After dribbling a little water into Jae-ha’s dry lips, she opened her phone.
Eun-jo received a text message in the afternoon that day.
[Just in case, I’m letting you know. The president has come to the Nonhyeon-dong residence.]That was all.
As if knowing Eun-jo’s heart, he just left your side. That was it.
It’s fine. It’s all right.
Relieved, but at the same time, she felt empty.
Although she should feel relieved, her condition made it difficult to sit still.
Lunch was just a bite of a sandwich. I didn’t think about food; I just wanted to lie down.
In the end, Eun-jo, who left work early, suffered from severe body aches until the next day and the day after.
She slept, slept again, occasionally ate the porridge or fruit that Min-ah brought, and then slept again.
She spent very quiet moments with no thoughts.
Sometimes, Da-on looked for ‘Kyle Uncle,’ but Min-ah quickly diverted the child’s attention elsewhere.
Min-ah, sensing something, didn’t ask Eun-jo any questions.
But on the evening of the third day, after resting well and feeling a bit better, she heard the unsettling sound of her heart again.
Eun-jo, who was passing rice-like food for the first time in several days, quietly put down the spoon.
“……Where?”
“……New York.”
Eun-jo, who slowly sipped some water, picked up the spoon again.
It was an expected event.
“Did you talk to Sun-woo?”
“Yeah.”
“I expected it. Sun-woo really worked hard. He became a specialist.”
“Yeah.”
“Getting married naturally follows.”
“Sorry, Unni.”
“What are you sorry for? Have you been thinking like that the whole time? You don’t have to at all!”
“Auntie, are you going to the U.S.? Can I go too?”
“…….”
“…….”
At the innocent child’s words, the sisters simultaneously closed their mouths.
Watching Min-ah washing an apple, Eun-jo observed the child and the girl who helped with the dishes.
Since learning about Min-ah and Sun-woo, she had often thought about it.
Perhaps Sun-woo was more troubling and difficult for her than Kwon Jae-ha. This realization now struck her.
Choi Sun-woo.
He would undoubtedly be a good husband and an excellent father. A gift from heaven to Min-ah and the child.
She had repeatedly assured herself that it was just a matter of time and nothing more.
She thought she should congratulate them with a smile, but…
“……It’s sad. How foolish of me.”
“Let’s go together, Unni.”
“……?”
Let’s go. I’m sorry we concluded like this without consulting our feelings. Sun-woo, of course, our parents too.”
Eun-jo, gently stroking the head of the sleeping child, smiled faintly.
“Your dreams should be ambitious.”
“Don’t leave me alone, Unni. Absolutely don’t go.”
“Don’t say such things. Am I a child? Sun-woo is a blessing given by heaven. You… You and Da-on are really lucky. Of course, I am too. Now we’re a family.”
“……Unni.”
“Tell Kyu-ho well by yourself. Someday, we’ll have to meet the birth father. Our Da-on…”
Suddenly covering her face, Eun-jo began to sob.
“Unni!”
“…….”
“Don’t cry, just pretend you didn’t hear… I… I don’t want to go.”
As Min-ah hugged her, Eun-jo’s sobbing turned into a pitiful cry.
“……Unni, I’m sorry, I was wrong.”
“Hu… hu… ”
“My parents told me to study more, and they said they would find a house for us. They want me to do anything I want, saying it’s not too late… So I hesitated. I’m sorry….”
“Huik… Mom….”
“……Unni.”
“……Mom.”
Mom… am I going to be alone again… Why is my life so painful? Why did you give birth to me? Just when life becomes bearable, it’s taken away… In a world that abandons me when I can live, why… me…
How much did I cry?
How much did I wail silently?
“……Mom?”
Da-on, wiping her eyes, woke up at some point.
“……Baby!”
“Hee… Mom, why are you crying? Don’t cry….”
“Puppy, Mom needs you… Give me a hug.”
Eun-jo immediately embraced the child who ran to her.
A difficult and perhaps even more challenging life.
Yet, there were reasons to stop the crying, reasons that could be accepted.
With the lovable scent of the child and the warm body temperature, the child announced her presence.
That night, Eun-jo poured out all the stories to Min-ah.
Starting with memories of the smart boy, parting ways, meeting again, loving each other, and the story of having to let go again.
The story of the lost child. Everything, including the fact that she can no longer conceive.
She calmly shared all the stories.
Even the story of completely letting go of that man a few days ago.
Male lead fell into her trap — and shattered when she walked away
This is also on my reread list!
This one is a slow burn, but when it burns, it burns hard.
Definitely worth a read, y’all!
The story follows a thousand-year-old seductive spirit who, on a bet, sets out to charm the male lead—a once-promising but unfortunate cultivator.
But just when she succeeds in making him fall for her, she heartlessly leaves, driving him to madness.
Determined to find her at all costs, he captures her, keeping her by his side no matter what, even if she hates him.
I love this kind of trope—I enjoy watching the male lead suffer in agony.
The ending drags a bit with unnecessary filler, but that’s fine.
As long as I enjoy the beginning, I’m good.
Intro
As an enchantress, Su Heng possesses captivating eyes and charming beauty, easily manipulating the joys and sorrows of living beings at her fingertips.
But to enchant a god, making him taste the bitterness of love’s separation, long-lasting resentment, unattainable desires, and inability to let go…
Do you dare?
Su Heng assists a divine lord in his cultivation, aiming to make him experience all the sufferings of love, so that he can attain the Great Dao.
Only after being chased down from the heavens by the divine lord, confined and completely possessed by him, does she realize how successful she has been.
The once gentle and polite youth has transformed into someone she no longer recognizes.
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